Naming audio files

This one really bugs me. How do I name my audio tracks that are saved to the hard disk the same as the name on the arange track. I set my path audio name, drums for example. Then I option click on the track name in the arrange, name all instruments, kik sn hat etc, then region and same name for audio tracks to region( I think thats what the option is called ) and all is fine. But when I go to the audio window all the audio tracks are named by take, meaning I have to rename the audio track indavidually in the audio window. There must be a better way of indavidually name the audio tracks so when I look at them on the hard disk they say kik sn bass etc. Hope I am explaining well enough.

Shift double click names the track. Option double click names the audio object. 2 very different things.
If you're unclear of the differences, consult the manual.
But if you option/double click the track name, it will name the audio object, and with the "Use Audio Object Name for File Name" selected in the recording path, any audio file recorded on that audio object will take on that name.

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Re-naming audio files in the bin

I saw another post where a guy said you couldn't re-name audio files.
I had to try it. He was partially right. it seems like you can't just double click and re-name the files.
You can do it, it's just really tricky.
I had the best result when I gave the file one long click then I was able to re-name it.
It's still buggy, but it can be done. That needs to be fixed. I rename audio files allot.

I can do it here by normal double clicking, so it's definetly not a Logic 8 Bug.

Naming Audio Files/Record Path In Logic 8

Unless I am completely mistaken, it appears that there is much less flexibility for giving a precise name to each newly recorded audio file in L8. In L7 with a single KC, "Set audio record path" you had two crucial options to set the name of the file and its destination folder.
Whereas in L8, you have the option to set the 'recording folder' and the name of the file is uselessly and inflexibly tied to the audio track (pages 359/360 of the Manual).
One of the most efficient ways of cataloguing takes is to keep renaming each take by the date/time/instrument abbreviated.. all for the same Audio Track. A simple KC in L7 used to give the option to newly name the audio file at any moment.
Someone please tell me I have completely misunderstood L8 .. and that you can do what I used to do for years in L7

This is only one example of the many downgrades Logic 8 provides from Logic 7.
Hopefully this misguided choice will be reversed, like the stupidity of making
the giant smpte and giant bar displays light grey on dark grey, thus unreadable
from across the studio. (This was changed) . Add to that not being able to make the transport bar
the shape and size you had before, the transparent windows that show what's
behind them on the desktop, the bugs in the piano roll window, etc. Half of my
time learning 8 has been trying to learn new ways of doing things that were
fast and easy in 7, and some are now impossible. It's clear they're not sending
the beta versions out to working composers, and then listening to their comments,
as these complaints are extremely widespread.

Saved project audio files reported missing

Logic pro 10 - I havrecorded & saved several tracks sucessfully, but some now are coming back as missing the audio files
The location seems to be a sub folder within the logic folder entitled as the track name...but the folder does not exist!
Using spotlight on the named audio file that logic is looking for draws a blank
Whats happening? Is it me?
help?
Dave

This just happened to me as well. Recorded 4 short audio sessions. Saved them listened to them. Came back the next day and the tracks seem to be there but with no data. Unable lo locate files.
Now I'm nervous to use Logic.

ITunes lost all the names of my audio files

I can appreciate that there are some people who need to have organisation forced upon them because they are incapable or too lazy to do it for themselves. I personally hate apps which take control of my computer or file system and put things where I can't find them.
I have always had my iTunes prefs set to manually manage my audio files. I record messages from our Church services to put on the internet for people to listen to who are unfortunate enough not to be able to attend the service, for whatever reason. Each recording has a different speaker and message heading, which I manually type onto each file after I have converted it from AIFF to MP3. The files are all called 01 Track 01 in their default state from our CD recording equipment.
I had over 1 year's worth of speakers in a folder with, on ocassions, 2 - 3 speakers per week. On one particular day last week, I was doing something on my computer (can't remember what now) but a message appeared which said something along the lines of - 'can't complete your request because your iTunes library is not organised, do you wish to do that now?' and without thinking I pressed the ok button and the task completed.
It was not until the next Sunday when I went into the folder to retrieve the file called 01 Track 01 from amongst all the other named files, that I found over 100 files all with the titles 01 Track 01 1, 01 Track 01 2...3, etc etc. - so much for Apple's brilliant organisation, now I will have to go into each one individually and try to recognise each speaker's voice and wait until he announces his reading before I can name the files to something I will recognise in the future.
iTunes asked if I wanted to 'organise' my files - not rename them, I am so angry about this and I'm guessing there isn't an easy way to fix this - OK, I use Time Machine to backup my discs - but there is 100's of MBs of data to transfer over when it is only the names I need - I KNOW, somebody is going to tell me that it would surely still be quicker to do this than retype all the names - I WILL do this if there is no other option, but I'm hoping that Apple or somebody will be anble to suggest a quick way for me to get all the names back onto the right files.
Any suggestions anybody?
Thanks

iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting

How do I export detached audio files as separate files, for Pro Tools processing?

My project is a live band performance. I have every song as a separate Event with associated audio. I have detachd all the audio from all the video Events. I now want to Export the audio files to Pro Tools for editing, then Import the edited audio back into FCP X and snap the edited audio to the associated video Events.
My problem is this: FCP X keeps exporting the audio as a single large WAV file, rather than as separate WAV files. In fact, the video events are separate, and so the audio associated with the video Events are separate.
I first renamed the Role of every audio file as "Music", then did a Share --> Export Media of all "Music" audio Roles. After exporting, I found it was one large WAV file, rather than separate files of different sizes.
As a 2nd try, I created Sub-Roles for each audio clip, and named each one with a distinct Sub-Role name. I then Exported all these Sub-Roles (yes, tedious). The result was that every exported WAV file was the same size, the same as the file size in my first try. The only audio that could be heard in each file was the audio in that particular song, but FCP X still created the very large file with silence in all the rest of the file. Since the file lengths don't match the original audio fil lengths, there will be a problem when I Import the edited files back into FCP X and want to Snap them into place.
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How can I export the individual detached audio clips as separate files, the length of each file equaling the length of the original audio file in FCP X?
Do I need to separate the detached audio into separate Layers visually in the Project Timeline, so they are not touching? Or does this matter?
Help!!

Michael Holmes1 wrote:
I have to record all the color changes I make in one Project, so I can repeat them in the other 17 projects, etc.
No.
You need to explore Compound Clips. This workflow may or may not be of help.
Select an Event with clips in it and press Option+G to make a (blank) compound clip.
Select the Event Browser, create a new Event and call it 'Effects'.
Drag the Compound Clip into this Event.
Right-click the clip and select 'Open in Timeline'.
Select the timeline and press Option+W. This will add a Gap Clip to the timeline.
Select the gap clip and press Ctrl+D then type in the duration you want the clip to be.
Now open a project and select and copy one of the clips with effects etc.
Open the Compound Clip in the Timeline again, select the gap clip and press Option+Cmd+V to paste the effects into your Compound Clip.
This clip is now saved in your Browser and will remain there for you to copy and then paste the effects into any clip in any project.
It's a bit clunky, but it works - and once you learn about Compound Clips, you can work wonders with them. As an example, if you want to add more effects without overwriting the effects in the Compound Clip, simply make the Compound Clip into a Compound Clip (again) and add the effects. They will be added to the original effects.
Andy.

How do I properly manage audio files with iTunes?

