Re: [LAU] Simple WAV-based looper with MIDI control?

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 02:41:51PM +0700, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>
>
> Eric Steinberg wrote:
>> TerminatorX?
>>

> tX should not be over looked. It is amazingly stable and powerful
> although the interface is (was) a bit blocky to use. I was doing full
> live sets with it 7 years ago with no problems. The svn/cvs/git version
> is well worth the time it takes to compile and Alexander Koenig is very
> receptive to suggestions.

Awesome, thanks!

It looks like TerminatorX will be what I'l be using!

I had somewhat stupidly dismissed it years ago as being a "DJ thing". As you point out, I was wrong wrong wrong. It's a great little looper, and does everything I want (except for JACK Transport, apparently). It's simple, fast, easy to do MIDI bindings, and runs on my netbook.

Since my Dual-Core 64-bit laptop is still being sorted out from upgrading to Lenny, I'll be using my netbook for the show.

And by the way, I don't mind the Indiamixx guys hijacking the thread to hype their product. The key to success is shameless, relentless self-promotion. Speaking of which, if anyone wants to see an EEE running Linux being used as an instrument, I'm doing a short duo set (Linux and congas) at Epicenter Cafe, 764 Harrison between 3rd/4th (next to Whole Foods), San Francisco, tomorrow May 28th between 7PM and 9PM. Free, come on by and hang out if you're in the area.

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> H2 or almost any other sequencer can also be used as a looper in
> combination with jack-rack or any other fx processor.
>

I'm familiar with Hydrogen, but that's a drum machine. And, the version I have has no MIDI support other than note on/off. Or is H2 a Linux sequencer that I haven't yet used?

> tX and H2 have advanced midi interface support.
>

Indeed. Thanks again for your help!

-ken
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>> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Ken Restivo <ken@email-addr-hidden
>> <mailto:ken@email-addr-hidden>> wrote:
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>> Apologies if I've posted this before, or if it's been answered
>> already, but I'm looking for a simple looper that:
>>
>> 1) Works with stereo WAV files
>>
>> 2) Is loop-oriented not sample-oriented (i.e. not like Jackbeat)
>>
>> 3) Lets you pre-load the loops and stores them with the file (i.e.
>> this disqualifies SooperLooper, from last I played with it).
>>
>> 4) Is very CPU-stingy enough to run on a netbook.
>>
>> 5) Is very stable and won't die in the middle of a show (i.e. not
>> Freewheeling, last I used it)
>>
>> 6) Has MIDI controls for the loops and levels/mixer/muting for them.
>>
>> 7) Can handle up to about 5 simultaneous loops (i.e. not like some
>> of the DJ-oriented stuff that handles only two at a time).
>>
>> 8) Of course, is JACK-ified and RT capable.
>>
>> 9) Optionally has some way of picking/moving loop points, though
>> that's not so critical since I can use Rezound for that off-line.
>>
>> Hmm, after writing all that, it occurred to me that ecasound might
>> be able to do this, which I'd be perfectly willing to try. But
>> I've had a rough time with ecasound and ALSA MIDI so I'm a bit
>> concerned about item (5) above.
>>
>> -ken
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