SONICWARE LVN-040 LIVEN Lofi-12 Found Sound

Product Information

User Manual Rev 3

Model Number: LVN-040

FCC Regulation Warning (for USA)

Legal Disclaimers
Copyrights and Registered Trademarks

Important Safety Precautions:
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 fluid.

Usage Precautions
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.

Key Features of the LIVEN Lofi-12

• Jam in any situation
• Battery power and a built-in speaker enable producing and performing anywhere
• Synchronize with all kinds of devices
• Clock synchronization is possible with devices that have MIDI or SYNC connectors. The audio SYNC function enables synchronization with Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator devices using the LINE jack. In addition, clock synchronization signals can be bridged between different connectors. For example, MIDI clock can be generated from an input SYNC clock signal.

Contents

• Names of parts
• Connection example
• Starting up and shutting down
• Setting the noise gate
• LINE IN settings
• SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Renaming and copying
• Setting the laid-back function
• Parameter locking
• Setting the global BPM
• Clock synchronization with external devices — Clock settings

Names of Parts

• DC9V jack
• Display
• SYNC SYNC MIDI IN OUT IN MIDI LINE LINE OUT IN OUT
• Headphone jack
• POWER switch
• Knobs
• Buttons
• Step LEDs
• Speaker
• VALUE knob
• Tempo LED
• Page buttons
• Step buttons
• Keyboard

Connection Example

Note: Use connection cables that are 3 m or shorter.

Starting up and shutting down

Preparing a power supply:

• AC adapter (sold separately)
• 6 AA batteries
• DC9V

Only use AC adapters that conform to the specifications. Using an AC adapter with different specifications could cause damage.

AC adapter specifications

User s Manual Rev 3
LVN-040-UM-03-EN

FCC regulation warning (for USA)

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ­ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ­ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Legal disclaimers
Sonicware Inc. (hereafter, “SONICWARE” ) strives to assure that this document is as accurate and current as possible, but will bear no responsibility for any compensation claims or losses due to content included in this document. Moreover, information in this document could be changed without notice. SONICWARE retains the right to change product specifications and programs at any time. SONICWARE will bear no responsibility for any errors depicted in this document. SONICWARE will bear no responsibility for any losses resulting from the use of this information, functions or performance, regardless of contracts, lack of caution or other conduct.
Copyrights and registered trademarks
· SONICWARE is a registered trademark of Sonicware Inc. · MIDI is a registered trademark of the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI). · Other company names, product names, standard names and registered trademarks in this document are the
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content and works of art, without permission of the copyright holder for any purpose other than personal use is prohibited by law. · Sonicware Inc. will not assume any responsibility related to infringements of copyrights.

Important safety precautions
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 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. Be sure to insert the batteries with +/ – ends oriented correctly. Do not use new and old batteries together. Do not use batteries of different types together.
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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 fluid.
· Do not open the case and disassemble or modify the product. · Do not drop, strike or apply excessive force to the unit. · Do 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 pur-
chased 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 40°C, 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 off 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 off. · 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.
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Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing a SONICWARE LIVEN Lofi-12. The LIVEN Lofi-12 is a compact groovebox that features a retro sampling, including a 12-bit sampler mode that gives any sound a pleasing low-fidelity feel, and a 4-track step sequencer with independent effects for each track as well as a master reverb. The 16 physical knobs enable intuitive operation, while battery power and a builtin speaker make it ready for live performance in any situation. We hope you enjoy using it for many years.
Key features of the LIVEN Lofi-12
· Retro sampling gives any sound a lo-fi vibe
· Sampled sounds are automatically assigned to the keyboard and can be played with different pitches
· Powerful 4-track step sequencer developed with the LIVEN series
· The Laid-back knob can delay sound timing for a the drunk beats
· 12 types of effects independent for each track along with 9 types of master effects
Jam in any situation
Battery power and a built-in speaker enable producing and performing anywhere
Synchronize with all kinds of devices
Clock synchronization is possible with devices that have MIDI or SYNC connectors. The audio SYNC function enables synchronization with Teenage En-
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Key features of the LIVEN Lofi-12
gineering Pocket Operator devices using the LINE jack. In addition, clock synchronization signals can be bridged between different connectors. For example, MIDI clock can be generated from an input SYNC clock signal.

Names of parts

DC9V jack

Main knobs 1 ­ 4

Display

SYNC SYNC MIDI

IN

OUT

IN

MIDI LINE LINE OUT IN OUT

Headphone jack

POWER switch
Knobs
Buttons
Step LEDs

Speaker
VALUE knob
Tempo LED Page buttons Step
buttons

Keyboard
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Starting up and shutting down
Preparing a power supply

AC adapter (sold separately)

6 AA batteries

DC9V

or

Only use AC adapters that conform to the specifications. Using an AC adapter with different specifications could cause damage.

AC adapter specifications*

Voltage: 9V output

Current: 1A or higher

Connector: EIAJ-03 compliant

(1.7mm inner diameter,

4.75mm outer diameter)

Polarity: center+

*Equivalent to Korg Volca KA350 adapter

BT.LO will appear on the display if the remaining battery charge is low. Replace the batteries immediately.
B T. L O
When using nickel-metal hydride batteries or lithium batteries, change the battery setting. ( P.92)

Starting up
1 Press and hold the POWER switch until LOFI (LIVEN Lofi-12) appears on the display.
L O F I

Turning the unit off
1 Press and hold the POWER switch until the display turns off.
P. O F F

Recently made changes will be lost when the unit is turned off.

Save the changes if necessary.

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Basic operations
This section explains basic operations.
Adjusting the overall volume
The volume from the speaker, headphones and the LINE OUT can be adjusted.
Volume 0 ­ 127 This can be adjusted from – to +6 dB with 0 dB as the middle value (63­64).

Turning on/off the speaker

The built-in speaker can be turned off manually if you want to mute it without connecting headphones (when only using the LINE OUT, for example).

Speaker

MUTE Speaker off

SPK

Speaker on

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Basic operations
Using the func button
Some Lofi-12 buttons have two functions.

In the example above, the secondary functions of the and buttons are”save”and”FX”. Pressing these buttons while pressing the button will activate their secondary functions. In this manual, operations while pressing the button will be shown as follows.

Using the shift button
Many Lofi-12 knobs have both uppercase and lowercase names.

Turning a knob alone will adjust the uppercase parameter. Turning the knob while pressing the button will adjust the lowercase parameter. In this manual, operations while pressing the button will be shown as follows.

• Using the shift button hold function
  By pressing the button while pressing the button, the button hold function can be activated. (The button lights orange.) When the hold function is activated, lowercase parameters can be adjusted without pressing the button. Press the button again to deactivate the hold function.
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Tracks and patterns
Track overview
The LIVEN Lofi-12 groovebox has a 4-track sequencer. Tracks contain both sound settings and sequences (performance data). The four tracks of the LIVEN Lofi-12 can each have different sounds and individual sequences created for them.

