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5. Make sure GRID RECORDING mode is active. If not, press [RECORD] to activate it. Place out a
recorder trig by pressing a [TRIG] key. Note that the sequencer while in the RECORD SETUP menus
only reflects recorder trigs.
A recorder trig defaults to sampling from all input sources. When in the RECORDING SETUP 1 menu,
the source a recorder trig samples from can be seen by pressing the [TRIG] key of the recorder trig.
The activated sources are indicated by inverted graphics in the screen and by lit <REC> leds and
[MIDI] key. Deactivate a recording source by pressing [TRIG] + [REC1/2/3].
6. Press [PLAY] to start the playback of the sequencer. Once a record trig has been trigged by the
sequencer the track recorder will start to sample.
Recorder trigs can be turned into one shot recorder trigs. They trig sampling only once,
which can be very useful when for example sampling live and not wanting to have to re-
move a recorder trig once it has initiated sampling. One shot recorder trigs are entered by
pressing [FUNC] + [TRIG] and are indicated by yellow [TRIG] keys. Read more about one
shot recorder trigs in section “9.2.2 RECORDER TRIG SAMPLING” on page 48.
17.1.3 PLAYBACK OF CAPTURED RECORDER SAMPLES
The samples captured by the track recorders are stored in the recorder buers located in the Flex sam-
ple slot list. A sample located in a recorder buer functions just like a Flex sample.
1. To assign a recorder buer to a track, follow the instructions how to assign a sample to a machine
covered in section “11.3 ASSIGNING FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLES TO MACHINES” on page 56.
The eight recorder buers are located above the first Flex sample in the Flex sample slot list. Press
the [UP] arrow key to access them.
2. Any recorder buer can be assigned to any track. To make it easier to remember the recorder buer
track assignments, we suggest to assign the recorder buer to the track whose track recorder will be
used. For example, if the track recorder 1 should be used, assign recorder buer 1 to track 1.
17.1.4 PICKUP MACHINE SAMPLING
Pickup machine sampling are conducted by using Pickup machines. These machines essentially work as
looper devices, allowing for loop based jamming and experimentation. In this tutorial two Pickup ma-
chines will be used to a sample a synth connected to input AB.
1. Begin by assigning a Pickup machine to track 1. Double tap the [TRACK 1] key and select the Pickup
machine option.
2. Assign a Pickup machine to track 2 as well.
3. Next, set up what - and how - the Pickup machines should sample. Select track 1 and press [FUNC] +
[REC1] to open RECORDING SETUP MENU 1.
4. Set INAB to A B, INCD to -, RLEN to MAX, TRIG to ONE2, SRC3 to - and LOOP to ON. By eliminating
audio inputs CD and the internal tracks as sampling sources, the risk for accidentally sampling the
wrong source is reduced.
5. Press [FUNC] + [REC2] to open RECORDING SETUP MENU 2. Set FIN to 0.063 and FOUT to 0.063.
This will add a very short fade in and out to the loop to be recorded, reducing the risk of experiencing
clicks and pops when the sample loops. AB should be set to 127. This will enable direct monitoring
of the input pair AB when the Pickup machine is active. QREC and QPL should be set to OFF. Press
[NO] to exit the menu.