Why can't I loop more than 6 pads at a time? Do I really have to resort to making patterns? It's hard for me to believe I can only loop 6 pads on this machine. It's got to be smarter than that. I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.

if they are stereo samples , then its a polyphony issue, (although i thought it could do more than 6 stereo?) but thats probably it, look a bit into what type of sounds "should" be mono like bass sounds and then see if you can sort it out from there.. theres a ton of workarounds if this is the issue, resampling 2 loops onto one pad is one example

absolutely sounds like a polyphony issue, 6 stereo samples playing at once is the max

Resample will make this a non-issue and reveal the fun sounds of the SPverse.