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Subject:Creating ACID loops, "popping problem" Posted by: elemmons Date:7/17/2003 2:12:14 PM I've been working to create my own ACIDized loops using SF 6.0e. I created some simple loops of a keyboard playing chords. When I use the loops I created I get a distinct "popping" noise at the start of each loop. When I use commercial loops this doesn't happen. I tried creating a no sound space at the end of each loop to see if that would help, it didn't. Is there some trick that commercial loop makers are using to avoid this "popping" problem? Thanks, all. Eric
Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem" Reply by: HelioS Date:7/20/2003 6:56:46 AM i noticed that popping sound too, although i dont yet knnow how to make the loops separate from the main track. could you tell me how to make a selected area into a new midi track so i can export it as a wav file?(i have acid 4 pro).
Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem" Reply by: rjt Date:7/20/2003 7:52:57 AM Two things to look into: 1) The start and end points of the loop... how well do they match up? (Shouldn't be too much of a problem with chord progressions) 2) Put a brief fade in and a brief fade out and the beginning and end of the loop.
Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem" Reply by: elemmons Date:7/23/2003 11:34:10 AM I'm working with audio loops. I think to make the part of a midi file into a loop you would simple extract the section of the midi file you want to be a loop, then "record" it to a wave file using the software of your choice. Eric
Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem" Reply by: gazercmh Date:7/23/2003 12:39:18 PM the way i fix this is by zooming way, way in on the loop's starting spot so that you can see the individual wave lines. then i snip a little off so that the wave starts at the flat line rather than at a spike. i do the same thing at the loop's ending spot, too. it's usually a matter of snipping off such a tiny amount that it doesn't cause a problem with the loop (you know, making it too short so that it's off time when it repeats). otherwise, the fade in/out trick would work, too.

Subject:Creating ACID loops, "popping problem"

Posted by: elemmons

Date:7/17/2003 2:12:14 PM

I've been working to create my own ACIDized loops using SF 6.0e.
I created some simple loops of a keyboard playing chords.
When I use the loops I created I get a distinct "popping" noise at the start of each loop.
When I use commercial loops this doesn't happen. I tried creating a no sound space at the end of each loop to see if that would help, it didn't.
Is there some trick that commercial loop makers are using to avoid this "popping" problem?
Thanks, all.
Eric

Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem"

Reply by: HelioS

Date:7/20/2003 6:56:46 AM

i noticed that popping sound too, although i dont yet knnow how to make the loops separate from the main track. could you tell me how to make a selected area into a new midi track so i can export it as a wav file?(i have acid 4 pro).

Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem"

Reply by: rjt

Date:7/20/2003 7:52:57 AM

Two things to look into:

1) The start and end points of the loop... how well do they match up? (Shouldn't be too much of a problem with chord progressions)

2) Put a brief fade in and a brief fade out and the beginning and end of the loop.

Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem"

Reply by: elemmons

Date:7/23/2003 11:34:10 AM

I'm working with audio loops. I think to make the part of a midi file into a loop you would simple extract the section of the midi file you want to be a loop, then "record" it to a wave file using the software of your choice.
Eric

Subject:RE: Creating ACID loops, "popping problem"

Reply by: gazercmh

Date:7/23/2003 12:39:18 PM

the way i fix this is by zooming way, way in on the loop's starting spot so that you can see the individual wave lines. then i snip a little off so that the wave starts at the flat line rather than at a spike. i do the same thing at the loop's ending spot, too. it's usually a matter of snipping off such a tiny amount that it doesn't cause a problem with the loop (you know, making it too short so that it's off time when it repeats). otherwise, the fade in/out trick would work, too.