Sonicware LIVEN 8bit warps User manual

User's ManualUser's Manual
LVN-010-UM-01-EN

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You must read the following precautions in order to use the product safely and prevent accidents.
WARNING: Failure to follow these precautions could result in serious harm to the user or even
death.
• Operation using an AC adapter
Do not do anything that could exceed the ratings of outlets and other electrical wiring equipment.
Disconnect the AC adapter with USB output from the outlet when lightning occurs and when not using it for a long
time.
• Operation using batteries
Use-commercially available 1.5V AA batteries.
Carefully read the precautions of the batteries being used.

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Be sure to insert the batteries with +/ － ends oriented correctly.
Do not use new and old batteries together. Do not use batteries of di󱐯erent types together.
Remove the batteries when they will not be used for a long time.
If a leak occurs, thoroughly wipe the battery compartment and battery terminals to remove the leaked uid.
• Do not open the case and disassemble or modify the product.
• Do not drop, strike or apply excessive force to the unit.
• Did not put liquid on or in the unit.
• Do not put foreign objects into the case.
• Do not use at a loud volume. Doing so could generate loud volumes that might lead to hearing loss.
• When transferring this unit, use the individual packing box and cushioning material that it came with when
purchased new.
• When the unit is powered on, do not wrap it in cloth, plastic or other materials.
• Do not step on or apply pressure to the power cord.
• Do not use in the following environmental conditions. Doing so could cause malfunction.
Locations in direct sunlight, environments that exceed 40ºC, or near stoves and other heat sources
Locations with extremely low or high temperatures
Locations with extremely high humidity or where the product could become wet
Locations with frequent vibrations or much dust or sand
• If the unit becomes broken or malfunctions, immediately turn the power o󱐯 and stop using it.
Usage Precautions
Failure to follow these precautions could cause injury to the user and physical damage.
• When connecting cables or working with the power of the unit, minimize the input levels of connected devices or
turn them o󱐯.
• Cleaning
If the screen or the case become dirty, wipe them gently with a soft cloth.
Do not use chemicals, including alcohol, benzene, thinner or cleansers.
If this does not clean them, wipe them with a slightly damp cloth that has been wrung out well.
Do not turn the power on until the product is completely dry.

