How to change the rhythm from a loop?

[elektronikon]

Hello guys

 

I'm new here so I don't know if this is the right place for this question. But if u can help me about this.

 

I have a loop from a lead instrument and a loop from percussions. How can I change the rhythm from lead to play the rhythm from percussion loop?

 

Thank u!

[fusbur]

My first thought would be by using Flextime but others here might have a better solution involving groove templates (which i don't use so can't help you there!)

Worth googling both?

[David Nahmani]

You could try using Groove Tracks:

 

1. Press Option-T and select Groove Tracks.

2. Click the track number on the percussion track.

3. Select the Match Groove checkbox on the lead instrument track.

[elektronikon]

Thanks both for your reply!

 

I try the groove track, but I don't want follow the rhythm of the percs. I want the lead play exactly the rhythm of the percs. The percs work like a rhythm preset.

 

I'll try to explain what I see in other daw (with my terrible English )

 

For example :

I have a 2 bar lead instrument and I drag into this an audio percs loop (I know this isn't possible in lpx).

When I drag this in, a message tell me which midi mode I want to convert the percs (harmony, melody,drums). When I select one of these, the rhythm from the lead instrument change automatically in the rhythm of 'midi' percussion loop. And works like that.

 

I hope to find a solution in this technique in lpx, its very handy!

[David Nahmani]

I don't want follow the rhythm of the percs. I want the lead play exactly the rhythm of the percs.

I'm not sure I understand the distinction?

 

Does the lead have a rhythm to it to start with? Is that rhythm close to the percussion rhythm? Or does the lead have no rhythm at all to start with?

[elektronikon]

Yes, the lead play chords of 8th notes and when the percs drag in and select drum mode (in this situation) , the lead rhythm change to the rhythm of the percs. I hope this is more clear. The percs work like 'preset' which change the midi rhythm.

[David Nahmani]

select drum mode

What drum mode?

[elektronikon]

When you drag the audio perc loop into the midi lead instrument, a message appear with 3 modes (harmony, melody,drums). These modes convert the audio to midi file and you can select one of these.

[David Nahmani]

What instrument is this?

[elektronikon]

Its a midi lead instrument (like a piano). The point is that when I convert the audio percs to midi, the rhythm of the midi notes from lead instrument is changed.

[David Nahmani]

I feel like we're missing a lot of information regarding what you're doing. At least I don't understand what you're explaining. Maybe if you gave a detailed list of the exact steps you're taking? I'm not sure how you drag an audio file onto a MIDI instrument and get three choices as you've described.

[Kolzing]

I think elektronikon is talking about how this works in another DAW, in this particular case I would guess Ableton. If you drag an audio file into a midi region on a midi track in Ableton, it will give you three choices on how to convert the audio to midi.

And if it's possible to recreate this particular workflow in Logic.

You could maybe try to use the Drum Replacement/Doubling function to create midi out of the perc loop audio file, but I don't know if it's possible to generate flex markers out of a midi region on another track.

So maybe then converting the lead loop to a new sampler track, and then using the midi from the drum doubling operation to play the sampler track?

Edited March 3, 2022 by Kolzing

[elektronikon]

Yes Kolzing,exacly, its in Ableton, and I try to find if this is possible in LPX. Its a very handy technique!

[David Nahmani]

Ok so if the goal is to create a MIDI file from an audio file, then you can do this by choosing Flex Pitch and in the Audio track editor, choose Edit > Create MIDI Track from Flex Pitch data.