Seamless Looping... Argghhhhh

Hi guys. Im new to the forums. I tried to figure this out on my own and doing searches on here and other places online, but I just cant get my loop to be seamless

There is always a pause at the end of it. Even loops that i timestretched in FL Studio, which loop perfect there. I export it, set my bpm the same... and BOOM, a pause at the end b4 it loops again. And if I try to adjust the tempo higher, it get close but for some reason still is a little off. I know about zero point crossings and all that.... But it does it to me EVERY LOOP.

Please, I beg your help. It is so frustrating

P.S. I have tried Poly and Mono and all that too. PLEASE HELP

U gotta get your timing right and set your bar length right.

maybe practice more - and learn to use TC when u have to.

just some suggestions

have you tried trimming the sample, then using timestretch?

Hypes wrote:U gotta get your timing right and set your bar length right.

maybe practice more - and learn to use TC when u have to.

just some suggestions

nah, i dont think its that. there has to be some setting. the tc is only gonna quantitze it, and I have messed with all of those settings. The bar lenth is 2, which is the exact bar length of the samples I am trying to use. Even using the timestretch feature on the mpc doesnt make it loop seamless. This is what leads me to believe there is a setting i am missing.

J-Villa wrote:have you tried trimming the sample, then using timestretch?

that i havent tried yet....... Heres my thing though. Why would it loop perfectly in FL Studio without any flaw, but not on the mpc at the same tempo? Thats the weird thing.

chop your samples

Antonym wrote:chop your samples

yes, this is a solution..... but why have the timestretch feature and loop option if they are not working correctly?

mpc guy wrote:

J-Villa wrote:have you tried trimming the sample, then using timestretch?

that i havent tried yet....... Heres my thing though. Why would it loop perfectly in FL Studio without any flaw, but not on the mpc at the same tempo? Thats the weird thing.

is your sample set to 'poly' or 'mono' (in the mpc)? try setting it to 'mono'....

mpc guy wrote:but why have the timestretch feature and loop option if they are not working correctly?

i think they are working correctly. here's the deal though - i think they're meant for less big applications...even i have trouble timestretching a loop to the exact right tempo without first finding out what the tempo should be. i use timestretch on tiny little samples to prevent overlapping.

you'll really like chopping your big loop small, give it a shot. it takes more time at first, but in the long run it will improve your mastery of the unit.

peace
nym

Antonym wrote:

mpc guy wrote:but why have the timestretch feature and loop option if they are not working correctly?

i think they are working correctly. here's the deal though - i think they're meant for less big applications...even i have trouble timestretching a loop to the exact right tempo without first finding out what the tempo should be. i use timestretch on tiny little samples to prevent overlapping.

you'll really like chopping your big loop small, give it a shot. it takes more time at first, but in the long run it will improve your mastery of the unit.

peace
nym

yea i feel ya nym. actually thats what i have been doing. i chop everything super small and zone it out. but you know how it is when you can't figure something out, lol.... that shit eats at me like im being cheated outta something, lol.

oh absolutey. i totally understand. but honestly i think you were tackling something too big too fast. if you start on small bits, you'll learn the bigger stuff eventually because it'll just "make sense" on you.

dude if the loop is 2 bars then set the MP to 2 bars record the loop dead on the first bar now go to your BPM and if there is space at the end then increase your BPM if it cuts off the loop then decrease your BPM. thats how i get flawless loopage, if all that does not work chop the hell out of it.

yo man count your bars 1,2,3,4 2,2,3,4 3,2,3,4 4,2,3,4 like that and make sure your loop is on then trim its very simple and hella easy

i had this problem too. i just chop my shit.

you guys need simple basic music lessons, learn how to cound music!!
understand what BPM, TEMPO, TIMING SIGNATURES are! then will life be easy for looping. chopping helps but its better when you can get the timing right first time then chop. gives you more understanding and control over what you can do.