Eventide H9 MAX User guide

Brand: Eventide

Model: H9 MAX

Type: User guide

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Looper

TheLooperprovides12secondsofmonorecordingatfullaudioqualityandupto48secondsatreduced

audioquality.Salientfeaturesare:looprecordinginsecondsorbeats,variablespeedscrubbingduring

playbackanddubbing(includingreverseplaybackanddubbing),seamlessdubbing,realtimeadjustment

oftheloopstartingpointandlooplength,andfullfeaturedMIDICLKsync.

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IfyourEventideStompboxisconnectedtoastereosource,theinputsareautomaticallysummedandthe

sumistheLooper’sinput.TheLooper’soutputdrivesbothoutputsidentically.

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SincetheLooperrunsonbothTimeFactorandH9,theLooperfootswitchoperationsarefirstdiscussed

separately,fortheTimefactorinTimefactorLooperFootswitchOperation,andfortheH9inH9Looper

FootswitchOperation.

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Next,thefeaturescommontobothH9andTimefactorarediscussed:LooperControlParameters,Tempo

ModeandMIDIClockSync,andMIDICCandAuxSwitchDesignations.

TimefactorLooperFootswitchOperation

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TheLooperiscontrolledwiththeFootswitcheswhileinPlayModeandalsobythecontrolknobs.

Remember,tousetheLooper,TimeFactormustbeinPlayMode.

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TheLoopercanbeinoneofthefollowingstates:

Empty

Recording

Playing

Dubbing

Stopped

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TheFootswitchesworkastransportcontrols:Record●,Play►andStop■.

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TheFootswitchLEDsindicatethecurrentLooperstatusasfollows:

●LED–Litorangewhenrecordingordubbing.

►LED–Litorangewhenplayingordubbing.

■LED–Litorangewhenstoppedandnotempty,OFFwhenempty.

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Here’swhattheFootswitchesdoineachoftheLooper’sstates:

Empty

WhentheLooperisfirstloaded,theloopisEmpty,theBillboarddisplays[EMPTY]andthe

Footswitchesareusedto:

●–PresstoStartRecording.Ifautoplaymodeisselected[AP:LOOP],loopplaybackwillstart

whenrecordingreachestheloopend.

►–Noaction.

■–IfTempoisON,andthe■footswitchispressedrepeatedly,theBillboarddisplaystheupdated

TempoinBPMandthe■LEDflashesorangeattheTempo.Whentappingstopsthedisplay

revertsto[EMPTY].

Recording

Whilerecording,theBillboarddisplaysrunningrecordtime[R>00.00]orbeatcount[R>(beats)]andthe

Footswitchesareusedto:

●–PresstocreateLoopEndandstartDubbing.TheDubModesettingdeterminesifthenew

audioisaddedtoorreplacesthepreviouslyrecordedaudio.

►–PresstocreateLoopEndandstartPlayingfromLoopStart.ThePlayModesetting

determinesiftheLoopisplayedonceorcontinuously.IfPlayModeissetto[AP:RVDIR],

pressingPlay►willstartPlayingcontinuouslyintheplaybackdirectionatwhichtheSpeedknob

isset.ThereverseplaybackdirectionactionstartsoncetheLoopisinthePlayingState.

■–Endrecordingandstop.

Dubbing

If●ispressedwhilerecording,DubbingbeginsandtheBillboarddisplaysrunningtime[D>00.00]or

beatcount[D>(beats)].WhileDubbing,theFootswitchesareusedto:

●–Stop/StartDubbingwhilePlayingcontinues.TheDubModesettingdetermineshowtheLoop

isoverdubbed.

►–EndDubbingandStartPlayingfromLoopStart.ThePlayModesettingdeterminesifthe

Loopisplayedonceorcontinuously.IfPlayModeissetto[AP:RVDIR],pressingPlay►will

reversetheplaybackdirection,butpreservetheDubbingState,andplaycontinuously.

■–EndDubbingandStopPlaying.