Track

Sound

Sequence

Pattern overview
A pattern is a combination of the four tracks described above. With lengths of 1­4 bars, patterns can be used as the smallest units in making songs.
Pattern
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4

Patterns and banks
16 patterns can be stored together in a single bank. The LIVEN Lofi-12 has 4 banks enabling 64 patterns to be saved in total.

BANK 1

Pattern Pattern

1

2

……

Pattern Pattern

15

16

……

BANK 4

Pattern Pattern

1

2

……

Pattern Pattern

15

16

· BANK 1 contains preset patterns. Following the instructions on the next page, try playing them.

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Basic pattern operation

Selecting patterns Playing patterns

1 Press .

3 Press

.

Press it again to stop.

2 Press ­ .
This selects a pattern.

(STEP 1 for pattern 1… STEP 16 for pattern 16)

Selecting pattern 17 and higher

Press

after procedure 1 to change the bank, enabling selec-

tion of pattern 17 and higher.

· If a different pattern is selected during pattern playback, it will be readied but will not start playing immediately. Playback will switch to the selected pattern after the playing pattern completes.

· After pressing ,

can also be used to select patterns.

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Basic pattern operation
Changing the tempo
PTN ­ BPM 40 ­ 250 When the tempo is shown on the display,
can be turned to change it in 0.1beat increments. When you want to set the BPM lower than 80 or higher that 160, use to achieve this too.

Reloading patterns
1 Press .

2 Press

.

This is useful for restoring sounds to their original states during

live performances, for example.

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Pattern chain playback
Selecting multiple patterns and playing them in order (chain playback)
1 Press twice (lights orange).
2 Press ­ .
Select patterns in the order that you want them to play. Press ­ again to deselect.

3 Press

.

The patterns will play in the selected order.

· Press again to end chain playback.
· Stutter mode ( P.70) cannot be used during chain playback.

Looping the chain playback

1 Press +

and select CN.LP.

2 Select LOOP by

.

C N. L P LooP

Adjusting the volume of individual patterns

1 Turn +

.

Pattern Level 0 ­ 127
Pattern levels can be set in a range of – ­ +6 dB.

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Track selection and basic adjustments
Switch between the 4 tracks of the Lofi-12 to work with them.

Selecting tracks

1 Press

for the track you want to select.

The selected TRACK button will light red and its track number

will be shown on the display. (The unselected TRACK buttons

will light green.)

The parameters shown in the dark gray areas on the top of the

unit can be controlled separately for each track.

Muting tracks

1 Press +
you want to mute.

for the track

MUTE

The muted TRACK buttons will light orange.

Press + the button that is lit orange to unmute the track.

Adjusting track levels

1 Turn +

.

The level of the selected track can be set in a range of 0 ­ 127

( – ­ +6 dB).

Adjusting track panning

1 Turn +

.

The panning of the selected track can be set in a range of L63 ­

CNTR ­ R63.

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Performing with the keyboard and voice modes
Performing
1 Play the keyboard.

Holding keyboard notes

1 Press

+ keys to hold them.

· Press the same key again to stop holding it.

· Press

to stop holding all keys.

Changing the velocity
The velocity value used when playing keys can be set.
Velocity 0­127 The higher the value, the louder the notes will be played.
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Performing with the keyboard and voice modes

Changing the octave range

1 Press

/

.

This lowers/raises the range by an octave.

+3 octaves

+2 octaves

+1 octave

– 1 octave – 2 octaves – 3 octaves

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Performing with the keyboard and voice modes
Changing the voice mode
1 Press + .
This selects the voice mode

Voice Mode POLY Polyphonic MONO Monophonic LGT Legato ARP Arpeggiator
DRUM Drums
CHOP Chop

Up to 10 voices can be output simultaneously in this mode
In this single voice mode, each note retriggers the sound.
In this single voice mode, notes do not retrigger the sound.
Pressed keyboard keys are played one at a time in this mode.
A sample can be sliced and played across the keyboard. (Multiple slices can be played simultaneously)
A sample can be sliced and played across the keyboard. (Single slice sounding at a time = Choke mode)

Changing the glide (in MONO/LEGATO mode)
1 Press + .

2 Use

to set the speed.

Glide 0 ­ 127 The time can be changed in a range of 0 ­ 10000 ms.

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Performing with the keyboard and voice modes

Changing the arpeggiator type (in ARP mode)
1 Press + .

2 Use

to select the arpeggiator type.

Arpeggiator

UP

UP

DOWN DOWN

U.D

UP DOWN

D.U

DOWN UP

U.A.D

UP & DOWN

D.A.U

DOWN & UP

RNDM RANDOM

UP+1 UP +1

UP+2 UP +2

DN-1 DOWN – 1

DN-2 DOWN – 2

P.O

PLAY ORDER

Notes are sounded in the order played
on the keyboard

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Sample selection

Overview
The Lofi-12 can store a total of 128 recorded samples in 8 banks with 16 slots each.

BANK 1

Sound Slot 1

Sound

……

Sound

Slot 2

Slot 16

……

BANK 8

Sound Slot 1

Sound

……

Sound

Slot 2

Slot 16

Selecting samples

1 Turn

and

to select samples.

Sounds can be checked by playing the keys on the keyboard.

Play this key to hear the sample with its original pitch and length.

· The

operation selection can be altered with the

.

12-bit sampler mode
The Lofi-12 records samples at 16-bit/12kHz or 16-bit/24kHz, but it also has a mode that drops the bit rate to 12-bit and re-create the sound of vintage samplers.
1 Press + .
Turning this on enables 12-bit sampler mode.

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Changing the pitches of samples
In addition to changing pitches in semitones using the keyboard keys, the Lofi-12 has other ways of changing pitches.

Changing track pitch

1 Press + .
Press this button to change the pitch 100 cents (1 semitone)

at a time from – 600 ­ +600.

Use

to adjust it 1 cent at a time.

· -520 can also be selected by pressing + . By doing this, sampled sounds from a 33rpm vinyl played at 45rpm can be easily returned to the original pitch.
· Each sample pitch can be changed in SAMPLE & EDIT mode. ( P.46)

Changing track pitch by semitone (transpos-

ing)

1 Press
Use tones.

.

to change the pitch in a range of – 12 ­ +12 semi-

· If the key is changed during pattern playback, the actual change of key will occur the next time the pattern begins.

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Adjusting how samples sound

Adjusting sample start positions

1 Turn +

.

The sample start position can be set from 0 ­ 127.

Adjusting sample attack and release
Use the envelope generator to adjust the attack that affects the beginning of the sound and the release that affects how the sound fades out.

1 Turn +

or

.

attack (EG) 0 ­ 127 The attack time can be changed in a range of 0 ­ 4000 ms.

