Basic help with looping

[Open_Mike]

If your sample is multiples of the pattern length you can just use first condition with sample set to loop, as long as you arrive to the pattern with the track umuted… Use X:X conditions if you want to arrive muted…

Here’s some info about time stretch tricks that @klerc mentioned:

Working with loops on the DT

Add a trig to each step of the pattern, and at each step, increase the sample start time proportionally until you’ve got a clean loop. Or, use a ramp LFO on sample start time and use retrig (DT has that, right?) on the first trig… lovely tracker style timestretch

Timestretch

Not sure if this has been done already but here it is anyway. This method requires a little bit of set up, but should hopefully work for everyone. Settings vary depending on whether you use a 1,2 or 4 bar loop, and on the tempo stability of the original loop. I would recommend getting your original loop as clean as possible (in regards to your chopping/zero crossing etc). This might get revised as I play around with it somewhat. In this example I’ll use a four bar loop of the Amen Break I do…