Playing

If►ispressedwhileStopped,PlayingbeginsandtheBillboarddisplaysrunningplaytime[P>00.00]or

beatcount[P>(beats)]andtheFootswitchesareusedto:

●–StartDubbingatthecurrentLooptime.TheDubModesettingdeterminesifthenewaudiois

addedtoorreplacesthepreviouslyrecordedaudio.

►–StartPlayingfromLoopStart.ThePlayModesettingdeterminesiftheLoopisplayedonce

orcontinuously.IfPlayModeissetto[AP:RVDIR],pressingPlay►willreversetheplayback

directionandplaycontinuously.

■–StopPlaying.

Stopped

If■ispressedwhilePlaying,RecordingorDubbing,theLoopstops,theBillboarddisplays[STOPPED]

andtheFootswitchesareusedto:

●–ClearLoopandbeginrecording.Ifautoplaymodeisselected,[AP:LOOP],loopplaybackwill

startwhenrecordingreachestheloopend.

►–StartPlayingfromLoopStart.ThePlayModesettingdeterminesiftheLoopisplayedonce

orcontinuously.IfPlayModeissetto[AP:RVDIR],pressingPlay►willstartPlaying

continuouslyintheplaybackdirectionatwhichtheLooperwaslastStopped.Thereverse

playbackdirectionactionstartsoncetheLoopisinthePlayingState.

■–Noaction.

EmptyingtheLoop

SimultaneouslypressandholdbothRightandMiddleFootswitchestoEmptytheLoop.Alternatively,

youmayalsoemptytheloopbydoubletappingtheStop■FootswitchwhileintheStoppedState.Note:

DoubleTappingtoemptyalsoappliestoStoponH9ControloranAuxSwitchassignedtotheSTP

command(SeeMIDICCandAuxSwitchDesignationsformoreinfoonAuxSwitches).

BankMode

PressingandholdingtheRightFootswitch,asusual,togglesbetweenPlayandBankMode.BankModeis

forloadinganewpresetand,whenusingtheLooper,youshouldremaininPlayMode.InBankMode,

theFootswitchesdonotoperateasLoopertransportcontrols.Also,wheninBankMode,TimeFactoris

bypassed.

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H9LooperFootswitchOperation

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LoadingaLooperPresetonH9willalwaysplacetheH9directlyintoLooperMode.LooperMode

specificallydefinestheactionofthetwoFootswitchesontheH9.WiththeLooperalgorithmloadedon

theH9(i.e.runningaLooperPreset),youcanalwaystogglebacktoH9PresetMode(andviceaversa)

bypressingandholdingtheRightFootswitch.

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Looperpresetscanbeloadedoneoffourways:

1.ViaH9Control

2.BytogglingthroughpresetswiththeRightfootswitchwithH9inPresetMode,andusingthe

LeftFootswitchtoloadaLooperPreset

3.ByhittingthePresetbuttononH9andturningtheEncodertoaLooperPresetforauto

4.ByhittingthePresetbuttontwiceandturningtheEncodertoautoloadthedefaultLooper

AlgorithmPreset.

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TheLoopercanbeinoneofthefollowingstates:

Empty

Recording

Playing

Dubbing

Stopped

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Note:AfteraLooperPresetisloaded,theH9willbeinLoopermode,andtheLooperStatewillbe

Empty.

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IntheH9,thethreestandardtransportcontrols,Record●,Play►andStop■,aremappedtothetwo

Footswitches(asdescribedbelow),theLeftFootswitch(LFSW)andthe(RFSW).WhileinLooper

Mode,theFootswitches,LEDs,andDisplaywillhavethefollowingactions,listedforeachLooperState:

Empty

WhentheLooperisfirstloaded,theloopisEmpty,theDisplayshows[EMPTY],theActiveLEDisnot

lit,theTapLEDisoffforTempoModeOFForblinksattheBPMrateforTempoModeON,andthe

Footswitchesdothefollowing:

LFSW●–PresstoStartRecording.Ifautoplaymodeisselected[AP:LOOP],loopplaybackwill

startwhenrecordingreachestheloopend.