Hello Dear Readers,
I am going to start using iTunes exclusively for my music collection management. Previously, I had only used iTunes for managing content for my iPhone 4. Now, I am wanting to import all of my media (music) files into iTunes for general use and playback.
For example, I have over 3,000 music files, and I would like to know the best way to get them into iTunes. From a lynda.com training video about using iTunes, I learned that there is a folder called "Automatically Add to iTunes", which is monitored by iTunes for new files to import into the iTunes library. However, I would like to know if this is the *best* way to do this. For example, can I just*move* my 3,000 music files into this 'Automatically Add' folder and then let iTunes do its thing?
Will iTunes *move*the files that it is able to manage OUT of this folder and into one of its managed folders, such that there would be no duplicate file left behind? Is it correct in saying that the files that are left in this folder that were not able to be handled by iTunes and must be handled differently before they can be imported into iTunes. Or is there just an all around different, and better, way to get these music files into iTunes? Thanks for your advice and opinions!
There is also the issue of what to do with the commercial CDs I have (less than 50). I would like to discard these and just maintain them on digital form, e.g., my 2 TB hard drive. However, I am getting varying opinions as to how to do this. I need 2 things: 1) to archive the CDs for retrieval later in case I need the songs that are on them, and 2) MP3 versions of the audio CD files for use on my flash drive which plays on my car audio system. These would also be the files that I manage in iTunes.
Some people have suggested using Exact Audio Copy to make a FLAC and a LAME MP3 copy of myCDs. Others have suggested keeping an ISO copy of the compact discs for reference archive. Personally, I am wondering if I should just import my commercial CDs directly into iTunes, and then pay Apple $25 annually to maintain copies of these, as announced by Steve Jobs at the WWDC that this cloud functionality was forthcoming.
I am in need of some informed, educated opinions and suggestions as to how I should proceed.
Then, there is also the naming convention of the files. When the files get ripped from CD, I can add the freedb information to them for the ID3 tagging. However, I need to know how to specify in what system that the file names are comprised. This is what I am thinking of as my folder and file name format, at this point.
For the naming scheme of the audio files, I am proposing the following:
For most music by 1 artist on a disc, I would do as follows:
Folder Name: AlbumArtist - Album Title (year)
File Names: Track number (from 1 on up, with NO leading zeros) Track Title
For compilations with various artists, I would use the following for the schema:
Folder Name: VariousArtists (album artist) - Album Title (year)
File Names: Track number (1 on up) Track Title - Track Artist.
Do these seem like reasonable naming schemes that would be good for using on all audio software and equipment, such as my iPhone, my car audio flash drive player, and in iTunes?
I know that this is a lot to ask, but I am just trying to learn how to do things correctly and most efficiently so that I don't have problems down the road with my iTunes library. I welcome input, discussion and of course, dissent! Thanks!
~Antonio

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Replacing a audio file and locking it to the video to allow editing

I used a gopro for an incar vid and an external "zoom H2" recorder for sound.
How do I delete the gopro sound and replace with the new audio?
I have the gopro audio muted and the new audio file in sync and behind the clip but now need to lock it to the vision .......atatch it , make as one or what ever the term is so that I can now edit the picture and audio together.
Thanks for any answers.
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Wohalito
What version of Premiere Elements are you using and on what computer operating system is it running?
Versions of Premiere Elements later than 10 have differently named workspaces. Version 10 has Timeline workspace and Sceneline workspace.
Timeline has the numbered video and audio tracks as well as Narration track and Soundtrack, Sceneline has the Filmstrip. In versions 11, 12, and 13 the counterpart workspaces are Expert workspace and Quick workspace.
As for your video and audio sync'ing of unlinked clips....at the Timeline track level some handy maneuvers....
a. select the clip, then hold down the Alt key and hit the left or right arrow key for a 1 frame nudge.
b. select the clip, then hold down the Shift+Alt and hit the left or right arrow key for a 5 frames nudges.
These "nudges" should work in versions of Premiere Elements before and after 10.
If you are using a Mac computer, then we need to translate the nudges in Mac. I am strictly an Elements Windows user, so
all I can offer on that is Alt Windows typically means Option Mac.
Please update us on your progress when you get a chance.
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ATR

ITunes Match is deleting my Audio Files, How do I stop this?

I have asked this question before, but have not had time to get into it.
I use Radioshift(A Rogue Amoeba program) to record a few hours of radio everyday. It sends the audio files to iTunes in a folder named radioshift and into sub-playlists matching each radio station name. iTunes match will intermittently delete all of these audio files when it goes through its process of upload/download. It is strange because it won't occur all of the time, but periodically it will wipe all of the files out and this continues for a period of time and then a few days later it leaves them alone. I have tried moving the files to other playlists and it doesn't help. I've emailed Apple on the issue and not gotten a response. Does anyone else have this issue or know how to resolve it?
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Hello @adam100 ,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
Uninstalling HP Connected Music should do the trick. If it is uninstalled, then you files cannot be displayed as HP Connected Music files.
You can always install it later if you want it
Mario
I worked on behalf of HP.

Audio file missing from MOV when exported as a quicktime movie.

Using Keynote 9, I imported video into presentation that was edited in iMovie 9. When I export the presentation to quicktime movie the audio is missing from the video file. The audio file plays fine in the standard keynote presentation mode.

