Live mixing with the placement of notes on the piano roll?
April 7, 2012 2:50 AM Subscribe
Music producers of MeFi, how do you manually automate notes in the piano roll during a recording of the track? (Using Reason 4)
(Sorry if this is way too program specific)
In the same way you can adjust volume/pitch/frequency/etc during a recording, is there a way to move around notes (or groups of notes)?
(Sorry if this is way too program specific)
In the same way you can adjust volume/pitch/frequency/etc during a recording, is there a way to move around notes (or groups of notes)?
Response by poster: I'm trying to get a kinda stochastic sound when I move groups of notes forward with the timeline as it records. It sounds cool.
posted by Taft at 3:26 AM on April 7, 2012
posted by Taft at 3:26 AM on April 7, 2012
I don't think you're using the right words to talk about what you're asking about. Try being very specific about what you are trying to do, with simpler words, maybe with some screenshots or examples of the sound you want. "Stochastic" means random, are you just trying to get randomized notes?
posted by empath at 7:25 AM on April 7, 2012
posted by empath at 7:25 AM on April 7, 2012
My advice would be to somehow pre-record the notes that you want to move forward, and then cue that sample via midi or something else while you're recording.
...but I still don't think I know what exactly you're talking about.
posted by lobbyist at 7:26 AM on April 7, 2012
...but I still don't think I know what exactly you're talking about.
posted by lobbyist at 7:26 AM on April 7, 2012
I need more information. What exactly are you trying to do? What is your daw? what synth are you using? I'll check back later.
posted by NotSoSiniSter at 9:44 AM on April 7, 2012
posted by NotSoSiniSter at 9:44 AM on April 7, 2012
Response by poster: Try being very specific about what you are trying to do
In Reason, if you right-click on any adjustment knob, such as pitch or volume, and select "edit automation". This lets you record knob adjustments during a recording and saves the pattern on the timeline.
I'm trying to edit the automation of the position of notes on the piano roll the same way you would edit, say, the frequency of a synth filter before the chorus.
... sorry if that doesn't make sense; I tried.
posted by Taft at 12:10 AM on April 8, 2012
In Reason, if you right-click on any adjustment knob, such as pitch or volume, and select "edit automation". This lets you record knob adjustments during a recording and saves the pattern on the timeline.
I'm trying to edit the automation of the position of notes on the piano roll the same way you would edit, say, the frequency of a synth filter before the chorus.
... sorry if that doesn't make sense; I tried.
posted by Taft at 12:10 AM on April 8, 2012
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I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish. You "write" the notes in on the piano roll to create your melody or chords. This is not an automated process.
posted by kuanes at 3:12 AM on April 7, 2012