nanoloop 2.3
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1. be one note per step So arpeggio can be used to play longer melodies 4 bars within one pattern If envelope retrigger is activated the four notes are only played once instead of being looped default which may be helpful when using arpeggio for melodies Hex Numbers Except for BPM numbers are shown in hexadecimal format which means that each digit has 16 values instead of 10 For values 10 15 the letters A F are used 14 Flash Memory Writing to flash memory requires to erase data first in a separate step which cannot be performed during audio playback Nanoloop therefore compresses data and reformats memory on each startup during this process a triangle is displayed on the intro screen When a loop or song is saved in the file menu the old file is not overwritten but the new version is appended During reformatting memory is cleared and only the newest version of each file is kept Thus only a limited number of file accesses may be performed until nanoloop needs to restart and reformat memory However this number is very large it is possible to save a few thousand loops or to copy about 100 banks before the limit is reached If memory is almost full the number of remaining possible file accesses is displayed and when these are used up saving is disabled until nanoloop is restarted After restart the limit is set back to about 10 000 So under normal circumstances one would hardly reach that limit If you actually save2. attern from selected slot for all channels at once Atv save current patterns to selected slots Ata load patterns from selected slots A B W A B A A tB tp A B lt START delete file in selected slot load empty file to Current channel solo umute current channel mute current channel switch to upper menu File slots have a darker background color when filled with data Tempo The current bpm value is saved with each pattern and shown in the lower right corner It is not loaded with B A though to avoid unwanted sudden tempo changes Instead tempo is only loaded with B R A load pattern with tempo and R A load tempo only 10 Upper Menu bank selection copy amp paste oa B lt gt increase decrease bank no by 16 B A V increase decrease bank no by 1 A B A copy current bank to buffer A tB W overwrite current bank with buffer It is possible to write the copied bank in the buffer to an other nanoloop 2 3 cart Simply remove the cart sounds will change insert the other one select a bank and press A B V bank name blank by default Next to the bank number there is an 8 digit bank name lt gt select digit B A V set letter The name is saved when changing bank or leaving the menu 11 data communication At Btyv receive bank to buffer SELECT cancel After data were received successfully they are in the copy buffer and can be saved to the current bank with A B AtBta encode ban
3. ee OS ee In menu 1 you can select channel and edit parameter Furthermore all notes in the sequencer can be edited simultaneously lt gt select parameter A V select channel B return to sequencer At 4 P A V edit all notes at once R P A randomize current parameter SELECT switch to menu 2 see page 8 4 Channels There are three tonal channels and one for noise The tonal channels have two synthesis modes filtered rectangular waves with variable pulse width and FM synthesis with variable modulator frequency The noise channel has a pseudorandom and a filter mode Only one channel is visible at a time monophonic synthesizer monophonic synthesizer polyphonic synthesizer noise zor J Edit Parameters The following parameters are available for editing in the sequencer I Volume Envelope B A V volume B lt gt length START set A A D mode L B set length to infinite aT Pitch B A V semitone START set chord mode in normal mode B lt gt octave in chord mode B lt gt select note B R lt gt octave B L R L set retriggering of envelope S set detune mode On channel R and L chords are played as arpeggio Chord notes in the highest position are muted S is polyphonic and plays actual chords T pitch filter envelope Ifo B A V amplitude B lt gt length frequency START envelope Ifo mode On channel R and L this acts as pitch envelope Ifo on channel S and N i
4. k as audio pulses SELECT cancel After the bank was encoded audio playback can be started with B START interrupts playback it can be re started from the beginning with B again At tBt lt receive software update CAUTION The encoded audio is not music but very loud pulse noise It is not meant for listening but for mis using audio media for data storage Please make sure the audio output is not connected to an amplifier speakers before playing the encoded data Please read the detailed instructions available on www nanoloop com before using these functions 12 Song Editor The current bank s saved patterns can be arranged to a song The song structure is organized in 15 pages if you move the cursor to the far right or left the next last page is displayed B A V select pattern B lt gt copy current value to next previous step Ata load patterns on cursor position R select current channel for tempo START start stop song playback SELECT return to menu 2 When leaving the song editor playback is stopped and the song is saved the song is not saved when the device is turned off without leaving the song editor 13 Additional Notes Note Value Display Notes can appear as bars and dots default or as letters Press START on the note icon in menu 1 to set pitch display to letter form Arpeggio for Melodies The arpeggio plays exactly four notes per step but if the channel tempo is set to 1 4 speed it will
5. more than 10 000 loops in one day it may be time to take a break anyway The more banks are filled the longer reformatting on startup will take With all slots in all banks used it takes about 20 seconds Data are always in a defined state it is save to turn off the device during reformatting no data will be lost 15 Further information and a discussion forum can be found at the nanoloop website www nanoloop com For questions and comments please send an email to support nanoloop com Postal ume software Bahrenfelder Str 53 22765 Hamburg Germany c 1998 2008 Oliver Wittchow Nintendo has not recommended authorized endorsed approved of or licensed Nanoloop 16
6. nanoloop 2 3 user manual Introduction Nanoloop is a Stepsequencer which means that a pattern of 16 1 16 notes is played repeatedly while these notes can be edited in various respects like volume pitch etc There are four channels playing simultaneously Each channel s patterns can be saved to file slots in flash memory and are then available for new combinations Finally saved patterns can be arranged in a song structure Startup Start nanoloop with START or SELECT to run it in color or b w mode Do not try other buttons some 3 key combinations are reserved for special functions such as memory reformat The Sequencer The 16 step pattern is shown as a matrix of 4 x 4 squares with the currently playing step marked in slightly darker color r E J The current channel is displayed in the upper left corner the current edit parameter in the upper right corner Within this matrix the cursor can be moved around with the d pad Use the keys to set notes B Set note A Remove note paste removed note if step is empty To edit a note keep B pressed and press the d pad up down A W or left right lt P gt This changes the value of the current edit parameter indicated by little dots and squares changing their position On startup the edit parameter is pitch and B A V changes pitch semitone wise while B lt gt changes the octave To select a different channel or parameter call menu 1 with SELECT Menu I Iie oO
7. t affects the filter cutoff rect wave noise modulation depth fm synthesis B A V filter cutoff modulation depth B lt gt pulse width modulator frequency START set low bandpass filter B L set filtered wave FM synthesis N set pseudorandom filtered noise cH pan delay B A V delay B lt gt pan position START play original note plus delay or only delay Menu 2 gt gt a Y Menu 2 provides links to sub menus and some functions that affect the entire channel SELECT returns to Menu 1 lili 4h FF B call file menu B call song editor B lt ping pong playback mode START random playback mode B normal playback mode B lt gt shift pattern backwards forwards A lt gt shift pattern backwards forwards preserving delay B A V pattern length START copy pattern A B paste pattern B lt P gt global tempo in BPM B A set channel tempo to fraction of global tempo A B external sync START internal sync File Menu Jna a erstes Mes4sSsresabncoer 1SS4SS789ABCDEF DEF DEF I 2395671786 9AbC IR3456 89AbC In the file menu patterns can be saved to file slots in flash memory for persistent storage in 128 banks In each bank there is a row of 15 slots for each channel slot 0 is not writeable SELECT returns to menu 1 File Operation lt gt select file slot A V select channel for current channel B W save current pattern to selected slot Bta load p
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