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Re: Repeater Mod


     Bill wrote:
> You have got to hit multiply on the down beat of a loop or else it will 
>do the slow down ramp up
thing, I feel your pain, but I've gotten more accurate and am having less 
problems.
 
     Zoe replied:
> Ah...now that is interesting. It happens to me mid-song. Often I record 
>onto only a portion of a
going loop (for example, record onto beats 4 and 5 of a 6 beat phrase, or 
just on and upbeat). For
example, a loop is going, I'm playing a phrase on top and sample just a 
couple portions of that
phrase mid-bar. So should I always record a full multiple of the original 
loop?>>


     Zoe:

     I think Bill is talking about hitting the "Multiply" button, not just 
inserting more audio
into an existing loop.  It's a great discovery that Bill tells us about, 
though I don't think that
you're referring to the same thing here.  Since you're using the FCB1010, 
it may be that it's
sending extra MIDI stuff.  Or possibly that the Repeater is freaking out 
from the MIDI commands
regardless of their pristine nature.


     Zoe continues:
<<  Also, shouldn't matter I guess, but I always start my loops on an 
upbeat (i.e. the AND of 4).
Besides feeling more logical to me, then the beginning of the downbeat 
sounds natural. It's like
the upswing/breath that a quartet takes or a conductor gives before 
starting a piece.>>

     Ah, this is great as well.  I never thought about it that way, but it 
makes marvelous sense
to start a loop on an upbeat.  I like your breath analogy.

     Stephen






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