Editing The Loop Phrase Settings - Boss BR-1180 Owner's Manual

Using loop phrases
9. Move the cursor to "GO," then press [ENTER].
Import of the wave file begins.
* To quit copying while the import is still in progress, press
[EXIT]. When the message "Cancel?" appears, press [YES];
the import is cancelled (it may take some time after you press
[EXIT] for the message to appear). Files imported up to the
time the process is cancelled are valid.
When "Complete!" appears, the import is finished.
* If a loop phrase is already in the copy destination, then that
loop phrase is erased and overwritten. If "ALL" is selected,
then the entire group of loop phrases is erased.
* Here, the number of measures and the tempo are set
automatically according to the length of the imported loop
phrase. If you want to change these settings, refer to the
following section "Editing the loop phrase settings."

Editing the loop phrase settings

When creating a loop phrase, the number of measures and
the tempo are set automatically according to the length of the
phrase. In addition, the loop phrase playback start point and
end point are set to the beginning and end, respectively, of
the waveform data.
To change these settings later on, use the following
procedure.
1. Press [LOOP PHRASE IMPORT], causing the button to
light up.
2. Press [CURSOR] to select the "EDIT" icon, then press
[ENTER].
The loop phrase edit screen appears.
fig.R14-05
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the loop phrase
number, and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to select the
loop phrase.
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4. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to "MEAS"
(measure count) or "BEAT" (time signature), then
rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to edit the settings.
If you want to edit the loop phrase
playback start point or end point
1) Move the cursor to "EDIT," then press [ENTER].
The screen for setting the playback start and end points
appears.
fig.R14-06
2) Move the cursor to "Start" or "End," then rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial to edit the settings.
* You can edit the start and end points using 16-sample
resolution.
* You can check how the results of the edit will sound. Move the
cursor to "PRVW" and press [ENTER] to play back the loop
phrase. Press [ENTER] again to stop the playback.
If you want to change the loop phrase name
1) Move the cursor to "NAME," then press [ENTER].
The loop phrase name screen appears.
fig.R14-30
2) Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to edit the
name.
5. When changing other loop phrases as well, repeat
Steps 3 and 4.
* Changes to the settings are fixed as a group with the following
operation.
6. When you have finished editing the settings, move the
cursor to "GO, " the press [ENTER].
The message "Write Sure?" appears.
7. Press [YES].
When "Complete!" appears, the editing the loop phrase
settings is finished.