philgerus

I ve started making own patches & have a question .

How can i sync ( in the easiest way ) 2 loopers & more . 

hey guys ! I m new in max ! 
I ve started making own patches & have a question .
How can i sync ( in the easiest way ) 2 loopers &  more . 
Thank u !)


loops-sync

Do you mean just synchronise loops that are playing back at the same time, or do you need to sync loops in a multi-overdub phrase sampler/looper?

The easiest way in my opinion would be to use wave~ as a playback device, and have all instances of it driven by the same master phasor~. You can then use rate~ if you need to change the playback speed of each of the loops individually, but keeping them in sync.

I've got loads of examples of loopers on my laptop (I've been a little obsessed with looping over the past few months - trying to make it more interesting, less static etc...) but its dead so I can't access them to show you atm.

If it is a phrase sampler/looper that you're building, I can try and explain some of the ways I've tried. Basically, in my opinion, stay away from record~ and groove~ if you want accurate sync between loops. Check out poke~ and wave~, and if you're on max 5.0.8, have a look at count~ and +=~ for creating record and playback signals.

Do you mean just synchronise loops that are playing back at the same time, or do you need to sync loops in a multi-overdub phrase sampler/looper?   

The easiest way in my opinion would be to use wave~ as a playback device, and have all instances of it driven by the same master phasor~.  You can then use rate~ if you need to change the playback speed of each of the loops individually, but keeping them in sync.

If it is a phrase sampler/looper that you're building, I can try and explain some of the ways I've tried.  Basically, in my opinion, stay away from record~ and groove~ if you want accurate sync between loops.  Check out poke~ and wave~, and if you're on max 5.0.8, have a look at count~ and +=~ for creating record and playback signals.

Thanks for quick respond! I ll try all the methods u ve told me ...

timlloyd wrote on Fri, 18 September 2009 11:51

i want to built some sort of a loop-mashing machine with 8 to 32 bar loops that can be sliced. For live performances & studio work i think ! 

timlloyd wrote on Fri, 18 September 2009 11:51Do you mean just synchronise loops that are playing back at the same time, or do you need to sync loops in a multi-overdub phrase sampler/looper?   

i want to built some sort of a loop-mashing machine with 8 to 32 bar loops that can be sliced. For live performances & studio work i think ! 


loops sync