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Post by powerpc127 on Jan 29, 2010 20:41:57 GMT -6
HALP!!!... I'm doing this song in MPC:
My tempo, for now, is 1000 bpm's and I'm using every 4th beat as a triplet and every 6th beat as a quarter note. In other words, the flute triplets at the beginning of the song land on beat 1 of every measure and the guitar part lands either on beat 1 of the odd measures or beat 3 of the even measures... If that makes sense...
Anyways, it was going fine until about 1:05, when the trumpet part has a triplet run that's 3x as fast. Basically, I want to just have a few measures where I increase the tempo enough to do that, then go right back to 1000 once I hit the high note. What should I set my tempo to in order to do that? If you need a visual I could make a private video explaining it better if you friend me or I could take a few screens. Let me know.
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Post by lih on Jan 29, 2010 21:47:37 GMT -6
idk what's the base tempo
if it's 3x as fast use 3x the tempo?
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Post by powerpc127 on Jan 30, 2010 0:40:12 GMT -6
I tried that, but it seemed slower. It could just be my computer lagging because of the higher tempo, but it just seemed too slow. idk I might have to just go with it and see how it sounds when I record it. The base tempo 1000, btw.
Edit: turns out it's a... sevenlet. Whatever you call 7 notes divided evenly into a beat. I could make the song 7 times as fast for a while, but I think I'll just fudge it and try to ignore my ocd for a bit. Thanks anyways.
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Post by TFinn04 on Jan 30, 2010 8:24:01 GMT -6
Just triple your tempo.
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Post by budwayz on Feb 1, 2010 18:55:48 GMT -6
For some reason i dont think those are 7's. i just tapped it out on my desk, and 8 fit in to one beat, aka, a 32. maybe im just dumb though haha
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Post by powerpc127 on Feb 1, 2010 19:24:00 GMT -6
I've tried them as 32nd notes, 16th notes, 8th notes, and 16th note triplets and none worked. I just got it as close as I could and went with it. It'll be up soon. Thanks for all the help though guys.
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Post by PopTart on Feb 2, 2010 0:29:01 GMT -6
budwayz is right, the note run is part of a set of eight regular sixteenth notes, though the first one isn't played, leaving a slight gap and then the rest of the seven. Normally, if you are having trouble fitting in a triplet or other "-let", multiplying your current tempo by a number equal to the number of notes in the whateverlet would give you something you can surely work with. However, this can lead to much greater speeds depending on the situation, if you're willing to go for it. Also, since this is MPC, this also can make the new tempo fall in the middle of a tempo gap, so just be aware :-| What I do if this happens to me is I divide the new tempo by 2 (or more) again and get a slower tempo that still gives me enough spacing  |
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Post by drtoadproductions on Mar 14, 2010 18:27:56 GMT -6
oh! a septeplet note!! i know i figured this out at some point in time, i'll have to search through some files the find where i used that in the past
well i found it! but i'll have to know if they're 8th septeplets, 16th septeplets, quarter septeplets. what are they?
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Post by PopTart on Mar 17, 2010 23:05:42 GMT -6
oh! a septeplet note!! i know i figured this out at some point in time, i'll have to search through some files the find where i used that in the past well i found it! but i'll have to know if they're 8th septeplets, 16th septeplets, quarter septeplets. what are they? Are you referring to the song in this thread, or your song? |
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Post by Snowball on Apr 4, 2010 23:36:26 GMT -6
Wouldn't this have been a non-issue if you'd been using dickspeed from the start?
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Post by Exarion on Apr 8, 2010 15:50:21 GMT -6
Ok, I need help...
What do I do if I have 2 parts to an orchestral arrangement, but at different tempos? Like, a cello going at 144 bpm and a violin going at 80 bpm? Do I multiply the 2 tempos together?
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Post by PopTart on Apr 8, 2010 18:45:52 GMT -6
Ok, I need help... What do I do if I have 2 parts to an orchestral arrangement, but at different tempos? Like, a cello going at 144 bpm and a violin going at 80 bpm? Do I multiply the 2 tempos together? Wow, what kind of song are you making?  Yeah, try that first and see if it works. If not, try a multiple of it or instead cut it in half |
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Post by Exarion on Apr 8, 2010 20:26:56 GMT -6
I'm thinking about doing the Passacaglia (Otherwise known as the Impossible Duet, by Handel-Halvorsen). The tempos I gave were from... memory, but they could be wrong.
Here:
I'm kinda practicing this on Cello, but it's hard and I'm only in 8th grade :^P I'll get through.
I could probably pass through with just listening off this song and copying off the sheet music. But the song also has grace notes, septeplets, quadreplets, triplets, and sexteplets.
You know what... I might just give this song up :*P Good day, lol
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Post by Snowball on Apr 8, 2010 20:27:28 GMT -6
Ok, I need help... What do I do if I have 2 parts to an orchestral arrangement, but at different tempos? Like, a cello going at 144 bpm and a violin going at 80 bpm? Do I multiply the 2 tempos together? Honestly, I'm thinking it'd be a lot easier if you just recorded them separately and synced. =\ I just tried it with just quarter notes using the least common multiple of the tempos (720). It didn't work and now my head hurts. |
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Post by Snowball on Apr 8, 2010 20:30:40 GMT -6
That doesn't sound like different tempos at all. Where did you hear they were?
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Post by Exarion on Apr 8, 2010 20:41:02 GMT -6
Actually... right at the beginning, according to the score...
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Post by Youne on Apr 8, 2010 21:15:09 GMT -6
I'm thinking about doing the Passacaglia (Otherwise known as the Impossible Duet, by Handel-Halvorsen). The tempos I gave were from... memory, but they could be wrong. Here: I'm kinda practicing this on Cello, but it's hard and I'm only in 8th grade :^P I'll get through. I could probably pass through with just listening off this song and copying off the sheet music. But the song also has grace notes, septeplets, quadreplets, triplets, and sexteplets. You know what... I might just give this song up :*P Good day, lol You're practicing that.... and you're in 8th grade. I'm 4 years your senior and I pale in comparison to you.  Good luck with it though. |
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Post by Exarion on Apr 8, 2010 21:29:52 GMT -6
Well, it's not SO hard. It's just the 8va part, alto clef part, and 32nd note part that get to me. The rest I can handle... at about a half tempo...
Also, I'm more focused on Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (which I'm also doing on Mario Paint. Current tempo: 4200!!!)
At about this tempo :*P:
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Yeah, try that first and see if it works. If not, try a multiple of it or instead cut it in half
