Aug 15, 2008 11:17 pm You will want to set it in the options for the project to snap to measure or what ever time span you would like. You can make it snap to quarter notes, half notes or what ever.
help plz....
Posted on Aug 15, 2008 10:25 pm
muzika
Music is my boyfriend
Member Since: Jan 31, 2008
hey ...gotta import my beats seperatly into cubase from acid, but when i put the beats and what not in cubase its gonna be a pain to get them to match up,i know theres this grid thing or something that will help???
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Aug 15, 2008 11:17 pm You will want to set it in the options for the project to snap to measure or what ever time span you would like. You can make it snap to quarter notes, half notes or what ever.
Aug 18, 2008 10:15 pm hmmmmmm...ok how exactly deos one do that with cubase do u know off hand by chance? and so i just mess with them till i find the one that matches?
Aug 19, 2008 12:53 am You wouldn't happen to have the manual lying around...? Awfully well-explained in there...
Aug 19, 2008 08:00 pm It should be in the track options menu right above you tracks. Simply set it to measure and then make sure it is active.
I am not certain exactly what the icon looks like anymore in Cubase as I and most of the people I deal with don't use Cubase much anymore.
I think Walt is still using it as well as a couple of others. Hopefully they can pop by with some more info.
Aug 19, 2008 09:00 pm ya i think i know where it is but as for how to use it im stumped...like how do u match it up..i would read the maual but when i read this shiz i swear it goes through one eye and out the other...
Aug 19, 2008 10:21 pm As for it matching up. As long as you export say at 120 BPM from ACID and then import at 120BPM and set the snap to grid to measure it will line up. You simply drag it to the exact measure you want, or half measure or whatever you want and it will line it up.
Aug 20, 2008 09:07 pm ok i will try this ....thanks
Aug 24, 2008 03:18 am i've done a bit of this sort of thing.
So your beats, are they midi or like drum loops?
when you say "match up", do you mean going from one loop to the next loop without a hitch?
if so, you will find that with most loops, they start and end so you dont have to muck around too much trying to link them up. eg: your loops will end on say a kick drum and hat or a snare and a hat, so the next loop can just be stuck on the previous loop, without you having to figure out where one ends and the other starts.
as for the "snap" option in cubase, its
located in the tool bar in your project, directly under the "name" of your project.
It looks like this.
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just hold your cursor over it and it will tell you what it is.
So click that and make it all blue like. now when you drag your loops, they should snap to the right timing and right up to your other loop.
Is this what you're getting at with the match up thing? Or are you talking about changing the timing of a loop/s, which is something different entirely.
I can help you with that to if you need it.
Aug 24, 2008 08:37 pm DEON, im trying to match them up like make sure they go together right so they arent off beat u know>? like the guitar for example isnt off the drum beat..
as for my beats they are like loops from acid like seperate things, a beat, drum loop, guitar ect...so is what u explained what i need to do then?
Aug 24, 2008 09:19 pm yep, for sure.
if its a bit off with the guitars or whatever, just unclick the snap button so its not blue, and move the loop manualy. once you unclick the snap button it gives you the opp. to move the loop freely where ever ya want.
A good tip to remember is that visualy, the loops dont awlays have to butt up againts each other to be in time.
Also the snap button doesnt always work, as the sometimes you might wanna put your loop in so it comes in a little early, or you might have a lag in your song here and there. I find once you do that, the snap button doesnt work again in the project cause you've upset the natural timing of say 4/4 at 120bpm.
anyway, beacause im doing metal i find im postioning my loops alot manualy without snap beacause of the busted up timing.
If you have trouble lining up say the loops wid an already recorded guitar, use the "G" zoom in, or the "H" button zoom out,(computer keys) so you can line them up easier. Once you make the loop wider like that, its so much easier to line it up. Keep playing with it till it sounds right.
now that i think of it, if you are using guitar loops from the same program, all those loops should match up easily with your drum loops using the "snap" function.
If not though, definaltey unclick the snap butt. and do it by ear.
Hope all this helps. let me know how you go.
Aug 25, 2008 09:49 pm ummmm DEON hahaha which cubase r u talkin about I have cubase LE, becasue i dont see that snap thing under the name of the song at all...i dont see that symbol u gave me????
Aug 26, 2008 01:14 am they are all pretty much the same. try clicking on help and find the snap function.
also look in your tutorials there is a heap of stuff there too.
the snap button is in the toolbar of le.
around about top/ middle screen. if you hold you mouse over the buttons in that area it will tell you what they are. maybe move along them all and check em out.
im just thinking, i have an LE tutorial dvd here. Im wondering if i can send it to you via email as an attachment.
dunno if it will be to big, but we can try.
Aug 27, 2008 03:00 pm ok i will see..ya thanks!
Aug 27, 2008 03:08 pm DEON since u r more familiar with cubase, when i import my beat from acid into cubase, it geos in at "IN1+IN2" know what i mean? but what im trying to do know is import just my tracks separetly so that they can be professionaly mixed down porperly, but they are coming in just at "IN1", but i CAN change them to "IN1+IN2", should i do that or keep em "IN1"... ic an also put em in "IN2" i beleive....thanks!
Aug 27, 2008 03:18 pm oh my GOSH! haha i dont think i even need that snap thing u just line em all up at the start and its all there like it ends where it ends and the next look starts where it starts, i thought u literally had to perfectly align each track seperatly ive been having nightmares!!!!!!!!!hahaha
Aug 27, 2008 08:54 pm cool as then! with your in 1 and 2, you shouldnt need to worry about that, thats to do with recording in from an interface or mixer and in which case you can go into vst connections and set it up how you want.
as long as your "out" says "stereo out" all should be good for loops.
Do you know how to set up a "group" channel for your compression?
will make those drums sounds heaps good.
just as a tip, in whatever effects you are using at the time, (in the inserts box) you will see a tiny white box in the corner somewhere, if you click on that it will bring up possible pre sets.
so what im getting at is, if you wanted to put compression on yer drums and ya aint sure how to use it, you can first choose "VST Dynamics" (which is compression) and then click on ya litle white box which will show you all the pre sets for compression.
So for instance you may choose "Rock ballad drums" or something along those lines. when you click on it, it will auto set the compression for you.
be sure though to go into the compression effect, and where the "gate" button is, on the bottom somehwere, unclick that or it will play havoc with you signal.
if you already know this stuff, well, cool.
Aug 27, 2008 09:05 pm actually, you wont need to set up a group channel for compression as it is only one track of drum loops.
Just in your drum track window where you will see an "e" button, click on that and just use the inserts inside for your compression, still use the pre sets though, unless you can set it up manually.
Aug 28, 2008 01:33 pm ya i dont know anything about this stuff so dont worry...i am getting the guy that is mastering my cd to edit too, so hes gonna do all that crazy jazz,, hence why i need to get everything in seperate tracks for him...thanks alot deon ur a big help!!:D
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