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Advanced Patch Techniques:
Starting Point:
These...Are...The Breaks!
Like many other Patch Examples found at the back of our manuals, while the following techniques may be a little tricky to
master, with a little trial and error, you may soon find yourself on a quest to push the limits of what is achievable with
your Make Noise system.
These concepts are slightly more advanced in that they first require you to record-- or edit, a sample into a looping “break,”
usually 1-4 bars in length. Before moving forward with the patches, start with something simple like the patch below,
<Pressing> the Record Button to Start and Stop the recorded sample in-time with the original sample. If you mess up, just
clear the sample in the buffer and try again.
Start with the Vari-speed Panel Control set to 1 o’clock. If the Record LED Indicator turns off before the desired phrase is fully
captured, try adjusting the Vari-Speed Panel Control slightly clockwise. Recall, Vari-Speed sets the sample rate during the
recording process. This means, by reducing the sample rate with Vari-Speed, you are able to record longer, more low-fidelity
samples, allowing you to closely-emulate the sound of Classic 12-bit samplers, such as the SP-1200 or MPC-60. However, setting
Vari-speed too far clockwise may produce more low-fi of a result than you desire. Setting it too far counter-clockwise, the
sample won’t play back immediately. The precise setting of Vari-Speed during the recording process may be thought of as
an artform that you should practice in order to perfect. Don’t get discouraged!
Once the sample is recorded, without touching Vari-Speed, rotate the Sound On Sound Panel Control through its entire range
from Live to Loop. For a seemless effect, try this in time with the original sample, demonstrated in the video here:
(https://youtu.be/zSPeaVAn0ds?t=15).
If performed correctly, your 1 to 4 bar loop should be playing back in time and at the same pitch as your original audio.