[directmusic] Re: Looping wavs not by samples

  • From: "Paul Stroud" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:26:12 -0000

Segment trigger track - of course (not used these yet).

Mmm, makes sense. This way I don't have to take care of two segments in my
script for what should be one segment.

Cheers

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ciaran Walsh
> Sent: 14 January 2003 19:23
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> Subject: [directmusic] Re: Looping wavs not by samples
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>
> play it as DLS instead?
> cut up your sample into the oo and the A?
> put ooooooA in a 2 beat segment of its own and trigger it (as secondary)
> from a Segment Trigger Track on M1 beat1 and M2 beat4?
>
> I wouldn't rely on DM to be sample accurate though, especially in
> the light
> of the recent thread about wav tracks ;)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Paul Stroud
> Sent: 14 January 2003 19:10
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> Subject: [directmusic] Looping wavs not by samples
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>
> OK this is a little difficult to explain.  My problem is looping
> a wave in a
> segment.
>
> Imagine a wav file contained in a segment: A voice which says :
>
> ooooooooA
>
> 2 bar segment: 1 bar in 1/4 (which acts as a preroll) and a 2nd
> in 4/4 which
> loops.
>
> In the "preroll" starting at the absolute beginning at I have
> "oooooooo" and
> the "A" comes in on the down beat (i.e. bar 2, beat 1)
>
> So that it loops "ooooooooA" and not just "A", I put "oooooooo"
> on beat 4 of
> the looping bar
>
> So now I have this:
>
> 1st bar : ooooooooo 2nd bar:(Loop start*) A     2     3     ooooooooo(loop
> end*)
>
> *N.B. Segment looping NOT wave looping
>
> This should loop nicely, but I can only assume DMP is not sample accurate,
> because this always results in an audible glitch, albeit a very small one.
>
> Any work arounds?
> Am I missing something?
> Is re-triggering the only way?
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Paul
>
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