Please note that some commands from the printed manual might not work in the current firmware yet, such as Q (explain the function of a command) as this doesn't make sense to add before the functionality is complete.
You can hover the mouse over a symbol to learn what it means.
| Command | Function | Where Active |
|---|---|---|
| Levels control is invoked using command VL or LV (printed manual) | ||
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Increase the volume level | Levels Control |
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Decrease the volume level | Levels Control |
| ⬣ | Swap between input and output level control | Levels Control |
| MD |
Increase the volume level | Levels Control |
| WF |
Decrease the volume level | Levels Control |
| Exit the level control | Levels Control | |
| Delay control is invoked using command DL (printed manual) | ||
| MD |
Delay Enable: switch the delay on and select the intensity control | Delay Control |
| WF |
Delay Disable: switch the delay off completely | Delay Control |
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Select delay timing control for the left stereo channel | Delay Control |
| ⬣ | Select delay timing control for both stereo channels | Delay Control |
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Select delay timing control for the right stereo channel | Delay Control |
| Exit the delay control | Delay Control | |
| Global commands (available at all times) | ||
| PAT# | Load a patch | Anywhere |
| PATPAT## | Load a patch | Anywhere |
| RDPAT#⬣ | Load a patch | Anywhere |
| RDPAT##⬣ | Load a patch | Anywhere |
| PAT |
Load previous patch | Anywhere |
| PAT⬣ | Refresh patch (after editing) NOT YET IMPLEMENTED | Anywhere |
| PAT |
Load next patch | Anywhere |
| KEY# | Change the scale globally for all 4 rows in the playable area. Scales are numbered from 1 to 9 (ionian to harmonic minor), while 0 selects half tone layout (all 12 semitones). | Anywhere |
| KEYR*# | Change the scale for one of the 4 rows in the playable area. After clicking KEY and R, click on any key from the row where you want to change the scale. Then select a new scale using numbers 0-9. | Anywhere |
| KEY |
Shift all notes on the keyboard up by one semitone. | Anywhere |
| KEY |
Shift all notes on the keyboard down by one semitone. | Anywhere |
| KEYMD |
Shift all notes on the keyboard up by an octave. | Anywhere |
| KEYWF |
Shift all notes on the keyboard down by an octave. | Anywhere |
| KEY⬣ | Reset all notes on the keyboard back to their defaults (as defined in the patch). | Anywhere |
| KEYQ | Voice message explaining which scale and key is currently selected (WIP) | Anywhere |
| KEYKEY | Invoke the Key & Octave control mode, where you can change key and octave by clicking the arrows repeatedly. | Anywhere |
| Key & Octave control is invoked by clicking the KEY twice | ||
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Shift all notes on the keyboard up by one semitone. | Key & Octave change mode |
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Shift all notes on the keyboard down by one semitone. | Key & Octave change mode |
| MD |
Shift all notes on the keyboard up by an octave. | Key & Octave change mode |
| WF |
Shift all notes on the keyboard down by an octave. | Key & Octave change mode |
| ⬣ | Reset all notes on the keyboard back to their defaults (as defined in the patch). | Key & Octave change mode |
| Exit the Key & Octave control mode. | Key & Octave change mode | |
| Global commands (available at all times) | ||
| RC | Record: Enables or disables recording from microphone/line input, in addition to internally generated sounds. This allows you to use built-in effects (DL, RV, FL, FT, RG) to process the external sound from microphone or line-input in real time. | Anywhere |
| RS | Start / stop recording to the SD card. WAV files are stored on the SD card in rec/session directory. If you are recording while the Loopstyler is connected to a PC, you may need to restart it for the new files to appear. | Anywhere |
| RR | Restart recording to the SD card (closes the current file and opens a new one). | Anywhere |
| ER | Enable Euclidean Rhythms generator. More info here. | Anywhere |
| ED | An alternative command to Enable Euclidean Rhythms generator | Anywhere |
| LV | Enable input gain levels control. More info here. | Anywhere |
| VL | Enable volume levels control. More info here. | Anywhere |
| DL | Enable delay control. More info here. | Anywhere |
| DD | Delay Disable: switch the delay off completely | Anywhere |
| DE | Delay Enable: switch the delay on | Anywhere |
| RD | Reverb Disable: switch the reverb off completely | Anywhere |
| RE | Reverb Enable: switch the reverb on (use the most recent preset) | Anywhere |
| R# | Select Reverb preset by number (valid commands are R1 to R9). R0 disables the reverb. | Anywhere |
| RV## | Select a double-digit Reverb preset. For example RV99 selects preset 99. The preset has to be defined in the effects/reverbs.json.txt file on the SD card. | Anywhere |
