Specifications

DR. REX LOOP PLAYER
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Adding a Loop
To add a loop into the Dr.Rex Loop Player, proceed as follows:
1. Open the browser by selecting “Browse ReCycle/REX Files” from
the Edit menu or the device context menu, or click on the folder but-
ton beside the Loop name display.
2. In the browser, locate and open the desired loop.
You can listen to the loops before loading by using the Preview function in
the browser.
! Loading a new REX file will replace any currently loaded file.
Auditioning the Loop in Dr.Rex
D Once loaded, you can check out the loop by using the Preview but-
ton.
It will play back repeatedly in the tempo set on the transport panel. If you
change the tempo, the loop tempo follows.
D You can also play the loop once via MIDI, by using the D0 key.
D To check out the loop together with other device sequencer data
and patterns already recorded, activate both the Preview function
and the sequencer Play button.
This does not have to be done in any particular order, they will play back in
perfect sync anyway.
Loading Loops “On the Fly”
Another practical method for checking out loops, is to load them “on the fly”, i.e.
during playback. This is especially useful if you want to check out a number of
loops against other sequencer data and patterns previously recorded. Proceed
as follows:
1. Activate Preview on the Dr.Rex and start sequencer playback.
The REX loop and the sequencer are synced.
2. Now load a new REX file by using the Browser in one of the usual
ways.
After a brief silence, the new file is loaded, and sync is maintained.
3. Repeat step 2 as necessary until you have found a suitable loop.
D If you are trying out loops within the same folder, the quickest ways
to select a new loop is to use the arrow keys next to the loop name
display.
Or, you can click in the loop name display and select a new loop from the
pop-up menu that appears.
! Note that the Preview function is not the “real” way of playing back
REX loops. If you want to use the loop in a context with other de-
vices, you should transfer the REX slices to notes in the sequencer,
as described on page 188.