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Simple sample player for ambience/FX
I am currently working on a series of 12 90min Documentaries about Farmers in northern Germany. Budget and schedule are tight and there is no time for adding detailed additional FX+ambiences.
My idea is to use a simple affordable (or even free) sample player and create a keyboard layout with the ambience/FX files I constantly use to be able to quickly pitch/modulate them or use various sounds at once. Is there a player available which apart from playing my library files also allows to route and record the various samples (wind, birds, farm FX) to different PT Tracks? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
I use Structure in my mix sessions every day for Foley. It has deep Pro Tools integration and can access multiple outputs. There is (or was) a free version, but I don't know the differences in features since the full version is very reasonably priced.
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
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Structure was my first thought. I have a LE license which I never used but due to the really reasonable pricing will go for the full version. Your statement "I use Structure in my mix sessions every day for Foley" really got me.. but popped up some questions: Are there any restrictions concerning file formats? My ideal setup would be: 1.import sound files into Structure (via Soundminer if possible) 2.create simple keyboard layouts having each of the sounds I constantly use on the keyboard and 3.being able to save this setup in Structure and being able to access all content in a new PT Session by simply loading Structure on an instrument track Would you mind sharing your workflow (:
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
For a series I'm working on, the characters often interact with the same settings. So for example, it's often barefeet on grass/wood/stone, hooves on grass/wood/stone, wingflaps of all sizes, etc. It took a while to record these custom Foley groups, and they get used constantly.
In my Pro Tools template I have a Structure for feet, and another for wings. The Structure instrument settings are saved with the session (very convenient), but you do need to save your custom patches. I have a folder with dozens of custom patches, and at the start of an episode I choose the ones I need. To make these, there is no way to move audio from Soundminer directly to Structure. Go to Pro Tools first on junk tracks, then select the clips you want and drag and drop those to the patch edit window in Structure. Structure has great defaults for rapidly laying out samples on a keyboard. Nearly instant gratification. Quote:
Regarding file formats, Structure has loaded everything that Pro Tools can, so the door is wide open. And there's an obscure bug in PT10 that makes MIDI on the instrument track unreliable. Put MIDI on dedicated MIDI tracks routed to the instrument, and you'll get the 100% reliability I've enjoyed. Some more advanced topics to familiarize yourself with include: -seamless looping for infinite sounds -round-robin sample selection for natural variation -surround patching from Structure to your mix matrix Good luck!
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
WOW!!
Thanks so much Nathaniel!! All of your input sounds really cool - just what I was after. For the stuff I'm currently working on the focus is on re-appearing ambiences and FX stuff like Tractors, barn doors and the like... Do you know of any tutorials out there in the web dealing with basic and advanced use of Structure for post? Will purchase it right away and start working with it - next EP starts next week...
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
You're welcome.
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
Hi guys,
Just take a look at Signo SFX Instruments. Sets are made with Kontakt but this can give you an idea how it works. Check the video section. Best Bernard |
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
Hi Bernard,
I just downloaded the free content - very interesting (: Thanks @Nathaniel - after purchasing the full version (which indeed is very reasonably priced) I have been working on a "structure-layout" for my purposes today… and I am beginning to understand the idea/concept and also the vast amount of possibilities included… but have one more question: is there a simple way of displaying the samples allocated to the single key's without having to switch to edit mode? Thanks Matthias
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Re: Simple sample player for ambience/FX
You welcome!
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