Advanced Looping

See bug #1605.

• Launch rg
• Preferences
  • ENABLE “Stop playback at end of last segment” in preferences.
  • DISABLE “Jump to loop”
  • ENABLE “Advanced Looping (beta)” in preferences.

• File > New
• Confirm Edit > Cut/Copy Range and “Clear range of tempos” menu items are disabled.

• Press the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm button is active.
• Confirm LoopRuler background indicates LoopAll (blue).

• Create a 4 bar segment at bar 1.
• Press Play
• Confirm whole song loops (loop ends at bar 5)
• Press Stop

• Move the cursor using Ctrl+Click in the ruler to bar 3.
• Press the start loop button “|←” on the transport.
• Move the cursor using Ctrl+Click to bar 4.
• Press the end loop button “→|” on the transport.
• Confirm
  • a loop range from bar 3 to 4
  • LoopRuler indicates LoopOn mode.
  • Transport loop button is pressed.
  • Edit > Cut/Copy Range and “Clear range of tempos” menu items are enabled.

• Press Play
• Confirm playback looping between bar 3 and 4.

• Right-click in the loop ruler.
• Confirm
  • LoopRuler indicates LoopAll mode.
  • Playback continues past bar 4.
  • Transport loop button is pressed.
  • Whole song is looping (bar 1-5)

• While the playback pointer is prior to the loop, right-click in the ruler.
• Confirm
  • LoopRuler indicates LoopOn mode.
  • playback continues until cursor is in loop range.
  • playback then loops in the range.

• Click on the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm
  • LoopRuler indicates LoopOff mode.
  • Playback is not looping. Range is still present.
• Let play proceed to the end of the segment (bar 5).
• Confirm playback stops at bar 5.

• Click on the loop button on the transport.
• Press Play to start playback.
• Confirm playback looping in the range.

• Extend the Segment through bar 6 to bar 7. Might need to stop and restart playback.
• Confirm looping from 3-4.
• Specify a loop range from 5 to 6 by right-clicking and dragging on the loop ruler.
• Confirm playback continues until it reaches bar 5 then loops.
• Specify a loop range from 2 to 3 by right-clicking and dragging on the top ruler.
• Confirm that upon release of the mouse button, playback continues to the end of the segment and stops.
• Press play.
• Confirm playback is looping from 2-3.

• Specify a null loop range by right-clicking and dragging right then left until the indicator is just a line.
• Confirm
  • LoopRuler indicates LoopAll mode.
  • Whole song loops.
  • Edit > Copy Range and “Clear range of tempos” menu items are enabled.
  • Edit > Cut Range is disabled because we are in play mode.

• Stop playback.
• Create two markers (Shift+M).
• Shift+click between those two markers in the marker ruler.
• Confirm
  • Loop range appears between the markers.
  • Loop is enabled and working.
• Shift+click between the first marker and bar 1 in the marker ruler.
• Confirm
  • Loop range appears between bar 1 and the first marker.
  • Loop is enabled and working.

• Stop playback
• Select the Segment
• Launch the Matrix
• Drop a large note. It should be selected.
• Move > Set Loop to Selection.
• Confirm
  • Loop is set to range of note.
  • Loop is on.
• Move > Clear Loop
• Confirm: Loop off.

• Launch Notation.
• Select the note.
• Move > Set Loop to Selection.
• Confirm
  • Loop is set to range of note.
  • Loop is on.
• Move > Clear Loop
• Confirm: Loop off.

• Given a loop range.
• Press the Loop button on a MIDI controller.
• Confirm: Toggles loop on/off.

• Insert Range…
  • Insert Range before loop moves the entire loop.
  • Insert Range inside the loop moves the end only.

• Given a loop range after bar 1.
• Change the tempo at bar 1.
  • Composition > Open Tempo and Time Signature Editor
• Confirm loop is still in the same place and works.