Specifications
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If you use a single amplitude threshold to trigger
the replacement sample, you have to set the
threshold low enough to trigger at the soft hits.
The problem occurs at the loud hits: The thresh-
old is now set so low that the pre-hit portion of
the loud hits can exceed the threshold—trigger-
ing the replacement sample too early. This re-
sults in a replacement track with faulty timing.
The best way to avoid this problem is to set mul-
tiple threshold zones for the same sample using
a higher threshold for the louder hit. Soft hits
will trigger threshold 1 and louder hits will trig-
ger threshold 2.
To set the precise threshold for louder hits, you
may need to zoom in carefully to examine the
waveform for trigger points (indicated by color-
coded trigger markers) and then Command-
drag the Threshold slider for more precise ad-
justment.
If there is a great deal of variation in the dynam-
ics of the source audio, you may need to use all
three Trigger Thresholds/Amplitude Zones for
optimum results.
Using the Audio Files Folder
for Frequently Used
Replacement Files
If you often use the same settings and replace-
ment sounds in different sessions, Sound-
Replacer provides a convenient way to keep the
replacement audio files and settings linked to-
gether.
When you choose a setting from the Librarian
menu, SoundReplacer looks for the replacement
audio files associated with the setting. Sound-
Replacer first looks in the audio file’s original
hard disk location (at the time you saved the set-
ting).
If it is not there, SoundReplacer looks in a folder
named Audio Files within SoundReplacer’s Plug-
In Settings folder (DAE/Plug-In Settings/Sound-
Replacer/Audio Files).
If SoundReplacer finds the replacement audio
file there, the Settings file will load with the as-
sociated audio.
A single low threshold causes the second, louder kick to
trigger too early, as evidenced by the trigger marker at
the very start of the waveform.
Using a second, higher threshold for the louder kick will
make it trigger properly, as shown by the now properly-
aligned trigger marker.
If only one replacement sample is loaded
into SoundReplacer and it is loaded into
Trigger threshold/amplitude zone 1 (yel-
low), SoundReplacer will allow you to use
the red and blue Trigger Threshold sliders to
set Amplitude Zones 2 and 3—without hav-
ing to load the same sample again.