I re-approach this. I do think it would be actually handy to think about sync options of loaded samples, assuming we want to work in beat-synchronous mode.
Currently, when you load a sample into a modular looper, it loads in total length and theres really not much synchronization:
1/ Even if sync is set (say to 4 beats), the selection of the sample does NOT correspond to that related to tempo, but that of a sample. So we can’t really load a long loop and easily select 4 beats period, to make a simple beat.
2/ If we load a really short sample (as it’s the case with many percussive sounds), there’s no easy way to make this thing last a bar.
given this, I think it would be beneficial to:
1/ Have a restart/sync button that starts the loop on the beginning of the next phrase
2/ Have a button, that would either trim or extend the content of a looper to that which is set in the sync options
3/ Have an option for waveform selection follow the beat length derived from current tempo and sync, not from the loaded sample length
That way we could easily take a one-shot and use it as a groove foundation.
Yes… probably I can work around a lot of that with macros, but I believe many users will find it handy.