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Masterful, as usual, Bill. On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:18 PM, William Walker wrote: > For the last few months I have been trying to get more comfortable > with creating ABC (and sometimes D) song forms, with the LP-1 > running in version 1.37, and recently discovered that i could not > only further explore the scripts for running tracks end to end that > create these more conventional song forms, but the same could be > done with groups of tracks so that i could for instance, create a > track or tracks of rhythmic beat box style loops that would > continued to play as I switched between my A B C (and sometimes D) > sections. The only issue with all of this non- automated track and > group tracks creation is it takes time to develop ( this one is > almost 10 minutes), which has been what I've been working on, the > flow to create a spontaneous song form from scratch. I created 4 > presets on my Gordius LG that toggle between tracks 1,2,3, and 4, > and i also created 4 presets that select groups 1,2,3 and 4, with > each group including the afore mentioned individual tracks + tracks > 5 thru 8 which is where I record my rhythm tracks or melody ideas > that I want to continue to play as I change sections. The original > scripts were perfected by either Steve Lawson or Bob himself, i > can't recall but here they are along with instructions on how to use > them as well as my new group variations. A little something to > those of you still using an Lp-1. And though it drags at times, has > a few pitch problems and the dreaded midi foot controller crickets, > this spontaneous improv on the acoustic lap steel shows me creating > 4 tracks (ABCD sections) and a couple of beat box tracks. For the > gear heads I'm sending a Duncan Mag mic sound hole pickup in to a > Keeley compressor and an Xotic ep-1 to a splitter box with one side > going to an ethos preamp, an eventide timefactor, a tc nova reverb > running both channels of a Dtar solstice preamp and my > Looperlative. The other side is sent to my normal gig pedal board > with the M-9 set for volume swell echo feeding a Princeton Reverb > and a vox AC 10. Both sides are running in to a MOTU 2408 feeding > KRK 8 inch monitors. I really like the way the notes bloom if i > hold them courtesy of the M-9's swell delay , and the timefactor > handles hold and feedback features better than any delay I've > owned. I wasn't using any overdrive but the mag mic is excellent at > handling it as long as you don't turn up the mic part:-). The Zoom > Q3 was recording it, warts and all. > here is the Youtube link: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE6eydQyHGg > Enjoy > Bill > > and the looperlative scripts: > > You will need to initiate the first loop (track 1) from a standard > record/overdub, or sync record / overdub preset . I always use sync > record/ overdub and play/stop now , for what its worth. I suggest > having both those presets in addition to the following long script > presets available on a bank of presets. here are the other long > script presets you will need: > a preset with the following commands: > select track 1, cue track , except track, stop, select track 1 > a preset with the following commands: > select track 2, cue track, except track, stop, select track 2 > a preset with the following commands: > select track 3, cue track, except track, stop, select track 3 > a preset with the following commands: > select track 4, cue track, except track, stop, select track 4 > this would give you the ability to create 4 part song forms that you > could toggle between once you have each section created. > Here is how you build your track. select track one and use sync > record/ over dub to create a track ( the verse section of a tune for > example) You have to end recording the first track (loop) as you > would normally, by hitting either a play/stop preset or a record > preset again. 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. To end the track, you can either press sync > record again or play stop or the preset with the script for track 1 > which will return you to that track. repeat the procedure to record > the other tracks. after all are created then you can simply toggle > between them by hitting the long script presets for each track. No > bear in mind I'm doing groove oriented stuff but these scripts work > just as well for ambient stuff as well. > I think you will need version1.37 for this to work. > > These long script track presets also work for group select commands > as well but not to initiate a recording function, only to toggle > between groups. 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. group 2 will use track 2 and track 8, group 3 is > track 3 and 8, etc.... > the long script for group selects are the same as above substituting > group for track. > example: > group 1 cue track except track stop group 1