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How does the EDP handle memory shortage in "more loops"?

Hi,

Does anyone know how the EDP handles memory shortage when used in "more 
loops" mode? I'm especially interested in knowing about what happens 
when all RAM is used up and LOOP4 starts to throw out the oldest 
layers.

If I'm playing with the setting "more loops = 4", does the EDP divide 
its RAM into four unique segments where each memory segment  thrown out 
the oldest layers are to make place for more? Or is this functionality 
global?

What I'm aiming at, is if loop windowing is cross-loop? So, if I'm in 
loop 2 and trashing like crazy with loop windowing, can fragments 
originally layered into loop 1 suddenly pop up there, in loop 2?

I guess I could find out by hands-on experimenting (and I probably will 
do, since I'm working very much with the EDP at the moment) but it 
would be cool to hear a more initiated explanation. I'm not 
particularly experienced in DSP or software programming myself.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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