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Play and record a riff

Choose a kit, play it with your keyboard, and record a take that lands on the beat.

Before you start: Open RiffWright with a new or existing song. Turn your volume up.

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Step by step

  1. Choose an instrument

    In Instruments, press Preview to hear a sound, then Add to put it in your riff.

    RiffWright on Linux: your kit is now a track in this riff.

    Your kit is now a track in this riff. Open full size

    1. A new drum track

  2. Play it

    Click the pads or use the letter keys on your computer keyboard: A is the kick, S the snare, F the closed hat.

  3. Record a take

    Press Record. One bar counts you in; then play along with the loop.

    RiffWright on Linux: recording into the loop.

    Recording into the loop. Open full size

    1. Finish take keeps what you played

  4. Keep the take

    Press Finish take. The loop keeps playing with your hits on the grid.

  5. Undo or listen

    Undo removes the whole take and Redo brings it back. Press Play to hear your riff.

    RiffWright on Linux: undo takes back the whole take.

    Undo takes back the whole take. Open full size

    1. Undo
    RiffWright on Linux: the finished riff on its loop.

    The finished riff on its loop. Open full size

    1. Each lit step is a hit you played
Read the video instructions
  1. Choose an instrument. Preview plays it first.
  2. Add it to your riff.
  3. Play the pads, or use the letter keys on your keyboard.
  4. Press Record. One bar counts you in, then play along.
  5. Press Finish take to keep it. The loop keeps playing.
  6. Undo removes the whole take.
  7. Redo brings it back.
  8. Press Play to hear your riff.