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Re: Human drummer:oxymoron?
I did a test to see how well the Repeater's bpm synch worked by hooking it
up to the audio output of my Roland MC-307 and going through a lot of it's
preset drum/synth loops. No MIDI involved. It did amazingly well on
every type of beat, but I must say that this is a dance orientated box for
sure, but some of the stuff was drum and bass and it followed it well,
even when I was changing the tempo on the 307. (there was some lag, but it
would lock after a bit)
The issue is, there is no alternate "audio synch in" as Lindsay said, so
that's it.
"Graham, Lindsay" wrote:
> I'm assuming you do not actually want to loop the drum audio, but rather
>just the bass (or whatever you might be playing). In which case, you'll
>need something like the RedSound Micro Sync or something similar to take
>the drummer's audio and convert it to MIDI clock and then run it to the
>Repeater. Knowing that the Repeater syncs to MIDI fairly well (and there
>are some that will argue this, but not by much), then it is really a
>question of how well the Micro Sync works--that and how to send drum
>audio to the Micro Sync and then MIDI info to the Repeater. A mic on the
>bass drum to an empty mixer channel to an unused aux send or straight out
>via the mixer's insert to the Micro Sync to the Repeater via a long-ass
>MIDI cable? Something like that. Never tried it (don't know a good
>drummer).
>
> http://www.redsound.com
>
> Lindsay
> sonic detritus:
> left of eliot
> http://leftofeliot.iuma.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Heine [mailto:henry@bagend.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:22 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Human drummer:oxymoron?
>
> Hello to all,
>
> I am about to spring for a Repeater.
>
> Does anyone have experience setting up the Repeater to chase a human
>drummer?
> If so, what kind of sensor is used, and where is it placed on the drum
>kit?
> How good is the Repeater at locking to syncopated rhythms?
> Am I expecting too much from this machine?
>
> TIA
> Henry Heine
> bassist/mechanic