Can you answer these?

[Hayz]

Hi guys, have a few things, which I can't figure out and wondered if any of you could answer one or more of them? Hopefully the answers will help more than just myself! Any help appreciated. Hayz

1)When I split a track the “Split” option doesn’t appear when I right click, only when I go to Edit Menu at the top. I’m sure it has appeared on right click before, what am I doing wrong, as it is so long winded?!

2)Do you know how to add effects such as a Filter, echo etc …need to filter the sound and don’t know which device to use. Also, can you add such an effect to one audio track or does it have to apply to the whole song (all tracks)?

3)Can I use the pencil tool to add more drum beats and snares etc after rewiring redrum and recording the drums into Ableton or is this impossible as it is waveform?

4)Is there an easy way to master a track i.e a plug-in or something that does basic mastering for you?

5)Where is the best place to get more Brass sounds and instruments for ABleton? Is there a good site for this?

Any advice on a quicker way to match vocals/acapella to beat? I currently just cut up the acapella and place the certain words on the beat as required. is this right?

Many thanks! Hayz

[Hayz]

Ok fair play, I found the answer to the first two in the manual But still would be keen to know if you can add drum beats with the pencil tool from a beat made with redrum and rewired and recorded into an audio track in Live? Anyone?

[longjohns]

no

[Hayz]

Hi Longjohns, feel free to elaborate, is there a way to rewire redrum (Reason) and have the drum beat as midi so you can add more drum beats to the pattern you generate in redrum? Or are you stuck with the beat you made in reason?

[ewistrand]

Sure. Convert the pattern track to notes in Reason, and turn off enable pattern section in ReDrum. Then, run a MIDI track from Live to ReDrum; you'll choose Reason for the MIDI out of your track, and choose ReDrum in the field that will open up below the normal MIDI out field once you've selected Reason.

ew

[Hayz]

Sure. Convert the pattern track to notes in Reason, and turn off enable pattern section in ReDrum. Then, run a MIDI track from Live to ReDrum; you'll choose Reason for the MIDI out of your track, and choose ReDrum in the field that will open up below the normal MIDI out field once you've selected Reason.

ew

Hey Ewistrand, many thanks for replying. I still a bit stuck on this and it is properly something really simple. I can record my drum pattern into an audio track from Reason into Ableton but not Midi notes. I copied pattern to track as you suggested and created a midi track and the settings you suggested but no notes appeared in Live when I tried to record. I take it I need an audio track as well? I can only get audio waves of my drum pattern not midi notes and this is driving me nutz. Best wishes Hayz

[ewistrand]

The only thing you're recording in Live's the new notes; Reason doesn't have MIDI out. When you render the Reason track(s) to disk (or if you're just playing them), you'll have ReDrum playing both the patterns you converted to notes and the ones you drew in.

If you want to use the ReDrum MIDI patterns inside Live itself to drive other instruments, you'll have to export it out of Reason. Convert the pattern to notes as I said before, and use the export MIDI command in Reason standalone. Then, bring the MIDI track into Live.

ew

[Hayz]

Thanks Ewistrand, so the only way I can rewire my beats into Ableton directly is by recording it as audio waveform right? And if I want to edit the beat in ABleton I need to export the midi from Reason first and then import into ABleton this way? In your opinion which is the best way to do this, do all your beat creating in reason first and then export midi file or record directly into Live?

Thanks once again

[swamp creature]

try ableton audio effect rack, mastering & helper,mastering chain or multiband hard dance for instant mastering/mixing or download the dennis desantis live pack for its mastering collection for matching accapella to beats you could try midi clips in simpler but you have to use C3 only for right pitch unless you can afford sampler which is ideal . Impulse can be used if you increase the decay it will give you 8 short samples you can drag n drop using the loop brace in arrangement view saves choping up but then you have to draw your midi in to match your beats or actually play along! ( hoping someone will tell me how it should be done!)