RFSW(notransportfunction)–UsedtotaptempoifTempoModeisON.WhileTapping,the

DisplayshowsthecurrentBPM,whentappingstopsthedisplayrevertsto[EMPTY]..

Recording

Whilerecording,theDisplayshowstherunningrecordtime[R>00.00]orbeatcount[R>(beats)],the

ActiveLEDisflashing,theTapLEDisnotlit,andtheFootswitchesdothefollowing:

LFSW►–PresstocreateLoopEndandstartPlayingfromLoopStart.ThePlayModesetting

determinesiftheLoopisplayedonceorcontinuously.

RFSW■–Endrecordingandstop.

Playing

WhilePlaying,theDisplayshowstherunningplaytime[P>00.00]orbeatcount[P>(beats)],theActive

LEDislit,theTapLEDisnotlit,andtheFootswitchesdothefollowing:

LFSW●–StartDubbingatthecurrentLooptime.TheDubModesettingdeterminesifthis

switchlatchestoDub[LATCH]orpress/holdstoDub[PUNCH].TheDubModesettingalso

determinesifthenewaudioisaddedtoorreplacesthepreviouslyrecordedaudio.

RFSW■–StopPlaying.

Dubbing

WhileDubbing,theDisplayshowstherunningtime[D>00.00]orbeatcount[D>(beats)],theActive

LEDisflashing,theTapLEDisnotlit,andtheFootswitchesdothefollowing:

LFSW●–StopDubbingwhilePlayingcontinues.TheDubModesettingdetermineshowthe

Loopisoverdubbed.IfDubModeis[PUNCH],press/holdistheonlywaytogettoDubbing,and

releasingtheLFSWtransitionsbacktoPlaying.

RFSW■–EndDubbingandStopPlaying.

Stopped

WhileStopped,theDisplayshows[STOP],theActiveLEDisnotlit,theTAPLEDflashesattheBPM

rateforTempoModeorislitsolidforNonTempoMode,andtheFootswitchesdothefollowing:

LFSW►–StartPlayingfromLoopStart.ThePlayModesettingdeterminesiftheLoopis

playedonceorcontinuously.

RFSW(notransportfunction)–NoactionbesidesgoingtoPresetMode(press/hold)and

Clearingtheloop(doubletap).

EmptyingtheLoop

DoubletappingtheRightFootswitchduringtheStoppedStatewillcleartheloop,andtransitionLooper

totheEmptyState.ThisistheonlywaytorecordanewloopusingtheH9Footswitchinterface.

AlternativesthatletyourecordanewloopfromtheStoppedstateareusingH9Control,oranAux

SwitchorMIDICCprogrammedfortheLooperRecordaction.Note:DoubleTappingtoemptyalso

appliestoStoponH9ControloranAuxSwitchassignedtotheSTPcommand(SeeMIDICCandAux

SwitchDesignationsformoreinfoonAuxSwitches).

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PresetMode

PressingandholdingtheRightFootswitch,togglesbetweenLooperandPresetMode.PresetModeisfor

loadinganewpresetand,whenusingtheLooper,youshouldremaininLooperMode.InPresetMode,

theFootswitchesdonotoperateasLoopertransportcontrols.(Note:normalTapModeFunctionalityof

theRightFootswitchisdisabledforLooperPresets).

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TunerAccess

PressingandholdingbothFootswitchesputstheH9inTunerModeandleavesLooperMode.Tuner

ModeisonlyaccessiblewhentheLooperstateisEmpty.

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H9andTimefactorCommonLooperFeatures

ThefollowingLooperControlsandfeaturesarecommontobothH9andTimefactor.TheyareLooper

ControlParameters,TempoModeandMIDIClockSync,andMIDICCandAuxSwitchDesignations.

LooperControlParameters

IntheLooper,theControlParameters(physicalknobsontheTimefactor)functionasfollows:

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Mix:MixcontrolbetweentheDryaudioinputandLooperplayback.

