Synth Sampling

[MirageBass]

My drummer is writing music, and has a few cello parts that could be replicated as a keyboard. He wants me to double-task, which I probably could do, but I feel it might detract from my chops as a bass player.

Unless I find a cheap keyboard that can take programmed parts, are there any effect pedals or something I could just stomp to start a sample? What would you guys suggest?

(He also wants to play Subdivisions by Rush. Oh boy.)

[fretlessrock]

You could load a part into a stomp-looper like the Digitech JamMan. You can record the part, load it to the memory card, and then load it to a preset on the JM. As for how you will handle the tempo and timing, that will take some work no matter what. There are a ot of ways to do this kind of thing, but unless you get into a sequencer and a click you are in for a bit of work.

[Stuggi]

Any good sequencer tutorials out there? I would love to learn how to do it, what kind of gear you need etc. but I haven't found any worthwhile info yet...

[bongomania]

Depends, there are a lot of different kinds of sequencer out there. Hardware/software; old/new; standalone/integrated into other processor packages; stepped/realtime; audio/MIDI/CV; etc. What are you sequencing?

[fokof]

I do that a lot in my band.

I use a Roland FC300 to trig samples/loop and for my FX (Guitar Rig2.2)

If you need to Play a simple bass line there is also the foot pedal way (good for Rush stuff , he's using one! ) like this one;
http://www.audiomidi.com/MP113---13-...ard-P9232.aspx

If the sound source of that cello part is a CPU , there are a lot of cheap USB keys available.

[Stuggi]

Originally Posted by bongomania

Depends, there are a lot of different kinds of sequencer out there. Hardware/software; old/new; standalone/integrated into other processor packages; stepped/realtime; audio/MIDI/CV; etc. What are you sequencing?

Nothing, I've only seen it done on a Futureretro Mobius

[Andrew.Glose]

"Take away from your bass chops"

Hmmm....

Negative.

[dannybuoy]

You could use a laptop with Ableton Live and a Behringer MIDI trigger pedal. You can stomp on pedals to trigger samples, and if your tempo is likely to drift slightly, you can set up one pedal as a tap tempo so your loops will stay in sync with the band. You can even run your bass through Guitar Rig or AmpegSVX to process your bass sound and use the stomps on the Behringer to turn on/off stomp box effects like fuzzboxes.

Ableton Live is easy to use, but you'll need to invest in a decent laptop and audio interface, and spend a lot of time setting it up just right.

[fuNKmaster83]

the digitech jamman is the best option but the drummer has to be in tempo with it and of course you have to record it very precise otherwise there will be truble!!!

but for the most part an MPC would do magic any day!!!