Ben Scheirman
Ben Scheirman
  • 21
  • 77 059
How I prepare backing tracks with Logic for Stage Traxx 3
Showing my process for getting backing tracks in Stage Traxx 3. This app is super useful!
มุมมอง: 12 299

วีดีโอ

Adding MIDI to my Quad Cortex setup
มุมมอง 14Kปีที่แล้ว
I added an Ampere Control 4-button MIDI controller to my Quad Cortex setup. I'm liking this setup, which gives me dedicated buttons to switch to scene mode, stomp mode, gig view, and my looper. (excuse the tube socks, this video was recorded for a few friends, one of which convinced me this would be useful to others! 😉)
Advent of Code 2022 in Swift - Day 02
มุมมอง 326ปีที่แล้ว
Streamed live on Twitch. Doing Advent of Code 2022 in Swift. Using a combination of Xcode and Vim. Let's see how far I get this year! Follow me on twitch to see when I go live: twitch.tv/subdigital
Advent of Code 2022 in Swift - Day 01
มุมมอง 485ปีที่แล้ว
Streamed live on Twitch. Doing Advent of Code 2022 in Swift. Using a combination of Xcode and Vim. Let's see how far I get this year! Follow me on twitch to see when I go live: twitch.tv/subdigital
Moody October Jam
มุมมอง 3682 ปีที่แล้ว
Recorded this 2 years ago and never published it. After listening again I quite enjoyed it, so here ya go. This was an attempt to get out of a guitar rut where I hadn't played in many weeks, and instead just decided to put on a backing track and just hit record. No excuses, just practice and put it out there. Improvement won't come standing still! Backing track from th-cam.com/video/2A-Wd0T54Vs...
Pink Floyd Money - Solo
มุมมอง 3224 ปีที่แล้ว
Dusting off another old one I had sort of forgotten. This time signal chain is direct into the Universal Audio Apollo 8, then using BIAS FX 2 in Logic to get a great pushed Fuzz Face and Tape Delay tone.
Another Brick in the Wall Solo January Jam
มุมมอง 1134 ปีที่แล้ว
It's been a while since I played this one and decided to give it some practice and record it. Signal Chain is: Strat - MXR Dynacomp - Keeley Germanium Super Phat Mod - Strymon Timeline (Tape Delay) - Strymon Big Sky (Hall Reverb). Amp is a Reeves Space Cowboy 50 Watt, recorded in Logic with a Sennheiser e609 mic.
30 Days of Lenny #JustPlay
มุมมอง 876 ปีที่แล้ว
30 Days of Lenny #JustPlay
Comfortably Numb Cover
มุมมอง 2387 ปีที่แล้ว
Comfortably Numb Cover
Layla Unplugged Cover
มุมมอง 4327 ปีที่แล้ว
Layla Unplugged Cover
Pig Hoof Mk II Demo
มุมมอง 1.8K9 ปีที่แล้ว
Pig Hoof Mk II Demo
Pink Floyd Sorrow Tone - Guitar Rig 5
มุมมอง 41K10 ปีที่แล้ว
Pink Floyd Sorrow Tone - Guitar Rig 5
Pocket Tabs - Guitar Tablature App for iPhone & iPod Touch
มุมมอง 4.9K14 ปีที่แล้ว
Pocket Tabs - Guitar Tablature App for iPhone & iPod Touch

ความคิดเห็น

  • @GillesBeaulacJoe
    @GillesBeaulacJoe 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    First, what an amazing job you did with kv-downloader! WOW! Kudos! I have started with the newest version. Is there a way that it will not include the count in if by chance it was set at some point in the past for a given song? I have about 400 songs and I wish not to have to manually remove it.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@GillesBeaulacJoe can you pop an issue on the GitHub project? It’s a good idea.

  • @TiaraSiyani
    @TiaraSiyani 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what ipad do you use?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TiaraSiyani I have an iPad Pro (not M1) and it works great, but for other reasons I typically run the show from my laptop.

