Making beats using one shots. -ACID Product Family

Subject:Making beats using one shots. Posted by: toochill Date:8/18/2005 10:51:12 AM Does it take alot longer to make beats with one shots then loops? I'm trying to learn how to use the one shots but i can seem to get the hang of it. I'm using acid pro 5 by the way. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks
Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots. Reply by: djriko Date:8/18/2005 11:01:24 AM not quite sure what you mean as far as making beats, but i think the answer is that no, it's not much harder to make them in one-shots instead of loops. it's easier and more flexible, in many ways. if you set the project tempo to the tempo you want to use, you get a grid that follows that tempo. then, for example, you could put bass drum one-shots on beats 1 and 3, then put snare one-shots on beats 2 and 4, then put high-hat one-shots on every eighth note. so now you've got a beat that goes for one measure. now you can select all of those events, hold your CTRL key, and drag them to the right, to the next measure. this copies the events. so now you have two measures worth of the beat. and so you could select all of the beats, hold the CTRL key and drag them all two measures over. now you have four measures. and you can repeat this endlessly. and any point in the song where you want to vary the beat, you can simply delete or move the individual events. i hope that answers your question.
Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots. Reply by: Illogical Date:8/18/2005 12:01:58 PM Hi toochill, I'd say it's definitely harder to do with one-shots than with loops, but it's also more flexible as the post above suggests and ultimately more rewarding. Using the grid markers is a great way to start, and then you can slightly offset beats to build a groove or use the groove templates included with Acid Pro 5 to give a more human feel to your creations. If you find it difficult at first, you might lay out some loops you like, and then try to copy their patterns using one shots...it's good practice. Good luck.
Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots. Reply by: Iacobus Date:8/18/2005 12:59:49 PM I use One-shots all the time if I want something original for percussion tracks. Adding to what everyone's said, it takes longer to arrange a sequence than just plopping down a Loop or two, but it's more rewarding too. When painting with One-shots, always hold down CTRL on your keyboard with the Paint Tool active. This will paint the One-shot's event in its entirety. (This actually holds true for other track types like Loops as well.) Get to know the grid. Some rudimentary music theory helps out a bunch too. (e.g., Knowing note values; one whole note equals 2 half notes equals 4 quarter notes, etc.) Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet
Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots. Reply by: toochill Date:8/18/2005 1:45:29 PM Thanks for the help. I'll try that.

Subject:Making beats using one shots.

Posted by: toochill

Date:8/18/2005 10:51:12 AM

Does it take alot longer to make beats with one shots then loops? I'm trying to learn how to use the one shots but i can seem to get the hang of it. I'm using acid pro 5 by the way. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks

Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots.

Reply by: djriko

Date:8/18/2005 11:01:24 AM

not quite sure what you mean as far as making beats, but i think the answer is that no, it's not much harder to make them in one-shots instead of loops. it's easier and more flexible, in many ways.

if you set the project tempo to the tempo you want to use, you get a grid that follows that tempo. then, for example, you could put bass drum one-shots on beats 1 and 3, then put snare one-shots on beats 2 and 4, then put high-hat one-shots on every eighth note. so now you've got a beat that goes for one measure. now you can select all of those events, hold your CTRL key, and drag them to the right, to the next measure. this copies the events. so now you have two measures worth of the beat. and so you could select all of the beats, hold the CTRL key and drag them all two measures over. now you have four measures. and you can repeat this endlessly. and any point in the song where you want to vary the beat, you can simply delete or move the individual events.

i hope that answers your question.

Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots.

Reply by: Illogical

Date:8/18/2005 12:01:58 PM

Hi toochill,
I'd say it's definitely harder to do with one-shots than with loops, but it's also more flexible as the post above suggests and ultimately more rewarding. Using the grid markers is a great way to start, and then you can slightly offset beats to build a groove or use the groove templates included with Acid Pro 5 to give a more human feel to your creations.

If you find it difficult at first, you might lay out some loops you like, and then try to copy their patterns using one shots...it's good practice.

Good luck.

Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots.

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:8/18/2005 12:59:49 PM

I use One-shots all the time if I want something original for percussion tracks.

Adding to what everyone's said, it takes longer to arrange a sequence than just plopping down a Loop or two, but it's more rewarding too.

When painting with One-shots, always hold down CTRL on your keyboard with the Paint Tool active. This will paint the One-shot's event in its entirety. (This actually holds true for other track types like Loops as well.)

Get to know the grid. Some rudimentary music theory helps out a bunch too. (e.g., Knowing note values; one whole note equals 2 half notes equals 4 quarter notes, etc.)

Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD!
mD at ACIDplanet

Subject:RE: Making beats using one shots.

Reply by: toochill

Date:8/18/2005 1:45:29 PM

Thanks for the help. I'll try that.