yaledelay wrote:
what do I need to maniplate the sound once I have it in my computer? I would like a program to put the sample into a key, some sort of pitchshifter I guess, again I have no clue how to do this sort of thing, we have always just recorded the samples raw, but I want more control of the samples...

You have those Boss Dr Sample guys, right? You can do the pitch manipulation on the sampler itself.

Which one do you have, the 202, the 303?

hbc wrote:

yaledelay wrote:
what do I need to maniplate the sound once I have it in my computer? I would like a program to put the sample into a key, some sort of pitchshifter I guess, again I have no clue how to do this sort of thing, we have always just recorded the samples raw, but I want more control of the samples...

You have those Boss Dr Sample guys, right? You can do the pitch manipulation on the sampler itself.

Which one do you have, the 202, the 303?

I have a 202, but the maniplation on that thing sucks ass, I would rather, do it before I dump it into the sampler...

yaledelay wrote:what do I need to maniplate the sound once I have it in my computer? I would like a program to put the sample into a key, some sort of pitchshifter I guess, again I have no clue how to do this sort of thing, we have always just recorded the samples raw, but I want more control of the samples...

It sounds like you'd need some sort of DAW software for your Mac. I'm a PC guy so I can't help you too much there. There's probably a stripped-down sampler built in to Garageband (Mac guys feel free to chime in), where you can assign a sample to a key, and then trigger it with a midi controller, then add effects, etc. The aforementioned Battery could also do this, if you have DAW software to host it.

segaface wrote:The aforementioned Battery could also do this, if you have DAW software to host it.

correct me if I'm wrong, but can't battery work as a stand alone application? It did have the option with Ver. 1 and/or 2

eliya wrote:correct me if I'm wrong, but can't battery work as a stand alone application? It did have the option with Ver. 1 and/or 2

The NI Site wrote:Interfaces
System:
Core Audio™, Core MIDI™, DirectSound™
Plug-in:
Stand-alone, Audio Units™, VST®, DXi™, RTAS® under Pro Tools 7™, ASIO®

You are correct, sir. I hadn't even thought of that!

yaledelay wrote:
what do I need to maniplate the sound once I have it in my computer? I would like a program to put the sample into a key, some sort of pitchshifter I guess, again I have no clue how to do this sort of thing, we have always just recorded the samples raw, but I want more control of the samples...

Audacity is a free audio editor for Macs that can change pitch and tempo and whatnot. There is a support wiki that is pretty comprehensive (tutorials and such).

hbc wrote:

yaledelay wrote:
what do I need to maniplate the sound once I have it in my computer? I would like a program to put the sample into a key, some sort of pitchshifter I guess, again I have no clue how to do this sort of thing, we have always just recorded the samples raw, but I want more control of the samples...

Audacity is a free audio editor for Macs that can change pitch and tempo and whatnot. There is a support wiki that is pretty comprehensive (tutorials and such).

you sir RULE, when we are out by you (and we will be in September) I will let you take a swig from our everclear bottle. I wish I coudl get you a wisconsin brat or some cheese curds, but they won't last in a van for two weeks...

Thanks! Looking forward to it. Was Mike Hunchback able to help you out with the ny/nj shows? I think i remember an email or something like that.

hbc wrote:Thanks! Looking forward to it. Was Mike Hunchback able to help you out with the ny/nj shows? I think i remember an email or something like that.

I myspaced him and haven't heard back anything yet... but we know Nato and the Used kids really well (we did a split with Mo-Macs, and I lived with Nato for a bit) so if the Hunchys can't help the use-y probally can... I am not worried yet...

sack of smashed assholes wrote:the free sound project has tons, all you need to do is register a user account with an active email.

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php

This site looks cool, and just what the doctor ordered, as the member of my band who was running samples and electronics quit a month before our first show, leaving the rest of us with the task of putting something together to replace what he was doing.

I was a bit confused by all the legalese on the freesound site. How does the whole process work as far as crediting whomever submitted the samples?