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Re: loop sync semantics
well done, aaron! nice graphics.
all the best, tilmann
----- Original Message -----
From: "aaron leese" <aaronleese@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:29 PM
Subject: loop sync semantics
>
> I wonder ... Do you suppose we can come to a consensus on the words that
> most concisely describe these "looping modes" ... though I guess even
>that
> phrase is suspect ....
>
> This requires a picture .....
> please see http://www.flyloops.com/semantics/loopingmodes.html
>
> Now for the questions:
>
> 1 - unsynced ..... this is what happens when you have two loop pedals in
> the same room, and neither one really cares when the other is doing. We
> have all tried looping in a band setting and for many of us, we thought
>we
> would be slick enough to have two people looping and stay in sync ...
> sadly it doesnt work that way!
>
> So .....
>
> 2 - full syncronization ..... more advanced looping devices started
> syncronizing loops ..... that is, you can tell the second (slave) loop
> pedal to only start or stop recording when the first throws a repeat.
> This is the typical master/slave set ..... I think.
>
> 3 - partial syncronization ... latching ??? ...... Here the loops are
>also
> syncronized, but the pedal will start recording immediately once pressed
> .... it just knows to only stop recording/start playback when the master
> loop is at a certain offset .......
>
>
>
> More importantly .... lets talk hardware .....
>
> --- The RC20 and original boomeraang are of course, only layering ... so
> you could think of this as full syncronization but without the ability
>to
> have phrases of different lengths, or to turn phrases on/off once
>recorded
> .....
>
> ---- The RC50 has 3 loop banks ... They are unsynced I believe ??? Or
> you can set a midi clock and preprogram a length?? Can they be
>different
> lengths then, but synced (like the EDP multiply function?). Forgive me,
> but I haven't checked one out yet.
>
> ---- If you have the cash two EDPS, you can have a master slave and set
> up the EDPs as fully synced ....
>
> ---- Mobius behaves as fully synced I believe ... though I have only
>used
> it a little. Do you have to preprogram the loop length, or can it just
> work off the length of the recorded "master" loop, and then go from
>there
> ....
>
> ---- Does anything do that other one ..... partial synced / latching
>....
> I imagine Ableton could with some work .....
>
>
> Anyway .... I look forward to the responses .... lemme know what you
>think
> the proper words area here for what I call synced/ unsynced/ latching
> modes ......
>
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