User Guide

298 Chapter 21 ES2
Loop Mode
The ES2 features these loop modes:
 Off: If the Loop Mode mode is set to Off, the vector envelope runs in one shot mode
from its beginning to its end—given that the note is held long enough. The other
loop parameters are disabled.
 Forward: When Loop Mode is set to Forward, the vector envelope runs to the sustain
point and begins to repeat the section between the loop point and sustain point
periodically, always in a forward direction.
 Backward: When Loop Mode is set to Backward, the vector envelope runs to the
sustain point and begins to repeat the section between the sustain point and loop
point periodically, always in a backward direction.
 Alternate: When Loop Mode is set to Alternate, the vector envelope runs to the
sustain point and returns to the loop point and back to the sustain point periodically,
alternating in both a backward and forward direction.
Loop Rate
Just as every LFO has a speed (or rate) parameter, the loop can be set to cycle at a
defined Loop Rate. And just like an LFO, the vector envelope Loop Rate can be
synchronized to the project tempo automatically.
 If you switch the Loop Rate to as set, the duration of the loop cycle is equal to the
sum of the times between the sustain and loop points. Click on the field labeled as
set (below the Rate slider) to select.
 If you set the Loop Rate to one of the rhythmic values (sync, left half of the slider, 32
bars up to 64th Triplet Note), the Loop Rate fits to the project tempo.
 You also can set the Loop Rate in the small panel to the right half of the slider (free).
The value indicates the number of cycles per second. Use the mouse as a slider to
adjust.
Note: If Loop Rate is not switched to “as set,” and the loop is activated (Loop Mode
Forward, Backward, or Alternate), the times of the points between the loop and sustain
points as well as the value for Loop Smooth are indicated as a percentage of the loop
duration, rather than in milliseconds.