how can you change the legnth of a sample in 'piano roll'?

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Posted by dj_cuba on Jan-04-2002 21:16:

how can you change the legnth of a sample in 'piano roll'?

Here's the problem...

I have a small sample which I want to make a melody with, but it's only about 1-2 seconds in legnth and I need to make it longer. When I go to 'Piano Roll' in Fruityloops however much I extend the note the legnth remains the same. I don't want to timestrech or moderate it because it would completly change the timbre/pitch...anyone got any ideas?

Posted by itsamemario on Jan-05-2002 20:48:

you gotta fuck around with the envelope... i think theres a tutorial 4 that...

Posted by SmellsExcellent on Jan-06-2002 06:49:

the envelope isnt length, its how much volume is "played" at that part of the sample.... anyways, with pianoroll, some samples wont change length. You have to go into the settings for the channel and *some* have a "loop point" or something like that, option. if you select it then the note can change length. if it dont have it then youre done for. Later
-M

Posted by Theotrope on Jan-07-2002 04:09:

yeah, you'd have to find a program like acid or something that can create "seemless looping", then export the acid-looped wavefile into fruity. then you could check a little checkbox on the sample edit window that says "looped"

it would play until the next note for it in step seq mode, on the piano roll it would play until the piano roll note ended. Thats why after looping it you have to make a volume envelope for it.

cheers

chrisL