Auto Copy
In Loops Mode we saw that moving to a new loop would automatically
copy the audio from the previous loop. It's a great feature, but what if
you want to copy and paste to and from arbitrary loops? With
AutoCopy, you can copy from any loop to any other loop in both Shots
and Loops mode without skipping a beat. Follow these steps:
Step 1: Start from a clean slate in Shots Mode. Record a minimal
rhythmic vocal loop into loop 1.
Step 2: To initiate an AutoCopy, hold the right arrow until you see
"ACOPY" on the screen. After that, the next loop you jump to will
become an exact copy of the loop that's currently playing. (Note it's the
same button we used for 2x, but that's fine since 2x can't be used in
Shots/Loops mode).
Step 3: Press the loop 2 button and you should immediately notice the
loop was copied across. Repeat from step 1 at will.
Note that this will also work in Loops mode, it's just that instead of
jumping directly to a loop like you can in Shots mode, you'll have to
navigate to the destination loop quickly before the bar changes. Once
the bar changes, wherever you end up will be the destination for the
copy, so be careful! (Of course, you can always undo.) One great thing
about this feature is that if you want to copy to a blank loop or a loop
that you don't like, you can do so without having to first switch and listen
to the offending loop, which would interrupt your flow.
Copy / Paste
Another way to copy from one loop to another is by holding the left
portion of the touch slider to copy (the display will flash "COPY"), then
moving to another loop, then holding the right portion of the touch
slider to paste (the display will flash "PASTE"). This is different from
AutoCopy in that you have to move to the destination loop to manually
paste. The advantage however, is that you can paste one loop to several,
as the copy origin is remembered after the initial paste.
TIPS AND TRICKS
Keep it Armed
You may have noticed that you can keep record on when switching
between loops. In momentary shots mode, you can also accomplish this
by arming recording. Recording will stay armed after you trigger and
release each shot. This can be very cool, as you can build up several
shots in succession by jumping back and forth between them.
Performance Booster
If you're using armed recording a lot, or you end up going in and out of
additive recording quickly for whatever reason, you might notice a lot of
"BUSY" messages. This is because on each new recording pass, the
system has to prepare for the possibility that you'll want to undo later.
If you want the ultimate performance, and you're capable of turning
mistakes into masterpieces, then go to the system menu and turn off
undo (refer to the manual). Not only will responsiveness of the system
increase dramatically, you'll also have double the loop time!
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