The 'I know it's shameful but I've forgotten' thread...

JohnnyGoodyear

Loopy: How do I restrict/limit the recording of any loop to a specified length, beyond just hitting the 'stop' button? I seem to remember hitting record and then after two or four bars the loop 'turning itself off' and the 'rec' button going from red to grey, but here I'm recording stuff via AB and this no longer seems to kick in. No doubt something obvious that needs to be enabled, but in my blindness I cannot see it....

RUST( i )K

Divide and Multiply by clicking on the # is what I think off top of head.

I only use it on treadmill on IPhone not IPad.

Ask Supadom

[Deleted User]

@JohnnyGoodyear said:
Loopy: How do I restrict/limit the recording of any loop to a specified length, beyond just hitting the 'stop' button? I seem to remember hitting record and then after two or four bars the loop 'turning itself off' and the 'rec' button going from red to grey, but here I'm recording stuff via AB and this no longer seems to kick in. No doubt something obvious that needs to be enabled, but in my blindness I cannot see it....

Damned if I could ever figure out Loopy. Shamed to say, I just gave up.....hangs head in shame.

NoiseHorse

This is going nowhere fast. The THREAD OF SHAME.

[Deleted User]

And just to make it even worse I'll have to concur that I've never got the hang of it either. Donkey.

KING

@JohnnyGoodyear said:
Loopy: How do I restrict/limit the recording of any loop to a specified length, beyond just hitting the 'stop' button? I seem to remember hitting record and then after two or four bars the loop 'turning itself off' and the 'rec' button going from red to grey, but here I'm recording stuff via AB and this no longer seems to kick in. No doubt something obvious that needs to be enabled, but in my blindness I cannot see it....

I only ever used it to build one project ages ago.

I revisit now and then to make sure the spinners still spin.

Note to self:

 "Don't delete Loopy, Auria Pro will make use of it"...

Good question though..

Ganthofer

OK, here goes:

Under Settings > Track Management > Count-out Recording > Enabled

The Track length is then determined by the Tempo, Time signature and Clock (see Loopy Help > Topics > Clock and loop length)

Depending on what you are trying to do, you may want to turn on Count-In Recording (if you manually set the tempo).

With tempo not set on an empty session, Loopy will use the first track recorded to set the temp/Timesig/Clock.

Hope that Helps

Ben

Everything @Ganthofer said is true. He is definitely the go to guy for Loopy. But I'll add that you can adjust the length of each individual loop. Scroll through the options bar and press multiply or divide, plus/minus.

JohnnyGoodyear

Imaginary but grateful beers to both @Ganthofer and @Ben. I am due to head out for dinner and will drink some imaginary sangria. When I'm done with that I will come back and try going Loopy one more time per your kind advice...

banjofran

I too would love the idea of using Loopy satisfactorily but found it difficult to remember the workings of the interface, Maybe Michael could revisit his app with an idiot proof tutorial

JohnnyGoodyear

I hafta say (and maybe it's because I'm starving for my dinner) but I can't get ANY sound out of it now at all Typical testament of a numbskull: Things working a little; fiddle with it some; things not working at all

EDIT: OK. It certainly helps to have the monitor on. Duh.... Obviously a tune to be called Low Blood Sugar.

[Deleted User]

@JohnnyGoodyear said:
I will come back and try going Loopy

Now you're talking

Will

What @Ganthofer said. In case it's not obvious, you'll need "Synchronize Tracks" to be on before you can set the Count-In/Out settings.

Also, presuming Loopy gives you a little love back for your efforts, external MIDI control of MIDI will pay you back for your efforts. A basic setup with just a few controllers might look like this:

1. Record (there are a few different types of record toggle in the mapping screen—just pick the one that works best for your style).
2. Half Length
3. Dbl Length
4. Prev Track
5. Next Track

If you have a few more buttons, Mute and Re-record are handy. If you start by setting the tempo first and then recording, 'tap tempo' and 'metronome on/off' are another handy pair.

You can get a lot done with just those and you might be surprised how infrequently you need to touch the screen.

JohnnyGoodyear

It's that time again:

How do you turn the metronome down in Gadget? Not off just down. My head hurts sufficiently from its insane clacking that I can't remember the no doubt simple answer...

pierre

boost the synth volume and turn down the general ? I m not sure theres a option for that otherwise ...

JohnnyGoodyear

pierre said:

boost the synth volume and turn down the general ? I m not sure theres a option for that otherwise ...

I fear you're right Mister Pierre. I guess if all else fails I just need to produce a click track, but that seems so seventies...