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2016/08/01 09:46:03
Mesh
Is there a feature in Sonar Platinum that can analyze a guitar audio clip (about 4 bars long) and then tell me what time signature it's playing at?
 
Of note, the guitar clip/performance does play in a regular rhythmic (picking) pattern and it's nothing way off time or even complicated, but doesn't seem to be in 4/4.    
2016/08/01 10:22:02
ChristopherM
No feature as such, but you could loop it and play it back on repeat whilst you try counting it.
 
2016/08/01 10:35:07
Mesh
ChristopherM
No feature as such, but you could loop it and play it back on repeat whilst you try counting it.
 


Yeah, I suppose I could go through a bunch of trials/errors.....not having much technical background (in music theory) isn't helping my cause.
 
What I was actually trying to do was to use Addictive Drums 2 with this guitar clip, but couldn't find anything that fit the time sig.
2016/08/01 11:33:01
Bristol_Jonesey
If you want to post it up somewhere for us to listen to, I'm sure the correct signature will be provided for you.
2016/08/01 11:41:57
brundlefly
If you can tap your toe to it, you should be able to count it; no music theory required. And it's a good skill to have, even if a tool exists to do it for you. If it's alternating two time signatures, that could get confusing, but otherwise just count toe-taps between downbeats. If you find every other downbeat hitting when your foot's up, then tap twice as fast and listen for an odd count like 7/8. If it seems like there'e a rhythm inside the basic 'toe-tapping' beat that's more than double-time, it's probably a triplet pattern.
 
If all else fails, post a copy of the clip somewhere, and let the forum members fight it out. 
 
Even if the basic time signature turns out to be 4/4, the riff could have an internal rhythm that requires a special drum pattern to sound right.
 
If you want to practice counting weird/changing time signatures, pick up some Dave Matthews (or Frank Zappa, if you really don't value your sanity at all).
2016/08/01 12:20:04
Mesh
Thanks Colin and Dave!! I'll give it a shot and see how my counting goes .......if all else fails, I'll post the clip for some community help.  
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