    • @TiaraSiyani
      @TiaraSiyani 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@bscheirman what is recomendation ipad for playing backing track?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TiaraSiyani any new iPad will do fine, the Pro line will be handle more simultaneous tracks. If you need it also to control a mixer, lights, etc and backing tracks I would recommend the iPad Pro

  • @JFM4k
    @JFM4k 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    @bscheirman please can you share your cc messages from HOTONE to QC? Im struggling to do a dedicated button from stop mode to scene , and lopper as well

  • @Mars_punch
    @Mars_punch หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, I have problem with setting up gig mode cc message, I managed to turn it on from my midi controller but I can't switch back/turn it off, please advise, thank you.

  • @facelessmediallc8723
    @facelessmediallc8723 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you set a midi switch to control and individual tile like a boost or multi voice?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@facelessmediallc8723 not unless it’s also assigned to a switch on the QC. (Even in scene mode you can do this)

  • @TheGolem1976
    @TheGolem1976 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Ben, Would you Share The Download Script? Cheers Holm

  • @cobby54
    @cobby54 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ben, great video! I'm a total beginner to Logic Pro X and Stage Traxx 3, so I'm trying to use your video as an instructional tool in the hope of learning the basics. Have I bitten off more than I can chew? Having recently downloaded both software packages on my iMac, I've 'dot-pointed' each process into a word document. So I'm literally copying what you've done with 'Keep Your Hands To Yourself'. A few questions, though: 1. How do I move the whole song (all the tracks) forward (to the right) in order to accomodate a two-bar click? 2. How do I put a two-bar click on the Click Track? 3. How do I select/copy, then paste at the beginning of the Click Track? Obviously I'm still learning the key commands, and as yet I haven't got a clue what all the little icons mean up by the tool bar! Thanks again for a great video - can't wait to get into the Stage Traxx section. Cheers for now...

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      keep at it, all of these things become easier with time!

  • @jackieparry
    @jackieparry 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the helpful video!! May I ask where you got that board underneath everything? I’ve been looking for something to house the same expression pedal and QC 🙏🏻

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a temple audio duo board

    • @jackieparry
      @jackieparry 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bscheirman Awesome!! Thank you so much! ✨🌟

  • @Geoffguitar
    @Geoffguitar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the helpful video Ben. I’ve watched a few videos on the Ampero control and apparently in the app it has some presets for non hotone gear. Such as Strymon etc. Did you play with the app for setup of your QC or manually set up your Ampero to what you needed? Do you know what Hotone does for usability options with their app for integration with the QC?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It does not include settings for QC, so I looked them up in the manual

    • @Geoffguitar
      @Geoffguitar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bscheirman in the QC manual or Hotone one? Or both?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GeoffguitarQC manual

  • @njc235
    @njc235 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the script! I managed to get it working, I wish I knew how. It's far too clever for me. Next step would be to queue a load of URLs. Probably easy for someone to mod to make this happen.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No need to modify the source when you have bash, can write a loop that reads from a file. But just be careful you don’t end up looking like a bot

  • @artnelsoncreative
    @artnelsoncreative 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, that's a great use of a MIDI controller. Wish I could figure out how to do that with my Airstep.

  • @jmagness5946
    @jmagness5946 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I need to figure out a way to turn stereo tracks into dual mono tracks in Logic because from what I understand, Logic's way of dealing with stereo is not to move the left to the right but silence the left. Some single stereo KV rhythm guitar mp3s have one guitar on the left and a slightly different guitar on the right. So panning in Logic will negate the L guitar. This is also true on background vocals as well.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      in that case I'd probably duplicate the track and pan each one. Alternatively you might be able to sum the track and send to a bus which is panned hard L or R.

  • @Takis_Playloud
    @Takis_Playloud 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi there. Great video. I have a QC and I'm getting an ampero control because of your video. I want to do exactly the same thing exept that instead of scene and stomp mode I want to go preset and stomp mode and all the switching for preset/and stomps will be from QC. I don't use scenes (old school). All I really want is (like you) to avoid the pressing 2 buttons at the same time. Could you please guide me on how it's done? or maybe send me a link or a video? (Ive searched enough though). By the way, how do you power QC and Ampero? Thank you so much in advance

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I power the QC with a Cioks Hi5 mod using 3 current doubler cables (4>2>1), which leaves 1 more for the Ampero Control. For programming MIDI, take a look at @ChuckHirstius's channel, he covers everything in detail.

