Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:33 pm
Jimmy
Another way of doing it (in 32/5.1) is to use functions repeat using a part that you have highlighted. You can repeat the loop or part as many times as you wish.
Okay I know that you want to copy to s specified area, but when you are developing a track you may decide to add or remove a few bars.
So, using this method you can "flood" the track with, say 64 copies of your 4 bar loop.
Next, drag your cursor over all of the new parts and then mute them.
As you play back/develop your track you can then un-mute parts as you wish until you finally have what you want.
Then simply delete the ones that remain muted.
Another way to copy a loop is to click on it and then hold the alt key down and drag to the right. This will take a copy along with it and you cna then drop it where you wish.
Not got my daw switched on at the moment but I'm sure It's ALT.
Hope that helps
Oh, I notice Huub has done the Alt & drag bit earlier.
Bear in mind you can click on several parts, on different tracks, using shift to highlight them all, and then hold alt and drag a complete "verse" of all instruments and all parts.
Going on from what Huub said about ghost parts.
These were originally in Cubase to save CPU memory if I remember correctly.
They can be useful but if you change the orig part you are asked if you want to convert all ghosts to the newly changed version. Be careful of this because, as an example, if you create a drum part, say hi-hats and make loads of ghost copies, you will sound like a machine. If you decide to add vaiety, drop a note, move a note or 2 off-beat, it will change them all and you'll still sound like a machine!
Another way of doing it (in 32/5.1) is to use functions repeat using a part that you have highlighted. You can repeat the loop or part as many times as you wish.
Okay I know that you want to copy to s specified area, but when you are developing a track you may decide to add or remove a few bars.
So, using this method you can "flood" the track with, say 64 copies of your 4 bar loop.
Next, drag your cursor over all of the new parts and then mute them.
As you play back/develop your track you can then un-mute parts as you wish until you finally have what you want.
Then simply delete the ones that remain muted.
Another way to copy a loop is to click on it and then hold the alt key down and drag to the right. This will take a copy along with it and you cna then drop it where you wish.
Not got my daw switched on at the moment but I'm sure It's ALT.
Hope that helps
Oh, I notice Huub has done the Alt & drag bit earlier.
Bear in mind you can click on several parts, on different tracks, using shift to highlight them all, and then hold alt and drag a complete "verse" of all instruments and all parts.
Going on from what Huub said about ghost parts.
These were originally in Cubase to save CPU memory if I remember correctly.
They can be useful but if you change the orig part you are asked if you want to convert all ghosts to the newly changed version. Be careful of this because, as an example, if you create a drum part, say hi-hats and make loads of ghost copies, you will sound like a machine. If you decide to add vaiety, drop a note, move a note or 2 off-beat, it will change them all and you'll still sound like a machine!