16. punch-in effects

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16.1 punch-in effects introduction

using punch-in effects is a fun way to add powerful on the fly effects to your OP-Z patterns. the approach is inspired by the pocket operators. select a track, hold shift and start jamming on the musical keyboard. the punch-in effects can be applied to any of the audio tracks, tracks 1 – 8, and can be recorded to the performance track.

16.2 using punch-in effects

press and hold shift and hold any of the piano keys to add punch-in effects.

the low octave affects the current track, and the highoctave affects the current track group: the drum group or the synth group.

record the punch-in effects by holding rec or using record lock.  
this will be recorded on the performance track, and can be fully edited.

16.4 punch-in effect reference chart

key

effect

F

duck

F#

filter sweep

G

loop 1

G#

stereo

A

loop 2

Bb

pitch

B

follow / echo

C

ramp up / fill 1

C#

short

D

ramp down / fill 2

C#

long

E

random

table of punch-in effects, their white keys and black key settings.

16.4 punch-in effects + app

while using OP-Z paired with the app, and using the main OP-Z interface, you will get visual feedback when using the punch-in effects.

these graphics can be a striking way to add some visual action to your live performance.

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