Re: More EDP synch woes!

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

mark francombe wrote:

> I will check that,  (incidentaly, do I have setting correct for midi IN 
> sync.. If EDP1 is Brothered to EDP2  and the midi clock is going to 
> EDP1, then do I have EDP1 set to IN and EDP2 to OUT? or both IN?)

when both are receiving clock from another device
both should be sync=In.

Maybe it also works with edp2 having sync=Out,
but I can't think of an advantage.
(and i think it may drift)




> but during SYNC = IN, What is the the display showing actually, when in 
> reset?

the Cycle time, calculated from the incoming clock and the
8th/cycle value

> Is it the length of a loop at the currently set tempo that its 
> receiveing?

no, just the cycle

> because isnt that the same whatever the 8th setting?

no

> If Im sending EDP 120bpm. then I can't get my first loop (cycle) to be 
> anything less than one measure right?

smallest is one beat,
8th cycle=1

> In fact I was gonna mention this to those developing Ecoloop (Grob etc) 
> that a very cool option would be to be able to divide the incoming tempo 
> info from a clock to some division. I for one usually run my EDP very 
> fast, routinely having 32 cycles in a bar (I guess in a LaFosse stylee) 
> even if it doesnt sound like it, This is difficult when receiving clock 
> from another person. I cant exactly ask them to send twice the tempo, 
> when they have done all this preparatory work in Abelton for example...

more than what's possible with 8th/cycle?

The Ecoloop has separate subdivision of loop for quantise apart from the 
8th/cycle.
So should do anything you want.

Somewhere along the development path there was the ability to type in the 
number
of cycles in a loop while the loop was running, I think Matt took that out 
for the first donation-ware edition of Echoloop...but should be back for future 
editions.

andy