Volume

RELEASE & GATE (EG) 0 ­ 127 The release time can be changed in a range of 0 ­ 4000 ms.

Attack

Release

Note on

Note off

Time

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Filters
Changing the filter type
1 Press + to select the type.

Filter type

LPF./

LP/

LPF. LPF./ HPF./ HPF. HPF./

LP1 LP/1 HP/ HP1 HP/1

BPF./

BP/

BPF./

BP/1_

BPF.

BP1_

This filter cuts high frequencies using an envelope with attack and decay. This filter cuts high frequencies using an envelope with decay. This filter cuts high frequencies using an envelope with attack. This filter cuts low frequencies using an envelope with attack and decay. This filter cuts low frequencies using an envelope with decay. This filter cuts low frequencies using an envelope with attack. This filter only allows frequencies in a specific range to pass using an envelope with attack and decay. This filter only allows frequencies in a specific range to pass using an envelope with decay. This filter only allows frequencies in a specific range to pass using an envelope with attack.

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Filters
Changing the filter cutoff frequency

Cutoff 0 ­ 127 The cutoff frequency can be changed in a range of 70 ­ 21600 Hz.
Adjusting the filter resonance

Resonance
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.

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Filters
Adjusting the filter envelope
Filter EG Depth – 63 ­ 63 The envelope depth can be set from – 100 ­ 100%. Filter EG Time 0 ­ 127 The time can be changed in a range of 13 ms ­ 20 s. For LPF./, HPF/ and BPF./, TIME changes the attack and the decay. For LPF.|, HPF.| and BPF.|, TIME changes the decay. Filters of the same type (e.g. LPF./ and LPF.|) share DEPTH and TIME settings.
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LFO
Overview
Each track of the Lofi-12 has one LFO that can be used to modulate the pitch and the cutoff frequency.
Adjusting the LFO speed
Rate ­ LFO 0 ­ 127 The frequency of the LFO can be changed in a range of 0 ­ 30 Hz.
Adjusting the amount of LFO effect on pitch
Pitch Depth ­ LFO 0 ­ 127 This changes it in a range of 0 ­ 2 octaves.
Adjusting the amount of LFO effect on filter cutoff
Filter Cutoff Depth ­ LFO 0 ­ 127 The higher the value is, the greater the amount of change. Set to 0 for no change.
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LFO
Selecting the LFO wave
1 Press + to select the LFO wave.

LFO Wave

SINE

sine wave

PL.25

SQAR

square wave

PL.75

TRI

triangle wave

PL.90

SAW

sawtooth wave

STP.2

R.SAW

reverse sawtooth wave

STP.3

RAND

random wave

STP.4

LOG

logarithmic wave

STP.5

R.LOG

reverse logarithmic wave

STP.6

PL.10

10 pulse wave

STP.7

25% pulse wave
75% pulse wave
90% pulse wave
Wave with 2 steps
Wave with 3 steps
Wave with 4 steps
Wave with 5 steps
Wave with 6 steps
Wave with 7 steps

Setting the LFO starting delay
1 Press + to set the LFO starting delay.

LFO Delay 0 1270 8000ms

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Sweep
Overview
The Lofi-12 has a sweep sound function that changes the pitch at a set speed.

Sweeping notes while playing

1 Press +

/

.

Pitch

or

Sweep

Original sound

Sweep up

Sweep down

Sweep down

Sweep up

Time

· Press +

/

again to disable the sweep function.

Speed

Range

Curve

Sweep speed
0­31 The higher the value is, the slower the speed becomes.

Sweep amount

Curve type

1 ­ 11 1OCT 2OCT

1 ­ 11 semitones
1 octave

LINE

Linear

After input, the note changes linearly to the range amount.

EXP

Exponential

2 octaves

After input, the note changes gradually at first and then rapidly in the latter half until it reaches the range amount.

LOG

Logarithmic

After input, the note changes rapidly at first and then gradually slows until it reaches the range amount.

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Effects
Effects can be set for each track of the Lofi-12.

Adjusting effects
1 Press + to select an effect.

2 Use

and

to adjust the parameters.

OFF CHRS FLNG DLY CRSH DIST LPF HPF ISO TILT TRML COMP S.MAX

Off Chorus Flanger Delay Crush Distortion Low pass filter High pass filter Isolator Tilt EQ Tremolo Compressor S.Maximizer

—Rate Speed Time Sample rate Gain Cutoff Cutoff Frequency Frequency Rate Ratio Frequency

—Amount Amount Amount LPF cutoff Tone Resonance Resonance Balance Balance Amount Threshold Amount

· In step 1,

can also be used to select the effect type.

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Reverb
The Lofi-12 has a single high quality reverb effect and master effect. The send levels for this reverb (master effect) can be set individually for each track.

Adjusting the reverb

1 Press +

to select the effect.

2 Use

to adjust the parameter.

OFF HALL ROOM ARNA PLAT TNNL INF TAPE
VNYL R.MIX

Off

—-

Hall

Mix

Room

Mix

Arena

Mix

Plate

Mix

Tunnel

Mix

Infinity

Mix

Cassette Tape Sim- Noise +

ulator

wow flutter

Vinyl Simulator

Noise + wow flutter

REMIX

Beat repeat

3 Use + tracks. Use +

to set the reverb send level for individual to set the reverb send level for LINE IN input.

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Quick sampling ­ Recording

Connecting equipment Start recording

to the LINE IN
1 Connect the output of the equipment you want to record to the Lofi-12 LINE IN.

3 Press

again.

will light red and record-

ing will automatically start

when a signal is input.

REC

· Mics and guitars cannot be connected directly. Use a mixer or other equipment to convert their outputs to line signals.

The step keys show the recording progress.
When step 16 lights, recording will stop automatically.

4 Press and

and use to select the

slot to save the sample.

Enable recording

2 Press +

.

will blink red.

Use the step LEDs to

check the recording level.

You can also use the select the slot. Before saving the sample, you can audition the sample of the selected slot by playing it with the keyboard.

5 Press the blinking

to

save.

· Press

to cancel the

operation.

· Use SAMPLE & EDIT mode to rename and edit samples. ( P.49)

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Sampling settings
The following settings are used for quick sampling.

Setting auto recording

1 Press +

to select A.R.LV.

A. R. L V

2 Turn

.

This can be set to OFF or the input signal level that starts re-

cording automatically ( – 60 ­ – 20 dB).

If auto recording is off, press when in recording standby to

start recording.

Setting the sampling frequency

1 Press +

, and select S.FRQ 12K or 24K.

2 Turn

to select one.

Sample quality Lofi Standard

Sampling frequency

Maximum recording time

12 kHz

4 seconds

24kHz

2 seconds

· Use func + LINE IN to adjust the LINE IN input gain.
· After recording completes, the volume of the sample will be normalized automatically.

Setting the noise gate

1 Press +

to select NS.GT.

2 Set ON or OFF with

.

N S. G T

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LINE IN settings

Changing the gain

1 Press +

to select GAIN.

2 Turn

to change the gain.

Gain MUTE ­ 127

GAIN

Setting mono/stereo

1 Press +

to select MONO.

MONO

2 Turn

to switch between ON and OFF.

Monophonic

ON

Mono

OFF

Stereo

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Resampling

Resampling a pattern
1 Select a pattern you want to resample.

2 Press +

to select

R.SRC, then switch to PTN

using the

.

R. S R C P T N

3 Press +

to enter the

Quick sampling mode, and

press

to standby for

recording.

will light red.

4 Press

to start pattern

playback, recording starts

automatically.

Recording will automatically start by the auto recording function.

The step keys show the recordingprogress.
When step 16 lights, recording will stop automatically.

5 Press and

and use to select the

slot to save the sample.

You can also use the to select the slot.
Before saving the sample, you can audition the sample of the selected slot by playing it with the keyboard.
S 8. 0 1

6 Press the blinking

to

save.

Press to cancel the operation.
Use SAMPLE & EDIT mode to rename and edit samples. ( P.49)

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Resampling

Sampling your keyboard performance in real

time along with a pattern

1 Select a track you want to record your keyboard performance with while resampling the pattern.

2 Press +

to select

R.SRC, then switch to PTN

using the

.

3 Set PRE COUNT and METRO ( P.61) P R. C T M T R O

4 Press +

to enter the

Quick sampling mode, and

press

to standby for

recording.

Recording starts after the pre count.
Play on the keyboard.(Knobs performance can also be recorded.)

6 Press and

and use to select the

slot to save the sample.

You can also use the to select the slot.
Before saving the sample, you can audition the sample of the selected slot by playing it with the keyboard.

7 Press the blinking

to

save.

5 Press

to start pattern

playback.

If you want to change the

tempo, exit from the quick

sampling once with

.

If you selected an empty pattern in the above step 1, you can record just your keyboard playing in real time.
You can also set the recorded sample to a track and repeat the above procedure to overdub when resampling.

This is useful when you want to record a nonquantized drum pattern or add multiple effects to a sample.

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Chopping
Chopping on the Lofi-12 uses an auto-slicing function called ‘Downbeat Divider’ that divides the entire sample into equal portions of equal length by setting the length of one beat.
The Downbeat Divider was developed by considering how easy it would be to chop within the limitations of a maximum sample length of 4 seconds and a 4-digit LED display.
How Downbeat Divider works
By setting the length of this one beat…

dividing the entire sample evenly over the same length.

The following page describe the procedure for slicing with this Downbeat Divider.

The sample start position is set by EDIT mode. ( P.46)

+ or

in SAMPLE &

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Chopping

Slicing a sample with Downbeat Divider

1 Select an empty pattern.

2 Select a drum beat with

and

.

Select a sample that does not have Loop enabled.

3 Press + DRUM. DRUM

to select

4 Press +

.

The value of Downbeat Divider is displayed.

167

5 While playing the leftmost key (F), set the length of one

beat using the

.

The entire sample will be sliced evenly by the length set by the + parameter.

In most cases, the first 4 to 8 keys will be usable sounds.

Find just the right length by playing the first 2 or 3 keys and fine tuning the + setting if necessary.
One slice has a maximum length of 1 second.

If you select CHOP in the VOICE mode, all slices are played in choke mode. If you want multiple slices to sound at the same time, select DRUM.

needs to be

set separately for DRUM

and CHOP modes.

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Creating Drum kits
Using the above two features described above, you can easily create your own drum kits. As you can hear in the samples from the DRUM bank, if you want to create an 8-instrument drum kit within a 4-second sample, you only need to record sounds at 0.5-second intervals. This is easily done using the sequencer.

Creating a drum kit
1 Select an empty pattern. 2 Set BPM to 60.
60

3 Press

twice to turn

the Sound locking ON.

(lights orange)

4 Use

and

to

select the sound you want

to use for the drum kit.

5 While pressing , play the keyboard to input a note and sound data.

6 Repeat the above steps 4-5, input notes and sounds data on , , , , , , and .
7 Resampling this pattern. ( P.37)
The sample for the drum kit is now complete.
Set the track’s voice mode to DRUM and select this sample.
The resampling will also reflect sound processing such as filters and effects. Try creating your unique drum kits.

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Activating and deactivating SAMPLE & EDIT mode

Activating SAMPLE & EDIT mode (slot selec-

tion)

1 Press +

.

Regular mode

Selecting slots

2 Turn

to select a slot and press

This activates SAMPLE & EDIT

mode (editing).

3 Press

.

.

SAMPLE & EDIT mode (slot selection)

SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)

Place the included SAMPLE & EDIT overlay on the unit.

· When a slot is selected, the sample can be auditioned by playing the keyboard.

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Activating and deactivating SAMPLE & EDIT mode
Deactivating SAMPLE & EDIT mode (returning to Regular mode)
1 Press .
This returns to slot selection.
2 Press again.
This returns to regular mode.
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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Preparing to record

Connecting equipment Select the recording

to the LINE IN

slot

1 Connect the output of the equipment you want to record to the Lofi-12 LINE IN.

2 In SAMPLE & EDIT mode, press .

will light red.

· Mics and guitars cannot be connected directly. Use a mixer or other equipment to convert their outputs to line signals.
· The Lofi-12 records in mono. Stereo signals input to the LINE IN are mixed in mono by default.

3 Turn

to select the

slot where you want to re-

cord the sample.

· When a slot is selected, the sample can be auditioned by playing the keyboard.

4 Press to enable editing.

will light red.

Editing menu

Slot selection menu

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Recording

Enable recording

Start recording

1 Press

.

It will blink red.

Use the step LEDs to

check the recording level.

3 Press

again.

It will light and automatically

start recording when a sig-

nal is input.

Press to cancel.
· Use LINE IN LEVEL to adjust the input level.

REC
The step keys show the recording progress.
When step 16 lights, recording will stop automatically.

Set the sample quality

4 Press

and select the

slot to save the sample,

then press the blinking

to save.

2 Press to select the sampling frequency.
When is lit red, the setting is 24kHz (2 seconds of recording). When it is unlit, the setting is 12kHz (4 seconds of recording).

· AUTO REC LVL can be set

to OFF or the input signal

level that starts recording

automatically ( – 60 ­ –

20 dB).

If AUTO REC LVL is OFF,

pressing

will start

recording.

· After recording completes, the volume of the sample will be normalized automatically.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Basic operation

Adjust parameters
1 Turn a knob.

Adjust parameters

precisely

2 Turn

while the param-

eter is shown.

Start
Start position in sample
0 ­ 9359

End
End position in sample
640 ­ 9999

Pitch
Pitch adjustment – 999 ­ +999*

Level
Level 0 ­ 127

Parameters that allow precise adjustment *100 = 1 semitone

Save settings
3 Press twice.
It will be saved and return to slot selection.

