Here’s a very “Quick and dirty” Beat detective job, doing it “All at once”, then going back, and making edit changes and fixes. There’s also a helpful tip on here, about using an AudioSuite Gate plugin, on a track to filter out mis triggers.
Using Beat Detective - The Quick & Dirty Way
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#1 by Tyson at November 7th, 2009
I hate the new color scheme in Beat Detective. It’s all so much more difficult to see and work with then it used to be in 7.4
#2 by Keith Everette Smith at May 20th, 2010
Great blog David. I’ve never considered employing a gate this way! That’s fantastic. I’ll be using that.
One thing I do is to employ “fill gaps” without crossfading, then I zoom in and very quickly scroll through and look for any overlapping audio files that would cause a pop. It takes about 2 minutes and I’m confident there are no clicks or pops.
Keep posting man. I appreciate it!
#3 by David Kalmusky at May 20th, 2010
Thanks Keith, I definitely go through, and take the 4 minutes to Solo everything I edit, from Beat Detective, to Vocal comps… I’ve been thinking for a while, to do a “Tips Post” about responsibly checking your work, as I preach it to everyone around me… you’ve just reminded me
Thanks for your Contributions / Ideas, and workflow. THAT, right there, was really my hopes, starting this blog… a “Collective” of ideas, and workflow, from other Producer / Engineers like yourself.