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2x2 Controls

AEROS Loop Studio: Manual

In 2x2, you have two song parts each with two parallel tracks, for a total of four 

unique tracks.

TRACK 1 and TRACK 2

Track 1 and Track 2 are controlled by their respective footswitches.

SINGLE TAP:

 

 Record (if track is blank)

 

 Playback recording

 

 Overdub

 

 Playback overdub

DOUBLE TAP:

 

 Mute (happens immediately, End of Measure or End of Loop. See page 25    

 

   for mute settings)

  

 Single tap to unmute

HOLD:

 

 Undo most recent layer

  

 Continue to hold undo second layer (if it exists)

  

 If you have undone all layers, single tap to overwrite track

 

 Redo most recent layer

  

 Continue to hold to redo overdub (if it exists)

 

Overdubs: 

Overdubs are additional layers of recordings on top of the original track. 

You can have unlimited overdubs, but each new overdub will merge the previous 

overdub to the base layer. So you can have at most two layers per track -- your base 

layer and your most recent overdub layer. For each track, the most recent overdub 

is merged with the base layer when the song is saved. This frees up internal 

memory.

TRACK 2 (BOTTOM)

TRACK 1 (TOP)

Summary of Contents for AEROS

Page 1: ...Manual Firmware 3 0 0 AEROS loop studio ...

Page 2: ... Changelog 33 INTRODUCTION Welcome to your AEROS Loop Studio Get ready to take full advantage of your new looping powers IMPORTANT NOTE The AEROS uses 9v center negative 300 mA power It is recommended to always use the Power Supply that was included with the Aeros to prevent unwanted noise and damage It is also recommended to give the AEROS a dedicated power supply instead of powering it on a dais...

Page 3: ...at the three bottom footswitches do by reading the on screen labels this will come in handy when looping The PLAY STOP ALL footswitch and the VOLUME WHEEL do not change functionality Note The on screen labels only show the single press commands Hold commands and double tap commands do not change and therefore do not need labels These commands are discussed in 2x2 Controls and 6x6 Controls ...

Page 4: ... are created It will load your last saved song automatically SONGS Load your saved songs either from internal memory or an SD card WIFI Connect to your wireless internet network SETTINGS Change settings that are applied AEROS wide to all songs QUICK START GUIDE Familiarize yourself with the basics UPDATES Check here to see if we ve released new features You must be connected to WiFi internet ...

Page 5: ...tudio but please do this first 1 Connect to your Wi Fi 2 Check for updates Try remaining connected to Wi Fi whenever possible to ensure your have all the latest improvements and features We re constantly improving the firmware and there may be a new version available at the time you set up your AEROS 1 2 ...

Page 6: ...does not have phantom power for microphones This means you may need a microphone preamp to adjust the microphone signal level any preamp will work Signal levels Before you start recording play your instruments at the loudest expected level in the loop studio The signal meter will appear on the right side If the signal reaches the red level turn down your instrument to prevent clipping The volume w...

Page 7: ...EROS Loop Studio Manual To start looping press the Loop Studio icon or press the Play Stop All button from the main menu Your last saved song will load automatically If you have no saved songs a new empty song will be loaded ...

Page 8: ...switches to record a new track or resume playback if you already have tracks recorded in this song We discuss these options in 2x2 Controls p 10 and 6x6 Controls p 13 You can also press the icons on the screen to do the following Edit Song including any of the song specific settings Save Song Home Page Song List New Song STOPPED SCREEN ...

Page 9: ...and you can start looping right away without changing anything if you wish Here s some information to start you out The AEROS Loop Studio is the first looper pedal to allow parallel tracks loops that play at the same time as each other and song parts groups of parallel tracks that you can switch between Parallel tracks are represented by clocks and waveforms and song parts are represented by dots T...

Page 10: ...tal of 36 unique tracks The controls are different when using 2x2 and 6x6 In 2x2 each parallel track has its own footswitch and a single press on the Select Part button changes song parts whereas in 6x6 you must first select the track or song part before you perform an action It s a small trade off tied to the amount of unique tracks you have available We recommend you try both modes and see what fits...

Page 11: ...ndo most recent layer Continue to hold undo second layer if it exists If you have undone all layers single tap to overwrite track Redo most recent layer Continue to hold to redo overdub if it exists Overdubs Overdubs are additional layers of recordings on top of the original track You can have unlimited overdubs but each new overdub will merge the previous overdub to the base layer So you can have...

