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well done, aaron! nice graphics. all the best, tilmann ----- Original Message ----- From: "aaron leese" <aaronleese@hotmail.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:29 PM Subject: loop sync semantics > > I wonder ... Do you suppose we can come to a consensus on the words that > most concisely describe these "looping modes" ... though I guess even >that > phrase is suspect .... > > This requires a picture ..... > please see http://www.flyloops.com/semantics/loopingmodes.html > > Now for the questions: > > 1 - unsynced ..... this is what happens when you have two loop pedals in > the same room, and neither one really cares when the other is doing. We > have all tried looping in a band setting and for many of us, we thought >we > would be slick enough to have two people looping and stay in sync ... > sadly it doesnt work that way! > > So ..... > > 2 - full syncronization ..... more advanced looping devices started > syncronizing loops ..... that is, you can tell the second (slave) loop > pedal to only start or stop recording when the first throws a repeat. > This is the typical master/slave set ..... I think. > > 3 - partial syncronization ... latching ??? ...... Here the loops are >also > syncronized, but the pedal will start recording immediately once pressed > .... it just knows to only stop recording/start playback when the master > loop is at a certain offset ....... > > > > More importantly .... lets talk hardware ..... > > --- The RC20 and original boomeraang are of course, only layering ... so > you could think of this as full syncronization but without the ability >to > have phrases of different lengths, or to turn phrases on/off once >recorded > ..... > > ---- The RC50 has 3 loop banks ... They are unsynced I believe ??? Or > you can set a midi clock and preprogram a length?? Can they be >different > lengths then, but synced (like the EDP multiply function?). Forgive me, > but I haven't checked one out yet. > > ---- If you have the cash two EDPS, you can have a master slave and set > up the EDPs as fully synced .... > > ---- Mobius behaves as fully synced I believe ... though I have only >used > it a little. Do you have to preprogram the loop length, or can it just > work off the length of the recorded "master" loop, and then go from >there > .... > > ---- Does anything do that other one ..... partial synced / latching >.... > I imagine Ableton could with some work ..... > > > Anyway .... I look forward to the responses .... lemme know what you >think > the proper words area here for what I call synced/ unsynced/ latching > modes ...... > > _________________________________________________________________ > Win a ZuneT-make MSNŽ your homepage for your chance to win! > http://homepage.msn.com/zune?icid=hmetagline >