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Subject:Sustaining loop
Posted by: Colin Basterfield
Date:3/27/2013 3:54:44 PM
Hi, I'm a newbie in the world of sound forge, so expect my question to be easily answerable. So I have a piece of piano that ends almost on a humm for about 5 seconds. I want to extend that humm for longer (and possibly increase the volume). I'm thinking that I need to create a sustaining loop, but I'm wondering how it's going to sound contiguous across say 5 loops of the original, particularly at the joins. I tried just taking the section I wanted and pasting it 5 times on the end, but the 'joins' sound naff, almost like a click, whereas I want it more fluid sounding. so more like hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm rather than hmmmmm-click-hmmmmm-click-hmmmmm-click-hmmmmm Any ideas anyone? Many thanks in advance. Colin |
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Subject:RE: Sustaining loop
Reply by: roblesinge
Date:3/27/2013 4:13:48 PM
First off, make sure you're making the edit at a zero-crossing, preferably at the same point in the wavelength. You may also find it better to loop a smaller portion of the tail, so you don't get as much of the natural decay. Rob. Message last edited on3/27/2013 4:14:20 PM byroblesinge. |
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Subject:RE: Sustaining loop
Reply by: Colin Basterfield
Date:3/27/2013 4:45:12 PM
Hi Rob, Many thanks for such a prompt response. Having read your response, I searched and found this, which I think helps me with some of the basics http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/10_ways_to_work_faster_in_sound_forge_pro and this more specifically http://www.bradleymeyer.com/wp-core/creating-seamless-loops-in-sound-forge/ Although the latter is taking a little time to sink in, particularly Step 6. Thanks again Rob Colin |
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Subject:RE: Sustaining loop
Reply by: Colin Basterfield
Date:3/27/2013 5:51:59 PM
This tutorial was a turning point... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKKE17Wrk5A |
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Subject:RE: Sustaining loop
Reply by: musicvid10
Date:3/27/2013 9:38:39 PM
Glad you got it sorted. Although after-the-fact in this discussion, the three biggest rules of loop creation are: 1. Cut only at zero crossings. Since these can (and do) exist at subsample levels, zoom all the way in. 2. Never encode a loop as .mp3, only as .wav, at the highest practical sample rate and bit depth. 3. When in doubt, refer to rules #1 and #2. |