Global Arrange Matrix

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leipies
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Global Arrange Matrix

Post by leipies » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:38 pm

I guess the best way to describe what I'm talking about would be to call it a 'Global Arrange Matrix'.

Say you build a loop with the session view, you have a bunch of samples or whatever assigned to some MIDI triggers, and you build this cool loop and you record it to the arrange view. Then you can, for example record that same loop to several different 'local arrange' tracks simultaneously (each one is what we are used to as the traditional arrange view, but there are multiple ones.) So say we set the record feature to record our session jam into 3 different local arrange channels. We now have 3 unique arrange sessions of the same loop, but each one is essentially it's own track or clip within a 'global arrange' session that oversees them all. Since they are individual tracks, each can have it's own FX chain, live automation, quantize settings, etc.

Each of these can have custom placed MIDI triggered locators and since they are in a global state you can trigger between any of these 3 'tracks' at any quantize value, and with any custom FX chain and live automation. Then, further still, you can set a new 'local arrange' input to 'resample' (an input that records only MIDI/audio data but is not effected by trigger changes), and will be recording the output of your new live jam of the 3 tracks and then create a 4th track on the global level, also available with its own FX, automation, quantize, etc. And the process is restricted only by your imagination. Since there is no bouncing required, you are creating a custom, evolving global clip matrix with endless abilities to customize, rewrite, resample, etc on the fly without ever having to hit stop.

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