Classic Looping

This test is meant to be run from top to bottom. Dropping into one of the sections will likely not work.

See bug #1605.

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

• Press the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm button goes back to unpressed and no loop is set.

• 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
  • 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 ruler.
• Confirm
  • Loop disappears
  • Playback continues past bar 4.
  • Transport loop button unpressed.

• Right-click in the ruler.
• Confirm
  • Loop reappears.
  • Playback jumps to start of loop.

• Right-click in the ruler once more to clear the loop in preparation for the next test.

• Click on the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm
  • Loop range re-appears.
  • Playback jumps to start of loop.

• Click on the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm
  • loop range disappears
  • playback continues past bar 4.
  • Edit > Cut/Copy Range and “Clear range of tempos” menu items are disabled.

• Click on the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm
  • loop range re-appears
  • looped playback resumes.
  • Edit > Cut Range remains disabled since we are playing.
  • Edit > Copy Range and “Clear range of tempos” menu items are enabled.

• Specify a loop range from 5 to 6 by right-clicking and dragging on the top ruler.
• Confirm playback jumps to bar 5 when mouse button is released.

• Specify a loop range from 3 to 2 (RIGHT TO LEFT!) by right-clicking and dragging on the top ruler.
• Confirm playback jumps to bar 2 when mouse button is released.

• Specify a null loop range by right-clicking and dragging right then left until the indicator is just a line.
• Confirm
  • Loop button on transport is unpressed.
  • Loop range disappears.
  • Playback continues without looping.
  • Edit > Cut/Copy Range and “Clear range of tempos” menu items are disabled.

• Press the loop button on the transport.
• Confirm loop re-appears and looped playback resumes.

• Create two markers (Shift+M) in REVERSE TIME ORDER. E.g. at bar 6 and then at bar 4.
• 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.

• Create a 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.