[RWP] Looping

Sun Sep 1 21:25:52 EDT 2013

That's also true! LOL
But with all of the different screen readers and computer systems we use, you almost need to do things multiple ways. Like I said earlier, what may work on my machine may not work on yours. LOL

On Sep 1, 2013, at 9:18 PM, Scott Chesworth <scottchesworth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Conversely, that's the cause of 90% of the Reaper related cursing that
> happens here most days lol.
> 
> On 9/2/13, Goldfinga Productions <goldfingas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This is true. That's the one thing I like about reaper is its versatility.
>> There's always more than one way to do the same thing.
>> On Sep 1, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Scott Chesworth <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> True, but I'd imagine that most of the time, looping with Indie's
>>> method would still be quicker if I could get it to work. If you want
>>> to drop a stutter or some other detail on individual repetitions
>>> after, it'd be as simple as splitting that rep as its own item. Less
>>> button pushing and it follows the logic of how I tend to work better.
>>> Hopefully Patricks settings will give a clue as to why it works in
>>> some places but not others.
>>> 
>>> On 9/2/13, Goldfinga Productions <goldfingas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> The advantage to the way that you do it Chris, is that you can go in and
>>>> edit each individual loop if you want. You could choose to drop some
>>>> effects
>>>> on one or two loops if you'd like just for variety. maybe a stutter
>>>> effect,
>>>> or some digital delay on a snare for accent. I've done it that way
>>>> before, I
>>>> was just wondering if there was another way to achieve looping without
>>>> having to copy a bunch of items…
>>>> I will try the way that was posted here and let you all know if that
>>>> works
>>>> for me or not.
>>>> The one thing about computers is that what might work for one person may
>>>> not
>>>> work the same way for another person, and may even have a different
>>>> effect
>>>> on a third person's machine.
>>>> Got a love that consistency… lol
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 1, 2013, at 1:20 PM, "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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>>>>>> 
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