Re: Click Track from EDP

[Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org>]

>I would like some small module which connects to the sync output (or 
>midi output) of the EDP and produces an audible click track which 
>would go into my headphones. I'm sure one exists, I just don't know 
>how to look for it!  Can anyone help?

I agree that the nicest way is a simple MIDI drum machine.

The simplest way is with the BeatSync output that was intended for this.
Param Sync (Timing-Insert) needs to be OUT.
It creates a click (really just a click, no beautifull sound) at every 
cycle.
As you mention, you need to start with a rather short cycle and then 
multiply over it. There are other advantages to this kind of 
"slicing" anyway.

>I found that when I used NEXTLOOP into an empty loop with the same 
>timing as the old loop, I had much dificulty matching my playing to 
>the old tempo exactly!  I was trying to watch the multiply # change 
>on the beginning of each cycle.  Fine for short cycles, but 
>rediculous for multiple measure long cycles.

I dont trust the visual control, somehow, but nevertheless, Eberhard 
Weber convinced me to include flashing LEDs in the upgrade, 
controlled by 8th/Beat factor.

For your situation I personaly would prefer to use LoopCopy or 
NextMultiply with FB zero, so you listen to the previous loop as a 
guide while you record the next one. No click nessesary and a musical 
conection is given. Depending on the music, of course, the previous 
and next loop may not sound nice together, but I experience that even 
if you change the harmonies drastically, it does not hurt so much, 
because we automatically listen more to the new loop and perceive the 
previous as a comforting obsolete base...

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