Syntrillium Backup Forums :: View topic - CEP -- looping for practicing songs.....

djwayne · Location: USA Posts: 583

Again, I used Cool Edit pro for learning to play new songs the other night. I took a CD recording and ripped the song I wanted into Cool Edit, selected the part of the song I wanted to learn how to play, hit the loop button, set the volume levels and played along with the song.

The whole setup process only took 2-3 minutes, and was the easiest way to do this that I ever done. It worked great !!

I saved the file, and can go back to it anytime I want, in a matter of seconds.

If I want to take it a step further, I can send the track into multi-track and record my playing along with the song, to listen for weak spots that need work.

Yep, CEP is a great tool for musicians !!

Graeme · Member Location: Spain Posts: 4663

For musicians, you can also slow down the tricky parts, while retaining the pitch. What would I have given to be able to do that forty years ago?

CEP is a great tool for lots of things - I think we all agree about that.

djwayne · Location: USA Posts: 583

Yes and even better, you can go into the analizer graph and see the chord name bouncing around, it's not real accurate, but will give you a general idea of the note, chord or key.

You can also run it thru the eq and amplify the part you want by changing the filters. This was a big problem for bass players years ago. Some bass parts were difficult to hear which the notes being played were.