Sequencer Retriggering with longer samples

OP-1
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Hello Operators!


I just got an OP-1 and I’m very happy about everything.
It’s been years since I was amazed by the process of learning something.
Anyway, I’ve had the unit for a few days and made some songs I’m super happy with but now I’m stuck.
I’ll write down what I think my problem is and if anyone has any thoughts or ideas please let me know.

SO…

I have a WAV file of a drum solo. I don’t know its tempo but I don’t think I want to know. It’s full of fills and quite polyrhythmic anyway.
My project is set to Beat Match and playing at 92 BPM.
What I want to do is have the sample retriggered at the start of each bar. I have tried loading it into both the synth sampler and the drum sampler and triggering it using the ENDLESS sequencer, with 1 long note of 8 steps, but the sample only plays for the first step and then is silent while the sequencer counts 2-8, and then it plays again for just one step. I’ve shortened the steps to just 2 but the same thing happens. I’ve also tried using the pattern sequencer but the same thing happens.

The reason I want to do this and not just lay the bar down to the tape is that I’d like to slide the start and end points around during playback, for a loose sort of broken beat sound.

I know what I’m after is a sort of quantization, and I believe the OP doesn’t do that, but surely a very basic form of it should be possible with the sequencers?

I hope the question makes sense, and appreciate any help or thoughts.


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I’m not sure I completely understand your question, but it sounds like you only pressed the key on the keyboard on the first step on the sequencer, let go of it and continued to the rest of the steps. That way the sample only plays at the first step of the sequencer. Try to keep the key (of your sample) pushed down until the 8th step of the sequencer like you would as you were playing a long note.


So: press the key --> hold that key and press shift + right arrow until you get to the 8th step. This way the sequence should play and start over at each bar.

Hope it helps!
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I never unsderstood that ! Thanks @Sabo

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If it fits your needs and you want to play the sample slice to the end every time you trigger it you can use the red encoder on the drum synth to change it to the ->| arrow with a bar at the end. This way the slice will always play until the end, even if you trigger it for just one step.

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Haha thanks Sabo,


You’re totally right. Tried it again and got it working.
DAMN this thing is awesome. (You’re also cool)
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Haha no problem! Glad I could help you both! :slight_smile: