Operation Manual

DR. OCTO REX LOOP PLAYER
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! When you use the Pencil tool to draw Pattern Automation clips and select Pattern in the Inspector, the Bank
selection is of no importance since Dr. Octo Rex doesn’t make use of Banks.
Triggering playback and selecting Loop Slots from a MIDI keyboard
It’s also possible to control playback, stop and Loop Slot selection in real-time by pressing different keys on a MIDI
keyboard. By pressing the keys E0 to B0 you select Loop Slot 1-8 and start playback of the corresponding loop. The
loop(s) will play back continuously, one loop at a time, until you press the D#0 key to stop playback, or click the Run
button or Stop in the main sequencer. The time between key press and Loop Slot switching is determined by the Trig
Next Loop function, see “The Trig Next Loop function”.
! Note that the Enable Loop Playback button must be on.
The picture shows what keys should be pressed to select and play Loop Slot and to stop loop playback:
• To maintain backwards compatibility with Dr. Rex, the D0 key can be used to play back the REX loop in the
Loop Slot that currently has Note To Slot focus (see “Note To Slot”).
The loop is played back once (single-shot) and cannot be stopped during this time.
Adding Loops
To add one or several (max 8) loops into the Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player, proceed as follows:
1. Unfold the Loop Editor panel.
2. Select the Loop Slot you wish to add the (first) REX loop to.
3. Open the REX Loop browser by clicking the folder button to the left of the Loop Slot buttons.
Alternatively, select “Browse Loops...” from the Edit menu or the device context menu.
4. In the browser, locate and select the desired loop(s).
You can listen to the loops before loading by using the Preview function in the browser.
D To select several loops, hold down [Ctrl](Win)/[Cmd](Mac) and click.
To select a range of loops, hold down [Shift] while clicking the last file.
5. Click Open to load the selected file(s) in the Loop Slot(s).
! If you have selected and opened several loops, the first loop will load in the selected Loop Slot and the rest will
load in consecutive Loop Slots.
! Loading new REX files will replace any files currently in the slots.
C0 D0
Loop stop
Slot 1 play Slot 2 play Slot 4 play Slot 6 play Slot 8 play
Slot 3 play Slot 5 play Slot 7 play