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Hi there! Okay, I know, the JamMan is not the newest looping device around, but many of us are still using it and feeling happy about it. I just recently got mine, so I am pretty new to looping. Also I have basically just been lurking on the loopers-delight list. Last thursday I have posted to the list with some questions about trying to make an AABA scheme on the JamMan. So far, nobody replied. I understand that maybe I am asking to much, but I am dedicated to make it work in some way. More stupid even is the fact that I've committed myself to do an AABA-style loop performance next wednesday, here in Holland, without even getting things right technically...yes: stupid! So you guys out there, being a really dedicated looping-community, please be so kind to help me out on this one!! Thanks so much, Frank Below are my JamMan questions: I am trying to play an AABA scheme with my JamMan (32 sec.), but I am not succesful so far. I would like to record loop 1 (the first A) as follows: 4 bars in tempo 60 with 16 midi quarter notes in punch in loop mode, actually resulting in a 8 bars loop in tempo 120 with 32 quarter notes). Then loop 1 should be repeated (no layering, just playing) to form the second A. After that loop 2 should be recorded to form the B. Finally our first loop 1 comes back to form the third A. So this would buid an AABA scheme, which I would like to repeat a couple of times, each time adding new sounds to the first A and the B. I've tried to do this with the sequencer being the master and the Jamman as a slave. I am programming in Logic on my Mac.I would like to copy the final sequence in Logic to a stand alone sequencer (Yamaha QY70) which I could take with me on stage to drive the JamMan. I would like to use a headphone with a clicktrack for the first 2 or 3 choruses. I have found out that after recording the B (loop 2), there is no way of cuing the JamMan in order to continue playing loop 1 straight away. It wants to play loop 2 first. Well Okay....in that case I've decided to first get both loops in the Jamman by lowering the input knob to zero and start the sequencer. I programmed a Tap on the first beat of bar1 and it records loop 1 (4 bars, tempo 60), it plays loop1 and then goes into recording loop 2 with the same lenght. I let play loop 2 (which is silent, since the input knob is on zero) and raise the input knob to a good level. I cue loop 1 and start playing my instrument and recording my first A. It then starts playing the second A, I cue loop2 and sometimes it goes into record mode and sometimes not. Then things are getting messy and out of sync. I've tried dozens of diffent Tap commands but the JamMan just does what it likes. MY JAMMAN-SLAVE QUESTIONS: *is there someone who has already made a midi-file which can do an AABA scheme? *Could I record a click and then shift it forward to sound in sync. Will there be any cutoffs on my recordings? So, not being succesful I want to try and use the JamMan as the master controlling the sequencer. Before I spend another 20 hours on finding out how to do this, could someone tell me the secret??? Thanks for reading all this. Help greatly appreciated! Frank Bilsen -- The Music Lab Frank Bilsen Netherlands tel: +31 299 404823 or +31 6 54226182 fax: 0299-404834 e-mail: musiclab@planet.nl site: http://welcome.to/themusiclab