  • @jazzzman1000
    @jazzzman1000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would it be possible to get a copy of your bulk download tool? The wait time is excruciating! Thanks

  • @davidneely4791
    @davidneely4791 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is great, thanks for sharing. Does the script reset the track back to 100% volumes and pan center?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no, it doesn’t touch those settings

  • @MrHitthespot
    @MrHitthespot 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Ben interesting how your using midi. I would like to set up a midi controller just to turn pedals on and off. I would like to use the quad cortex in scene mode and use the quad to change scenes. Then use the midi controller to turn pedals on and off while staying in my scene. Is that possible? Thanks.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes that's possible, but a little more convoluted that you might expect. Keep the QC in scene mode, then program each of your midi buttons as a macro that: (1) switches to stomp mode (2) presses one of the stomp slots (A-H) (3) switches back to scene mode. Chuck Hirstius has a bunch of excellent videos of how this works with a Morningstar MIDI controller. It works well, and it happens really fast.

    • @MrHitthespot
      @MrHitthespot 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bscheirman thank you

  • @001mladen
    @001mladen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i HAD SAME PROBLEMS WITH THAT LOOPER. Ended up selling it, something is wrong with it, but its a great concetpt in a small package, pity its not working good.

  • @gabrielestriuli6590
    @gabrielestriuli6590 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sound horrible!

  • @morphed1106
    @morphed1106 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I see rust, I subscribe

  • @yohannshroff8835
    @yohannshroff8835 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whats vagina museum 😭

  • @STEFLiveTube
    @STEFLiveTube 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are a genius. Thanks for sharing. Hit me up if you want a vocalist frontman from Australia.

  • @sebastiengenola
    @sebastiengenola 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good morning I admit that I'm not really familiar with the terminal commands, but I managed, with tutorials, to clone the project. but when I enter the nmp command it does not recognize it I get a message "zsh command not found" Is there something I'm doing wrong? THANKS

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you're probably missing node (and npm). phoenixnap.com/kb/install-npm-mac

    • @sebastiengenola
      @sebastiengenola 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bscheirman in fact, I didn’t even know how to use the script and how to install it with the terminator. But I asked to ChatGPT how to do it, and it seems that it will gonna work. Thanks a lot for your work.

    • @sebastiengenola
      @sebastiengenola 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it only download the first track (click) and wait for others one. then I get an error message saying : @@bscheirman Waiting for download... file:///Users/MYNAME/puppeteer-karaoke-version/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/esm/puppeteer/common/WaitTask.js:68 this.terminate(new TimeoutError(`Waiting failed: ${options.timeout}ms exceeded`)); ^ TimeoutError: Waiting for selector `Your download will begin in a moment` failed: Waiting failed: 120000ms exceeded at Timeout.<anonymous> (file:///Users/MYNAME/puppeteer-karaoke-version/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/esm/puppeteer/common/WaitTask.js:68:32) at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:573:17) at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:514:7)

  • @yblanco
    @yblanco 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just started using Stage Traxx and discovered this in the support forum. Thanks so much for putting this together. It's just great !!!

  • @bispoflavio
    @bispoflavio 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What are the measurements of your pedalboard?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is the Temple Audio DUO 17 board.

  • @ronsissons8994
    @ronsissons8994 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you have the code on github somwhere to automate the downloading of the individual tracks?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes, you can find it here: github.com/subdigital/puppeteer-karaoke-version

    • @ronsissons8994
      @ronsissons8994 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bscheirman Thanks. Got it working. This will save quite a bit of time.

  • @ricardoyo7662
    @ricardoyo7662 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why these videos are alwas recorded using socks? Its like a guitar-sock thing?

  • @TheAtheistworld
    @TheAtheistworld ปีที่แล้ว

    Very useful. I assume that midi can switch blocks on off too. It can almost do everything what QC ‘s switches do?? Right? Thnxx brother ❤

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      Currently you are limited to the functions that NDSP has defined, which are things like cycle through Modes, open/close tuner, open close looper, looper controls, and toggling a stomp that is already assigned a foot switch. This last part is the most limiting, you can't have a block learn a different foot switch message. I do think they might add this in the future, it would be so useful.

