kpro and looping from an external source

vordhosbn · Post by **vordhosbn** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:50 am

hi
i just got a kpro and i want to play basslines and then loop them. however, the instruction manual says one needs to hold down the rec and loop bank buttons WHILE recording from an outside source. obviously for a person such as myself that only has two hands it would be difficult to play bass while holding down the rec/loop bank buttons with one of them. does anybody know a way to record from an outside source without having to use one of your hands while doing so?
thanks

Mr36 · Post by **Mr36** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:55 am

Holding down the loop banks to record is the main method for recording the touchpad. To record external sources, you need to press the REC button and then select the bank you want to record to, which will start the recording.
You will then have both hands free to play your bass, kazoo or whatever else you want to play.

DannyOcean · Post by **DannyOcean** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:53 pm

You'll have to hit the bank button with your big toe, obviously.

Don't think of it as a problem - Jimmy Smith did pretty well playing the bass with his feet for about fifty years.

...Not on the Kaossilator though.

salamanderanagram · Post by **salamanderanagram** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:33 pm

one thing you could do is press the record button, and start a MIDI track from another piece of gear that will trigger a bank (note ON message) to record into after a set period of time, then start playing!

Mr36 · Post by **Mr36** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:51 pm

As long as you're not playing anything in, you can just set it recording (press REC and the bank) a bar or three before you want to start playing, giving you time to start playing.
Only problem with this is if your input is noisy, as it will overdub layers of the noise. But if it's a pretty clean and clear line, I don't see a problem with this. I often do it because I don't have a MIDI footswitch that can send MIDI notes. Largely because, other than the Behringer FCB1010 (which is mahoosive), I don't think they exist.

vordhosbn · Post by **vordhosbn** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:51 pm

thanks a lot for all the responses. i/m sure i/ll have more questions in the future.

OG Kilon Ritari · Post by **OG Kilon Ritari** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:14 pm

Hi, I'll loan this topic for my own problem...

All the audio from line-in is about 20% on the left. Have anyone else this kind of problem or is it just my hardware? It's not an end of the world 'cos I can tweak the pan from recording software, but it would be nice to test some bass lines right after sampling. Actually this sounds like a whining for nothing, but I wanted my kaossilator to be perfect <3

SMK · Post by **SMK** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:02 pm

OG Kilon Ritari wrote:Hi, I'll loan this topic for my own problem...

All the audio from line-in is about 20% on the left. Have anyone else this kind of problem or is it just my hardware? It's not an end of the world 'cos I can tweak the pan from recording software, but it would be nice to test some bass lines right after sampling. Actually this sounds like a whining for nothing, but I wanted my kaossilator to be perfect <3

Not on my end...I use line in record on my Kaossilator all the time...I primarily bought it for that. Best live looper ever!!!!!