![]() Obviously you want the intro to follow on from the loop automatically, so make sure ‘auto-follow’ is turned on and that either ‘play count’ or ‘infinite loop’ is selected in your actual loop.Īlso, you’ll need to make sure the end of your intro matches the end of your loop to make the transition completely seamless. But if you’re ok creating a seamless loop, you’ll have no problems tweaking the intro to be seamless too! ![]() This will then automatically switch to the loop, as long as they have both been composed to seamlessly work together. Sometimes it’s a bit boring to just have a plain ol’ loop so an easy way to make it sound more interesting (and more musical) is to use an intro first. That way you get a very fluid and musical transition without anything sounding discordant. Usually I’ll just have a melodic lead in and then any bass / harmonic lines or percussion will come in at the start of the next bar. To make it sound EVEN smoother, add a fade cue that subtly fades out Cue A when Cue B is triggered, that way you won’t get a jarring transition between the two.Īnd finally, make sure the lead in / pickup melody in Cue B doesn’t clash with the harmony of Cue A as there will be a brief moment where they both play together. Then in the devamp cue I would add some sort of pickup melody that leads into the next part of the song. Instead of being exactly on the bar, they are offset to the beat before. The red lines are slices (or where you would insert markers in your DAW). This time I’ve tried to demonstrate it with music notation instead: Still on the subject of slices, I quite often use a technique borrowed from video game audio that leads to silky smooth transitions. I really hope they address this in future versions, but for the time being you can just slice up a REALLY long cue so the performers never run out of music. QLab won’t pick up on the markers if you import the file as an MP3 so stick with a trusty WAV, AIFF, or CAF file instead and you can’t go wrong!Īlso, annoyingly, you can’t use both infinite looping and slices in the same cue. Sometimes this isn’t possible as it’ll make the music sound jumpy, but it works particularly well for repetitive or percussive music – so bear this in mind whilst composing the cue. In the example below I’ve inserted slices every bar, but for a devamp cue that needs to be precisely timed with a particular action you might want to go as frequent as a marker on every beat. Tip #1 – QUICKLY ADDING SLICES FOR DEVAMPINGīy far the easiest way to add slices to a cue is by inserting markers with whichever DAW you’re using to compose. Where you place the markers depends on context and the type of music you’re writing, but as a rule of thumb try and place them as frequently as possible whilst retaining a piece’s musicality. If you’re a first timer I would heartily recommend having a read through QLab Show Control by Jeromy Hopgood as it also includes loads of practical examples and ideas. Although to avoid boring you to tears it does gloss over the absolute basics and assumes a basic working knowledge of the program. This week I’ve written a little post about my experience using QLab and a few (hopefully) useful tips particularly geared towards theatre composers and musicians.
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