Thanks Luis - your input has clarified, for me, my needs here.
In response to your suggestion of just using a repeater and putting my pre-recorded bed track (containing all i can't reproduce live) onto one of the tracks: with a repeater, can the length of the individual tracks vary, while all is still tempo synced? For example, could I just toss a bed track onto channel 4 (let's say a 4 min long piece of audio), and then use the other 3 channels to create/start/stop/reverse loops while the 4 min piece plays from start to finish?
and if this is possible, am i right to think that, on a 256mb flash card, i could fit a whole set's worth of bed tracks (whole songs minus what i create live)?
thanks again to everyone who has offered input - very helpful. i am nearing a solution - i can feel it! : )
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:38:45 -0800 > From: labaloops@yahoo.com > Subject: RE: AW: looper + laptop interaction > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > Hey Jesse, > just thought id pitch in,i use the EDP at times synced > to an Akai MPC1000, or the EDP as a slave,though if u > are using precanned loops then slaving the EDP is > probably the way you wanna go. > The way i do is: > MPC1000 midi out-FCB1010 footcontroller midi in/out-to > EDP > when you play a loop on the MPC1000(or any sampler) > you can just keep recording loops on the EDP, erase > them,rerecord new ones,add layers etc.by setting the > the midi merge function on the FCB1010 then sync out > on the MPC and sync in on the EDP they will syncronize > nicely to the loops from the sampler,as long as you > dont go to wild on the exotic functions of the EDP > like multiply/replace/reverse etc.(but realign or > retriggering can be ass-savers;-) > I find the other way around tighter,that is the EDP > being the master but then you would have to know the > bpm of the loop in advance and send it from the EDP so > they sync perfectly.But the EDP works great as a > master with a drum machine or preprogramed sequence > patterns. > The new O.S of the MPC1000 has a exciting new > functions like patch phrase and sample chopping which > takes an existing sample and divides it up to create > your own patterns,then you can assign the samples > original bass,snare,hi-hat and all the samples drum > sounds into your pads,that way if you use the EDP as a > master and redefine the loop to be shorter or > longer,or press half speed for ex.the sample will > follow your loops! > anyway this is just my hardware solution,but id love > to try the laptop route as well! > Luis > > > > > > --- Jesse Thom <jessethevessel@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I forgot to mention that I'm on a mac. > > > > I'd actually prefer NOT to use a laptop and just > > keep it hardware based (looper + something that > > holds audio that can be organized / triggered). > > > > I'll have a look at the Roland and Akai products you > > mentioned and see if I can figure out how to sync > > one to a repeater (or what i've got right now - a > > boss RC-50) > > > > Thanks - any more info is welcome. > > : ) > > > > > > > From: rs@moinlabs.de > > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > > Subject: AW: looper + laptop interaction > > > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:49:40 +0100 > > > > > > > I'm looking for the simplest way to have a > > hardware looper sync up with > > > pre-recorded audio on a laptop or other device. > > > > > > You may think about rephrasing your question and > > look for the simplest way > > > to sync a software looper with prerecorded audio > > on a laptop, if you already > > > are positive with the need for a laptop. > > > > > > If you prefer to stay hardware entirely, something > > like a Roland MC909 or > > > Akai MPC may be preferable (and then, depending on > > your feature needs, > > > either take a Repeater (if you need the pitch > > bending) or a Looperlative). > > > > > > If you want to use Ableton Live and use it on an > > XP machine, why not use > > > Mobius as a plugin in Live. A lot of loopers > > (including me) favor that > > > solution. > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Rainer > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping >
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