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• Backward
When Loop is set to Backward, the Vector Envelope runs to the Sustain Point and
begins to repeat the section between the Sustain Point and Loop Point periodically,
always in a backward direction.
• Alternate
When Loop is set to Alternate, the Vector Envelope runs to the Sustain Point and
returns to the Loop Point and back to the Sustain Point periodically, alternating in
both a backward and forward direction.
Loop Rate
Just as every LFO has a speed (or Rate) parameter, the loop can be set to cycle at a
defined Loop Rate. And just like an LFO, the Vector Envelope Loop Rate can be
synchronized to the song tempo automatically.
• If you switch the Loop Rate to as set, the duration of the loop cycle is equal to the
sum of the times between the Sustain and Loop Points. Click on the field labeled as
set (below the Rate slider) to select.
• If you set the Loop Rate to one of the rhythmic values (sync, left half of the slider, 32
bars up to 64th Triplet Note), the Loop Rate fits to the song tempo.
• You also can set the Loop Rate in the small panel to the right half of the slider (free).
The value indicates the number of cycles per second. Use the mouse as a slider to
adjust.
Note: If Loop Rate is not switched to as set, and the loop is activated (Loop Mode
Forward, Backward or Alternate), the times of the points between the Loop and Sustain
Points as well as the value for Loop Smooth are indicated as a percentage of the loop
duration, rather than in milliseconds.
Loop Smooth
When Loop Mode is set to Forward or Backward, there will inevitably be a moment
when a transition from the Sustain Point to the Loop Point occurs. In order to avoid
abrupt cursor position changes, this transition can be smoothed through use of the
Loop Smooth parameter.
• Set the value by touching and dragging it with the mouse.