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DlyMix/LoopMaxLength[MAXLEN]:WhentheLoopisEmpty,setstheMaximumallowedLoop

Length.Notethataudiorecordingqualityisdegradedatslowerrecordingspeeds(1/2Xand1/4X).The

maximumlooplengthisdeterminedbythesettingoftheSpeedparameterasfollows:

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Speed (+/)2X (+/)1X (+/)1/2X (+/)1/4X

MaxLoop

Length

6sec 12sec 24sec 48sec

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Thenegativesignsonthespeedsaboveareforautomaticallystartingplaybackinreverseafterrecordinga

newloop.WhentheLoopcontainsaudio,theMaxLengthparameterisdisabled.

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DlyTimeA/LoopPlayStartPoint[START]:WhenaLoopisinmemory,DlyTimeAsetstheLoop

StartPointfrom0ms(orbeat1forTempoModeON)toLoopLength.TheLoopPlayStartPointis

automaticallysetto0(orbeat1forTempoModeON)atthebeginningofanewloop.NotethatCatchup

isalwaysenabledtopreventtheStartpointfromchangingabruptly.WhentheLoopisEmpty,this

parameterisdisabled.

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DlyTimeB/LoopPlayLength[PLYLEN]:WhenaLoopisinmemory,DlyTimeBsetstheLoop

PlayLengthforplaybackthatbeginsattheLoopStartPoint.Inotherwords,ifa12secondLoopis

recordedandtheLoopStartPointissetto2secondsandtheLoopLengthissetto4seconds,the

recordedLoopwillplayfrom2secondsto6secondsintothe12secondLoop.ThePlayLengthvalueis

automaticallyreducedincaseswherethePlayStartPointmovespastthecurrentlysetPlayLength.

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TheLoopPlayLengthisautomaticallysettoLoopLengthatthebeginningofnewloop.Notethat

Catchupisalwaysenabledtopreventtheendpointfromchangingabruptly.WhentheLoopisEmpty

thisparameterisdisabled.

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FdbkA/LoopDecayRate[DECAY]:FortheLooper,feedbackismeaningless,soFdbkAisusedasa

DecayRatecontrolfordubbing.

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Whendubbingyoumaywanttheoriginalsavedaudiotopersistasyouaddnewsounds.Ofcourse,

indefinitelyaddingnewsignalswilleventuallyresultin‘mud’(the“Crayola”effect).TheDecayRate

controlallowsthesavedaudiotofadeasyoudubnewmaterial.TheDecayRateisadjustablefrom0%

[DCY:0]to100%[DCY:100].Whensetto0%,theloopneverdecays.Whensetto100%thepreviously

savedaudiodecayscompletelyeachtimethroughtheloopwhendubbing.Inotherwords,thelooped

audioisonlyplayedonce.

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TheLoopDecayRatecontrolhasnoeffectonnormalPlayback,onlydubbing.

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FdbkB/DubbingMode[DUBMD]:FortheLooper,feedbackismeaningless,soFdbkBisusedto

selecttheDubbingMode.Therearefourchoicesthatdeterminethetypeofdubbing(AddorReplace)and

theactionoftheFootswitchcontrol(LatchorPunch).

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ToDub,pressthe●Footswitchwhiletheloopisplayingorrecording.Theactionofthe●Footswitch

whendubbingdependsonthesettingoftheFdbkBcontrol.

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IfyouwanttosimplypressandreleasetheswitchtoDub,setthiscontroltooneofthetwoLatching

modes.Dubbingwillcontinueuntilyoupress●(orpressrecordagaintoturndubbingoff).

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Ontheotherhand,youmayprefertoDubonlywhileyou’repressingandholdingthe●Footswitch.To

dothis,chooseoneofthetwoPunchmodes.

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TheDubbingModechoicesare:

[D:LATCH]–●togglesDubbingON/OFF.Dubbedaudioisaddedtotheloopedaudio.

[D:PUNCH]–●enablesDubbingwhilethefootswitchisheld.Dubbedaudioisaddedtothe

loopedaudio.

[D:REPLL]–●togglesDubbingON/OFF.Dubbedaudioreplacesloopedaudio.

[D:REPLP]–●enablesDubbingwhilethefootswitchisheld.Dubbedaudioreplaceslooped

audio.

