Thank you!
I’m not sure if I’m following correctly, though.
What I’m essentially looking for is an LFO with a duration longer than that of the track length, and even the pattern length if possible. I want the LFO to start from the beginning only when pressing the play button, or starting the sequencer from an external source.
One way that I would like to use this, is to generate melodies with an LFO affecting the SRC PTCH of a one-shot sound in a step sequence, like a conga, or synth shot. I would want the track length to be 16 steps or less, to easily adjust the rhythm on the fly, but have the LFO-generated “pitch sequence” go on for a longer duration.
Another way might be to open the release of an envelope gradually over, say, 16 bars.
Is this possible with what you describe? It does seem to be something that I would imagine is useful to many, and perhaps easy to implement (if it’s not already easily achievable).
There is SYNC TRIG setting, that resets at the beginning of the track. I’d also like a FIRST SYNC TRIG, triggering the lfo once at the beginning of the pattern, or depending on pattern length (not track length).
The idea is to trigger a single trig once, to start the lfo. Would work with a single sample, a Neighbor track for fx.
With your exemple, you’d use Lfo Designer?
I usually use it for pitch variations, but with Hold setting (cycle synced as Free), random speed.
What you want to achieve is pretty easy with a midi track controlling an audio track pitch with CC16, longer midi track.
The question I have now is, how do you control an audio track with a midi track? I have midi channels assigned to my trig channels (1-8) and I’m assuming CC DIRECT CONNECT needs to be disabled.
I’m looking through the manual and on the forums, but cannot seem to find a straight answer. Or CC16 is not controlling pitch for me…
Another non ideal workaround with DT or DN :
Send program change + restart note (B1/B2). It start patterns directly. Use offsets on patterns shifting them with Fn+arrows according to DT/DN trigs position.
There is recording fade in and fade out. They can act as crossfade if you record with Pickups, or Flexs set to overdub (I didn’t test with fades). Unfortunately, the fades curves a totally inappropriate for crossfades, and the curve doesn’t change with length accordingly.
It just add sillence if you increase length ! Ridiculous. Use minimum value only.
As usual, there are workarounds with OT, using 2 tracks and 2 recorders, slides on VOL, you can make crossfades. So it’s possible, but not satisfaying.
Yeah, it’s like a 100 euro boss looper pedal can do it, why can’t my otherwise perfect 1400 euro sampler? Should be as easy as set crossfader on, press a button to sample and a button to stop and there’s your loop.
How would you set it up with 2 recorders? Recording trig on different steps, sample the same source & resample both samples to a 3rd recorder?
Joking aside, probably taking imperfect loops, a bit of mangling using volume/envelope and resampling might yield interesting results - I never tried it but could be worth a punt?