[RWP] Has Anyone Tried Fingers Groove Tool?

[Derek Lane]

When you do, record a demo.  This would be very 8interesting to hear.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Has Anyone Tried Fingers Groove Tool?


> Standard audio quantization in Reaper was very awkward before.
> It required separate steps of transcient detection; splitting between 
> transcients; moving of splits,; then glueing the splits back together; 
> with adjustments of crossfades between splits until glueing was seamless; 
> all of which Propeller Heads Recycle did way back; in the nineties I 
> think; automatically, very easily.
> In Recycle you only needed to set transcient sensitivity; which determined 
> how large the splits or slices should be; and Recycle did the rest by 
> itself.
> Acid Pro; Cubase; FL Studio; Sonar;  and others copied Recycle's method; 
> but Reaper ignored Recycle  and did the same thing in separate troublesome 
> steps.
> I guess this SWS tool caught Reaper up to the norm in 2012; at long last.
>
> I'll give it a go soon.
> Indi
>
> On 5/13/2013 5:34 PM, Goldfinga Productions wrote:
>> Oh okay, that thing is pretty neat. It's cool that it works on audio, I 
>> will have to give it a try.
>>
>> GF
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 13, 2013, at 5:09 PM, "Gordon Kent" <dbmusic at cybernex.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I guess this is like the groove quantize in cakewalk.  It's been around 
>>> since cakewalk pro audio 6 or so.  I never used it, though I could see 
>>> where it might come in handy.
>>> Gord
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Indigo
>>> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 3:12 PM
>>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>>> Subject: [RWP] Has Anyone Tried Fingers Groove Tool?
>>>
>>> http://www.standingwaterstudios.com/
>>> __________
>>>
>>> Fingers Groove Tool
>>>
>>> 1 About
>>> 2 How to get get there
>>> 3 Groove tool dialog
>>> 3.1 Groove files window
>>> 3.2 Right side
>>> 4 Groove markers
>>> 5 How to
>>> 5.1 make custom groove
>>> 5.2 apply custom groove
>>> 6 See also
>>> About
>>> The Fingers Groove Tool is a part of the SWS extension (v.2 and later),
>>> and is for quantizing audio and midi.
>>> How to get get there
>>> Extensions > Groove Tool..
>>> or
>>> Go to Actions dialog > filter "fng groove"
>>> Groove tool dialog
>>> Groove files window
>>> ?List of grooves in selected folder
>>> Please select groove to apply.
>>> Right-click for:
>>> ?Select groove folder
>>> ?Save groove: Saves User Groove as file (prompts for folder/ name)(see
>>> Get user groove)
>>> Right side
>>> ?Sensitivity: Selects groove grid-size
>>> ?Strength: If/how much midi-notes/items are quantized to chosen groove
>>> ?Velocity: If/how much midi-notes velocity are matched with groove
>>> ?Target
>>> ?Selected items: Applies changes to audio or midi items
>>> ?Selected notes: Applies changes to midi-notes
>>> ?Apply groove: Applies the changes chosen.
>>> ?Get user groove: Loads selected midi-pattern to **User Groove**
>>> Groove markers
>>> How to
>>> make custom groove
>>> ?Make or select a midi item in Main Window
>>> ?Edit one measure or more to make a pattern for your desired groove.
>>> ?Select only the portion of the midi-item that you want to use
>>> ?Hit "Get user groove". Your groove is now saved as **User Groove**
>>> ?Right-click Groove-files (Groove tool window), "Save groove.." 
>>> (optional)
>>> apply custom groove
>>> ?Select the midi- or audioitems you want to apply groove to.
>>> ?Select **User Groove** or your saved groove.
>>> ?Select "items" for items, "notes" for midi-notes.
>>> ?Set strength position and velocity as desired
>>> ?Hit "Apply groove"
>>> Be sure to monitor the changes. Undo and change settings as necessary.
>>> See also
>>>
>>> http://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Fingers_Groove_Tool________
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