Tracks longer than music

[kenrob2037]

Hi All,

All my tracks go on for about 10 to 15 seconds longer than the actual music.

I can get rid of the extra bit at the end when I mixdown by doing a selection, but is there a quick way to make all my tracks end when the music does?

Cheers

Rob

[Mark Bliss]

The usual cause for that is reverb tails.

One way to address it is to add the master track to the arranger view:

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And fade out the master track volume:

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Fine tuning the results can require some experimenting, depending on your specific project. There are preset fade outs in "envelopes" that may help too.
Try starting with setting the first point at about a second after your sound goes relatively quiet and fading out over about another second, similar to the image. Then render your project.

[kenrob2037]

Thanks Mark,

I faded out my track through the master track, which worked fine, but I still can't figure out how to end the track where I want them, without going through a mixdown, which requires extra work to set up markers and then choose selection.

I assume it is the reverb, but is there a way to end the track where I want them, and not through a mixdown.

Cheers

rob

[Acoustica Greg]

Hi,

Why do you want to do that?

Greg

[kenrob2037]

Hi Greg,

So the track does not go on for 10 seconds longer than it should.

Cheers

Rob

[Acoustica Greg]

Hi,

But why does that matter if you're not mixing down yet?

Greg

[kenrob2037]

Because when I mix down I have to go through the process of setting setting up markers and them choosing a selection when I mix down, surely there is a an easier way?

Every time I mix down to a different format I have to remember to set up a selection, and then choose that selection in the mixdown.

And, when I publish to FB or wherever, there is 10 seconds of silence at the end that should not be there.

[Mark Bliss]

The more I read the less I understand.

What are you using the markers for, relative to the rendering problem?

I have never had to "use selection" upon rendering a song, so I cant advise other than to say I am pretty sure that's not necessary, if for no other reason than that I personally have never needed to. Maybe its just me.

The only times (Not common) I have had a problem with reverb tails causing a project to render excessively long as you describe, creating a fade out on the main bus similar to what I described killed the tail and fixed the problem when rendering, so I have to conclude we aren't understanding what you are describing or vice versa.

[aj113]

Hi All,

All my tracks go on for about 10 to 15 seconds longer than the actual music.

I can get rid of the extra bit at the end when I mixdown by doing a selection, but is there a quick way to make all my tracks end when the music does?

Cheers

Rob

You need to delete the ends of all clips, the playback indicator will always run as far as the end of the longest clip, (either MIDI or audio).

[aj113]

The more I read the less I understand.

He's got clips that run on too long. Instead of deleting the ends of them, he's selecting the whole area that he wants to mix down form the beginning of the project to the exact end and then mixing the selection.

[chibear]

@OP: If you are using reverb, the tails are a fact of life and will vary according to the size of room and how wet the reverb is. The only times this has been an issue for me has been when timing is a factor like in videos and time-restrained submissions, where I have to decide how important the tail is and probably end the tune so that the tail ends at the proper point.

Examples you have given like FB (& SoundCloud, YouTube etc.) are not fussy about long tails and neither are their listeners (I never got a complaint of overly-long silences at the end of my tracks).

If this is a major issue for you or your clients, you will need to address it during the mastering process or, as in the examples I gave at the beginning, from the beginning during composition.

[CRAZY6STRINGS]

I "think" I know what he's talking about...

This happens to me sometimes, although, its not a problem because it is not evident on the mixdown file.

I'll have about six tracks. The longest one might end at, 3:20:120 but, there is a lot of space afterwards. As if you could fill in the area with audio, but you aren't going to do that, the song is done.

You know how when you've expanded the tracks to view small details, you hit the "0" key and it contracts? Most of the tracks will fill the whole tracking area. But now and then, there is a LOT of extra space after the last track and hitting the "0" doesn't make it disappear. Notice in my example, above the yellow arrow..I can't get that space to disappear..but again...its not a problem...for me.

Again, it isn't a hindrance to me, as its not there in the mixdown.
I think that's what he may be talking about..

[kenrob2037]

Thanks for you help everyone. While I still have not resolved the issue, I get around the problem by setting up and choosing a selection in in the mixdown.

While it's slower and annoying than just hitting mixing down, it better than the track going on with 10 seconds of silence after everything, even reverb has finished.

If I figure it out, I will post my solution here.

Cheers

Rob

[aj113]

Thanks for you help everyone. While I still have not resolved the issue, I get around the problem by setting up and choosing a selection in in the mixdown.

While it's slower and annoying than just hitting mixing down, it better than the track going on with 10 seconds of silence after everything, even reverb has finished.

If I figure it out, I will post my solution here.

Cheers

Rob

So you start your selection top left of the project and finish bottom right, right? Where exactly do you finish your selection? What do you use as a guide for the bottom right finishing point?

When you have figured that out, play the project near the end and watch the playback indicator. Does it go past your preferred end point for ten seconds?

If so, you need to start a selection of the entire project at your end point and continue it past the point where the playback indicator finishes, then hit the delete button to git rid of any stray clip fragments or ends of clips. There should be absolutely nothing in view after your end point.

[ThisJohn]

Using Mixcraft 8.1 Build 405.
Allowing Mixcraft to determine the end of the song on mixdown adds about 8 seconds to the end even though I've added a volume automation fade-out to the master track AND the effects tracks.
Using 'Use Selection' and marking a zone in the timeline results in a prematurely cut track and extending the marked region has no effect.