SAVE

Discard settings
Press . This will return to slot selection without saving.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Basic operation
Setting Sustain loops
The Lofi-12 has a sustain loop function that can play the desired interval in a sample as a loop. Set a sustain loop if you want to have a sound play continuously like an organ as long as you press a key on the keyboard.

Play loop when looping is on

Start

Loop Start

Loop End End

Loop Start
Start position of sustain loop
0 ­ 9776

Loop End
End position of sustain loop
223 ­ 9999

Loop Enable
Sustain loop activation ON/OFF

Set the position of the 9,999 divisions of the sample in increments of 100.

Set the position of the 9,999 divisions of the sample in increments of 100.

This turns the sustain loop on/off.

Adjust the position in increments of 1.

Adjust the position in increments of 1.

The Loop Start and Loop End are connected by a crossfade.

Set an interval that does not have volume or tone changes in order to make the loop sound natural. Setting a natural-sounding sustain loop might not be possible for some waveforms.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Basic operation

Reversing sample playback

Reverse

This turns reverse playback on/off.

OFF ON

Played in regular direction Played in reverse

Setting sample fade out
The entire length of a sample is shown by the lit ­ .
1 Press the step at the position where you want to start the fadeout. For example, press if you want to start to fade out in the mid-
dle of the sample. Steps will blink for the length that is being faded out.
Press to set no fadeout.
2 Press twice.
This applies the fadeout to the sample.

· Fade-outs can only be set when LOOP ENABLE is off.
Chacking the attack, release, and velocity of the sound

Time for sample to reach Time until sample be-

full volume after note is comes silent after note

turned on

is turned off

0­127

0­127

Volume triggered when note is turned on
0­127

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Renaming and copying

Renaming samples
1 In editing mode, press .

2 Use

and

to move

the cursor left and right,

S A X. 1

and turn

to select characters.

3 Press .
This completes the setting.

DONE

DONE will appear on the display.

· During slot selection, the same way.

can be pressed to rename a bank in

Copying samples
1 Use slot selection to select an empty slot (destination slot).

2 Press to enable editing.

3 Press .

4 Turn

to select the sample you want to copy.

5 Press .
The sample will be copied and

DONE

DONE will be shown on the display.

· After completing a procedure, press changes.

twice to save the

· Press

during a procedure to cancel it.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Clearing

Clearing samples
1 In editing mode, press .
This clears the sample.

INIT

· After completing a procedure, press changes.

twice to save the

· Press

during a procedure to cancel it.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Exporting/importing samples
Recorded samples can be exported to or imported from a PC, Mac or similar device by MIDI. See P.88 for details about connection.

Exporting a single sample
1 Use slot selection to select the sample you want to export.

2 Press to enable editing.

3 Press .

S S. E X

4 Set your PC to receive MIDI data.

5 Press .
This starts sample data

DONE

transmission.

The step LEDs will show the progress. When finished, DONE will

appear on the display.

Importing a single sample
1 Use slot selection to select the slot you want to import to. 2 Press to enable editing. 3 Start transmitting data from the transmitting device. 4 After receiving data has completed, press twice to save it.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) — Exporting/importing samples

Exporting sample banks
1 In the slot selection, press want to export.

to select the bank you

2 Press .

B K. E X

3 Set your PC to receive MIDI data. D O N E

4 Press .
This starts sample data transmission. The step LEDs will show the progress. When finished, DONE will
appear on the display.

Importing sample banks
1 In the slot selection, press want to export.
2 Press . 3 Start transmitting data from
the transmitting device.

to select the bank you
B K. I M RCV

4 When BK.SV is shown, press . B K. S V

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Step sequencer overview
Overview
The Lofi-12 step sequencer can play multiple steps in order (a sequence) with performance and parameter data.

Steps contain note data and param-

STEP
1

eter data.

Sequences contain multiple steps. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Sequences play in order from the first step.
Lofi-12 step sequencer features
The sequencer in the Lofi-12 has the following features.
Three input methods
Step recording Record notes to each step with the sequencer stopped
Real-time recording Record notes to steps by playing the keyboard
Direct recording Record notes to steps directly during sequencer playback
Flexible sequencing
Sequences with up to 64 steps The number of steps can be set from 1 ­ 64 as desired for each track
Support for various note lengths The length of each step can be set from 1/32nd note to 1 bar.

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Creating sequences ­ Preparation

Selecting tracks and setting sounds

1 Press one creation.

button to select the track for sequence

2 Turn

and

to select the sound to use.

The

operationselection can be altered with the

.

· The LIVEN Lofi-12 can generate a maximum of 10 notes simultaneously (10-voice polyphony).
· If the maximum polyphony is exceeded, notes will be turned off starting with notes on the lowest priority track. (The track priority is from 4 to 1 in order. However, sounds that are being released will be turned off first in track priority order.)
· The LIVEN Lofi-12 includes 8 banks of 16 sounds, allowing selection of up to 128 sounds.

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Creating sequences ­ Settings

Setting the note length of one step
1 Press + .

2 Use

to select the note length.

Note
1/1
1/2 1/.4 1/4 1/.8 1/2T 1/8 1/.16 1/4T 1/16 1/32

Whole note
Half note Dotted quarter note Quarter note Dotted 8th note Half note triplet 8th note Dotted 16th note Quarter note triplet 16th note 32nd note

Changing the sequence length

1 Press +

.

2 Use

to set the sequence length.

Length 1 ­ 64 (steps)

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Creating sequences­ Step recording
Using step recording, sequences can be created carefully while playback is stopped.

Basic operations
1 When stopped, press

(lights red).

2 Press ­ at the step where you want to input a note.
The LED for the current step will blink. The LEDs for steps that already have notes will light.

3 Play a note on the keyboard to input it at the step.
Press the same note again on the keyboard to remove it from the step.
Repeat steps 2 ­ 3 to create the sequence.

4 Press

to end step recording.

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Creating sequences­ Step recording
Selecting steps 17 and higher
After procedure number one, press and to select steps 17 and higher.
To select steps 1­16, press the 1/3 button.
To select steps 17­32, press the 2/4 button.
To select steps 33­48, press the 1/3 button twice.
To select steps 49­64, press the 2/4 button twice.

· In procedure 2, pressing ­ will cause the stored note to sound continuously. This is by design.

·

can also be used to move between steps.

· Page buttons are enabled or disabled according to the length of the sequence.

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Creating sequences­ Step recording

Clearing steps

1 Press

+ ­.

During step recording, only the note information for that step will

be cleared.

Copying steps
1 During step recording, press ­ to select the step to copy.

2 Press +

.

COPY

3 Press ­ to select the paste destination step.

4 Press +

.

The note and parameter lock data

DONE

from the copy source step will be pasted to the destination step.

