stopping was easy; starting again was not
The master tape control slows or stops all four loops together. I had the stopping part working quickly, but restarting exposed several half-states where one head could remain stopped or return differently from the others. Version 1.0.9 makes stop and play explicit transport states and restores each loop coherently.
Each loop still has its own rate and position. The master control only coordinates the shared gesture, so restarting the tape does not turn four different loops into four identical ones.
using the first version for a day
I also simplified the control after trying the first design in actual sessions. It had more modes than I could remember and feedback that made sense while I was programming it but not while I was playing it. Fewer gestures worked better.
This is a small release because I wanted stop and play to be dependable before adding anything else to the master tape.