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Xnob/PlaybackMode[PLYMD]:TheXnobisusedtoselectthePlaybackMode.Playbackmode

affectsthreeactionsoftheLooper:theactionwhenRecordingreachesMaxLength,theactionwhen

PlayingreachesthePlayLength,andtheactionofthe►switch(Note:forH9this►switch

functionalityisonlyavailableviaH9Control,AuxSwitch,orMIDI).

[P:ONCE]–EntersSTOPPEDstatewhenrecordingreachesMaxLength.DuringPlayback,the

audiowillStopwhenitreachesPlayLength,and►atanypointinitiatesplayingtheloopjustone

timefromtheloop’sstartpoint

[P:LOOP]–EntersSTOPPEDstatewhenrecordingreachesMaxLength.DuringPlayback,the

audioloopsaroundtotheloop'sstartpointwhenitreachesPlayLength,and►atanypoint

initiatesplayingcontinuouslyfromtheloop’sstartpoint.

[AP:LOOP]–WhenrecordingreachestheMaxLength,loopbeginsplayingautomaticallyand

playscontinuously.DuringPlayback,theaudioloopsaroundtoloop'sstartpointwhenitreachesPlay

Length,and►atanypointwillinitiatesplayingcontinuouslyfromtheloop'sstartpoint.

[AP:RVDIR]–WhenrecordingreachestheMaxLength,loopbeginsplayingautomaticallyand

playscontinuously.DuringPlayback,theaudioloopsaroundtoloop'sstartpointwhenitreaches

PlayLength,and►atanypointcanthenbeusedtotoggletheplaybackdirection.

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Depth/VarispeedResolution[SPRES]:TheDepthcontrolselectsPlaySpeedresolution.Whensetto

[SMOOTH],resolutionis1%.TheotherDepthcontrolsettingsallowyoutoselectthePlaySpeedin

musicalintervalsasfollows(anegativevaluecorrespondstoReversePlay,andallresolutionshave0%in

themiddleforafullPause):

[OCTAVES]–Fromthreeoctavesdowntooneoctaveup–(+/)12.5%,25%,50%,100%,200%

[OCT+5TH]–Octavesandfifths–(+/)12.5%,25%,37%,50%,75%,100%,150%,200%

[DOM7TH]–Dominant7

Chord(root,M3rd,5

,m7th,representingcommonkey

modulations)–(+/)12.5%,25%,32%,37%,45%,50%,63%,75%,89%,100%,126%,150%,

178%,200%

[CHROMATIC]–Semitones–(+/)12.5%,25%,26%,28%,30%,32%,33%,35%,37%,40%,

42%,45%,47%,50%,53%,56%,59%,63%,67%,71%,75%,79%,84%,89%,94%,100%,

106%,112%,119%,126%,133%,140%,150%,159%,168%,178%,189%,200%

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Note:Duringlooprecording,ResolutionwillalwaysreturntoOCTAVES.Thisguaranteesthatthe

immediateplaybackspeedoccursattherecordedspeed.

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Speed/Varispeed[SPEED]:WhentheLoopisEmpty,theSpeedcontrolletsyouselecttherecord

speed.AnegativespeedwithEmptycausesplaybacktoautomaticallystartintheReversedirectionafter

theloopisclosed,eitherthrougha►Playbuttonpressorthe[AP:LOOP],[AP:RVDIR]settingsonthe

Xnob/PlaybackMode.Thechoicesare:

[SPD:+/2X]–Doublespeed.Atthisrecordspeed,themaximumlooplengthis6seconds.

[SPD:+/1X]–Normalspeed.Atthisrecordspeed,themaximumlooplengthis12seconds.

[SPD:+/1/2]–Halfspeed.Atthisrecordspeed,themaximumlooplengthis24seconds.

[SPD:+/1/4]–Quarterspeed.Atthisrecordspeed,themaximumlooplengthis48seconds.

