PD11 Magic Music problem - PD11 remembers the music. How to change it?

bjorn00

Newbie Location: Norway Joined: Jan 21, 2013 16:26 Messages: 13 Offline

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Jul 03, 2013 08:45

In edit-mode, I used songs (the free ones), put it on the timeline in various lengths, and it worked just fine! Very, very nice.
Then I wanted to put in some more text-titles. To do this accurate, I did "Render prewiev". After adjusting some clips, I found that my songs had gone unadjusted again. When I try to to adjust them, they are sounding crazy. So I removed them, and want to set them in again. Visible, this works just fine. But the audio is just like before. It seems that PD11 "remembers" the improper songs. No help in adjusting them shorter or longer - PD11 still only gives med the improper songs. Also tried to shut down the computer, start it againg, open the last saved project before I started to remove the songs, but no better luck this time. It happens all over again. What is this? And is it possible to get around this? Also tried to uncheck the line with two music-notes on it, and later on check it (on) again. Nothing seems to work. Is it possible that the "mistake" I did was to rende prewiev? Be that as it may - should i not be able to get rid of the music, and install new? Oh, yes: I also tried to put in OTHER songs. PD11 STILL remembers the improper once: The timeline looks just fine, but the audio is the improper one.

Little help?

* edit: typo

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jul 03, 2013 09:31

Hi Bjorn -

You are right to assume that you should be able to readjust the music duration. Under normal circumstances, that's how it works.

I have no idea why PD or SS is "remembering" what it was doing before.

I'd:
1. Ditch the music
2. Copy the whole project
3. Paste it into a new project
4. Re-insert the SS track at the correct duration.

Cheers - Tony

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bolda

Member Location: Liberec, Czech Republic Joined: Feb 02, 2011 15:10 Messages: 96 Offline

Jul 03, 2013 09:46

I'd try to go Edit -> Preferences -> General -> Manually Delete -> Select All -> Delete Selected Files (while no projects are open)...

Jirka

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bjorn00

Newbie Location: Norway Joined: Jan 21, 2013 16:26 Messages: 13 Offline

Jul 04, 2013 07:23

Would like to give my thanks to ynotfish / Tony.
As I was asking out in the open for a workaround, your answer worked out just fine. Thank you for that, and also, I guess your tip gave me a new edition to my understanding of how to work around simular problems (if any) in the future.
As said, ultimate would be if the problem never occured, but hey! - The solution, or workaround, quickly and easy, worked out there and then.
(After all - I had used quite a lot of time on my project already, so it would hurt if I culdn't reach goal.)

Big thanks!!

* edit = grammar

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