Cannot Unlock track

Aeros Loop Studio Help, Questions and Bugs
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Locked a track in 2X2. Slide out menu not coming out to unlock. Deleted song and track is locked for next song. HELP?

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Hey there,

Locking a track can be done two ways, either by using the slideout menu option and pressing Unlock Track or by tapping the track clock while a song is playing or stopped. To do this while stopped, close the song dashboard using the X in the top left of the screen and tap the track clock of the 1st track with your finger. This will unlock it or lock it depending on its state.

Here’s more info on locking tracks as found in the manual

Locked Tracks

Lock a track to have it play back in all song parts.

This is useful, for example, if there will be a beat or rhythm that you want continuously present in all song parts.

Lock Track Logic

All changes made to the track will be made to that track in every part. This includes additional overdubs, the volume, the mute state, the undo state, and the reverse state.

You can pre-lock your tracks in an empty song to plan which tracks will lock.

In 2x2, you can lock the top track. In 6x6, you can lock up to 5 tracks. You must lock tracks in order.

Tracks can only be locked/unlocked in the first song part, they cannot be locked or unlocked after the second song part has been recorded to.

How to Lock a Track

Press and hold the bottom left Aeros button to open the hands free slideout menu. Use the wheel to scroll to the ‘Lock Track’ option, tap the right Aeros button to lock the currently selected track.

This can also be done using CC: 47 value 1-127, this command will toggle the lock state of the currently selected track or by tapping the track clock using the touchscreen.

How to Unlock a Track

Press and hold the bottom left Aeros button to open the hands free slideout menu. Use the wheel to scroll to the ‘Unlock Track’ option, tap the right Aeros button to unlock the currently selected track.

This can also be done using CC: 47 value 1-127, this command will toggle the lock state of the currently selected track or by tapping the track clock using the touchscreen.

The track must currently be locked to be unlocked, you cannot unlock tracks out of order (in 6x6 you must unlock the last track first. So if you have 3 tracks locked, you have to unlock track 3 before unlocking track 2 and 1). Once part 2 is recorded to, you will no longer be able to unlock the locked tracks in the song.

As far as why you are not able to open the slideout this could be for several reasons:

  1. You are currently recording or overdubbing. The slideout can only come out while doing playback or while stopped.
  2. You have the stopped or playing slideout disabled in the Hands Free device settings

Please make sure that you have the sliedout menu that you want to use enabled, and that the slideout menu has Unlock Track option in it.

You can edit the slideout menu options in the Hands Free settings

Here’s more info from the manual

Editing the Slideout Menu

The individual options in the slideout menu can be edited (reordered or shown/hidden) in the device Hands Free settings (read more about Hands Free settings ). You can find this screen by going to Settings > Hands Free and choose either one of the edit slideout options.

There two methods to change the order of the slideout menu options:

  1. Use the touchscreen to tap on either the up or down arrow buttons next to each option. This will move the specific slideout menu option up or down by one.
  2. Press the middle Aeros button, ‘Move’, while selecting a slideout menu option. Once you press move, use the wheel to change the option’s position, when you are done press the middle button, ‘Finish’, to stop moving the option and confirm the new position. This can be canceled by tapping the bottom left Aeros button before confirming.

To toggle whether the option is showing or hidden on the slideout menu:

  1. Tap the option’s corresponding blue circle on screen
  2. Use the right Aeros button, ‘Toggle’, while selecting the desired slideout menu option.

Here are the options for each state:

  • Playing

    • Mixer
    • Switch RPO/ROP
    • Undo
    • Mute
    • Reverse
    • Solo
    • Fade To Mute
    • Lock Track
    • Unlock Track
    • Sleep Screen
    • Mute Pause

  • Stopped

    • Save Song
    • Clear Song
    • Delete Last Part
    • Open Album
    • New Song 2x2
    • New Song 6x6
    • Mixer
    • Switch RPO/ROP
    • MIDI Behavior
    • Lock Track
    • Unlock Track
    • Copy Song
    • Home
    • Song Settings
    • Previous Song
    • Next Song
    • Sleep Screen
    • Go to Albums
    • Reopen Song
    • Mute

Here’s a video on this

How to Edit the Slideout Menu

Hope this all helps, let me know!