12-14-2023, 07:23 AM
Still trying to grasp my way around Mixbus and this is something I'm still unclear on.
Per the manual:
Consolidate Range : Removes all the region data in the Range, and renders all the regions into a single region (and audio file). This file incorporates all region gain setting, region gain automation, and fade in/out settings for the included regions.
Combine??? : The manual does not clearly define what it is or how it differs from Consolidate.
To me the terms by definition are relatively the same but there's obviously some difference with the Mixbus concept of the terms.
What I've observed through experimentation is Consolidating a group of ranges still leaves each region as a separate segment. So if I consolidate 5 regions, each region is still selectable without inclusion of the others in the group. I can select the 1st region and regions 4 through 5 remain de-selected. So though the definition suggests that the 5 regions are 1 file, the behavior of how each region can now be manipulated is confusing b/c I'm actually restricted to each section of the file.
What's the use case for this and when would it have any applicable benefit???
Combining the regions seems to me to create a new file by combining all the individual regions into a single file. And like the Consolidate command, it includes the region specific fades, automation and etc. But unlike the Consolidate command, it looks and feels more intuitive like I am actually working with 1 region and 1 file. So if my intent (among other things) is to discard multiple fragments of audio files in my project and have instead, a single file to optimize my disk space. Combining seems the way to go, no??
Combining the regions also looks cleaner from a UI perspective b/c performing this over all my tracks creates 1 region and 1 file per track.
So aside from appearance and the workflow, what's the difference??? Because to me things appear to be clear as mud and I'd like to better understand this.
Just looking for some clarity on this.
Per the manual:
Consolidate Range : Removes all the region data in the Range, and renders all the regions into a single region (and audio file). This file incorporates all region gain setting, region gain automation, and fade in/out settings for the included regions.
Combine??? : The manual does not clearly define what it is or how it differs from Consolidate.
To me the terms by definition are relatively the same but there's obviously some difference with the Mixbus concept of the terms.
What I've observed through experimentation is Consolidating a group of ranges still leaves each region as a separate segment. So if I consolidate 5 regions, each region is still selectable without inclusion of the others in the group. I can select the 1st region and regions 4 through 5 remain de-selected. So though the definition suggests that the 5 regions are 1 file, the behavior of how each region can now be manipulated is confusing b/c I'm actually restricted to each section of the file.
What's the use case for this and when would it have any applicable benefit???
Combining the regions seems to me to create a new file by combining all the individual regions into a single file. And like the Consolidate command, it includes the region specific fades, automation and etc. But unlike the Consolidate command, it looks and feels more intuitive like I am actually working with 1 region and 1 file. So if my intent (among other things) is to discard multiple fragments of audio files in my project and have instead, a single file to optimize my disk space. Combining seems the way to go, no??
Combining the regions also looks cleaner from a UI perspective b/c performing this over all my tracks creates 1 region and 1 file per track.
So aside from appearance and the workflow, what's the difference??? Because to me things appear to be clear as mud and I'd like to better understand this.
Just looking for some clarity on this.