FXpansion GURU - Manual (Page 89)

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• FREEZER
The Freezer is a looping tool which allows you to grab the last piece of audio coming into the ef-
fect slot and loop it with various options.
Gate (Off / On)
Once the Gate control is turned to the On position, the last buffer of audio (up to 2 seconds) is
held and looped, according to the setting of the Length parameter. Moving the control to the Off
position releases the held buffer.
Length (units depend on Sync parameter)
This is the loop time for the repeated buffer. Possible ranges are from a 256
th note to a whole
note (if in BPM Sync mode) or from 1.95 ms to 2 seconds (if Sync is set to seconds). The maxi-
mum possible length is 2 seconds.
Sync (seconds or BPM)
Sets the time base to either Seconds or BPM sync values (following the GURU tempo).
Smooth (0 % to 100 %)
This sets the amount of crossfade between the end and the beginning of the loop, which leads to
smoother transitions.
Scratch (-1 to 1)
This parameter scales the pitch of the loop just like a record on a turntable, so you can play the
loop forwards and backwards and everywhere in between.
Speed (0 % to 100 %)
This parameter moves the start of the loop forwards through the sample. By default, it is set to 0
to freeze the audio, after which you can ‘scrub’ through the audio with this control.
Jump (0 to 16)
You can make the start point of the loop jump at random around the whole 2-second buffer by
multiples (the number of which is defined by the value of this parameter) of the loop length. This
parameter will not have any effect unless the Length parameter is set to 2 seconds.
Mix (dry to wet)
Blends between dry (audio signal entering the effect) and wet signals (the ‘Frozen’ audio). When
the Gate is set to Off, a dry signal is always heard.