problem with looping pattens in fl studio 6

[nphominoid]

i'm having this repeated problem with recording midi data using a usb keyboard into a pattern... i have it set to record in pattern mode, and set to merge recorded notes, so i can continually overdub parts on one channel (like doing bass drum first, then snares, the usual). basically what happens is i have a 4 bar loop over which i'll record some drum parts while it loops, which seems simple enough. but after i finish, it seems like an extra bar has been added after the 4 bar loop -- so when i listen back, it plays the 4 bars, then 1 bar of silence, then back to the beginning. first i thought it was notes getting recorded on the piano roll after the end of the loop, but i double-checked and there's nothing there -- it's just playing an extra bar on the piano roll???

it's getting really aggravating cos i just wanna hear the loop, the bar of silence is pretty annoying and i have no idea how to get rid of it!

anybody got any clues?

 

[bisit]

make sure that the last note isn't crossing over into the next bar, it might be really small

 

[GRAFIK]

yeah sometimes when it goes past the 4 bars it will do that, but just use the "cut itself" and it will eliminate this

 

[nphominoid]

thanks man, i think that was the problem. apparently my midi controller was recording some weird junk after the end of the 4 bar loop, so i just had to track the notes down and get rid of them. thanks for the help...

 

[Formant024]

you can also select a free channel and record in song mode, then cut out the part you want to use.