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Looping Guide
Recording A Loop
1. To record a Loop, simply select an empty bank and press the LOOP foot-
switch once. The REC LED will light solid and recording begins immediately.
Note: If nothing is plugged into the input jacks, loop recording will not be-
gin and the 4-digit display will ash “IN-J.” Insert an audio source into one
of the input jacks to enable recording.
2. To close the loop and set loop length, press the LOOP footswitch again.
The REC LED will turn off, the PLAY LED will turn on, and the loop will begin
playing immediately. The MEM LED will also light solid, indicating the pres-
ence of recorded loop memory.
Note: if the function order is REC/DUB/PLAY, the REC LED remains lit when
the LOOP footswitch is pressed. The loop length is established and the 1440
will continue immediately into overdub mode.
PLAY LED will
4. After a loop is recorded, the length is subtracted from the total loop record-
ing time of 1,440 seconds.
Stopping & Starting Loop Playback
1. To stop loop playback, press the LOOP footswitch two times quickly. Alterna-
tively, press the STOP [FX] footswitch once to immediately stop playback.
Note: If using the LOOP footswitch to stop, the REC LED will turn on together
with the PLAY LED during the rst press. Both LEDs turn off during the sec-
ond press and playback stops immediately.
2. While stopped, press and release the LOOP footswitch once to start play-
back. The PLAY LED will light to indicate that the loop is playing.
Recording An Overdub
1. To record an overdub, make sure a Loop is playing back. If a loop is not
playing, press the LOOP footswitch once to begin playback. The PLAY LED
will turn on and the loop will begin playing immediately.
2. To start recording an overdub, press the LOOP footswitch once. The REC
LEDPLAY LED
on top of the original loop. The OVERDUB knob controls how much of the
previously recorded audio is preserved when overdubbing. Turn this knob to
maximum if you want to preserve the original loop level.
LOOP footswitch again, once. The
REC LED will turn off, and the loop continues playing along with the over-
dubbed audio.
4. Overdubbing will never change the length of the loop.
new audio onto your loop.
UNDO-REDO function is enabled.
You may undo, then redo the last overdub as many times as you like.
Undo-Redo Function
1. To undo an overdub (remove the last audio layer) during Loop playback;
press and hold the LOOP footswitch for 2-seconds. The display will show
“UNDO” and the previous overdub will be removed.
2. To redo an overdub (restore the last audio layer) during Loop playback:
press and hold the LOOP footswitch for two seconds. The display will show
“REDO” and the previous overdub will be restored.
Undo-Redo cannot be performed during overdub, record or stop modes.
Shortcut! pressing and holding the LOOP footswitch when stopping an overdub
will cause an undo. This action gives you a convenient way to quickly undo
overdubbing mistakes.
Note: once Undo-Redo has been performed on a loop, the undone layer of au-
dio can be returned through a redo until either a new overdub is initiated on the
loop or the loop is erased. The Undo-Redo layer is preserved regardless of bank
changes and power cycles. Undo-Redo is not available on loops exported from
computer to 1440, even if the loops were originally created on the 1440.
Erasing A Loop
1. To erase a loop, play-back must be stopped. If a loop is playing, press the
LOOP footswitch two times quickly or press the STOP footswitch once to
stop the loop.
2. Press and hold the STOP [FX] footswitch for 2 seconds. The MEM LED will
blink three times and then remain off, indicating the loop has been erased.
STOP [FX] footswitch can erase a loop, regardless of the footswitch mode.
Shortcut! if a loop is playing, press the STOP footswitch two times quickly and
hold for two seconds on the second press to erase the loop.
Note: the erase function can only be initiated when the current loop bank
contains a recording, as indicated by a lit MEM LED.
Loop Memory
t Any recorded audio is stored automatically to the internal memory.
t All recorded loops will remain in memory until they are erased. Power cycling
does not erase loops unless power is cut while recording the loop. Any loop or
overdub that was being recorded at the time of power loss will not be saved.
t After a loop is recorded, the length is subtracted from the total loop record-
ing time. For example, if a 20-second loop is recorded on Loop 20, there are
1,420 seconds still available for Loops 1-19. Overdubbing on top of any given
loop does not subtract from total loop recording time.
t When the full 1,440 seconds of loop recording time is depleted, you will not
be able to record a new loop. If an empty Loop is selected and recording
is attempted, the MEM LED will blink twice. To free-up recording memory,