Contents
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Preparing to play ………………………………………………………………… 5
Names of parts ………………………………………………………………… 5
Connecting ……………………………………………………………………… 5
Preparing for startup ………………………………………………………… 6
Starting up ……………………………………………………………………… 6
Turning the unit o󱐯 …………………………………………………………… 6
Patch memories and patterns ……………………………………………… 6
Basic operations ………………………………………………………………… 7
Adjusting the overall volume ………………………………………………… 7
Changing the octave range ………………………………………………… 7
Basic knob operation ………………………………………………………… 7
Changing patch memories and playing ………………………………… 7
Adjusting the note velocity ………………………………………………… 7
Sweeping notes while playing ……………………………………………… 7
Holding the keyboard ………………………………………………………… 7
Adjusting the sound …………………………………………………………… 8
Initializing patch memories ………………………………………………… 8
Saving patch memories ……………………………………………………… 8
Reloading patch memories ………………………………………………… 8
Changing the synth engine ………………………………………………… 8
Adjusting synth engines ……………………………………………………… 8
Adjusting the amount of detuning ………………………………………… 8
Turning aliasing noise on/o󱐯 ……………………………………………… 8
Turning the lter on/o󱐯 ……………………………………………………… 9
Changing the lter type ……………………………………………………… 9
Changing the lter cuto󱐯 frequency ……………………………………… 9
Adjusting the lter resonance ……………………………………………… 9
Adjusting the LFO speed …………………………………………………… 9
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on pitch ………………………… 9
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on lter cuto󱐯 ………………… 9
Adjusting the envelope generator ………………………………………… 9
Changing the e󱐯ect type ………………………………………………… 10
Changing e󱐯ect parameters ……………………………………………… 10
Changing the reverb type ………………………………………………… 10
Changing reverb parameters……………………………………………… 10
Changing the sweep speed ……………………………………………… 10
Changing the sweep shift amount ……………………………………… 10
Changing the voice mode ………………………………………………… 11
Changing the legato speed ……………………………………………… 11
Changing the arpeggiator type ………………………………………… 11
Changing patch memory levels ………………………………………… 11
Creating and editing waveforms ……………………………………… 12
Editing waveforms (easy mode) ………………………………………… 12
Automatically advancing to the next sample during waveform editing
(waveform editing auto step) …………………………………………… 12
Editing waveforms (advanced mode) ………………………………… 12
Clearing waveforms ………………………………………………………… 13
Loading waveforms ………………………………………………………… 13
Loading synth engine waveforms(capture mode) ………………… 13
Step sequencer playback and recording …………………………… 14
Pattern playback …………………………………………………………… 14
Selecting patterns…………………………………………………………… 14
Selecting multiple patterns and playing them back in order
(chain playback) ……………………………………………………………… 14
Initializing patterns ………………………………………………………… 14
Step recording ………………………………………………………………… 15
Recording in real time ……………………………………………………… 15
Directly inputting notes on steps ……………………………………… 15
Saving patterns ……………………………………………………………… 16
Reloading patterns ………………………………………………………… 16
Recording parameter operations (parameter locking) …………… 16
Recording parameter operations in real time ……………………… 16
Turning parameter locking on/o󱐯 ……………………………………… 16
Initializing parameter locks ……………………………………………… 16
Clearing note and parameter data ……………………………………… 16
Synchronizing the tempo with an external device connected to
the SYNC IN …………………………………………………………………… 16
Synchronizing tempo with an ELZ_1 or Pocket Operator (PO) … 17
Step sequencer and rhythm settings ………………………………… 18
Changing the sequencer mode ………………………………………… 18
Overwriting steps while recording (overwrite mode) ……………… 18
Changing the sequencer and arpeggiator gate time ……………… 18
Changing the sequencer swing ………………………………………… 18
Changing the tempo ………………………………………………………… 18
Changing keys (transposing) …………………………………………… 18
Changing the note of a single step …………………………………… 19
Changing the pattern length……………………………………………… 19
Setting a pre-count ………………………………………………………… 19
Looper playback and recording ………………………………………… 20
Enabling looper mode ……………………………………………………… 20
New recording to looper tracks ………………………………………… 20
Overwrite recording to looper tracks …………………………………… 20
Continuous recording to looper tracks ………………………………… 20
Recording without the sequencer ……………………………………… 20
Playing and stopping looper tracks …………………………………… 20
Playing and stopping loopers and patterns at once ……………… 21
Erasing looper tracks ……………………………………………………… 21
Adjusting the looper ………………………………………………………… 22
Adjusting looper track levels……………………………………………… 22
Adjusting the level of looper track 4 and the external input …… 22
Adjusting looper track panning ………………………………………… 22
Changing looper quantization …………………………………………… 22
Changing looper length …………………………………………………… 22
External input settings …………………………………………………… 23
Changing the gain …………………………………………………………… 23
Changing the reverb send amount ……………………………………… 23
Setting mono/stereo ……………………………………………………… 23
MIDI settings …………………………………………………………………… 24
Setting the receiving channel …………………………………………… 24
Setting the transmitting channel ……………………………………… 24
Turning control change transmission on/o󱐯 ………………………… 24
Turning program change transmission on/o󱐯 ……………………… 24
Turning MIDI clock output on/o󱐯………………………………………… 24
Setting MIDI OUT …………………………………………………………… 24
Setting MIDI command …………………………………………………… 24
Saving and loading user data …………………………………………… 25
Exporting patch memories ………………………………………………… 25
Exporting patterns …………………………………………………………… 25
Exporting patch memories and patterns ……………………………… 25
Importing patch memory and pattern data …………………………… 25
Exporting waveform data ………………………………………………… 25
Importing waveform data ………………………………………………… 25
Backing up user data ……………………………………………………… 26
Restoring user data ………………………………………………………… 26
System settings ……………………………………………………………… 27
Enabling the function setting state …………………………………… 27
Setting the automatic power o󱐯 function …………………………… 27
Setting the battery type …………………………………………………… 27
Setting the master tuning ………………………………………………… 27
Setting the clock source ………………………………………………… 27
Setting the polarity of SYNC IN ………………………………………… 27
Setting the polarity of SYNC OUT ……………………………………… 27
Setting knob movement function ……………………………………… 28
Adjusting the metronome volume ……………………………………… 28
Enabling/disabling speaker output……………………………………… 28
Setting the headphone gain ……………………………………………… 28
Checking the system version …………………………………………… 28
Restoring to factory default settings (factory reset) …………… 28
Appendix ………………………………………………………………………… 29

Preparing to play
Names of parts
Connecting
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3morshorter.
DC9V
jack
Main knobs
1–4
Display SYNC
IN
MIDI
IN
MIDI
OUT
LINE
IN
LINE
OUT
Headphone
jack
Speaker
VALUE
Knobs
Knobs
TEMPO
LEDs
Page
buttons
Buttons
Step
buttons
Step
LEDs
Keyboard
SYNC
OUT
POWER
switch
5

