Thursday, February 21, 2008

Foreigner Remix (the chorus)

Yesterday, we finished making our beats and started putting them in to song format by coping the parts to 33 and creating your Intro, Verse, and Chorus.

But before we go on, check this out...

Today, you will be given the chance to do something similar to this track. Did you hear how Robin Thicke sang the same Chorus as Foreigner? Well today I brought in the original chorus so that you could add it to your song.

  1. Open your Foreigner Remix.
  2. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL YOUR THE PARTS I ASKED FOR IN THE ORIGINAL FOREIGNER ASSIGNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. Start putting your song into a sequence by FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND on the ASSIGNMENT FOREIGNER REMIX pt. 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. OK, if you have finished the assignments from Tuesday and Wednesday, go on. If not, GO BACK TO STEP 2 OF THIS ASSIGNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. Move your loop points between L9 and R17.
  6. Delete the Foreigner Samples between L9 and R17.
  7. Create a Dr. Rex
  8. Click on the "Folder" in the upper left hand corner of your new Dr. Rex.
  9. Select the ForeignerChorus sample from My Documents: Thursday Feb, 21st
  10. On the Dr. Rex click TO TRACK.
  11. Now, we have 3 sections. The Intro from 1-9, the Chorus from 9-17, and the Verse from 17-33.
  12. Highlight all the parts between 9-33.
  13. In the Edit window, select Copy.
  14. In the Edit window, select Paste two times.
  15. Now Highlight all the parts between 9-17.
  16. In the Edit window, select Copy.
  17. Move your cursor to 81.
  18. In the Edit window, select Paste two times.
  19. From 89-97 Create an Outro by deleting all the parts except for your melody.
  20. Save your beat.
  21. Listen to your beat from the beginning to the end. Does it sound the way you want it?
  22. If so, go to the File menu and select Export Song as Audio File, this converts the song into a file that can be played on Windows Media or a CD.
  23. Name Your Song and Click Save.
  24. Click Export.
  25. Open your email, email mrprice@ccpaedu.com the Reason File for your song.

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