Still Lost

[Dthorne1]

Ive been playing and recording all day long. I love the product just dont understand everything yet. For instance when Im trying to do a full song and i record a intro riff, verse riff, chorse riff, etc...when you put them in the song layer up top nothing flows. You can tell when one stops and ends...it doesnt flow together like a normal song would..there are pauses between each layer. Is there editing? Am I missing something easy? The only way i've been able to do it is to record the whole song as one riff, then come back and add a little solo or something to it.

[cwight]

You need to post what you have so we can tell what's going on.....difficult to tell without hearing it.

[Dthorne1]

how do i post it?

[cwight]

hit the riffcast button, but read the manual first........

[davenz]

Welcome to the madness; I hope you are prepared to spend endless sleepless nights playing and obsessing over your work and ignoring your job and family.

There is no editing in the context you are (I assume) thinking of; what you need to do is start with a riff, then build on that to create your song, keeping in mind everything need to flow together smoothly. You can use techniques like double-stops, dead-stops or whatever to hide joins, or use exactly the same drummer and practice your chops while the already-recorded riff is playing and then come in at the right times with the right instruments etc. An easier way is to copy and paste riffs and use those, just change whatever you need to - this keeps things constant and makes joins way less obvious. If you do record new riffs, use the same drummer, keeping levels as close as possible to the original.

It is just a new way of doing the same thing and it doesn't take long to get the hang of it.

There are advanced tweaks and tricks the old salts use to make their compositions rock and you will learn them too, but, as Colin suggested, read the manual and, more importantly, spend time playing around to see what things do; you'll soon get the jist of it.

[Dthorne1]

Thanks guys.

[pooterpatty]

...and so shall another Junkie be born unto us. Amen.

[scott]

...and so shall another Junkie be born unto us. Amen.

... and another beer shall be bought for each of the rest of us Junkies. (I thought I'd get in before Mickey does!)

[ShredRex]

Welcome Dthorne1! It is funny how many times this has come up as a topic. If I understand correctly the problem is that you are experiencing dropouts in between the riffs when they are placed into the song timeline bar correct?

To be honest I think a lot of it has to do with timing. I myself struggled with this when I first started using RW, and still get it to a degree today. I think the best thing you can do as new user is try to ensure you let the metronome or drummer count you in as you record new riffs/layers....hopefully this will help the timing going into the recording be as spot on as possible. You can also try playing the riff on 2 or more passes of the loop. This may help you bridge the rhythmic gap between them at start/end, and make for a better transition when going into other riffs putting the song together.

Like the others before me have said, post it so we can hear what you are experiencing. One great thing about this forum is there is a wealth of knowledge and great people to assist you!