Sound on Sound
The Geckoplex includes a
Sound on Sound (SOS)
mode that allows looping
playback of up to 40 seconds of recorded audio.
Overview:
●
Press and hold the
ON
switch for 2 seconds to toggle in or out of SOS mode.
●
Press
PRESET
to start recording. Press it again to stop and begin playback.
●
Press
TAP
to toggle overdub. While on, any new input is added to the loop.
●
During loop playback, press
ON
to pause or unpause playback.
●
The
TRAILS
and
SUBDIV
switches control the playback direction and speed.
●
An expression pedal will control the loop volume if one is connected.
●
The
REVERB
control is independent. Reverb effects are added after
playback instead of being recorded to the loop.
Switches in Sound on Sound Mode:
•
With the unit on, hold for 2 seconds to toggle SOS mode on or off.
•
A fast double-press will disable SOS mode and toggle the unit fully off.
•
During loop playback, press to
PAUSE
or
UNPAUSE
playback. The
LED will pulse slowly when unpaused and quickly when paused.
•
Press to
START
recording a loop. The LEDs will flash quickly together.
•
Press again to
STOP
recording and begin playback. The LEDs will
pulse slowly in a wave to indicate loop playback.
•
Another press during loop playback will abandon the current loop and
immediately
START
recording a new loop.
•
Press and hold for 2 seconds to
CLEAR
the current loop and reset.
•
Press to toggle
OVERDUB
recording on or off.
•
When enabled, any new input will be added to the loop, and the loop will
degrade with typical tape characteristic effects (warble, flutter, volume
loss, frequency loss, etc.) gradually fading completely away. The
amount of degradation will vary with the
WARP
control position.
•
When disabled, the LED will be off. New input will not be added to the
loop, and the original loop will repeat endlessly without degradation.
•
Controls the loop playback
DIRECTION
.
•
With the switch to the right, the loop will playback normally (forward).
•
With the switch to the left, the loop will playback backward (reversed).
•
Controls the loop playback
SPEED
.
•
With the switch to the left, the loop will playback at half speed.
•
With the switch in the middle, the loop will playback at normal speed.
•
With the switch to the right, the loop will playback at double speed.
•
If an expression pedal is connected, by default it will control the loop
playback
VOLUME
, with the output muted at the heel side, and full
volume at the toe side.
•
Other functions including
Playback Speed
and
Loop Degradation
may
also be assigned (See the Advanced Configuration section)
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