R: more RepeaTer 1st impressions

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----- Original Message -----
From: jim palmer <jimp@pobox.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: more RepeaTer 1st impressions


> can't this be addressed in software?
> just allow pressing the overdub button to end the first record and
> go into overdub.  or pressing record a second time (since overdub is a
toggle)
> and pressing play after record could end record without overdubbing.
>
>
>
> > >- no way to go direct from initial record pass immediately into >
overdub:
> > >this prevents you from laying down an initial loop w/ sound which >
> > >sustains
> > >through the endpoint.
> >
> > >....OUCH! am i reading this correctly? so only 'bounded' loops are
> > possible,
> > >i.e. silence at startpoint, silence at endpoint? this would be a major
> > >limitation. almost cannot believe this is true - this is a looping
device,
> > >not a sampler, right?
> >
> >
> > No! not at all. What's being described is the ability to just define 
>the
> > loop length but continue to overdub without having to ever leave 
>record.
> > This is very handy for creating smooth drones etc. In some cases you
might
> > only have one bar of source material available and you want to loop it
with
> > a reverb or delay on it. In this case (if you couldn't just play the
source
> > for two bars and record the last bar) you would have to record it once
dry
> > and then use resample to record in the reverb tail or delay into the
loop.
> >
> >
> > Respect,
> >
> > Damon Langlois
> > Creative Director
> > Electrix
> > Tel (250) 544-4091 Fax (250) 544-4100
> > http://www.electrixpro.com
> >
> >
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