User's Manual

LVN-040-UM-01-EN
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You must read the following precautions in order to use the product safely and prevent accidents.

WARNING: Failure to follow these precautions could result in serious harm to the user or even
death.

• Operation using an AC adapter

Do not do anything that could exceed the ratings of outlets and other electrical wiring equipment.
Disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet when lightning occurs and when not using it for a long time.
• Operation using batteries
Use-commercially available 1.5V AA batteries.
Carefully read the precautions of the batteries being used.
Be sure to insert the batteries with +/ − ends oriented correctly.
Do not use new and old batteries together. Do not use batteries of different types together.

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 Remove the batteries when they will not be used for a long time.
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• Do not open the case and disassemble or modify the product.
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Locations in direct sunlight, environments that exceed 40°C, or near stoves and other heat sources
Locations with extremely low or high temperatures
Locations with extremely high humidity or where the product could become wet
Locations with frequent vibrations or much dust or sand
• If the unit becomes broken or malfunctions, immediately turn the power off and stop using it.

Usage Precautions

Failure to follow these precautions could cause injury to the user and physical damage.
• When connecting cables or working with the power of the unit, minimize the input levels of connected devices or
turn them off.
• Cleaning
If the screen or the case become dirty, wipe them gently with a soft cloth.
Do not use chemicals, including alcohol, benzene, thinner or cleansers.
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Do not turn the power on until the product is completely dry.

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Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing a SONICWARE LIVEN Lofi-12.
The LIVEN Lofi-12 is a compact groovebox that features a retro
sampling, including a 12-bit sampler mode that gives any sound a
pleasing low-fidelity feel, and a 4-track step sequencer with indepen-
dent effects for each track as well as a master reverb. The 16 phys-
ical knobs enable intuitive operation, while battery power and a built-
in speaker make it ready for live performance in any situation.
We hope you enjoy using it for many years.

Key features of the LIVEN Lofi-12

• Retro sampling gives any sound a lo-fi vibe

•S
 ampled sounds are automatically assigned to the keyboard and can
be played with different pitches

• Powerful 4-track step sequencer developed with the LIVEN series

• The Laid-back knob can delay sound timing for a the drunk beats

•1
 1 types of effects independent for each track along with 8 types of
master effects

Jam in any situation

Battery power and a built-in speaker enable producing and performing
anywhere

Synchronize with all kinds of devices

Clock synchronization is possible with devices that have MIDI or
SYNC connectors.
The audio SYNC function enables synchronization with Teenage En-

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Key features of the LIVEN Lofi-12
gineering Pocket Operator devices using the LINE jack.
In addition, clock synchronization signals can be bridged between dif-
ferent connectors. For example, MIDI clock can be generated from an
input SYNC clock signal.

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Names of parts………………………………… 10 Changing the arpeggiator type (in ARP
Connection example… ……………………… 10 mode)… ………………………………………… 22
Starting up and shutting down… ……… 11 Sample selection……………………………… 23
Preparing a power supply… ……………… 11 Overview………………………………………… 23
Starting up……………………………………… 11 Selecting samples…………………………… 23
Turning the unit off…………………………… 11 12-bit sampler mode………………………… 23
Basic operations……………………………… 12 Changing the pitches of samples……… 24
Adjusting the overall volume… …………… 12 Changing track pitch………………………… 24
Turning on/off the speaker………………… 12 Changing track pitch by semitone (trans-
Using the func button… …………………… 13 posing)…………………………………………… 24
Using the shift button… …………………… 13 Adjusting how samples sound… ……… 25
Using the shift button hold function… … 13 Adjusting sample start positions………… 25
Tracks and patterns………………………… 14 Adjusting sample attack and release…… 25
Track overview………………………………… 14 Filters……………………………………………… 26
Pattern overview……………………………… 14 Changing the filter type… ………………… 26
Patterns and banks… ……………………… 14 Changing the filter cutoff frequency… … 27
Basic pattern operation…………………… 15 Adjusting the filter resonance… ………… 27
Selecting patterns…………………………… 15 Adjusting the filter envelope… …………… 28
Playing patterns… …………………………… 15 LFO… ……………………………………………… 29
Selecting pattern 17 and higher………… 15 Overview………………………………………… 29
Changing the tempo… ……………………… 16 Adjusting the LFO speed…………………… 29
Reloading patterns…………………………… 16 Adjusting the amount of LFO effect on
Pattern chain playback… ………………… 17 pitch……………………………………………… 29
Selecting multiple patterns and playing Adjusting the amount of LFO effect on fil-
them in order (chain playback)… ………… 17 ter cutoff………………………………………… 29
Adjusting the volume of individual Sweep……………………………………………… 30
patterns… ……………………………………… 17 Overview………………………………………… 30
Track selection and basic Sweeping notes while playing… ………… 30
adjustments… ………………………………… 18 Effects… ………………………………………… 31
Selecting tracks… …………………………… 18 Adjusting effects……………………………… 31
Muting tracks… ……………………………… 18 Reverb… ………………………………………… 32
Adjusting track levels… …………………… 18 Adjusting the reverb… ……………………… 32
Adjusting track panning… ………………… 18 Quick sampling – Recording……………… 33
Performing with Connecting equipment to the LINE IN… 33
the keyboard and voice modes… ……… 19 Select the recording slot…………………… 33
Performing……………………………………… 19 Enable recording……………………………… 33
Holding keyboard notes… ………………… 19 Start recording………………………………… 33
Changing the velocity… …………………… 19 Sampling settings… ………………………… 34
Changing the octave range… …………… 20 Setting auto recording……………………… 34
Changing the voice mode… ……………… 20 Setting the sampling frequency… ……… 34
Changing the glide (in MONO/LEGATO LINE IN settings… …………………………… 35
mode)… ………………………………………… 21 Changing the gain… ………………………… 35

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Setting mono/stereo………………………… 35 Importing sample banks… ………………… 46
Activating and deactivating Step sequencer overview………………… 47
SAMPLE & EDIT mode……………………… 36 Overview………………………………………… 47
Activating SAMPLE & EDIT mode (slot se- Lofi-12 step sequencer features………… 47
lection)…………………………………………… 36 Creating sequences – Preparation… … 48
Selecting slots………………………………… 36 Selecting tracks and setting sounds…… 48
Activating and deactivating Creating sequences – Settings………… 49
SAMPLE & EDIT mode……………………… 37 Setting the note length of one step… … 49
Deactivating SAMPLE & EDIT mode (re- Changing the sequence length…………… 49
turning to Regular mode)…………………… 37 Creating sequences
SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) – Step recording… …………………………… 50
— Preparing to record…………………… 38 Basic operations……………………………… 50
Connecting equipment to the LINE IN… 38 Selecting steps 17 and higher…………… 51
Select the recording slot…………………… 38 Clearing steps… ……………………………… 52
SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) Copying steps… ……………………………… 52
— Recording… ………………………………… 39 Automatically advancing steps during step
Enable recording……………………………… 39 recording (Auto Step mode)… …………… 52
Set the sample quality……………………… 39 Enabling tied-note (long sound) input…… 53
Start recording………………………………… 39 Inputting tied-notes (long sounds)……… 53
SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) Creating sequences
— Basic operation…………………………… 40 – Real-time recording… …………………… 54
Adjust parameters…………………………… 40 Basic operations……………………………… 54
Adjust parameters precisely… …………… 40 Clearing notes… ……………………………… 54
Save settings… ……………………………… 40 Setting the metronome… ………………… 55
Discard settings……………………………… 40 Setting a pre-count… ……………………… 55
Setting Sustain loops… …………………… 41 Creating sequences
Reversing sample playback… …………… 42 – Direct recording… ………………………… 56
Setting sample fade out…………………… 42 Basic operations……………………………… 56
Chacking the attack, release, and velocity Creating sequences
of the sound… ………………………………… 42 – Groove settings… ………………………… 58
SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) Setting the swing… ………………………… 58
— Renaming and copying… ……………… 43 Setting the laid-back function… ………… 58
Renaming samples…………………………… 43 Parameter locking… ………………………… 59
Copying samples……………………………… 43 Basic parameter locking
SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) operations… …………………………………… 59
— Clearing… …………………………………… 44 Turning parameter locking on… ………… 59
Clearing samples……………………………… 44 Clearing parameter lock data……………… 59
SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing) Parameter locking – Direct input… …… 60
— Exporting/importing samples……… 45 Turning parameter locking on… ………… 60
Exporting a single sample… ……………… 45 Recording knob operations………………… 60
Importing a single sample… ……………… 45 Parameter locking
Exporting sample banks… ………………… 46 – Real-time input… …………………………… 61

