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1. DIGITAL DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD e REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY ee VOLUME ECHO TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts bass TWEEZ adjusts treble DIGITAL DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY Capi VOLUME ECHO TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts modulation speed TWEEZ adjusts modulation depth POET PIE T b10 27 DL4 2 Ta Tg Rhythmic Delay This is a handy place to come when you want a delay that keeps a certain rhythm with your music Here s the basic idea you tap quarter notes on the tap tempo switch Then you turn the DELAY TIME knob to set the note value you want for your delay time You can tap quarter notes and your clever little Stomp Box Modeler will give you back delays in eighth note triplets or one of 5 other time values that you choose see DELAY KNOB illustration at bottom DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD e REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE oo ue VOLUME ECHO A gt 3 DELAY TIME REPEATS 2 TWEAK adjusts speed for modulation A T
2. DLA PIACA CECU 12 DELAY MODELER QUICK REFERENCE CHART FOR MODEL SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS MODEL TWEAK TWEEZ Tube Echo Wow amp Flutter Drive Tape Echo Bass Treble Multi head Heads 1 2 Heads 3 4 Sweep Echo Sweep Speed Sweep Depth Analog Echo Bass Treble Rhythmic Delays Analog w Mod Modulation Speed Modulation Depth Lo Res Delay Tone Resolution Digital Delay Bass Treble Digital w Mod Modulation Speed Modulation Depth Rhythmic Delays Modulation Speed Modulation Depth Sf ANE j J ee Stereo Delays Right Delay Time Right Delay Repeats DELAY TIME s 7 Ping Pong Delay Time Offset Stereo Spread Reverse Modulation Speed Modulation Depth Dynamic Delay Threshold Ducking Auto volume Echo Modulation Depth Swell Time Loop Sampler Echo Modulation Echo Volume DELAY MODELER DETAILS The following pages rundown the details of the loop sampler and the 15 other models of the Delay Modeler As the pages describe these models were created as the result of our in depth studies of a dream collection of classic delay stomp boxes and rack units We ve included some historical information as well as a sample setting for each model to let you know how each of the units we studied made its mark on the world of guitar tone and earned a spot on our modeling hit list The models of your Delay Modeler are designed to capture the sonic spirit of these class
3. i d TWEEZ adjusts depth for modulation 3 DELAY TIME sets rhythm Now let s say you want eighth note delays for one section of a piece of music and eighth note triplets for another passage Use the optional expression pedal set it up to control the DELAY TIME knob s rhythm settings and pedal your way to whatever timing suits the musical moment In addition to the rhythm setting we ve also given you some modulation controls on the TWEAK and TWEEZ knobs so you can dial in a bit of color for your delay sound La Delay modeler PROGRAMMABILE DELAY amp 14 SECOND Foor SAMPLER TWEAK TWEEZ Stereo Delays Ever asked yourself How did The Edge U2 get that groovy sound on Where the Streets Have No Name Stereo delays my friend It s the secret to many a U2 song as well as the Big L A Solo sound of the late 80s Set one side as a fast echo with many repeats and the other as a slow delay with just a few repeats Voil you re famous This model highlights one of the features of your Delay Modeler the True Stereo nature of both the direct path and the delay processing Signals that come in the left and right inputs are kept discrete DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE eer ae VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME These knobs set the
4. 14 SECOND Toor SAMPLER DL4 7 Taya DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ 1 amp 2o0n TWEAK turns heads 1 amp 2 on and off aN f en on on Pm 1 amp 2of 3 on 22 TWEEZ turns heads 3 amp 4 on and off 4 on 1 amp 2off Sweep Echo This Model is a Line 6 original Starting with the basic tone of our EP 1 tape delay emulation we added a sweeping filter effect to the delay repeats to give you unique new creative possibilities for adjusting the tone of your delays In technical terms the TWEAK and TWEEZ knobs adjust the speed and depth of a sine wave used to modulate the tone of the tape emulation You can use these controls to create and explore DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD ANALOG ECHO SWEEP ECHO RHYTHMIC DELAY STEREO DELAYS e PING PONG REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY MULTI HEAD TUBE ioc Ca VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME REPEATS cT Delay Modeler PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp 4 SECOND 190p SAMPLER your own shifting landscape of tonal possibilities Grab a hold of your guitar and your Stomp Box Modeler s knobs and see where you end up With the optional Line 6 expression pedal you can set things up so that the pedal takes you from no modulation TWEEZ at its minimum value at the heel down position to swimming modulation when you pedal forward so you can bring out the Sweep part of the Sweep Echo for your big solo TWEAK
