I am working on a tune that has two extra beats between bar 9 and bar 10.
The tune is a basic 4/4 but near the beginning there is this oddity. You could say I need to add a bar of 2/4 in there, or the way I have it written is that (only) bar 9 is in 6/4.
Any suggestions?
@ASM
Signature tracks or only available in Cubase Artist and Pro (I usually forget thisâŚ
) . However, it is also possible to mark signature changes in other versions but without individual click-patterns which are only available in Artist and Pro.
@midibim
Adding to what @ASM said: With regard to 6/4 or 4/4 + 2/4 - Iâd also decide that based on the metric stress pattern:
Yeah, I have Cubase Elements 14 so I didnât know about a âSignature trackâ. I am using the Groove Agent, and I donât really understand what you mean âclick-patternsâ. Although this tune would fall into the category you described for 4/4 + 2/4 I think in the long run it would be better to make the one measure 6/4 so that the phrases will all be 8 bars.
The tune is Sun Touch by Herbie Hancock.
By the way, I love that EMT 140 reverb. When I worked at Sweetwater the dude came in from Universal Audio to show the plug-ins. I was so taken by their EMT 140 plug-in that I eventually bought a UA Arrow just so I could run it. I have a MXL V6 plugged into that. I had to get a Windows laptop with Lightning Bolt ports so I could run the Arrow. The UA is just odd enough that it wonât work with apps like JamKazam, so I have to run the output of the Arrow into a Steinberg UR22 in order to use some apps. So yeah, I really like that EMT 140 enough to buy all that stuff to run it. I spent an hour with the Bricasti reverb ($4,000) trying to get the same sound as that EMT 140âŚ
You can assign different click patterns to each signature in Artist and Pro:
Ah, I had to think twice. I wasnât sure what you meant by this statement but I get it now. Whatever serves your needs best. Noone will come and check if you picked the correct measure
So with my lowly Cubase Elements 14 is this possible?
Yes, no problem, itâs also possible with Cubase Elements (which is a powerful version, too!):
Open the tempo track editor (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and set the signature changes accordingly in the signature display using the pencil tool.
For more info, have a look here:
OK, thanks for the tip. I found the âtempo editorâ and changed bar 9 to 6/4 and then bar 10 back to 4/4, but Groove Agent just keeps jamming in 4/4 regardless. I guess I will have to add another Groove Agent track for the one 6/4 measure?
