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Chapter 2 Tutorial 45
CHAPTER 2
Using the Ribbon Controller
You can use the ribbon controller to control any one of the knob settings, or else to
control a special scratch function. The ribbon controller (or just ribbon) works on
only one selected track at a time. (For details about ribbon setup, see page 172.)
■ Trying Out the Scratch Function
Under factory defaults, the ribbon is set to control the scratch function. Assuming
you haven’t changed the ribbon setup, you can proceed without making any adjust-
ment.
NOTE:
If you have already changed the ribbon function to something other than SCRATCH, you
can change the setting using the SYSTEM | SETUP job, as described following the proce-
dure given below.
1.
Hold down the [RIBBON TRACK] button and press the pad for the first LOOP
track. This sets the ribbon so that it works with the first LOOP track.
The brackets ( ) of the selected track (LOOP1) will blink.
2.
Now try rubbing on the ribbon with your finger. Rubbing upward from the bot-
tom plays the sample out from its start point; rubbing downward from the top
plays the sample out in reverse. Rubbing from the middle of the ribbon starts
playback from somewhere in the middle of the sample.
3.
Note also that the playback rate varies according to the speed of your finger
along the ribbon. Operation simulates the scratch sound you get by manually
rotating a vinyl disk on a turntable.