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2011/01/02 20:28:58 (permalink)

Looping question

Is it possible to create a loop region where the now time reaches the end of the loop and goes back to the beginning of the loop without playing again.  I only ask this because I rarely start a song at zero.  I typically start on the second or third measure.  It seems that prior to S8 this was possible.  I would like to have a return to first measure feature as well as the return to zero function that we already have.  In other words, I would like to set an endpoint on the timeline and have the now time return to the first measure without replaying the song.  Thanks in advance.
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    Re:Looping question 2011/01/02 21:50:44 (permalink)
    Yes, when we were talking last night about the clip-length bug, it occurred to me that sometimes you do need to start on a "zero measure".  Like when you have a pick-up measure.

    I typically prefer to think of the first whole measure as "measure 1".  In Cubase I know I can set  the beginning of the project to any measure number...such as "0" if the first measure is an incomplete bar.  Or maybe "-1" in the event that I want a 1 bar count-in.  Later when I render the project, I can simply set my left and right locators to the beginning of the pick-up, and the end result will begin on the first pickup note.

    I have not looked at a score recently, but I remember some scores will show a measure number on each page, so that the conductor can reference a long passage without having to say "eighty bars before the coda..." 

    I'm curious; how does the industry typically notate a pickup measure and where would the "official count" begin?
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