| FL | Enables Flanger effect, controllable by accelerometer. To disable it, use the same command again. Tilting by the X axis (left to right) shifts the timing, while Y axis (tilting up and down) "detunes" timing in the left vs. right stereo channel a bit. Commands FL and FT can be combined, their parameters are driven by the same accelerometer so it is not possible to control them independently, but as the Filter has instantaneous response, while Flanger ramps up and down slowly, the results are interesting nonetheless. | Anywhere |
| FT | Enables Filter effect, controllable by accelerometer. To disable it, use the same command again. Tilting by the X axis (left to right) controls cut-off, while Y axis (tilting up and down) controls resonance and changes between high-pass and low-pass mode (upper half = HP, lower half = LP). On the right end you can smoothly change between HP and LP without artifacts. Extreme tilt results in nice resonances, especially when reverb is enabled as well. Sounds interesting with drones created using FM engine patches. | Anywhere |
| RG | Enables Ring Modulator effect. To disable it, use the same command again. Tilting by X axis (left to right) controls modulation frequency, Y axis increases distortion. At neutral position the frequency is set to 30Hz, as used in Dr. Who to create voices of Daleks and Cybermen. It works best with sampled voice or percussive sounds. Implemented by following this lovely example. | Anywhere |
| TE### | Set tempo to ### BPM, i.e. TE080 or TE240 will set it to 80 or 240 BMP respectively. The range for tempo is from 15 to 480 BPM. | Anywhere |
| AR# | Enable an arpeggiator on a selected instrument (WIP) | Anywhere |
| SQ# | Enable a stored sequence playback using a selected instrument (WIP) | Anywhere |
| SE | Enable sample editing mode (WIP) | Anywhere |
| QT | Quit a generator or exit from a settings control mode (such as DL, LV, VL, ER) | Anywhere |
| Euclidean Rhythms generator is invoked using command ER or ED (detailed manual) | ||
| SND | Initiates editing of samples. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
| KEY | Initiates transpose function. Click again to transpose all samples at once. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
| PAT | Initiates editing of pattern timing. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
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While editing, move to the previous track. Otherwise, decrease the tempo by 5 BPM. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
| ⬣ | While editing, switches between samples and timing. Otherwise, resets the tempo to 120 BPM. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
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While editing, move to the next track. Otherwise, increase the tempo by 5 BPM. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
| Exit the samples / timings editing or transpose function. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) | |
| WF |
Randomize all samples in the current pattern. Alternatively, while transpose is active (after clicking KEY), shifts the key down. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
| MD |
Randomize timings of all tracks in the current pattern. Alternatively, while transpose is active (after clicking KEY), shifts the key up. | Euclidean Rhythms (running) |
| TRK# | Set the amount of tracks to # (a number between 1 and 8). | Euclidean Rhythms |
| TRK |
Decrease the amount of tracks by one. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| TRK |
Increase the amount of tracks by one. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| RD* | Load a pattern from one of the 16 slots (which are in the 3rd group of 4x4 keys). You don't need to use RD, just click one of those keys. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| WR* | Store the currently playing pattern into one of the 16 slots (which are in the 3rd group of 4x4 keys). | Euclidean Rhythms |
| CL* | Clear a pattern stored in one of the 16 slots. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| CC* | Copy a pattern from one of the 16 slots (in order to paste it into another slot using command VV). | Euclidean Rhythms |
| VV* | Paste the pattern (copied by command CC) into one of the 16 slots. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| RDPAT# | Load a pattern array from a file. This will replace the 16 patterns currently stored in those slots. This command uses similar logic as when loading patches. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| WRPAT# | Store the pattern array (the contents of all 16 slots) into a file. This command uses similar logic as when storing patches. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| RDPATPAT## | Load a pattern array from a file. This will replace the 16 patterns currently stored in those slots. This command uses similar logic as when loading patches. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| WRPATPAT## | Store the pattern array (the contents of all 16 slots) into a file. This command uses similar logic as when storing patches. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| SR | Sample Reverse: flip all active samples. Applying this comand repeatedly creates particularly interesting results, as switching patterns or assigning samples to tracks will combine forward and reversed samples. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| SV# | Sample Voices: sets the maximum polyphony to #, in order to prevent overwhelming accumulation of longer samples. This setting only affects the samples while the Euclidean Rhythms generator is active. | Euclidean Rhythms |