    • @TheAtheistworld
      @TheAtheistworld ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bscheirman agreed. Thnxx

    • @FStoppers
      @FStoppers 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bscheirmandid the new update resolve this or maybe it’s the update coming? I just got my whole new board laid out and then see this video with the Hotone mini and it has me thinking all of this again 😂 -P

  • @mikemyday4795
    @mikemyday4795 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Ben. Great Tutorial at all. I do exact the same thing with tracks from Karaoke Version but Preparing them with Studio One. So i also have Logic x and want to use it for this kind of preparing instead of Studio One. So my question is: 1. You wrote a small program or code to automate the download from karaoke version . would you share the Program? 2. Do you have to timestretch the individual tracks or is it only the drum or Klick Track that makes the leader for the others. 3. Must the tracks be aligned in some way to fit on the DAWs Klick? thanks a lot and take care of you greets Mike

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Mike, 1. Here's a link. I just don't want to officially support it :) --github.com/subdigital/puppeteer-karaoke-version 2. The click that KV provides works well, but it often drifts, so if you make your own click you'll find that the song will deviate from it. So I use the click from KV, and when I import the song I can use the click track to analyze tempo. This can be useful if you need to edit or loop sections. 3. Doesn't have to be, but see point number 2.

    • @mikemyday4795
      @mikemyday4795 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Ben. Thanks for the Link. I will try it soon.❤ Another Question i have is about the state of the tracks. when the click track is analyzed and the relative position of the other tracks is fixed does this mean i can change the tempo and the other tracks following automatically or must i do some tweaking in the Audio tracks to follow the tempo? Thanks Mike

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikemyday4795 In theory this should work. In practice I try not to touch it because if the click gets off it becomes useless.

  • @tanggenius3371
    @tanggenius3371 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for sharing. Do you know how to swtich among modes? In the manual, I found that we can use #47 value 0/1/2 to choose the specific mode. But I don't find a midi message that can switch among them. I only want to use 1 instead of 3 buttons to switch mode.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      Many midi controllers will let you cycle between messages with the same button

  • @berry5959
    @berry5959 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx!

  • @borisbacic3658
    @borisbacic3658 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please which version of Logic Pro you use and which mac model and OS

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      Logic Pro X 10.7.9, macOS Ventura.

  • @JakeGrahamGuitarist
    @JakeGrahamGuitarist ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! Would this work to turn effects on and off? I m usually in scene mode and it’s annoying to have to press two buttons to enter stomp mode. Ideally I’d like the 4 buttons on the midi controller to turn on and off phaser, overdrive, delay and reverb. I’d like to

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes you could make this work, however the limitation here is "Press this button" not "Turn on this effect" -- so it would either by hybrid mode, or a one-button multi-command approach that would "switch to stomp mode, press G, switch back to scene mode". As finicky as this sounds, I think it would work fine.

  • @kipjones6673
    @kipjones6673 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS IS FANTASTIC! exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you for your concise and informative video!

  • @lgovantes1
    @lgovantes1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video... My workflow is similar, but I just download the tracks I need, to use in ST3. I use Ableton, but usually, I just save the files straight and import to ST3. I love the routine you used to download each track separately. How can I obtain that routine? That would save a lot of time.

  • @Macaroni_King
    @Macaroni_King ปีที่แล้ว

    I just realized the benefits of using the Command Line Tool option to do these as opposed to building this in app or otherwise in the new projects menu. Great video and all around good learnin'. 👍

  • @petermanchester9339
    @petermanchester9339 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another question, Ben, how do you share all your recent changes with your bandmates and keep in sync? Do you do a full back up and then sync everybody up with the most recent changes? I need a github for band scores and tracks 😂

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      No one else in the band has an iPad, so it's just me. But I do use multiple devices. I tend to make all major edits on my Mac and then use the iPad for practice & gigs. I used to have to backup & restore often, but now I'm using the ST3 iCloud sync, and so far it's working pretty well.

  • @pino_7428
    @pino_7428 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need this!!

  • @MrVyrtuoso
    @MrVyrtuoso ปีที่แล้ว

    If only QC could assign parameters to MIDI events the way NDSP plugins can, I'd have bought that rather than the Helix.

    • @pino_7428
      @pino_7428 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been using the Helix for 7 years. Switched to the QC 4 months ago and never going back. Yes I miss the functionality of the Helix but the QC sounds so much better. Still have my helix as a backup and home recording.

