Sony 7 Creating a sustaining loop

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Creating a sustaining loop

1.Open the Drumhit.pca file and create a selection containing the snare hit at the beginning of the waveform.

Create and preview the selection

2.With the Loop Playback button () selected in the transport bar, click the Play Normal button () on the playbar to preview the loop.

3.From the Special menu, choose Insert Sample Loop. The Edit Sample dialog appears.

Press L .

4.In the Edit Sample dialog, select the Sustaining radio button. The controls in the middle pane of the dialog activate.

5.Select the Loop count radio button.

Select the Loop Count radio button and enter a loop count value

6.Enter a value of 10 in the Loop count box and click OK. the ruler to specify the loop’s start and end points. The

The data window displays the appropriate tags in Play as Sample button ( ) appears on the playbar.

Loop start and end tags

7.Click the Play as Sample button () on the playbar. The looped snare selection repeats ten times before the cymbal crash.

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