· Data for ties cannot be copied.

Automatically advancing steps during step recording (Auto Step mode)
In step recording mode, the step can be advanced automatically each time a key of the keyboard is pressed.

1 Press +

to turn this mode on/off.

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Creating sequences­ Step recording
Tied-notes (long sounds) can be input with the Lofi-12.
Enabling tied-note (long sound) input
1 Press + .
The button will light red, and tied-note input will be enabled.

Inputting tied-notes (long sounds)

1 When stopped, press

(lights red) to start step recording.

2 Press ­ at the step where you want to start note input.

3 Press and hold a key on the keyboard.

4 Press ­ at the step where you want to stop the note.
This inputs a tied-note from the starting step to the stopping step.

In the example above, a note (A) is input that starts on step 3 and ends on step 7.

· By pressing and during procedure 4, tied-notes that span pages can be input.

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Creating sequences ­ Real-time recording
Sequences can be created in real time while playing the keyboard.

Basic operations

1 After pressing

, press

.

2 The pattern will start playing, so play the keyboard
when you want to input notes.

· By pressing + to enable the input of tied-notes, long notes that span steps can be input.

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Creating sequences ­ Real-time recording

Setting the metronome

1 Press +

to select MTRO.

MTRO

2 Use

to adjust the metronome volume.

Metronome 0 ­ 15

Setting a pre-count

1 Press +

to select PR.CT.

2 Use

to change the pre-count.

Precount OFF, 1 ­ 8

P R. C T

· When a pre-count is set, recording and playback will start after the pre- count.

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Creating sequences­ Direct recording
With direct recording, notes can be input on steps directly when both stopped and playing back. This is particularly suitable for building up sequences while performing by directly inputting notes during playback.
Basic operations
1 Press and hold ­ for the position where you want to input a note
2 Play a note on the keyboard to input it at the step.
Notes can also be input if procedures 1 and 2 are done in reverse order.

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Creating sequences­ Direct recording

· By pressing and before procedure 1, pages with steps 17 and higher can be selected.
To select steps 1­16, press the 1/3 button.

To select steps 17­32, press the 2/4 button.

To select steps 33­48, press the 1/3 button twice.

To select steps 49­64, press the 2/4 button twice.

· During playback, pressing or will lock the page shown.

Press

to unlock the page.

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Creating sequences ­ Groove settings
The Lofi-12 includes a swing function for creating offset rhythms and a laid- back function for delaying the timing of sample sounds.

Setting the swing

1 Turn +

to adjust it.

Every even step (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.) will be delayed.

Step 1

2

3

0 ­ 75

4

5

0 ­ 75

This setting can be made separately for each track.

Setting the laid-back function

1 Turn +

to adjust it.

This delays the timings of entire samples for the selected track.

Step 1

2

3

4

0 ­ 127 (about 94 msec) 0 ­ 127 (about 94 msec) 0 ­ 127 (about 94 msec) 0 ­ 127 (about 94 msec)

· The timings of sounds can be changed independently for each step using the parameter locking function. The sound locking function can be used to create a drum track that has multiple samples on a single track, and these functions can be used to freely set the timing of bass drum and snare sounds, for example.

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Parameter locking
The Lofi-12 has a parameter locking function that can record knob operations to steps. This allows sounds to be changed over time and is useful for creating patterns with great expressiveness. Parameter locking data can be input in the following three ways.
Direct input
Turn knobs while pressing ­ in this fundamental method of direct input.
Real-time input
Record the operation of knobs during playback in real-time in this method.
Sound locking input
When recording notes to steps by pressing keys on the keyboard, the state of the sound currently playing is simultaneously recorded to the step as parameter lock data in this input method.

Basic parameter locking operations

Turning parameter locking on

1 Press

.

Pressing

cycles through the following states.

Parameter locking off Parameter locking on Sound locking on

Parameters do not change automatically
Parameters change automatically based on parameter lock data
Sound lock recording enabled ( P.68)

Clearing parameter lock data

1 Press +

.

This clears parameter lock data.

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Parameter locking ­ Direct input

Turning parameter

locking on

1 Press

(lights green).

Recording knob operations
2 While pressing ­ , turn knobs.

· By pressing and before procedure 2, pages with steps 17 and higher can be selected.
· By turning the knobs while pressing multiple step buttons, you can enter multiple parameter locks at once (Excluding BANK and SAMPLE).
· Parameter locking cannot be used on REVERB, line in , ptn level, PTN BPM, global BPM and VOL.

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Parameter locking ­ Real-time input

Inputting in real time (parameter recording)
1 Press + (lights red).

2 Press

to play the pattern.

3 Turn knobs and record the changes.

4 Press

, making it light green, to end real-time input.

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Parameter locking ­ Sound locking input

Turning sound

locking on

1 Press

twice

(lights orange).

Recording note input and parameter lock data at the same time
2 While pressing ­ , play the keyboard.

· In procedure 2, direct recording is used for note input. The sound locking function can also be used with step recording and real-time recording in the same manner.
· The parameter lock data that is recorded using the sound locking function includes BANK, SAMPLE, start, RELEASE & GATE and attack.

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Sequence effects
The Lofi-12 has sequence effect functions, including Dice that sets the probability of notes sounding, Random that can randomize phrases, and Stutter that repeats playback of pressed steps.

Random

1 Press +

.

When this is on, a randomized sequence will be played back

Press +

again to turn the random function off.

Random settings
The smallest unit used for randomization during random playback can be set (for example, 1 step or 4 steps).

1 Press +

, and use

to adjust.

Random step unit
OFF, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 (steps) If set to OFF, randomization will not occur even if the random playback function is on.
The random on/off setting is saved with the pattern, but random unit settings can be saved per track.

Dice
1 Turn + .
The probability of a note sounding can be set from 25 ­ 100 .
· The probability of notes sounding can be set independently for each step using the parameter locking function.

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Sequence effects

Stutter

1 Press +

.

Turning this on enables stutter mode.

2 Press ­ .
Only the pressed steps will be played.

Press +

again to turn stutter mode off.

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Deleting sequences

Clearing steps

1 Press

+ .

The note and parameter lock data from that step will be cleared.

· While pressing red.

, steps that have parameter lock data blink

· When recording notes (REC button lit red), only note data will be cleared.

· When parameter recording ( data will be cleared.

lit red), only parameter lock

· Normally, when

and buttons are lit red, both note and

parameter data will be cleared.

Clearing all note data in a sequence

1 N O T E Press

for the track with

the sequence to be cleared.

2 Use

to select NOTE,

and press

.

CLR

This clears all notes on all steps of the sequence.

Restoring only track sounds to the last saved

state

1 Press

stored.

for the track with the sound to be re-

2 Turn

to select SND, and press

. SND

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Copying tracks
Sequence extending copy function (duplicate)
You can duplicate a sequence you’ve created to double it’s length.

