The Beat Detective Discussion

[Andy Sneap]

no not you james, other chap posting on here

 

[James Murphy]

gotcha,

 

[Andy Sneap]

stupid as it sounds, Zeronaught, you are recording to a click generated by pro tools arent you? You have a tempo map in you grid etc

 

[::XeS::]

I usually work like James, but sometimes it could happen that I move some hits by hands.
Anyway when you learn the BD divisions, it's very simple.

 

[The-Zeronaut]

exactly, I just go by the grid and if BD snaps a hit to the wrong fraction I just move it by hand. It sounds like you are trying to do way to much in one go, do any BD 4 bars at a time max.

I do the same as James said
4 bars difficult parts
8 bars if its a simple part

stupid as it sounds, Zeronaut, you are recording to a click generated by pro tools arent you? You have a tempo map in you grid etc

Yes , Andy
i use a Tempo midi map

 

[Lasse Lammert]

I'm often doing whole parts (if the beat isn't changing much and fairly simple). if the drumbeat changes dramatically I'll do those in sections (which are usually 4 or 8 bars or something).

the "move back before editing" only really works for me if BD is set to 100%, lately I prefer keeping much of the original feel though, so I won't move the track before I start BDing...but it really depends on the drummer and style.

Zeronaut: if you get flams on the cymbals because they're played before the kick for example and BD cuts at the kick it might help to take a look at your trigger pad and change it.

Usually in those cases I'll just move the marker up to the cymbal hit for the BDing and move the kick tracks seperately later