Re: [Lmuse-user] Record/Monitor While Looping?

[Tim E. R. <ter...@ro...>]

On June 11, 2011 08:03:00 pm Ernie Rymer wrote:
> MusE Users/Developers:
>
> Using MusE 2.0 beta 2 svn rev 935M, here.
>
> Is it possible to set the sequencer to loop over (say) four bars while
> recording from MIDI input, and to hear the notes build up on each pass
> through the loop?  I find myself halfway there, by setting 'Rec Mode' to
> 'Overdub', and 'Cycle Rec' to 'Mix'.  But while recording, I can only hear
> what I'm playing, not what was recorded before.  Stopping the transport and
> then playing the loop back does reveal all the notes from each pass were
> recorded, though.
Ooh, there's an old one. 
I recall that this is was not possible when I fixed those record modes.
The reason is while recording, recorded notes (tagged with a loop 
 counter value, if looping) go into a special list, and it is not until stop 
 is pressed that the list is processed into actual playback notes.
So there is nothing to playback yet, until stop is pressed.

I think this is the reason Robert is not drawing the notes as he 
 draws the parts while recording - a feature he added recently.

I know, bummer. We'll have to try and fix that. I will ponder it.

Tim.

>
> If you've ever used a drum machine like Alesis SR-16, that's what I'm
> thinking of.  Record (say) your hi-hat on the first pass, then the snare on
> the second pass, the kick on the third, etc.  Each time the sequencer loops
> you get to hear the summation of all your previous layers, making it easy
> to keep time while recording the next layer.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ernie
>