Multi-mode Trigger Buttons
By pressing the circular MODE button, you can choose the desired mode for the three trigger buttons
shown above. There are three modes available:
LOOP-2:
In this mode the three trigger buttons act as another set of loop buttons that
behave in the same way as the buttons above them. This gives you the ability to
set two completely separate sets of loop points.
looping, see the following chapter.
HOT CUE:
This mode will allow you to set up to three "hot cue points". These are similar to
regular cue points, except that when the trigger buttons are pressed, the unit will
instantly jump to the defined point and begin playing.
To define a hot cue point, make sure you are in hot cue mode by pressing the
circular MODE button until "Mode:Hot CUE" is displayed on the lower portion of
the screen. Press REC to arm recording, then press the desired trigger button.
Whatever point you are at on the CD at the moment you press the trigger button
is the point that will be recorded to the trigger button. To instantly start playing
from your hot cue point just press the same trigger button again.
SAMPLE:
The third mode is sample mode. Sample mode allows you to record an audio
sample up to 5 seconds long, on each of the 3 trigger buttons.
To record a sample, first make sure you are in sample mode by pressing the
round MODE button until the display shows "Mode:SAMPLES". Next, press and
release REC to arm recording. Then, when you press one of the three trigger
buttons, the unit will begin recording until you either press that trigger button
again to stop recording or you run out of sample space.
To play back your sample, just press the appropriate trigger button.
with samples assigned to them will be lit while unused buttons will be dark.
There are also three playback options you can choose for each of the three
sample trigger buttons.
continuing to hold REC, hold the desired trigger button and turn the parameter
knob to select the option you want to change. To modify the selected option,
press down and release the parameter knob then turn the knob to the desired
setting. Press down on the parameter knob to lock in that option choice
The three playback options are:
Sample Insert (On, Off): Determines whether the sample will override the
currently playing audio source or if it will be mixed together with the
currently playing audio source.
override the playing audio, while with 'Off' selected, the sample will be
mixed in with the playing audio.
Sample Reverse (On, Off): When on, this option will play the sample in
reverse.
Mix Value (0-100): This setting controls the volume of the sample when
played back.
To choose a mode, hold the REC button, then while
With 'On' selected, the sample will
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