[RWP] Looping

[Scott Chesworth]

Chris,

Was the source material you're trying to loop recorded in the same
Reaper session? I've got a feeling that makes a difference to whether
Indie's workflow will work.

Scott

On 9/1/13, Chris Belle <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I've seen this posted several times but it never works that way for me.
>
> When I change to beats and make the number larger in an item on a track, and
> even nudged down it only seems to change the envelope or volume of the items
> after the item I changed, but not make the item longer.
>
> I've tried this with ripple both on and off.
>
> The only way I can loop so far is copying an item and pasting it at the end
> the number of times I want, so it doubles.
>
> There's probably a better way to do this.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Indigo
>   To: Reapers Without Peepers
>   Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 2:03 AM
>   Subject: Re: [RWP] Looping
>
>
>   You can loop an item in Reaper by first making sure the item is exactly
>   an even length, like 1, 2  or 4 measures, the most common loop lengths;
>   because if it is a fractional length; like 2.0.1  it will drift out of
>   sync with the rest of the music as it loops.
>   Okay, say you have a 2 measure item to loop, select the item with
>   shift+A or ctrl+right arrow.
>   Then go to Item Properties; select to display the item length in beats.
>   Then multiply the item's length by a multiple; which will cause the item
>   to loop that many times.
>   For instance, if the selected item is 2 measures in length, multiply its
>   length shown in the length field by 10 and the item will loop 10 times.
>   You simply enter a new item length in the length field; then tab down to
>   OK or whatever the confirmation is; hit enter.
>   It will occupy the new length on the time line, with the original 2
>   measure item repeated 10 times.
>   Turn ctrl+R off, you don't need it to loop the item now.
>   The standard method to loop an item for sighted users is to grab the
>   right end of the selected item with the mouse and stretch its length
>   out; like stretching a rubber band;  to the desired amount.
>   This item length multiplication method in Item Properties does exactly
>   the same thing.
>   Indi
>
>
>   On 8/31/2013 1:53 PM, adriandavids404 at gmail.com wrote:
>   > Hi Gold Fingers,
>   >
>   > I normally loop an item by setting repeat on with Control plus R.
>   >
>   > I'm not sure about loop recording as I haven't explored it yet.
>   >
>   > I hope I could have been of some help.
>   >
>   > Adrian
>   > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!
>   >
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Goldfinga Productions <goldfingas at gmail.com>
>   > Sender: "RWP" <rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com>
>   > Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:12:44
>   > To: Reapers Without Peepers<rwp at reaaccess.com>
>   > Reply-To: Reapers Without Peepers <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>   > Subject: [RWP] Looping
>   >
>   > How does one go about properly looping a section? I have highlighted the
> item that I would like to loop, I also turn on loop but it still doesn't
> loop.
>   > What other steps are necessary to loop an item?
>   > And can you have one track looping while you record on another? Kind of
> like a drum machine?
>   >
>   >
>   > GF
>   >
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