User Manual

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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 erase the top-most (last-added) layer of the loop, press and hold the Peel footswitch. The top-most layer of
the loop will be erased immediately. This process is destructive, so you can’t re-add it later.
To clear the full loop, press and hold the Clear footswitch. This process will stop playback and is destructive, so
you can't re-add it later.
To halve or double the length of the loop, tap the button next to the Length field and then turn the encoder.
The halving process is non-destructive, so you can restore your original loop and its content by doubling the
length of the loop.
To halve or double the speed of the looper, tap the button next to the Speed field and then turn the encoder.
Tip: Use this to create low bass lines or ultra-high guitar parts that you couldn’t ordinarily play.
To reverse looper playback, tap the button next to the Playback field and then turn the encoder.
Tip: Create eerie effects by recording layers in reverse then switching back to normal playback.
Rig name.
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
layer.
This meter indicates
your current
location in the loop
during recording or
playback.
This indicates the
current speed of the
loop as a multiple or
fraction of the
ori
g
inal.
This indicates how
many layers are
playing in the
current loop,
including the
ori
g
inal.
This indicates the direction
of playback.
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 loop.
Loop file name.
Tap here to save, load,
rename and delete loops.