Multitrack Comping in Digital Performer : July 2009
Multitrack Comping in Digital PerformerArticle Preview :: Digital Performer Notes & TechniquesPublished in SOS July 2009 Technique : Digital Performer Notes Comping multitrack audio needn’t be a headache with new features in Digital Performer 6.
One of Digital Performer 6’s most lauded new features — and rightly so — is its Comp Tool. After you’ve recorded multiple alternative takes on a track, the tool (in conjunction with some new take-related features) allows you to quickly make a single ‘composite’ of those multiple takes. The idea is that you end up with a patchwork of the best bits of each take, all done with the greatest of ease, and in itself easily editable from then on. I covered the basic functionality in a workshop a few months back, in the October 2008 issue (). For the typical vocal or guitar recording that occupies just one track, the Comp Tool is very easy to use. There are many situations, though, in which you might want to comp multitrack audio, such as a multi-miked guitar amp or a drum kit consisting of overheads, individual drum mics, and room mics too. For these, you need your comps and other edits to take place on all tracks as you work on just one, and that’s a job that’s ideally suited to DP’s Track Groups feature. As an example, we’ll take the recording and comping of a typical multi-miked guitar part. 1. After creating and naming your guitar tracks, and checking sound quality and levels as normal, select them all by Command-clicking their names in the Tracks Overview or Sequence Editor. This prepares them for being grouped. ...
Published in SOS July 2009 
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