Starting and stopping a recorded track
The PLAY/STOP button starts and stops playback of a track when it is not currently overdubbing or
recording. This button is synchronized to the end of loop. Using this button to stop a playing track will
be delayed until the loop ends. A USER button or MIDI button can be programmed to perform a “Stop
Now” function which does not wait for the end of the loop. Also, “Stop Now” can be selected from the
track menu.
To stop all the playing tracks, press the ALL button and then the PLAY/STOP button. The “Stop
Now” functions are also available for stopping all tracks.
An important thing to know is that the stop function acts as a mute. To maintain synchronization of
synchronized tracks, the audio position of a stopped track continues to move in time. When all tracks
are stopped, then the first track to be played will cause all the tracks to shifted in time to allow the track
to start playing at its beginning. If more than one track is started after all tracks are stopped, the LP1
will shift all the tracks to allow the longest track to restart at its beginning.
Creating Song Sections
To help create songs with multiple sections, the LP1 can use different tracks for different sections.
These tracks are called switched tracks. By default, tracks 3, 4, 5 and 6 are switched tracks. Switched
tracks can be asynchronous tracks or synchronous tracks. Typically, track 1 will be recorded as a
rhythm track. As the first track recorded, this track will automatically become the clock source track.
The following functions which can be assigned to buttons are then used to create and select song
sections.
Switch Record
Switch Record stops all other switched tracks at their end, then starts recording of the current track
when that happens. If already recording, Switch Record ends recording. The newly created track will
be synchronized with the clock source track.
Switch Play
Switch Play stops all other switched track at their end, then starts playing the current track when that
happens. Switch Play will also stop recording of another switched track.
Switch Play + CKSR
Switch Play + CKSR is the same as Switch Play, but will also start the clock source track if it is
stopped.
Using Switched Commands
To create a song with part A and part B:
1.
Select track 1.
2.
Set clock source.
3.
Record the rhythm part.
4.
Select track 3.
5.
Switch Record to record part A at the next start of the clock source track.
6.
Switch Record to end recording (or any other overdub or play function).