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Modwheel

The Modwheel behaves as a crossfade mixer controller. If you move it without holding down any of the ac-
tion keys, it will have no effect on the incoming audio.

At Minimum position, you will hear either the dry input, or the loop you are triggering. As you move the 
modwheel upwards, you will hear the looped signal fade out through a highpass filter as the incoming audio 
fades back in through a lowpass..... 

...at the central position, you will only hear the incoming audio...

...and as you continue upwards from the central position the looped signal will fade back in through a low-
pass filter as the incoming audio fades out through a highpass.

Look, just hold down a loop key and sweep the damn thing, OK? Oh - and do it slowly.. ;)

Pitch Bender

Try setting the pitch bender to relatively high and low values, and then play around with it while you hold a 
loop key. Slow sweeps back to the middle from just above or just below will often yield excellent results.

Modifier Keys

D1 Reverse - while you are holding down a loop key, holding the D#1 key will cause the loop to play back-
wards. As soon as you release it, the loop will play forwards again.

C#1 or D#1 Gate Keys - With the Modwheel in min or max position, pressing either of the C#1 or D#1 keys 
will ‘kill’ the incoming audio or close the gate until you release the key. Whilst holding either of these keys, 
tap the other to open/close the gate.

Try hitting both keys together to ‘enter’ the Gater without affecting the incoming audio, then tap one while 
continuing to hold the other. Release both keys to exit the effect.

When the Gater is triggered, you can use the modwheel to fade back to the incoming audio through a reso-
nant filter. From Min position to Centre the filter is a 4-pole lowpass, and from Centre to Max, the filter is a 
4-pole highpass. If you are holding one of the Gater keys down, try adding aftertouch to increase the reso-
nance of these filters.

Try leaving the modwheel in a such a position that the Gate does not completely close, but rather acts as a 
low or high ‘kill’ EQ. Remember that if the Modwheel is in centre position, you will not hear anything but the 
incoming audio.