New 'Launch Exclusively' option for numRepeats #3213
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section with numRepetions == -1, which is the indicator that a clip is Launch Non-Exclusively.
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Here is the song used in testing. |
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Open Issues:
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Yeah maybe change it to "plan non exclusively"? I think that makes it clearer that it doesn't only refer to launches. Additionally I think this should be a new mode rather than a change of the existing mode since this removes the ability to have a clip which starts on its own and ends on section switch For your open issues 2 and 3 both sound good to me! |
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Open Issue (1): Left existing label for 'Launch Non-exclusively' alone. Added new mode 'Launch Exclusively'. |
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numRepeats. Launch Non-exclusively remains as it was.
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Updated test song configuration with added 'Launch Exclusively' mode. |
A new option, 'Launch Exclusively' (numRepeats=-2), isolates a clip section from all other launch activity. This option is found to the left of 'Launch non-exclusively' (numRepeats=-1). Any section launch activity will arm the non-exclusive section to start flashing and then turn off.
Section Launch ignores any clip that is in a section with numRepetitions == -2, which is the indicator that a clip is launched 'exclusively'. This new mode extends the meaning of the existing 'non-exclusively' mode by standing outside section launch activity. The behavior is retained for clips marked 'launch non-exclusively' to flash and turn off when a new section is armed to launch.
A link to the test song XML can be found in a link below.
SETUP: All clips are 1 measure long. Section (1) in the key of C with 2 repeats. Section (2) is in G with 4 repeats. The drum kit in Section (3) is marked 'Launch Exclusively'. The drum kit in Section (4) is marked 'Launch Non-exclusively'. Two instruments are in sections (1) and (2). A third instrument in both sections is a FILL clip with a walk-up to C in section (1) and a walk-down to G in section (2). The difference between exclusive and non-exclusive can be seen quickly in this song by first arming sections (3) and (4) and then arming section (1). As section (1) arms, section (4) is colored red and section (3) remains green.
START: Two ways to start. Either section (3) is the only clip ON when PLAY is started, or alternatively section (1) is armed as a section before play starts. Note that if any tracks in section (1) are armed individually or loaded from disk already armed, then this section will loop infinitely and not queue up per numRepeats.
LAUNCH: After play starts, launch section (1). Drums in (3) continue. FILL Instrument in section (1) does a walk-up. Section (1) begins. Drum track (3) still ON. Instrument fill played once and now is OFF. Section (2) is flashing red and Section (1) is flashing green. OLED is reporting 2 Bars Remaining. Instrument Fill on Section (2) plays during the last bar of the repeat before (2) launches.
STOP: After section (2) launches, the 'exclusive' section (3) is NOT flashing green. The section (2) instruments are flashing green. If left to complete 2 repetitions, then all clips will stop.
REPEAT: However, if section (1) is armed to launch again, the non-exclusive section (3) button becomes solid green and continues to play. The section (1) flashes green. This effectively repeats step number 4) above.
TEST NON-EXCLUSIVELY: Launch section (4) after (1) has launched. Section (1) is flashing green while playing for its two-bar repeat. Section (4) flashes red for one bar and green for the second. It turns off when section (2) launches.
TEST SONG FILE SAVE: When song saveed to disk, a section's numRepeats values allows numbers in the range -2 to 9999.
The same behavior was observed to occur in Session Grid View.