Sony 7 manual Loop Tuner

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Displaying the Loop Tuner

1.Open the Loop.pca file. A sustaining loop appears in the data window.

2.From the View menu, choose Loop Tuner. The Loop Tuner appears at the bottom of the data window and displays the waveform of the file’s loop.

Loop Tuner

Loop End window Loop Start window

				Loop End
				Position
				Loop Start
				Position
				Loop Endpoint
		Lock Loop		Amplitudes
		Length	Zero-crossing finders
	Play Post-Loop
	Play Loop
Play Pre-Loop
Loop Select

Playing loops using the Loop Tuner

The Loop Tuner contains three playback buttons: Play Pre-Loop, Play Loop, and Play Post-Loop.

•Click the Play Pre-Loopbutton ( ) to start playback of a file from its beginning and stop playback at the loop start tag.

•Click the Play Loop button ( ) to start playback of the looped region. The number of times the loop plays is dependent upon the Loop count value in the Edit Sample dialog. Use this button to audition the loop for pops and glitches. For more information, see Creating a sustaining loop on page 220.

•Click the Play Post-Loopbutton ( ) to start playback immediately following the loop end point and continue through the end of the file.

Tip: You can use the Play as Sample button ( ) in the playbar to audition the entire sample with configured loops.

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