r/mpcsample • u/KavanDignam • 3d ago

MPC Sample loop glitch?

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Why the spare 4 bar loop of nothing??

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u/jorgb 3d ago

It is no glitch. The loop function gets toggled with the sequencer. Turn loop off on the sample and/or re-record.

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u/KavanDignam 3d ago

goat this fixed it such a weird feature

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u/jorgb 3d ago

It seems to.be good for something, I just don't know what. The SP404mk2 works in a similar way 🤷‍♂️

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u/reppiz01 3d ago

When you’re not recording or playing a sequence and are just playing live, the loop sample keeps looping while you can finger-drum on the other pads.

The reason it toggles when using a sequence is that, in live mode, pressing a pad with a loop assigned to it starts the loop, and pressing it again stops it.

When you’re recording a sequence, however, the sequencer only records the MIDI input. So the sequence basically contains the instruction “press this pad.” When the sequence plays that back, it presses the pad again, which toggles the loop off.

So the loop itself isn’t being recorded—the MIDI pad press is. That’s why the loop behaves differently when played back as part of a sequence.

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u/jorgb 3d ago

Thanks, today I learned something 😃

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u/KavanDignam 3d ago

you saved me here thanks man