Hi there,
When loading a long loop sample, I find myself :
Is there a faster way to do that ? I kind of wished the parttern length would be set automatically according to the length of the loop.
Also, this comment to run loop detached from the sequencer (without using “Plays Free” mode) intrigues me. Is there someone who could explain it ?
Regards,
David
No. Maybe others have other ways of doing this that may save a second or two, but the bottom line is that this has to be done manually. Keep in mind that the OT operating system is old and not that advanced compared to newer tools.
Thank you @error.eyes for your reply
Any thought about this ? In some cases it may be a valuable alternative
That is kind of an alternative, dependent on the context. I don’t do one shot playback in my work to have enough knowledge on the subject, so I can just make an educated guess.
A one shot triggered sample will play the sample as is from beginning to end even after a pattern is stopped; it will stop playing if the end of the sample is reached, or if [STOP] has been pressed twice. If the sample loops, it will continue to loop around and playback indefinitely until a new trigger interrupts it, or if [STOP] has been pressed twice. If one pattern trig this one shot sample and then the OT switches to another pattern without a trig for that sample, the sample will continue to play freely as described above.
With this, a sample of 6 bars could freely play along a typical 4 bar OT pattern, and it would be up to the user to adjust when and how the sample gets triggered and retriggered, whether the sample will loop indefinitely or not, and whether the sample still needs to be adjusted to fit the current pattern and tempo of the project as appropriate.
I say, just try it out. That will be much more informative than a block of text 
. Come back if you have more specific questions.
It might be easier to ask whoever originally wrote this, but I’ll take a stab at guessing:
In the audio editor, when you have the waveform view of the sample, you can set the loop point with a knob. I think it is the B knob(?) My fingers know which one, but not sure if I got the letter right – whichever knob moves the loop point (L).
set the loops at the playback step amount
Maybe the idea is to set the loop in the editor, based on how many steps you want it to loop, then trigger it as a one-shot. After the sample plays till the end, it will start looping at this precise place you have selected, and will never start from the beginning unless triggered again.
Just a guess. Maybe go ask on that thread and the author of the comment will respond more definitively.
Yep that’s all correct. I was able to do it on my OT, all you need is:
And voilà !