Page 12: ...re or at the end of the longest loop default in the song part Resumes playback of all tracks DOUBLE TAP Immediately stops playback of all tracks regardless of setting Hold when stopped Delete all tracks and song parts and start the song over PRESS RELEASE In Main Settings set whether the Play Stop All button reacts on the press or on the release of the button Press is more immediate however holdin...

Page 13: ...nd R input volume levels If the bars are red you are clipping and you should lower the volume of your instrument In the Mixer You can use the volume wheel to control the relative volume levels of each track If no tracks are muted selecting the master track from the mixer view will give option to Mute All If at least one is muted the option will be to Unmute All ...

Page 14: ...e or End of Loop See page 25 for mute settings Single tap to unmute HOLD Undo most recent layer Continue to hold undo second layer if it exists If you have undone all layers single tap to overwrite track Redo most recently undone layer Continue to hold to redo overdub if it exists Overdubs You can have unlimited overdubs but each new overdub will merge the previous overdub to the base layer So you...

Page 15: ... song part has no previous recording it is a new song part as indicated by the sign pressing the Action button will begin a new recording on that song part If the selected song part already has a recorded track the Action button plays the song part HOLD Opens the Mixer SINGLE TAP Selects next track If selecting an empty track it will automatically start cue a new recording ...

Page 16: ...he song is stopped Pressing the Action button will start overdubbing or recording the selected track DOUBLE TAP Immediately stops playback of all tracks regardless of setting HOLD when stopped Delete all tracks and song parts and start the song over PRESS RELEASE In Main Settings set whether the Play Stop All button reacts on the press or on the release of the button Press is more immediate howeve...

Page 17: ... any time The wheel can also be used to navigate menus and the song list The thin bars on the right show the L and R input volume levels If the bars are red you are clipping and should lower the volume of your instrument In the Mixer You can use the volume wheel to control the relative volume levels of each track ...

Page 18: ... current song part will be visible ordered from left to right You can touch to adjust their relative volume or mute individual tracks You can also mix hands free select tracks with the middle button and adjust the relative volume with the volume wheel Mute or unmute with the right button Note Opening the mixer does not stop the song ...

Page 19: ...s on each beat and flashes brighter on each measure Playhead Beat Measure End of Loop Each beat is shown by a thin white line only in quantized mode Each measure is shown by a thick white line only in quantized mode The end of the loop is shown by a thick red line Beat Lines End of Loop Playhead Measure Lines ...

Page 20: ...ently recording new track Green Waveform Currently selected layer Blue Waveform Layer is currently playing but is not selected Yellow Waveform Currently recording overdub Faded Waveform Layer is undone Undone layer can be brought back or overwritten Gray Waveform Muted track ...

Page 21: ...k has a layer that is undone Undone layer can be brought back or overwritten Clock with a big hole The base layer of the track has been undone and can be redone or the entire track can be completely overwritten with a a new length Flashing red outline Next Part Stop All command enacted with End of Loop setting enabled shown on longest track in song part This is so you know the command will happen ...

Page 22: ...ART ICONS Green dot currently selected song part Square box Currently playing song part Hollow dot unselected existing song part Flashing red plus sign new song part is cued and will start recording soon Flashing Green dot Song part transition cued ...

Page 23: ...t any time Song saved to Save this song to either the internal memory of the AEROS or to an SD card Max SD card size is 32GB Record Sets how the audio will be recorded to the AEROS Mono Both Left and Right Audio inputs are summed combined into mono audio doesn t affect live monitoring playback from AEROS Stereo Audio is separated into L R channels of recorded audio doesn t affect live monitoring pla...

Page 24: ... measure in quantized mode or immediately in freeform so this only affects when recording stops and playback begins Sync Start Length In addition to the Sync Length rules above after 1st track is recorded in a song part all new recordings will begin at the next start of the base track loop Quantize to measure Starts and ends recording at the beginning end of the measure This requires a BPM and time...

Page 25: ...it in L R channels Loop playback routing Selects where the Loop Playback is sent You may select one or both Main Out Aux Out Note The loop playback must be sent to at least one output Main input routing Selects where the live sound going into the Main Input is sent You may select one both or neither the ability to use neither was requested by users who use a mixer going into the AEROS and want to ...

