Looper


The looper is a pretty complicated module. To use it, you'll need to use the SampleList item in the menubar. This will bring up the Sample List dialog box, which looks like this:

You can click on any of the 64 slots in the Sample List dialog to bring up a File-Open box. This allows you to load an audio file in WAV format. Currently, only PCM WAVE is supported - no compressed ACM, no mp3 - this may be improved in the future.

Now, the looper can select one of these samples to play. There are quite a few controls on the looper - here they are!

The last two settings - TrigOnly and Trigger Beats - require an explanation of the blue terminals on the looper.

The red output terminal on the looper is an ordinary audio output terminal like the others we have seen. However, there is one blue output and one blue input which carry, not audio, but synch pulses.

When a looper receives a synch pulse on its blue input, it resets to the start of the sample. Now we can explain these settings.

Loopers can be synchronized by connecting the synch output of one to the synch input of another. Play around with it, have fun!