TŒRN — Record

Record mode dialog

From the sample browser, hold touch 3 to enter record mode for the current sample voice. Recordings are written as numbered files such as rec_01.wav inside the current browse folder.

Record to a computer via USB: connect USB-C with a data cable, select TŒRN’s USB audio device as the input in your DAW or recorder, and record its two channels. USB audio follows VOL → 2-CH, just like the headphone and line outputs. This captures the output directly; it does not create a sample on the SD card.

Idle: threshold column, live level column, RDY text, Y/R/G/X hints.

1 Encoder 1

Turn	Threshold	0–100; column on x=1 visualises the bar.
Short	Arm threshold	Enables auto-start on level cross.

2 Encoder 2

Short	Start recording	Manual fire, pairs with threshold arming.

3 Encoder 3

Short	Play / stop review	SD preview of last take; also acts as global stop while recording.

4 Encoder 4

Short	Exit to sample browser	Stops recording if needed, drops onto the new file for trim/load.

Threshold-armed recordings auto-stop after ~1 s if the input falls under half the threshold. Maximum take length is 12 seconds per voice. Input source, gains, and clear policy are set in the REC submenu below.

Live recording on a voice

Beyond the formal dialog, the firmware supports an 8-channel live-loop style flow: touch-hold during playback can capture audio onto a voice for up to 12 seconds, and “one-shot” recordings can drop a take onto a single channel.

Behaviour depends on REC → CLR (clear/merge policy) and REC → TRIG (trigger style). Treat this as the performance front-end for the same recording engine. Touch 3 on the grid is the usual entry — see Controls → Touch pads.

REC submenu

Root menu REC — five leaves for which jack, how hot, when capture starts, and what happens to notes after a re-record. Encoder 4 walks siblings.

REC family entry on the root menu.

INPT — input source

Option	Effect
MIC	Mic path — built-in capsule or Mic-in jack (see Hardware).
LINE	Stereo TRS line-in jack — synths, drum machines, modular. Recording uses the left input and saves mono WAVs.

Flips which gain page (MIC vs L-IN) actually matters.

MIC — mic preamp gain

1 Encoder 1

2 Encoder 2

3 Encoder 3

Turn	0–63	Watch the record meter; red peaks mean back off.

4 Encoder 4

L-IN — line input trim

1 Encoder 1

2 Encoder 2

3 Encoder 3

Turn	0–15	Coarser than MIC — line gear is already loud. Synths often happy around 6–10.

4 Encoder 4

TRIG — when capture starts

Option	Effect
OFF	Manual — you start the take.
SENS	Threshold — arms when the input crosses the level set on the record screen.
−CON / +CON	Count-in flavours before rolling.

CLR — note clear policy

What happens to notes on the voice you just re-recorded into.

Option	Effect
OFF	Keep notes — new sound under the old arrangement.
ON	Wipe every note on the voice.
FIX	Wipe notes but keep velocity / probability / lane volume.
ON1	Wipe the current page only.
CLIC	Wipe and plant a click on step 1 so you can hear the sample on the grid.