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*2 tap / trigger echo time
can be useful when matching
tempo to a rhythm/beat
already in progress.
2) Recording Layers (Sound On Sound)
1
-To record and layer loops, press [MODE] until LAY LED lights.
2
-Adjust the FEEDBACK near the top and set EQ to Flat (all LED's off) and zero dB. (Center of range)
3
-Set BLEND around center so incoming audio mixes with sampler audio.
4
-Starting playing some music. When ready to record the first layer, tap the REC button.
5
-At the point you want to switch to:
Play what has just been recorded, just tap REC again at a beat point, or
Record another layer immediately, double tap the REC (2 taps within 1 second)
-The Layer Base Timing has now been established:
A new layer can be created by double tapping REC at any time, but actual recording won't start
until the Layer loop point happens. This allows for multiples with the same tempo/time.
-Double Tap REC to record the next layer, watch the REC LED change to red once recording begins.
-Let the Layer loop to play a 2nd time before tapping on REC to stop recording and switch to just play.
The new loop time will be double that of the original.
* See Section IV. for an illustrated in depth look at Layer.
Options:
-To Record the next Layer, always double Tap. This can even be done "late" as Reflex will anticipate it.
-To Switch to just Play the Layer, single tap at any time or "on time" to switch to Play at the loop point.
-To "Peel Back" to previous layers, triple-tap REC (max over 2 secs), but preferably between loop points.
-To end/stop Layer play, hold the REC button/Footswitch (>1s) and release at the point you want to stop.
! If a Footswitch is held for more than 3 seconds, the Sampler audio will begin to fade out over 3
seconds, so if you want a hard stop, the REC button must be released before then.
This feature acts well as a soft fade to blend back into "live" music without abruptness.
*All record button functions are duplicated with a Footswitch, except the fade-out.
3) Recording Echo's / Delays
* Echo is similar to Layer except that once initiated, it will run forever, always recording.
1
-To start an Echo, tap the REC button, at this point the Reflex is only recording.
2
-At the time you would like the echo to begin echoing, tap REC again.
Options:
-To put Echo into "Endless Echo" loop, just tap record again. The last
echo will continuously loop. Tap again to resume normal echo.
-To End Echo, either change the mode (MODE button) or hold the
record button > 1 second. The REC LED will go out after 1 second.
* If the RATE knob is adjusted, the echo will be controlled by it. The rate will speed up/slow down the
echo as a normal delay module would. A Rate CV input or REC T/G will also control the echo speed.
Rate Characteristics (Quick Guide):
During record, the rate can only drop downward from the maximum sample rate. This sets a standard (48kHz)
sample point, and allows recording/echoing at lower sample rates, to be sped up later. To set the echo to an
extremely fast spring reverb, Karplus Rich, adjust the rate all the way down, then quickly double tap to start
record, then an echo. Then bring the Rate knob back to or past center. Carefully adjust Feedback.
During "infinite echo", the Rate can be adjusted up to the full +5 octave range, which for the most part is too
fast to be useable (remember the old Star Trek episode?) See section IV. B. for more on using Rate with echo.
* Tip: For a smooth infinite echo, don't have loud & different audio playing just before it as it will be "chopped"
when the echo loops. (unless you want that effect!) Reduce your feed to the input just before, or do it between
notes etc. Normally leaving the echo run once first without incoming audio is enough for a clean "freeze".
* Tip: If sampling in a long passage, try to remove the source right after the echo start (2nd tap) as it will pile up
with the original, or double tap REC to switch to infinite echo immediately.
* Tip: Switching to infinite echo works best when Feedback is at or near 100%
* Note: The footswitch (select FSW input) works exactly the same way as the button.
* If a trigger signal is used to start and set echo, it should be removed once time has been established as
subsequent triggers will toggle into infinite echo and echo may not be smooth as expected.
If you are attempting to sync to a clock, perhaps try the CLK setting that starts and stays in sync. See
section VIII. B. (pg. 38) for more on clock sync'ing.