5. If Play Once is already turned on pressing this switch will re trigger the start of the loop You can stutter with this From Overdub things are the same as from Play press the switch and loop playback and the Overdub will stop at the end of the loop 1 2 SPEED REVERSE This is a dual function switch One tap gets you half speed and a double tap will give you reverse You can even use them both at the same time Flip to the next page for all the details LOOP SAMPLER DETAILS FOR THE 1 2 SPEED REVERSE FOOT SWITCH eOne tap puts you in 1 2 Speed or returns you to normal speed Once you ve turned 1 2 Speed on it stays on until you turn it off again The light will turn on to show 1 2 Speed is on From Play When a loop is playing forward and at normal speed press this switch once and the loop drops down one octave and plays at half the tempo Press this switch a second time to return the loop to normal speed You can arm 1 2 Speed before hitting play For Recording you can arm 1 2 Speed with a tap on this switch before you start Hit the RECORD OVERDUB switch to start recording your loop at half speed Then when you first play back remember you re still in half speed so your loop sounds just like what you recorded Once you turn off half speed by tapping the 1 2 SPEED REVERSE switch the loop will be playing at double speed Now that s easy isn t it Just give it a try and you ll get th
6. special effects range all the way from a controlled high speed reverberation to a full throbbing echo The main feature of the Echoplex design is a special cartridge of looped 1 4 tape that wraps past separate record and playback heads The position of the playback head can be moved to adjust the delay time from 60 to 650 milliseconds Your Stomp Box Modeler s Tube Echo emulates the classic Echoplex tone with the extra advantage of up to 2 5 seconds of delay time DIGITAL DELAY La Delay Modeler PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp 1 4 SECOND Toor SAMPLER LO RES DELAY e DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE ioo SAFLAR AUTO VOLUME ECHO DL4 77 Tag DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts the emulated tape s wow and flutter TWEEZ adjusts drive which is the amount of distortion 20 created by the unit s tube electronics and tape saturation Tape Echo based on Maestro EP 3 After the tube based EP 1 and EP 2 Maestro introduced the solid state EP 3 with transistors instead of tubes for the sound electronics The EP 3 uses the same basic mechanical design as the original Echoplex including the looped 1 4 tape but does not have the tube distortion sound of the EP 1 EP 3s contributed to many classic recordings of the 70 s Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page were
7. ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE ioe Cau VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME REPEATS La Delay LLC PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp 14 SECOND Foor SAMPLER TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts the offset between the two delays TWEEZ adjusts stereo spread at minimum signal is mono Reverse seltaeB eht dna xirdneH imi ekil tsuJ Take a step back in time with your cool new reverse delay Whatever you play in comes back at you backwards delayed by the time you set with the DELAY TIME knob 1 25 seconds max To use this little wonder most effectively try playing a legato lick ignoring the reverse playback as well as you can Longer licks can translate into very cool reverse phrases When using Reverse try setting MIX fully DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE eee Cre VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME REPEATS clockwise 100 wetness so all you hear is the reversed sound instant backwards guitar solo fun If you have an expression pedal connected directions for using the optional Line 6 expression pedal are in the early pages of this handbook try setting the toe position to a very short delay time this will give you a weird resonant filter effect Set the heel pos