1 Select the track of the sequence you want to make an extended-

copy by pressing

.

2 Press + . 3 While pressing , turn

to duplicate it 2x (or 4x).

Copying a track to another track

1 Press

to select the track of the pattern to be copied.

2 Press + 3 Press
ed.

.

COPY

to select the track for the pattern to be past-

4 Press +

.

DONE

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Pattern saving
Sequences created on every track can be saved as patterns.

Saving patterns
1 Press + .

2 Press

.

DONE will appear, and it will be saved.

DONE

Changing the save destination or copying the pattern

1 Press + .

2 Use

to select the save destination bank.

3 D O N E ­ to select the save destination pattern.
DONE will appear, and it will be saved.

· In procedure 2,

can also be used to select the save

destination (execute with

).

· Press

during a procedure to cancel it.

Initializing patterns
1 Select the pattern to be initialized.
( P.15)

2 Press

+ .

CLR will be shown, and pattern settings

CLR

along with note and parameter lock data will all be cleared.

3 Save the pattern.

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Pattern renaming

Renaming patterns

1 Press +

multiple times to

select P.N.ED (pattern name editing).

P. N. E D

2 Use

to select the pattern for renaming, and press .

3 N A M E Use

and

to move the cursor left

and right, and turn

to select

characters.

Cursor position blinks

4 Press .
This saves the name and returns to

DONE

pattern selection.

To rename other patterns,

repeat from procedure 2.

To end renaming, press

.

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Tempo overview

The Lofi-12 has two BPM modes.

Pattern BPM mode
Whenever a different pattern is selected, the BPM is reset using the tempo saved in that pattern.

Global BPM mode
The current global BPM value will continue to be used even when a different pattern is selected.

Select global BPM mode to maintain a consistent tempo during the jam session. Use pattern BPM mode when you want the tempo to change with each pattern.

Setting the BPM mode
1 Press + .

2 Use

to select the BPM mode.

BPM

BPM mode

PTN

Pattern BPM mode

GLBL

Global BPM mode

Setting the pattern BPM

1 Turn

.

Pattern BPM

40 ­ 250

When the tempo is shown on the display,

can be turned to change it in 0.1-beat

increments.

When you want to set the BPM lower than 80

or higher that 160, use

to achieve

this too.

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Tempo overview

Setting the global BPM

1 Press +

.

Global BPM

40 ­ 250

When the tempo is shown on the display,

can

be turned to change it in 0.1-beat increments.

When you want to set the BPM lower than 80 or high-

er that 160, use

to achieve this too.

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Clock synchronization with external devices — Clock settings
Overview
The Lofi-12 has the following synchronization capabilities.
SYNC
Use the SYNC IN/OUT jacks to connect and synchronize with devices that support SYNC (including the Korg Volca series).
MIDI
Use the MIDI IN/OUT jacks to connect and synchronize with devices that support MIDI.
Audio Sync
Use the LINE IN and headphone jacks to connect and synchronize with devices that support Audio Sync (including the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator series). When using Audio Sync, the audio exchanged will be mono. The Lofi-12 can act as a clock master or receive clock from an external device.
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Clock synchronization with external devices — Clock settings
Setting the clock source
When set to INT (internal), the Lofi-12 acts as a clock master. When not set to INT, the external device will be treated as the clock master.

1 Press +

to select SRC.

2 Turn

to set the clock source.

SRC

Clock Source

INT

Use internal clock of LIVEN Lofi-12

MIDI Use clock from MIDI IN

SYNC Use clock from SYNC IN

LN.IN Use clock from LINE IN

Setting Audio Sync output
Audio Sync output uses the headphone jack. For this purpose, make the following setting to use Audio Sync output.

1 Press +

and select A.OUT.

2 Turn

to select ON.

A. O U T

· The sync signal will be output from the left channel and a mono mix of the audio will be output from the right channel of the headphone jack.

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Clock synchronization with external devices — Clock settings

Setting SYNC IN polarity

1 Press +

and select S.I.PO.

2 Turn

to set the polarity.

S. I. P O

Polarity ­ Sync In

FALL

Synchronize with falling of sync signal

RISE

Synchronize with rising of sync signal

Setting SYNC OUT polarity

1 Press +

and select S.O.PO.

2 Turn

to set the polarity.

S. O. P O

Polarity ­ Sync Out

FALL

Synchronize with falling of sync signal

RISE

Synchronize with rising of sync signal

· See P.84 for details about setting MIDI clock.

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Clock synchronization with external devices — Connection examples
Lofi-12 as clock master

SYNC IN

MIDI IN

INPUT

Volca series

MIDI device
TX.CK set to ON ( P.84)

PO series
A.OUT set to ON ( P.78)

SRC set to
INT

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Clock synchronization with external devices — Connection examples
External device as clock master

Make only one device the clock master

SYNC OUT

MIDI OUT

OUTPUT

Volca series

or
MIDI device

SRC set to SRC set to
SYNC MIDI

or
PO series
SRC set to
LN.IN

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Clock synchronization with external devices — Connection examples

Bridging clock signals to a different connector from an external device acting as the clock master

Make only one device the clock master

SYNC OUT

MIDI OUT

OUTPUT

Volca series

or
MIDI device

SRC set to SRC set to
SYNC MIDI

or
PO series
SRC set to
LN.IN

SYNC IN

MIDI IN
TX.CK set to ON ( P.84)

A.OUT set to ON ( P.78)
INPUT

Volca series

MIDI device

PO series

Using the bridging function, it is possible to synchronize devices with different connectors. For example, a Pocket Operator acting as a clock master can be used to synchronize a Volca or MIDI device connected to the Lofi-12.

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MIDI

Setting channels for transmitting and receiv-

ing MIDI

1 T 1. c h Press +

, and select the track for

which you want to set the MIDI channel.

2 Turn

to set the channel.

T 4. c h

MIDI Channel – Track OFF, CH.01 ­ CH.16

Setting the MIDI channel for pattern parame-

ters

1 Press +

and select PT.CH.

P T. C H

2 Turn

to set the channel.

MIDI Channel – Pattern OFF, CH.01 ­ CH.16

Setting the MIDI channel for accessing the

selected track (automatic channel)

1 Press +

and select AT.CH.

A T. C H

2 Turn

to set the channel.

MIDI Channel – Auto OFF, CH.01 ­ CH.16

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MIDI

Setting the MIDI channel used to output key-

board playing

1 Press +

and select O.CH.

O. C H

2 Turn

to set it.

MIDI Channel – Out TRCK (track), AUTO

Turning control change transmission on/off

1 Press +

and select TX.CC.

T X. C C

2 Turn

to set it to on/off.

Control Change ON, OFF

· Control change reception is always enabled.

Turning MIDI clock output on/off

1 Press +

and select TX.CK.

