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Creating loops
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Creating loops
Recording your first loop
Important: On the following pages, operation
is described based on the default operation
mode of Ditto Mic Looper (Record loop > Play-
back > Record overdubs). You can also use an
alternative operation mode. See “Setting opera-
tion mode”.
To start recording, press the LOOP footswitch
once. The LED will light up in red, indicating Ditto
Mic Looper is in Record mode.
At the end of the loop (for example, after eight
bars), press the LOOP footswitch again.
The LED will turn green, and Ditto Mic Looper
will repeat the loop continuously. The LED will
blink every time Ditto Mic Looper reaches the
starting point of the loop.
Your loop can be up to five minutes long.
Setting loop playback volume
To change the playback volume of the loop you
just recorded, adjust the LOOP LEVEL knob.
The LOOP LEVEL knob only controls loop play-
back level – it has no influence on the signal from
your microphone.
Overdubbing
When you’re happy with your original loop, you
can start overdubbing.
To record another take (overdub), press the
LOOP footswitch again while the original loop is
playing back. The LOOP footswitch LED will turn
red, indicating you’re in Record mode again.
When you’re done, press the LOOP footswitch
once more to quit Record mode.
Ditto Mic Looper will repeat the loop with both
the original recording and the overdub.
Please note that the length of the loop will
never increase when overdubbing.
When you
continue recording, you will simply create addi-
tional overdubs. You can record as many over-
dubs as you like – there is no limit.
Undo (clearing the last take)
To undo the last take you recorded (i.e., remove
it), simply press and hold the LOOP footswitch
for 1.5 seconds or longer. You can undo the last
take both during playback and when playback is
stopped.
The LED will blink twice in rapid succession, and
the last take will be cleared (removed). Previously
recorded takes will stay intact.
Redo (restoring a previously
cleared take)
If you have cleared (removed) the last take us-
ing Undo and you have changed your mind, you
can restore that take. To do so, simply press and
hold the LOOP footswitch for 1.5 seconds or lon-
ger during playback.
The LED will blink twice in rapid succession, and
the previously deleted take will be restored.
Using Undo/Redo creatively
Undoing and redoing overdubs can be used
for more than just correcting mistakes. You can
make your performance more interesting by re-
moving and bringing back sections. Here is a
simple example:
►
Sing a bass line (loop cycle 1).
►
Use a Harmony pedal (for example TC-Heli-
coo create harmonies and
record these (loop cycle 2).
►
Record a melody (loop cycle 3).
►
Press and hold the LOOP footswitch to clear
the last take, i.e., remove the melody. Impro-
vise or record something else.
►
Press and hold the LOOP footswitch again to
bring back the previously cleared melody.