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Inputting in real time MIDI… ……………………………………………… 77
(parameter recording)… …………………… 61 Setting channels for transmitting and re-
Parameter locking ceiving MIDI… ………………………………… 77
– Sound locking input… …………………… 62 Setting the MIDI channel for pattern pa-
Turning sound locking on…………………… 62 rameters………………………………………… 77
Recording note input and parameter lock Setting the MIDI channel for accessing the
data at the same time……………………… 62 selected track (automatic channel)… … 77
Sequence effects… ………………………… 63 Setting the MIDI channel used to output
Random… ……………………………………… 63 keyboard playing……………………………… 78
Random settings……………………………… 63 Turning control change transmission
Dice… …………………………………………… 63 on/off… ………………………………………… 78
Stutter…………………………………………… 64 Turning MIDI clock output on/off………… 78
Deleting sequences… ……………………… 65 Setting MIDI OUT… ………………………… 79
Clearing steps… ……………………………… 65 Setting MIDI command transmitting and
Clearing all note data in a sequence…… 65 receiving………………………………………… 79
Restoring only track sounds to the last Turning active sensing transmission
saved state… ………………………………… 65 on/off… ………………………………………… 79
Copying tracks………………………………… 66 Turning on/off active sensing
Copying tracks………………………………… 66 reception………………………………………… 80
Pattern saving………………………………… 67 Setting the channel for transmitting and
Saving patterns… …………………………… 67 receiving program changes… …………… 80
Initializing patterns…………………………… 67 Turning on/off program change transmis-
Pattern renaming… ………………………… 68 sion… …………………………………………… 80
Renaming patterns…………………………… 68 Turning on/off program change
Tempo overview… …………………………… 69 reception………………………………………… 81
Setting the BPM mode……………………… 69 Exporting/importing user data… ……… 82
Setting the pattern BPM…………………… 69 Connecting – Exporting/importing to/from
Setting the global BPM… ………………… 70 a PC/Mac… …………………………………… 82
Clock synchronization with Connecting – Exporting/importing to/from
external devices — Clock settings…… 71 another Lofi-12………………………………… 82
Overview………………………………………… 71 Exporting a single pattern… ……………… 83
Setting the clock source…………………… 72 Importing a single pattern… ……………… 83
Setting Audio Sync output………………… 72 Backing up all user data at once………… 84
Setting SYNC IN polarity…………………… 73 Restoring (importing) user data… ……… 85
Setting SYNC OUT polarity… …………… 73 System settings… …………………………… 86
Clock synchronization with external de- Setting the battery type…………………… 86
vices — Connection examples…………… 74 Setting the automatic power down func-
Lofi-12 as clock master… ………………… 74 tion………………………………………………… 86
External device as clock master… ……… 75 Setting the headphone gain… …………… 87
Bridging clock signals to a different con- Setting the master tuning… ……………… 87
nector from an external device acting as Setting knob movement behavior… …… 88
the clock master……………………………… 76 Restoring to factory default settings (fac-

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tory reset)… …………………………………… 89
Checking the system versions…………… 89
Updating the firmware… …………………… 90
Error codes……………………………………… 91
Appendix… ……………………………………… 92
Figure1.　Sound architecture……………… 92

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Names of parts

DC9V Main Display SYNC SYNC MIDI MIDI LINE LINE Headphone
jack knobs IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT jack

Speaker
POWER
switch
VALUE
knob

Knobs Tempo
LED
Page
Buttons
but-
tons
Step
Step
buttons
LEDs

Keyboard

Connection example
SYNC LINE

MIDI
IN OUT IN OUT

DC9V
IN OUT

MEMORY ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 DIMENSION VALUE

bank speed sweep range
KICK SNARE LEVEL HAT OTHERS
MIXER kick 1 snare 1 tune hat 1 hat 2

BASS DRUM LINE IN RATE PITCH DEPTH RELEASE & GATE M.GUN DUCKING FX AMOUNT PTN BPM VOL
fx fx fx KICK 1/ ex 1 SN 1/ ex 2 TIME/ tune HT 1/ ex 3 EX 1/ ex 4 velo ptn level global

PTN BASS DRUM PRM LOCK FX OCTAVE STEP RANDOM 1/3 2/4

shift func save glide kit prm rec fx type pad sweep select stutter tie mute

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

KICK 1 SNARE 1 HAT 1 HAT 2 CYMBAL 1 CYMBAL 2 CLAP STICK KICK 2 SNARE 2 EX 1 EX 2 EX 3 EX 4 EX 5 EX 6

MEMORY EDIT KIT COPY PASTE UNDO REDO BASS PTN DRUM METRO CLOCK MIDI CH MIDI DATA SYSTEM GAIN

Note: U
 se connection cables that are
3 m or shorter.

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Starting up and shutting down
Preparing a power supply

AC adapter (sold separately) 6 AA batteries

DC9V
or

Only use AC adapters that BT.LO will appear on the dis-

conform to the specifica- play if the remaining battery
tions. Using an AC adapter
charge is low. Replace the
with different specifica-
tions could cause damage. batteries immediately.

AC adapter specifications*
B T. L O
　Voltage: 9V output When using nickel-metal hydride bat-
　Current: 1A or higher teries or lithium batteries, change the
　Connector: EIAJ-03 compliant battery setting.
　 (1.7mm inner diameter, ( → P. 86)
4.75mm outer diameter)
　Polarity: center+
*Equivalent to Korg Volca KA350 adapter

Starting up
1  ress and hold the POWER switch until LOFI (LIVEN Lofi-12) ap-
P
pears on the display.

　　　　　　　　　　　 LOFI

Turning the unit off

1 Press and hold the POWER switch until the display turns off.

　　
　　　　　　　　　 P. O F F

　　 Recently made changes will be lost when the unit is turned off.
　　　　 Save the changes if necessary.

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Basic operations
This section explains basic operations.

Adjusting the overall volume

The volume from the speaker, headphones and the LINE OUT can be
adjusted.

Volume
0 – 127
This can be adjusted from −∞
to +6 dB with 0 dB as the mid-
dle value (63–64).

Turning on/off the speaker

The built-in speaker can be turned off manually if you want to mute it
without connecting headphones (when only using the LINE OUT, for
example).
　

