Re: Repeater - "conditional stop"

[Sean Echevarria <sean@loomwebdesign.com>]

The EDP has a PlaySample DirectMIDI command whose description is 
"Immediately restart the loop and play once" - close but not exactly what 
you described.

A closer approximation would be to queue a loop termination request by 
using NextLoop where the next loop is empty, SwitchQuant is on and 
autorecord is off.


At 01:20 PM 03/07/26, Nic Roozeboom wrote:
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>Hi,
>
>Wanted to give this one just one more shot. Did get one suggestion 
>(thanks 
>Jon) which wasn't quite what I was looking for (but useful in other 
>contexts nevertheless).
>
>Sort of expected perhaps one or a few other Repeater users to chime in 
>and 
>acknowledge that this functionality (tell Rptr to let the loop play to 
>its 
>end, then stop) is at least desirable, albeit not possible with the 
>current OS.
>
>Does the EDP in contrast support such a command?
>
>I imagined it would be only a matter of time before someone would 
>announce 
>they had hacked OS1.1, and made all sorts of improvements... such as 
>being 
>able to configure one track as a MIDI looper...
>
>Best,
>Nic
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:Nic_Roozeboom@msn.com>Nic Roozeboom
>To: <mailto:Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>Reflector Loopers-Delight
>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:23 PM
>Subject: Repeater - "conditional stop"
>
>(Sorry if this has been discussed before, couldn't think of a good search 
>argument to hit the archives with.)
>
>One thing I like (and use) a lot about the DL4 is the "Play Once" button 
>(third from left), particularly in song settings. I'd have the DL4 run a 
>few repetitions of a section, and right after the start of the last 
>desired repetition, I tap Play Once to tell it to play exactly to the end 
>of the loop, then stop. Very seamless and elegant.
>
>As a guitarist, I love this as it allows me to prep the looper in 
>advance, 
>since at the very transition I'm anticipating, I usually have lots of 
>other pedals to hit, often with a time-critical requirement.
>
>Alas, no such thing with the Repeater (at least, not as accessible and 
>intuitive) - which I would prefer on occasion because unlike the DL4 it 
>loops stereo/multichannel.
>
>The only way Repeater is able to respond in this fashion, to my 
>understanding, is by "queueing an empty loop".
>
>There are several drawbacks to this - not possible via simple footpedal, 
>would need to use hands to press buttons & turn knobs, or would require a 
>midi pedal programmed with the macro "queue next loop, wait for CFC, hit 
>play" or some such. Not to mention that the next empty loop might be 
>several loops in the list removed from the current.
>
>I've checked Repeater's command set to see if a MIDI pedal implementation 
>might help me. I can't think of a good sequence that would result in the 
>loop stopping at the end, and with the original loop loaded in memory.
>
>Are there perhaps more sophisticated Repeater operators on the list who 
>have scratched their head over this same simple problem with positive 
>outcome? Would love to learn. Much appreciated in advance!
>
>Best,
>Nic