So it's a rainy Sunday & the battery in my metronome has bit the dust. I've been playing reels all day with my Garageband loops, which are hilarious -- from Club & 80's beats to Latin or Jazz. So I want to try some jigs, but I can't seem to configure any loops to get 3/4. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
Start a new project and select 6/8 as the time signature.
There's only a couple of loops in 6/8 as Garageband ships, though.
And you could spend hours searching the web for new ones - or record your own. It's a great bit of software for wasting hours!
Damn! No, I'm not getting any pre-packaged loops a'tall for 6/8.... Any suggestions about where to search? Like I can download some? I am too lazy to create my own--- I need a virtual bodhran player, I guess. Meantime, I guess it's mostly academic b/c tomorrow I'll go out & buy a 9-volt battery.... If you can point me in the download direction, I'd be very obliged! Thanks, Wurzel!
First, thanks for all the suggestions, esp the great link, thanks Wurzel!
Second, well Ben, I wouldn't have got the nursetv gig if it hadn't been for the generous support of the folks on here who helped vote me on. That being said, if you are single, I suppose we can start the matrimonial process whenever you are ready. Thirdly, yes, I have had the incredible luck of being born into a musically diverse & talented family, all due to my grandparents -- here is my grandfather's obituary, who passed away a few weeks ago. Although all of his children & grandchildren have had various musical successes, the one you might be most familiar is Eliot Grasso, who flew back from Ireland to be with us at the funeral.
The easiest thing to do is to grab a 4/4 loop you like the sound of. Then hover over the top right hand corner of the loop, the cursor will turn "curly" click and drag and shorten the loop by one beat. Then you a one bar of 3/4. Then use copy and paste, copy and paste, etc etc you then have a 3/4 beat. It's a pain to do it that way as you then can't extend the loop, you have to copy and paste it, but it works and you have 3/4. You then need to do the same thing with all the loops that you choose to use for that track. Then we all need to e-mail the kind people at GarageBand and pester them until they make some 3/4 loops!!!
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So it's a rainy Sunday & the battery in my metronome has bit the dust. I've been playing reels all day with my Garageband loops, which are hilarious -- from Club & 80's beats to Latin or Jazz. So I want to try some jigs, but I can't seem to configure any loops to get 3/4. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by emily_bmore
Re: for garageband geeks
You want 6/8 for jigs.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by Wurzel
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Excellent point, Wurzel. I mistyped, but I suppose I should say, I can't get any loops except 4/4.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by emily_bmore
Re: for garageband geeks
Start a new project and select 6/8 as the time signature.
There's only a couple of loops in 6/8 as Garageband ships, though.
And you could spend hours searching the web for new ones - or record your own. It's a great bit of software for wasting hours!
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by Wurzel
Re: for garageband geeks
Damn! No, I'm not getting any pre-packaged loops a'tall for 6/8.... Any suggestions about where to search? Like I can download some? I am too lazy to create my own--- I need a virtual bodhran player, I guess. Meantime, I guess it's mostly academic b/c tomorrow I'll go out & buy a 9-volt battery.... If you can point me in the download direction, I'd be very obliged! Thanks, Wurzel!
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by emily_bmore
Re: for garageband geeks
Hey Ems- good to see you back, safe and sound
Fel
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by I_Fel
Re: for garageband geeks
Personally, I didn't understand a word of this. So ... I looked at your member profile, Emily - didn't understand a word of that either ... So ...
I've watched Webisode V - wow! Good on ya!
Yet another person putting me to shame ... and some cracking music too, including some lovely flute playing.
... I was obviously born sub-standard ...
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by benhall.1
Re: for garageband geeks
Is this discussion any use, Emily? http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=834954
Sorry if it isn't!
Max
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by maxF
Re: for garageband geeks
There's some 6/8 drum loops here for free
http://www.proloops.co.uk/0107_1.asp
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by Wurzel
Re: for garageband geeks
First, thanks for all the suggestions, esp the great link, thanks Wurzel!
Second, well Ben, I wouldn't have got the nursetv gig if it hadn't been for the generous support of the folks on here who helped vote me on. That being said, if you are single, I suppose we can start the matrimonial process whenever you are ready. Thirdly, yes, I have had the incredible luck of being born into a musically diverse & talented family, all due to my grandparents -- here is my grandfather's obituary, who passed away a few weeks ago. Although all of his children & grandchildren have had various musical successes, the one you might be most familiar is Eliot Grasso, who flew back from Ireland to be with us at the funeral.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.seay21may21,0,1356918.story
Good kharma, good genes, good friends, great music. ;)
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by emily_bmore
Re: for garageband geeks
It's time to invest in a rechargeable battery, Emily.
Haven't you got a tame bodrhan player to hand ?
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by Guernsey Pete
Re: for garageband geeks
Hiya Ems!
What you really want to do is download "Weird Metronome" (it's free) and set up your own drum machine: http://www.pinkandaint.com/weirdmet.shtml
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by Will CPT
Re: for garageband geeks
The easiest thing to do is to grab a 4/4 loop you like the sound of. Then hover over the top right hand corner of the loop, the cursor will turn "curly" click and drag and shorten the loop by one beat. Then you a one bar of 3/4. Then use copy and paste, copy and paste, etc etc you then have a 3/4 beat. It's a pain to do it that way as you then can't extend the loop, you have to copy and paste it, but it works and you have 3/4. You then need to do the same thing with all the loops that you choose to use for that track. Then we all need to e-mail the kind people at GarageBand and pester them until they make some 3/4 loops!!!
# Posted on June 4th 2007 by Vix