　　 +
Speaker
MUTE Speaker off

SPK Speaker on

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Basic operations
Using the func button
Some Lofi-12 buttons have two functions.

In the example above, the secondary functions of the and but-

tons are“save”and“FX”.
Pressing these buttons while pressing the button will activate
their secondary functions.
In this manual, operations while pressing the button will be shown
as follows.

　　 + 　　 +

Using the shift button

Many Lofi-12 knobs have both uppercase and lowercase names.

Turning a knob alone will adjust the uppercase parameter.

Turning the knob while pressing the button will adjust the lower-
case parameter.
In this manual, operations while pressing the button will be shown
as follows.

Using the shift button hold function

By pressing the button while pressing the button, the but-
ton hold function can be activated. (The button lights orange.) When
the hold function is activated, lowercase parameters can be adjusted
without pressing the button.
Press the button again to deactivate the hold function.

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Tracks and patterns
Track overview
The LIVEN Lofi-12 groovebox has a 4-track sequencer. Tracks con-
tain both sound settings and sequences (performance data). The
four tracks of the LIVEN Lofi-12 can each have different sounds and
individual sequences created for them.

Track
Sound Sequence

Pattern overview
A pattern is a combination of the four tracks described above. With
lengths of 1–4 bars, patterns can be used as the smallest units in
making songs.

Pattern
Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Patterns and banks

16 patterns can be stored together in a single bank.
The LIVEN Lofi-12 has 4 banks enabling 64 patterns to be saved in
total.
Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern
BANK 1 1 2
…… 15 16
……

Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern

BANK 4 1 2
…… 15 16

• BANK 1 contains present patterns. Following the instructions

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Basic pattern operation
Selecting patterns Playing patterns
1 Press .
3 Press .
　 Press it again to stop.

2 Press – .
　 → This selects a pattern.
　 (STEP 1 for pattern 1… STEP 16 for pattern 16)

❸ ●
● ❶
●
❷

Selecting pattern 17 and higher

Press after procedure 1 to change the bank, enabling selec-
tion of pattern 17 and higher.

• If a different pattern is selected during pattern playback, it will

be readied but will not start playing immediately.
Playback will switch to the selected pattern after the playing
pattern completes.

• After pressing , can also be used to select patterns.

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Basic pattern operation
Changing the tempo

PTN – BPM

40 – 250
When the tempo is shown on
the display, the knob can
be turned to change it in 0.1-
beat increments.

Reloading patterns
1 Press .

2 Press .
　 T
 his is useful for restoring sounds to their original states during
live performances, for example.

　　 ➡︎

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Pattern chain playback
Selecting multiple patterns and playing them
in order (chain playback)
1 Press twice (lights orange).

2 Press – .
　 Select patterns in the order that you want them to play.
　 Press – again to deselect.

3 Press .
　 The patterns will play in the selected order.

• Press again to end chain playback.

• Stutter mode ( → P. 64) cannot be used during chain playback.

Adjusting the volume of individual patterns

1 Turn + .

Pattern Level

0 – 127

Pattern levels can be set in a

range of −∞ – +6 dB.

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Track selection and basic adjustments
Switch between the 4 tracks of the Lofi-12 to work with them.

Selecting tracks
1 Press for the track you want to select.
　 T
 he selected TRACK button will light red and its track number
will be shown on the display. (The unselected TRACK buttons
will light green.)
　 T
 he parameters shown in the dark gray areas on the top of the
unit can be controlled separately for each track.

Muting tracks
1 Press + for the track
MUTE
　 y
 ou want to select.
　 T
 he muted TRACK buttons will light orange.
　
　 P
 ress + the button that is lit orange to unmute the track.
　

Adjusting track levels

1 Turn + .
　 T
 he level of the selected track can be set in a range of 0 – 127
( −∞ – +6 dB).

Adjusting track panning

1 Turn + .
　 The panning of the selected track can be set in a range of L63 –
CNTR – R63.

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Performing with
the keyboard and voice modes
Performing
1 Play the keyboard.

Holding keyboard notes

1 Press + keys to hold them.

• Press the same key again to stop holding it.

• Press + to stop holding all keys.　　

Changing the velocity

The velocity value used when playing keys can be set.

Velocity
0–127
The higher the value, the louder
the notes will be played.

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Performing with
the keyboard and voice modes
Changing the octave range
1 Press / .
　 This lowers/raises the range by an octave.

+3 oc-

+2 oc-

+1 oc-

− 1 oc-

− 2 oc-

− 3 oc-

Changing the voice mode

1 Press + .
　 This selects the voice mode

　　 +
Voice Mode
Up to 10 voices can be
POLY Polyphonic output simultaneously
in this mode
In this single voice
MONO Monophonic mode, each note retrig-
gers the sound.
In this single voice
LGT Legato mode, notes do not re-
trigger the sound.
Pressed keyboard keys
ARP Arpeggiator are played one at a time
in this mode.

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Performing with
the keyboard and voice modes
Changing the glide (in MONO/LEGATO mode)
1 Press + .

2 Use to set the speed.

　　 +
Glide
0 – 127
The time can be changed in a
range of 0 – 10000 ms.

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Performing with
the keyboard and voice modes
Changing the arpeggiator type (in ARP mode)
1 Press + .

2 Use to select the arpeggiator type.

　　 +
Arpeggiator

UP UP

DOWN DOWN

U.D UP DOWN

D.U DOWN UP

U.A.D UP & DOWN

D.A.U DOWN & UP

RNDM RANDOM

UP+1 UP +1

UP+2 UP +2

DN-1 DOWN − 1

DN-2 DOWN − 2

PLAY Notes are sounded

P.O
ORDER in the order played
on the keyboard

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Sample selection
Overview
The Lofi-12 can store a total of 128 recorded samples in 8 banks
with 16 slots each.
Sound Sound Sound
……
BANK 1
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 16

……
Sound Sound Sound
……
BANK 8
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 16

Selecting samples
1 Turn and to select samples.
　 Sounds can be checked by playing the keys on the keyboard.

　 Play this key to hear the sample with its original pitch and length.

12-bit sampler mode

The Lofi-12 records samples at 16-bit/12kHz or 16-bit/24kHz, but
it also has a mode that drops the bit rate to 12-bit and re-create the
sound of vintage samplers.

1 Press + .
　 Turning this on enables 12-bit sampler mode.

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Changing the pitches of samples
In addition to changing pitches in semitones using the keyboard
keys, the Lofi-12 has other ways of changing pitches.

Changing track pitch

1 Press + .
　 P
 ress this button to change the pitch 100 cents (1 semitone)
at a time from − 600 – +600.
　 Use to adjust it 1 cent at a time.

•E
 ach sample pitch can be changed in SAMPLE & EDIT mode.
( → P. 40)

Changing track pitch by semitone (transpos-

ing)
1 Press + .
　 U
 se to change the pitch in a range of − 12 – +12 semi-
tones.

• If the key is changed during pattern playback, the actual

change of key will occur the next time the pattern begins.

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Adjusting how samples sound
Adjusting sample start positions
.
1 Turn +
　 The sample start position can be set from 0 – 127.

Adjusting sample attack and release

Use the envelope generator to adjust the attack that affects the
beginning of the sound and the release that affects how the sound
fades out.

1 Turn + or .

　　 +
attack (EG)
0 – 127
The attack time can be changed
in a range of 0 – 4000 ms.

