Sampling Acoustic Guitars
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- "The" Jazz
- 4617 posts since 18 Aug, 2004 from California, United States
Depends on what the samples are for...
If it's for chords or broken chord pluck patterns, you'll want to stick to sampling notes from the base of the neck. If it's for solo work you'll want to sample notes from higher up on the neck on all strings to get the right timbre. It does make a difference.
These are the notes that I usually sample when doing a simple project:
E string: E, F#, G#
A string: A, B, C#
D string: D, E, F#
G string: G, A
B string: B, C#, D#
E string: E, F#, G#, A#, etc. up by whole tones
And then map to sound good to your ears. Remember, when you have a note which is from a sample lower than the note, it has a brighter sound, whereas if your note in the note range is lower than the root note, it has a deeper sound.
If it's for chords or broken chord pluck patterns, you'll want to stick to sampling notes from the base of the neck. If it's for solo work you'll want to sample notes from higher up on the neck on all strings to get the right timbre. It does make a difference.
These are the notes that I usually sample when doing a simple project:
E string: E, F#, G#
A string: A, B, C#
D string: D, E, F#
G string: G, A
B string: B, C#, D#
E string: E, F#, G#, A#, etc. up by whole tones
And then map to sound good to your ears. Remember, when you have a note which is from a sample lower than the note, it has a brighter sound, whereas if your note in the note range is lower than the root note, it has a deeper sound.
Greg Schlaepfer
Orange Tree Samples
Ultra-realistic sample libraries for Kontakt
Orange Tree Samples
Ultra-realistic sample libraries for Kontakt
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- KVRAF
- 3508 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
I use C-Tuner. Admittedly I don't know of any alternatives, but this does the job just fine.Kriminal wrote:Also, is there a decent VST tuner about, free?
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- "The" Jazz
- 4617 posts since 18 Aug, 2004 from California, United States
Some of the old versions of Cakewalk came with a great tuner... It's really accurate, but I'm pretty sure it's not in Sonar. Too bad. I used it often.cron wrote:I use C-Tuner. Admittedly I don't know of any alternatives, but this does the job just fine.Kriminal wrote:Also, is there a decent VST tuner about, free?
Greg Schlaepfer
Orange Tree Samples
Ultra-realistic sample libraries for Kontakt
Orange Tree Samples
Ultra-realistic sample libraries for Kontakt
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- KVRAF
- 6937 posts since 4 Jun, 2004 from Utrecht, Holland
There also used to be G-Tuner, but its stand-alone and not VST. For a tuner that should not be a big issue.cron wrote:I use C-Tuner. Admittedly I don't know of any alternatives, but this does the job just fine.Kriminal wrote:Also, is there a decent VST tuner about, free?
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- KVRAF
- 2828 posts since 31 Dec, 2004 from Canarias
C-tuner, I think it is the only vst-one and it is perfect. I use it all the time when I´m making a sampled instrument. Also for my guitar customizing. Don´t look any further... .. .
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- Banned
- Topic Starter
- 18651 posts since 2 Oct, 2001 from England
Cheers, got that now.
The reason i asked is cos im getting a new soundcard tonight, on loan from the jath man, and there is an old honer guitar lying around, so i thought i'd have a go at sampling it
The reason i asked is cos im getting a new soundcard tonight, on loan from the jath man, and there is an old honer guitar lying around, so i thought i'd have a go at sampling it
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- vvvvvvv
- 2595 posts since 24 Oct, 2000 from skelmersdale, west lancs, uk
Anybody ever heard of acoustic steel samples with DADGAD tuning?
Open tuning has such a nice ring to it - all those resonating harmonics ... mmmm
Open tuning has such a nice ring to it - all those resonating harmonics ... mmmm
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- Mod-ulator
- 2895 posts since 31 Oct, 2000 from "Where I'm to, There I'll be"
Krim
I can't believe you didn't ask me for my secrets...
Oh yeah they are secrets ....which is why gregjazz didn't tell you what i taught him.
hhehehehe
Tips yer momma just don't know!
I can't believe you didn't ask me for my secrets...
Oh yeah they are secrets ....which is why gregjazz didn't tell you what i taught him.
hhehehehe
Tips yer momma just don't know!
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- Banned
- Topic Starter
- 18651 posts since 2 Oct, 2001 from England
Im talking about a cheap mic infront of a cheap guitar, too low brow for the likes of youmanytone wrote:Krim
I can't believe you didn't ask me for my secrets...
Oh yeah they are secrets ....which is why gregjazz didn't tell you what i taught him.
hhehehehe
Tips yer momma just don't know!
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- Banned
- 1842 posts since 4 Aug, 2004 from just right here
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I don't think the guitar lends itself for sampling, better to play it. I sampled my electric bass(only the E string}, and it came out better than some of the free ones available for download. I think if your going to use samples, it helps if you sample some of your own things.
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I don't think the guitar lends itself for sampling, better to play it. I sampled my electric bass(only the E string}, and it came out better than some of the free ones available for download. I think if your going to use samples, it helps if you sample some of your own things.
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- Mod-ulator
- 2895 posts since 31 Oct, 2000 from "Where I'm to, There I'll be"
?Rangtangtang wrote:.
I don't think the guitar lends itself for sampling,
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http://www.manytone.com/music/MTStation ... dJam01.MP3
http://www.manytone.com/music/Manytone_ ... e_love.mp3
That happens to be a sampled Guitar and Bass.... And I happen to make my living at sampling things like that so i beg to differ with that thaught. Of course playing a real one will get you a great sound but these days there are lots of things we can do with samples and layers and splits etc. Alot of guys can not play a real one for the life of them, yet they can make real sounding tracks with samples.