| Easy Play mode is invoked by long pressing button 1 | ||
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Go to the previous page with samples (if the patch loads a directory with more than 48 samples). | Easy Play mode |
| ⬣ | Go back to the first page with samples. | Easy Play mode |
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Go to the next page with samples. | Easy Play mode |
| Tape Loop mode is invoked by long pressing button 2 (detailed manual) | ||
| RC | Enables or disables recording from microphone/line input, in addition to internally generated sounds. It is recommended to invoke this command while recording is not in progress, as otherwise sounds of stylus will get recorded too. | Tape Loop mode |
| TL | Sets tape length. Buttons 1-4 increase/decrease tape lenght, LEDs indicate amount of bars (1x1 to 16x16). More info in the manual. | Tape Loop mode |
| Sequencer mode is invoked by long pressing button 3 (detailed manual) | ||
| SL | Sets sequence length. Buttons 1-4 allow to change number of bars. Each LED represents one bar, number from the first row is multiplied by number from the second row. Button START accepts the new setting, STOP cancels and reverts to the previous value. More info in the manual. | Sequencer mode |
| SQS | Enables step-sequencing mode, where you enter all notes and rests one by one (as opposed to live recording, where the track runs and events are added in real time). | Sequencer mode |
| SQR | Enables recording mode, where note events are added in real time (as opposed to step sequencing, where you enter all notes and rests one by one). | Sequencer mode |
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Go to the previous event while editing the sequence in the step-sequencing mode. | Sequencer mode (step) |
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Go to the next event while editing the sequence in the step-sequencing mode. | Sequencer mode (step) |
| Global settings (available at all times) | ||
| VC | Switch the voice commentary off / on | Anywhere |
| CT | Switch the click track off / on | Anywhere |
| SF | Switch the audible stylus feedback off / on | Anywhere |
| ADC | Switch between ADC inputs (mic/line-in) | Anywhere |
| AD1 | Select microphone for ADC input | Anywhere |
| AD2 | Switch line-in for ADC input | Anywhere |
| LSTR | Listen Through: pass-throuhg from the selected ADC input. To exit from this mode, use command QT (quit). This is useful for testing. If you want to use the external sound with effects or record it, check command RC. | Anywhere |
| ECC | External control: chromatic. Configures MIDI controller behaviour, where each sample can be played chromatically on its assigned MIDI channel. For information about using MIDI, please consult the printed manual. | Anywhere |
| ECS | External control: samples / drums. Configures MIDI controller behaviour, where all samples are assigned to keys within a single MIDI channel and played back at their default sampling rate. ECD command is just a synonym for ECS as it might be easier to remember. | Anywhere |
| ECD | External control: samples / drums. Configures MIDI controller behaviour, where all samples are assigned to keys within a single MIDI channel and played back at their default sampling rate. ECD command is just a synonym for ECS as it might be easier to remember. | Anywhere |
| SD###### | Set date. The format is dd/mm/yy. For example, to set 27/1/2024 enter "SD270124". | Anywhere |
| ST#### | Set time. The format is hh/mm. For example, to set 13:37 enter "ST1337". | Anywhere |
| LSD | Look up subdirectories containing samples. (WIP) | Anywhere |
| SSD | Select one of the subdirectories containing samples. (WIP) | Anywhere |
| FRST | Factory Reset: restore all settings to defaults (keeps user data) | Anywhere |
| SRST | Reboots the Linux system. This is mainly useful when developing or debugging the firmware. If the unit is unresponsive (does not power off) and has a battery installed, so it will not shut down after unplugging the power cable, you can hard reset it by pressung STOP button while the power switch is in OFF position. | Anywhere |
| QFV | Indicate firmare version using yellow and blue LEDs. For example, 1st yellow and 2nd blue LED represents version "1.2". | Anywhere |
