Audible click when punching in (cep2.0)

[Wireneck]

When using the "punch in" feature in cool edit pro 2.0, im getting an audible click. I was wondering if this is normal? Its not super loud but its there and audible enough to be annoying. I could probably get by with it in a rock setting, loud guitars against drums. I think it would probably destroy an acoustic piece though.
I am used to using adats and the punch ins are pretty seamless. Is there something that adjust the crossfade of the punch? Thanks guys, sorry im asking so many question, im just starting to make the move from all analog to a computer based setup.

[lpdeluxe]

I have run into this myself. This method is better for me in the heat of the recording moment: instead of punching I record the part on a new track alongside the one with the error, then either crossfade the new part in or cut and paste it into the original track, depending on the content of what I'm fixing.

[SEDstar]

from an electricity standpoint (bear with me here.....) AC alternating or changing current makes noise....DC doesn't. A waveform is alternating, and so we hear sound. When i was a tyke, i hooked a 9 volt battery up to a tiny speaker, and heard no noise...except for A tiny click...temporarily (the quick click...) the voltage was changing...from 0vdc to 9vdc.

hats this have to do with me and MY situation? glad you asked...when i was cutting and pasting between 2 waveforms, I got "clicks" at most of the attachment points ( I use Cool edit pro, too...lol) I was like what the HELL is that clicking? So's I r-e-a-l-l-y zoomed in (alt-rightarrow like 12 times...lmao) on teh waveform like i had a digital microscope, and at the molecular level (lmao, kidding...) i found the clicks.....i had cut and pasted over the existing waveform, yet taken no care that the waveform was "even" and "smooth"...this sudden instantaneous jump in voltage was JUST like the click when attaching the 9 volt to the speaker.

TIP: have area before and after the part youre splicing in you can really zoom in on to "line up" the waveform where the new waveform touches the "old" one...this eliminates the click.

now, this is the "longhand way"...if i had to guess, there a setting somewhere for "zero crossing editing" or some such shit, and i strongly suspect they will do what i just described for you, automatically, consult the manual on zero crossing, but if not, the longhand method will eliminate the click. Just rememebr the click with a 9 volt toa speaker, and you wont forget it. Remember, the "waveform view" is really a virtual oscillioscope, and sound is voltage versus time. you always want the waveform to be s-m-o-o-t-h,

[Cold Fusion]

I have found the same problem and to solve it I select the exact point of the click and apply click/pop eliminator to it this always gets rid of it and with little or no change to the track.
I am no expert this is a find and fix method that worked and so i use it. If there is a better way that doesnt take too long I would like to know.

[Change of POETS]

Originally Posted by lpdeluxe

I have run into this myself. This method is better for me in the heat of the recording moment: instead of punching I record the part on a new track alongside the one with the error, then either crossfade the new part in or cut and paste it into the original track, depending on the content of what I'm fixing.

In my limited experience with CEP/AA (3 years) I've found this to be the most seamless method of "punching in" per se.

Any engineer worth their weight in salt should be able to mix this correctly, plus you have 128 tracks available to you... I've never used more than 42 on one song.

[ozpeter]

Check the manual for all the stuff on zero crossings - you can set the multitrack to edit at zero crossings automatically and to smooth edits.