RELEASE & GATE (EG)

0 – 127
The release time can be changed
in a range of 0 – 4000 ms.
Vol-

Attack Release
Note on Note off

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Filters
Changing the filter type
1 Press + to select the type.

　　 +

Filter type
This filter cuts high frequencies us-
LPF./\ LP/\ ing an envelope with attack and de-
cay.
This filter cuts high frequencies us-
LPF.￨\_ LP1\_
ing an envelope with decay.
This filter cuts high frequencies us-
LPF./￨_ LP/1_
ing an envelope with attack.
This filter cuts low frequencies using
HPF./\ HP/\
an envelope with attack and decay.
This filter cuts low frequencies using
HPF.￨\_ HP1\_
an envelope with decay.
This filter cuts low frequencies using
HPF./￨_ HP/1_
an envelope with attack.
This filter only allows frequencies in
BPF./\ BP/\ a specific range to pass using an
envelope with attack and decay.
This filter only allows frequencies in
BPF./￨ BP/1_ a specific range to pass using an
envelope with decay.
This filter only allows frequencies in
BPF.￨\ BP1\_ a specific range to pass using an
envelope with attack.

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Filters
Changing the filter cutoff frequency

Cutoff
0 – 127
The cutoff frequency can be
changed in a range of 70 –
21600 Hz.

Adjusting the filter resonance

　　 +
Resonance
0 – 127
The resonance can be changed
in a range of 0.1 – 10.
For BPF, the bandwidth can be
changed in a 0.1 – 2.0 octave
range.

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Filters
Adjusting the filter envelope

Filter EG Depth
− 63 – 63
The envelope depth can be set
from − 100 – 100%.

Filter EG Time
0 – 127
The time can be changed in a
range of 13 ms – 20 s.

For LPF./\, HPF/\ and BPF./\, TIME changes the attack and the de-
cay.
For LPF.|\_, HPF.|\_ and BPF.|\_, TIME changes the decay.
Filters of the same type (e.g. LPF./\ and LPF.|\_) share DEPTH and
TIME settings.

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LFO
Overview
Each track of the Lofi-12 has one LFO that can be used to modulate
the pitch and the cutoff frequency.

Adjusting the LFO speed

Rate – LFO
0 – 127
The frequency of the LFO can be
changed in a range of 0 – 30 Hz.

Adjusting the amount of LFO effect on pitch

Pitch Depth – LFO

0 – 127
This changes it in a range of 0 –
2 octaves.

Adjusting the amount of LFO effect on filter

cutoff

Filter Cutoff Depth – LFO

0 – 127
The higher the value is, the
greater the amount of change.
Set to 0 for no change.

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Sweep
Overview
The Lofi-12 has a sweep sound function that changes the pitch at a
set speed.

Sweeping notes while playing

1 Press + / . Pitch

+
Sweep up
　 　 or　
Original
sound
Sweep
Sweep down
Sweep down
Time
Sweep up

• Press + / again to disable the sweep function.

+ + +
Speed Range Curve
Sweep speed Sweep amount Curve type

0–31 1 – 11 1 – 11 semi- LINE Linear

T
 he higher the value is, tones
the slower the speed be- After input, the note
comes. changes linearly to the
range amount.
1OCT 1 octave
EXP Exponential

After input, the note

changes gradually at first
2 octaves and then rapidly in the lat-
2OCT
ter half until it reaches the
range amount.

LOG Logarithmic

After input, the note

changes rapidly at first
and then gradually slows
until it reaches the range
amount.

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Effects
Effects can be set for each track of the Lofi-12.

Adjusting effects
1 Press + to select an effect.

2 Use and to adjust the parameters.

+
OFF Off ---- ----

CHRS Chorus Rate Amount

FLNG Flanger Speed Amount

DLY Delay Time Amount

CRSH Crush Sample rate LPF cutoff

DIST Distortion Gain Tone

LPF Low pass filter Cutoff Resonance

HPF High pass filter Cutoff Resonance

ISO Isolator Frequency Balance

TILT Tilt EQ Frequency Balance

TRML Tremolo Rate Amount

COMP Compressor Ratio Threshold

• In step 1, can also be used to select the effect type.

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Reverb
The Lofi-12 has a single high quality reverb effect.
The send levels for this reverb can be set individually for each track.

Adjusting the reverb

1 Press + to select the effect.

2 Use to adjust the parameter.

+
OFF Off ----

HALL Hall Mix

ROOM Room Mix

ARNA Arena Mix

PLAT Plate Mix

TNNL Tunnel Mix

INF Infinity Mix

Cassette Tape Sim- Noise +

TAPE ulator wow flutter

Noise +
VNYL Vinyl Simulator
wow flutter

3 U
 se + to set the reverb send level for individual
tracks.

　 Use + to set the reverb send level for LINE IN input.

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Quick sampling – Recording
Connecting equipment Enable recording
to the LINE IN 3 Press + .
　 will blink red.
1 C
 onnect the output of the
　 U
 se the step keys to check
equipment you want to re-
the recording level.
cord to the Lofi-12 LINE IN.
　

Start recording
• Mics and guitars cannot
be connected direct-
4 Press again.
　  will light red and record-
ly. Use a mixer or other ing will automatically start
equipment to convert when a signal is input.
their outputs to line sig-
nals. REC
　 T
 he step keys show the re-
cording progress.
　 W
 hen step 16 lights, record-
ing will stop automatically.
Select the recording
slot
2 U
 se and to 5 Press twice.
select the slot where the 　 T
 his saves the sample.
sample will be recorded.
　 
❶
● •P
 ress to cancel the
❷●
● ❷ operation.

•U
 se SAMPLE & EDIT
mode to rename and edit
samples.
❸
● ❺ ❸
● ● ( → P. 36)
❹
●

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Sampling settings
The following settings are used for quick sampling.

Setting auto recording

1 Press + to select A.R.LV.
A. R. L V
　

2 Turn .
　 T
 his can be set to OFF or the input signal level that starts re-
cording automatically ( − 60 – − 20 dB).
　 If auto recording is off, press when in recording standby to
start recording.

Setting the sampling frequency

1 Press + , and select S.FRQ 12K or 24K.

2 Turn to select one.

Maximum recording
Sample quality Sampling frequency
time

Lofi 12 kHz 4 seconds

Standard 24kHz 2 seconds

• Use func + LINE IN to adjust the LINE IN input gain.

• After recording completes, the volume of the sample will be

normalized automatically.

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LINE IN settings
Changing the gain
1 Press + to select GAIN.
GAIN
2 Turn to change the gain.

Gain

MUTE – 127

Setting mono/stereo
1 Press + to select MONO.
MONO
2 Turn to switch between ON and OFF.

Monophonic

ON Mono

OFF Stereo

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Activating and deactivating
SAMPLE & EDIT mode
Activating SAMPLE & EDIT mode (slot selec-
tion)
1 Press + . Regular mode

Selecting slots
SAMPLE & EDIT mode
2 Turn to select a slot and press . (slot selection)
　 → This activates SAMPLE & EDIT
mode (editing).

3
SAMPLE & EDIT mode
Press . (editing)

❷
●

❶
● ❸
●

❶
●
　 Place the included SAMPLE & EDIT overlay on the unit.

•W
 hen a slot is selected, the sample can be auditioned by playing
the keyboard.

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Activating and deactivating
SAMPLE & EDIT mode
Deactivating SAMPLE & EDIT mode (returning
to Regular mode)
1 Press .
　 This returns to slot selection.

