[ardour-users] Re: can you crossfade between two tracks in the ardour mixer?
andy
news4 at earthsong.free-online.co.uk
Fri Aug 27 10:59:37 PDT 2004
On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:51:30 -0400, Jesse Chappell wrote:
> andy wrote on Fri, 27-Aug-2004:
>
> > I'm setting up a demo of how to do net radio broadcasts in linux for
> > someone - thinking of using ardour to mix between different input sources
> > (live audio, recorded stuff etc) and to record the sessions, and the
> > version of ices that has jack support to feed the stream to icecast2.
>
> Have you seen this?
>
> http://www.salemradiolabs.com/rivendell/
I had a quick look, but it seemed a bit over the top. Don't know.
> > But I can't find any way to crossfade between input sources in the ardour
> > mixer. E.g. if you want to fade between live audio input and a programme
> > that's been recorded on the disk.
> >
> > I've tried making a 4 channel bus with the two input tracks feeding into
> > it, and using the pan control on that to do it, but it's not working.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Your best bet is to talk someone into writing a 4-in 2-out ladspa plugin
> that will do the crossfade. Then you can just use the plugin's
> parameter for control or automation. You would insert it into
> a 4-input, 2-output bus, which you would connect as above.
>
> It would be a very easy plugin to write, steve harris could crank it out in a
> matter of minutes.... it might take me a few more.
>
I did sit there for many minutes going through all the plugins and
thinking 'why the hell hasn't anyone written a crossfader'...
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