Alternative Looping Modes

Several samplers have different looping modes other than the basic Loop Forward mode.

• Ensoniq and Kurzweil
  Supports bi-directional looping, where the data goes forward from the Sample Start to the Loop End, then goes backward to the Loop Start, then forward again to the Loop End, ad infinitum.
• Roland
  Forward Release: Loops just like a standard loop, but when the key is released, the data moves forward past the Loop End to the Release Loop End, and then loops a different loop determined by the Release Loop Start and End.
  Reverse Loop: The data goes backward from the Loop End to the Sample Start, then loops in a reverse manner from the Loop Start back to the Sample Start.
  Alt Loop: Bi-directional looping.
• Akai
  Supports multiple loops.
• Kontakt
  Supports multiple loops, Bi-directional loops and Loop+Release, AND Bi-directional on Loop+Release.
• Reason
  Supports Bi-directional loops and Loop and Release.

If the destination sampler does not support one of these modes, Translator compensates by altering the sample data to exactly simulate the loop as specified. (The exception would be multiple loops, if the destination does not support them.)

There is also an option called Always Alter Loop Data in the Options-General Tab where Translator will alter the sample data even if the destination supports that type of loop. The reason you might want this is if you are converting, say, Ensoniq to Reason, and you want the WAVE/AIFF files to accurately reflect in-and-of-themselves what the loop really sounds like.

Regarding Loop+Release loop mode, where a loop exists only before the note-off command, and the remainder of the loop at that point of time and the rest of the data is played, is only supported between samplers that support it (which are Akai, Ensoniq, and Roland). Otherwise, it is translated as a simple "forward loop."