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Some Creative Applications
The following shows how the above tools and effects can be used for music production, composition,
sampling, song creation and sound design for audio post production and games plus more. Hopefully they will
also inspire you in your own experimentation!
Copy & paste notes between different Rips and different parts of the same Rip
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Create harmony or layered textures by copying & pasting vocal/instrumental notes or sound effects on
top of themselves then shifting them up or down in pitch. Improve the effect by reducing the volume
of the harmony notes with the Level effect and (DeepAudio only) adding subtle variations in pitch with
Audioshop’s Draw Pitch Tool. Note that harmony can also be added more quickly (but with less
control over the notes) by simply applying the Harmony effect.
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Create a dialog between two singers, actors, instruments, or sound effects by copying a single line or
sound of one of them and pasting that between two lines or sounds of the other. Upon pasting, click
& drag its start and end to find the desired timing. Alternatively, paste with
X
x
/Ctrl+Shift+V to
automatically fit to the destination BPM. Use the Stereo Panning effect to make the different
performers or sound effects come out of different speakers.
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Add repetition at regular intervals by using Edit>Duplicate (
X
/Ctrl+D) on a selection or by copying &
repeatedly pasting it at other rhythmic intervals. Notes can then be shifted in pitch to create scales or
arpeggiated effects. Alternatively, the Delay effect can be used to create an echo effect.
Create songs from samples
1)
Open a song that you’d like to add a new part to.
2)
Open the song that contains that new part.
3)
Once all ripping has completed, check that the bar lines are correctly positioned in both Rips. If they
are not, click & drag the handle beneath each bar line to move it. Subsequent bar lines update
automatically so it is best to start with the first one and work forwards through the Rip.
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Tip: After viewing the two Rips in succession, quickly swap between them by pressing
^/Ctrl+Tab.
4)
In the RipList Panel, hover the mouse pointer over the Rip of the first song to view its BPM (shown to
the right of its name).
5)
Display the Rip of the second song and set its BPM to be the same as the BPM of the first song by using
the Change Tempo RipScript (accessible by right-clicking on the background of the Rip when nothing is
selected).
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Note: This step can be skipped – see note below.
6)
Play back the first song to find the best place to add the new part to.
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Tip: Create a loop with the Loop bar to listen to a section repeatedly.
7)
In the Rip of the second song, select the notes and/or unpitched sounds that you’d like to add to the
first and copy them by pressing
X
/Ctrl+C.
8)
Swap back to the rip of the first song and paste the copied selection by pressing
X
/Ctrl+V.