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Afteraloopisrecorded,VarispeedcontrolsthespeedofLoopplaybackANDdubbingoverthefullrange

ofspeedsallowingforcontinuousrealtimescrubbingfromoneoctaveupinReversePlay(200%),to

oneoctaveupinForwardPlay(200%),withapause(0%)directlyinthemiddle(knobsetto12o’clock).

PlaySpeedresolutionisdependentonthesettingoftheDepth/Resolutioncontrol.

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Filter[FILTER]:Controlsthetoneoftheloopedaudio.Tonecontrolfiltersareplacedatboththeinput

andoutputoftheLooper.Thisallowsyoutocontrolthetoneoftheaudiothatyou’rerecordingandthen

independentlycontrolthetoneonplayback.Turningtotheleftcutslowfrequenciesandturningtothe

rightcutshighfrequencies.Forflatresponse,settheknobto12o’clock.

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TempoModeandMIDICLKSync

TempoModeallowsbeatbasedrecordingandplaybackthatstaysinsyncwithyourEventideStompbox's

internalMIDICLKorasaslavetoanexternalMIDICLK.OnTimefactor,presstheEncodertotogglethe

LooperinandoutofinandoutofTempoMode.OnH9,simultaneouslypresstheRightFootswitchand

thePresetsButtontotoggletheLooperinandoutofTempoMode.

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MIDICLKSlavemode

ToslaveoffanexternalMIDICLKyou’llneedtoturnMIDICLKINtoONinyourEventideStompbox's

systemmenuunderMIDI>CLKIN>ONorOFF,andyou’llneedtoconnectaviableMIDICLKmaster

toyourEventideStompbox,eitherovertheMIDIDIN5inputorUSB.

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WhileinMIDICLKSlaveMode,theLooperwillrespondtoMIDIStartandStopcommands.These

commandsaresentbymanyDrumMachines,SequencersandDAWswhenusedasMIDICLKmasters.

However,you’llneedtoreferenceyourowndeviceorsoftwaremanualforspecificMIDICLKmaster

modeandstart/stopcommandsetupguidance.

LooperrespondstoMIDIStartandStopcommandsasfollowsforeachLooperState:

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Empty

MIDIStart–ResetstheLooper’sinternal“beatcounter”andcausesa●RecordFootswitchpress

tosyncuptothenextbeat(SeethesectiononFootswitchQuantizationbelowformoreinfoon

this).

MIDIStop–noaction

Recording

MIDIStart–StopsRecordingandstartsLoopPlayback.

MIDIStop–StopsRecordingandgoestotheStoppedState.

Dubbing

MIDIStart–EndsDubbingandStartsPlayingfromLoopStart.

MIDIStop–StopsLoopPlaybackandDubbingandgoestotheStoppedState.

Playing

MIDIStart–RetriggerstostartPlayingfromLoopStart

MIDIStop–StopsLoopPlaybackandgoestotheStoppedState.

Stopped

MIDIStart–StartsLoopPlayback

MIDIStop–noaction

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TempoModeFootswitchQuantization

MIDICLKismadeupofaseries24“ticks”perbeat.TempoModequantizesmanyoftheFootswitch

actionseithertothenextMIDIbeatorthenextMIDItick.ThequantizationactionoftheFootswitches

foreachLooperStateisasfollows:

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Empty

●–StartinganewrecordingsyncstothenextbeatONLYifinMIDICLKSlavemodeAFTER

havingreceivedaMIDIStartcommand.Otherwise,thisbeginsrecordingonthenexttick.

►–Noaction.

■–Onlyusedfortaptempo

Recording

●–RecordtoDubtransitionquantizestothenextbeat.

►–RecordtoPlaytransitionquantizestothenextbeat.

■–Endrecordingandstop,quantizedtothenextbeat

Dubbing

●–Dubbingin/outdoesn’tdoanyfootswitchactionquantization.

►–EndDubbingandStartPlayingfromLoopStart.Thisactionquantizestothenexttick.

■–EndDubbingandStopPlaying.Thisactionquantizestothenextbeat.

Playing

●–StartDubbing,nofootswitchquantization.

►–StartPlayingfromLoopStart.Thisactionquantizestothenexttick.