    • @trustmac
      @trustmac 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m thinking to swap my QC to helix. Is that a bad idea?

  • @bobbysbackingtracks
    @bobbysbackingtracks ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice and concise 😊

  • @joelance
    @joelance ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm doing Bluetooth MIDI with a CME WIDI Master plugged into the QC and controlling it from my iPad (programming Buttons in ForScore) to change presets, scenes, open gig view, etc. I don't use the looper much but that is a cool idea to have a dedicated switch for it if you do.

  • @millerjimd
    @millerjimd ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for reminding about mono. That has bit me before on tracks hard-panned the wrong way, and I accidentally included the stereo track. Oops.

  • @CloudiVist
    @CloudiVist ปีที่แล้ว

    Ben, thank you many times over for that KV stem download script. I have purchased over 360 KV custom backing tracks since 2014 and I cannot tell you how tedious it is to download a song stem-by-stem. I cannot understand for the life of me why KV doesn't have a stem set file download button on the song page. I've bought over 360 KV custom backing tracks since 2014 and have yet to get around to downloading at least 49 of them. Would have been nice to have a switch argument that lets you choose to download the stems with the count-in in front, though. Anyhow, thanks again. It's a real time-saver.

  • @scottbakernc
    @scottbakernc ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this. I do a very similar thing with GarageBand. I'd LOVE to have your code to run the routine to download all the stems/tracks. This would save me hours of work!!

  • @oneminuteguitarlessons6060
    @oneminuteguitarlessons6060 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have tried to find a way to take the Karaoke Version tracks and snap them to a grid in Logic. I have used the brute force method and snipped at each quarter-note and moved them. It takes forever and causes some audible skips if you aren’t careful. Does your method adjust the tracks to grid or Vice-versa? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      The method I show here adjusts the tempo in Logic to fit to the actual tempo in the track. So what happens is the grid warps to fit whatever the beat is. You can see it in the global tempo track, most tracks are not 100% bang on to a click, and they tend to fluctuate.

    • @oneminuteguitarlessons6060
      @oneminuteguitarlessons6060 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bscheirman Thanks. I am pretty new to Logic but will try your method. I am convinced Karaoke-Version produces their tracks by copying the original song onto their DAW and playing along with it so the tempos waivers just like the original. My band plays a few songs that are of the Protools era and their tempo is locked in. Thanks for the video and your response.

    • @oneminuteguitarlessons6060
      @oneminuteguitarlessons6060 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bscheirman I think I failed to reply a few days ago. Thanks for your reply and your help

  • @BillyNolan-xn1np
    @BillyNolan-xn1np ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Ben, A multi track question. Ok so it seems you put your 4 to 6 tracks into the app. Then pan again the music left and click right because the output is only 2? Left and right? My interface is only 2 channel as well.

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes that's right. However I did eventually upgrade to a Presonus 16R, which has plenty of digital outputs we can use from the iPad. So I had to go back and unpan (center) all of the tracks for all the songs. 😅 -- But for most people using a more affordable interface, you'll only have 2 channels so the only way to split them into separate tracks is with hard panning.

  • @pvsnoir
    @pvsnoir ปีที่แล้ว

    What board are you using ? I got a temple audio but the smallest one and I’d love to have this one to put this (or another) MIDI foot controller

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      This a Temple Audio DUO 17

  • @MascisMan1
    @MascisMan1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you considered creating Song Presets/Setlists?

    • @bscheirman
      @bscheirman ปีที่แล้ว

      I have, and I'm starting to require some one-off presets for unique songs. But I find that it's more work to tap-dance to find the song I need. I'm going to try out having Stage Traxx send a midi PC to select a given preset for some songs and see how that goes.

  • @martinlee6694
    @martinlee6694 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the effectpedal is better on the left side ,on a bigger board.Have a good day.😁

  • @mark-olson
    @mark-olson ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this. Very helpful!

  • @oneminuteguitarlessons6060
    @oneminuteguitarlessons6060 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video. Your process is very similar to mine though you are far more advanced. I’m guessing but I’d bet the reason the karaoke-version’s tempo waivers is because they play along with the original versions most of which were recorded before protools. Thanks for posting.