Re: new loop strategy

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

William Walker wrote:
>   For the last few months I have been trying to get more comfortable 
> with creating ABC (and sometimes D)

thanks for sharing Bill

> The Zoom Q3 
> was recording it,  warts and all. 

Some of the best sound and vid quality I've
seen on a YouTube demo video.
The Q3 is perfect for this.

> here is the Youtube link:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE6eydQyHGg
>  Enjoy

i did :-)
..and I'm going back again later

>  Bill  
> 
>  and the  looperlative scripts:
> 

> a preset with the following commands:
> select track 1, cue track , except track, stop, select track 1

etc

> You   
> begin recording the next section by hitting the select track 2  long 
> script preset, which you can do before track 1 completes its cycle,  as 
> soon as track one ends recording will begin on track 2, so at this point 
> you have to be careful of your timing coming in to the track.

Right, so we're in grid time here.


Question: now track 1 is master, will track 2 be recorded to
sync with it even when track 1 is stopped?


> I think you will need version1.37 for this to work.

Yes, the "Except" command is not available in v1.34d.

I found with v1.37 that i had problems with dropouts
at the beginning of a recorded loop ( and this was generally
a sign that the LP1 would end up crashing).
(I suspect this may be due to my use of smaller loops
to create rhythm ala EDP.)

With v1.34d a different approach is needed
as it needs some Groups set up specially.

Group 1:  tracks 234
Group 2:  tracks 134
Group 3:  tracks 124
Group 4:  tracks 123

presets with the following commands:
 selectTrack(1), cueTrack , selectGroup(1), stop, selectTrack(1)

 selectTrack(2), cueTrack , selectGroup(2), stop, selectTrack(2)

 selectTrack(3), cueTrack , selectGroup(3), stop, selectTrack(3)

 selectTrack(4), cueTrack , selectGroup(4), stop, selectTrack(4)



> I use these scripts when I want to have a beat box track going 
> while I switch between other tracks, in this case my group 1 will 
> include track 1 as well as track 8 which I use as my beat box track. 

the above 1.34d solution would (obviously) work with 1.37.

...and it would allow a beatbox track to be recorded 
on track 5 which could be master.
The the Record function would still be initialised.


andy butler
ps.
The new firmware for the Gordius LG2 will
be able to do shortpress/longpress.
e.g. on one switch  a short press starts record,
    ...a longpress erases the loop
That's going to really give the LP1 a boost.