Also, since the audio for the backing track is coming from a different output, you can mix/EQ it separately from the BeatBuddy output. One advantage of doing it this way is that you can change the tempo of the song at will.
ARIA MAESTOSA ADJUST SPEED WHILE PLAYING SOFTWARE
For experimentation purposes I was using Ableton Live on a laptop and triggering software synths, but the same principle could be applied to any sequencer/synth combo whether software or hardware. In my case, however, I am focusing on triggering MIDI files in a sequencer that will then play backing tracks from a hardware synth. I did something similar last night and well into the early morning hours (without seeing your post). Very cool! I was planning to do this for some songs where I need to trigger certain non-drum sound effects at repeatable points in the song structure, but I hadn’t taken the leap to consider doing whole sampled backing tracks for different song sections. It took a LOT of experimentation (all freakin day) :), so I’ll explain what I did, for when anyone else wants to have sample based backing tracks… So that link is the link to my latest creation. It also can compare the length of midi clips with WAV samples. Audacity for creating WAV samples, and editing of WAVs. Aria Maestosa, for midi editing and setting bpm and time signature. Tools used: Reaper, for midi editing, and wav comparison. As you play the song though, you can see the “tempo” guide is five steps, once second each, across the display. Unfortunately my midi editor Reaper somehow doesn’t record the bpm and time signature into the midi, so I had to re-edit the files in Aria and add that. How do you make a midi be exactly 10s long? Well, I set the bpm = 60, and the time signature to 5/4, or 10/4. You can do this by time stretching or shrinking, but this song was close enough to just chop it there. I cut the sample to make it pretty near exactly 10s and 20s. In this case, some samples were 10s long, and some were 20s long which is basically 2 measures, and 4 measures, i think.
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To make sure that the sample plays in its entirety I made the midis trigger the appropriate note, then trigger a bunch of notes that are NOT in the drumkit (note 35, in my case) I don’t know if this is necessary, but I’m just doing trial and error here.
You could basically create any backing track situation, as long as you figure out the rules.
Each of those “instruments” trigger a sample, which is just a WAV file. So basically I created a new drumkit that has note 36 = the main loop, note 37 = the intro, note 38 = the fill, and note 39 = the outro. It took a LOT of experimentation (all freakin day) :), so I’ll explain what I did, for when anyone else wants to have sample based backing tracks. You can’t just call them Beatbuddy beats anymore.
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