Loop editor

[kara]

I wonder if there is a way (freeware/shareware) to 'acidize' a wav loop?
I know soundforge does this, but it is expensive just to do that. So perhaps there is another solution?

Rony
karamusic@ifrance.com

[SamplingArt]

good question.

[AD80]

There used to be innexpensive versions of ACID, I think they were called Acid Xpress or something like that. I'm sure that could do it. Also the entry level Cakewalk products might be able to. Good luck .

[Kerrydan]

There used to be an inexpensive versions of ACID, I think they were called Acid Xpress or something like that. I'm sure that could do it.

OMG! I've had the free Acid XPress on my computer for years now, and never once guessed that you could save acidized audio loops with it!

I just investigated, and sure enough, AD80 is right! Just load the wave file you want to acidize into a track. Then, in the Track Info tab set all the acidized info you need (root key, number of beats, loop type, etc.). Then right-click the wave display with the beat counters, and select Save As to save the new, acidized loop. The next time you load that loop into an acid-friendly software, the info will be there.

Cheers, AD80!!
-K

PS: You can find Acid Xpress at http://www.acidplanet.com/

[AD80]

Glad to be of help.

Yeah Acid Express came free with a lot of diffrent Dell's and Sony Vaio's and other computers. Very cool indeed.

[Bigg John]

Sound forge XP has all the looping tools that full blown sf has. I think they call it "screen blast" now. Are you just trying to assign properties to pre-cut up loops or are you trying to extract loops from a longer performance?

anyway, the screen blast version does everything sound forge does (in terms of loop editing) except it won't open 24-bit files. I can't verify this right now becuse i can't get on sony's website.

[LarryAW]

Hi Rony,

For whatever reason, I am unable to get to Sony, but they own Sonic Foundry now. You can find ScreenBlast Acid, a cut-down of Acid Pro 4 that may be what you are looking for as Kerry Stated. Also, you will find ScreenBlast Sound Forge 7, which is a cut-down version of Sony Sound Forge 7. They have demos of all of them, and also comparison charts, which are very helpful. It is a real pain in the butt to get to their site sometimes, like right now, so I am unable to give you a direct link. Just search for ScreenBlast Acid or ScreenBlast Sound Forge.


There is a product called "Wave Surgeon." It can be found at http://www.squarecircle.co.uk/. They have 2 versions, one for $35 and the other for $52. I have their slightly more expensive product called Mobius, and it costs $99. I like it a lot. I haven't used it, but I think a lot of people really like Wave Surgeon. They have demo versions of all of their products.

Also, you can go to:

http://www.beatcreator.com

There, you will find Seamless Looper for $40 and BeatCreator 2 for $80. Both Seamless Looper and BeatCreator 2 are excellent. BeatCreator Pro is going to be released "very" soon. There is still a beat version available, which is up to "v25." You can give them all a test run.

I hope you will find something you need and like.

Larry

[kara]

Thanks you all for your answers. I'm downloading AcidXpress now and will have it a try. I looked at the product but they don't specify that they can create the acid markers for a loop.
My problem is not to create the loops, i have them created. The only thing I want to do is ad the ACID markers to it.

The reason for that is that I have a lot of loops,I've created myself, and want to put them on a CD to sell them (very cheap !!). The style is rock,slowrock,balade (sorry for the technos here . Browsing the internet and looking at other loop providers they all specify that there loops are acidized. So I suppose that this is a requirement for loops now ?

I'll keep you informed

Thanks,
Rony
karamusic@ifrance.com

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