I just came across a software tool on the internet at
http://www.replayinc.com/index.htm
It's called CD Looper, and to quote from the Web site:
"CD Looper lets you play any CD from your computer, allowing you to set
loop points anywhere within a track. Start
small and set a loop point for every 2-bar phrase. Set the loop options to
play each loop once, twice or continuously,
pausing between each loop a user-settable amount of time. When you have
learned a loop, highlight multiple loops and
loop the entire section. With an interface that's easy to use and learn,
you'll have that song down in no time!
And teachers, now you can capture all of a song's phrases for your lessons.
Add descriptive text to each one. Then
export all of these loop points and give them to your students who can
import them into CD Looper. They can practice
each loop separately and at slow speed. As they master each loop, or
phrase, they can increase the speed in 10%
increments until they can play the entire loop at normal speed. Then, they
can begin playing 2 loops at once, adding
more loops to their practice routine until they have learned the entire
solo or song."
The Specifications look superb, and what it seems to be able to do looks
ideal for teaching purposes.
Has anyone used this piece of software ?
I'm off to the IAJE in Chicago, so I'll look for comment on my return.
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Alisdair K M Birch
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