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8 - TwistaLoop
Using Loops
Other Ways to Change Loops
To change loops you can use any Cord source, such as Velocity or Pedal, in
conjunction with the Loop Select Cords. One particularly useful source is the Key CC
Win Cord.
The Key CC Win cord allows you to set up a range of keys on your controller to control
a Cord destination. Here’s an example.
To Select Loops Using the Key CC Win Cord
1. In the Voice Processing window, select the group containing the voice you want to
control.
2. Set the Loop (n) to 1. Select Start At Loop if you want to start at the beginning of
the selected loop.
3. Find an unused Cord, and set the Source to Key CC Win.
4. Set the Cord Amount to +100.
5. Set the Destination to Loop Select (Continuous) or Loop Select (Jump). Your
Cord should look something like this:
6. In the tree to the left, go to the Preset Screen by clicking the icon with the little
keyboard icon for the current preset.
7. In the Key CC Window area, click the On button to illuminate it in blue.
8. Select Low and High values. These will be the keys on
your controller that you’ll use to select loops. Since they
will no longer play any notes, you should select a range
of keys that you don’t anticipate using for this preset.
Now, when you play back your sample, the notes on your
keyboard that you assigned to the Key CC Window range will control the current loop.
Try it! Play the looped voice on your keyboard. While still holding the note, change
loops using one of your Key CC Window keys and hear the loop change.
Synchronizing Loops
Loops can synchronize to an internal clock source, a MIDI Clock, or a VST Host clock.
For more information on clock sources, see “Tempo Control” on page 62.
If you want beats to synchronize to a tempo:
• Make sure either Lock Oscillators To Tempo is selected in the Multisetup
window, or that the preset is locked to a tempo channel. This will make your
loops synch to whatever source you are using as a clock.
• Loops can be twisted (e.g. with TwistaLoop speed, or a tempo source) between
50 and 200 percent of their original tempo.
• Loop with Start and End points must lie on beat/bar markers.
• Loops must have a tempo. This means that if you’re looping an individual beat,
that beat MUST have a tempo assigned specifically to it. If you want a beat to
have a tempo, change the Tempo Granularity. See “Tempo Granularity Changes”
on page 192.
Tip: Select a Key CC
Win range that has the
same number of notes,
including black keys, as
loops you’ve created in
your sample. For
example, if your sample
has five loops, use a
range of five notes, such
as C0 to E0.
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