very cool!
tomorrow i will order such a display, the rest i have @ home.
dont miss understand that as “auftrag” i write down my needings, and my idea, i need some simular device, and maybe the ideas which came up can bring us forward a bit…
I am thinking about to built that the device in a 19" case, with midi conection to my already built footboard (with virtual buttons and displays and so on…) - fully controllable over the 19" case, and via midi the most interesting record and loop features in a jam situation e.g. Start Stop Loops, Record Loops, changing Loop length (offset/shift, length)
yes the “always record mode”… i told my guitarist about that, and he was not very family with the idea, to always record, and then when he thougt it was good to press record and it was done >>> i think he learned it about the old way -press record, press stop > and now he cant think that there is a better way “was der bauer nicht kennt frisst er nicht…” - for me as a human that want to express my self ONCE - and once it is done i will express me a other way - because otherwhise it would be boring… ok for me as a ONCE-Man i want to express the holy vibration once - and in this moment it is perfect! (oh it is always the first time you press on a keyboard…) the Machine have to capture this moment and have to loop that moment over and over over - while my guitarist want to repeat and repeat and repeat it ever and ever he says that is ReProducing-ability or something… i think just make that the device and say “PLAY!”
i thougt about the idea the last years… and there came out a few designs..
-1 Button - Move all the data in a cycle reward - it make sense to install some scroll mechanism - e.g. longer press automatic continue the shifting stepwise
+1 Button - Move all the data in a cycle forward - --//– --//-- - maybe other technologies have to be used - IR-Transistors and LED-Arrays…
when you have just pressed the Always Recording-Button , you use normally the +1 button to shift the last recordet notes to the start of the loop… and a loop is long maybe something aroung 512 (in steps) so it is generally not hearable… the last recordet notes generally are not played good, because you was focused to find the RECord button and press it… maybe a automatic mode with a standard +Offset that is triggerd with the REC-Button is a solution,
how much steps (3 4 6 8…) automatic offset? > that is a user definied question and depends on how fast can a musican act, and how far are the ways to the Record Buttons… so it has to be changed via the Display-Menue.
Yes and of course -16 and + 16 Buttons (in 3er Mode these are automaticly -12 +12) Buttons which change the loop length
thinkable extra buttons parallel to the -16 +16 Buttons would be “doubled Length” Buttons which change by the first step -32, - 64, -128, -256, -512
just to jump faster to the “right” positions - and as nice side effect - when you always use this “doubled Length” buttons the 4 Loops are always in “Sync” >>> a 48 step loop and a 64 steps are always shifting around, in its endless loopness… a 64 length loop and a 128 length loop will always play stable in the same playing to gether ---- maybe by playing mono-lead or bass sounds it does not matter, but when you play rich cords with half tones and full tones… and on the other loop also…you can think there are moments when it sounds not so good.