KVR Audio

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:59 pm

I can reproduce the bug in Reaper at 48kHz. Weird, because midiLooper doesn't assume 44.1 anywhere. It makes all time calculations based on the reported sample rate from the host, or so I thought... Must investigate.

captain caveman · Post by **captain caveman** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:27 am

Cool, I'm a 48kHz guy too so hopefully that'll be what was causing my issues. The only other variable I could think of was that my MIDI controller sends Note Offs at zero velocity instead of Note Ons, but I imagine that is well catered for. I still don't have my new 'pute built to test, but hopefully this'll zap the remaining stuff for when it's put together.

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:23 am

I couldn't figure out what it had to do with the sample rate, but at least I stopped the problem, maybe.

http://thepiz.org/pizmidi/midiLooper.zip
http://thepiz.org/pizmidi/midiLooper_x64.zip

winds350 · Post by **winds350** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:59 pm

That fixed it for me, tried Cantabile and Reaper.

Thanks!!

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:55 pm

The first note in the loop wasn't playing in some cases, so I fixed that and uploaded again.

captain caveman · Post by **captain caveman** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:10 pm

Hi, thanks for the updates! I've sent you an email with a small Reaper project which recreates one of the issues I had before with unexpected (I think) transposition.

ps I think that the IO channel should channelise the MIDI Thru too (perhaps as an option).

Thanks again!

pinki · Post by **pinki** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:15 pm

Will this ever be updated for Mac- 2009 was the last update if I'm correct?

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:48 pm

captain caveman wrote:Hi, thanks for the updates! I've sent you an email with a small Reaper project which recreates one of the issues I had before with unexpected (I think) transposition.

ps I think that the IO channel should channelise the MIDI Thru too (perhaps as an option).

Thanks again!

The bug is fixed now for the next update. That was very helpful, thanks!

I'll add channelizing input through the current I/O channel. Makes sense.

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:49 pm

pinki wrote:Will this ever be updated for Mac- 2009 was the last update if I'm correct?

Within the next couple of weeks I plan to update all my plugins for Mac.

Timfonie · Post by **Timfonie** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:23 am

Great to see these handy MIDI utilities (incl. chorder) further developed. Thanks a lot.

I just donated a little.

With the latest updates of MIDI looper I noticed the silence bug has been fixed. (Before it was e.g.: within every 8 repeats of one phrase, 7 were OK but during the 8th nothing happened.)

One wish for MIDI looper: can you split the functions of resizing and changing volume? When I want to change volume I press a modifier key (ALT?) and click and drag a note. However a the same time the note is shortened as it cuts off at the place where I clicked. Perhaps there's another way for resizing though I would need a manual for that.

captain caveman · Post by **captain caveman** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:33 am

insertpizhere wrote:
captain caveman wrote:Hi, thanks for the updates! I've sent you an email with a small Reaper project which recreates one of the issues I had before with unexpected (I think) transposition.

ps I think that the IO channel should channelise the MIDI Thru too (perhaps as an option).

Thanks again!
The bug is fixed now for the next update. That was very helpful, thanks!

I'll add channelizing input through the current I/O channel. Makes sense.

100% coolness me ol' son! This is going to be the best plugin ever written ever ever. Trust me to hit the 48kHz thing and this one at the same time.

Merci beaucoup!

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:49 am

Version 1.4 is up. Changes:
- Added "Monitor" button: toggles playing notes through the current slot's settings (including i/o channel)
- Fixed erroneously transposed thru notes with transposing note triggering
- Fixed another minor midi thru bug
- Changing beatshift, start/end offset, stretch no longer kills playing notes
- Improved note length adjustment behavior
- Remembered to change version number

Timfonie wrote:Great to see these handy MIDI utilities (incl. chorder) further developed. Thanks a lot. I just donated a little.

Thank you!

One wish for MIDI looper: can you split the functions of resizing and changing volume? When I want to change volume I press a modifier key (ALT?) and click and drag a note. However a the same time the note is shortened as it cuts off at the place where I clicked. Perhaps there's another way for resizing though I would need a manual for that.

This version should be better, but I'll try to think of a way to separate the length and velocity editing...

Timfonie · Post by **Timfonie** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:45 pm

This version should be better, but I'll try to think of a way to separate the length and velocity editing...

Great!

captain caveman · Post by **captain caveman** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:46 pm

Great stuff! A little (reproducible) crash report (in Reaper)....

In Host Sync Mode = Sample

Double click enter a couple of notes in a couple of loop slots and play them.

Right click on any non-playing slot.... crash.

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Also, the Root Note doesn't seem to have any affect on transposing via the Scale/Transpose channel, as per the tool tip. ie I change the Root Note up or down an Octave and the same key on the Scale/Transpose channel produces the same notes. I'd expect that it should transpose down or up and octave relatively?

I have a wee project (using Synth1) if that would help.

insertpizhere · Post by **insertpizhere** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:47 pm

The crash is pretty obvious, should be easy to fix.

Root Note/Transpose channel is working for me. This is how it's intended to work:
- Set Root Note to the root note of your loop.
- When you use note triggering, or transposing based on the "Scale/Transpose Channel", the loop will transpose by the interval between the trigger note and the root note. If you trigger with the root note, it plays it straight.

Note that there are two "Use Scale Channel" checkboxes. One is for transposing, and one is for force to scale. Root Note only applies to transposing.

Anyway... that doesn't mean there's no bug here, so if it still doesn't work, by all means send me an example.

piz midi looper (beta!)