Message 10/12
Date: 13-Sep-03 @ 05:01 PM -
RE: xt-37
it could prolly use one.. let me define a few things..
first off.. a new version of the .sep has been released, so more soon :p
the browser loads the smaple into a synthedit 'waveplayer,' which is a one-shot affair.. the snatcher is a separate module, which doesn't have a browser function, so, yeah,y ou got it about the reloading the sample on hitting play.. i have to do the same thing in logic 4 (using the 'auto' function, which 'records' the sample from the waveplayer to the samplesnatcher) which means whenever you run your transport, it's gonig to go silent for a few seconds, so don't use it at the beginning of a song.. :p
i don't get this in se as a host, so i think it's just us lucky logicians.
the start and end are absolute 0-10 and correspond to sample position %.. the 'sweep' runs 0-10 and affects both.. so if start is at 5 and sweep is at 5, the actual start = 10, which means silence..
the lfos adjust values in both directions (+ and -) except the 'bias' controls, which are waveshapers, have a tendency to lump the lfo to one side.. ie. transform a sine lfo into a negative modulation with quick peaks into the positive..
..another thing is, i'm not sure if it's just a function of modulating a loop point or if it's due to the .sep's 10ms crossfade.. but i've noticed some 'unexpected' results with faster modulations, ie. a slow lfo to sweep position is scrolling nicely through a particular section of sample.. but if you change the rate of the lfo to really fast, it seems like it also adjusts the range of the lfo more towards the beginning of the sample..
as said, not sure if this is shortcoming of the reaction time of the .sep module, or some aspect of the method i'm not cogitating..
afa single cycles.. the only way to tune them is by ear. i'm hoping jeff will institute some kined of waveform display in the future
maybe straight to c++
anyway.. more, different versions (ie. one with granular style functions) loop-in-release will work in the future..
..vocals. glad other people are interested in exploiting this particular mechanism