Am I dumb or is extending a section of a song by a few repetitions oddly difficult? For the trouble I could probably just go back and play the damn thing, but I need to learn how to move stuff around to help with compositions

Can you not just copy/paste that section?

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Jun 11, 2023 2:14 pm Am I dumb or is extending a section of a song by a few repetitions oddly difficult? For the trouble I could probably just go back and play the damn thing, but I need to learn how to move stuff around to help with compositions

Do you record to a click track? If you do it’s easy, if you don’t, make sure the „snap to grid“ function is disabled!
If you don’t record to a click, the easiest way will probable be to make a loop of a part you want to repeat, then select all files you want to copy, right click and select „copy selected area of items“ and then paste the files as you like.
If you record to a click track then you can use s for slice, ctrl c and ctrl v for copy and paste, or you can hit ctrl and grab the files with the mouse, you’ll see a + on the mouse arrow to copy items.

bassdriver wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:08 am

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Jun 11, 2023 2:14 pm Am I dumb or is extending a section of a song by a few repetitions oddly difficult? For the trouble I could probably just go back and play the damn thing, but I need to learn how to move stuff around to help with compositions

Do you record to a click track? If you do it’s easy, if you don’t, make sure the „snap to grid“ function is disabled!
If you don’t record to a click, the easiest way will probable be to make a loop of a part you want to repeat, then select all files you want to copy, right click and select „copy selected area of items“ and then paste the files as you like.
If you record to a click track then you can use s for slice, ctrl c and ctrl v for copy and paste, or you can hit ctrl and grab the files with the mouse, you’ll see a + on the mouse arrow to copy items.

All that^ Plus I do suggest selecting all your clips you are going to CPY PST and hitting G to group the clips together. if you need to nudge them around at all after pasting, if they are grouped they will stay aligned. After they are in place, you can select them and hit U to ungroup them and free them from their bonds.

I will often place a marker (M) on the transient of the down beat where I want the pasted section to start and use that marker to line up the pasted section transient exactly where the hit should be. Just zoom in on the marker and slide the waves over to where the kick or whatever line up with the marker line.

When using a click, if everything lines up with a grid, you can set the snap offset of the waveform by sliding the little triangle in the lower left corner of the clip. This will control the snap point of the file to the grid. can be helpful if you are using the same file over and over that doesn't start at the very top of the waveform.

MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:56 am Can you not just copy/paste that section?

That didn’t work when I was messing around with it yesterday, but I guess I was doing something wrong. I’ll try the suggestions here. I must have been searching the wrong terms because I was getting midi rolls and loops articles in my search. The replies here seem pretty cut and dried

Normally I don’t record with a click, or if I do its only used for playing along to a single basic rhythm track and the click never makes it to disk… but I did print one on the song I’m doing now specifically to work this stuff out.

Storm and Stress-esque edits incoming. Some of the stuff here and there won’t line up so I’ll have a chance to follow the grid and stay off of it depending on the edit Thanks everybody

Anybody know how to get an old vst to open on a new macbook in Reaper? I get a "developer cannot be verified" message trying to use Proximity by TDR. I can load it on W10 and Mac opens all the current vsts from TDR but this one is a legacy product no longer updated. I get the same message too trying to install/load luftikus EQ vst. Watched a couple of YT tutorials explaining how others get around it but I can't make their steps work for me.

Link to Proximity for anyone interested - https://www.tokyodawn.net/proximity/

handsbloodyhands wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 2:42 pm Anybody know how to get an old vst to open on a new macbook in Reaper? I get a "developer cannot be verified" message trying to use Proximity by TDR. I can load it on W10 and Mac opens all the current vsts from TDR but this one is a legacy product no longer updated. I get the same message too trying to install/load luftikus EQ vst. Watched a couple of YT tutorials explaining how others get around it but I can't make their steps work for me.

Link to Proximity for anyone interested - https://www.tokyodawn.net/proximity/

After it fails to open, go to Settings/privacy and security and scroll down, you should see a dialog saying it was blocked, click "allow" or whatever. It should work, but sometimes needs a total reinstall and go through the process again. Sometimes it will never work. Mac blocking apps from opening is one of the things that makes me want to set them all on fire. Apple can go fuck itself with its nanny-starte hand holding.

I have a scratch vocal I recorded where I literally leaned into the mic I had up on a guitar amp and sung into it without headphones. Of course its a fucking mess and yes I loved the take.

Is there a quick way to clean up the space in between the vocal lines? I can edit them out manually but I was wondering if there was an easy function within the daw for now.

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:42 pm I have a scratch vocal I recorded where I literally leaned into the mic I had up on a guitar amp and sung into it without headphones. Of course its a fucking mess and yes I loved the take.

Is there a quick way to clean up the space in between the vocal lines? I can edit them out manually but I was wondering if there was an easy function within the daw for now.

I've never had luck with any removal/isolator tools

I usually just make cuts [S key to separate] the sections I want quiet. Shift/click each section I want to duck, and grab the top of one waveform and draw the volume down until it's where I want it, or just delete them if I want silence. Then you can adjust the in/out fades at the top/tail of the vocal parts so the don't pop in so hard.

Good enough for government work.

You can try playing with this. I've used it with mixed results.