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_travelers guide_for navigating time loops

2decks · stereo link

10min per loop, per deck

4taps per deck

[ rec ] press[ rec ] hold[ shift ] = retrig/shiftopp. = the other deck’s button› then◆ = preset / mode only

every control is per deck: left and right are identicalcombos shown for one deck · mirror them for the otheramber = hold

transport

lbh_01

[ rec ]

record › press again to stop & play. press while playing = overdub

[ erase ]

erase this deck’s loop

[ shift ]

jump back to start

turn [ speed ]

speed & direction: center = stall, cw = forward to 4×, ccw = reverse to 4×

[ shift ]+turn [ speed ]

knob is muted until release, then jumps straight to the new speed

[ link ] up

right deck mirrors left · saves and loads stereo

[ shift ]

◆ multi-tap presets

adds a playhead at start (up to 4)

recording

lbh_02

[ erase ]+[ rec ]

punch-in: replaces audio while recording

[ shift ] [ shift ]+[ rec ]

input monitoring: on (rec lit) › armed (rec pulses) › off

armed [ rec ]

arm › record › stop & play · [ erase ] disarms, loop kept

[ shift ]+opp. [ rec ]

looping ←→ one-shot record (records one pass, then stops)

[ rec ] jack

trig starts / stops recording, like [ rec ] (latching)

[ rec ] jack

◆ rec jack = gated

gated: records only while the gate is high

* overdub keeps the old layer at 0.9 by default, so layers fade a little each pass (dub level, 04).

__fig.01 : speedwhite speed LEDs = notches

playback

lbh_03

[ shift ]+opp. [ erase ]

looping ←→ one-shot playback (rec blinks white / mixed)

[ shift ] or [ retrig ] jack

one-shot: play one pass of start › length

touch the reel

warble or stall the tape · trimmer sets sensitivity

[ speed ] cv

±5 v, summed with the knob

[ erase ]+opp. [ erase ]

◆ v/oct speed mode only

flip playback direction · speed LEDs blink

[ speed ] cv

◆ v/oct · seq presets

tracks 1v/oct: sequence the loop’s pitch

time knob

lbh_04

[ shift ]+[ rec ]

cycle the time function (amber LED by [ clk out ] shows which)

LED off

clock divisions: triggers per loop at [ clk out ]: 1–12, 16, 24, 32, 64

LED solid

dub level: how much old audio survives each overdub. high = delay feedback

LED pulsing

user parameter: crossfade, tape or slew (preset picks)

start · length

lbh_05

turn [ start ]

where the loop begins inside the recording

turn [ length ]

how much plays before jumping back. tiny = wavetable-like tones

[ shift ]+turn [ time ]

quantise start & length: lit LED sections = 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 …

[ shift ]+turn [ start ]

fine move that ignores the quantise grid (same for [ length ])

save · load

lbh_06

[ shift ] [ erase ]+[ rec ]

save to usb › saved (folder 0, newest first)

[ shift ]+[ erase ]

load menu

in the menu

own [ time ] = loop · opposite [ time ] = folder · [ rec ] loads · hold [ shift ] previews 5 s · [ erase ] exits

[ link ] up

saves and loads stereo (mono loads of stereo are summed)

power-on

last session reloads automatically

presets

lbh_07 · v2.1

[ shift ] [ shift ]+[ erase ]

preset menu for that deck

turn [ time ]

pick 1 of 12 (shown on the LED ring) · [ rec ] loads · [ erase ] cancels

usb › presets

.txt files, sorted 01–12. build your own with the preset editor

open preset editor

__fig.02 : the returnmm_02

multi-tap

lbh_08

◆ multi-tap presets only

[ shift ]

new playhead from start

[ erase ]+[ shift ]

delete the taps

[ erase ] trig, cv exp.

removes taps remotely

sync · clock

lbh_09

[ clk out ]

triggers per loop (set by clock div)

[ retrig ] jack

resets the playhead to start: sync to an external clock

[ rec ] jack

◆ clockable preset

external clock sets the loop length

[ erase ]+[ rec ]

◆ erase + rec = tap tempo

tap tempo instead of punch-in

aux · routing

lbh_10

aux in fader

sends [ aux ] in to the left ←→ right deck input (+ [ cv ] ±5 v)

aux out fader

blends left ←→ right outputs at [ aux ] out (+ [ cv ] ±5 v)

rear switch

aux out fader pre or post the output level, per deck

reset · calibrate

lbh_11

[ shift ] [ shift ]+[ rec ] [ rec ]

reset modes to default · audio kept · speed LEDs pulse

power on, hold [ shift ]×2 [ erase ]×2

calibration: speed knobs min, 0 v › [ rec ] each deck, then 1 v and 3 v; knobs max, no cv › [ rec ] = 5 v

amber blinks

voltage out of range: defaults used

pdf

__fig.03 : front panel01–11 = sections · 13–21 = hardware

left deck labelled · right deck mirrors it

[ 01 ] __rec : record · overdub · stop

[ 02 ] __in : input + level

[ 03 ] __speed : rate & direction

[ 04 ] __time : clock div · dub · user

[ 05 ] __start : loop start

[ 06 ] __erase : erase · save / load

[ 07 ] __LED ring : position · presets

[ 08 ] __retrig/shift : restart · shift

[ 09 ] __clk out : clock triggers

[ 10 ] __aux faders : in / out crossfade

[ 11 ] __speed cv : ±5 v · 1v/oct

[ 13 ] __link : stereo mirror

[ 14 ] __out : output + level

[ 15 ] __length : loop length

[ 16 ] __retrig : jack, restart

[ 17 ] __cv : aux fader cv

[ 18 ] __rec : jack, record gate

[ 19 ] __reel : capacitive touch

[ 20 ] __speed LEDs : notches

[ 21 ] __aux : in · out jacks

_where things hide

12 · lbh_12

preset files usb › presets › .txt · instruo preset editor

├─

speedrecord variable · fixed, play follow · hold

├─

speed controlnotched · stepped · smooth · v/oct, markers 0–4

├─

multi-tapengine off · on

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time usercrossfade · speed slew · tape emulation

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rec jacklatching · gated · external clock

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ext clockaverage, resolution, timeout, divisions

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quantiseall · even · odd · powers of two

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erase + recpunch-in · tap tempo

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timingmin loop, crossfade, retrig delay, max dub

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tapewow / flutter, crinkle, age, hysteresis, wear, saturation, reverb

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input filterlow cut freq + q, high cut

└─

touchoff · stall · dip

usb disk

├─

samples12 folders × 12 loops

├─

savedfolder 0, newest first

└─

presetsfirst 12 show in the menu

tails & tags 250 ms, in the file name

├─

{s}silent tail (default): keeps timing

├─

{n}no tail: smoothest, timing loosens

└─

{c}copy tail: keeps timing, may click

hardware

├─

cv expander[ length ] [ start ] [ time ] cv + [ erase ] trig, per deck

├─

rear pcbtouch on / off · pre / post output level

└─

fronttouch sensitivity trimmer

factory presets ring = what the LED ring shows in the preset menu

01 tape looper · tape feel · varispeed rec

02 clean · crossfade on time · little tape

03 classic · v1 behaviour · fixed rec speed

04 multi-tape · multi-tap delay lines

05 clockable · sync to an external clock

06 octave delay · pitch-shifting delay line

07 seq mono · 1v/oct · retrig delay

08 seq poly · multi-tap 1v/oct · speed hold

09 melontron · 4-note mellotron chords

10 broken tape · maxed-out warble & grit