User Guide

16
Looper
The HeadRush MX5 has a built-in looper that you can use to layer your performances. While the
looper’s operation is shown in the display, you can control most of it conveniently with the
footswitches.
The looper can hold up to 20 minutes of audio at a time across a maximum of 50 layers. The
first layer of your loop can be up to 5 minutes long.
To record the first layer of a loop, press the Record footswitch. Recording will begin
immediately and the footswitch indicator will light red. Press the Record footswitch again to
stop recording and start loop playback. The footswitch is now called Overdub and the
footswitch indicator is yellow.
To record additional layers onto the loop (overdub), press the Overdub footswitch.
Overdubbing will begin immediately and the footswitch indicator will light red. Press the
Overdub footswitch again to stop overdubbing and continue playback.
To start or stop the loop, press the Start
footswitch while the loop is stopped, or
press the Stop footswitch while the loop is
playing.
To access additional footswitch controls in
the looper (Length, Peel, Clear), press
the More… footswitch. You can press this
footswitch again to return to the initial set
of controls.
To double the length of the loop, press the
Length footswitch or tap the button next to
the Length field and then turn the encoder
clockwise.
To halve the length of the loop, hold the Length footswitch or tap the button next to the Length
field and then turn the encoder counterclockwise. The halving process is non-destructive, so you
can restore your original loop and its content by doubling the length of the loop.
This meter indicates
your current location
in the loop during
recording or
playback.
This indicates how
many layers are
playing in the current
loop, including the
original.
This indicates the
direction of
p
la
y
back.
This indicates whether the looper is
located before (Pre) or after (Post)
your signal chain. Moving the looper
to the Pre position enables you to
edit your rig without having to play
the same riff over and over again.
This indicates the length
of the current loo
p
.
This controls how
much of the
looper’s signal you
hear in the outputs.
This controls how
much of the
looper’s signal is
routed back through
it when recording
another la
y
er.
Rig name.
This indicates the
current speed of the
loop as a multiple or
fraction of the
ori
g
inal.