Re: Cutting Time

[Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com>]

On 1.Nov2013, at 2:27 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> On 10/29/2013 4:59 PM, Phil Clevenger wrote:
>>>> But let's say I want to remove the tiniest bits of time from a loop, 
>>>> at any point I so desire, for the length of a switchpress ("Remove 
>>>> SUS"?)...
> 
> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> yes!
>> even I would be using this :-)
>> Unsert? Desert? or just Cut ?
> 
> Uncertain, Cut off in the Desert... having no idea what to call this
> function. Hm... what about "annihilate"? Thats what it does -
> annihilates a slice inside the loop and remakes the loop as if that
> slice has never existed.

disagree, nihil=nothing and we only cut a bit. 
Desect? Cutout? 
> 
>> and where would it go in the user interface? another Insert option?
> 
> I'd prefer a direct MIDI call, to not block any other function you
> might want the insert button for (in case your question was put in
> EDP-ish). Wouldn't people want to have Insert and Annihilate laid out
> on two different pedal switches in order to really go creative with
> it?

sure, direct MIDI inevitably, as all the other Insert button functions
> 
> 
>> we could start a statistic in Livelooping.org where users click what 
>> tool they use and what functions in it
> 
> Excellent idea! I have not checked but there must be useful Poll
> plugins for this in wordpress.
> 
> ...
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
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