■–StopPlaying.Thisactionquantizestothenextbeat.

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Stopped

●–StartinganewrecordingquantizestothenextbeatONLYifinMIDICLKSlavemode

AFTERhavingreceivedaMIDIStartcommand.Otherwise,thisbeginsrecordingonthenext

tick.

►–StartPlayingfromLoopStart.Thisactionquantizestothenexttick.

■–Noaction.

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ControlKnobTempoModeSyncFeatures

ThefollowingcontrolknobshaveenhancedfeaturesforTempoModeandMIDIsyncallowingfor

perfectMIDICLKbeatsyncevenwhentheychange.

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DlyTimeA/LoopPlayStartPoint:InTempoMode,theminimumlengthofaudiothatcanbeplayed

outis1beatso,thePlayStartPointwilldisplayinbeatsallowingyoustartplaybackfrom0beatsupto

LoopLengthminus1beat.Forexample,ifyourecordedan8beatloop,thiswillrangefrom0to7

beats.

ChangingthePlayStartPointduringPlaybackwillapplythenexttimetheLoopcomesaroundandwill

maintainperfectbeatsyncwithMIDICLK.

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DlyTimeB/LoopPlayLength:

InTempoMode,theminimumlengthofaudiothatcanbeplayedoutis1beatso,thePlayLengthwill

displayinbeatsallowingplaybacklengthsof1beatuptotheLoopLength.Forexample,ifyourecorded

an8beatloop,thePlayLengthwillrangefrom1to8beats.

ChangingthePlayLengthduringinPlaybackwillapplythenexttimetheLoopcomesaroundandwill

maintainperfectbeatsyncwithMIDICLK.Ofcourse,newPlayLengthsthatdon’tevenlydividethe

totalLoopLengthwillcausetheloopto“walk”thedownbeat,thuscreatinginterestingpolyrhythms

againstanexistingpattern.

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Speed/Varispeed:InTempoMode,theLooperalwaysloopsaboutthecurrentPlayLengthnumberof

beatsintheoriginallyrecordedtimebase,regardlessofchangestotheSpeed.Thus,forslowerspeeds

thelooplengthwillbetruncated,andforfasterspeedstheloopwillplaythroughmorethanonce.For

example,ifyourecordan8beatloopat1x,thenplayout8beatsataSpeedof50(.5x),theLooperwill

loopbeats14.Alternatively,ifyouchoosetoplayataspeed150,theloopwillcompleteonefullcycle

of8beats,thenahalfcycleof4beats,andcontinuetoloopthis1.5xpatternagainsttheoriginaltime

base.PleasenotethatthisSpeedbasedsyncfeatureistemporarilydisabledwhileDubbing,allowingyou

todubthroughanentireloop,andonceyouexitDubmodemovingbacktoPlay,thissyncfeaturewill

resume.

ThisensuresthattheLooperalwaysmaintainsperfecttimingwithexternalaudio,drummachines,etc.

whileprovidingtheoptiontolayerexpressivepitchedandpolyrhythmicpatternsorevenminutely

controlleddriftsthatalwayscomebackonthedownbeat.

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MIDICCandAuxSwitchDesignations

SeveralLooperactionscanbetriggeredviaAuxSwitchorMIDICC.Thesecanbesetupinthe

TimefactororH9SystemMenu,orinH9Control.Listedwithdescriptions,theyare:

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REC–Therecordtrigger,hasthesameactionsastheLooperRecord●transportcontrolfor

Timefactor(seeTimefactorfootswitchoperation).

PLY–Theplaytrigger,hasthesameactionsastheLooperPlay►transportcontrolfor

Timefactor(seeTimefactorfootswitchoperation).

STP–Thestoptrigger,hasthesameactionsastheLooperStop■transportcontrolfor

Timefactor(seeTimefactorfootswitchoperation).

MT–EmptiestheLoop

DIR–Toggleplaydirection,i.e.reverse,andthenforwardagain,etc.

OCT–Togglethespeedby1octave.Thefirsttimeitgoesanoctavedown,thenanoctaveup,

etc.

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