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Reverse
Double-tap the switch to activate/deactivate Reverse. You’ll see the switch’s LED
flash slowly when Reverse is active.
If you double-tap the switch while your loop is playing, it reverses playback. If you
double-tap this the switch again, playback is returned to forward (normal).
It is not possible to toggle Reverse during recording—double-taps of the switch are
ignored while record is active. However, once you’ve got a loop recorded, you can
double-tap the switch to reverse your recorded loop’s playback, and then record an
overdub. Now, if you double-tap the switch, you’ll hear normal playback of
your original loop, with your overdub reversed!
To really get creative, you can enable and use Half Speed and Reverse at the same
time. You’ll see the switch’s LED flash quickly to indicate when both functions are
active.
TIP: You can also access all the same Looper footswitch commands via an external MIDI
controller. This opens up some wicked flexibility, considering that you can engage and
manipulate Looper functions without needing to touch the device at all—and even trigger multiple
functions simultaneously! See "MIDI" on page 49.
Looper Knobs
When you set the Selector to LOOPER, the other five knobs on DL4 MkII are re-purposed
to enhance your looping experience. Most offer control of the Looper’s built-in echo,
while the MIX knob controls the Looper playback volume (also see "Using the Classic
Looper’s Built-in Echo" on page 21).
/ DUB /
ONCE
Echo
Time
Echo
Repeats
Mod
Depth
Echo
Volume
Loop
Volume
Functions of knobs while in Looper mode
*NOTE: These alternate knob functions only apply to the Classic Looper, while the Selector
knob is set to LOOPER—they do not apply to the 1 Switch Looper.
TIME/SUBDIV (Echo Time)
Twist this knob to set the time for the built-in echo’s repeats.
REPEATS (Echo Repeats)
Turn to set the number of audible repeats for the built-in echo. You can set this to
minimum to achieve a single repeat, or throw caution to the wind and max the knob to
get into some runaway madness.
TWEAK (Mod Depth)
Use to add some swirly modulation to the echo repeats, from none to enough pitchy
warble to make you dizzy.
TWEEZ (Echo Volume)
Twist to dial in just the right balance of echo to go along with your input signal. You can
set this from all the way left to essentially turn the echo "off," where no echo effect is
heard, to all the way right to achieve a 50/50 mix level.
MIX (Loop Volume)
Turn to adjust your loop’s playback volume. Set the knob at 50% for unity gain with
your input signal - or you might want to reduce this slightly when overdubbing layers
to allow your input signal to be easily heard—such as when you’re ready to rip into that
majestic solo on top of your loop sound-scape.
Classic Looper Tutorial
To follow we’ve provided a real-world, step-by-step example for using the Classic
Looper. Of course, the number of possibilities for how you combine and utilize all the
features is practically endless, but you’ll get the idea. For this example, we have our
DL4 MkII’s Global Settings set to their factory defaults (see page 43).*
*NOTE: Configuring the Global Settings’ “Looper Mono/Stereo” and “Looper Pre/Post”
options will determine whether your loop recordings are captured in mono, stereo, and
with or without the built-in echo effect—see page 46.
1. Set the Selector knob to LOOPER.
2. Turn TWEEZ to minimum to turn off the built-in echo effect, and set
MIX to 50%.
3. Start strumming an up-tempo rhythm guitar part. Once you’ve got a
groove, tap the
/ DUB
(Record/Overdub) switch once at the downbeat
of your measure to start recording your loop.
4. Record four measures of your rhythm, then stomp on the
/
(Play/
Stop) switch at the downbeat of what would be the fourth measure to
stop recording.
Your loop now automatically starts playing back. If you didn’t get your timing solid
enough to create and good sounding loop, just tap
/
to stop playback and repeat
step 3 until you capture a worthy performance.
You’ve now recorded a loop that you can play along with to your heart’s content.
Turn the MIX knob to adjust the volume of the loop playback as desired. Go to the
next step if you want to overdub some lead on top of your loop.
5. Optionally, turn up TWEEZ if you want some echo on your lead. DELAY,
TIME, and REPEATS control the echoes, and TWEAK lets you add
some modulation.