Korg microSAMPLER Owner's Manual page 63

21. LOOPER
This effect records the samples assigned to the FX bus in stereo, and plays it
back repeatedly in stereo. It also provides an OVERDUB mode that lets you
layer additional material onto the recorded sound.
SWITCH .......................................................[REC, LOOP.PLAY, OVERDUB]
Switches the LOOPER mode.
REC
The samples assigned to the FX bus will be recorded. Only the direct
sound will be output.
LOOP.PLAY
The recorded phrase will be played back as a loop. If DIRECT.SW is
"ON," the samples assigned to the FX bus will be mixed with the play-
back for output.
OVERDUB
While continuing to play back the recorded phrase as a loop, the samples
assigned to the FX bus plus the recorded phrase will be re-recorded as a
phrase.
If you switch the FX POS setting (☞p.24) while in sampling-setup mode, the
phrase that was being recorded will be deleted, and the SWITCH parameter
will automatically be set to "REC."
The samples assigned to the FX bus that had been recorded until the
moment you switched the mode from "REC" to "LOOP.PLAY" or to "OVERDUB"
will be played back.
LENGTH .................................................................................... [1/32...4/1]
Specifies the length of the phrase that will be played as a loop.
For example if you specify "1/1," one beat will be specified as the LENGTH.
If the BPM does not match the phrase being recorded, LENGTH will not be
specified correctly. Set the BPM to match the phrase you're recording before
you change SWITCH to "LOOP.PLAY" or "OVERDUB."
The BPM you specify will change the maximum value for LENGTH. The maxi-
mum LENGTH will be "4/1" if the BPM is higher than "80," "2/1" if the BPM is
"80" or less, and "1/1" if the BPM is "40" or less. LENGTH will be re-specified
according to the BPM only if LENGTH was set to the maximum value. For
example if BPM is "120" and LENGTH is "4/1," and you change the BPM to
"60," the LENGTH will automatically be changed to "2/1."
SPEED .......................................................................... [–1.000...+16.000]
Specifies the speed that the looped phrase will be played back.
Positive (+) settings will make the phrase play forward, and negative (–) set-
tings will make it play backward. You can set the speed in a range of "0.01–
16.00" times normal speed for forward playback, or in a range of "0.01–1.0"
times normal speed for backward playback. The playback pitch of the
phrase will change accordingly.
This can be operated only when SWITCH is set to "REC" or "LOOP.PLAY."
DIRECT.SW ...................................................................................... [OFF, ON]
Turns the input signal on/off when SWITCH is set to "LOOP.PLAY."
Effect parameters
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