2 Press again.
　 This returns to regular mode.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Preparing to record
Connecting equipment Select the recording
to the LINE IN slot
1 C
 onnect the output of the 2 In SAMPLE & EDIT mode,
equipment you want to re- press .
cord to the Lofi-12 LINE IN. 　 will light red.

• Mics and guitars cannot

be connected direct- 3 Turn
 to select the
slot where you want to re-
ly. Use a mixer or other
cord the sample.
equipment to convert
their outputs to line sig-
nals.

•W
 hen a slot is selected,
• The Lofi-12 records in
the sample can be audi-
mono. Stereo signals
tioned by playing the key-
input to the LINE IN are
board.
mixed in mono by default.

4 Press to enable editing.

　 will light red.

❶
●
Editing menu
❸
●
Slot selection
menu

❷ ●
● ❹

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Recording
Enable recording Start recording
1 Press .
3 Press again.
　 It will blink red. 　 It will light and automatically
　 U
 se the step keys to check start recording when a sig-
the recording level. nal is input.

　 Press to cancel. REC

　 T
 he step keys show the re-
cording progress.
　 W
 hen step 16 lights, record-
• Use LINE IN LEVEL to ad- ing will stop automatically.
just the input level.

4 Press twice.
　 T
 his saves the sample.

Set the sample

quality •A
 UTO REC LVL can be set
to OFF or the input signal
2  ress
P to select the
level that starts recording
sampling frequency.
automatically ( − 60 – −
　 W
 hen is lit red, the set- 20 dB).
ting is 24kHz (2 seconds If AUTO REC LVL is OFF,
of recording). When it is pressing will start
unlit, the setting is 12kHz recording.
(4 seconds of recording).
•A
 fter recording completes,
the volume of the sample
will be normalized auto-
matically.

❷●
● ❶
❸
●

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Basic operation
Adjust parameters Adjust parameters
1 Turn a knob. precisely
2 T
 urn while the param-
eter is shown.

Start End Pitch Level

Start position in End position in
Pitch adjustment Level
sample sample

0 – 9998 1 – 9999 − 999 – +999* 0 – 127

Parameters that allow precise adjustment

*100 = 1 semitone

❶
● ❷
●

❸
●

Save settings
3 Press twice.
SAVE
　 It
 will be saved and return to
　 slot selection.
　

Discard settings
Press .
　 This will return to slot selection without saving.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Basic operation
Setting Sustain loops
The Lofi-12 has a sustain loop function that can play the desired in-
terval in a sample as a loop.
Set a sustain loop if you want to have a sound play continuously like
an organ as long as you press a key on the keyboard.

Play loop when loop-

ing is on

Start Loop Start Loop End End

Loop Start Loop End Loop Enable

Start position of sustain End position of sustain
Sustain loop activation
loop loop

0 – 9776 420 – 9999 ON/OFF

Set the position of the Set the position of the This turns the sustain
9,999 divisions of the 9,999 divisions of the loop on/off.
sample in increments of sample in increments of
100. 100.

Adjust the position in Adjust the position in

increments of 1. increments of 1.

The Loop Start and Loop End are connected by a crossfade.

Set an interval that does not have volume or tone changes in order
to make the loop sound natural. Setting a natural-sounding sustain
loop might not be possible for some waveforms.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Basic operation
Reversing sample playback
Reverse
This turns reverse playback on/off.
Played in regular direc-
OFF
tion
ON Played in reverse

Setting sample fade out

The entire length of a sample is shown by the lit – .

1 P
 ress the step at the position where you want to start the fade-
out.
　 F
 or example, press if you want to start to fade out in the mid-
dle of the sample.
　 Steps will blink for the length that is being faded out.

　 Press to set no fadeout.

2 Press twice.
　 This applies the fadeout to the sample.

• Fade-outs can only be set when LOOP ENABLE is off.

Chacking the attack, release, and velocity of

the sound

Time for sample to reach Time until sample be-

Volume triggered when
full volume after note is comes silent after note
note is turned on
turned on is turned off

0–127 0–127 0–127

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Renaming and copying
Renaming samples
1 In editing mode, press .

2 Use and to move

S A X. 1
　 the cursor left and right,
　 and turn to select characters.
　

3 Press .
DONE
　 This completes the setting.
　 DONE will appear on the display.
　

•D
 uring slot selection, can be pressed to rename a bank in
the same way.

Copying samples
1 Use slot selection to select an empty slot

2 Press to enable editing.

3 Press .

4 Turn to select the sample you want to copy.

5 Press .
DONE
　 The sample will be copied and
　 DONE will be shown on the display.
　

• After completing a procedure, press twice to save the

changes.

• Press during a procedure to cancel it.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Clearing
Clearing samples
1 In editing mode, press .
INIT
　 This clears the sample.

• After completing a procedure, press twice to save the

changes.

• Press during a procedure to cancel it.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Exporting/importing samples
Recorded samples can be exported to or imported from a PC, Mac or
similar device by MIDI. See page 81 for details about connection.

Exporting a single sample

1 Use slot selection to select the sample you want to export.

2 Press to enable editing.

3 Press .
S S. E X
4 Set your PC to receive MIDI data.

5 Press .
DONE
　 This starts sample data
　 transmission.
　 T
 he step LEDs will show the progress. When finished, DONE will
appear on the display.
　

Importing a single sample

1 Use slot selection to select the slot you want to import to.

2 Press to enable editing.

3 Start transmitting data from the transmitting device.

4 After receiving data has completed, press twice to save it.

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SAMPLE & EDIT mode (editing)
— Exporting/importing samples
Exporting sample banks
1 In the slot selection, press to select the bank you
want to export.

2 Press .
B K. E X
3 Set your PC to receive MIDI data.
DONE
4 Press .
　 This starts sample data transmission.
　 T
 he step LEDs will show the progress. When finished, DONE will
appear on the display.
　

Importing sample banks

1 In the slot selection, press to select the bank you
want to export.

2 Press .
B K. I M
3 Start transmitting data from
RCV
　 the transmitting device.

4 When BK.SV is shown, press .

B K. S V

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Step sequencer overview
Overview
The Lofi-12 step sequencer can play multiple steps in order (a se-
quence) with performance and parameter data.

Steps contain note data and param-

STEP
eter data.
1

Sequences contain multiple steps.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Sequences play in order from the first step.

Lofi-12 step sequencer features

The sequencer in the Lofi-12 has the following features.

Three input methods

Step recording
Record notes to each step with the sequencer stopped

Real-time recording
Record notes to steps by playing the keyboard

Direct recording
Record notes to steps directly during sequencer playback

Flexible sequencing
Sequences with up to 64 steps
The number of steps can be set from 1 – 64 as desired for
each track

Support for various note lengths

The length of each step can be set from 1/32nd note to 1
bar.

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Creating sequences – Preparation
Selecting tracks and setting sounds
1 P
 ress one button to select the track for sequence
creation.

2 Turn and to select the sound to use.

• The
 LIVEN Lofi-12 can generate a maximum of 10 notes simul-
taneously (10-voice polyphony).

• If the maximum polyphony is exceeded, notes will be turned off

starting with notes on the lowest priority track. (The track pri-
ority is from 4 to 1 in order. However, sounds that are being re-
leased will be turned off first in track priority order.)

•T
 he LIVEN Lofi-12 includes 8 banks of 16 sounds, allowing se-
lection of up to 128 sounds.

