Re: Glitch in Repeater's loop

[Marklar <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

I thought you could do it by recording a blank loop, trimming it, then
putting something on it, but I just tried to do that and it did not
work.  In fact, I ended up with a hole instead, which seems worse.

Mark.

"M. Steven Ginn" wrote:

> Mark,
>
> If you are able to figure out how this might be done on the fly, would
> you mind posting the instructions?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
> >
> > Hmmm interesting.  I bet/wonder that this might be done to a
> > blank loop, so you'd be able to create your drone on the
> > fly.... I will try this for sure.
> >
> > Mark Sottilaro
> >
> > S V G wrote:
> >
> > >      As I was working with my Repeater last night, I came upon a
> > > workaround that many people here on the LD list have complained
> > > about... the glitch at the end/beginning of a loop, especially
> > > noticable with a sustained sound like a drone.
> > >
> > >      This can be gotten rid of with the "trim" function.
> > One tap of
> > > the trim switch puts you in "beats" mode, the second tap
> > puts you in
> > > "seconds" mode.  It is this second mode that you want. The process
> > > looks like this:
> > >
> > >      1) Record your loop, either stopping at the end or
> > continuing in
> > > playback mode.
> > >
> > >      2) Hit the "trim" button twice to enter "seconds" mode.
> > >
> > >      3) Turn the "Loop" knob two clicks to the right, trimming .02
> > > seconds off the beginning of the loop (or whatever amount
> > works best
> > > for you).
> > >
> > >      4a) One more hit of the "trim" button gets your back into the
> > > regular screen.  This trim then can be undone.
> > >
> > >                  OR
> > >
> > >      4b) Hold the "trim" button for 1/2 second to enter "Trim Cut"
> > > mode.  Hitting the button one more time confirms the cut
> > operation and
> > > the unnecessary tip is then forever circumsized.  At this
> > point, even
> > > the pills that make your loops grow 3-4 inches will be of
> > no avail.
> > > :)  In other words, this is destructive editing, it cannot
> > be undone.
> > >
> > >      All this is detailed on page 26 of the Repeater manual.
> > >
> > >      I tried this using a microphone and singing into it,
> > the loop has
> > > a very obvious glitch in it every time it loops around.  The trim
> > > function almost completely erases that glitch.  The only
> > glitch that I
> > > could detect was from the difference in my singing voice at the
> > > beginning vs. the end of the loop.
> > >
> > >      Even though this is a bit of a hassle, still I can
> > complete this
> > > operation in less than one second.  Unfortunately, there
> > are currently
> > > no MIDI commands to control this aspect from a pedalboard.
> > To those
> > > who would complain of having to do even this, perhaps this
> > is a small
> > > price to pay for other benefits that would otherwise not
> > appear on the
> > > instrument.
> > >
> > >       Cheers,
> > >
> > >           SVG
> > >
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