Re: Repeater: Persistent Problems with Sync

["Michael LaMeyer" <m.lameyer@verizon.net>]

Oooo!  I was looking for ways to introduce spontaneous random
rhythmic variances (I was actually just thinking of performing
on banana peels, but I lose them all the time).  That one might
be interesting with the proper material.  Have to try that when
I actually feel like using the Repeater I just got.

I'm going to name it the Love Repeater, and keep on keeping on.

Love,

Mike

P.S.  I can see someone adding "Vintage fucked up Repeater MIDI
snych mode" to one of their pedals in the future.

P.P.S Thanks Kim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: Repeater: Persistent Problems with Sync


> At 01:23 PM 9/10/2001, you wrote:
> >so much for that theory...
> >
> >kim, you said repeater always sends midi clock.
> >does it do this even if it is set to synch to midi?
>
> ok, I checked this further. Yes Repeater always sends midi
clock out it's
> output even when it is in Midi Sync mode, where you would
expect it only
> receives midi clock. In Midi Sync mode the clock it sends out
is not a
> direct pass-through of the input clock either. It is related
to Repeater's
> tempo.
>
> I was curious what happens then when you change tempos. The
repeater tempo
> doesn't directly follow the input clock, ramps at it's own
rate to the new
> tempo. So if you make a radical tempo jump on your midi clock
master,
> Repeater will ramp there and can take quite a bit longer to
reach the new
> tempo, especially if you are slowing down. since tempos of
repeater and
> other devices are different during this ramp, they end up
completely out of
> sync when repeater finally settles to the new tempo. So that's
not real
> useful.
>
> The repeater midi clock output during this tempo change ramps
with the
> repeater's tempo. Or at least, that's what it seems like they
wanted it to
> do. Actually it jumps all over the place while repeater is
ramping in
> tempo, so my drum sequence sounds like a drummer that just got
hit with a
> beer bottle during this time. It's kinda nuts. when Repeater
finally
> settles on the tempo, the clock straightens out to a regular
pulse (except
> the 23rd one :-). of course, now the midi device after the
repeater is
> slipped in time from the device before the repeater, so you
will have to
> restart everything to line it up again.
>
> I guess this is why I saw a number of instances on the
electrix forum where
> they were recommending to use midi thru for devices down
stream of
> Repeater. :-)
>
> kim
>
>
>
>
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