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Creating and playing a loop

Playback

1Press one of the following buttons to select how you want
playback to occur. Then select the pattern or effect pattern that
you want to play.
2To begin loop playback, press the [ ](PLAY) button.
* When you press the [ ](PLAY) button, playback will always start from the
beginning of the loop. It is not possible to play back from the middle.
3To stop loop playback, press the [ ](STOP) button.
The loop will continue playing back repeatedly until you press the
[ ](STOP) button.

Adjusting the volume balance of the parts

Use the part level sliders to adjust the volume balance.
fig.3-2
Button Playback method
[LINE IN] Play back a loop by itself
Play back a loop together with an external device
[LEAD], [BASS], [RHYTHM] Play back a pattern and loop together
[SHIFT] +
[LEAD], [BASS], [RHYTHM] Play the keyboard pads together with the loop
playback (don’t play the pattern phrase)
Select [LEAD], [BASS], [RHYTHM],
then [SHIFT] + [LINE IN] Play back a pattern and loop together with an ex-
ternal device
[EFFECT] Play back a loop while applying an effect (p. 41)
[LOOP CTRL] Modify the way in which a loop plays back (p. 53)
If you’ve selected a pattern,
effect pattern, or loop
control pattern, it will
play/stop in
synchronization with the
loop.
To check the number of
measures in the loop, press
the [DISPLAY] button so
the TONE/TYPE indicator
lights, and then press the
[SHIFT] button and
[STATUS] button.
In this state, you can use
the [INC] or [DEC] buttons
to change the number of
measures in the loop.
If you are playing the loop
together with a pattern, use
the [LEVEL] knob to adjust
the volume of the pattern.
Use the [OUTPUT] knob to
adjust the overall volume.
The position of the sliders
may differ from the actual
setting. In this case, slide
the sliders slightly, and
then make the setting
again.