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luigi2011
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Joined 01-22-2011 status: Regular |
hi. please I want to know how to sync a track (drum) to another track (melody) using the motif sequecer. thanks. |
luigi2011
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luigi2011
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Bad_Mister
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sOrRy I dOn’T uNdErStanD tHe QuEesTiOn LOL What on earth do you mean? |
luigi2011
Total Posts: 18
Joined 01-22-2011 status: Regular |
oK I wiLL tRy to ExPlaIn: i have composed a piano song and I picked up a drum arpeggio (1 of the +6000 from the motif) that I liked for the song. I recorded the arp drum into the motif sequencer (i modified the arp tempo multiplier in the arp tab to slow down and try to match the melody tempo) but anyways the drum track is out sync and off beat with the piano track. I want to sync/on-beat the drum track with the melody of the piano track. sorry my english. understood? |
luigi2011
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bad mister please dont go I have 6 hours awaiting for an answer, keep answering like a chat PlEaSeeeeee nobody seems to help me here.. 40 views and you are the only one that answered… so you are my only hope before giving it up and hire a drummer… LoL :) |
luigi2011
Total Posts: 18
Joined 01-22-2011 status: Regular |
i will take the time while you come back to explain it again: 1. I composed a piano song in track #1 2. I recorded a arp drum in track #2 (I used 1 of the +6000 motif arps, and toggled arp swicth/hold on, voice with parameter on, drum type arpeggio) and tried to match the melody tempo modifing the arp tempo multiplier in thw arp (other options) tab However, the drum track is out of sync and off beat with the melody. ---next I tried using cubase (sync option on) internal timecode - midi timecode destination: motif xs & selecting record to computer, and record arp to computer in motif sequencer setup.
the arp kicked (arp switch on in motif) in when I press play in cubase matching the tempo (120) and stopped when pressing stop
SURE thing the arp changed the tempo if I modified the default value. and SURE thing it can match the piano melody if there is something to detect the tempo that I recorded my piano melody. the other thing is how to match the beat of the melody with the drum arpeggio. other things tried: I tried velocity thru/original in the arp tab and only got more volume… tried key sort/thru option nothing. I am next to calling a drummer now :) |
luigi2011
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luigi2011
Total Posts: 18
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last note: I don’t want to use cubase. so plese tell me if I can sync it using the motif sequencer only. |
5pinDIN
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Perhaps I don’t understand either, but how would a drummer help? Usually one would lay down the drum track first (at whatever tempo you want the piece to be), and then play the piano part (recording it on another track in the sequencer) in time with the already recorded rhythm track. In other words, the drums serve as your metronome. |
luigi2011
Total Posts: 18
Joined 01-22-2011 status: Regular |
I composed the piano song/melody first. it is totally legal and acceptable. now I want to add percussion/drums but I want to sync the drum arp with the melody tempo and beat |
luigi2011
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questions: how I detect the tempo that I have recorded my piano melody? how I sync the tempo (i.e 120) with the drum arps using the motif sequencer? (I think that I did it via Cubase) how I match the beat of my piano track with the melody to a previously recorded drum track (or empty track) using drum arps (arp switch/hold on) on the motif sequencer? |
5pinDIN
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I have no way of knowing how good your sense of timing is, but typically only very practiced musicians can stay perfectly on beat without some sort of “click” track. If you are that good, then you shouldn’t have a problem with aligning the precision of the Motif’s arps to your previously recorded piano playing. However, most of us (I’m including myself :) ) aren’t that good, and our timing “drifts” a bit as we play. Therefore, even if you manage to sync the drums to the piano at some point in your piece, it will likely be off in other places. Maybe someone else will have a better solution for you, but what I mentioned previously would be my way to obtain synchronization of the parts that will hold throughout the entire piece. |
luigi2011
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yes yes you hit the nail, I dont like to use metronome or click tracks. (some pro musicians hate click tracks too) so it is totally OK until here. now, you said: ...However, most of us (I’m including myself :) ) aren’t that good, and our timing “drifts” a bit as we play. Therefore, even if you manage to sync the drums to the piano at some point in your piece, it will likely be off in other places… yes. I managed to sync the drums at some point but it is off in other places. next you said: ...I have no way of knowing how good your sense of timing is, but typically only very practiced musicians can stay perfectly on beat without some sort of “click” track. If you are that good, then you shouldn’t have a problem with aligning the precision of the Motif’s arps to your previously recorded piano playing… back again to my question: Is here any software to detect the tempo (and variations) of a midi track that it can be able to write it in a midi file inside a tempo track? cubase or the motif have this option? or is here another solution? |
5pinDIN
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If timing isn’t adequate on your piano part (but not too far off), you might be able to “improve” it using quantization. (I put “improve” in quotes because if quantization is used excessively, the piece can become “mechanical-sounding”.) Look up “Quantize” in the XF Reference Manual. Be sure to save a copy of the song before changing any data, since you might not like the results. |
luigi2011
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Joined 01-22-2011 status: Regular |
yes i know what is quantization. I dont like to use it with my piano tracks. it leave the song like you said… robotized/mechanichal, chopped, chunked If I play bad a piano song I prefer to play and record it again. It will be ok for drums but I think that quantization dont solve my sync problem here. |