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Creating sequences – Settings
Setting the note length of one step
1 Press + .

2 Use to select the note length.

Note

1/1 Whole note

1/2 Half note

1/.4 Dotted quarter note
1/4 Quarter note
1/.8 Dotted 8th note
1/2T Half note triplet
1/8 8th note
1/.16 Dotted 16th note
1/4T Quarter note triplet
1/16 16th note
1/32 32nd note

Changing the sequence length

1 Press + .

2 Use to set the sequence length.

Length

1 – 64 (steps)

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Creating sequences　– Step recording
Using step recording, sequences can be created carefully while play-
back is stopped.

Basic operations
1 When stopped, press (lights red).

2 Press – at the step where you want to input a note.

　 The LED for the current step will blink. The LEDs for steps that
already have notes will light.

3 Play a note on the keyboard to input it at the step.

　 P
 ress the same note again on the keyboard to remove it from the
step.
　 Repeat steps 2 – 3 to create the sequence.

4 Press to end step recording.

●
❶
●
❷ ❹
●
❸
●

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Creating sequences　– Step recording
Selecting steps 17 and higher
After procedure number one, press and to select steps 17 and
higher.
To select steps 1–16, press the 1/3 button.
　

To select steps 17–32, press the 2/4 button.

　

To select steps 33–48, press the 1/3 button twice.

　

To select steps 49–64, press the 2/4 button twice.

• In
 procedure 2, pressing – will cause the stored note to
sound continuously. This is by design.

• can also be used to move between steps.

• Page buttons are enabled or disabled according to the length

of the sequence.

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Creating sequences　– Step recording
Clearing steps
1 Press +
– .
　 D
 uring step recording, only the note information for that step will
be cleared.

Copying steps
1 During step recording, press – to select the step to copy.

2 Press + .
COPY
3 Press – to select the paste destination step.

4 Press + .
DONE
　 T
 he note and parameter lock data
　 f rom the copy source step will be pasted to the destination step.
　

• Data for ties cannot be copied.

Automatically advancing steps during step

recording (Auto Step mode)
In step recording mode, the step can be advanced automatically
each time a key of the keyboard is pressed.

1 Press + to turn this mode on/off.

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Creating sequences　– Step recording
Tied-notes (long sounds) can be input with the Lofi-12.

Enabling tied-note (long sound) input

1 Press + .
　 The button will light red, and tied-note input will be enabled.

Inputting tied-notes (long sounds)

1 When stopped, press (lights red) to start step recording.

2 Press – at the step where you want to start note input.

3 Press and hold a key on the keyboard.

4 Press – at the step where you want to stop the note.

　 T
 his inputs a tied-note from the starting step to the stopping
step.

❶
●
❷
● ❹
●

❸
●
In the example above, a note (A) is input that starts on step 3 and
ends on step 7.

• By pressing and during procedure 4, tied-notes that span

pages can be input.

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Creating sequences
– Real-time recording
Sequences can be created in real time while playing the keyboard.

Basic operations Clearing notes

1 After pressing ,
3 P
 ress at the time when
　 press . you want to clear notes.
　 　 N
 otes will be cleared while

2 T
 he pattern will start playing, this is being pressed.
so play the keyboard
　 when you want to input notes.
　

❸
● ❶
●

❷
●

• By pressing + to enable the input of tied-notes, long

notes that span steps can be input.

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Creating sequences
– Real-time recording
Setting the metronome
1 Press + to select MTRO.
MTRO
2 Use to adjust the metronome volume.

Metronome

0 – 15

Setting a pre-count
1 Press + to select PR.CT.
P R. C T
2 Use to change the pre-count.

Metronome

OFF, 1 – 8

•W
 hen a pre-count is set, recording and playback will start after
the pre-count.

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Creating sequences　– Direct recording
With direct recording, notes can be input on steps directly when both
stopped and playing back.
This is particularly suitable for building up sequences while perform-
ing by directly inputting notes during playback.

Basic operations
1  ress and hold
P – for the position where you want to input a
note

2 Play a note on the keyboard to input it at the step.

　 N
 otes can also be input if procedures 1 and 2 are done in re-
verse order.

❶
●

❷
●

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Creating sequences　– Direct recording

• By
 pressing and before procedure 1, pages with steps 17
and higher can be selected.

To select steps 1–16, press the 1/3 button.

　

To select steps 17–32, press the 2/4 button.

　

To select steps 33–48, press the 1/3 button twice.

　

To select steps 49–64, press the 2/4 button twice.

　

• During playback, pressing or will lock the page shown.

Press to unlock the page.

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Creating sequences – Groove settings
The Lofi-12 includes a swing function for creating offset rhythms
and a laid-back function for delaying the timing of sample sounds.

Setting the swing

1 Turn + to adjust it.
　 Every even step (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.) will be delayed.

Step 1 2 3 4 5

♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪
0 – 75％ 0 – 75％

　 This setting can be made separately for each track.

Setting the laid-back function

1 Turn + to adjust it.
　 This delays the timings of entire samples for the selected track.

Step 1 2 3 4

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
0 – 127 (about 94 msec) 0 – 127 (about 94 msec) 0 – 127 (about 94 msec) 0 – 127 (about 94 msec)

• The
 timings of sounds can be changed independently for each
step using the parameter locking function.
The sound locking function can be used to create a drum track
that has multiple samples on a single track, and these func-
tions can be used to freely set the timing of bass drum and
snare sounds, for example.

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Parameter locking
The Lofi-12 has a parameter locking function that can record knob
operations to steps.
This allows sounds to be changed over time and is useful for creat-
ing patterns with great expressiveness.
Parameter locking data can be input in the following three ways.

Direct input
Turn knobs while pressing – in this fundamental method of
direct input.

Real-time input
Record the operation of knobs during playback in real-time in this
method.

Sound locking input

When recording notes to steps by pressing keys on the key-
board, the state of the sound currently playing is simultaneously
recorded to the step as parameter lock data in this input method.

Basic parameter locking operations

Turning parameter locking on
1 Press .
　 Pressing cycles through the following states.

Parameters do not change

Parameter locking off
automatically

Parameters change automati-

Parameter locking on cally based on parameter lock
data

Sound lock recording enabled

Sound locking on
( → P. 62)

Clearing parameter lock data

1 Press + .
　 This clears parameter lock data.

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Parameter locking – Direct input
Turning parameter Recording knob opera-
locking on tions
1 Press (lights green). 2 While pressing – , turn
　 knobs.

❷
●

❶
●
❷
●

•B
 y pressing and before procedure 2, pages with steps
17 and higher can be selected.

• Parameter locking cannot be used on REVERB, line in ↑ , ptn

level, PTN BPM, global BPM and VOL.

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Parameter locking – Real-time input
Inputting in real time (parameter recording)
1 Press + (lights red).

2 Press to play the pattern.

3 Turn knobs and record the changes.

4 Press , making it light green, to end real-time input.

❹
● ❷
●
❸
●

❶
● ❶
●

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Parameter locking – Sound locking input
Turning sound Recording note input
locking on and parameter lock
1 Press twice data at the same time
　 (lights orange).
　 2 While pressing – , play
the keyboard.
　

❶
●
❷
●

❷
●

• In procedure 2, direct recording is used for note input. The

sound locking function can also be used with step recording
and real-time recording in the same manner.

•T
 he parameter lock data that is recorded using the sound lock-
ing function includes BANK, SAMPLE, start, RELEASE & GATE
and attack.

