Loops recording with 2 bar offset
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:24 pm
When I record a new 16 bar loop after an imported 2 bar drum beat, the recording starts two bars before the end of the loop and circles back around, causing a 2 bar offset. I tried just working with it in this way, but if I press the "back" button (to go to the start of each loop) and play again then my loops all overlap incorrectly. Here are the steps to reproduce:
Created 2 bar drum loop in NanoStudio
Mixdown NS loop to audiocopy, no rendered tail
ThumbJam > Prefs > Import/Export > Paste Loop (Load Pasted Loop checked)
So far so good, the loop begins playing and although the tempo is .2bpm different than what NS was set to, it still syncs just fine.
At this point I start by adding a 16 bar bass line.
Choose instrument/scale/key
Open recording sidebar
Press pause to stop playback of drums
Press Back (|<) to go to beginning of loop
Press record and first note at same time (since it starts without count-in when I start right at beginning)
Record 16 bar loop
At this point it sounds ok, but it's off by 2 bars. If I press pause and back again, to get to the beginning, it starts on the 3rd bar I recorded, plays through my recording with the first two bars I recorded at the end.
Now change instrument
Record 16 bar loop, playing in sync with first recording
same thing happens where 2 bar offset is present, the loops play together despite the offset so it's usable.
Press pause, press back to go to beginning, play again.
Loops are all now 2 bars offset from each other, overlapping incorrectly.
In case it helps, here are my loop settings:
Quantize Start: on
Factor of 2: off
4 beats/bar
Fixed loop length: on
16 Bars
I've tried leaving 2 bars of silence before I record, so that when I start on bar 3 it ends up at the beginning. I then go back and record the missing two bars at the end in another 16 bar loop. If I pause and press back and play again, they are again out of sync.
Created 2 bar drum loop in NanoStudio
Mixdown NS loop to audiocopy, no rendered tail
ThumbJam > Prefs > Import/Export > Paste Loop (Load Pasted Loop checked)
So far so good, the loop begins playing and although the tempo is .2bpm different than what NS was set to, it still syncs just fine.
At this point I start by adding a 16 bar bass line.
Choose instrument/scale/key
Open recording sidebar
Press pause to stop playback of drums
Press Back (|<) to go to beginning of loop
Press record and first note at same time (since it starts without count-in when I start right at beginning)
Record 16 bar loop
At this point it sounds ok, but it's off by 2 bars. If I press pause and back again, to get to the beginning, it starts on the 3rd bar I recorded, plays through my recording with the first two bars I recorded at the end.
Now change instrument
Record 16 bar loop, playing in sync with first recording
same thing happens where 2 bar offset is present, the loops play together despite the offset so it's usable.
Press pause, press back to go to beginning, play again.
Loops are all now 2 bars offset from each other, overlapping incorrectly.
In case it helps, here are my loop settings:
Quantize Start: on
Factor of 2: off
4 beats/bar
Fixed loop length: on
16 Bars
I've tried leaving 2 bars of silence before I record, so that when I start on bar 3 it ends up at the beginning. I then go back and record the missing two bars at the end in another 16 bar loop. If I pause and press back and play again, they are again out of sync.