Re: Mobius first impressions... and questions.

[Matthias Grob <matilists@atarde.com.br>]

I am not quite sure for this case,
but in general I think its easier to understand different tracks with  
different functions
you are going this direction anyway, having different presets and  
possibly different instruments for each track, so each track has a  
musical function like :
ostinato
bass
rhythm
fill
crossrhythm
harmony
noise
choir
with the suitable setting, effect etc.

so there could be a track set to trim
and if needed, sound can be copied from it to another track for  
further treatment - as if it switches its musical function

> I'd like to add more of these kinds of "playing the loop" features,
> but the architectural issue I have is what happens when you do this
> while you are overdubbing or feedback decaying and how this fits in
> with undo.
>
> You say the Repeater has to be in "Trim Mode", does this make it  
> behave
> more like a static sample player with no undoable loop modifications
> allowed?
>
> One option would be to put the loop into "lockdown" mode where you
> can trim, slip, pitch, window shift, and retrigger all you want but
> nothing you do is undoable and you can't be overdubbing or applying
> feedback at the same time.  Then the moment you start Overdub or any  
> other
> destructive modification the loop is "unlocked", whatever was last
> playing becomes the new loop, and we resume the undoable layer
> list as usual.
>
> Jeff
>