Add loop option to Sampler

[andreasjeppsson]

It would be nice to be able to have the sources of the sampler looping. That would allow the sampler to be used for instruments like pads, organs etc.

It's a simple change allowing a loop property to be passed in the constructor options and then set that property for each source when triggering notes.

[joeqj]

Just came across this limitation as well, thanks for suggesting it. Figured out a good workaround for your pads - if you set the sampler attack and release to a slow enough value and then send it through enough reverb and/or delay then you can trigger the synth with a setInterval function and it sounds endless, here's my code that works well:

const reverb2 = new Tone.Reverb({
    decay: 1,
    wet: 1,
  }).toDestination();

  const filter = new Tone.Filter({
    type: "bandpass",
    frequency: params.cutoff,
    rolloff: -12,
  });

  const reverb = new Tone.Reverb({
    decay: 1,
    wet: 1,
  });

  const sampler = new Tone.Sampler({
    urls: {
      C3: "pad.wav",
    },
    baseUrl: "/",
    volume: 0,
    attack: 4,
    release: 4,

    onload: () => {
      setInterval(() => {
        sampler.triggerAttackRelease(padKeys, Infinity);
      }, 2000);
    },
  });

  sampler.chain(reverb, filter, reverb2);

I've set the interval every 2 seconds here as my pad sample is around 4 seconds.

Don't know how this would sound with an organ so let me know if you figure it out :)