Re: Rang III loop copy (multiply)question

[Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>]

wow awesome Mike,it can do a lot more than i thought that baby is going to kick ass!

thanx for the information very valuable

cheers

Luis

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Mike <mnelson@boomerangmusic.com> wrote:

Hiddy ho,
       While the Rang(TM) III doesn't have a multiply function in the sense of extending a single loop, it can do all the things you mention.

On 16-Nov-10 7:07 AM, Louie Angulo wrote:

hi rangers:
the rang 3 is really catching my eye now,is it possible to do a sort of multiply? that is copy the contents of
loop 1 as you are recording and adding content by overdubbing and make loop 2 longer than the initial one?

       Record a master loop (always loop 3 on the III), then you can record up to 3 "slave" loops which will be an exact multiple of loop 3. If loop 3 is 5 seconds long, loops 1, 2 and 4 will be 5, 10, 15, 20 seconds. There are two Play Style that support this behavior: Serial Sync and Sync.
   Serial Sync
       Loop 3 can play with loops 1, 2 or 4, but loops 1, 2 and 4 cannot play with each other. Instead they play one after the other while loop 3 plays continuously. This is designed for playing loops that are pieces of a song (verse, chorus, bridge...) with a rhythmic backing.
   Sync
       All 4 loops can play at the same time and are synced.

can you define the length of loop 2 (for example loop 1 is in 4/4 and loop 2 is in 3/4 or is it quantized and
dependent on the master loop? this si soemthing essential in songwritting and something most compact loopers lack!

       Since we employ no click prior to recording you are free, to some extent, to mix time signatures.
Ex. 1 - Master loop 3 is 1 measure of 3/4. Loop 2 could be 3 measures of 4/4 and loop 1 is 3 measures of 5/4.
Ex. 2 - Master loop 3 is 1 measure of 2/4. Loop 2 could be 4 measures of 3/4 and loop 1 is 1 measure of 4/4.


       Using the Free Play Style you can create literally any combination of time signatures. For example, loop 1 is 6 measures of 4/4, loop 2 is 13 measures of 3/4, loop 3 is 1 measure of 5/4, etc., etc.

       There's another way to remove the fur from this feline using the Copy function. For example, record loop 2 and play it. Use Copy to direct the III's output to an empty loop, say loop 4. Tapping loop 4's button starts and stops recording, so you can make a new loop that has the content of loop 2 repeated as many times as you wish. And you can play your instrument to add new content at the same time if you like.


       While a little off topic, I can do the following with the Rang(TM) III. Record master loop 3; stack another part on loop 3; record loop 1 so it's twice as long as 3; record loop 2 so it's three times as long as loop 3. Play this creation and record the whole thing to loop 4 making it, for example, 4 times as long as loop 2. Then erase loops 1, 2 and 3 and create additional loops to play along with loop 4.


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Mike Nelson
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General Partner of Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd.

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