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Sequence effects
The Lofi-12 has sequence effect functions, including Dice that sets
the probability of notes sounding, Random that can randomize phras-
es, and Stutter that repeats playback of pressed steps.

Random
1 Press + .
　 When this is on, a randomized sequence will be played back
　 Press + again to turn the random function off.

Random settings
The smallest unit used for randomization during random playback can
be set (for example, 1 step or 4 steps).

1 Press + , and use to adjust.

Random step unit

OFF, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 (steps)
If set to OFF, randomization will not occur even if
the random playback function is on.
The random on/off setting is saved with the pattern, but random unit
settings can be saved per track.

Dice
1 Turn + .
　 The probability of a note sounding can be set from 25 – 100％ .

• The probability of notes sounding can be set independently for

each step using the parameter locking function.

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Sequence effects
Stutter
1 Press + .
　 Turning this on enables stutter mode.

2 Press – .
　 Only the pressed steps will be played.

　 Press + again to turn stutter mode off.

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Deleting sequences
Clearing steps
1 Press + 〜
.
　 The note and parameter lock data from that step will be cleared.

• While
 pressing , steps that have parameter lock data blink
red.

•W
 hen recording notes (REC button lit red), only note data will
be cleared.

•W
 hen parameter recording ( lit red), only parameter lock
data will be cleared.

•Normally, when and buttons are lit red, both note and
parameter data will be cleared.

Clearing all note data in a sequence

1 Press
 + for the track with
NOTE
　 the sequence to be cleared.
　

2 Use to select NOTE,

CLR
　 and press .
　 This clears all notes on all steps of the sequence.
　

Restoring only track sounds to the last saved

state
1 P
 ress + for the track with the sound to be re-
stored.

2 Turn to select SND, and press .

SND
　

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Copying tracks
Copying tracks
1 Press to select the track of the pattern to be copied.

2 Press + .
COPY
3 Press to select the track for the pattern to be past-
ed.

4 Press + .
DONE

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Pattern saving
Sequences created on every track can be saved as patterns.

Saving patterns
1 Press + .

2 Press .
　 DONE will appear, and it will be saved. DONE
Changing the save destination or copying the pattern

1 Press + .

2 Use to select the save destination bank.

3 – to select the save destination pattern.

　 DONE will appear, and it will be saved. DONE

• In procedure 2, can also be used to select the save

destination (execute with ).

• Press during a procedure to cancel it.

Initializing patterns
1 Select the pattern to be initialized.
　 ( → P. 15)

2 Press + .
　 C
 LR will be shown, and pattern settings CLR
　 a
 long with note and parameter lock data will all be cleared.
　

3 Save the pattern. 　

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Pattern renaming
Renaming patterns
1 Press + multiple times to
P. N. E D
　 s
 elect P.N.ED (pattern name editing).
　

2 Use to select the pattern for renaming, and press .

　

3 Use and to move the cursor left

NAME
　 a
 nd right, and turn to select
　 c
 haracters. Cursor position blinks

4 Press .
DONE
　 T
 his saves the name and returns to
　 p
 attern selection.
　 T o rename other patterns,
　 r epeat from procedure 2.
　 T
 o end renaming, press .

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Tempo overview
The Lofi-12 has two BPM modes.

Pattern BPM mode

Whenever a different pattern is selected, the BPM is reset using
the tempo saved in that pattern.

Global BPM mode

The current global BPM value will continue to be used even when
a different pattern is selected.

Select global BPM mode to maintain a consistent tempo during the

jam session. Use pattern BPM mode when you want the tempo to
change with each pattern.

Setting the BPM mode

1 Press + .

2 Use to select the BPM mode.

BPM

BPM mode

PTN Pattern BPM mode

GLBL Global BPM mode

Setting the pattern BPM

1 Turn .

Pattern BPM
40 – 250
When the tempo is shown on the display,
can be turned to change it in 0.1-beat
increments.

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Tempo overview
Setting the global BPM
1 Press + .

　　 +
Global BPM
40 – 250
When the tempo is shown on
the display, can be
turned to change it in 0.1-beat
increments.

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Clock synchronization with
external devices — Clock settings
Overview
The Lofi-12 has the following synchronization capabilities.

SYNC
Use the SYNC IN/OUT jacks to connect and synchronize with de-
vices that support SYNC (including the Korg Volca series).

MIDI
Use the MIDI IN/OUT jacks to connect and synchronize with de-
vices that support MIDI.

Audio Sync
Use the LINE IN and headphone jacks to connect and synchro-
nize with devices that support Audio Sync (including the Teen-
age Engineering Pocket Operator series).
When using Audio Sync, the audio exchanged will be mono.

The Lofi-12 can act as a clock master or receive clock from an exter-
nal device.

71
Clock synchronization with
external devices — Clock settings
Setting the clock source
When set to INT (internal), the Lofi-12 acts as a clock master.
When not set to INT, the external device will be treated as the clock
master.

1 Press + to select SRC.

SRC
2 Turn to set the clock source.

Clock Source
Use internal clock of LIVEN
INT
Lofi-12

MIDI Use clock from MIDI IN

SYNC Use clock from SYNC IN

LN.IN Use clock from LINE IN

Setting Audio Sync output

Audio Sync output uses the headphone jack.
For this purpose, make the following setting to use Audio Sync out-
put.

1 Press + and select A.OUT.

A. O U T
2 Turn to select ON.

• The
 sync signal will be output from the left channel and a mono
mix of the audio will be output from the right channel of the
headphone jack.

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Clock synchronization with
external devices — Clock settings
Setting SYNC IN polarity
1 Press + and select S.I.PO.
S. I. P O
2 Turn to set the polarity.

Polarity – Sync In
Synchronize with falling of
FALL
sync signal
Synchronize with rising of
RISE
sync signal

Setting SYNC OUT polarity

1 Press + and select S.O.PO.
S. O. P O
2 Turn to set the polarity.

Polarity – Sync In
Synchronize with falling of
FALL
sync signal
Synchronize with rising of
RISE
sync signal

• See
 P. 78 for details about setting MIDI clock.

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Clock synchronization with
external devices — Connection examples
Lofi-12 as clock master

SYNC IN MIDI IN INPUT

Volca series MIDI device PO series

TX.CK set to ON
( → P. 78)
A.OUT set to ON
( → P. 72)

SRC set to
INT

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Clock synchronization with
external devices — Connection examples
External device as clock master

Make only one device the clock master

SYNC OUT MIDI OUT OUTPUT

or or

Volca series MIDI device PO series

SRC set to SRC set to

SYNC MIDI SRC set to
LN.IN

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Clock synchronization with
external devices — Connection examples
Bridging clock signals to a different
connector from an external device acting as
the clock master
Make only one device the clock master

SYNC OUT MIDI OUT OUTPUT

or or

Volca series MIDI device PO series

SRC set to SRC set to

SYNC MIDI SRC set to
LN.IN

A.OUT set to ON
( → P. 72)

SYNC IN MIDI IN INPUT

TX.CK set to ON
( → P. 78)

Volca series MIDI device PO series

Using the bridging function, it is possible to synchronize devices with

different connectors. For example, a Pocket Operator acting as a clock
master can be used to synchronize a Volca or MIDI device connected to
the Lofi-12.

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MIDI
Setting channels for transmitting and receiv-
ing MIDI
1 P
 ress + , and select the track for
T 1. c h
　 w
 hich you want to set the MIDI channel.
　

