Unit 2: COLLABORATORY LOOPS
Using Loops
Please start a new 'music' project in Soundtrap.
You are to click on 'Browse Loops' in the selector on your new project. On the right hand corner of your screen you will see your loop selection appear.
There are many categories you can choose from here including 'Pop', 'Drums' and 'Piano'.
By selecting one or more of these categories, Soundtrap will filter through what they have to offer by your selection. This is easy to clear and start over by 'X'ing out of the categories you selected.
Together we will create a three track clip of a song so you can see the capability this program has.
First
Select 'Piano' and find in the options provided 'Anthem-Piano Chords 1' Click play so you can sample listen to this provided loop. All you need to do is drag and drop the loop into you work space. Notice that you BPM changed from 120 to 80 BPM. This is because this piano loop you selected is at 80 BPM. Now every loop you drag and drop into your project from here on out will be at 80 BPM.
Clear our loop search.
Select 'Drums' and find in the options provided 'Anthem-Beat 1(Kick & Snare)' Click play so you can sample listen to this provided loop. All you need to do is drag and drop the loop into you work space. It automatically loops four times to fit you piano which is looped twice.
Clear our loop search.
Select 'Synth' and find in the options provided 'Anthem-Phat Brass 2' Click play so you can sample listen to this provided loop. All you need to do is drag and drop the loop into you work space. It automatically loops two times to fit you pre-existing loops.
You have now created a short track. You can export or bounce this track by following those instruction further down this page.
Collaborating With Others
This is very helpful tool where you can work on project remotely with other peers, friends or family.
By selecting on the top right corner "Share" which is orange, you can enter emails of the people you would like to workin collaboration with.
This allows for multiple people to work on the same project in different locations.
Rosenberg considers a collaboratory as being an experimental and empirical research environment in which scientists work and communicate with each other to design systems, participate in collaborative science, and conduct experiments to evaluate and improve systems.
EXPORT OR BOUNCE SONG
Once you are finished with your song or piece. you are to SAVE. The program will say that it is "Mixing" your project which means it is saving it. You cannot bounce or export your project when the song is "Mixing".
Please go to >File >Export >Export project to MP3
Here is a video to help you navigate if you are having issues.
JOURNAL YOUR THINKING
For this activity, you can keep a personal journal document or become part of the online KNILT learning community by posting your reflections and/or questions of your own.
Here are a few considerations when evaluating your SoundTrap looping experience:
- Can I easily find loops in Soundtrap?
- After this lesson am I able to create songs on my own?
- Do I understand BPM and how it effects my music creation?
NAVIGATION
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