Paterson, Justin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-319X (2008) Cutting tracks, making CDs: a comparative study of audio time-correction techniques in the desktop age. Journal on the Art of Record Production (4). ISSN 1754-9892

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Abstract

Producers have long sought to “tighten” studio performances. Software-based DAW’s now come with proprietary functions to facilitate this, but only the latest generation of platforms allow relative ease of use on longer takes. Each method has advantages and disadvantages in terms of ease and speed of use, transient preservation, implied subsequent workflow and (usually) unwanted artifacts. Whilst rhythmically consistent material with clear transients is readily controllable with contemporary tools, working with complex mixtures of note-values still presents a challenge and requires much user intervention.
This paper performs a comparative study of different audio quantize techniques on percussive material, often on rhythmically complex performances. It will seek to compare necessary methodologies and workflow implications through the use of several contemporary systems: Recycle, Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Live, Melodyne, and Nuendo. The current level of man-machine interaction will be explored, and the best features from each platform will be collated. A model for the future will be speculatively presented.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Computing Music Music > Record production
Depositing User:	Justin Paterson
Date Deposited:	05 May 2016 15:12
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2024 12:18
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2022

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