How To Create Original MP3s Using Tuareg 2 Sampling Software Part 2

So now we have a half note on C lets try to place another note. Try to place a quarter note on B. This can be done by clicking on the grid on the b line where the third beat starts. This time though you will probably have to shrink your bar to cover only 4 small boxes on the grid. Once you’ve done that you are on your way. The rest is just repetition. Keep placing the bars and making sure they are the right length to create the melody you want.

Playback

Once you have put down a few notes, you can hear them by pushing Play on the top. Notice when you push play the button now says stop. Push stop when you are done listening. Once you have finished the melody to your satisfaction you can either add another line by choosing an instrument on the second box and then placing the notes there or if you only want one line of melody you can click on the “Store and Go” button. When you click on that you are creating a sample to be used in your song, Tuareg will prompt you to name the sample so type in something you’ll remember that makes sense for what the melody is like bass line chorus, or piano B section, etc.

Placing your sample

Once you have created and named your Bliss file it is ready to be placed in the song. On the upper right hand of the screen you’ll see buttons, Synth Units, Channel FX, and Sequencer. Open the Sequencer and take a look at the layout. The sequencer looks like another chart and that’s basically what it is.
It has numbers going down on the left, and across the top.

The numbers at left stand for the channel to be used (1 - 12) and the numbers at the top represent the measure numbers (a measure is a set of 4 beats in common time music).
Lets start at measure 1 track 1. Click on box that is at 1:1 and a menu will open up. Scroll down to the bottom of the menu and you’ll see your sample you just created. Select the sample. You’ll notice that there are also some other names in the list. Those are the preset drum tracks that came with the program. You can use on by clicking on track 2 measure one and selecting them.