Loop management

8 Jan 2006, 17:35

I have recorded an 8-bar bass loop to run through a 4-minute performance.

In order to have it play I have to take time during the performance to go into:

PatchPlay/Menu/Key Hold/Hold Switch ON/OK

then when the number is over, I have to go into:

PatchPlay/Menu/Key Hold/Hold Switch OFF/OK

that's 4 keystrokes before and after- and watch out for any mistakes!

Is there any way to program this into the patch so that I don't need to do any fiddling onstage?

peter

Re: Loop management

10 Jan 2006, 10:59

Hi peter

Iб╢ve been working live with drum and bass loops in a similar way to yourself the easiest solution iб╢ve found is to get a simple guitar stomp pedal which iб╢ve used as sustain before and just reverse the polarity on the pedal so you can trigger your loop and it wonб╢t stop untill you step on the pedal. Itб╢s a little confusing especially if you have other sustain pedals but it is the simplest way i know around your problem.

Re: Loop management

10 Jan 2006, 15:31

use the arpeggiator and select the hold arp button. if you need a detailed explanation let me know. but if you do it that way, all you have to do is trigger the loop with the key and then turn off hold on the arp when you want to stop the loop.
make sure you select tempo sync for the loop. that way it will sync with the arp pattern and any incomming clock when you are slaving to an external clock.

For The Sherrif

11 Jan 2006, 07:14

Good idea - won't work for me as I have the sustain pedal paralleled to my master piano keyboard. When I stomp on it, /everything/ sustains!

Could I use one of the Controller ports, d'you think?

peter

for JunK

11 Jan 2006, 07:16

hmm - my loop is a sample of an entire 8 bar phrase and I assume that what you're referring to is a MIDI (internal) loop. This would mean recording a single bass tone and then arping it - is that right?

peter

Re: Loop management

11 Jan 2006, 09:54

no, you still use your loop. you would use the arp to trigger and retrigger the 8 bar phrase (loop) every 8 bars. you have to select tempo sync for the pcm oscilator to be in perfect sync with the arp tempo. don't have my board in front of me to confirm, but you can adjust the arp. to play back more than 2 bars. you still only have 32 steps, but you can adjust the note value of those 32 steps. the arp defaults to 2 bars but you should be able to adjust it to be 8 bars long. hope this helps.
i may have misunderstood your question, but i think we're talking about the same thing. if you wanna e-mail me the loop i'll set up a patch and send it back to you. i don't think i'm explaining my process very well.

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Re: Loop management

11 Jan 2006, 16:05

Like that idea with the Arp didnб╢t know the phrase could be that long should help me loads to build some more interesting loops. Personally Iб╢ve been trying to avoid having anything else connected the V-synth via midi because it behaves in such a strange manner compared to anything else and it doesnб╢t help me with the type of performance Iб╢m doing that why iб╢ve been using the sustain pedal.

cheers the sherriff