Preparing to play
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Preparing for startup
① Connect a specied AC adapter(9V output, 1A or
more, EIAJ3, inner diameter 1.7mm, outer diameter
4.75mm, center +) to the LIVEN 8bit warps DC9V
jack.
② Plug the AC adapter into an outlet.
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• To power the LIVEN 8bit warps using batteries,
open the cover on the bottom and install 6 AA bat-
teries.
• When the remaining battery charge becomes low,
BT.LO will appear on the display at regular intervals.
• BT.LO will appear on the display when starting up if
the remaining battery charge is low.
• When BT.LO appears, replace the batteries right
away.
Starting up
① Press and hold the POWER switch to turn on the
LIVEN 8bit warps.
Turning the unit o󱐯
① Press and hold the POWER switch to turn o󱐯 the
LIVEN 8bit warps.
• Sound settings that have been edited will be lost
when the power is turned o󱐯, so save them as nec-
essary beforehand.
Patch memories and patterns
Patch memories are units that save settings related
to sounds, including synth engine parameter data.
Patterns are units that save performance data.
Up to 128 patch memories and 128 patterns can be
saved in this unit.
When shipped new from the factory, preset sounds
and sequences are saved in some patch memories
and patterns.
Patch memories and patterns are saved in separate
areas, but a single patch memory can be linked to a
pattern. With this linking, loading a pattern will auto-
matically load the linked patch memory
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• When a pattern is saved, the linked patch memory
will not be saved automatically. Only the number of
the linked patch memory is saved inside the pat-
tern.
• If the sound has been edited, save the patch memo-
ry (See p.8 “ Saving patch memories”).
• If a parameter being shown matches the original, a
dot will appear at the bottom right of the display.
• Relationship between patch memories and patterns
PATTERN（PTN） PATCH MEMORY（MEM）
PATTERN DATA PATCH MEMORY
DATA
P001 <M001>
P002
<M003>
P003
<M002>
P128
<M003>

Basic operations
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This section explains basic operations.
Adjusting the overall volume
① Turn the VOL knob.
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• The levels are shown on the display.
• They can be adjusted from －∞ to +6 dB with 0 dB
as the middle values (63–64).
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
Changing the octave range
① Press to lower the octave and to raise the
octave.
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• The octave can be raised or lowered by ± 3 from
the standard octave.
• Depending on the octave, the octave button colors
change from green ( ± 1) to orange ( ± 2) to red ( ±
3). (They are unlit when the octave has not been
changed.)
Basic knob operation
Turning a knob will change the parameter printed in
uppercase letters.
Turning a knob while pressing will change the pa-
rameter printed in lowercase letters.
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• While pressing , press to hold . (Press
to return to the normal state.)
Changing patch memories and playing
① Press to light the step LED for the currently
selected patch memory.
② Press , , or to select the patch memory
range.
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• The patch memory ranges correspond to page but-
tons as follows.
Patch memories 1–16 : lit green
Patch memories 17–32 : lit green
Patch memories 33–48 : lit green
Patch memories 49–64 : lit green
Patch memories 65–80 : lit orange
Patch memories 81–96 : lit orange
Patch memories 97–112 : lit orange
Patch memories 113–128 : lit orange
③ Press a step button to select a patch memory.
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• The patch number is shown on the display.
• The VALUE knob can also be turned to select
patch memories.
• In step ① , press twice to light orange and
enable continuous selection of patch memories.
• In patch memory selection mode, the following func-
tions behave as normal.
1. All knobs (except VALUE)
2. All LEDs (except Page buttons)
3. The keyboard
Adjusting the note velocity
① Turn the VELO knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
Sweeping notes while playing
① While pressing (lit green), press
(sweep down) or (sweep up).
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• Press again to end ( and
become unlit).
• Patterns recorded with sweep active will also sweep
during pattern playback.
Holding the keyboard
① While pressing , play the keyboard to hold key-
board.
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• Play the same keyboard to return to the normal
state.
• While pressing , press to release the
hold on all keyboards.

Adjusting the sound
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This section explains how to adjust the sound, including
the synth engine, lter, LFO, envelope generator (EG) and
e󱐯ects.
Initializing patch memories
① While pressing , press .
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• CLR will appear on the display.
Saving patch memories
① While pressing , press to light it red.
The page button and the LED that correspond to the
selected patch memory light.
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• The patch memory ranges correspond to page but-
tons as follows.
Patch memories 1–16 : lit green
Patch memories 17–32 : lit green
Patch memories 33–48 : lit green
Patch memories 49–64 : lit green
Patch memories 65–80 : lit orange
Patch memories 81–96 : lit orange
Patch memories 97–112 : lit orange
Patch memories 113–128 : lit orange
② Use , , or to select the destination
patch memory range, and press the step button for
the desired number to save it.
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• DONE will appear on the display.
• This can also be saved by turning the VALUE
knob and pressing .
• See the preset patch list for details about the pre-
set patches. (See attachment)
• After changing a sound, the changes will be lost if
the patch memory is not saved.
• Press to cancel saving.
Reloading patch memories
① Press .
The page button that corresponds to the selected
patch memory lights green or orange, and the LED
that corresponds lights.
② Press or the step key that corresponds to the
selected patch memory.
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• When a patch memory is reloaded, the sound is
restored to its last saved state.
Changing the synth engine
① Press and hold to light the LED for the current
SYNTH ENGINE.
② Press any SYNTH ENGINE button.
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• The synth engine name appears on the display.
• 4 types of synth engines can be chosen.
1. WARP : This synth crossfades between two
waveforms.
2. ATTACK (ATK on display) : This synth switches
waveforms when the set amount of time passes
after a key is played.
3. MORPH (MRPH on display) : This synth morphs
through three waveforms in order.
4. FM : This 8-bit waveform memory synth is like an
FM sound source.
Adjusting synth engines
① Turn Main knobs 1–3. (See p.29.)
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• Turn these knobs while pressing and holding to
adjust other synth engine parameters.
• See the preset waveform list for the preset wave-
forms. (See attachment).
Adjusting the amount of detuning
① Turn Main knob 4 (DETUNE/mem level).
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• The detune amount is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is － 16 – +16.
Turning aliasing noise on/o󱐯
① While pressing , press .
Depending on the aliasing noise on/o󱐯 status, the
LED is lit/unlit.

