Apparatus and methods for generating music
A guitar pedalboard for creating a loop includes a touch screen display for displaying a plurality of tracks of a loop. The touch screen display can be used to adjust a parameter of each track, and the loop. A plurality of footswitches corresponding to the plurality of tracks can be used to independently record and play each track of the loop.
1. A guitar pedalboard for creating a loop comprising:
a touch screen display for displaying a plurality of tracks, wherein the touch screen display can be used to adjust a parameter of each of the plurality of tracks;
a plurality of footswitches corresponding to the plurality of tracks, wherein the footswitches can be used to independently record and play each of the plurality of tracks; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the touch screen display and the plurality of footswitches and configured to simultaneously play, in synchronization, more than one loop each comprising a subset of the plurality of tracks.
2. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , where the parameter is a volume of each track.
3. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to enable recording, overdubbing, or playing the tracks simultaneously.
4. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to enable recording, overdubbing, or playing only one track at a time.
5. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to enable syncing the tracks.
6. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to enable:
syncing the tracks;
playing a first track; and
recording, overdubbing, or playing one track at a time.
7. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to enable assigning multiple effects to an audio input or the tracks.
8. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to cause a processor to perform one or more instructions comprising:
adjusting a level or panning of audio inputs,
selecting an output to directly monitor audio inputs, or
stereo linking audio inputs.
9. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to cause a processor to perform one or more instructions comprising:
adjusting a volume of audio inputs, or
selecting outputs for monitoring audio inputs.
10. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the display is adapted to cause a processor to perform one or more instruction comprising:
routing one or more audio inputs to a track,
routing a track to an output, or
selecting a track output mode.
11. The guitar pedalboard of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
simultaneously play, in synchronization, the more than one loop each comprising the subset of the plurality of tracks in a first operational mode; and
in response to receiving a trigger for a second operational mode during playback of a respective loop, play the more than one loop in the second operational mode after the respective loop ends.
12. A method for creating a loop comprising:
using a touch screen to display a plurality of tracks, wherein the touch screen display can be used to adjust a parameter of each of the plurality of tracks;
using a plurality of footswitches corresponding to the plurality of tracks to independently record and play each of the plurality of tracks; and
using one or more processors operatively coupled to the touch screen display and the plurality of footswitches to simultaneously play, in synchronization, more than one loop each comprising a subset of the plurality of tracks.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to adjust volumes of the tracks.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to record, overdub, or play the tracks simultaneously.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to record, overdub, or play only one track at a time.
16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to sync the tracks.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to:
sync the tracks;
play a first track; and
record, overdub, or play one track at a time.
18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to assign multiple effects to an audio input or the tracks.
19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to perform one or more instructions comprising:
adjusting a level or panning of audio inputs,
selecting an output to directly monitor audio inputs, or
stereo linking audio inputs.
20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to perform one or more instructions comprising:
adjusting a volume of audio inputs, or
selecting outputs for monitoring audio inputs.
21. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using the display to cause a processor to perform one or more instructions comprising:
routing one or more audio inputs to a track,
routing a track to an output, or
selecting a track output mode.