Electrix Repeater Manual de usuario

Loop B ased Digital Recorder

Power Input - accepts only the Repeater power supply. Pull back theconnector housing to insert the jack into Repeater.Footswitch - plug in a Digitech

R E C O R D I N G B A S I CSLoop recording works a little differentlythan conventional recording. Capturinga good loop is all about being in touchwit

O V E R D U BBING ADDITIONAL PARTS Now that you've got your first loop down, you can continue to overdub onto theexisting track. If you want this

ACOUSTIC GUITA RHere's a basic setup to get an acoustic guitar up and running with Repeater - without the need of any help from your"pocket

Using an amp with an effects loopIt is best to plug Repeater into the Effects Loop of your amp if it has one. Connecting this way will ensure safepas

English... 15LIVE SAMPLINGRepeater is set up to take just about any kind of signal; from a sub-mixer to your mixer's FX send, a group output, ore

English... 16GETTING STARTEDTHE ALL REPEATER BANDOne day every person in every band will integrate Repeater into their live show. Imagine a band that

S T U D I OIn the studio Repeater can servemany purposes. It makes a greatscratch pad for getting ideas orgrooves down quickly. It alsomakes for a gre

B E LOVED PROPELLERHEADSFor those of you that are still reading this manual - and not busy making freak-a-delic loops that will earn you aGrammy - we

When selecting tracks for recording, the Track Select buttons operate as 'radio' style buttons. Pressing a newbutton deselects the previous

THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN ANEQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THEPRESENCE OF UNINSULATED ÒDANGEROUS VOLTA

0% Fe e d b a c k0% feedback will completely erase the original loop track after the completed overdub cycle. This differs fromReplace mode in that Re

You may adjust the mix or any other parameter during the resampling operation. During resample, if any destination tracks have the FX insert assigned

LO O P B R O W S I N GLoops are arranged in a continuous sequence, with allowance for gaps ifloops have been deleted. The browser indicates internal l

P L AYIn Play mode, Repeater plays back the contents of a recorded loop at the selected tempo, and the green LEDs of thePlay button are illuminated (s

Pressing Record from StopPressing Record when the unit is in the stopped state will immediately start the unit recording/overdubbing. Ifthe current lo

From RecordThis will immediately stop the recording process and return the current playback/read point to the start of theloop.R E V E R S EReverse ca

CHANGING T E M P OIn User Sync mode the tempo of the loop can be changed at any time by simply adjusting the Tempo knob or tap-ping a new tempo with t

English... 27I M P O R TA N T !Repeater must record or Overdub though the entire length of the ÒVirtual TrackÓ after which it flattens thetrack and it

English... 28S L I PP I N GSlipping lets you offset the start position of a loopor its individual tracks. ¥Press Slip, and the display will change to

S Y N CI N GPress the Sync button to toggle through your sync modes: ¥Beat Detect: Repeater reads your incoming audio to find the tempo.¥MIDI: syncs t

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C O M PACT FLASH CARDSI M P O R TA N T !Never remove the Compact Flash Card while the light is on. No, it doesnÕt matter if it isgreen yellow or red.

LOOP COPYThe Copy function is available when Repeater is playing orstopped. To Copy a loopɥSelect the loop and press the Copy button. The Copy button

FILE DIRECTORY STRUCTURERepeater stores information on the CFC in a hierarchical format:F:\Electrix\Repeater\Loop001ÉÉLoop999\track1.wavEach loop fold

SHARING FILES WITH YOUR PCHere's how to get the loops you've created with Repeater onto your PC for back up or for loading into your favorit

USING M I D IRepeater primarily uses MIDI in two ways: to automate/remotely control its parameters via MIDI Control Change mes-sages and to sync to MI

SELECTING LOOPS VIA MIDIRepeater uses the MIDI Bank control change messages for remote selection of loops via MIDI. They work as a MSB/LSBpair. MSB

SYNCING REPEATER TO POPULAR SEQUENCERS/DAWÕSP r o t o o l sSyncing to Protools is a two step process. First, if you areusing a Mac, you must set up OM

English... 37Name Default PC CC Value Ranges and meaningTrack 1 Record Select 0 6 80 0 - 127 64-127 (active)Track 2 Record Select 0 7 81 0 - 127 64

Tempo Lock Off N/A 104 0 - 127 0-63 (off) 64-127 (on)Tap Tempo 0 12 68 0 - 127 64-127 (Press)Loop Select Up 0 4 96 0 - 127 64-127 (Action) Loop Select

English... 39MIDIThe MIDI CC and PC messages tables reference the following appendices:Appendix A - Loop Bank Select MSB controls the range of the Loo

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D I S P L AYED MESS A G E SFor those of you who hate reading manuals, weÕve matched LCD displays to brief descriptions so you can quickly flipto what

C o p yIf there is not enough memoryto complete the copy the "" message is presented. Ifthere is room to copy the display will indicate the

FX Insert E n g a g eWhen the FX Insert is lit the FX Insert is engaged. While it is held down thedisplay says " " and the tracks to be sent

Upgrading SoftwareTo upgrade RepeaterÕs software, first copy the file from your PC onto a CFCcard that Repeater has formatted. Unplug RepeaterÕs Powe

Can't hear the Input - make sure the input level is set sufficiently to make the Input LED go red on louder notes,Make sure the selected track/tr

My MIDI foot controller doesn't line up with RepeaterÕs PC numbers. Some companies offset their PC numbersto confuse the rest of us. Hooray! Y

English... 46INDEX0% Feedback 19AAcoustic Guitar 13Ambient Tracks 14Audio Threshold 19BBeat Detection 7, 29Bounce Tracks 33CCompact Flash Cards

English... 47SPECIFICATIONSMAIN AUDIO PAT HConnector: 1/4Ó Unbalanced Input/OutputInput Impedance: 77kOhmOutput Impedance: 1kOhmSNR: 94dB (A-Weight

English... 48FLOW DIAGRAMS

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Throughout this book we'll be discussing many terms and ideas. Two of these terms are important to understand atthe get go. Don't worry, the

KEY FEATURES OF REPEAT E RTime Stretching gives Repeater the unique ability to change tempo without affecting the pitch of the loop.Pitch Shifting let

English... 8FRONT PANEL123456789 1 01 11 21 41 51 61 7Input Level - controls the input level to Repeater.Set this control so that the input level indi

English... 9FRONT PANEL1 81 9 2 02 12 22 32 3 2 3 2 32 42 42 42 42 52 62 72 8Play - Play immediately starts the loop at the begin-ning. To achieve a s