Adjusting the sound
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• ON or OFF will appear on the display.
Turning the lter on/o󱐯
① While pressing , press .
Depending on the on/o󱐯 status, the LED is lit/
unlit.
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• The lter type/OFF is shown on the display.
Changing the lter type
① While pressing , press a FILTER button.
The LED will light for the selected lter type.
(For BPF, both and LEDs will light red.)
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• To select BPF, press and at the same time.
• The lter type name is shown on the display.
• Three types of lters can be selected.
1. LPF : Filter the cuts high frequencies
2. HPF : Filter that cuts low frequencies
3. BPF : Filter that only allows through frequencies
in the specied band
Changing the lter cuto󱐯 frequency
① Turn the CUTOFF/speed knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• The frequency can be changed in a range of 70–
21600Hz.
Adjusting the lter resonance
① Turn the RESO/shift knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• For BPF, this adjusts the width of the band.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• The resonance can be changed in a range of 0.1–10.
• For BPF, the bandwidth can be changed in a 0.1–2.0
octave range.
Adjusting the LFO speed
① Turn the RATE/speed knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The LFO produces a sine wave.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• The frequency can be changed in a range of 0.1–30
Hz.
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on
pitch
① Turn the PITCH/amount knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• This changes it in a range of 0–2 octaves.
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on l-
ter cuto󱐯
① Turn the FLTR CO/reverb knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
Adjusting the envelope generator
① Turn the ATTACK/decay and RELEASE/sus-
tain knobs.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• To change the decay and sustain, turn the AT-
TACK/decay and RELEASE/sustain knobs
while pressing and holding .
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• ATTACK, decay and RELEASE can be set in time
ranges of 0–5000 ms.
• The level set by sustain is 0–100%.

Adjusting the sound
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Changing the e󱐯ect type
① While pressing , press to select the e󱐯ect.
The button lights when the e󱐯ect is not o󱐯.
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• The e󱐯ect type name is shown on the display.
• 5 types of e󱐯ects can be chosen.
1. OFF
2. CHORUS (CHRS on display)
3. FLANGER (FLNG on display)
4. DELAY (DLY on display)
5. CRUSH (CRSH on display)
Changing e󱐯ect parameters
① While pressing , turn the RATE/speed and
PITCH/amount knobs.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The speed parameter changes the e󱐯ect time, and
the amount parameter changes the strength of the
e󱐯ect.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
Changing the reverb type
① While pressing , press to select the reverb.
The button lights when the reverb is not o󱐯.
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• The reverb type name is shown on the display.
• 8 reverb types can be chosen.
1. OFF
2. HALL
3. ROOM
4. ARENA (ARNA on display)
5. PLAT (PLAT on display)
6. TUNNEL (TNNL on display)
7. INFINITY (INF on display)
8. TAPE
Changing reverb parameters
① While pressing , turn the FLTR CO/reverb
knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• This adjusts the reverb mix amount and direct
sound.
• In TAPE, this adjusts the noise mix and wow utter
amount.
Changing the sweep speed
① While pressing , turn the CUTOFF/speed
knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 1–7.
• The time sweep takes to change one step is as
follows.
1. 7.8 ms
2. 15.6 ms
3. 23.4 ms
4. 31.3 ms
5. 39.1 ms
6. 46.9 ms
7. 54.7 ms
Changing the sweep shift amount
① While pressing , turn the RESO/shift knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–7.

