I have a live concert recording. Is it possible to do a separate unmix /remix for each song? I selected the first song, ran the Unmix Song and adjusted the sliders for each instrument/vocal layer to get the best mix balance. When I select a second song and open a new layer and try to run Unmix Song-nothing happens.
Try to place each of the songs you have into its new project. You might need to separate them initially, if you have recorded all in a large single file.
Once your unmix is done, export each song by rendering them into their own names. You may also want to save their .slp project files for later.
Too bad, I was hoping to avoid having to separate out individual songs.
I gotta say there is not enough info in this thread to even attempt to reproduce what is being discussed here
of course this is possible
in what? In a file folder? In spectralayers? this comment is soooooo wide open
Do you mean that you:
1-open audio file of live full set in SL;
2-using selection tool(s) in SL> selected the first âsongâ in the spectrograph (Iâm guessing Time Range tool);
3-process unmix song module to selection;
4-Unmix Song successfully unmixed the selection;
5-adjust volumes per unmixed layer of the unmixed layers;
6- select next song with SL selection tools (possibly Time Range again)
7-attempted process of Unmix Song for second selection fails
is that what you mean to say?
first thing to check:
are you absolutely certain you have the selection in the active layer? further, are you processing Unmix Song on the active layer?
Iâm willing to work on something like this over the weekend because I have many DAT and cassette transfer I want to run through SL for Unmixing parts and NR. Mostly live âconcertsâ.
That said, I typically do separate out a section at a time so SL isnât processing 20 minutes per unmix songâŚcuz thatâs how long a 3-4 min Unmix takes on my machine
Yes , thatâs what I want to do.
So far, I can unmix/remix the first song but when I select a second song and âunmix songâ nothing happens.
@Folkie What do you mean by ânothing happensâ? Could it be that you created a new empty layer? In SL you obviously canât unmix an empty layer and you canât unmix a group - in other words you canât unmix a layer that has already been unmixed.
Try the following:
- insert regions (Shift+R) to mark the starts / ends of each song. You donât have to use regions but it might make the task easier.
- in the original layer, select each song in turn using the regions as guideposts. You can double-click on a region to make a time range selection.
- once the range of a song is selected in the original layer, right-click and select âCut to new layerâ (or use Ctrl+Shift+X). This will create a new layer for each song.
- next when all your songs are organised as new layers, select each song/layer in turn in the right Layers panel and apply âunmix songâ to each song/layer separately.
- you can now remix each song as appropriate
P.S. Activating View>Snap to Grid and Markers can make life easier when making selections.
this is just not enough informationâŚwe arenât mind readers hereâŚI wasnât sitting next to you when you tried whatever process you are not able to carry out
give us repeatable steps and tell us what exactly what you didâŚyour info is far too vague for anyone else test your claims
I canât work on this until this weekend
I wasnât doing the âCut to New Layerâ step. I was just selecting a new song and going directly to âUnmix Songâ and choosing âApplyâ with no response. I will try your suggestion for âCut to New Layerâ. I will have a chance to try it later and will let you know how it goes. Thanks everyone for your help!
I tried the Cut to New Layer but it didnât work. âNothing to Cut to a New Layerâ
Thatâs probably because thereâs nothing to cut to to a new layer if you are trying to cut from an empty layer!!! Just make sure you are cutting to a new layer from the original layer ! You need to take a careful look at the logic of this procedure.
yep, @Folkie you are clearly select an empty layer or group
SL does have a learning curve
before you do anything in SL you have to verify which layer is the source and which is the destination