{"id":2721,"date":"2020-01-20T10:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T01:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2020-01-20T10:37:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T01:37:36","slug":"tips-for-using-sequence-marker-auto-generation-in-atom-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/20\/tips-for-using-sequence-marker-auto-generation-in-atom-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for using Sequence Marker Auto Generation in Atom Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

In previous blogs, we have looked at embedding markers within Materials to allow looping of our audio. In this month\u2019s blog, we will look at other ways to make use of markers in Atom Craft. We will also look at embedding them within our wave files and retrieving them using Atom Craft\u2019s Sequence Marker Generator.<\/p>\n

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This project was created using CRIWARE SDK for Unity V3.00.01 and Unity V2019.2.10f1 <\/em><\/p>\n

Atom Craft Setup<\/h2>\n

Setting up Atom Craft to automatically generate markers is straightforward. Simply navigate to View -> Sequence Marker Auto Generation Setting for Waveform Registration and tick the box at the top of the window. This window also details the naming conventions for creating markers, which we can refer to when embedding markers in our DAW. We can then click OK when we are done.<\/p>\n

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Also, Atom Craft interprets markers for looping purposes by default, so make sure to set Override Loop Information Flag in the Inspector to \u201cTrue\u201d on any Materials where you don\u2019t want this behaviour.<\/p>\n

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Markers in Reaper<\/h2>\n

If using Reaper, all we need to do to create markers is line up our playhead cursor and press M. Pressing Shift+M will automatically bring up the naming dialogue when creating a new marker, or we can double-click on any existing markers to rename them. We can then use the Sequence Marker Generator window in Atom Craft, or the documentation, as a reference for naming.<\/p>\n

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Then we can drag-select the items we want to render, open the Render dialogue, and ensure that we select \u201cMarkers only\u201d in the dropdown near the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n

Random Start Offset<\/h2>\n

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\nIf we use several Sequence Start Markers in our Cues, ADX2 will randomly pick playback from one of these starting points. We can use this feature to randomise our playback slightly, without having to render multiple versions of the same thing.<\/p>\n

\nWe could use the Randomize Start Offset feature, but this might accidentally cut mid-way through a transient. So, to have better control of our playback, it makes more sense to use markers. It also helps that these can be tweaked right from within our DAW.<\/p>\n

\nThe example below shows a burst-fire shot with a Sequence Start Marker before each transient.\n<\/p>\n

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Granular Playback<\/h2>\n

Expanding on the previous topic, we can also create a granular playback engine by embedding multiple Sequence Start markers within our audio, and controlling playback using a short envelope.<\/p>\n

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The granular aspect of this topic was covered in greater detail in one of our previous blogs, which you can check out below:<\/p>\n

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