Adjusting the sound
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Changing the voice mode
① While pressing , press or to select the
voice mode.
The LED will light for the selected voice mode.
(For ARP, both and LEDs will light red.)
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• The voice mode name is shown on the display.
• 3 voice modes can be chosen.
1. POLY : Up to 6 voices can be output simultane-
ously in this mode
2. MONO : 1 voice is output in this mode
3. ARPEGGIATOR (ARP on display) :
Pressed keyboard keys are played one at a time
in this mode
Changing the legato speed
① While pressing , press and set the voice
mode to MONO.
② While pressing , turn the VELO/voice adj
knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• The time can be changed in a range of 0–10000
ms.
Changing the arpeggiator type
① While pressing , press and simultane-
ously to select the arpeggiator.
② While pressing , turn the VELO/voice adj knob
to select the arpeggiator type.
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• The type name appears on the display
• 12 arpeggiator types can be selected.
1. UP :
Plays notes from lowest to highest repeatedly
2. DOWN :
Plays notes from highest to lowest repeatedly
3. UP DOWN (UP.DN on display) :
Plays notes from lowest to highest to lowest to
highest repeatedly
4. DOWN UP (DN.UP on display) :
Plays notes from highest to lowest to highest to
lowest repeatedly
5. UP&DOWN (U.A.D on display) :
Plays notes from lowest to highest, then plays
from highest to lowest repeatedly
6. DOWN&UP (D.A.U on display) :
Plays notes from highest to lowest, then plays
from lowest to highest repeatedly
7. RANDOM (RAND on display) :
Plays notes in random order
8. UP+1 (UP+1 on display) :
Plays notes from lowest to highest for 2 octaves
(repeating the pattern in the higher octave) re-
peatedly
9 . UP+2 (UP+2 on display) :
Plays notes from lowest to highest for 3 octaves
(repeating the pattern in the higher octaves)
repeatedly
10. DOWN-1 (DN-1 on display) :
Plays notes from highest to lowest for 2 octaves
(repeating the pattern in the lower octave) re-
peatedly
11. DOWN-2 (DN-2 on display) :
Plays notes from highest to lowest for 3 octaves
(repeating the pattern in the lower octaves) re-
peatedly
12. PLAY ORDER (P.O on display) :
Plays notes in the order played on the keyboard
Changing patch memory levels
① While pressing , turn the Main 4 (DETUNE/
mem level) knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–127.
• It can be adjusted from －∞ to +12 dB with 0 dB as
the middle value.

Creating and editing waveforms
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This section explains how to create and edit waveforms.
Editing waveforms (easy mode)
① While pressing , press WAVE EDIT.
A page button and step LED light, showing the posi-
tion of the selected waveform.
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• EDIT will appear on the display.
② Turn the VALUE knob, and select a waveform.
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• The waveform can also be selected by pressing
(U-01–U-16), (U-17–U-32), (U-33–U-48) or
(U-49–U-64) to select the page, and then pressing
the step button.
• The waveform number (U-number) appears on the
display.
• The selection range is U-01–U-64.
③ Press to enter waveform editing mode.
④ While pressing , press to select EASY.
⑤ Turn the VALUE knob to select the sample posi
tion to edit.
Step LED 1–16 will light according to the selected
sample value.
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• The sample position is shown on the display.
• The sample position range is 1–32.
⑥ Press a step button to set the parameter.
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• The step buttons show values as follows.
Step button 1 : － 128
Step button 2 : － 112
Step button 3 : － 96
Step button 4 : － 80
Step button 5 : － 64
Step button 6 : － 48
Step button 7 : － 32
Step button 8 : － 16
Step buttons 8 & 9 : 0
Step button 9 : 16
Step button 10 : 32
Step button 11 : 48
Step button 12 : 64
Step button 13 : 90
Step button 14 : 96
Step button 15 : 112
Step button 16 : 127
• If the waveform editing auto step function is en-
abled, pressing the step button will automatically
move to the next sample position. (See p.12 “Au-
tomatically advancing to the next sample during
waveform editing (waveform editing auto step)”.)
⑦ Repeat steps ⑤ and ⑥ , and press .
⑧ Turn the VALUE knob and select the waveform
number where it will be saved.
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• The waveform can also be selected by pressing
(U-01–U-16), (U-17–U-32), (U-33–U-48) or
(U-49–U-64) to select the page, and then pressing
the step button.
• The waveform number (U-number) appears on the
display.
• The selection range is U-01–U-64.
⑨ Press to save the waveform and end waveform
editing mode.
Automatically advancing to the next
sample during waveform editing
(waveform editing auto step)
① Follow steps ① – ④ in “Editing waveforms (easy
mode)”.
② Press .
When in easy mode, lights red if auto step is en-
abled.
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• This can only be changed when in easy waveform
editing mode.
Editing waveforms (advanced mode)
① Follow steps ① – ③ in “Editing waveforms (easy
mode)”.
② While pressing , press to select ADV.
③ Press a step button to select the sample position to
edit.
The LED for the selected step will light.

Creating and editing waveforms
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• Use the (1–16) and (17–32) buttons to se-
lect pages.
④ Turn the VALUE knob to set the parameter.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is － 128 – 127.
⑤ Repeat steps ③ and ④ , and press .
⑥
Turn the VALUE knob and select the waveform
number where it will be saved.
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• The waveform can also be selected by pressing
(U-01–U-16), (U-17–U-32), (U-33–U-48) or
(U-49–U-64) to select the page, and then pressing
the step button.
• The waveform number (U-number) appears on the
display.
• The selection range is U-01–U-64.
⑧ Press to save the waveform and end waveform
editing mode.
Clearing waveforms
① Follow steps ① – ④ in “Editing waveforms (easy
mode)”.
② While pressing , press .
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• All waveform data for the selected waveform num-
ber will be set to 0.
• The waveform can also be edited after this.
• CLR will appear on the display.
Loading waveforms
① Follow steps ① – ④ in “Editing waveforms (easy
mode)”.
② While pressing , press .
③ Turn the VALUE knob to select the number of the
waveform to be loaded.
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• Waveforms can also be selected by selecting a
page key and pressing a step key. (Pages 1–4 are
preset waveforms and pages 5–8 are user wave-
forms.)
• The preset waveform name or user waveform num-
ber (U-number) appears on the display.
• The selection range is preset waveforms 1–63 and
U-01–U-64.
④ Press to copy the waveform and start waveform
editing mode.
Loading synth engine waveforms
(capture mode)
① While pressing , press CAPTURE.
②
Turn the VALUE knob and select the waveform
number where it will be saved.
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• Capture mode can only be enabled when the synth
engine is WARP or FM.
• CPTR will appear on the display.
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• The waveform can also be selected by pressing
(U-01–U-16), (U-17–U-32), (U-33–U-48) or
(U-49–U-64) to select the page, and then pressing
the step button.
• The waveform number (U-number) appears on the
display.
• The selection range is U-01–U-64.
③ Press to return to regular mode.
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• Press to cancel saving.

