Re: Repeater: Crash or unwitting trigger?

[Evan Meyers <evanmeyers@yahoo.com>]

i've had this happen before.  i don't know what my
patch was, but i do remember a loud clicking happening
and i tried to use the on/off for the metronome
figuring that was what it was, to no avail.  i was
unable to replicate the problem so i just wrote it off
as a fluke of the device (these things do have bugs).

i also have some sort of combination of patches that i
use that always triggers the stereo track selection
for 3 and 4, but i can't figure out what causes it,
but it has happened on a few occassions.  i;ve checked
and rechecked my paramaters and the only thing i can
think is causing it is by doing certain combinations
after doing others these problems will surface.  i'm
not sure how repeaters are programmed, but there could
be a variable or something that is never cleared out?

it's a shame that electrix has folded (anyone know if
any company or people are going to pick up the
repeater and finish the OS1.2?), but bugs or not, it
is a fairly reliable device (but always be prepared
for the unexpected in a live situation)...but for the
unique track recording, i wouldn't trade mine in for
anything!

~e va n

--- Zoe Keating <cello@zoekeating.com> wrote:
> I had a scary thing happen to me last night while
> performing with the
> Repeater. Controlling the device with the Behringer
> FCB1010, I had built up
> a multi-track loop. I hit a single patch that was
> set up to A) change the
> pan settings on Tracks 2 & 4 , B) arm the left
> footpedal to control volume
> on Tracks 1 & 2 and C) arm the right footpedal to
> control volume on Tracks 3
> & 4. I had used this patch twice before during
> different pieces in the same
> performance.
> 
> This time when I hit the patch an INCREDIBLY LOUD
> ticking sound completely
> obliterated what I was doing. It was at least 3
> times as loud as the nice
> cello loops I had going. It sounded ominously like
> the metronome. I hit stop
> immediately but the ticking kept on. In a mild
> panic, the only thing I could
> think of to make it shut up was to turn off the
> Repeater. There being no
> power button, I had to turn off the entire
> power-conditioner and all devices
> connected to it (note to self: isolate the
> Repeater!).
> 
> So, this morning I've tried to recreate this
> Bug/Crash/Error/Unwitting-trigger and I can't seem
> to get it to happen! I
> examined my Behringer programming to make sure I
> didn't accidentally bury
> some other function in the patch. Nope. In the
> manual I see no mention of a
> CC or PC number that would turn the metronome on or
> off.  So how did I
> manage this with my feet? Did I confuse the Repeater
> somehow?
> 
> Has anyone else experienced anything like this?
> 
> thanks very much. Confusedly, Zoe
> 


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