Subject:Bass loops in minor keys etc

Posted by: Dave

Date:3/31/1999 3:47:45 PM

Hi,
I'm new to this discussion group, but have read many of the threads &
am seeking answers before I buy the product. (at the moment I think
Acid Music is the one for me)

I would like to ask about loops not only in different keys, but in
minor keys etc.. I've briefly tested Acid Pro at my local music
store & really liked the capabilities & that set me thinking.....

I'm thinking that I could lay down a drum track using the loops - no
probs there. Then lay down a bass track such as from Bruce's Chuck
Rainey collection in the various keys, but I noticed that all the
loops on the hard drive at the music shop had hip titles instead of
saying what key they were originally intended for. I'm thinking
that I'd have to listen to them all & rename them to title that I'd
be able to remember like Jazz bass in Am etc.

Of course I could make my own loops - but I don't own a bass & anyway
I'm crap at playing it !

After having dont a bass & Drum line I'd like to record vocals &
guitar overthe top & I'm getting bad vibes from all the folks
posting problems with sync-ing these tracks.

Bruce do you have any advice on the concept of setting up a song using
a loop based drum, bass & keyboard tracks, adding a 4 or 5 vox &
guitar tracks on top & then doing a mix down to CDR?

Cheers & thanks for all the advice I read so far.
Baggers

Subject:Re: Bass loops in minor keys etc

Reply by: dwoodaman

Date:4/2/1999 7:53:19 AM

two things: if you have a loop and don't want to change the pitch in
Acid (which I do all the time
for great effects, especially on percussive loops) go to your friendly
audio editing program and
just change the pitch while preserving the tempo. Easy.
thing two: I record vocals, guitars all sorts of stuff in Acid and
dont have any trouble - as long as
I dont try and clean up the "dead air" at the beginning of the
recording - you know, before I try
and play. I can mute that portion, so its quiet, but I can't delete
it or nothing sounds right - like
you say, out of sync.
dana

Dave wrote:
>>Hi,
>>I'm new to this discussion group, but have read many of the threads
&
>>am seeking answers before I buy the product. (at the moment I think
>>Acid Music is the one for me)
>>
>>I would like to ask about loops not only in different keys, but in
>>minor keys etc.. I've briefly tested Acid Pro at my local music
>>store & really liked the capabilities & that set me thinking.....
>>
>>I'm thinking that I could lay down a drum track using the loops -
no
>>probs there. Then lay down a bass track such as from Bruce's
Chuck
>>Rainey collection in the various keys, but I noticed that all the
>>loops on the hard drive at the music shop had hip titles instead of
>>saying what key they were originally intended for. I'm thinking
>>that I'd have to listen to them all & rename them to title that
I'd
>>be able to remember like Jazz bass in Am etc.
>>
>>Of course I could make my own loops - but I don't own a bass &
anyway
>>I'm crap at playing it !
>>
>>After having dont a bass & Drum line I'd like to record vocals &
>>guitar overthe top & I'm getting bad vibes from all the folks
>>posting problems with sync-ing these tracks.
>>
>>Bruce do you have any advice on the concept of setting up a song
using
>>a loop based drum, bass & keyboard tracks, adding a 4 or 5 vox &
>>guitar tracks on top & then doing a mix down to CDR?
>>
>>Cheers & thanks for all the advice I read so far.
>>Baggers
>>