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Filter or Splitter
Hi,
I play a violin and I make bass notes and alternate a percussive "chop". Listen to the attached file.
I want to separate out, completely - the bass notes and percussive. One of the amazing members wrote some modules in Drambo to do this for me.
Is there a plugin that would effective do this? By effective, I mean 100% effective?
I tried using the steepest slope in Fab Filter Pro Q, but the percussive chop still "leaks through" or "gets under", or maybe "gets by" the low pass filter.
What about Secta by K-Devices??? "IF"...... "by chance" Secta and genuinely split out the bass notes from the chop; can I route the signals to different audio busses (in LP) to process each with my own plugins??
(1) Any Thoughts? what besides Drambo can do this separation
(2) Any thoughts on turning the "chop" part into either claps (think TR 808) or the hi-q?
(3) Finally...... IF, there was a plugin that could 100% separate the bass type notes from the chop - could that somehow be routed to different audio busses in LoopyPro???
Help Me Separate My Beats!!!
Thanks
AJ
Comments
Can you explain the context with a bit more detail? I’m assuming you’re playing live, using Loopy Pro. Is that correct? If so, my question would be whether it could be done without sonic wizardry, e.g. using a foot switch.
Is your need to filter the audio derived from a desire to chop away live at your discretion and whim, across a long stretch of time? Otherwise I’d suggest that maybe you could simply play the stuff separately into separate loops. Not as magical, but…
Had a go with Secta, I don’t think it will solve your problem. The two sections aren’t different enough amplitude-wise to achieve sufficient separation and the processing is within Secta anyway.
The separation in frequency is also not so clear as to get two completely different signals. It is one instrument after all.
You could try the free ChowMultiTool. It includes a band splitting filter.
FWIW, percussive sounds and sharp transients generally involve frequencies in all frequency ranges. Also, the bass notes have a fair amount g of higher order harmonics that may make the sound dull if removed.
Splitting by frequency may not result in the sounds you want.
To analyze the situation, edit all the percussive sounds to be in one section and all the non-percussive notes in another section. Do a spectrum analysis to see how much overlap there is.
First - Thank all of you for your replies.
@Philandering_Bastard Thanks for trying out Secta, you saved me $9 or whatever to buy it.
@jebni Yes-more context. Yes, live performance. I would create a beat "of sorts" using this chopping method. I would loop it, and play other more lead parts on top of it. This way, all of everything heard comes from the violin. Why the filtering? It gives me more sound options. E.g. rather than the sloppy and unfamiliar chop sound, I would convert the chop either into a snare or hand clap or some percussion sound more familiar in beats. Likewise, the bass notes might be converted to MIDI and then to bass synth sounds. I "could" record the bass notes in one loop, and the percussive chops in another. But that feels sooOOooo manufactured. I would really like to "lay the background beat" in a simple 4 bar loop.
I do have a MIDI controller MC6 Pro by morningstar, and 3 expression pedals. I suppose I could use those to "route" the input audio channel to 2 different audio buses or to two different loops; each with its' own set of fx. That would take some fancy footwork and I would have to practice the timing. I was hoping the tech could separate it out.