> >>> stephband <stephband@...> wrote: > >>> Is there really no easy way to swap the left and right > >>> channels of an audio file (destructively, while sample > >>> editing)? > >> > >> Posted by: "markdvc2002" mark@logic-users.org > >> You could try logic's gain plugin, which allows swapping > >> of the L and R channels, or use this helpful freeware > >> plugin > > > > On 28.10.2006, at 01:08, stephband wrote: > > Yes, I know. But I said destructively, while sample editing. > > It still surprises me that such a simple thing is missed out > > of the Sample Editor. Oh well. > > Posted by: "Peter Ostry" po@ostry.com peter_ostry > Does it even make sense? We have the Gain plugin to swap the > sides and the DirectionMixer to do it continuously. Where is > the advantage of swapping in the sample editor? When editing samples! Say you are using the EXS Instrument Editor, and you click on the E to edit. I often have samples I want to play back with LR swapped compared to other samples in the same instrument. There's no easy way to do this. You must import them into the Audio window, insert them on a track, instantiate the Gain plug-in, set the locators, bounce down and save the file to good location where you can import it back into the Instrument Zone. Either that, or the other way is to convert them to split stereo... blah blah, you get the gist. It's a laborious process if you're editing a layered, multi-zone instrument. Also at times when you have recorded an MS signal but as an SM, and you just want to standardise your MS tracks to avoid future confusion. Or you've recorded with a couple of LR mic inputs reversed (it does happen!) and you want to avoid confusion when you come to mix later, perhaps importing the files elsewhere. You want to be able to fix problems before they happen. It seems to me a simple, helpful tool and an obvious omission from a Sample Editor. Cheers, Stephen.