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6. Press
/
to start your loop’s playback. Once you’re ready for your
big moment, hit
/ DUB
as the loop plays to enter Overdub mode and
go wild for four bars.
If you’re really feeling fancy, you can keep the overdub running after the first loop
cycle and record a second layer for a doubled solo.
7. Hit
/
at the end of your four bars to turn off overdub, and your loop
will keep playing—now featuring both your rhythm and solo parts.
You can keep repeating step 6 to add additional overdub layers as desired. See the
next step for some more fun tricks to try with your loop.
8. Hit the (Half Speed/Reverse) switch once and you’ll hear the
whole thing at half speed. Then, double-tap this switch and you’ll be
playing backwards, and still at half speed.
As the loop plays, tap
/ DUB
and lay down some more guitar. Hit
/
to stop the
overdubbing and play the whole shebang, and then double-tap .
Now the loop is playing forward again, and the last part you recorded is backward
in relation to everything else.
One more tap on and half speed turns off. You can imagine where a half hour
of this kind of thing could get you.
Once you’ve recorded your loop, you can also access the loop using the 1 Switch Looper.
This allows you to play and even add overdubs while not in the Classic Looper mode,
where you’ll be able to hear your presets’ delay and reverb applied to your input signal
as you play along with the loop. See the following "Using the 1 Switch Looper" section.
Using the 1 Switch Looper
All new for the DL4 MkII device, and independent of the afore described Classic Looper,
we’ve included a simple 1 Switch Looper, that you can set up to be accessed easily
by—you guessed it—a single switch (your TAP switch, in this case). There is no need
to choose LOOPER via the Selector knob. Once you’ve configured your TAP switch,
you can stomp that thing anytime inspiration strikes and indulge in instantaneous loop
shenanigans.
When using the 1 Switch Looper, once you’ve recorded and started playing your loop,
you’ll continue to hear your current preset’s delay and reverb effects applied to your
input signal as you play along. All knobs and switches continue to control the delays,
reverbs, and preset options.
NOTE: Just as with the Classic Looper, configuring the Global Settings’ Looper Mono/
Stereo and Looper Pre/Post options will determine whether your loop recordings are cap-
tured in mono, stereo, and with or without your current delay and reverb—see page 46.
1. Configure the Global Setting > TAP switch so that it controls the 1
Switch Looper (see "TAP Footswitch Assign" on page 44).
Once the TAP switch is configured, you’ll see its LED lit dim white, indicating the
switch is assigned to control the 1 Switch Looper and no loop is yet recorded.
2. Press the 1 Switch Looper (TAP) switch.
The LED lights bright red, indicating the loop is recording.
3. Press the 1 Switch Looper switch again.
The LED lights bright green, indicating the loop is playing back. You can now jam
along endlessly with your loop. Note that you can also still choose and edit the
settings for the delay and reverb that continues to be applied to your input signal.
TIP: Note that the loop playback volume level follows the value set within the Classic
Looper mode (via the MIX knob). If desired, you can switch to Classic Looper mode to
adjust the playback level there and return the Selector to any delay model to continue using
the 1 Switch Looper.
4. Press the 1 Switch Looper switch again.
The LED lights bright amber, indicating the loop is in overdub mode. Subsequent
presses of the switch toggle between play and overdub mode.
5. While the Looper is in play or overdub mode, press and hold the switch
for 1 second.
The most recent recording is undone. Holding the switch again will redo the recording.
6. Quickly double-press the 1 Switch Looper switch.
Playback/recording stops, and the LED lights bright white, indicating a loop is in
memory.
7. While Looper playback/recording is stopped, press and hold the switch.
The recording is deleted, and the LED lights dim white.
Once you’ve recorded a loop, your loop remains in memory until you either manually
delete it (as in step 7 above), or power your DL4 MkII off. Note that you can option-
ally access your current loop using the Classic Looper by turning the Selector knob
to LOOPER. This allows you to utilize all the added features within the Classic Looper
mode, such as playback level control, half speed, reverse, and more! Also see the
"Classic Looper Tutorial" on page 22.