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Subject:Loop BPM questions Posted by: L25 Date:3/31/2003 5:48:39 PM I am previewing loops from the Opium Loop CD. Loops are categorized by instrument (pipa, yangchin, guchin, etc) and each instrument has folders named by BPM with a bunch of loops. Why is this important, since any loop can be dropped into a project with the desired tempo? For example the pipa has folders for 110, 120 and 130 BPM, however the actual BPM may be slightly different such as a 120 folder may have a 118.3 BPM loop. Also, I just noticed that when you slide the project tempo bar, every track changes to a status bar showing a percentage change in tempo, when you release the slider the tracks change back to the default interface. What is the benfit of this? thanks, jeff
Subject:RE: Loop BPM questions Reply by: Jessariah Date:3/31/2003 5:54:41 PM BPMs are really more important for musical loops (in my opinion). Percusssive loops tend to sound pretty good over a wide range of tempos. When you get into musical loops (especially voice & guitar), the original tempo is a bigger deal -- especially if your project is much slower than the loop's native BPM. You can usually tweak the stretching properties of a loop to make it sound better when sped up, but slowed down starts to get a bit messy, as Acid is trying to "add" to the sound, rather than subtracting. As for the blue bars you see on each track when you move the tempo slider, I think it's just for your reference more than anything else.
Subject:RE: Loop BPM questions Reply by: L25 Date:3/31/2003 6:21:33 PM So if I understand, the authors of these loops probably did this so you would choose loops close to your project tempo to optimize the audio quality? Thanks for the reply, Jeff
Subject:RE: Loop BPM questions Reply by: Erik_Nygaard Date:4/1/2003 7:17:18 AM Yes. Also it is usually better to use loops at slightly faster tempi than slowing them down.

Subject:Loop BPM questions

Posted by: L25

Date:3/31/2003 5:48:39 PM

I am previewing loops from the Opium Loop CD. Loops are categorized by instrument (pipa, yangchin, guchin, etc) and each instrument has folders named by BPM with a bunch of loops. Why is this important, since any loop can be dropped into a project with the desired tempo?
For example the pipa has folders for 110, 120 and 130 BPM, however the actual BPM may be slightly different such as a 120 folder may have a 118.3 BPM loop.

Also, I just noticed that when you slide the project tempo bar, every track changes to a status bar showing a percentage change in tempo, when you release the slider the tracks change back to the default interface. What is the benfit of this?

thanks,

jeff

Subject:RE: Loop BPM questions

Reply by: Jessariah

Date:3/31/2003 5:54:41 PM

BPMs are really more important for musical loops (in my opinion). Percusssive loops tend to sound pretty good over a wide range of tempos. When you get into musical loops (especially voice & guitar), the original tempo is a bigger deal -- especially if your project is much slower than the loop's native BPM. You can usually tweak the stretching properties of a loop to make it sound better when sped up, but slowed down starts to get a bit messy, as Acid is trying to "add" to the sound, rather than subtracting.

As for the blue bars you see on each track when you move the tempo slider, I think it's just for your reference more than anything else.

Subject:RE: Loop BPM questions

Reply by: L25

Date:3/31/2003 6:21:33 PM

So if I understand, the authors of these loops probably did this so you would choose loops close to your project tempo to optimize the audio quality?

Thanks for the reply,

Jeff

Subject:RE: Loop BPM questions

Reply by: Erik_Nygaard

Date:4/1/2003 7:17:18 AM

Yes.
Also it is usually better to use loops at slightly faster tempi than slowing them down.