midiphy LoopA

[djthopa]

Thanks for the quick reply! Im think im going to order, mouser also has nearly all the parts.
Cheers!

[latigid on]

Great! The 2k2 THT resistors would ship in a few days or you probably have some in the parts drawer. Actually you could use any value (1k/4k7) as the pullups are for unused I2C ports. But probably a resistor should go in.

The right-angle tact switch has a long lead time. It's not needed for operation but you could replace it with a taller version, just the switch wouldn't be aligned with the panel cutout. Conrad apparently will have them in a few weeks if you use the EU part number PHAP3363.

Happy building!

Best,
Andy

[djthopa]

Hey Andy!

Thanks for the reply
Yes those 2 are the components i was missing.
Thanks for the info.
Farnell has the switch, but the posting is ridiculous !

I wanted to ask you, i have been reading the manual, but could not come up with an answer, how many different cc can i have per clip?

Thanks a lot for your help and support!

[latigid on]

All good!

I wanted to ask you, i have been reading the manual, but could not come up with an answer, how many different cc can i have per clip?

Presently there is only one CC per clip (track) as an "extra layer". This was already an add-on to the the original note looping . There is a plan to allow more CC recording (and other data types) in the future.

[djthopa]

Thanks for the reply. Hmm just one cc per track might no do it for me unfortunately.
Thanks for your guidance and support!
cheers

[Modulus]

Hi Andy,
Got my Loopa and getting trained up on the ends and outs. One thing I'm having trouble with is slaving the tempo and sequencer start/stop to an external clock. My clock is coming in on IN1 port and I set it as such in the setup under MCLK IN -> DIN1. But Loopa acts like it is still the master clock and ignores the external clock. How is this accomplished?
Thanks for any ideas.

[latigid on]

Hello,

LoopA should follow any clock with the right settings, so I would first check that the clock is being sent? What device is it? Can you check for the clock bits in the MIDI monitor? Also try another clock source, try a DAW over USB MIDI etc.

Best,
Andy

[Modulus]

Hello,

LoopA should follow any clock with the right settings, so I would first check that the clock is being sent? What device is it? Can you check for the clock bits in the MIDI monitor? Also try another clock source, try a DAW over USB MIDI etc.

Best,
Andy

Thanks, you were right. Was a bad connection, I tried a different clock source and it worked ok.

[latigid on]

All good!

[Modulus]

Thanks for the reply. Hmm just one cc per track might no do it for me unfortunately.
Thanks for your guidance and support!
cheers

+1 would def be nice to have additional cc modulation lanes per track if somehow possible in the future

[TL072]

Hey, since my prior comments on this threat I bought and built a LoopA. The Midiphy people (you are in this thread - thank you again) are very nice and were extremely patient in helping me debug a few stupid things that were a result of my own carelessness. I am really really enjoying using the LoopA. Several nice little tracks have already come together in the few weeks I have had it. It sits in a nice sweet spot between simplicity and limits, which keeps me focused on music and actually playing and jamming, but also flexibility. Another funny unexpected benefit: when I bought it, it had not occurred to me how useful it might be as a little midi router for several devices (even if the instruments are not being sequenced by the LoopA).

I am not sure if there is a better place than here to make feature requests? So my request I think would hopefully be pretty simple. It is just to be able to duplicate a pattern. So if I have a one bar loop, to be able to make a two bar loop of the one bar loop or a four bar from two. Although not having this I will become a better keyboard player which is probably a good thing, it would be a nice way to build up longer loops with variations if a pattern could first be duplicated and then for example overdub ornamentation played on top of it.

Anyway looking forward to future updates and learning to play this thing more - I have not yet even got around to using the midi controller tracks!

[hawkeye]

Thanks for the praise, TL072, glad you like it!

So my request I think would hopefully be pretty simple. It is just to be able to duplicate a pattern. So if I have a one bar loop, to be able to make a two bar loop of the one bar loop or a four bar from two.

Yes, this is already on the list - we're preparing a big new firmware update for the holiday time - can't promise this feature will make it into the upcoming v2.08, but if not, it will be in the next release. It will work like this: pushing and holding the SELECT encoder while duplicating the clip length on the CLIP screen will not only extend the length but also duplicate notes and recorded CCs.

Have a good day and best regards!
Peter

[latigid on]

Loopop does LoopA:

[pulecz]

Damn, I thought I'm just gonna use some MIDI splitters but this seems way more interesting to merge all the gear together.

And I love it's DIY kit, can't wait to sober up for the decision and start building.

[latigid on]

Hehe thanks!

Two points there: you have 16 slots and you can of course send multiple instances to a single port (one user asked if they could echo everything onto USB). And you have 32 user instruments with custom naming to easily identify synths connected to a given port and MIDI channel.