This is STRICTLY a work around! Official fix will come from Apple as an update more than likely.
Duplicate item first (File > Duplicate). On newly duplicated project change file association type (File > get info). Under name and extension section take out .key). Close Get Info and save with removing .key. Double click to open the file (now a compression). Open uncompressed folder (same name as original file, now shows as a folder). Now in the Data folder find a .mov file named "Recording" with randomly generated letters and numbers behind it. Drag .mov file to desktop or any other directory. Open extracted .mov file with QuickTime to verify integrity. Save as audio file only. Get Info on file again and place .key value at end of file/extension for project. Open project. Under Play menu option delete the recording. Under Audio inspector drag the .mov of audio only to recording back in. Test play project to see if its accurate. Export to QuickTime and see if issue is resolved.
If issue persists:
Export with corrupted audio as QuickTime. Separate the audio from video track. Delete audio. Import the extracted .mov audio file. Share > File. Enjoy.

How to best import existing audio files into iTunes?

Hello,
In sum, my question is: What is the difference between adding music to iTunes Library by the following methods:
Placing the audio files in the 'Automatically Add to iTunes' Folder;
Dragging the files from my hard drive to the Source Pane in iTunes; or
Using the File > Add Folder to Library dialogue?
Here are the particulars of my situation:
I have over 3,000 music files, and I would like to know the best way to get them into iTunes. From a lynda.com training video about using iTunes, I learned that there is a folder called "Automatically Add to iTunes", which is monitored by iTunes for new files to import into the iTunes library. However, I would like to know if this is the *best* way to do this. For example, can I just *move* my 3,000 music files into this 'Automatically Add to iTunes' folder and then let iTunes do its thing?
Will iTunes *move* the files that it is able to manage OUT of this folder and into one of its managed folders, such that there would be no duplicate file left behind? Is it correct in saying that the files that are left in this folder that were not able to be handled by iTunes and must be handled differently before they can be imported into iTunes? Or is there just an all around different, and better, way to get these music files into iTunes?
Thanks for your advice and opinions!
~Antonio

Hello tt2,
I have given this a lot of thought and attention over the last few days. As well, I appreciate very much your input and offers of help.
The major 'problem' that I have is that the files are most definitely not consistently named. For example, they include the likes of the following:
07 - Song Name - Song Artist.mp3
01 - Song Artist_Song Name.wma
Song Name [Song Artist].aac
And these are only examples, based on my trying to get across how variant the names are. The actual file names are far more wildly various than even these, seemingly consistent file names.
So, this is what I was thinking of doing, per your suggestion:
An alternative aproach would be to use something like MediaMonkey (has advanced filename/path to tag tools) or MusicBrainz Picard (attempts to match audio fingerprints) to update the tags before the files get introduced to iTunes.
Then...
1. Move the files into the 'Automatically Add to iTunes' folder, then let iTunes have a go at getting them in to iTunes.
2. Using either Tuneup or MusicBrainz Picard (Any comment on which is better?) to cleanup the file names (again) properly; and
3. Then using your script to force iTunes to update itself, based on any new id3 data.
Does this sound like madness? Or is it a good solution for this application? I am very grateful for your, or any other, input.
Take good care,
~Antonio

How to edit audio file in iTunes, rename file

I finally figured out how to join mulitple tracks I'd ripped from a CD into one file, but now there's space between each track as it plays. Is there a way for me to edit the spaces out?
Where do I find the file for the new track? I need to upload it to a website.
Also, I want to change the name of the now-combined track, which iTunes automatically named "Audio CD." Is there a way for me to do that? Can't find an option for that.
Appreciate any help.

Removing dead space once you've made a contiguous file is going to mean chopping it up again, and possibly a loss of quality as you re-encode the audio.
Try again from the beginning using either MPEG Audio Scissors or Audacity.
tt2

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Will compressing the audio files held on my hard drive in itunes meen that they can still be played as normal and will it have an effect on the synchronization with my ipod.

By compressing, I assume you mean putting them in one of the standard formats, namely mp3 or AAC, but at a lower bit rate?
If that is what you mean, then the answer is yes, you can still play them as normal. You will lose some audio quality due to the sonic information lost in the compression, so don't go do it wholesale until you have tried and assured that you are happy with the results.
(If by compressing you mean something else, e.g. zipping them, then don't bother, since they will not compress much and will not be playable until you unzip them.)

Having trouble with a audio file. Need help please!

