Metronome in Qtractor
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- Fatima
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Metronome in Qtractor
Thanks to the wonderful people here I have been able to set-up a Workstation in one of my laptops, using Qtractor and some samplers (drumkv1, samplv1, drops and ninjas2)
Now the next step to make it usable is to setup a metronome for Qtractor. Any hint about what sample to use and how to setup will be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Fatima
Now the next step to make it usable is to setup a metronome for Qtractor. Any hint about what sample to use and how to setup will be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Fatima
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/566
check them in menu View > Options... > Audio > Metronome ...
hth.
cheers
check them in menu View > Options... > Audio > Metronome ...
hth.
cheers
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Hi again and sorry for being such a nuisance
I have setup the metronome in options as shown in the pic:
Then I set one channel for recording, hit record, then hit play, and recording starts but... No metronome.
I got this feeling that something is missing but not sure what.
Any hint will be greatly appreciated.
I have setup the metronome in options as shown in the pic:
Then I set one channel for recording, hit record, then hit play, and recording starts but... No metronome.
I got this feeling that something is missing but not sure what.
Any hint will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Can't see any picture in your post.
Are you sure you activated the metronome in Qtractor?
Are you sure you activated the metronome in Qtractor?
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Hey @TAERSH thank you
I had activated it, but as it does not hold, when I tried again I forgot to re-activate it
Now I can hear the metronome, but funny, it only sounds on the first 3 beats of each bar.
Does this happen on purpose, or am I doing anything else wrong?
About the picture, well, I used the picture button up here next to the * sign and it put a [ img ] [ / img ] pair of tags then I included a link to a pic in Google Drive, which I made visible to "anyone with the link". Should work I guess but maybe I am missing something.
In any case thanks in advance.
I had activated it, but as it does not hold, when I tried again I forgot to re-activate it
Now I can hear the metronome, but funny, it only sounds on the first 3 beats of each bar.
Does this happen on purpose, or am I doing anything else wrong?
About the picture, well, I used the picture button up here next to the * sign and it put a [ img ] [ / img ] pair of tags then I included a link to a pic in Google Drive, which I made visible to "anyone with the link". Should work I guess but maybe I am missing something.
In any case thanks in advance.
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Ah sorry checked it again and it sounds in the *last* 3 beats of each bar.
Not sure why anyway.
Not sure why anyway.
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Must be some settings wrong.
The first beat usually is somehow accented.
Perhaps the audio file isn't there?
What is the result if you set both options to the same audio file?
For pictures/screenshots you could easily use the attachment feature of the forum.
But maybe you'll need some more posts to be able to attach files?
The first beat usually is somehow accented.
Perhaps the audio file isn't there?
What is the result if you set both options to the same audio file?
For pictures/screenshots you could easily use the attachment feature of the forum.
But maybe you'll need some more posts to be able to attach files?
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Thank you all @rncbc @TAERSH and @oldcastle now I got it right!
I was not understanding how the metronome settings work, now I put the same sound for both bar and beat, played a bit with the gain and works perfectly.
By the way @rncbc it would be a great idea to include such a sample previously configured, I am already a big fan of Qtractor but this metronome thing is not completely intuitive for beginners.
I was not understanding how the metronome settings work, now I put the same sound for both bar and beat, played a bit with the gain and works perfectly.
By the way @rncbc it would be a great idea to include such a sample previously configured, I am already a big fan of Qtractor but this metronome thing is not completely intuitive for beginners.
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Re: Metronome in Qtractor
Make sure you'll have a real time kernel.
Otherwise (from my experience) the audio metronome could get out of sync.
For some years I used Hydrogen Drum Sequencer to use it for MIDI metronome.
Off topic:
Also you should try some synthesizers in addition to the samplers used.
E.g. ZynAddSubFx (or its fork Yoshimi) has lots of great sounds.
Otherwise (from my experience) the audio metronome could get out of sync.
For some years I used Hydrogen Drum Sequencer to use it for MIDI metronome.
Off topic:
Also you should try some synthesizers in addition to the samplers used.
E.g. ZynAddSubFx (or its fork Yoshimi) has lots of great sounds.
My Music:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633698367
The Seventh of Eight Vol.2:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633698367/s ... ight-vol-2
https://soundcloud.com/user-633698367
The Seventh of Eight Vol.2:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633698367/s ... ight-vol-2