I’m experiencing an issue with song creation within EZKeys and I’m hoping to get some feedback from others on how to troubleshoot this issue.
I’m using EZKeys as a plugin in a Logic Pro X 10.6.1 project, and I have EZKeys configured to follow the host.
I’m creating a keyboard track from scratch. I have an audio file of a guitar part I used to compose the song originally. I’ve been inserting generic chords from that button next to the browser tab (Sorry, I can’t find any documentation that gives that button a name). I started out inserting basic chords from that chord insertion button and then used the chord selector tool to “fine-tune” the basic chords – to match the chord changes in the song. That worked ok.
Then I started to craft each section (intro, verse, chorus) to further compliment the existing guitar track. This is where I have run into problems. Basically, I start by looping the track by sub-section and slicing up the chords – then modifying (adding 7ths, subtract 6ths, etc.)the chords to simulate the left and right-hand parts of the keyboard composition. Shortening some notes and moving them around. Stuff like that. One problem I run into is that you can 0nly trim a note so much before you lose sound entirely. That’s a problem I’ve been able to work around to some degree.
The other problem is one where I really need help. After slicing, dicing, and nudging notes around for a while, I’ll stop the playback, then start it again. Notes other than the notes I just edited suddenly lose their timing to the overall track even though I didn’t touch them.
I’m used to using the piano roll editor in Logic to fine-tune MIDI and I assumed the editor in EzKeys worked the same way, but I have never experienced this type of problem in the Logic piano roll editor.
Hopefully, I’m explaining this well enough to get some insight from the forum. Thanks.
MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
Logic Pro X 10.6.1
EzKeys
EzDrummer
Superior Drummer
EzBass
Hi Steve,
regarding the slicing, you should be able to cut into 16ths, when zoomed in.
I can’t really reproduce the other thing you are talking about regarding unedited notes suddenly being out of time.
Is it possible for you to find some kind of recipe for me to reproduce?
BR,
John
John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor
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