Looping MIDI tracks

[mmestek]

I'd like to loop a four measure MIDI bass track while I record drums, but I don't want the drum tracks to loop. Does anyone know how I can achieve this? I used to use the track looping function to loop the MIDI bass track, but that is no longer an option. I tried using clips, but I couldn't get the clip to repeat in the tracks window. Thank you very much for any ideas.

[Phil O]

1. Select your 4 measures of MIDI in the Sequence Editor. ( I don't know if this works in other windows)

2. Region>Pack into Clips

3. With the Pointer Tool, hover over the right hand edge (above the centerline) of the clip. The pointer should turn into a curved counter-clockwise arrow. Click and drag to the right the number of measures you want to loop.

I did this just the other day except I was looping drums to record bass.

Phil

[mmestek]

Thank you very much Phil. I will try that.

1. Select your 4 measures of MIDI in the Sequence Editor. ( I don't know if this works in other windows)

2. Region>Pack into Clips

3. With the Pointer Tool, hover over the right hand edge (above the centerline) of the clip. The pointer should turn into a curved counter-clockwise arrow. Click and drag to the right the number of measures you want to loop.

I did this just the other day except I was looping drums to record bass.

Phil

[HCMarkus]

Or just Repeat the bass loop (you can use a big number... 100, 500) and erase when done.

[mmestek]

Thank you HCMarkus. I will try that too.

Or just Repeat the bass loop (you can use a big number... 100, 500) and erase when done.

[mmestek]

Thank you for replying to my post. Your replies were very helpful.
This is how I'm doing it now:
1) Starting with a MIDI bass track of the full song, I select the measures that I want to repeat.
2) Pack those measures into a clip
3) Repeat the clip any number of times. Place copies using 'Splice'
4) Record different scratch drum ideas while listing to the repeated clips.
5) When I'm done recording drums, 'Snip' the repeated clips.
6) Unpack the original clip and I'm back to where I started.