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   dimsumthinking (dimsumthinking@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 09:08:31 JST dimsumthinking

   Clearly my use cases aren't in Logic's sites. I would like a wave editor that's as easy to use as Hindenburg is and Bias PEAK was. Keyboard friendly for cutting, selecting, and moving.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 09:08:31 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @dimsumthinking
     I hear you. I sometimes lean on iZotope RX for this sort of work, just because I already have it. (Don’t rush out to get it; it’s not actually what you’re looking for. Unless you need to clean up background noise, remove clicks and pops, clean up mouth sounds, etc in which case it’s life-changing.)

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     dimsumthinking (dimsumthinking@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 09:35:13 JST dimsumthinking

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     @inthehands I have used iZotope for years and love it - but I don't use it for editing.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 09:35:13 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @dimsumthinking
     I guess the expectation now is that we’ll all make even simple edits in a DAW? I don’t get it, but…brave new world, here we are.

     In the mythical future time when you and I sit down for lunch, clearly audio engineering will have to be another one of our topics!

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 09:40:26 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @dimsumthinking
     I did a whole EP in Sountrack Pro! I still miss it in some respects. An overlooked DAW in my view.

     Any time you’re in MSP….

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     dimsumthinking (dimsumthinking@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 09:40:27 JST dimsumthinking

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands We definitely need to make that happen. I continue to be a big fan.

     At one point I used Apple's Soundtrack Pro for wave editing - so I know they can do it!

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 02:24:38 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Brian Marick

     @marick
     Ha, I don’t think I’m quite qualified for that! Maybe @dimsumthinking is, but I’m very much a student here.

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     Brian Marick (marick@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 02:24:39 JST Brian Marick

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands @dimsumthinking Oooh - livestream it and take questions.

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     dimsumthinking (dimsumthinking@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 02:54:11 JST dimsumthinking

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     @inthehands @marick :-) it would be the quickest way for me to find out how little I know

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 02:54:11 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Brian Marick

     @dimsumthinking @marick
     I have occasionally thought that it would be neat to do a podcast where each episode somebody who knows enough to ask good questions interviews another person with deep expertise, and listeners get to follow along with a kind of learning they wouldn’t otherwise be able to experience.

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     dimsumthinking (dimsumthinking@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 23:37:06 JST dimsumthinking

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     @marick @inthehands my main flow is because I know I can and live to edit, when I record I will often pause in the middle of a phrase, pause, and say it differently.

     I then use Hindenburg to aggressively edit - a ten minute session may end up three minutes. In the old days a one hour interview may become 5-10 minutes.

     Finally I use isotope to clean up the sound and normalize the levels

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 23:37:06 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Brian Marick

     @dimsumthinking @marick
     Thank you for editing. I hear so many banter podcasts that are 2/3 dead wood — and I don’t keep listening!

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     Brian Marick (marick@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 23:37:08 JST Brian Marick

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @dimsumthinking @inthehands Well, that’s the thing. As I try to understand how to use my audio tools well, I find that the vast majority of help is from people who *know too much* and assume you have their same baseline knowledge. So I *want* to learn from people who don’t know vastly more than I do. (1/2)

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 12:27:00 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Brian Marick

     @marick @dimsumthinking
     Delightful!

     My dad had a theory that jackhammers operators must be the mellowest, gentlest people around, because they work out all their aggression busting up concrete all day. Similar principle?

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     Brian Marick (marick@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 12:27:01 JST Brian Marick

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands @dimsumthinking Oh yes, thank you for editing. Listened to an interview with someone who likes to photograph “cute birds and sunset”, who “takes pride in a healthy lifestyle, practicing veganism, and nurturing positivity all around”. She’s *painfully* perky. She’s also a death metal vocalist and lyricist. Which is interesting! But no discussion of the seeming contradiction. Also little about her singing (er, growling).

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2-bgwA0Ro

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 08:18:48 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @marick @dimsumthinking
     Ha, I await your findings!

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     Brian Marick (marick@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 08:18:49 JST Brian Marick

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands @dimsumthinking My impression from the interview is that she was always a person of perky character who liked making weird vocal noises. So I think the arrow of time doesn’t allow for your theory.

     I did notice when I was finding the link that it was only the first of two episodes. The shownotes for the second suggest there may be more about her actual work. For you – *just* for you – I’ll listen and report back.