Jaap Geraerts 1 Posted May 5, 2021 I'm new to all of this, so apologies in advance if I ask a very silly question. I want to create a simple click track and need to change my metronome settings. I want a Waltz, so 3/4, but when I set the 'beat per measure' to 3 and 'beat value' to 4, I get the 3/4 time signature, but how do I create the Waltz feel? Any help would be most appreciated! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Nicholls 680 Posted May 5, 2021 Um... define "Waltz feel". The metronome should provide a "BAP bip bip BAP bip bip" without any difficulty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Baay 836 Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) You may need to enter a more negative dB value for Other Beats in metronome properties. I usually go with -1 and -7dB for First Beat and Other Beats, respectively. I think the default is only 3dB lower, and does not provide enough 'contrast' for my taste. Edited May 6, 2021 by David Baay 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Vere 1,499 Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) You are correct and it's why I often avoid using the metronome. I use drum patterns instead, most originated with my Roland 505 drum machine. Here are a few of my midi drum patterns as well as the Tennessee Waltz which has bass and strings as well. Make sure you have NO midi output devices selected in Preferences and the TTS-1 should load and play these files. waltz beat 85 BPM.mid WALTZ 2 104 BPM.mid Waltz 3 122 BPM.mid TENNESSEE WALTZ.mid Edited May 5, 2021 by John Vere 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaap Geraerts 1 Posted May 6, 2021 17 hours ago, Colin Nicholls said: Um... define "Waltz feel". The metronome should provide a "BAP bip bip BAP bip bip" without any difficulty. Yeah, that's correct, that's very easy to do, but that won't help if the feel of the song is different, e.g. something like: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaap Geraerts 1 Posted May 6, 2021 15 hours ago, John Vere said: You are correct and it's why I often avoid using the metronome. I use drum patterns instead, most originated with my Roland 505 drum machine. Here are a few of my midi drum patterns as well as the Tennessee Waltz which has bass and strings as well. Make sure you have NO midi output devices selected in Preferences and the TTS-1 should load and play these files. waltz beat 85 BPM.mid 4.62 kB · 1 download WALTZ 2 104 BPM.mid 3.9 kB · 0 downloads Waltz 3 122 BPM.mid 4.69 kB · 2 downloads TENNESSEE WALTZ.mid 6.71 kB · 0 downloads That's great, thanks so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Vere 1,499 Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) Oh I had you all wrong- That's a blues song and totally different. You'd have the blues fans running for cover if you played a actual Waltz It's actually what we call 6/8 time or Slow Blues. The snare or accent is on the 4. not the 1. Here's a better example. October.mid 6-8 time 60BPM drum loop.mid Edited May 6, 2021 by John Vere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lapasoa 111 Posted May 6, 2021 The only "waltz feel" will be originated from your Superior Drummer presets 3 or whataver drum plug in you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fitzj 40 Posted May 7, 2021 https://www.virtualdrumming.com/drums/drums-basic-beats/drums-waltz-beats.html This is pretty good site. Just create the pattern yourself in cakewalk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Vere 1,499 Posted May 7, 2021 The OP actually doesn't need a waltz, The song they posted is a 6/8 slow blues-- big difference. @Jaap Geraerts let me know if the midi file works for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaap Geraerts 1 Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 3:28 AM, John Vere said: The OP actually doesn't need a waltz, The song they posted is a 6/8 slow blues-- big difference. @Jaap Geraerts let me know if the midi file works for you. It does, many thanks! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgustavo 31 Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) Hi, I'd like to comment that an alternative to waltz feel could be the use of Midi Fx Midi Quantize on the Fx bin. Sometimes I use it on melodies, setting the resolution to 1/8 triplets or 1/16 triplets. Maybe it could work on a click track! By the way, John Vere nice rhythm MIDI clips, thanks for sharing! Edited May 13, 2021 by mgustavo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites