The left side of the Loop Tuner window displays the end of the loop, while the right side displays the start of the loop. This arrangement allows you to fine-tune loops by viewing a graphical representation of the junction between the end and the start of a loop.

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 and displays the waveform of the file’s loop.

Loop End window

 

 

 

 

Loop Start window

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loop End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Loop Start

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Loop Endpoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lock Loop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

Play Pre-LoopStarts playback of a file from its beginning and stop playback at the loop start tag.

Plays Loop Starts 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 261.

Play Post-LoopStarts 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.

Switching between the sustain and release loops

When working with a file that contains sustain and release loops, you can quickly toggle between the loops by clicking the Loop Select button ( ).

When working with a file containing two loops, this button indicates which loop is active.

•A selection in the middle of the Loop Select button icon() indicates that the sustaining loop is active.

•A selection at the end of the Loop Select button icon () indicates that the release loop is active.

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