Hello.
This may sound funny and not to related to any of this at first, but if anyone here knows about the game portal, then they know about the ARG that went on during last week and may even still be continuing. None of thats really important but if anyone cares to know, basically VALVe released a new update with 30 new sounds, 26 of them moarse code/sstv pictures. 3 of them called dinosaur_fizzle 1 2 and 3. Infact, each one was named dino_1 dino_2 and so on.
The main sound that no ones been able to crack is called Dinosaur_noise. Its obvious there are voices in it and its some sort of major clue, this file is way out of league with the other ones. No ones solved it 100% or cleaned it enough to make basically anything audible.
Now this started March 1st. Since then i have worked hours on the audio file. I have gotten close, but not close enough.
Thats why im turning to someone here, that can do a through analysis of the audio that adobe or reaper just cannot do.
In the attachments is the original file itself with no editing what so ever.
Heres some collected data.
Frequencies of interest
An analysis was undertaken to find the strongest frequencies acting within "dinosaur_noise". Linear and Logarithmic curves showed sets of dominant figures, with the most being:
Frequency (Hz)
Comments
9092
Largest spike before silence
7862
Very faint
7812
Very faint
7657
Very faint
7502
Largest spike in the 4000-9000Hz band
3502
various noise between 3502 and 3510
360
Another very visible wave. This was the most pronounced visible wave in the Logarithmic scale
35
The most dominant low frequency wave
There are a few standout segments, not of voice data underneath, but visible clicks or something happening about 5 times. These could be indications of splices or other manipulations going on. The largest noticed broad-spectrum spikes were:
Time(in samples)
Comments
55402
First broad spike
422931
Second broad spike
751643
Third broad spike
1081537
Fourth broad spike
1110841
Fifth broad spike
Silence in the frequency ranges is located in the band of 10.567 - 15.337 KHz. All frequencies above that are likely to be high frequency poinoning from the FFT process.
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-Noise reduction makes it a lot worse and adds strange harmonics and artifacts.
-Most filters do the same.
-Clear voice around 15 that says THATS AMAZING.
If anyone cares to help I would appreciate it so much.
Here are some links that might help.
http://www.snotmonkey.com/work/school/405/methods.html
http://pastebin.com/r90fEtnd C++ code
Actual files in attachments
Attachments:
dinonoise.zip ‏2554 KB

LabVIEW has a sound and vibration toolkit. Do you have that? Do you have LabVIEW?
The forum is made up of volunteers who will help others with their LabVIEW problems. But you need to have a specific problem and ask clear questions.
What you are asking for is very unclear. Why do you even want to do a "thorough analysis of the audio"? No one is going to do your project for you.

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my set ups; G5 QUAD 4GB OS X.4.4 GB 3.0 same exact GB song
G5 2.5DP 2.5GB RAM OS x.3.9 GB 2.02 same song
when i load some GB2 songs done on OS 10.3.9 into new up to date set up the QUAD with GB 3.0 and 10.4.4 i get this message while the song is loading alot ( one example )
EXS 24 instrument "Funk HOrn Section.exs"
Audio file "Brass fall Sh 2 C#.AIF" not found, yet it is there in the sampler files of the Gb 3 folder as well as in the Gb 2 folder on both computers. These are software instruments that when clicked on ( in track ) are silent. double click and they open up in the new GB3 track info window and are silent. apparently for some reason in
Gb3 or in 10.4.4 they are not being read. this is happening more than once!!!!!!!!!! will tell APPLE

Yes I have the same issue and have had it occur whenever I upgrade and clone my hardrive. Everything else works but random loops are 'lost' from existing songs even when the track is saved as an archive. I am using GB 2 and OS 10.3.9
I've noted it occurs with
1) loops that I edit and use just a portion of
2) loops with filenames longer than 32 characters
I've also noted that while 32+ character named loops appear correctly in the loop browser they do not appear with the full name when dragged into a track. There they appear in the trunicated garbaged ending. Note that this is EXACTLY what long file names look like when viewd in OS 9 which has a 32 character limit. So what does that mean?
I'm just sick of every time I upgrade a hardrive and clone the drive having to check each and every song and then manually tinker with those who suddenly cant find the loops within them. Everything else works so what is breaking in GB?
I have a thread concerning this posted on macjams.com:
http://www.macjams.com/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=1;showtopic=41262
17" 1gz powerbook Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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