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Subject:Identifing loops Posted by: allenz Date:1/14/2005 5:44:20 PM Hi Well, just got my Acid Pro 5 update from Acid Pro 3. I'm excited about it especially now I find out I can work on some of my old MIDI files. Anyway, this is the first of probably many questions. I got hundreds of Acid loops. Recently purchased the Rhythm & Twang so now I got 5 CD's I'm playing around trying to create a 'song' but there's so many loops, how do I know which is which? For example there's tons of fiddle loops. Do I actually have to spend the time and preview all of them? I see they're seperated by key. So does each key have the same lopps but in a different key then. this could take a long time having to go through all of them. Any suggestions on how you do it? thanks allen
Subject:RE: Identifing loops Reply by: knowbody Date:1/14/2005 8:41:36 PM I don't make music for a living but I would say, whatever feels right. When making a song I think it's usually easier to start off with drums, then bass and then add the rest.. Have them playing while you quickly preview loops in the explorer. You don't need to listen to the complete loop usually a second or so can be enough to tell if it sounds right. Start with one loop and use the explorer to quickly preview loops. If something feels right just drag it into the track window. Keep going and then you end up with a bunch of loops. Then draw or paint them to make a song! When I'm making a song I usually never use all the loops I actually drag into the track window. Sometimes I find a couple of loops that go well together but on reflection don't sit nicely with the drums or the bassline. In this case I might save them as an Acid file for another day or throw out the original drum and bass loops and find others. I think you need to start with something, whether it is an actual loop or something in your head and develop a complete song around that. Sorry, if this is too much waffle, Chris
Subject:RE: Identifing loops Reply by: allenz Date:1/15/2005 4:22:16 AM Thanks Cris That's what I thought. I did quite a few "songs" with Acid 3 and mostly ha no problem. As you said, drums first except for some Chinese music I created for a DVD I was working on. Used my 'Sounds of Asia' CD. But this one is kind of a country 'hoe-down' and while I got 1 nice fiddle loop, I can't seem to find others that goes with the first one. At least with Sonic Fire Pro, I get only those 'loops' that match the type of song I'm working on. Guess I'll just have to do a lot of previewing. Thanks again Allen
Subject:RE: Identifing loops Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/17/2005 12:09:11 PM Did you check out the Media Manager feature of ACID Pro 5 yet? You can filter what you want when you're looking for a certain loop using it (as well as create and tag your own loops as you see fit for future reference). Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Pre-order Instant ACID mD at ACIDplanet

Subject:Identifing loops

Posted by: allenz

Date:1/14/2005 5:44:20 PM

Hi

Well, just got my Acid Pro 5 update from Acid Pro 3. I'm excited about it especially now I find out I can work on some of my old MIDI files.
Anyway, this is the first of probably many questions.

I got hundreds of Acid loops. Recently purchased the Rhythm & Twang so now I got 5 CD's

I'm playing around trying to create a 'song' but there's so many loops, how do I know which is which?

For example there's tons of fiddle loops. Do I actually have to spend the time and preview all of them? I see they're seperated by key. So does each key have the same lopps but in a different key then. this could take a long time having to go through all of them.

Any suggestions on how you do it?

thanks
allen

Subject:RE: Identifing loops

Reply by: knowbody

Date:1/14/2005 8:41:36 PM

I don't make music for a living but I would say, whatever feels right.

When making a song I think it's usually easier to start off with drums, then bass and then add the rest.. Have them playing while you quickly preview loops in the explorer. You don't need to listen to the complete loop usually a second or so can be enough to tell if it sounds right.

Start with one loop and use the explorer to quickly preview loops. If something feels right just drag it into the track window. Keep going and then you end up with a bunch of loops. Then draw or paint them to make a song!

When I'm making a song I usually never use all the loops I actually drag into the track window. Sometimes I find a couple of loops that go well together but on reflection don't sit nicely with the drums or the bassline. In this case I might save them as an Acid file for another day or throw out the original drum and bass loops and find others.

I think you need to start with something, whether it is an actual loop or something in your head and develop a complete song around that.

Sorry, if this is too much waffle,

Chris

Subject:RE: Identifing loops

Reply by: allenz

Date:1/15/2005 4:22:16 AM

Thanks Cris
That's what I thought. I did quite a few "songs" with Acid 3 and mostly ha no problem. As you said, drums first except for some Chinese music I created for a DVD I was working on. Used my 'Sounds of Asia' CD.

But this one is kind of a country 'hoe-down' and while I got 1 nice fiddle loop, I can't seem to find others that goes with the first one. At least with Sonic Fire Pro, I get only those 'loops' that match the type of song I'm working on.

Guess I'll just have to do a lot of previewing.
Thanks again
Allen

Subject:RE: Identifing loops

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/17/2005 12:09:11 PM

Did you check out the Media Manager feature of ACID Pro 5 yet? You can filter what you want when you're looking for a certain loop using it (as well as create and tag your own loops as you see fit for future reference).

Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
Pre-order Instant ACID
mD at ACIDplanet