DP6 track comping

beppe · Post by **beppe** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:55 am

Sorry for this stupid question, I am not able whit english...
I understand the concept, but which one is the literal translation of "comping"? I have not found in dictionary, and in the web I found a lot of terms, but I not know which is the one most appropriate.
Thanks in advance.
Beppe

spitfire31 · Post by **spitfire31** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:37 am

Not stupid at all! It's a slang abbreviation of 'compositing', from Latin com- (together) and the verb ponere (put) – put together.

In this case, how to build a complete track out of snippets (pieces, phrases) of several takes, to get the best performance from each take.

Hope this makes sense...

Best,

Joey

richardein · Post by **richardein** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:37 am

comping puts together the best parts of different takes into a single track. it's a fancy way of saying that you edit a performance from various takes.

Comping is usually done today in a DAW by selecting and copying regions from the original takes onto a new, separate track.

Both Logic and the new DP6 have special tools to make comping easier. Since I haven't used them yet, I can't give you details, but there is an example of comping at the Motu website during the advertising for DP 6.

hope this helps.

nick danger · Post by **nick danger** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:51 am

Our term for comping is "Frankentracking."

Aahzekiel · Post by **Aahzekiel** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:06 pm

Our term for comping with DP5 and earlier is "clunky but sooo much better than slicing tape"... can't wait for 6.

//aahz

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:23 pm

I really feel for poor Beppi. Shop talk is hard enough as it is, but shop talk in another language has got to be nerve wracking.

The term "comp" has to be one the most over-applied of them all.

Besides "compositing" consider these:

compressor
free "complimentary" fringe benefit like a concert ticket or hotel room.
musical accompaniment
a compilation CD
often used in business finance speak like comparable company analysis
a form of financial agreement such as Worker's Comp (compensation)

TheHopiWay · Post by **TheHopiWay** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:44 pm

I would have thought it was slang for compiling, though some sessions it closer resembles composting.
A rose is a rose.......

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:29 pm

It will make it easy to splice together the best takes to create one good take.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:28 pm

Frodo wrote:I really feel for poor Beppi. Shop talk is hard enough as it is, but shop talk in another language has got to be nerve wracking.

The term "comp" has to be one the most over-applied of them all.

Besides "compositing" consider these:

compressor
free "complimentary" fringe benefit like a concert ticket or hotel room.
musical accompaniment
a compilation CD
often used in business finance speak like comparable company analysis
a form of financial agreement such as Worker's Comp (compensation)

Now I'm completely confused.

Timeline · Post by **Timeline** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:31 pm

Tim wrote:
Frodo wrote:I really feel for poor Beppi. Shop talk is hard enough as it is, but shop talk in another language has got to be nerve wracking.

The term "comp" has to be one the most over-applied of them all.

Besides "compositing" consider these:

compressor
free "complimentary" fringe benefit like a concert ticket or hotel room.
musical accompaniment
a compilation CD
often used in business finance speak like comparable company analysis
a form of financial agreement such as Worker's Comp (compensation)
Now I'm completely confused.

Oh sure you are.

dosuna11 · Post by **dosuna11** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:48 am

Compadre

nick danger · Post by **nick danger** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:40 pm

Are we compromising the language?

Tritonemusic · Post by **Tritonemusic** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:52 pm

http://www.morewords.com/starts-with/comp/

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:10 pm

How about them stems! Now that one took me a while to figure out as well.

tripit@earthlink.net · Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:43 pm

Actually I believe the term is originally a shortened form of "compiling" - which means to assemble from different sources.

The term "comp" has been around in audio production for decades - and was most usually associated with vocal tracks. In the old days (I'm showing my age here) we had to bounce from tracks on 24 track tape or the like to one track for the final version. Everyone seemed to develop their own style as to how to do it. Most common was to take 5 or 6 vocal takes on different tracks, then go through line by line and pick out the best and write down the info on a "comp sheet" then you had to go through and punch in the various sections on a fresh track. It was a long and pain staking process that took up the better part of a day. The better the singer, the easier it was. Now we still comp but the tracks are endless and we have auto tune and other tools to fix just about anything.

History lesson over.

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