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Subject:cutting up live instrument tracks for loops? Posted by: bentframe Date:7/1/2003 11:14:50 PM I need help on deciding what is the best approach to record a song with all live instruments. I play to a click track, so my tempo is on and then record the tracks into acid with no problems. I need an easy way to cut my tracks up and put them into loops so I can place them where ever i want through out the song. I've tried trimming the tracks up with the erase tool but getting them to loop perfectly is a hassle. do you have any suggestions. am i going about this all wrong. Also, I create beats with a external sequencer. should I just record the tracks straight into acid or should I hook up midi. what's the best way to do this
Subject:RE: cutting up live instrument tracks for loops? Reply by: mmzz Date:7/2/2003 2:26:45 AM i always record to a drum loop (vs. a click). as for the other question, just use the chopper. type "chopper" in acid's help search and a nice "how to" comes up. it beats all that erasing and arranging. ~mz
Subject:RE: cutting up live instrument tracks for loops? Reply by: merlyn60 Date:7/2/2003 1:18:25 PM You can also use the split at cursor command (keystroke s), which just splits the audio exactly where the cursor is. That way you can just copy and paste the seperated parts where ever you want. As far as the external sequencer questions, it really comes down to what is more comfortable to you, however, I believe that if you can use the least amount of gear / software, the better off you are with ease and quickness of work. For example, I have all my drum samples on my hardrive and I just draw my beats out as one shots. This cuts midi drum programming right out because your dealing with the audio directly. Merlyn
Subject:RE: cutting up live instrument tracks for loops? Reply by: Spy Date:7/3/2003 4:47:33 AM "I've tried trimming the tracks up with the erase tool but getting them to loop perfectly is a hassle. do you have any suggestions. am i going about this all wrong." Please bear in mind if you chop or cut 'one-shot' recordings to use as loops the beginning and end of the 'loop' has to cross the timeline at 0dB. Anything above or below this will cause glitches at the point of looping. If you have Sound Forge (or any audio editor) you can zoom in on the ends of the 'loop' to ensure this. HTH One Love, Spy!

Subject:cutting up live instrument tracks for loops?

Posted by: bentframe

Date:7/1/2003 11:14:50 PM

I need help on deciding what is the best approach to record a song with all live instruments. I play to a click track, so my tempo is on and then record the tracks into acid with no problems. I need an easy way to cut my tracks up and put them into loops so I can place them where ever i want through out the song. I've tried trimming the tracks up with the erase tool but getting them to loop perfectly is a hassle. do you have any suggestions. am i going about this all wrong.

Also, I create beats with a external sequencer. should I just record the tracks straight into acid or should I hook up midi. what's the best way to do this

Subject:RE: cutting up live instrument tracks for loops?

Reply by: mmzz

Date:7/2/2003 2:26:45 AM

i always record to a drum loop (vs. a click). as for the other question, just use the chopper. type "chopper" in acid's help search and a nice "how to" comes up. it beats all that erasing and arranging.

~mz

Subject:RE: cutting up live instrument tracks for loops?

Reply by: merlyn60

Date:7/2/2003 1:18:25 PM

You can also use the split at cursor command (keystroke s), which just splits the audio exactly where the cursor is. That way you can just copy and paste the seperated parts where ever you want. As far as the external sequencer questions, it really comes down to what is more comfortable to you, however, I believe that if you can use the least amount of gear / software, the better off you are with ease and quickness of work. For example, I have all my drum samples on my hardrive and I just draw my beats out as one shots. This cuts midi drum programming right out because your dealing with the audio directly.

Merlyn

Subject:RE: cutting up live instrument tracks for loops?

Reply by: Spy

Date:7/3/2003 4:47:33 AM

"I've tried trimming the tracks up with the erase tool but getting them to loop perfectly is a hassle. do you have any suggestions. am i going about this all wrong."

Please bear in mind if you chop or cut 'one-shot' recordings to use as loops the beginning and end of the 'loop' has to cross the timeline at 0dB. Anything above or below this will cause glitches at the point of looping.

If you have Sound Forge (or any audio editor) you can zoom in on the ends of the 'loop' to ensure this.

HTH

One Love, Spy!