Step sequencer playback and recording
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This section explains step sequence playback and re-
cording.
Pattern playback
① Press .
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• Press again to stop playback.
• At the playback position, the step LED will become
lit if unlit or become unlit if lit.
• The page button that corresponds with the current
playback position will light red. Other page buttons
will be lit green or orange.
• During pattern playback, press a page button to
lock the page, lighting it red.
Pressing ( , , or ) will unlock the
page. (Other page buttons will blink in the same
color as when stopped. )
• The page buttons correspond to the steps as fol-
lows.
Pattern 1–16 : lit green
Pattern 17–32 : lit green
Pattern 33–48 : lit green
Pattern 49–64 : lit green
Pattern 65–80 : lit orange
Pattern 81–96 : lit orange
Pattern 97–112 : lit orange
Pattern 113–128 : lit orange
Selecting patterns
① Press .
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• The pattern number is shown.
② Press , , , or to select the pattern range.
(The selected page button will light green/orange.)
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• To select pages 5–8, press , , , or twice.
(That page button will light orange.)
• The page buttons correspond to the steps as fol-
lows.
Pattern 1–16 : lit green
Pattern 17–32 : lit green
Pattern 33–48 : lit green
Pattern 49–64 : lit green
Pattern 65–80 : lit orange
Pattern 81–96 : lit orange
Pattern 97–112 : lit orange
Pattern 113–128 : lit orange
③ Press a STEP 1–16 button to select a pattern (and
end pattern selection mode).
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• The VALUE knob can also be turned to select
patterns.
• Selecting the already selected pattern will reload it,
clearing the edited settings.
Selecting multiple patterns and playing
them back in order (chain playback)
① Press twice (lights orange).
② Press , , , or to select the pattern range.
(The selected page button will light green/orange.)
③ Press step buttons to select patterns in the order to
be played.
The step LED for the selected pattern lights and the
pattern number is shown on the display.
④ Press to play patterns in the selected order.
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• After the last pattern has played, that pattern will
continue playing in a loop.
Press to end chain playback.
• Press the step button for the selected pattern
again to deselect it.
• STUTTER mode cannot be used during chain play-
back.
Initializing patterns
① While pressing , press .
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• CLR will appear on the display.
• All note and parameter lock data for the pattern will
be cleared.

Step sequencer playback and recording
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Step recording
① Press (lights red).
The LED for the current step will blink. The LEDs for
steps that already have notes will light.
② Press , , , or to select the page. (The
selected page button will light red.)
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• The page buttons correspond to the steps as fol-
lows.
Steps 1–16 : lit green
Steps 17–32 : lit green
Steps 33–48 : lit green
Steps 49–64 : lit green
Steps 65–80 : lit orange
Steps 81–96 : lit orange
Steps 97–112 : lit orange
Steps 113–128 : lit orange
• Page buttons are enabled or disabled according to
the length of the pattern.
③ Press the step button for the position to input.
The input note sounds, and the step LED blinks.
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• The VALUE knob can also be turned to change
the step position. (Step notes will sound during
movement).
④ Play a note on the keyboard.
The note of the key pressed sounds (continuously
with sustain).
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• Playing the same note that has already been input
on the step will clear it.
• To input tied notes, while pressing and holding func
, press tie to enable the tie function.
• By pressing a di󱐯erent step button while continuing
to hold a keyboard key (changing pages is also pos-
sible), a tied note can be added that lasts until that
step. (If the same note already exists on the steps
of the tied note, it will be overwritten.)
• While pressing and holding , press a step
button to delete note and parameter lock data for
that step. (If that step includes a tied note, the en-
tire tied note will be deleted. It will not be divided.)
• While pressing and holding , press to
turn sequencer auto step on. When this is on, after
any keyboard key is released, the sequencer will
advance to the next step, and the note on that step
will sound.
• When in overwrite mode, playing keyboard keys will
overwrite notes on steps. (See p.18 “Overwriting
steps while recording (overwrite mode)”.)
• Notes cannot be tied from the last page to the rst
page.
• During tied note input, if a step in a position earlier
than the current step is pressed, it will be reversed.
• The button can be used even when not
recording.
Recording in real time
① After pressing , press .
② While the pattern is playing back, play the keyboard
at the desired input times.
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• If a pre-count has been set, playback will start after
the pre-count. (The pre-count will be shown on the
display.)
• To input tied notes, while pressing and holding ,
press to enable the tie function.
• When in overwrite mode, playing keyboard keys will
overwrite notes on steps. (See p.18 “Overwriting
steps while recording (overwrite mode)”.)
Directly inputting notes on steps
① Press , , or to select the page.
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• During pattern playback, press a page button to
lock to that page. Press to unlock.
② While pressing the step button that you want to
input a note on, play the keyboard.
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• Notes can also be directly input on steps by press-
ing step buttons while playing the keyboard.
• Direct input of notes is not possible during real-time
recording.
• Direct input of notes cannot be used during STUT-
TER mode.

