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mercredi 14 mai 2014

Using samplers for Foley

We're deep in the middle of audio post on animated series. Doing the usual Foley of individual character actions (footsteps, galloping, flapping wings, hands, etc.) has been a real chore in the Pro Tools edit window (many hours pushing clips around on the screen).



A couple of months ago I loaded up (3) custom Structure sampler instruments with everything we typically need for an episode. I had two big concerns: Would this be significantly faster than the clip method? Would it be reliable enough to use in a mix?



I'm very pleased to report that playing the Foley in live via a MIDI keyboard cuts the edit time in half (!), and Structure 1.1.0.994 with PT 10.3.8 and OS 10.8.5 has been completely reliable. Ironically, once in a while when PT chokes, it usually fires off the MIDI accurately, so Structure has technically been more reliable than standard PT tracks.



I know lots of editors work this way, so we're not breaking ground, but I think it's worth a look if you haven't tried. Features like round-robin sample switching, and one-shot envelopes make the sampler sound good.




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