Clicks between notes, even when using Crossfades

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So basically I recorded a guitar solo in Cubase (although I don't believe it's a Cubase specific problem) and to clean it up, I moved some of the notes into the right spots, did some editing between multiple takes, and I set crossfades, but I can still hear a click like a quick "ts" between the notes even though there's decently long crossfades between these notes and I was unable to isolate a possible frequency by sweeping. I only seem to hear the clicks when I have distortion on the fx channel for the guitar since I went direct in, and a de-esser didn't help to alleviate the problem, would anyone have any ideas? Attached you'll find the file.
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Unless you're planning on releasing music that consists entirely of a guitar solo, then I wouldn't be too worried - I'm not hearing anything much in your clip that I think would stand out when mixed in with the kind of backing I imagine it would have.

And there's always the glib answer of "record a single take" so you don't create the problem in the first place.
 
Does Cubase have an option to move your edit cues to zero crossings like my Audition has? If so, that might do the trick for you.
 
Bobbsy said:
Does Cubase have an option to move your edit cues to zero crossings like my Audition has? If so, that might do the trick for you.
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It does have a Remove DC Offset option which I was sure to use.
 
Yeah, I was thinking that it wouldn't be too noticeable in a full mix but I wasn't too sure.
 
DC offset is different from finding zero crossings.

With DC offset, something in your recording chain is inserting a small amount of DC into your audio signal (which is obviously AC) meaning that the zero crossing point on your waveforms will be floating slightly above the actual zero point.

The "find zero crossings" option on Audition means that it will automatically move your edit points (outgoing and incoming) to the next point where the waveform crosses the zero point, meaning that even after your edit you'll have a continuous (and click free) wave.

Other DAWs may have other ways to accomplish the same thing but I find the zero crossings feature very useful on Audition.
 
To my knowledge, the only capability Cubase has in that regard is "Snap to Zero Crossing"
 
Are you talking about that gap in the solo (3/4 of the way through?)? You may just need to move the event start and end closer together, before crossfade.

Also, you can 'Slide' events (Hold Ctrl+Alt and move with mouse) and time stretch the ending note of the first track. You can get away with quite a bit of editing with solos.
 
That's actually just a rest, there's faint sounds between each note, it's more evident the louder you have the track.
 
Put it in a mix and see if you can hear it is my advice.... don't spend hours and hours trying to edit something that may not be a problem....
 
Yeah, I sent it to the musician writing the piece to put it in the mix since it's a guest solo. Cubase's support team that was helping me with a different problem said some of the time stretching I did while editing likely caused artifacts although it's the same noise between each note so that'd be an incredibly consistent artifact.
 
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