〜
T 4. c h
2 Turn to set the channel.

MIDI Channel

OFF, CH.01 – CH.16

Setting the MIDI channel for pattern parame-

ters
1 Press + and select PT.CH.
P T. C H
2 Turn to set the channel.

MIDI Channel

OFF, CH.01 – CH.16

Setting the MIDI channel for accessing the

selected track (automatic channel)
1 Press + and select AT.CH.
A T. C H
2 Turn to set the channel.

MIDI Channel

OFF, CH.01 – CH.16

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MIDI
Setting the MIDI channel used to output key-
board playing
1 Press + and select O.CH.
O. C H
2 Turn to set it.

MIDI Channel

TRCK (track), AUTO

Turning control change transmission on/off

1 Press + and select TX.CC.
T X. C C
2 Turn to set it to on/off.

Control Change

ON, OFF

• Control change reception is always enabled.

Turning MIDI clock output on/off

1 Press + and select TX.CK.
T X. C K
2 Turn to set it to on/off.

MIDI Clock

ON, OFF

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MIDI
Setting MIDI OUT
1 Press + and select M.OUT.
M. O U T
2 Turn to set MIDI OUT.

MIDI OUT

OUT, THRU

Setting MIDI command transmitting and re-

ceiving
1 Press + and select M.CMD.
M. C M D
2 Turn to set MIDI command transmitting and receiving.

MIDI Commands
Neither transmit nor
OFF
receive

RX Only receive

TX Only transmit

RX.TX Transmit and receive

Turning active sensing transmission on/off

1 Press + and select TX.AS.
T X. A S
2 Turn to set it to on/off.

Active Sensing – Transmit

ON, OFF

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MIDI
Turning on/off active sensing reception
1 Press + and select RX.AS.
R X. A S
2 Turn to set it to on/off.

Active Sensing – Receive

ON, OFF

Setting the channel for transmitting and re-

ceiving program changes
1 Press + and select PC.CH.
P C. C H
2 Turn to set the program change channel.

Program Change – Channel

AUTO, CH.01 – CH.16

Turning on/off program change transmission

1 Press + and select TX.PC.
T X. P C
2 Turn to set it to on/off.

Program Change – Transmit

ON, OFF

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MIDI
Turning on/off program change reception
1 Press + and select RX.PC.
R X. P C
2 Turn to set it to on/off.

Program Change – Receive

ON, OFF

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Exporting/importing user data
Connecting
– Exporting/importing to/from a PC/Mac

PC/Mac
Recommended
MIDI applications
interface
　PC
MIDI OUT MIDI IN 　　MIDI-OX
　Mac
　　SysEx Librarian

Connecting
– Exporting/importing to/from another Lofi-12

Lofi-12

MIDI OUT MIDI IN

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Exporting/importing user data
Exporting a single pattern
1 Select the pattern you want to export. ( → P. 15)

2 Press + and select P.EXP.

P. E X P
3 Set your PC to receive MIDI data.
DONE
4 Press .

• Press
 to cancel.

Importing a single pattern

1 Put the unit into regular mode, and start transmitting data from
the transmitting device.

•T
 he received pattern will not be saved automatically. Save the
pattern as necessary. ( → P. 67)

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Exporting/importing user data
Backing up all user data at once
1 Press + the POWER switch to turn on the Lofi-12.

2 Turn to select EXPT.

EXPT
3 Press .
DONE

• The
 step LEDs show the progress. (They light from in order.
Transmission is complete when – have all lit.)

• Press
 to cancel.

• The
 size of the backup data is 69,908 messages - 16.7MB.

• If
 the size of the data is different, the backup might have failed.
If this occurs, before step ③ , while pressing , turn to
increase the transmission interval. (The default value is 0.)

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Exporting/importing user data
Restoring (importing) user data
1 Press + the POWER switch to turn on the Lofi-12.

2 Turn to select IMPT.

IMPT
3 Press . This makes the unit ready to receive data.
　 Start exporting from the sending device.

4 When SAVE appears on the display

SAVE
　 after receiving completes,
　 press to restore (load)
　 the received data. DONE
　

• The
 step LEDs show the progress. (They light from in order.
Transmission is complete when – have all lit.)

• Press
 to cancel.

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System settings
Setting the battery type
1 Press + to select BATT.
BATT
2 Turn to select the battery type.

Battery

ALKL Alkaline dry cell

NIMH Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable

LTHM Lithium dry cell

• Please set this correctly because it effects operation time.

•T
 he remaining charge shown could be higher than the actual
amount depending on the type of rechargeable battery.

Setting the automatic power down function

1 Press + and select A.PWR.
A. P W R
2 Turn to select the automatic power down time.

Automatic power down time

OFF Automatic power down is disabled.

Power will turn off automatically after 30 min-
0.5H
utes without operation.
Power will turn off automatically after 1 hour
1H
without operation.
Power will turn off automatically after 3 hours
3H
without operation.
Power will turn off automatically after 6 hours
6H
without operation.

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System settings
Setting the headphone gain
1 Press + .

Headphone Gain

LOUD Louder output

NORM Factory default

SOFT Quieter output

Setting the master tuning

1 Press + to select TUNE.
TUNE
2 Turn to set the master tuning.

Master Tuning

− 75 – 0 – +75 (cents)

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System settings
Setting knob movement behavior
1 Press + to set whether or not latching is used for knob op-
eration.

Latching
When a knob is moved, the pa-
Jump
rameter changes immediately.
The knob does not affect the
parameter value until its posi-
Latch
tion reaches that value. Then,
the value follows the knob.

• When set to Latch, the dots on the display will be animated to

show how much the knob position and parameter value differs
to the left or right.
The dots will appear to flow to the left when the parameter
value is lower than the knob position and to the right when
the value is higher than the position. The flow will be faster for
higher values.

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System settings
Restoring to factory default settings (factory
reset)
1 Press and hold + the POWER switch to
F. R S T
　 t urn on the Lofi-12.
　

2 Press .
OK
　 T
 he step LEDs will show the progress.
　 When finished, OK will appear on the display.

• Press to cancel.

•T
 his will not restore sample waveform data to the factory de-
fault. To restore the sample waveform data, download it from
the SONICWARE website and import it.

Checking the system versions

1 Press and hold + the POWER switch to
VER
　 t urn on the Lofi-12.
　

2 Press , and to check the versions. Major version

Firmware Versions S X. Y
S X.Y System version Minor version

B X.Y Boot version

P X.Y Preset version

• Press the same , or again to show the build number.

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System settings
Updating the firmware
1 Press and hold + the POWER switch to
UPDT
　 turn on the Lofi-12.
　

2 Transmit the firmware (Sys Ex data) from

RCV
　 a PC/Mac.
　

• The
 step LEDs show the progress of data transmission. (They
light from in order. Transmission is complete when – have
all lit.)

3 After transmission completes, press to execute the update.

　

• If the update occurred properly, OK will be shown. ( If a problem

occurred, an error code will be shown.)

4 Restart the unit.

• Use new batteries or an AC adapter.

• Never interrupt the power during a firmware update.

• Press
 to cancel the update and start up normally.

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System settings
Error codes

ER.10 System error

ER.11 Low battery

ER.20 Data receiving error

ER.21 Invalid data

ER.22 No need to update (Boot)

ER.30 Update Failed

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Appendix
Figure1.　Sound architecture

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