Re: [ecasound] time based mixing functions.

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Subject: Re: [ecasound] time based mixing functions.
From: Matthew Flax (flatmax_AT_cse.unsw.edu.au)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 06:41:05 EET

I think a good automation mech would be time code based - like the first
e-mail suggests.
Some sort of midi pot adjustable MTC - mech OR perhaps vynal time code
- line in - mech ?

On 20 November 2001, Jeremy Hall wrote:
> but what we really need is automation. THat would *REALLY* *REALLY*
> help! SUre you can change amplitude with kl2, but trying to control dozens
> of these in a live mix situation would be pretty much unheard of. Having
> just performed a complex mix, I REALLY REALLY want ardour to work.
>
> _J
>
> In the new year, Bill Allen wrote:
> > On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, S. Massy wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Bill Allen <ballen_AT_mail.serve.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is there a way using ecasound to specify that at a given time in a mix,
> > > > something will happen? What I want to be able to do is to specify that a
> > > > given channel should be faded out (which is another question: is there a
> > > > fade capability?), then faded back in at another time. A way that I've
> > > > done this (without the fade) is to produce two or more .ewf files for a
> > > > given track one of which plays until the track should fade out, then the
> > > > next comes in for the remainder of the time. This seems like a pretty
> > > > obtuse way to achieve the result.
> > > >
> > > > If there is a way to do this can somebody let me know, otherwise it is a
> > > Certainly, and more than one way to do it at that.
> > > I really suggest you have a look at the `CONTROL ENVELOPE SETUP' section
> > > of the ecasound man page, but here's a quick example:
> > > $ ecasound -i:stereofile.wav [bunch_of_effects] -eac:100,2 -kl2:1,100,0,180,10 -o:/dev/dsp
> > >
> > > This would cause a ten seconds fadeout of the right chanel after three
> > > minutes. But note that it's just a very dumb example, you can do much
> > > much more...
> >
> > Thanks, I'm experimenting with -klg right now. Looks like it should do the
> > job. The more I dig into ecasound the more amazing it seems!
> >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > S. Massy
> > > > feature request that I'd love to see.
> > > >
> > > > Bill
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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