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Substitute
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THE
EFFECT OF
QUANTIZE
When Quantize=Off, Substitute is an instant function with Sustain action,
same as Replace. This means it is active while the Insert button is
pressed down and turns off when you release the button.
When Quantize=Loop, Cycle, or 8th, pressing Substitute down puts the
Echoplex into the waiting state until the next Quantizing point. Once
the Substitute function starts, releasing it also goes into a waiting state
until the next Quantizing point is reached. If you simply tap the
Substitute button, it will be active for exactly one Quantize period.
This is very useful for replacing an exact rhythmic element, and letting
the Echoplex keep everything precisely lined up.
SUBSTITUTE
USING
L O N G M U L T I P LY
One way to activate Substitute is by doing a Long-Press on the Multiply
button. This is convenient if you have the Insert button set for another
function, and are not using MIDI.
However, there is a problem when using the LongMultiply option for
Substitute. During the first 400ms until the switch action is detected as a
long press, it is treated like a Multiply. This means the old loop will still
be present in the loop for those 400ms, and only after that it mutes for
the Substitute.
If you have Quantize on you will not have this problem, since the long
press can happen completely during the ooo waiting phase. When the
Cycle point comes Substitute is started directly.
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