SooperLooper - Revision history

Niels: Fixed typo

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Fixed typo

Niels: /* MIDI CC to selected loop */

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MIDI CC to selected loop

Niels: /* Single Pedal Mode */

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Single Pedal Mode

Riban: /* How to get started */

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How to get started

Riban: Create initial SooperLooper page with brief intro and a description of single pedal mode

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Create initial SooperLooper page with brief intro and a description of single pedal mode

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== Introduction ==

[https://sonosaurus.com/sooperlooper/index.html SooperLooper] is a flexible live looping sampler with similar functionality to the venerable [https://loopers-delight.com/tools/echoplex/echoplex.html Gibson/Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro (EDP)]. It is very configurable and feature rich. Zynthian integrates much of its functionality.

=== How to get started ===

SooperLooper is an audio effects processor which needs to be added to a chain. You will find it in the "Other" category of the audio effects. Many users add it to the main mixbus chain. Some add it to a dedicated group or effects return / mixbus chain and some insert into an individual audio or synth chain. Your choice depends on how you want to use it. If you want all zynthian sounds to be recorded into loops then the main mixbus may be the best option. If you want to select several, but not all chains to be recorded then a group or return / mixbus chain may be your choice. If you only want to record a single source, e.g. a microphone then you may want to insert into a single chain.

There are two default presets:

* default - Configures SooperLooper as a fairly standard, free-running audio looper.
* sync2clock - Configures SooperLooper to syncronise with the zynthian transport and clock.

[[File:Sooperlooper initial.png|View of SooperLooper when first loaded]]

=== Single Pedal Mode ===

You can drive SooperLooper with a single MIDI pedal. This is achieved by binding the pedal that sends a MIDI CC message to the "single pedal" controller that is found on the "Global loop" (6th) page of controls. Zynthian expects a non-zero CC value when the pedal is pressed and a zero value when released. The following actions are available:

* Press when idle, e.g. first press will start recording the loop.
* Press when recording will stop recording and start playing the loop.
* Press when playing will start overdubbing the loop.
* Double press whilst playing will pause the loop.
* Triple press will clear the loop.
* Double press and hold will clear the loop.
* Single press and hold will record or overdub until the pedal is released.

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 Any encoder acts on the currently selected loop. And any MIDI binding you create will also act on the currently selected loop.
-But this can be changed using the control "MIDI CC to selected loop", on the last page of controllers. It's default setting, with the above behaviour, is "on".
+But this can be changed using the control "MIDI CC to selected loop", on the last page of controllers. Its default setting, with the above behaviour, is "on".
 If you set this control to "off", creating a MIDI binding will bind the CC to the loop selected ''at that time''. The controls affected by this show the current loop number within parentheses.

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 * Single press and hold will record or overdub until the pedal is released.
-=== MIDI CC to selected loop ===
+=== Binding pedals/switches to specific loops ===
-Any encoder acts on the currently selected loop. And any MIDI binding you create will also act on the currently selected loop. This is reflected by the control "MIDI CC to selected loop", on the last page of controllers being by default set to "on".
+Any encoder acts on the currently selected loop. And any MIDI binding you create will also act on the currently selected loop.
-However, if you set this control to "off", creating a MIDI binding will bind the CC to the loop selected ''at that time''. The controls affected by this show the current loop number within parentheses.
+But this can be changed using the control "MIDI CC to selected loop", on the last page of controllers. It's default setting, with the above behaviour, is "on".
 This binding will stay bound to that loop, even if you select another loop. That way, you can have multiple pedals designated to specific loops.
 NOTE that the control needs to be in the "off" state for enacting the loop-bound MIDI binding, and in the "on" state for the 'selected loop'-mode bindings to work.

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	* Double press and hold will clear the loop.		* Double press and hold will clear the loop.
	* Single press and hold will record or overdub until the pedal is released.		* Single press and hold will record or overdub until the pedal is released.
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		+	=== MIDI CC to selected loop ===
		+
		+	Any encoder acts on the currently selected loop. And any MIDI binding you create will also act on the currently selected loop. This is reflected by the control "MIDI CC to selected loop", on the last page of controllers being by default set to "on".
		+
		+	However, if you set this control to "off", creating a MIDI binding will bind the CC to the loop selected ''at that time''. The controls affected by this show the current loop number within parentheses.
		+
		+	This binding will stay bound to that loop, even if you select another loop. That way, you can have multiple pedals designated to specific loops.
		+
		+	NOTE that the control needs to be in the "off" state for enacting the loop-bound MIDI binding, and in the "on" state for the 'selected loop'-mode bindings to work.

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 === How to get started ===
-SooperLooper is an audio effects processor which needs to be added to a chain. You will find it in the "Other" category of the audio effects. Many users add it to the main mixbus chain. Some add it to a dedicated group or effects return / mixbus chain and some insert into an individual audio or synth chain. Your choice depends on how you want to use it. If you want all zynthian sounds to be recorded into loops then the main mixbus may be the best option. If you want to select several, but not all chains to be recorded then a group or return / mixbus chain may be your choice. If you only want to record a single source, e.g. a microphone then you may want to insert into a single chain.
+SooperLooper is an audio effects processor which needs to be added to a chain. You will find it in the "Other" category of the audio effects.
 There are two default presets: