I noticed today the following : - shift + > while playing : you preselect next loop - hit play button : the next loop begins the playing right where the previous one stopped ! This is awesome !!! :D
I SO wish it could preselect athenext loop of different length…
I think you can @lefilou, by doing shift-right (to preselect next loop, even if it’s a different size), then wait for it to start playing, then hit the 3 button in tape mode to make the loop start and end points match the current tape snippet. I think that’s right.
@lefilou It’s been said already, but maybe you missed it : Shift + Loop resizes the loop to the length of the current portion !
@yoof, @lyingdalai true but when you build and rearrange your liveset on ableton before exporting it back on the OP-1, and decide to put your loops of different length back to back… your loop points are gone and reapplying them manually on say 30 loops would take forever (unless I’m missing something.
It is a bit of a specific case, I know 
So I didn’t get what you meant 
I spent some time figuring out how TE implemented markers in their AIFFs. I don’t remember the details off the top of my head, but what I vaguely recollect is that the start and end markers are not just a simple value representing the number of frames from the start of tape. Instead, they appeared to be a struct (which I’m assuming to be proprietary to the op-1) containing a few fields, one of which was that value representing the number of frames since start of tape. I did manage to write code that could analyse a tape file and split it into multiple aifs, one for each cut section of tape, but to get that working, I had to ignore the rest of the fields in that struct.
So there should be a way to have a tool make systematic cuts to all 4 tracks for a given BPM…
Good tip! Have you tried arpeggio on drums yet? It's great for quickly generating stuff like constantly shifting hihat patterns.
I have not! Thanks for the tip!
You can change the quality of the tape stop (4) when using the blue knob in conjunction with it.
here’s a tip of how to create dynamic stereo sound
a melodic example:
soundcloud.com/timcosner/please
1) in synth mode, use one of the sequencers to create a melody. I used the endless seq in the example above.
2) press shift+4 to change the LFO mode to random (the other LFOs can work, too).
3) all the random LFO parameters should be tweaked to your desired effect. the destination should be envelope/adsr.
4) record the same sequence to tape on two different channels.
5)
pan the channels hard to increase the stereo depth. the stereo effect
should bounce all over the place in accordance to your panning and LFO
settings.
I spent some time figuring out how TE implemented markers in their AIFFs. I don't remember the details off the top of my head, but what I vaguely recollect is that the start and end markers are not just a simple value representing the number of frames from the start of tape. Instead, they appeared to be a struct (which I'm assuming to be proprietary to the op-1) containing a few fields, one of which was that value representing the number of frames since start of tape. I did manage to write code that could analyse a tape file and split it into multiple aifs, one for each cut section of tape, but to get that working, I had to ignore the rest of the fields in that struct.wait, what?!! I just zeroed all tracks and recorded a few snippets on track 1 and can confirm it builds a "regn" structure at the end. 58 bytes per take by the looks of it, edit: with a start descriptor of how many 58-byte structures there are right after the size of the chunk. /edit.
Not really a tip but you can build great soundscapes by gently blowing in and around the mic, or rubbing your finger on it. You need a big big reverb and why not some delay though. I’ve also had fun result in doing that plus turning the radio on for half of a second or even less… Again you’d better have a big reverb plugged into the OP1 but it makes for great layers of ambiant/strange atmosphere.
Yes, this is very useful but I keep forgetting about this feature @LyingDalai
I use it once in a while to jump between 2 similar loops to create some kind of variation. For example, in 8 bar loop jump between loops each 1 bar
@yoof Maybe you could dig up your research and/or sources and post some details about this in their own thread?
@eesn, I just looked back at my code around Regions… I’ve got this in my notes about the Region chunk in the aiff:
@lefilou It's been said already, but maybe you missed it : Shift + Loop resizes the loop to the length of the current portion !Excellent tip. I was not aware of this. So you can set different cut "markers" on each track in order to set different loops on the fly while playing!Or maybe I didn't get what you meant...
Another endless tip: while trying to sequence “all my little ducklings” for my doughter I just discovered, that the endless sequencer transposes the currently running sequence if you play the notes legato (press the next key while still holding the first one)
Btw: trying to program a child song with a sequencer is a cool way to learn how it works. With all the note values and pauses.
In tape mode , press touch 6 and immediatly touch 4( touch 6 still pushed for )few second … make a nice reverse effect .
Maybe its not secret
this is another ‘barely a tip’ but the tempos between 80 and 110 all have the advantage of being able to be doubled or halved because of the op-1’s allowed tempos (40-220), so if you are finding you want to edit the second half of a bar 110 bpm while staying 100% on grid you can go to the metronome page and speed it up twice as fast to get a bar line right where you want the edit point. or if you need a sequencer to play quarter note triplets because you don’t trust yourself to do it right you could set the tempo to 65 and a sequencer to 1/8th note triplets. you could also via more complex math probably do some footwork/juke type stuff by multiplying your tempo by 4/3rds every few bars, haven’t had a chance to get into that yet.
It's no doubt been mentioned before, but for ultimate portability, the Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 works perfectly with the OP-1 and allows you to back up your OP-1 to an SD Card or your iPhone / iPad (share your mixes to SoundCloud immediately using the AudioShare app!) and also allows you to copy samples / patches back to the OP-1 from the SD Card.It's a wicked little device that will now be accompanying my OP-1 everywhere!
I was thinking about whether this was possible as I was planning to get an OP-1. I’d like to be away from my computer for a holiday without getting my OP memory too full and have to stop being creative. I’m waiting both for my OP-1 and the G2 now. Happy days. Yay!