Re: ABSN reversed playback behavior

Is there a conclusion or consensus on this?

I've been holding off reviewing the PR for this until we have a consensus
on what the expected behavior is.

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Joe Berkovitz <joe@noteflight.com> wrote:

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>> I spent a good chunk of my life with Max/MSP and I can tell the groove~
>> supports negative playback rate with looping. The reference might be
>> incorrect - I just downloaded 7.3.3 and confirmed again; groove~ supports
>> the negative playback and it runs like option (2).
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> That is very good to know.
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>> > Apple Logic X Pro (one of the most popular DAWs): loops are ignored
>> when "Reverse" option is selected on an instrument zone (verified by trying
>> it)
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>> From your mention of "an instrument zone", I believe you meant EXS24
>> sampler. The new Alchemy synth/sampler actually supports the reverse
>> looping.
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> Thanks, I don't know Alchemy very well yet. When it plays backward, does
> the playhead get "trapped" inside the loop?
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>> FWIW, Max/MSP's groove~ is the closest thing to our ABSN. We don't have
>> to follow but I believe that's what most computer musicians (including
>> myself) are expecting.
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> Again, that's a great data point to have.
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