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Saving patterns
① While pressing , press .
② Press , , or to select the page.
③ Press a step button to select the save destination.
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• DONE will appear on the display.
• Press another mode button, or to can-
cel saving the patch memory.
• The VALUE knob can also be turned to select
save destination pattern numbers. (Press to con-
rm.)
Reloading patterns
① Press .
② Press or the step key that corresponds to the
current pattern.
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• When a pattern is reloaded, the pattern and param-
eter data are restored to their last saved state.
Recording parameter operations
(parameter locking)
① Press , , or to select the page.
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• During pattern playback, press a page button to
lock to that page. Press to unlock.
② Press and hold the button for the step on which you
want to change a parameter.
③ Use knobs and buttons to change the parameter.
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• Parameter recording data will not be saved if a
pattern is not saved after parameters have been
recorded.
• No parameters are recorded during STUTTER mode.
Recording parameter operations in real
time
① While pressing , press (lights red).
② Press to play the pattern.
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• If a pre-count has been set, playback will start after
the pre-count. (The pre-count will be shown on the
display.)
③ Use knobs and buttons to change parameters.
Turning parameter locking on/o󱐯
① Press .
When is on, it lights green, and when o󱐯, it is
unlit.
When on, recorded parameter lock data is applied to
change parameters.
Initializing parameter locks
① Select the pattern for which you want to initialize
parameter locks (See p.14 “Selecting patterns”).
② Press and hold (lights red).
③ Press .
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• When parameter lock data initialization has complet-
ed, CLR will be shown on the display.
Clearing note and parameter data
① While pressing and holding , press a step
to clear its note and parameter data.
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• The LEDs blink for steps on which parame-
ters are recorded.
• When recording notes ( lit red), only notes will be
cleared.
• When recording parameters ( lit red), only
parameter data will be cleared.
• Normally, when and are lit red, note and
parameter data will be cleared.
Synchronizing the tempo with an exter-
nal device connected to the SYNC IN
① Connect the LIVEN 8bit warps SYNC IN to the exter-
nal device SYNC OUT.
② Set the clock source to SYNC. (See p.27 “Setting
the clock source”.)

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Example 2 : External device as master synchronizes
with LIVEN 8bit warps
Master
SRC : SYNC
Mono
mini pin cable
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
IN
External
device
Synchronized
Example 3 : Pocket Operator as master synchronizes
LIVEN 8bit warps
Master
SRC : LN.IN
Stereo
mini pin cable
OUTPUT LINE
IN
Synchronized
Synchronizing tempo with an ELZ_1 or
Pocket Operator (PO)
① Connect the LIVEN 8bit warps headphone out to the
ELZ_1 AUX IN or PO input.
② While pressing (lights green), press CLOCK,
and select A.OUT.
③ Turn the VALUE knob to select ON.
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• The synchronization signal is sent from the left
channel of the headphone output.
• The right channel of the headphone output outputs
a mono mix signal.
• CLOCK menu
SRC
INT
MIDI/SYNC synchronization of
external device using LIVEN 8bit
warps clock as master (Example
1)
MIDI MIDI synchronization using exter-
nal device clock as master
SYNC
SYNC synchronization using exter-
nal device clock as master (Exam-
ple 2)
LN.IN
Audio SYNC synchronization using
external device (Pocket Operator)
clock as master (Example 3)
Synchronization signal input on
left channel of LIVEN 8bit warps
LINE IN, mono signal input on right
channel
A.OUT
Turn this on when connecting LIVEN 8bit
warps to ELZ_1 or Pocket Operator using
Audio SYNC (Example 4)
Examples of synchronization connections with exter-
nal devices
Example 1 : LIVEN 8bit warps as master synchroniz-
es external device
Master Synchronized
SRC : INT
Mono
mini pin cable
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
IN External
device
Example 4 : LIVEN 8bit warps as master synchroniz-
es with ELZ_1 or Pocket Operator
Master
SRC : INT
A.OUT : ON
Stereo
mini pin cable
AUX
IN
Synchronized

