Re: Replacing regions
Originally Posted by
Kent F
Hey there-
I know that we can replace source audio files via the file view, but I'm searching for a way to globally replace regions with a different audio file source. But perhaps there's other ways to accomplish what I'm trying to do.
Here's the scenario:
Track contains interview recorded in non-studio environment.
Where editing is necessary I need to insert room ambience.
I do this with an "ambience" region, trimming to length and using multiple regions if the gap is longer than the region.
I discovered problems with the ambience region audio source which effects almost all those regions... so these regions need to be replaced.
I had to create a new ambience wav mixed from on a couple of regions from the original recording because their wasn't enough clean ambient room sound to match the length of the original region being used.
I will delete the original regions and manually insert and trim each instance of the replacement region from the new audio file...
Unless there's a simpler way to do this in SAW.
Does anyone have some direction on this - besides getting better ambient recordings on location :0)
Thanks for your input.
Kent
I was just adding room tone bits while editing an interview today.
It'd be simple enough to swap out the room tone source files if they were separate from files that you need to keep, but I'm guessing the room tone is sourced from the interview's spoken-word audio, yes?
How 'bout something like this:
0) Put the session tracks in numeric sequence (1, 2, 3...) if they're not already (ctrl-click on a track number) -- sorry to mess up your session layout.
1) Create a copy of the entire session (EDL and sound files), giving it a new name, and putting it in a new folder.
2) In this new session, use the File View functions to rename the room tone source file(s) to something new.
3) Close SAW.
4) Create your new room tone sound file(s), making it (them) as long or longer than the ones you just renamed.
5) Replace each of the renamed room tone files with your new room tone files, copy/pasting the names from old to new (and deleting the old).
6) Open the copied session in SAW (which will now have all your new room tone), and delete all the non-room-tone region entries from the MT (this is the tedious part).
7) Save the session.
8) Open the original session and BLEND the newer session into the MT to the right of and below any current regions.
9) Select all the new, blended region entries, being sure the upper-left-most of them is the key entry.
10) Place the cursor at the start of the upper-left-most (old) room tone region entry in the MT, being sure that its track is the hottrack.
11) Hit the Backspace key. Click Yes on the Conflict Entry prompt.
I think this will replace all your old room tone with your new room tone. You'll have some file organization to tend to afterward to keep everything tidy (delete what you don't need and put the new room tone files in the same folder as your other session files).
There might be a better way. This is the first thing that comes to mind if you have lots of room tone region entries. As I mentioned the most tedious part is selecting all the non-room-tone region entries in the copied session; but at least you don't have to replace each room tone region entry manually.
Last edited by Dave Labrecque; 06-19-2020 at 12:02 PM.
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