Cool. Thanks for the reply, Brett. So, since the file I'll be doing the vocals over is a rough-mix whose 'start' and 'end' points will be different than the original tracks, does that mean that there will be some fiddling in terms of getting the new vocal track to line up correctly with the original tracks? (Once it's back in pro tools?) I'm assuming so. Are there any decent tricks one can use in order to make the fiddling easier? My only concern is that since I won't be there for the final mixes, my friend (the guy who's mixing) will just move things around until things "feel right". As we all know, this can be a very subjective thing. I'd like to make this as solid as possible so there's not a whole lot of guessing going on. Thanks again. On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Brett McCoy <idragosani(a)gmail.com> wrote:

You need to agree on some kind of synch points... in my most recent project we used a click and had recorded scratch vocals (on a separate track). It does take some fiddling, of course, but if you plan ahead with how things are going to synch it makes it so much easier for the guy doing the mixing. On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Aaron L. <elmastero74(a)gmail.com> wrote: -- Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.brettwmccoy.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi

Maybe using Broadcast wave (BWF) which contains timing info. for PT it's standard, in Ardour you can choose it under the Options menu. The files should synchronise... On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Aaron L. <elmastero74(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Cool. Thanks for the reply, Brett. > > So, since the file I'll be doing the vocals over is a rough-mix whose > 'start' and 'end' points will be different than the original tracks, does > that mean that there will be some fiddling in terms of getting the new > vocal track to line up correctly with the original tracks? (Once it's back > in pro tools?) > > I'm assuming so. > My only concern is that since I won't be there for the final mixes, my > friend (the guy who's mixing) will just move things around until things > "feel right". As we all know, this can be a very subjective thing. > > I'd like to make this as solid as possible so there's not a whole lot of > guessing going on. > > Thanks again. > > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Brett McCoy <idragosani(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Aaron L. <elmastero74(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I have a rough mix of a band (stereo wav file) done in pro tools that >> I'd >> > like to do vocals over. >> > >> > I plan on importing that file into Ardour, doing vocals and then >> exporting >> > the vocal track out to send to my friend to mix. >> > >> > I've done this before with a Mac and Digital Performer but I'd rather >> not do >> > that again. >> > >> > If the sample rates are similar, do I have anything to worry about in >> terms >> > of jitter or other digital oddities when I give the vocal.wav file back >> to >> > my friend? >> >> There shouldn't be any issues. I do this sort of thing all of the >> time, mixing multipel tracks from different studios using different >> DAWs. AATranslator works very well, too, if you need to convert entire >> PT sessions for Ardour. >> >> -- >> Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.brettwmccoy.com >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, >> it would overturn the world." >> -- Jelaleddin Rumi >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > >