BrainModular

I am trying to play a sample so that is starts from a specified position and then loops at another position. Basically sample should start from a pos specified by a fader and then when the pos reaches the looped region , I want it to start looping that part. From what i understand the sampler can only be in one of those modes at one time (loop mode, button mode). Any ideas on this? thanks

Well, the Usine samplers don't have separate positions for start/end sample and start/end loop, so if you want to start play at a position before (or after for that matter) the loop start, you will have to initiate play, and change the start position when the sample is playing back.

This hasn't very much to do with the play mode as such: the sample will always play between the start and end positions, but the play mode decides when play starts. When triggered (button), it will only play once, while loop mode will just do that, ie loop. The others are triggered be cycle/bar/beat/etc, but otherwise behave like button mode.

Thanks for the info bsork. An idea i had was to somehow make a patch to switch modes from button to loop after a trigger is received. The switch could be timed with a clock maybe? To ensure it all stays in sync. I will try. thanks again

this make me think about an other thread on a french forum with ethnix , i think you can alter quickly between loop and button mode with multivariable
here a screenshot :

maybe a direction..

It's better to connect a switch (or something else that switches between 0 and 1) to the "synchro" (=play mode) input. 0=button mode so it won't start unless "play" is triggered, while 1 = loop mode, which is what you're after.

Sorry, I'm too tired to cough up a solution rigth now, but there are several ways to switch between different values to the start and/or end positions: Pass/Stop, Multiple Variable, Selector, and of course the markers in the Waveform module.

this looks promising nay-seven. I will study this. It is similar to what i had in mind. thanks for the image.

Maybe a step module connected to sync mode would work too. thanks for the ideas.