Shots Mode
Shots Mode gives you instant access to your loops through the 5 favorite
buttons. Instead of switching loops on bar transitions like Loops Mode,
Shots Mode plays your loops instantly, as if you were triggering your
loops from the keys on a synthesizer, or sampler. You can rapidly fire off
your loops at will, creating drum & bass like effects, or vocal mash-ups.
Or using it more like a sampler, you can have up to 25 vocal samples
ready and waiting to be triggered at any time during your performance.
In and Out of Shots Mode
Step 1: Start with a clean slate. Hold erase before continuing (note, once
you learn how to use Shots Mode, you'll be able to switch seamlessly
between Home, Shots, or Loops Modes even while playing or
overdubbing.
Step 2: Getting into Shots Mode - This requires a multi-touch action.
You'll need to press and hold the touch slider and then the Play button
immediately after. Don't hold the slider too long before pressing the
Play button as doing so will activate the preset search mode (consult the
manual for more information on searching).
Hint: double click the slider at any time to leave special modes like Shots
Mode and to return home.
Step 3:You should see "SHOTS" on the display. Next, record a loop in
exactly the same way as you did in step 3 of Getting Started.
Step 4: Like Loops Mode, you should see "1:N" with an animated
progress bar at the far right of the display. You should also see the
favorite lights blinking. Favorites 1 through 5 correspond to loops 1
through 5 from Loops Mode.
Step 5: Try stopping the loop. The display should switch to show
"SHOTS". Hitting play again will bring back the "1:N" display. Try double
clicking the slider to go back to Presets Mode (home). You should
momentarily see "HOME" then the display will let you chose a preset
with the slider. Now get back into Shots Mode with the multi touch
action (Slider first then quickly the Play button).
Shot Banks
Since you're allowed to have more than 5 loops, you'll need a way to
access them from the 5 favorite buttons. Do this by using the left and
right arrows. Tapping right, the display will show "1-5", then "6-10", then
"11-15" etc.. If on bank "6-10", favorites 1 to 5 will correspond to loops
6 to 10. Tap left to go back to access loops "1-5". Hint: If your original
loop was long, at some point the favorites will stop blinking and pressing
them will do nothing. For example if your original loop took up a third
of the available loop memory, only favorites 1 through 3 would be
blinking and available for recording / triggering.
The Multipurpose Touch Slider
In Shots Mode, the slider acts differently. You can always jump back
home (double click) to use it for selecting presets, but when in Loops
Mode, here's what it does:
Left Arrow: Jumps to the previous bank of loops.
Right Arrow: Jumps to the next bank of loops.
Swipe slider Left: Shortcut to the "undo" feature, saving you from the
time it takes to hold the left arrow.
Swipe slider Right: Clear. Clear silences the current loop but does not
stop or change the loop length. Picture in your performance where
Appendix: Looping Tutorial
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