How to setup LONG repeats? - 07/21/09 01:24 AM
I'm trying to use BIAB primarily as a drum machine and I think the Composer is the tool that I want to use. I'm playing keyboard, and a couple of friends play horns. I'd like to be able to select a style/tempo in BIAB then hit a key to start a drum style, then later in the song select an alternate style, or an ending.
The Composer works great in that I can assign a key to select the phrase or ending that I want. The downside is that I have to remember to hit a loop key after I select a phrase. So now, as a workaround, I want to create a phrase that repeats for a LONG time (like maybe 50 loops) before it dies. Unfortunately, the repeats in BIAB don't let me go that long. I can only create a song up to 255 bars. This is way to short - A 4/4 jazz tune at 240bpm is less than 3 minutes!
As an Ideal solution, there'd be a way in Composer to indicate a "switch then loop" command. Outside of that, a (relatively) endless repeat is needed. But the repeats count as bars and we only have 255. Does anyone else have this problem?
The Composer works great in that I can assign a key to select the phrase or ending that I want. The downside is that I have to remember to hit a loop key after I select a phrase. So now, as a workaround, I want to create a phrase that repeats for a LONG time (like maybe 50 loops) before it dies. Unfortunately, the repeats in BIAB don't let me go that long. I can only create a song up to 255 bars. This is way to short - A 4/4 jazz tune at 240bpm is less than 3 minutes!
As an Ideal solution, there'd be a way in Composer to indicate a "switch then loop" command. Outside of that, a (relatively) endless repeat is needed. But the repeats count as bars and we only have 255. Does anyone else have this problem?