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Cubase microtiming fuckups
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Boobytrip
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 01:52:20
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A few weeks ago a friend of mine found out that if you put your timeline on the start of a bar and then zoom in extremely on the starts of each part, that some parts don't start on the beat, but a bit after it. Maybe it's because of using <ctrl>-<d> to often or because of some other reason, but i found that it really affects the tightness of the timing of beats and other events.
Is this something that everyone accept me knows ? And if so, are there any working habits that can prevent these timing problems ? |
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 02:14
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Elad
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 04:45
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begin and end 
also some versions fuck up with ctrl+D on the micro timing and after few loops its allready noticeable
so i ctrl+D sometime inside the 16 bars but when duplicate major stuff i use alt+drag , this one never fail , as well ctrl+D with good install
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Mike A
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 14:17
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ctrl+d is to blame
make sure your clips are accurate before duplicating
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Boobytrip
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 15:26
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Thanks for the tips ! I'll check the microtiming from now on. The strange thing is that i only use the scissors tool in 'snap to grid' mode. Are there more of these hidden bugs that screw up your music that any of you knows of ? |
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Mike A
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 18:37
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it's not a bug actually. usually happens when there's a note which extends just a bit over the bar's end.
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Elad
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 18:54
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hugaw
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Posted : Apr 20, 2008 22:37
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also, i had issues with the quantize and "magnet" functions...
Be sure that your quantize is not in 1/64 or 1/32 when duplicating or moving elements |
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ThiagoNAKA
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Posted : Apr 21, 2008 00:46
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Hey Boobytrip: are u getting this issues when using "exported loops"?? Or also with loops from CD??
Every export I do here with Cubase SX 3 has a tiny tail(something that is not supose to happen), that if not cut will end in microtiming fuckups.
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Boobytrip
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Posted : Apr 21, 2008 10:36
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Aye, it's mostly with exported loops. And indeed, these loops have a tiny tail (grrr). However, i found out that it also happened to kicks and bass-notes that i placed on the grid with snap turned on, and that were <ctrl>-<d>'d throughout the track. I fixed the timing of a track yesterday and it is a difference of night and day. Always nice if a simple discovery has great results  |
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Apr 21, 2008 15:04
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On 2008-04-20 18:54, Elad wrote:
something with zero-cross points
if its turned on then it will cut on the zero cross that is closest to the point u realy cut (i think)
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This is the answer. There isn't a bug in Cubase, it's really just doing what it thinks you're asking it to do, so make sure you know [/b]exactly[/b] what you're asking it to do! Cubase works with sample-accuracy in all windows, so you need to be working at sample-accuracy too. Always check your region start and end points by eye and use exact bar-length audio parts wherever possible. Remember that <ctrl>d duplicates something EXACTLY, so if it's not an exact number of beats long, subsequent duplications will become progressively more out of sync.
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