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manually set the tempo with a midi loop or sequence
Hi, I am trying to figure out a way to manually set the tempo with a midi loop or sequence. Could you please help?
When I start playing almost any app/instrument (whether its drums, synths, etc), it often feels most natural for me to jam without a preset tempo until I find a riff that I like, and then loop it, manually setting the tempo by hitting the record button to start and stop the loop (as opposed to playing to a metronome or tapping out a tempo in advance).
However, when I have been playing with different iOS apps ( including instruments, sequencers, and loopers), I have been running into a wall- once I start jamming and find a riff that i like and want to loop, I’m haven’t been able to record it at my own tempo. The only way that I can record a loop or sequence is to use the preset tempo (or tap out the tempo, which breaks the flow of playing the instrument). I want the ability to press record when I am starting a loop and then press record again to end the loop, so that I have complete control over how long the measure is and how fast the tempo is.
I’ve found that I can achieve this in Ableton Live by turning the global quantization off in session mode or by using a looper device and setting it up to set the tempo, but I haven’t yet found a good solution for the iPad. The only solution that I’ve found so far is to route the instruments into Loopy and then go into Loopy and reset to a new session that also resets the ableton link tempo. This works great because it allows me to manually use Loopy’s record buttons, but it has two problems:
It records the loop in audio and I would much prefer to record the loop in midi so that I can edit it after. Once the tempo has been set manually, it would be sweet to be able able to change the original loop with midi sequencers, different synths, etc,.
It requires me to do some extra routing, sending everything into Audiobus and Loopy, and also requires me to navigate back to loopy and reset the session whenever I want to start a loop at a new tempo.
Are there any particular instruments/apps that are particularly well suited for this type of workflow? Are there any sequencers, hosts or loopers that have this functionality?
Ideally, I want to be able to use this workflow to manually set the tempo in every app that I use, probably with the ability to start and end the recording (as well as reset the tempo) using a split screen mode or a little menu on the side of the screen like the loopy one when routed through audiobus. Also, the same app/workflow would also ideally have the ability to record with the existing methods of playing to a preset tempo (and setting BPM or tapping out a tempo) so that I also have the ability to do this and easily switch between starting loops/sequences with either a preset tempo or by manually set tempo, without needing to switch apps.
What applications/workflows can do this?