Page 26: ...t measure Immediate End of Measure EOM End of Loop Mute Unmute Track Sets when the Mute Unmute command double tap to mute single tap to unmute will be triggered after being given Muting from the mixer screen will always be immediate If no tracks are muted selecting the master volume from the mixer view will give the option to Mute All If at least one track is muted the option will be to Unmute All...

Page 27: ...you chose Songs that are stored in the internal memory of the AEROS will be indicated by the blue AEROS folder icon Songs that are stored in an SD Card if that SD card is currently inserted into your AEROS will be indicated by the blue SD Card icon You can move your songs between internal memory and an SD card by tapping the icon of where you want to save your song To delete a song tap the Trash C...

Page 28: ...eatBuddy BeatBuddy is Master AEROS is Slave We will be implementing the AEROS as Master capability in a future update AEROS AS SLAVE BEATBUDDY AS MASTER To use the AEROS as a slave you ll need a standard 5 pin MIDI cable the PS 2 to MIDI BeatBuddy breakout cable and a BeatBuddy Plug the MIDI Cable in the OUT port for the BeatBuddy breakout cable and the IN port on the AEROS OUT MIDI Cable Breakout...

Page 29: ...Buddy So if you start a new song on the Aeros you will need to change the song on the BeatBuddy for the time signature to be sent In both 2x2 and 6x6 with default settings starting the BeatBuddy with an intro will trigger the looper to start on the first beat of the main rhythm part after the intro fill is played This can be configured in the BeatBuddy s MIDI settings to also start on the first beat o...

Page 30: ...ion The Next Part transition and Stop commands outro pause from the BeatBuddy will overide the Change Song Part Stop Song setting if it is set to End of Loop so AEROS will not wait until the end of the loop to change parts or stop the song when it receives these commands that way it stays in sync with the BeatBuddy At any point in both 2x2 and 6x6 you can use the AEROS to transition as you would n...

Page 31: ... is loaded as a Sys ex midi message All values in hex 2 4 F0 7F 7F 03 02 04 02 02 18 08 F7 3 4 F0 7F 7F 03 02 04 03 02 18 08 F7 4 4 F0 7F 7F 03 02 04 04 02 18 08 F7 6 8 F0 7F 7F 03 02 06 03 02 18 08 F7 CC 102 value 0 127 Next Part command changes song parts in 2x2 immediately In 6x6 it will change song parts if a different song part than the one currently playing is selected Please note This comman...

Page 32: ...mono 1 5 hours stereo recording time and up to 48 hours mono storage when using a 32 GB SD card Sound Quality 32 bit floating point processing 24 bit recording 44 1kHz sample rate professional DACs 1ms latency and 20hz 20kHz range Digital dry through bypass AEROS does not affect the pass through audio quality or latency but the AEROS must be powered on to pass through audio External expression pedal...

Page 33: ... fades 4ms fade in out and crossfade between song parts is done automatically to prevent sound pops if audio is recorded over the loop seam Crash Log If your AEROS crashes while using an SD card the AEROS will save a log of that crash to the SD which you can email as a zipped compressed file to support singularsound com This will help us understand what happened and work to fix the issue Specs I O t...

Page 34: ... a song by holding down Play Stop ALL button New Setting Record songs in Mono Stereo set when starting a new song New Setting Play audio in Mono Stereo main settings New Setting Play Stop All button on press release Previously this button was active on release it is now active on press which makes it more immediate but will cause a small amount of sound to be played when holding it down while stop...

Page 35: ...irst track Fixed recording count starting at 1 during a cue of recording KNOWN BUG When using freeform all the startpoints of the loops get aligned even if they were not aligned in the first place Firmware 2 11 1 Changelog Added undo redo while the Aeros is stopped Added scrolling through pages such as song list with Volume Wheel Added button navigation for scrolling and selecting songs in song li...

Page 36: ... recording a new track tapping it again within 1 5 seconds will delete the accidentally recorded track and move you to track 1 Changed the active song part to have a blue square around it Previously the currently playing song part was missing a blue square while the non playing song parts all had blue squares around them This new design is easier to see Added 0 5 second forgiveness lag for End of ...

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