INSTRUO Lubadh Dual Looper Instructions
- June 9, 2024
- INSTRUO
Table of Contents
Lubadh Dual Looper
Instructions
Overview
Version 2 Firmware Featured
EXPANDED SAMPLE MANAGMENT NAVIGATE FILES AND FOLDERS IN ORDER TO LOAD FROM
MULTIPLE LOOP OPTIONS
STEREO CAPABILITIES SAMPLE LOCKED LINKING FOR STEREO PLAYBACK, RECORDING AND
SAVING
Presets
Each deck of the Lubadh can independently toggle between two user defined presets. Presets can be curated and accessed via the USB drive.
Note: see manual for more details
To toggle between presets: hold down buttons 1 and 2, then press button 3.
(This action is mirrored for the opposite deck.)
Note: Preset settings are also autosaved between power cycles.
Time Functions
There are three seperate functions for the Time pot: Clock Divisions, Dub
Level and User Definable Parameter. You can toggle through these functions by
holding down button 1 and pressing button 2 for the left deck, this action is
mirrored for the opposite deck.
Note: CLK triggers indicated in white. The current time function is
indicated by the Amber LED next to the ‘CLK OUT’ jack.
Amber LED Off
**Time pot sets the number of clock divisions per loop. These are displayed
by the white ‘CLK OUT’ LED.
Amber LED Solid Lit**
Sets the rate at which old recordings fade out. Akin to feedback in a delay
Amber LED Pulsing
Controls parameter amount. – Crossfade Duration – Tape Emulation Amount – Speed Slew
Monitoring Options
There are three
options for input monitoring: Monitoring On, Armed Monitoring and Monitoring
Off. You can toggle through these options by holding down buttons 1 and 2,
then pressing button 3 for the left deck, this action is mirrored for the
opposite deck.
Monitoring On – Record Button Solid White
Monitoring Off – Record Button Off
Monitoring On – When monitoring is on, throughput audio is always present
of the output and summed with any recorded loops. (DEFAULT). Armed Monitoring
– When armed monitoring is selected, throughput audio is muted by default,
pressing the record button ‘arms’ the deck and throughput audio is toggled on,
pressing record again records a loop, pressing record to finish the recording
disables throughput audio and only the recorded audio is heard. When armed the
erase button will disarm the deck without erasing the loop.
Monitoring Off – When monitoring is off only the recorded material
appears at the output.
Looping or One-Shot Modes
Toggle between looping/one-shot modes by holding button 1 and pressing button
2 for the left deck, this action is mirrored for the opposite deck. Looping or
One-Shot Record In one shot-record, recording starts from current playback
position, records one full loop (set by start position and length) and stops
recording automatically. (Looping by DEFAULT).
Note: Idle record button is lit mixed amber/ white when monitoring is on,
pulsing mixed when armed monitoring is on and remains off when monitoring is
off.
Looping or
One-Shot Playback
When looping is disabled (i.e. one-shot mode) playback stops after each loop.
Retrigger will prompt the recording to play once. (Looping by DEFAULT)
Note: The record button will blink white when loop playback is selected
and blink mixed when one-shot playback is selected.
Save and Load
Save
To save a recording onto the Lubadh USB hold down buttons 1 and 2, then press
button 3, this action is mirrored for the opposite deck. Note: Recordings and
settings are also autosaved between power cycles.
Load
To enter the
load menu hold down button 1 and press button 2. When in the load menu, left
time pot selects which file and right time pot selects which folder to load
(deck LEDs indicates which file/folder is selected). This action is mirrored
for the opposite deck. Press button 3 to load selected loop.
Auxiliary Input & Output Crossfaders
Auxiliary Audio
Input
In addition to the left and right input/output sections, the Lobadh also has
auxiliary input and output crossfaders which allow additional audio to be sent
to the input sections or monitored from the outputs. Voltage control allows
for modulation up to audio rate.
Auxiliary Audio Output
Capacitive Touch & Pre/ Post Switches
Capacitive Touch Switch
The switch on the lower side of the rea PCB toggles the capacitive touch on
/off.
Pre/ Post Output Level Pre/Post switches on the rear of the
pcb are used to toggle the output fader to being either pre or post output
level.
CV Expander
Included with the Lobadh is a CV expander, which is connected to the module
via a ribbon cable. The expander allows for additional CV control over all
remaining parameters.
Note: All CV inputs are bipolar (5Vpp).
Cheat Sheet
| Functions | Button Combinations | Display |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring Modes | Both Shifts & Record | On – REC LED Solid White |
Armed – REC LED Pulse White
Off – REC LED Off
Time Pot Function| Shift & Record| CLK Divisions – CLK LED Off
Dub Level – CLK LED Solid Lit
User Definable Parameter – CLK LED Pulsing
Looping Record
One-Shot Record| Shift &
Opposite Record| Looping – Unchanged
One-Shot – REC LED Mixed
Looping Playback
One-shot Playback| Shift &
Opposite Erase| Looping – REC LED Blinks White
One-Shot – REC LED Blinks Mixed
Punch In Record /Tap Tempo| Erase & Record| REC LED Lights Amber /Mixed
Toggle Preset| Both Shifts & Erase| Preset A – REC LED BlinksWhite
Preset B – REC LED BlinksMixed
Flip Playback Direction (in 1 V/Oct Mode)| Opposite Erase + Erase| Speed
Indicator LED’s Blink
Delete Taps| Erase & Shift| N/A
Save| Shift, Erase & Record| Deck LED Animation
Load| Shift & Erase| Deck LED Animation
Reset| Both Shifts & Both Records| Speed Indicator LED’s Pulse