User Manual

DL4 Delay Modeler
DL4 Delay Modeler
DELAY TIME MIXREPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ
LO RES DELAY
ANALOG W/ MOD
ANALOG ECHO
SWEEP ECHO
MULTI-HEAD
TAPE ECHO
TUBE ECHO
DIGITAL W/ MOD
RHYTHMIC DELAY
STEREO DELAYS
PING PONG
REVERSE
DYNAMIC DELAY
AUTO-VOLUME ECHO
DIGITAL DELAY
DL4 Delay Modeler P ROGRAMMABLE D ELAY & 14 S ECOND L OOP S AMPLER
LOOP SAMPLER
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LOOP SAMPLER WACKINESS – A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO A STRANGE WORLD
The Basic Run Down...
Get set up comfortably with your guitar and the Delay Modeler. Turn TWEEZ to minimum to turn off the
Pre-Loop Echo unit, and set MIX straight up. Start chunking along on an up-tempo rhythm guitar part.
Once you’ve got a groove, tap the RECORD/OVERDUB switch at the downbeat of your measure, record
two bars worth of rhythm, and then stomp on PLAY/STOP again at the downbeat of what would be the
third measure. You may need to try it a couple times to get the foot timing coordination down.
Once you’re happy with the loop you can now overdub a lead part. 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
to the echo, too. MIX lets you to turn down the volume of the loop playback.
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If the loop’s not already playing, start loop playback with the PLAY/STOP switch, and get a feel for
what you want to record. Once you’re ready for your big moment, hit the RECORD/OVERDUB switch
as the loop plays and go wild for two bars. If you’re really feeling fancy, you can keep the overdub running
after the first loop through and record a second layer, for a doubled solo. Hit the RECORD/OVERDUB
switch at the end of your two bars to turn off overdub, and your loop will keep playing – rhythm plus solo.
Once the novelty of listening to this loop wears off, hit the 1/2 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 RECORD/OVERDUB and lay down some more guitar. Hit
RECORD/OVERDUB to stop the overdubbing and play the whole shebang, and then double-tap the 1/2
SPEED/REVERSE switch. Now the loop is playing forward again, and the last part you recorded is backward
in relation to everything else. One more tap on 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE and half speed turns off. You can
imagine where a half hour of this kind of thing could get you.
And If That’s Not Exciting Enough For You...
You might want to turn the lights down low for this next bit. We’re going to record a new loop that highlights
the opportunities for sonic experimentation that your new Loop Sampler provides:
From Stop, tap the 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE switch once to light it and “arm” half speed. Set DELAY
TIME, REPEATS, and TWEEZ to 12 o’clock. Mute the strings of your guitar with your left hand, and begin
tapping a rhythm quickly on your low strings with your right index finger. Hit RECORD/OVERDUB to
record some of this, then hit PLAY/STOP to finish the recording and start playback. Tap 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE
to turn off half speed – the loop now plays back at twice the speed. Double-tap to put it in Reverse. Tap
RECORD/OVERDUB while the loop plays and start overdubbing. Drag your pick on the low E string,
immediately followed by a note with a strong attack and some sustain. Tap RECORD/OVERDUB (stops
the overdub and keeps the loop playing) and then double-tap 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE. Freak out.