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Feb 15, 2021 5:44 PM UTC
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Can't find source of echo on one track

I did a multitrack recording of a musical performance and am now in post production processing the audio.  Three songs into the project, I suddenly have echo on the track for the lead actress.  First two songs no problem, then there it is - and what's weird is that it seems to be some kind of pre-echo of the primary sound.  I have 24 tracks recorded, 12 vocal and 12 instrumental.  The instrumental mics were about 20 feet from the vocal mics and the bleed barely registers.  When I solo her track or edit the source track - no echo.  Otherwise echo.  I've listened to each channel and taken out all other vocal mics, still echo.  Disabled the smart monitoring, still have echo.  Checked all the effects, only using a little reverb on the vocal tracks, turned it all off, still echo.  

 

Using Adobe CC build 13.0.13.46

 

Any suggestions?  TIA

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SteveG_AudioMasters_
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Feb 15, 2021 7:07 PM UTC

If you play her solo with all of the other tracks muted, you should be able to unmute tracks one at a time, and locate the problem that way, I would have thought. The other thing you have to watch out for is buses...

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James5CFCAuthor
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Feb 18, 2021 7:12 PM UTC

Yup, tried that before I posted, it wasn't in any of the individual tracks, only when listening to the mix.  I thought maybe I had accidentally done something, but couldn't find it.  Luckily, I always make a copy of my original .sesx file, so I was able to go back to it and verify there was no echo.  Since I couldn't fix it, I just started over.

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SteveG_AudioMasters_
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Feb 18, 2021 7:46 PM UTC

Well, sesx files aren't entirely unknown for doing funny things...

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