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[notmusician]

like my name suggests,i cannot read music nor play but to me this is a minor setback.my question or suggestion is: In the Audacity code is it possible to add/create a 'step' recording feature? That is to say, record a set number of bars(4,8)and duplicate the results repeatedly?This concept would include recording multiple tracks within the same desired parameter(s).

In short i want to 'string' together riffs consecutively to form a track and duplicate the process again with vocals,drum patterns,and instrumentals then 'dump' tracks until i have one full length stereo project a the end.i have version1.2
Thanx for any input.
p.s. Honestly i dont want to buy Cakewalk

[Irish]

You can do this in Audacity, as it is, though it is much easier in 1.3 than 1.2.
Download version 1.3.12 here:
http://audacityteam.org/download

When you have recorded your riff, select the section you want to copy, then:
Click on Edit > Copy (or Ctrl+C)
Press the Right Arrow to move the cursor to the end of the selection
Click on Edit > Paste, (or Ctrl+V), Right Arrow, Edit > Paste as many times as you want.

POL

[notmusician]

Good lookin out.ill download 1.3 and let everybody know.THANX

[roscoe45]

This process is normally refered to as creating loops....there are many loop freeware programs that do this and add such things as drums etc....you could download a loop generator program...create a loop then import the track to audacity....and so on....cut and paste over and over then mixdown. enjoy!

[notmusician]

thanx for the word. been down ill but im back now.where do i find these 'loops'?please don't say the T word!im new to this posting,blogging stuff so please excuse any faux pas on my part.

[notmusician]

This process is normally refered to as creating loops....there are many loop freeware programs that do this and add such things as drums etc....you could download a loop generator program...create a loop then import the track to audacity....and so on....cut and paste over and over then mixdown. enjoy!

Thanx again everybody!!! Now these loops,if i could manage to peck out a drum pattern through some tones on my board(casio2k)im guessing there is a metronome or some time correcting dealy...or do i have to be as tite as possible?

[steve]

im guessing there is a metronome or some time correcting dealy...

Some music programs have a feature called "Time Quantize" (often just called "Quantize") that automatically adjusts slightly-out-of-time notes so that they play exactly on-the-beat. "Quantize" is a common feature on "Midi Sequencer" programs. Audacity is not a Midi Sequencer, it is a Multi-track Audio Editor, which is a very different thing, and does not have "Quantizing".

In Audacity, if you create a short sequence of "notes", you can repeat them multiple times using the "Repeat" effect in the Effect menu.

For a free Midi sequencing program, check out MuseScore http://musescore.org/ and TuxGuitar http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/

[notmusician]

good info Steve.i hope im good to go now.preciate ya!...on a side note is there a place /forum to listen /upload Audacity projects to get a more experienced perspective?

[Gale Andrews]

good info Steve.i hope im good to go now.preciate ya!...on a side note is there a place /forum to listen /upload Audacity projects to get a more experienced perspective?

Standard Audacity projects are very large because the audio is uncompressed. Audacity Beta can save as a compressed project (using one slightly lossy OGG file per track). The compressed project is thus more suitable for online sharing, but neither form of project saving is very portable becaue they come as a combined .aup file and _data folder, which have to be zipped on upload and unzipped on download.

Are you asking about sharing projects, or just about a place to listen to finished, mixed down audio files exported from Audacity projects (such as OGG or MP3 which are small enough to download or stream)?

We do have a Created Using Audacity page on our Wiki which has links to sites where Audacity users have posted their creations. You could for example create an account on MySpace or some other social networking site, upload your Audacity creations to your page there, then post a link to that page on Created Using Audacity. You only need a free Wiki account to edit Wiki pages.

We could create a YouTube Group as a place for Audacity users to upload audio files with pictures, videos with audio, or their Audacity video tutorials or how tos. As regards audio created with Audacity, I don't see how you could patrol whether or not the audio really was made with Audacity. Does anyone think a YouTube Group a good idea?



Gale

[notmusician]

Thanks Gale,

Are you asking about sharing projects, or just about a place to listen to finished, mixed down audio files exported from Audacity projects (such as OGG or MP3 which are small enough to download or stream)?

yea, i was just wondering how far i could push this software but, then i started thinking,since im not a musician and im limited to step recording for now,(i love the guitar tho')how beneficial would it be to set my sights based on a composition by a person that can play?i really dont do the social sites or the Tube.they kill my unit with tracking cookies,besides,i would have that whole hyperlink thing.
I did want to say,i seem to be having the same issues with beta as i did with the first Audacity.When recording, while listening to playback, the 'recording' track doubles the playback track even if i never hit a single note.if i do use the mic or board this compounds my situation.disabling playback leaves me with no reference to how 'offsync' i am with the previous track.with playback disabled i can record several tracks and nothing dumps,combines,doubles,until i manually do so,but my time is waaay off.is this where the Time Quantizing patch fits in?