10.2 Looper
This unit can be used for recording and playing back approximately five seconds of either
the audio coming from the stereo input (PRE) or the audio sent to the module’s output
(POST), depending on the position of the PRE/POST switch.
The bi-color LED monitors the signal level coming from the stereo input when the
PRE/POST switch is set to PRE or the level of the signal sent to the output when set to POST.
The LED turns red when the signal is clipping.
The VARISPEED knob controls both the direction and the playback speed, from 2x in the
reverse direction at 0% to 2x in the for ward direction at 100%. The playback can never be
stopped unless the VARISPEED knob is at 12:00 where the looper is stalled. There are virtual
detents at -1x, 0 and 1x.
The LENGTH knob changes the size of the loop, with an exponential curve, from ~8 ms at
0%
up to the full length at 100%. The START knob allows you to pick the starting point of the
loop.
At the minimum loop length, the unit acts as an oscillator whose note is C3 at +/-1x, C2 at
+/-0.5x, and C4 at +/-2x speed.
Note: This will not work at v/oct.
When a pulse is received at SYNC IN, the looper restarts at the point specified by START.
Recording is activated/deactivated using either the RECORD button or the RECORD input.
The button’s LED lights up accordingly.
The RECORD button can be operated in two ways:
● Toggle. A single press of the button, without holding, toggles the recording on and off
● Momentary. Holding the button pressed allows for recording until the button is released
(holding the button while the looper is recording pauses the operation until released).
The RECORD Gate IN activates recording only when receiving a high signal. The RECORD
button blinks when using the SHIFT or MOD/CV button during recording.
The buffer is prefilled with white noise by default, so the looper channel can be useful
without the need to record anything.
The buffer content can be cleared by holding the SHIFT button and pressing the RECORD
button.
SOS (Sound On Sound, meaning how much of the previously recorded material is kept
while recording) can be set by holding the SHIFT button and turning the START knob:
at 0% the old material is constantly replaced, and in between it fades away
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