Re: EDP Alesis Stumped

["Michael and Nikki" <cosmicchai@charter.net>]

Sure. I'll try to include all my steps, since I don't where the problem is.
QUANT=loop
SYNC=in
8THS/CYCLE=8
AUTORECORD=on
SWITCHQUANT=loop
MORELOOPS=2
RECORDMODE=toggle
SAMPLERSTYLE=run

1 I turn on the Alesis SR 16 drum machine, the EDP shows it is receiving
MIDI clock from the drum machine
Using the Gibson foot controller I:
2 press Record
3 play something, I'll refer to it as loop1
4 end recording by again pressing Record
5 press NextLoop, the EDP indicates it will switch to loop2 at the end of
the current loop and begin recording
6 at the end of loop1, I play something else I'll refer to as loop2
7 I end recording loop2 by pressing NextLoop
8 the EDP is now playing loop1 and everything is still in sync with the 
drum
machine
9 I press NextLoop and at the end of loop1, the EDP switches to loop2. No
problem.
10 I press NextLoop and at the end of loop2, loop2 starts over again. Loop2
plays for a beat or so and then switches to loop1
11 The EDP is now out of sync with the drum machine.


The following five variations produce the same problem:
If AUTOREC=off
then in step 5 after pressing NextLoop I also press Record
the same problem happens.
If in step 7, I end recording loop2 by pressing Record, then the proccess
skips directly to step 10 and the same problem happens.
If the EDP is synced to a metronome via BeatSync, the same problem happens
If I do not use the foot controller and enter everything via the front 
panel
of the EDP, the same problem happens.
If SWITCHQUANT=Cycle (or anything besides off) then the same problem
happens.

The following two variations do NOT produce the problem:
If in step 4 I end recording loop1 by pressing NextLoop and thereby
immediately record loop2 which I also end by pressing NextLoop, then the
problem will not happen. I can switch back and forth between the two loops
and the EDP will stay in sync with the drum machine.
If I start with SWITCHQUANT=off then during step 8 I reach over to the 
front
panel and set SWITCHQUANT=loop. The problem will not happen.

Any help/suggestions would be great. Thanks again for taking a look at my
problem.
Nervously,
Michael



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 3:50 AM
Subject: Re: EDP Alesis Stumped


> again, could you please just describe the exact sequence you did that led
> to the problem? your mail here was confusing to follow.
> kim
>
> At 10:07 PM 4/24/2004, Michael and Nikki wrote:
> >First, THANKS for responding!!
> >I have used both the Gibson foot controller and the front panel with the
> >same results.
> >For the purpose of this email, I'm using the footswitch.
> >The drum machine is an Alesis SR16.
> >I've been messing with the EDP all day and I've found that:
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
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