Still trying to figure out ProTools. This one has double tracked rhythm guitars, a lead track, a melody track, a midi-bass track, and a midi-drum track. Still not perfect but I sure am having fun!
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Still trying to figure out ProTools. This one has double tracked rhythm guitars, a lead track, a melody track, a midi-bass track, and a midi-drum track. Still not perfect but I sure am having fun!
FFS003, That sounds very good, you made an excellent track. It looks like an excellent project to work on.
I know that Jay worked with Audacity. Am I correct in saying that Audacity should do a similar job as ProTools. I never played with either. Where do you get the backing tracks and MIDI files to accompany your own tracks?
Marc
FFS003, That sounds very good, you made an excellent track. It looks like an excellent project to work on.
I know that Jay worked with Audacity. Am I correct in saying that Audacity should do a similar job as ProTools. I never played with either. Where do you get the backing tracks and MIDI files to accompany your own tracks?
Marc
Lavallee wrote:
Thanks Marc. Yes, Audacity will do a similar job. But ProTools is VERY powerful. Protools has tons of "plug-ins" where, for example, I can take my sweet acoustic track and make it sound like it's coming from a stack of Marshall amps cranked up to 10 with a wahwah flanger and delay hooked in (all without destroy the original sweet sounding acoustic recording). Regarding the backing tracks (bass and drums): I made them myself within ProTools. ProTools allows you to write midi stuff as if you are actually playing the instrument. Since I don't have a bass guitar or keyboards, I just "scored" the bass track and told ProTools to play the notes using a "virtual base guitar". I could easily have ProTools play the score with say a church organ, a sitar, a clarinet, AND a trumpet, and then apply all sorts of effects. I'm having a ball with it!Still trying to figure out ProTools. This one has double tracked rhythm guitars, a lead track, a melody track, a midi-bass track, and a midi-drum track. Still not perfect but I sure am having fun!
FFS003, That sounds very good, you made an excellent track. It looks like an excellent project to work on.
I know that Jay worked with Audacity. Am I correct in saying that Audacity should do a similar job as ProTools. I never played with either. Where do you get the backing tracks and MIDI files to accompany your own tracks?
Marc
ffsooo3 wrote:
Thanks
Marc
That seems like an excellent tool. But since I am not really aware yet of what I need , I think I will try with audacity for now with the idea that ProTools can do much more.Lavallee wrote:Thanks Marc. Yes, Audacity will do a similar job. But ProTools is VERY powerful. Protools has tons of "plug-ins" where, for example, I can take my sweet acoustic track and make it sound like it's coming from a stack of Marshall amps cranked up to 10 with a wahwah flanger and delay hooked in (all without destroy the original sweet sounding acoustic recording). Regarding the backing tracks (bass and drums): I made them myself within ProTools. ProTools allows you to write midi stuff as if you are actually playing the instrument. Since I don't have a bass guitar or keyboards, I just "scored" the bass track and told ProTools to play the notes using a "virtual base guitar". I could easily have ProTools play the score with say a church organ, a sitar, a clarinet, AND a trumpet, and then apply all sorts of effects. I'm having a ball with it!Still trying to figure out ProTools. This one has double tracked rhythm guitars, a lead track, a melody track, a midi-bass track, and a midi-drum track. Still not perfect but I sure am having fun!
FFS003, That sounds very good, you made an excellent track. It looks like an excellent project to work on.
I know that Jay worked with Audacity. Am I correct in saying that Audacity should do a similar job as ProTools. I never played with either. Where do you get the backing tracks and MIDI files to accompany your own tracks?
Marc
Thanks
Marc
tovo wrote:
Well, I didn't like the sounds of the sitar, clarinet, and trumpet (I guess they really don't play well in the bass guitar range!), so I mixed a version with an organ, strings, clavinets, and kalimba for you. I didn't change anything in the ProTools tracks (no new tracks, no new recordings, etc.) except I told ProTools to not use the bass guitar "instrument" and to use the 4 new ones instead....It's nice. If you can mix a version where you play the church organ, a sitar, a clarinet, AND a trumpet....well I'll be REALLY impressed!