tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post2767713606128823103..comments2023-10-29T05:44:50.421-07:00Comments on Mr. Witte's Music Tech Blog: Crossfading 101Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312595672080383832noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-88666435303593687392013-10-17T07:12:31.336-07:002013-10-17T07:12:31.336-07:00I have some question. How can you know this free s...I have some question. How can you know this free software? Or use the software from Mac like GarageBand?<br />There are some software I know like nuendo and cubase. Can you talk me what is the different if you know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-35791358021566142352013-10-09T10:23:01.495-07:002013-10-09T10:23:01.495-07:00Eveything comes down in price eventually. Now Log...Eveything comes down in price eventually. Now Logic Pro is only $199. (http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/) I don't remember what the plug was called that I used to use. I'd have to do some serious searching to find that info. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-38059741813921976552013-10-09T10:17:43.023-07:002013-10-09T10:17:43.023-07:00You're welcome, Philipp!You're welcome, Philipp!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-2957738432430349742013-10-09T10:16:44.666-07:002013-10-09T10:16:44.666-07:00I added that information. Look for the "EDIT...I added that information. Look for the "EDITED..."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-11568026926739510132013-10-09T10:11:39.668-07:002013-10-09T10:11:39.668-07:00I agree with Sienna! For me it was very hard to fi...I agree with Sienna! For me it was very hard to find the beat and I had to ask every time to find it. The article is very good to understand. Now I think I have understand the most of the project! Thank you for that :}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-48382844962174688592013-10-09T10:11:30.922-07:002013-10-09T10:11:30.922-07:00Benefits of cross fading over the Christmas tree m...Benefits of cross fading over the Christmas tree method? You're spot on! You should be an English teacher! I'll add that next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-45877161638628894572013-10-09T10:02:37.471-07:002013-10-09T10:02:37.471-07:00sometime it is really hard to find beat to cut and...sometime it is really hard to find beat to cut and add with crossfading. you explained very detailed and easy to understand thanks!! and many links also help a lot too!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-26856966651342236322013-10-09T10:02:06.457-07:002013-10-09T10:02:06.457-07:00It is a good post of explaining how to cut music b...It is a good post of explaining how to cut music better! It was not my first time use this software but this is my first time be taught what is the main knowledge when I cut a song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-78395209283021821822013-10-09T09:59:24.295-07:002013-10-09T09:59:24.295-07:00I really like the way you described crossfading. I...I really like the way you described crossfading. It is fairly simple and has some good links.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-73399913147131747352013-10-09T09:55:27.396-07:002013-10-09T09:55:27.396-07:00It was very good and descriptive, and it teaches p...It was very good and descriptive, and it teaches people who aren't in Tech music class what crossfading is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-26485602902193966752013-10-09T09:53:03.362-07:002013-10-09T09:53:03.362-07:00Wow, $600 dollars for that. That's crazy. I...Wow, $600 dollars for that. That's crazy. I'm glad we have Audacity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-80478442979460361762013-10-09T07:25:23.995-07:002013-10-09T07:25:23.995-07:00Good point! I should have talked about Christmas t...Good point! I should have talked about Christmas trees! I'll write more later. Chapel now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-49859915213358612012013-10-09T07:23:20.815-07:002013-10-09T07:23:20.815-07:00This article was very clear, it had lots of great ...This article was very clear, it had lots of great links, and, most importantly, it really gave a good description of how to crossfade! If I was just a random person that came to this article and read it, I would almost completely understand how to crossfade correctly and tastefully. You might want to add the benefits of crossfading over the 'christmas tree method'. Also (and this has nothing to do with the article really but all the good questions were taken!) if you could change one thing about Audacity what would it be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-86825722808977280692013-10-09T07:21:45.074-07:002013-10-09T07:21:45.074-07:00Thank you, Caleb! Audacity has become my go-to so...Thank you, Caleb! Audacity has become my go-to software for recording or editing audio. I haven't found the need to use anything else. I was going use it to record myself singing for Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4 until I realized that all you needed to do was to record directly to the VC4 website. All you need is Audacity and a decent USB mic. I personally love the Blue Yeti microphone! http://bluemic.com/yeti/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-53797780503033574372013-10-09T07:18:34.087-07:002013-10-09T07:18:34.087-07:00I use both methods, depeding on what the music nee...I use both methods, depeding on what the music needs. If there are a lot of lyrics, I generally need to use hard cuts or silencing audio on an overlap. If the music is mostly instrumental, I can get away with using a pure crossfade. When does your comp music need to be done by? Do you know what music you are going to use? What are the time requirements?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-20530532394990576712013-10-09T07:11:54.105-07:002013-10-09T07:11:54.105-07:00As I was doing my blog, I looked around for some g...As I was doing my blog, I looked around for some good ways to describe crossfading in a simple way that most can understand. I wish I would have looked here because this is absolutely spot on! I like how in the intro you have a lot of links to the things you were talking about, that's nice for the person who wants the background on why this was going on. As Jake stated, I did not know that Cmd-L was the silence shortcut, very interesting. On a weekly basis, besides this class, do you use audacity often to help with other things you are doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-40021640390751358702013-10-09T07:07:45.189-07:002013-10-09T07:07:45.189-07:00This is a very good description on how to crossfad...This is a very good description on how to crossfade! Very clear and easy to follow! Now that I know how to cut the music like this and crossfade I can finally make our competition routine music :) Do you prefer to use the christmas tree method you taught us for dance project 1 or using the crossfading method?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-69358931095372348862013-10-08T11:13:27.600-07:002013-10-08T11:13:27.600-07:00I'm glad you can! That's exactly why I tea...I'm glad you can! That's exactly why I teach this class! I learned cross fading kind of on my own by trial and error. I've never taken a class in music editing. I have learned a lot from the dance and cheer teams, especially when they ask for cuts on a certain count or give me directions for cutting based on counts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-26456321805623095062013-10-08T11:11:53.464-07:002013-10-08T11:11:53.464-07:00Thank you. There are keyboard shortcuts to most Au...Thank you. There are keyboard shortcuts to most Audacity commands. Look in the drop down menus. I've cut Dance Team music since the inception of the Dance Team. The first software I used to cut music was Logic and the plugin to speed up and slow down music was $600. That's why I like teaching Audacity. It does the same thing and it's free!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773161652923880103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-38816588847440027422013-10-08T10:23:17.849-07:002013-10-08T10:23:17.849-07:00Thanks to you I now know how to cut my own music f...Thanks to you I now know how to cut my own music for the dance team. :) I wish I had taken this class sooner. Where did you first learn to use cross fading?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715335184192862938.post-84255906941755351172013-10-08T09:59:16.470-07:002013-10-08T09:59:16.470-07:00Very nice description on how to crossfade music. D...Very nice description on how to crossfade music. Did not know the shortcut for silencing was Cmd-L. How long have you done the music for the dance team?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com