Skip to main content
J
jmarck70
Participant
January 24, 2024
Answered

Ripple Delete

  • January 24, 2024
  • 1 reply
  • 957 views

Real life scenario: 

I'm working on a multi-track project that's 20 minutes long
I'm almost done with my mix
I realize there's an "ummm" in the voicetrack (Track 2) that needs to be taken out
I have music and/or sound effects running under that on Tracks 3 and 4
I have a ton of stuff all lined up behind this and want everything to move over (ripple) once I take out the "ummm" 

I can't just do ripple delete time selection on selected track---because that'll only move everything on THAT TRACK, and all the other tracks will be out of sync
I can't do ripple delete time selection on all tracks---because it not only cuts the ummm from my track, it cuts everything on every other track directly above or below it! 

Just moved from Vegas (the program) where this was super easy: you snip the umm, everything to the left of the clip with the snip ripples, but you're not cutting other things on other tracks. 

What's the solution, or at least the best workaround? Thanks very much! 

    Correct answer SteveG_AudioMasters_

    From what you are saying, I don't think you want to use select clips to the end of the session, because that will select all clips on all tracks forward of the cursor. If I've read it right, I think you need 'Select clips to the end of selected track'. Then you use Ripple Delete>Gap in selected track to close it up. You could easily assign keystrokes to both of these if you are going to use them regularly.

    1 reply

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
    Community Expert
    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 24, 2024

    I don't quite get this - if you want to silence an 'umm' in one track without affecting anything else, why do you want to ripple-delete it at all? I think I need a clearer explanation of exactly what you're trying to achieve.

     

    FWIW, if you go to the Keyboard Shortcuts menu and type 'ripple' into the search bar, you'll find five options. If none of those does what you want, then it probably isn't a ripple-delete you need at all.

    J
    jmarck70Author
    Participant
    January 25, 2024

    Sorry for the confusion. I don't want to just silence the 'umm.' I want to get rid of it and ripple everything behind it. On all tracks. To cut out just the 'umm' and ripple everything behind it seems straightforward enough--use  ripple delete time selection on all tracks. BUT....if you have things on other tracks directly below what you're cutting, the audio on those other tracks will be cut out as well.  

    Example: I want to cut out the umm on Track 1. But there's music running under that umm on Track 2. In the ripple delete time selection on all tracks mode, an "umm-sized" chunk will be taken out of the music on track 2 and rippled. So there will be an obvious-sounding skip in the music. 

    It seems to me that in Audition I need to do a multi-step process: Make the cut FIRST (no ripples of any kind), THEN do a select clips to end of session. Then...grab the clip just to the right of where I cut out the 'umm' and everything from there to the end of the session will all pull together. 
    Does that description make sense and sound about right?

    If I knew how to make a little screen movie of how it works in Vegas and attach it I would (where the clip will cut and ripple, but nothing directly under that clip will cut and ripple, but everything to the right of those clips will ripple) . 

    I appreciate your help very much. This is a tough transition for many of us in the shop, even though we're advanced audio editors with decades of experience. 

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
    Community Expert
    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 25, 2024

    From what you are saying, I don't think you want to use select clips to the end of the session, because that will select all clips on all tracks forward of the cursor. If I've read it right, I think you need 'Select clips to the end of selected track'. Then you use Ripple Delete>Gap in selected track to close it up. You could easily assign keystrokes to both of these if you are going to use them regularly.

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices