Re: [Ardour-users] How do I make ardour play a song over and over?

From: Patrick Shirkey (pshirkey_at_boosthardware.com)
Date: 10/20/03 11:30 EDT


Message-ID: <3F93FF92.5040405@boosthardware.com>
From: Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@boosthardware.com>
Subject: Re: [Ardour-users] How do I make ardour play a song over and over?
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:30:26 +0900

Jack O'Quin wrote:
> This must be a really stupid question, but I just can't figure it out.
> Seems simple.  I want to run some tests of ardour playing back through
> jamin.  But, I can't figure out how to make ardour loop.  When it gets
> to the end of the song, it stops.  End of test.
> 
> I've tried the obvious (to me) possibilities: clicked on "auto return"
> and "auto play" (that is all it takes to loop an ADAT, IIRC).  Then, I
> tried clicking on that oval-shaped thing labelled "enable/disable loop
> playback".  Clicked on "use selected range for playback", selected all
> the tracks.  Nothing.
> 
> The most I can get it to do is reset the play head to the beginning of
> the track when it finishes playing, then stop.  Auto return does that.
> 
> What stunningly obvious feature am I missing here?

You need to make a selection marker and set its loop toggle in the 
automation dialog. Then turn on the automation playback button and press 
play.

We are lobbying hard for this to be a simpler task please make a 
submission to alsa-devel to help our cause.

Or probably Jesse will read this.



-- 
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
http://www.boosthardware.com
http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! 
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything 
I've ever done.

Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman



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