T X. C K

2 Turn

to set it to on/off.

MIDI Clock ON, OFF

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MIDI

Setting MIDI OUT

1 Press +

and select M.OUT.

2 Turn

to set MIDI OUT.

MIDI OUT OUT, THRU

M. O U T

Setting MIDI command transmitting and re-

ceiving

1 Press +

and select M.CMD.

M. C M D

2 Turn

to set MIDI command transmitting and receiving.

MIDI Commands

OFF

Neither transmit nor receive

RX

Only receive

TX

Only transmit

RX.TX Transmit and receive

Turning active sensing transmission on/off

1 Press +

and select TX.AS.

T X. A S

2 Turn

to set it to on/off.

Active Sensing ­ Transmit ON, OFF

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MIDI

Turning on/off active sensing reception

1 Press +

and select RX.AS.

R X. A S

2 Turn

to set it to on/off.

Active Sensing ­ Receive ON, OFF

Setting the channel for transmitting and re-

ceiving program changes

1 Press +

and select PC.CH.

P C. C H

2 Turn

to set the program change channel.

Program Change ­ Channel AUTO, CH.01 ­ CH.16

Turning on/off program change transmission

1 Press +

and select TX.PC.

T X. P C

2 Turn

to set it to on/off.

Program Change ­ Transmit ON, OFF

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MIDI

Turning on/off program change reception

1 Press +

and select RX.PC.

R X. P C

2 Turn

to set it to on/off.

Program Change ­ Receive ON, OFF

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Exporting/importing user data
Connecting ­ Exporting/importing to/from a PC/Mac

PC/Mac
MIDI interface
MIDI OUT MIDI IN

Recommended applications
PC MIDI-OX
Mac SysEx Librarian

Connecting ­ Exporting/importing to/from another Lofi-12
Lofi-12
MIDI OUT MIDI IN

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Exporting/importing user data

Exporting a single pattern
1 Select the pattern you want to export. ( P.15)

2 Press +

and select P.EXP.

3 Set your PC to receive MIDI data.

4 Press

.

P. E X P DONE

· Press

to cancel.

Importing a single pattern
1 Put the unit into regular mode, and start transmitting data from the transmitting device.
· The received pattern will not be saved automatically. Save the pattern as necessary. ( P.73)

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Exporting/importing user data

Backing up all user data at once

1 Press

+ the POWER switch to turn on the Lofi-12.

2 Turn 3 Press

to select EXPT. .

EXPT DONE

· The step LEDs show the progress. (They light from in order. Transmission is complete when ­ have all lit.)
· Press to cancel.
· The size of the backup data is 17,476,311 bytes.

· If the size of the data is different, the backup might have failed.

If this occurs, before step , while pressing , turn

to

increase the transmission interval. (The default value is 0.)

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Exporting/importing user data

Restoring (importing) user data

1 Press

+ the POWER switch to turn on the Lofi-12.

2 Turn

to select IMPT.

IMPT

3 Press

. This makes the unit ready to receive data.

Start exporting from the sending device.

4 When SAVE appears on the display
after receiving completes,

press

to restore (load)

the received data.

SAVE DONE

· The step LEDs show the progress. (They light from in order. Transmission is complete when ­ have all lit.)

· Press

to cancel.

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System settings

Setting the battery type

1 Press +

to select BATT.

2 Turn

to select the battery type.

BATT

Battery ALKL NIMH LTHM

Alkaline dry cell Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable Lithium dry cell

· Please set this correctly because it effects operation time.
· The remaining charge shown could be higher than the actual amount depending on the type of rechargeable battery.

Setting the automatic power down function

1 Press +

and select A.PWR.

A. P W R

2 Turn

to select the automatic power down time.

Automatic power down time

OFF

Automatic power down is disabled.

0.5H

Power will turn off automatically after 30 minutes without operation.

1H

Power will turn off automatically after 1 hour without operation.

3H

Power will turn off automatically after 3 hours without operation.

6H

Power will turn off automatically after 6 hours without operation.

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System settings

Setting the headphone gain

1 Press +

.

Headphone Gain LOUD Louder output NORM Factory default SOFT Quieter output

Setting the master tuning

1 Press +

to select TUNE.

2 Turn

to set the master tuning.

Master Tuning – 75 ­ 0 ­ +75 (cents)

TUNE

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System settings
Setting knob movement behavior
1 Press + to set whether or not latching is used for knob operation.

Latching Jump
Latch

When a knob is moved, the parameter changes immediately.
The knob does not affect the parameter value until its position reaches that value. Then, the value follows the knob.

· When set to Latch, the dots on the display will be animated to show how much the knob position and parameter value differs to the left or right. The dots will appear to flow to the left when the parameter value is lower than the knob position and to the right when the value is higher than the position. The flow will be faster for higher values.

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System settings

Restoring to factory default settings (factory

reset)

1 Press and hold

+ the POWER switch to

turn on the Lofi-12.

2 Press

.

The step LEDs will show the progress.

When finished, OK will appear on the display.

F. R S T OK

· Press

to cancel.

· This will not restore sample waveform data to the factory default. To restore the sample waveform data, download it from the SONICWARE website and import it.

Checking the system versions

1 Press and hold

+ the POWER switch to

turn on the Lofi-12.

2 Press , and to check the versions.

Firmware Versions

S X.Y

System version

B X.Y

Boot version

P X.Y

Preset version

VER
Major version
S X. Y
Minor version

· Press the same , or again to show the build number.

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System settings
Updating the firmware
1 Press and hold + the POWER switch to
turn on the Lofi-12.
2 Transmit the firmware (Sys Ex data) from
a PC/Mac.

UPDT RCV

· The step LEDs show the progress of data transmission. (They light from in order. Transmission is complete when ­ have all lit.)

3 After transmission completes, press

to execute the update.

· If the update occurred properly, OK will be shown. ( If a problem occurred, an error code will be shown.)

4 Restart the unit.
· Use new batteries or an AC adapter. · Never interrupt the power during a firmware update. · Press to cancel the update and start up normally.

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System settings
Error codes

ER.10 ER.11 ER.20 ER.21 ER.22 ER.30

System error Low battery Data receiving error Invalid data No need to update (Boot) Update Failed

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Appendix
Figure1.Sound architecture
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Specifications

Sampler Effects

– 16bit – 12kHz or 24kHz (switchable) linear PCM sampling (mono) – 12bit Sampler mode – Sampling up to 4 seconds per sample (12kHz) or 2 seconds per sample (24kHz) – Auto start sampling function with the input level (input level can be set) – Start/end point, attack, release, pitch, and level adjustment – Reverse playback – Sustain loop settings – Resampling – Chopping with Downbeat Divider – Maximum polyphony: 10 voices – 128 sample memory slots (16 x 8 banks) – Import and export of a slot or banks of samples (via MIDI)
*Import of audio files from PC/Mac is not supported.