Looper Parameters - Fractal Audio FX8 Owner's Manual

12 : tHe Looper

LOOPER PARAMETERS

The following Looper parameters can be configured as desired for every FX8 Preset.
– Selects the Looper mode, whether mono or stereo and with or without undo.
MODE
Whenever you change the mode, the looper memory will be entirely cleared.
– Recording/playback are in mono. Maximum loop length is 8 minutes. Undo is not possible.
ƒ MONO
– Recording/playback are in stereo. Maximum loop length is 4 minutes. Undo is not possible.
ƒ STEREO
– Recording/playback are in mono. Maximum loop length is 4 minutes. Undo works.
ƒ MONO UNDO
– Recording/playback are in stereo. Maximum loop length is 2 minutes. Undo works.
ƒ STEREO UNDO
– With
QUANTIZE QUANTIZE
to any value except "OFF", loop
length is forced to some number
of beats (or subdivisions): 1/4
notes, 1/8th notes, or 1/16th
notes—with respect to the tempo
of the FX8. If you stop recording
early or late, loop length is
adjusted automatically to the
nearest quantize "tick" mark.
– This sets the
RECORD BEATS
loop length to some number of
beats/subdivisions,
QUANTIZE
causing recording to end and
playback to begin automatically
after a certain time. For example, if
your QUANTIZE unit is set to "1/4"
and record beats is set to "4" the
loop length is automatically set to
four quarter-notes.
– Turning this OFF disables automatic playback upon completion of recording.
PLAY IMMEDIATELY
– The FX8 Looper can start recording automatically when the input exceeds a given level.
THRESHOLD
– Sets the level that must be exceeded (at the input of the LOOPER) for recording to begin.
THRESH LEVEL
LOOPER TRIM PARAMETERS
The and controls on the
START END
would most typically be used for extremely precise fine-tuning or creative effects.
Hidden feature: press ENTER with either trim control selected to add a modifier for realtime trim controls!
LOOPER MIX PARAMETERS
The Looper has a page with
MIX
"Mix Page Common Parameters" on page
See
DUB MIX – Determines how existing layers fade when you DUB new layers. If you want old layers to NOT
decay, set this to 100%, but be aware that adding additional layers in this way might cause clipping.
set
QUANTIZE forces loop length to precise units (1/4, 1/8th or 1/16th)
The loop begins precisely
when you hit RECORD
RECORD BEATS stops recording and starts playback after the
designated number of quantize units (4 in this case)
page allow you to manually trim the length of the loop. This
TRIM
, , and
LEVEL BALANCE
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Loop length is quantized, even if
you stop recording early or late.
parameters.
BYPASS MODE