Electro-Harmonix 2880 - Non-Quantize vs. Quantize Loop Recording; Stereo Mode Operation

NON-QUANTIZE vs. QUANTIZE Loop Recording:
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n Non-Quantize Mode:
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he loop length is set by the user. The time between pressing the RECORD and PLAY
buttons determines the length of the loop for all of the tracks. You could also press RECORD or NEW LOOP to end
the loop. The 2880 will begin recording the loop immediately upon hitting the RECORD button.
In Quantize Mode: the loop length is determined by the number of bars you wish to record and the setting of the
TEMPO slider. Upon pressing the RECORD button, the 2880 will reset its Clix metronome to beat 1; then you will
hear a 4-Beat count-in. The 2880 will start recording after the 4-beat count-in; on the 5th beat you hear. Pressing the
PLAY, RECORD or NEW LOOP buttons will end the loop. The 2880 will truncate the loop’s length to the end of the
previous bar if the aforementioned buttons are pressed within the first 2 beats of the current bar. When the
aforementioned buttons are pressed after the 2nd beat, the 2880 will continue recording to the end of the current
bar and then end the loop. You can record as many bars as the Compact Flash card will allow or as few as 1 bar.
A bar is 4-beats long.
The metronome’s tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO Slider. It is best to adjust the tempo while in Record-
Ready mode, before pressing the RECORD button.
You can change from Non-Quantize to Quantize mode at any time by pressing the QUANTIZE button. When the
QUANTIZE LED is lit, you are in Quantize mode.
The most appropriate times to press the QUANTIZE button are either just before pressing the NEW LOOP button or
while the 2880 is in Record Ready mode.
Pressing the QUANTIZE button while in the process of recording a new loop will enable you to end the loop according
to the rules of the Quantize mode you just entered. For example, you start a loop in Quantize mode so that you can
have the 4-beat count-in but you want to end the loop in the middle of a bar. You can press the QUANTIZE button
while recording the loop; when you hit the PLAY button to end the loop, it will end immediately, without finishing
out the bar you are recording or truncating the bar.
The QUANTIZE button will have no effect once you have recorded a New Loop and established the loop length.
Stereo Mode:
Press the STEREO MODE button to Toggle between Mono and Stereo modes. Stereo mode is active when the
STEREO MODE LED is lit.
In Mono mode, one Track Select LED is lit at a time. In Stereo Mode, the tracks will be selected in pairs, so either
the LEDs for TRACKS 1 & 2 will be lit or TRACKS 3 & 4.
You may press the STEREO MODE button at any time. It is most appropriate to hit the STEREO MODE button just
before recording, either a New Loop or tracks for an already established loop.
You can start a loop by recording mono instruments onto the tracks and then at any time, switch to stereo mode
and begin recording stereo instruments onto the track pairs or vice versa.
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