I have a composition, where I want to use the Electric Guitar 3364 Sw085 with Electric Guitar 3354 Ev 085.
Is there a way to make these two guitars fit and play along? I'm playing around with Track offset, by adding -7 (in fact subtracting 7)to the 3364 Sw 085, which improves the timing between the two tracks, but it still sounds rather chaotic.
Is it at all "comes il faut" to use even and swing tracks in the same arrangement? Searching around with Google didn't make me wiser, so any views on this?
MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio
Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
In my experience (limited) Swing and Even feels CAN (but not necessarily DO) work better together the higher the tempo, and worse the lower the tempo. 85 bpm is pretty slow so all those "subdivisions" are very likely to sound sloppy together. My latest mixes Even and Swing based tracks, but it's at 140 BPM.
*Edit* I might should clarify. The the actual tempo of the main style was 70, but it had a pretty fast feel. I doubled the bar duration and the tempo, but it "played" at the same rate of speed, sonically. It was the additional swing tracks that were originally 125 and bumped up to 140.
Much depends on the RT itself, and you can't judge until you hear it. Some Swing feel RT's "swing" harder than others, and vice versa.
I hope somebody else can chime in with advice we both can use.
Last edited by Tangmo; 07/06/2101:11 PM. Reason: clarification
Swing 16th and Straight 8th will often blend together. This is because the swing is based on triplet 1/16th notes, and a triplet of 1/16th notes occurs in the same time as a single 1/8th note.
Similarly, a Swing 8th will fit with a RT that's based on 1/4 notes.
The two tracks you list are a swing 8 one and a straight 8 one. These won't fit together too well.
How I would overcome this is to create loops based on chords. I'd take a bar of the swing realtrack and in Reaper, I'd use stretch markers to align the swing notes to straight 1/8th note beats. I'd do this for each chord in the song and then use these loops to create a backing. (If the song has 6 chords, then I'd have 6 loops of 1 bar each.)
Great explanation Noel. Thanks to you, I think I finally understand how Even and Swing relate to 1/8 notes and 1/4 notes. Never looked at it this way before.
Yep... I was going to say that sometimes they do and most often they don't. Noel told you why.
What I would suggest is that you look at the real track info.... find out who the artist is and the tempo range that it's designed to work in.... then look at that particular artist and find a similar tempo range in the same even or swing based on which one the song is actually using.
Often, when you think that only "that one" particular track will work..... chances are, if you search, you'll find something else that actually fits and works better.
This is one reason why, when I work on a live guitar part for example, I always delete the previous one because I know there's something better coming along in the next take or maybe the 12th take.... You just gotta look for it.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.
The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
That was an explanation that was quite easy to understand - thank you for your reply
Cheers Peter
Last edited by Peters Garage; 07/08/2109:40 AM. Reason: Forgot "Hi Noel"
MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio
Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
Of course, one can always go old school and play both swing and straight 8. Rockabilly has many examples but this is my favorite as it slips between the two, sometimes with both playing simultaneously. That's James Burton as a teenager on guitar—still alive and making music 65 years later.
Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!
The User Showcase Forum is an excellent place to share your Band-in-a-Box® songs and listen to songs other program users are creating!
There are other places you can listen to these songs too! Visit our User Showcase page to sort by genre, artist (forum name), song title, and date - each listing will direct you to the forum post for that song.
If you'd rather listen to these songs in one place, head to our Band-in-a-Box® Radio, where you'll have the option to select the genre playlist for your listening pleasure. This page has SoundCloud built in, so it won't redirect you. We've also added the link to the Artists SoundCloud page here, and a link to their forum post.
We hope you find some inspiration from this amazing collection of User Showcase Songs!
Our User Showcase Forum receives more than 50 posts per day, with people sharing their Band-in-a-Box songs and providing feedback for other songs posted.
Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!
We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!
Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.
You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.
This new panel offers built-in specific support for the Reaper® DAW API allowing direct transfer of Band-in-a-Box® files to/from Reaper® tracks!
When you run the Plugin from Reaper®, there is a panel to set the following options:
-BB Track(s) to send: This allows you to select the Plugin tracks that will be sent Reaper.
-Destination Reaper Track: This lets you select the destination Reaper track to receive media content from the Plugin.
-At Bar: You can select a bar in Reaper where the Plugin tracks should be placed.
-Start Below Selected Track: This allows you to place the Plugin tracks below the destination Reaper track.
-Overwrite Reaper Track: You can overwrite previous content on the destination Reaper track.
-Move to Project Folder: With this option, you can move the Plugin tracks to the Reaper project folder.
-Send Reaper Instructions Enable this option to send the Reaper Instructions instead of rendering audio tracks, which is faster.
-Render Audio & Instructions: Enable this option to generate audio files and the Reaper instructions.
-Send Tracks After Generating: This allows the Plugin to automatically send tracks to Reaper after generating.
-Send Audio for MIDI Track: Enable this option to send rendered audio for MIDI tracks.
-Send RealCharts with Audio: If this option is enabled, Enable this option to send RealCharts with audio.
One of our representatives will be happy to help you over the phone. Our hours of operation are from
6:00AM to 6:00PM PST (GMT -8) Monday thru Friday, and 8:00AM to 4:00PM PST Saturday. We are closed Sunday. You can also send us your questions via email.
One of our representatives will be happy to help you on our Live Chat or by email. Our hours of operation are from
6:00AM to 6:00PM PST (GMT -8) Monday thru Friday; 8:00AM to 4:00PM PST (GMT -8) Saturday; Closed Sunday.