hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 In all my years of playing, I've never been in a position where I have had to consider doing this. How, with the least bother and maximum effect, do I create and trigger the intro of a song from a CD. It's literally the first five seconds, which could be looped to play twice and then the live band jump straight in. Please treat me as the idiot I am and explain in detail as I have no clue where to start whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Get a sampler & sample the first 5 seconds. You could get a dedicated sampler such as an old Akai S950 for about £30 & trigger it with a foot controller, or you could get a stomp box such as a looper or even a multi fx pedal (my old Zoom had a sampler/looper that could sample up to 30 seconds, they can be picked up for peanuts). If you've got an iPad, you could install an app such as Akai MPC & sample the song from your iTunes library (put the song on your iPad). Set the BPM in MPC to match the song, then make a pattern that lasts however long you want & plays the intro twice & stop it as it starts to play the 2nd sample (it should still finish the sample if set to "One Shot". Now you take a cable from your iPad to the desk/amp, you're good to go. Edited April 27, 2015 by xgsjx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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