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Mistakes are Opportunities
We reveal the undo feature at this time with this advice: If you're going
to use undo, use it in a way that enhances your creativity. Making
mistakes is natural and often leads to great places, so don't overuse it or
become too much of a perfectionist. That being said, here's how the
feature works:
At any time, you can hold the left arrow for about a second to "Undo"
the last action, for example the last audio you recorded using punch in
and punch out. Here's the fun part: Holding the arrow again will "Redo"
the undo operation. With a little practice, you can actually maintain and
flip between two loops simultaneously. Note: You can keep swapping
between what you "did" and what you "undid" with this function, but at
some point you may want to forget what you "undid". The "Redo" buffer
will be reset if you initiate a new undoable action (like starting a new
additive recording punch in).
Stop, Start, and Arm
Of course, once you've got a loop recorded, you can stop it and start it
again using the play button. You may be surprised at first if you ever hit
the record button while your loop is stopped. Instead of recording a
new loop, you'll find that "ARM" engages. This means simply that the
next time you press play, you'll start playback of your stored loop and
additive recording at the same time. If you really want to create new
loop points, you'll have to hold the erase button to erase everything and
start fresh.
Going Big
Often you'll find yourself with a great sounding loop, but one that's too
short to record a melody on top of. Solution: Expansion. We've added
a very simple feature that can go a long way. It's called 2X meaning "2
times" or "multiply". Holding the right arrow at any time will take your
loop and double it onto itself. This is great for example, when you record
a short 1 bar drum beat, but you want to expand it into 2 bars and
record a bass part over top, and then say 4 bars to record a 4 bar vocal
phrase. Just activate the 2x, record your bass line, then activate 2x again,
and finish off with your vocal.
Warning: 2x effectively doubles the loop, meaning eventually you'll run
out of memory, especially if your original loop was lengthy to begin with.
Tip: the great thing about VoiceLive Touch is you can keep the action
going at all times. Undo, 2x, and all the great features we'll get to later
can be done in real time without disturbing your creative flow and the
ear candy you are delivering to your audience.
Clean Slate
Holding record at anytime will leave you with a clean slate.
Appendix: Looping Tutorial
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