Re: Repeater:End with Overdub

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

And while their at it, it would be swell if you could do a cue record, 
where
you could cue up a new loop to go into record automatically when the 
current
loop is done.  That sure would be swell.

Mark Sottilaro

Mark Landman wrote:

> I'm particularily bummed about not being able to end a loop record with
> overdub, as I specifically asked both Darrell Smith and Damon about this 
>on
> 8/2/00:
>
> >>> I'd like to be able to switch to overdub directly out of record 
>(makes
> >>> nicer loops).
>
> To which Darrell replied:
>
> >Repeater does this.
>
> My guess is Repeater can functionally do this, but the tape transport
> interface Electrix chose doesn't easily make this happen. Perhaps a 
>button
> combination Record + something (like used for audio start record) could 
>be
> used to place Repeater in recording, the next tap of the record switch
> marks the loop boundary, but leaves you in overdub, requiring a third 
>press
> of record to be in playback.
>
> Ultimately Repeater does so much great "Uber-Looper" stuff that I don't
> want to complain, instead I'll just join the crowd and ask Electrix to
> implement two main functions in a mini-upgrade; 1) input kill and 2) end
> loop w/ overdub.
>
> Mark