Audio Loops drift over length of song?

Hi all Sorry for posting so many questions but I am REALLY enjoying reaper and keen to get the most out of it. So how do i stop my audio Loops drifting over the length of song? I have a loop that I wish to play over and over, get the BPM as close a possible and then I use the "Item settings" -> "loop selection of item source" then "Item settings" -> "Loop item source" I then drag the loop's right hand end out for say 5 mins of track time. Now i would expect that to keep snapped to grid and the sample to start bang on time each bar. But it does not it slowly drifts? Am I missing something basic or is that just the way it is? Thanks

Hi Bendy, before dragging the item's right edge over 5 mins to the right, make sure it fits to the tempo. It helps (i.e. it's necessary) to set the the snap/grid settings, so the item snaps to the grid, hence to the tempo of your project. Then, while pressing the alt-key drag the right edge of the item to make it fit. HTH -Data

Hey Mr Data I kind a think that's whet I am doing, which is why I find it strange. I will persevere Ta

Do you really do what I wrote above, before dragging the item over 5 minutes? And did you place the beginning of your item at the start of a bar? You could also try the following: Split the item at selection start and end (shift-S), discard what's prior and beyond the selection, "Glue selected items" (this item, although it is just one), make it fit to the bar(s), like I wrote above. check "Loop source" in item properties and drag the right edge to the end of your song -Data

Hi Yup pretty sure I did. I will try the glue stuff next. I am being a bit lazy as if i paste the loop lots of times it works fine Ho hum

Me too, but if you once took the obstacle, you can even be more lazy, 'cos you don't have to paste over and over again. ;) -Data