Step sequencer and rhythm settings
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This section explains settings related to the sequencer
and rhythm.
Changing the sequencer mode
① While pressing , press , , or
to select the sequencer mode (selected se-
quencer mode lights).
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• This mode can be changed even during playback.
• Four types of sequencer mode can be selected.
1. NORMAL (NORM on display) :
• In this regular mode, steps are played back as
they were input.
2. SLICE (SLIC on display) :
• This mode slices each step to the GATE length.
• Even tied notes will be played each step.
3. RANDOM (RNDM on display) :
• Steps are played at random in this mode.
• All steps will be played.
• When switching to NORMAL mode, playback will
continue after the step that corresponds to the
number of steps the have already played in the
sequence.
4. STUTTER (STTR on display) :
• The notes for step buttons that are being
pressed will be played in order in this mode.
• If no step buttons are being pressed, playback
will occur as in NORMAL mode.
• When all step buttons are released, playback will
continue after the step that corresponds to the
number of steps the have already played.
• Changing or reloading patterns will reset the se-
quencer mode to NORMAL.
Overwriting steps while recording
(overwrite mode)
① While pressing , press (lights red).
Changing the sequencer and arpeggiator
gate time
① Turn the GATE/swing knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 10–90.
• This can be set in a range of 10–90%.
• This setting applies even when the sequencer mode
is STUTTER.
Changing the sequencer swing
① While pressing , turn the GATE/swing knob.
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• The parameter is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–75.
• This can be set in a range of 0–75%.
Changing the tempo
① Turn the TEMPO knob.
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• The tempo is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 40–250.
• The TEMPO LED blinks in time with the set tempo.
• When the tempo is shown on the display, the
VALUE knob can be turned to change it 1 step a
time.
• When the tempo is shown on the display, while
pressing shift, the VALUE knob can be turned to
change it 0.1 step a time.
Changing keys (transposing)
① While pressing , press TRANSPOSE.
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the key
(This raises/lowers the key of the pattern in semi-
tones.)
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• The amount of key change is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is ± 12 (in semitones).
• This is saved in the pattern settings.
• If the key is changed during pattern playback, the
actual change of key will occur the next time the
pattern begins.
• If transposition causes a note become outside the
0–127 range, it will make no sound.

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Changing the note of a single step
① While pressing , press NOTE.
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the note.
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• The note is shown on the display.
• Notes can be set to 1/1, 1/2, 1/4., 1/4, 1/8., 1/2T,
1/8, 1/16., 1/4T, 1/16, or 1/32. (A . indicates a dot-
ted note, and a T indicates a triplet length.)
Changing the pattern length
① While pressing , press LENGTH.
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the length.
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• The length is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 1–128.
Setting a pre-count
① While pressing , press PRE COUNT.
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the pre-count.
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• The count number is shown on the display.
• The adjustment range is 0–8.
• The volume of the pre-count is the same as for the
metronome. (See p.28“Adjusting the metronome
volume”.)

Looper playback and recording
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This section explains the 4-track looper that can be used
in improvisational performances.
Enabling looper mode
① Press (lights green).
New recording to looper tracks
① Press , , or to select a track for record-
ing (page button blink red).
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• is track 1, is track 2, is track 3, and is
track 4.
• Track 4 is dedicated to external input, and can be
used to record the LINE IN input.
② Press to play the current pattern.
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• The remaining number of recording steps will be
shown on the display (128–0 steps shown as
R128–R0).
③ When the count reaches zero, recording will stop and
loop playback will start.
The page button for the recorded track lights green.
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• After recording completes, the pattern will be muted
( blinks orange). While pressing and holding
, press to stop muting, or press to stop the
pattern. (Changing the pattern also stop muting.)
• During recording, pressing the page button for the
looper track being recorded will cancel recording.
• If the recording time exceeds the maximum amount
of time that can be recorded onto a looper track,
recording will stop and the recorded data will be
discarded. (The display will show FULL.)
• If the tempo is changed after recording, synchroni-
zation with pattern playback will not be possible.
• During pattern playback, press the page button to
start recording the looper track with the set quan-
tize.
Overwrite recording to looper tracks
① While pressing , press the page button for a track
that has recording data to overwrite it.
Continuous recording to looper tracks
① During recording, pressing a page button that does
not have recording data will put the corresponding
looper track into recording standby.
② During recording standby, select the next pattern and
record new patterns one after the other to di󱐯erent
tracks.
Recording without the sequencer
① When the pattern is stopped, pressing a page button
while pressing will start recording immediately.
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• If multiple track buttons have been pressed, record-
ing standby will be canceled for tracks other than
the one being recorded.
• When the pattern is stopped, press the page button
to put into recording standby, then play the keyboard
to start recording.
• If multiple buttons are pressed, looper tracks are
recorded in the order in which they are pressed.
Playing and stopping looper tracks
① Press , , or to start/stop track playback.
The page button lights green when on and orange
when o󱐯.
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• If a track has no recording data, it cannot be played
or stopped.
• Tracks will always play from their beginnings.
• While the sequencer is playing, press the page but-
ton to put into playback standby.( Looper plays when
the sequencer plays back to the beginning.)
• When playback standby, the page button will blink
green.
• When looper tracks are playing back and the pattern
is stopped, press while pressing to put the
pattern into playback standby.(The pattern will play
when looper tracks returns to the beginning.)