Re: *First Post* need advice on midi sync looper

[mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>]

The issue isn't the Repeater, it's the laptop's midi
out.  I've had that issue too until I figured out it
was a setting in my DAW.  I had it set to output MMC
which is NOT what I needed.  (you need MIDI time code)
 After that it grabs on to that mother and does not
let go.  I've gone down to 20 bpm and up to 200+. 
There's somewhat of a lag if you make a quick change,
but it's nice and organic like elastic.  Took me a bit
to figure out my issue, and it was frustrating.  It
happend kind of randomly and I'd get a crazy pulse of
speed or lag.  Never happened when synced to my drum
machine, so I knew it was my computer's MIDI output.
(I am still using Digital Performer and it's been
flawless ever since)

So, the Repeater's finicky, but dead on once you feed
it what it wants.

Mark

--- Doug Cox <dougcox@pdq.net> wrote:

> The EDP will not follow a changing MIDI clock.  Once
> the clock changes 
> too significantly, the EDP stops trying to sync.  It
> does not change 
> pitch, nor timestretch, at all.
> 
> -Aaron - wrote:
> 
> >"I'd think you would want the pitch to *not* change
> when the midi 
> >clock signal speeds up."
> >
> >No, I want it to change, It's all part of my
> 'organic' approach ;). Im not the slightest bit
> interested in timestretch/pitchshifting pagan magic.
> I want it like a reel to reel etc.
> >If the repeater is in any way unreliable with
> locking to a clock then I will happily snob its
> extra features. And by a few reports it is a bit
> inconsistant in this department.
> >So, is the EDP rock-solid-bang-on every time. Or is
> it prone to the odd tamtrum too?
> >Are these the only two 'pro' candidates for midi
> syncing and quantizing?
> >
> >The "start a loop and have it quantize to MTC"
> funtion is what it's all about for me, and I want
> something that will do that every time, for
> extensive live use.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>(Mark Sottilaro) If you want a looper that chases
> a
> >>>moving clock, the Repeater is king.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Be warned though that the Midi sync feature of the
> Repeater can be 
> >>a little unreliable (at least it was on my fateful
> unit). The few 
> >>times I synced it to a DJ's laptop, it kept doing
> random things 
> >>like doubling the tempo.... One of these times was
> at a gig :(
> >>-- Stuart Wyatt - http://swyatt.com
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 


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