chaldo
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Iqa3 or percussion software?
Hi all,
I am looking for a software than can play Iqa3 or middle eastern percussion to play oud with...
like daf or darbouka... in a loop
any help would be appreciated. thanks 
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Lysander
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Looks like you and I have very similar topics posted an hour or so apart.
Here is an old page where you can create some MIDI files through text. You can then download the MIDI and loop it. A little involved but OK I
suppose.
http://www.khafif.com/rhy/rhygen.html
Something for people who want to go all out and do it properly:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun05/articles/wizoo.htm
More to do with tabla rather than darbouka, but a little graphical and could be worth a spin
http://taalmala.com/download.shtml
Here is a page where you can download some MIDI files
http://www.ancient-future.com/arab.html
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Midi rhythms sound awful, it is not something engaging to play along with.
A simpler approach is to get a sampled loops library, with real instruments recorded in the form of short wav audio clips, there are many of them
covering mid eastern rhythms and using many different variations of each rhythm and different percussion instruments.
I then transfer the whole library to 'the Amazing Slow downer" on my iPhone .
http://www.ronimusic.com
This app has the ability to play loops perfectly and can change the tempo of the audio file.
I also use the same app to play along with music tracks and change their pitch to match my oud's tuning when needed.
At 15 $! It is an expensive App but it does 3 good jobs: slowdown, pitch shift and loop player.
The same can also be done using Garage Band (not the pitch change though), you can even create a more customized rhythm track that can still be
loopable.
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Lysander
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Quote: Originally posted by ALAMI  |
A simpler approach is to get a sampled loops library, with real instruments recorded in the form of short wav audio clips, there are many of them
covering mid eastern rhythms and using many different variations of each rhythm and different percussion instruments. |
Any you would recommend?
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The Wizoo Darbuka software (vst) was removed from the market about eight years ago. A great pity as it is excellent. I still use it, but I don't know
what will happen when I have to try to register it again when I update my computer. It cost several hundred dollars and I will not be a happy punter
if I can no longer use it.
Greg
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hi there.
sorry if anybody has a problem with 4shared again.
http://www.4shared.com/get/L6pcB2BP/i9a3at_3arabiya.html
two programs of iqa'at 'arabiya, flash-based, very simple.
The Oud and The Fuzz
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Lysander
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Thanks for this urus, will download this later today. Looks promising.
| Quote: Originally posted by Greg | The Wizoo Darbuka software (vst) was removed from the market about eight years ago. A great pity as it is excellent. I still use it, but I don't know
what will happen when I have to try to register it again when I update my computer. It cost several hundred dollars and I will not be a happy punter
if I can no longer use it.
Greg |
Greg, I think this topic will help you:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5621894
I know Wizooverb isn't actually the same program but I'm sure the principle will be the same. It appears that Avid dropped authorisation of the
thing... If I were you I would keep it where it is and if you have a spare or back up computer use that if possible. I haven't read the whole thread
properly though.
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Greg
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lysander |
I know Wizooverb isn't actually the same program but I'm sure the principle will be the same. It appears that Avid dropped authorisation of the
thing... If I were you I would keep it where it is and if you have a spare or back up computer use that if possible. I haven't read the whole thread
properly though. |
Thanks Lysander. I have it running on two separate partitions on my Win 7 laptop (new hard drive) and also have it on a spare hard drive. So okay for
the moment. Thanks, Greg.
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chaldo
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thank you everybody for your help and for all these suggestions, I can't wait to go back home and try them out!!!
I live in a remote area and with no one to play oud with.. this will keep me company when I play oud!
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Thanks for uploading these. The E2A3 program is very useful, but can you explain what the category names are? My Arabic is not great. It is something
like general percussion; darbuka; electro or something like that; and tabla?
Unforunately the i9a3at doesn't work for me, might just be a Windows 7 incompatibility.
EDIT: I got it to work by running it in compatibility mode for Windows 95! It's the better of the two programs as well, I think.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lysander | | Quote: Originally posted by ALAMI |
A simpler approach is to get a sampled loops library, with real instruments recorded in the form of short wav audio clips, there are many of them
covering mid eastern rhythms and using many different variations of each rhythm and different percussion instruments. |
Any you would recommend? |
There are many of them, I like these guys:
http://www.bigfishaudio.com/detail.html?388
Here are some samples of Maqsum (plesae use winrar to unpack)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7467774/MAKSOUM%201.rar
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