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Loop structure and BIAB loop tempo and key change. #358628 07/26/16 04:55 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP seeker Veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,047 80 Mi North of Sacramento CA	Why are some loops identified with specific key I.E. A or Am? BIAB video mentions the keys being changed. Also the tempo's. Is there an approximate Tempo rangewidth to be able to use? I.E. 120 tempo..........100 lo thru 140 hi. Sound distortion would dictate specific range. Of course answered my own question. What is normal loop time length? I ran across some that are 30 seconds. Is this a non-concern with the chords taking care of the chord change over the length? I am fishing for easy information folks...... Thank you in advance. FrankB Down The Street vs2015 12-03-2014 Win7, AMD QuadA8-5500,16GB,2TeraHD, Komplete 10 PG Ultra Plus 2016,Alesis 12USB, Sonar Platinum

Re: Loop structure and BIAB loop tempo and key change. seeker #358670 07/27/16 07:08 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,135 Winston-Salem, NC USA	Seeker, Loops with specific key identifier in the name usually have tempo and key signature information embedded in the loop to help software control tempo and pitch better. Another reason may be because the loop is presented out of context. The loop you're looking at may be just one of a series of loops and the key identifier in the name describes the loops place in the series. There is no standard loop length. Loop length generally is described in measures with one or two measures being most common, then half or four measures a little less common and eight or more measures rare. Commercial loops are normally sample accurate to avoid drift over time through repetition. For each second of audio there will be exactly 44,100 or 48,000 (or whatever the sample rate is) samples. Jim Fogle - 2024 BiaB (1111) RB (5) Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Loop structure and BIAB loop tempo and key change. Jim Fogle #358674 07/27/16 07:17 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP seeker Veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,047 80 Mi North of Sacramento CA	Jim, Most excellent, really appreciate your answers. Very clear, concise and get very specific in a wildly broad area. If you noted my sound source posting, that reason was overwhelmed. Thank you. FrankB Down The Street vs2015 12-03-2014 Win7, AMD QuadA8-5500,16GB,2TeraHD, Komplete 10 PG Ultra Plus 2016,Alesis 12USB, Sonar Platinum

Re: Loop structure and BIAB loop tempo and key change. seeker #358676 07/27/16 07:36 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,135 Winston-Salem, NC USA	Frank, I have an aquaintance who is a music producer that creates commercial midi and audio loops. He has shared with me the effort it takes to make good loops. His music is predominately country and R & B. You can get samples ++ HERE ++ or at freecountryloops.com Jim Fogle - 2024 BiaB (1111) RB (5) Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Loop structure and BIAB loop tempo and key change. Jim Fogle #358679 07/27/16 08:28 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP seeker Veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,047 80 Mi North of Sacramento CA	Jim, That is a good friend to have... Thank you...again FrankB Down The Street vs2015 12-03-2014 Win7, AMD QuadA8-5500,16GB,2TeraHD, Komplete 10 PG Ultra Plus 2016,Alesis 12USB, Sonar Platinum

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