pattern record... plays twice, once without samples?

espoo2 · Post by **espoo2** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:29 pm

Hey guys. Love the forum here. It's nice to have a place to go to for questions like this that isn't filled with Angry Internet Men.

I'm new to the 404, which I love, but not necessarily to beat making/electronic music production. . . which is why this is perplexing to me.

I'm trying to record a VERY simple pattern... I have two sounds, both set to loop. I hit them both after the metronome countdown. The length is set to 6 measures, which I am wanting. After six measures, it then plays again, but no samples are triggered, although the clock resets. Then it plays the samples as I intended, then plays the same length with NO SAMPLES playing.

What am I missing? It doesn't make sense to me.

Thanks for your help.

elhuana · Post by **elhuana** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:51 pm

you probably have your sample set to play in loop mode on and gate mode off ( it means that when u hit the sample pad it start playing and when u hit it for the second time it stops playing ).
Try to switch the loop mode off and I think you'll get what u wanted

Welcome on forums

espoo2 · Post by **espoo2** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:35 pm

that's brilliant. of course. Thanks man.

kenny1978 · Post by **kenny1978** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:41 am

I also thank you for that....had the same problem. :oops:

elhuana · Post by **elhuana** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:56 pm

No problem man

Always here to help.

mrshow01 · Post by **mrshow01** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:26 pm

So does this mean that the only way to do get it to "loop" would be to hit the pad on "1" everytime? I tried having gate and loop on and it seemed to work but the loop came back around there was always a little hiccup. How do you make it loop as perfect as when it's in loop mode??

pt3r · Post by **pt3r** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:10 pm

adjust your pattern speed.

5ch0k0 · Post by **5ch0k0** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:43 pm

elhau wrote:you probably have your sample set to play in loop mode on and gate mode off ( it means that when u hit the sample pad it start playing and when u hit it for the second time it stops playing ).
Try to switch the loop mode off and I think you'll get what u wanted

Yeah I use that trick alot vice versa...I luvit.

I use a sample that is 16-32 beats long ...use it in a pattern that only has 8 beats while hitting the next pad(which is a blank.wav) the longer sample will keep on playing till it´s done...that means after the short bassline and percussions are over but the guitar does a sorta solo till sample is over...ofcourse only if the samplepad of the guitar has it´s gate on and loop off so it plays that sample till the end in that pattern.