Advice on getting started recording and looping instruments?
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:29 pm
Hi all,
I seem to be having trouble getting started recording and looping instruments in Live. It's my first time using software like this, so please pardon my simple questions. Here's what I'm doing:
1) I'm playing around with keyboard or guitar, and decide I like something.
2) I tap my tempo into Live (I mapped the "q" on my laptop to tap tempo).
3) I start the metronome or a simple drum, arm the Audio In track, click a record 'circle' in a clip within the armed track in Session. Then (after recording has begun) I reach down and start playing.
4) So now I'm recording, and I play the part I like several times, and then reach up and press the laptop space bar to stop.
Is that right so far?
The real trouble I seem to be having is when I then open the clip, and try to adjust the loop start/stop, it usually doesn't loop nicely.
Also, when I try to record additional loops (eg, a bass part or whatever) often the rhythm/timing seems significantly off.
I'd love to hear any tips from people who like to use Live to record and loop physical instruments.
Thank you kindly!
(EDIT: ps, I don't really understand warping, quantization, etc., and I'm not even sure if that's relevant here -- I haven't changed any of those settings from the defaults.)
I seem to be having trouble getting started recording and looping instruments in Live. It's my first time using software like this, so please pardon my simple questions. Here's what I'm doing:
1) I'm playing around with keyboard or guitar, and decide I like something.
2) I tap my tempo into Live (I mapped the "q" on my laptop to tap tempo).
3) I start the metronome or a simple drum, arm the Audio In track, click a record 'circle' in a clip within the armed track in Session. Then (after recording has begun) I reach down and start playing.
4) So now I'm recording, and I play the part I like several times, and then reach up and press the laptop space bar to stop.
Is that right so far?
The real trouble I seem to be having is when I then open the clip, and try to adjust the loop start/stop, it usually doesn't loop nicely.
Also, when I try to record additional loops (eg, a bass part or whatever) often the rhythm/timing seems significantly off.
I'd love to hear any tips from people who like to use Live to record and loop physical instruments.
Thank you kindly!
(EDIT: ps, I don't really understand warping, quantization, etc., and I'm not even sure if that's relevant here -- I haven't changed any of those settings from the defaults.)