Learning to chart?

[trg007]

I was wondering how difficult it would be for a newbie like me to learn how to use Reaper & the RB plug-ins to author vocal charts. I'm not in a band myself but thought it might be something I could do as a freelance sort of thing for bands or for someone like RhythmAuthors if they needed anyone that specializes in vocals.

I'm mainly interested in the vocal part of it, since it's my favorite RB "instrument" and I imagine there already are (or will be) a bunch of people that focus on the guitar/bass/drums and lighting/animation side of things.

[dragonflyr]

my suggestion is go download reaper and start playing with it.

there are many mixing sites/forums where you can download free audio loops and remix tunes. that would be a good start. it would atleast help you get familiar with reaper.

type the following into google and get a buncha loops: free audio loops, acid loops

that'll get you going.

[HMXEnosity]

The toughest part of authoring vocals is matching the pitch. This takes some practice if you haven't done it before and it really helps if you're a musician.

My advice. Download Reaper (30 day free trial), load in a song and try to match up the vocal pitches with Midi notes of the same pitch.

[trg007]

The toughest part of authoring vocals is matching the pitch. This takes some practice if you haven't done it before and it really helps if you're a musician.

My advice. Download Reaper (30 day free trial), load in a song and try to match up the vocal pitches with Midi notes of the same pitch.

I don't think that'd be a problem for me. I can play tunes on a piano/keyboard by ear, from memory if it's a song I know, or I can hear someone sing a note and find the matching note on a piano/keyboard without any problem. The only hard part might be figuring out exactly what octave they're singing.

When the plug-ins for Reaper are released I think I'll give it a shot!

[Vedicardi]

I was hoping there would be pitch recognition software that would automatically chart the vocals

sad face

oh well lol. Something fun to learn.

[HMXEnosity]

I don't think that'd be a problem for me. I can play tunes on a piano/keyboard by ear, from memory if it's a song I know, or I can hear someone sing a note and find the matching note on a piano/keyboard without any problem. The only hard part might be figuring out exactly what octave they're singing.

Actually the octave they're singing in doesn't matter much for charting. The range of the vocalist may matter, usually not. Playing piano will be a big help. You'll most likely get the hang of it quickly.

[Soratar]

I would love to do this, but sadly, I do not own a 360 and I have school coming soon.

[Sound_IMP]

Reading this brings a question, does this mean that there is is only 1 vocal chart for all the difficulties? It sounds like you would make one pitch chart and the game would adjust its sensitivity to that chart for each level. Or is it where you would make the chart and then make a copy for each level as a place holder? If this is the case then, the vocal chart has to be very accurate, right? or am I just completely wrong on this?

[HMXEnosity]

Vocals are only charted once.

[Knucklesdude]

And yes, they need to be very accurate.