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How To => Production Tips and Tricks! => Topic started by: Basil on July 10, 2008, 09:08:54 PM

Title: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 10, 2008, 09:08:54 PM

1.What is the best way to make a click track?

2. What seems to work bests for tones?

3. What seems to work best  1/4 1/8 1/16 notes

4. BPM verse tempo of song ...I'm not sure if BPM more like tape speed.


Thanks for help on this subject.

Basil

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: NickT on July 10, 2008, 09:18:00 PM

In Reaper:

Select File > Project Setting > Project settings tab. Set the BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Then

A simple metronome is available under
Insert > Insert/Click Source
Hilight the resulting item and hit "Ctrl+F2" to change parameters.
Drag the edge to loop to the desired length.

Hope that helps,

nick

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Tricia41 on July 10, 2008, 09:20:29 PM

good questions!   and answers. I always wondered that too.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 10, 2008, 09:26:40 PM

Hey Nick,

Is BPM = tempo of the song or is it speed of the recording software?

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Sharpola on July 10, 2008, 09:39:48 PM

BPM = beats per minute
tempo for the song

Sonar guys, is there a shortcut for adding a metronome to a track somehow?

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 10, 2008, 10:27:23 PM

Thanks Ray.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Gerk on July 10, 2008, 11:04:35 PM

2.  Cowbell! There ain't nothing like it!

Mark

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Bobby Watson on July 10, 2008, 11:14:12 PM

For a nominal fee, I could come over and pop my knuckles in time for you. I'll even bring my own mic.  ;)
BW@

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 11, 2008, 06:44:26 AM

Popping knuckles and cowbell ..... ;D

Should go good with this.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Thunder on July 11, 2008, 08:24:31 PM

Quote from: Gerk on July 10, 2008, 11:04:35 PM

2.  Cowbell! There ain't nothing like it!

Mark

Cuts like a knife ::)

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 11, 2008, 10:23:16 PM

I don't know if I should believe you guys or what about the cowbell.
So far I've found standard click in Reaper is a click sound, but it looks like you can install what ever sound file you want.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Letizia on July 11, 2008, 10:45:00 PM

it was a serious suggestion. many session drummers prefer the cowbell because it really cuts through a mix. suppose there are two approaches... the cowbell, where you can always hear it over your own playing and the mix... vs. something that the tracking drummer/musician can oly hear if his/her timing is off.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Tricia41 on July 12, 2008, 05:51:48 AM

Something silly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CuF1kfE4D8

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 12, 2008, 07:07:12 AM

Thanks Letizia.

Tricia,
I saw Christopher Walken on SNL many years ago doing the orginal cowbell skit
and that's why I thought these guys were making a cowbell joke.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Letizia on July 12, 2008, 11:13:33 PM

that walken skit is hilarious! :)

as much as cowbell is ridiculed in the music world... as a click, it's pretty popular.

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Thunder on July 13, 2008, 01:16:32 AM

Quote from: Letizia on July 12, 2008, 11:13:33 PM

that walken skit is hilarious! :)

as much as cowbell is ridiculed in the music world... as a click, it's pretty popular.

It is the loudest in my mix. :o ha ha

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 13, 2008, 09:24:06 AM

Could either of you guys post a cowbell sound file that has worked out well?
Do you want the cowbell on the downbeat or on every 1/4 note ?

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: NickT on July 13, 2008, 09:57:04 AM

I knew we went down this road before!

http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?topic=1753.0

Nick

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: Basil on July 13, 2008, 05:06:00 PM

How do you open .rar file?

Title: Re: Click Track Help
Post by: NickT on July 13, 2008, 05:18:46 PM

This is free.

http://www.7-zip.org/

http://www.uberdownloads.com/unrar.html

rar are like zip. They are compressed files.

Nick