8. left channel J processed separately and passed out the left and right outputs separately for a mono in out hookup left and right delays are both sent to the left mono out Thus any stereo signals that you process with your Delay Modeler will retain their stereo separation rather than collapsing to mono as happens with effect units that offer left and right inputs but simply sum these together for processing This means that your delay signal shows up in your mix with the same stereo placement as the direct sound instead of your delay signal showing up right in the center of your mix Dra LIICA Modeler FROGRAMMABIE DELAY amp 14 SECOND noe SAMPLER TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK sets Delay Time for right channel TWEEZ sets Repeats for channel 29 DLA PJCC CEU 30 Ping Pong The Ping Pong Delay has two separate channels of delay with the output of each channel flowing into the other going back and forth like a game of ping pong The DELAY TIME knob sets the time for the left side delay line and the TWEAK knob sets the time for the right side delay line as a percentage of the Main Delay Time Sound too tricky Just turn DELAY TIME to set the longer delay time you hear and turn TWEAK to adjust the shorter delay time If you set TWEAK straight up at 12 o clock your left and right delays are evenly spaced DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY
9. ANALOG ECHO f SWEEP ECHO MULTI HEAD y e REVERSE TUBEECHO AUTO VOLUME ECHO LOOP SAMPLER DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK Repeats for Pre Loop Echo This sets the number of repeats for the Pre Loop Echo Delay Time for Pre Loop Echo We ve provided you with a an echo unit in front of your loop sampler It s got a maximum delay time of 800 milliseconds set by this knob This echo unit is before the loop sampler so when you record you will record the echoes as well Then when you play back the loop audio it will play with the recorded echoes You can then turn the echoes off while you play over the loop or you DLA PIACA CECU Tweak Turn this up to add some modulation for the Pre Loop Echo can choose a different echo time to play and Tweez iA overdub with A volume control for the Pre Loop Echo LOOP SAMPLER RECORD OVERDUB amp PLAY STOP FOOT SWITCHES ARES ae wee Wua PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp n SECOND Loop Sampurr ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY Yr Eg ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS w a SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD e REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY oar eae Toop sama on DELAY TIME REPEATS i O O Q O x J a O AN O O O gt k Sz p S p Sz p lt RECORD OVERDUB PLAY PLAY ONCE 1 2 SPEED REVERSE 2 Q RECORD OVERDUB D Press to start Recording light comes on solid If you press this switch a second time while recordin
10. AY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD e REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE ioo Cae VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME REPEATS are still used to give a particular shape to the sounds that are run through them Early model digital samplers are sometimes used in modern day industrial and electronica to achieve these effects Try this model on a low resolution setting to get that characteristic digital grunge Use the TWEEZ knob with this model to adjust the Delay Modeler s processing anywhere from its normal 24 bit resolution down to as little as 6 bits Your direct sound of course will not be affected Tone control of the delay is also provided via the TWEAK knob CTI Delay modeler PROGRAMMABILE DELAY amp 14 SECOND Too SAMPLER TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts tone TWEEZ adjusts digital resolution from 6 to 24 bits Digital Delay This model is a digital delay with bass and treble tone controls The 24 bit processing and true stereo audio path of the Line 6 Stomp Box Modeler series make it one of the best digital delays yov ll find in a pedal unit TUBE a Digital Delay w Mod Choose this model to add a chorus effect to your digital delays Like the chorus of the Analog Delay w Mod this modulation is applied to the delay repeats only leaving your direct sound unaffected TUBE en LO RES DELAY LO RES DELAY
11. G PONG MULTI HEAD e REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY Cau VOLUME ECHO CTI Delay modeler PROGRAMMABILE DELAY amp 14 SECOND Foor SAMPLER DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts threshold TWEEZ adjusts ducking 32 Auto Volume Echo This model gives you two effects in one The Auto Volume part of the equation is a volume fade in swell like the attack time on a synthesizer s envelope generator This can be used for a bowing effect like the one you get by turning the volume knob on your guitar quickly up from zero just after you pick DIGITAL DELAY a note Higher settings for the TWEEZ knob will give you a longer swell time so that the sound slowly fades in like a wave The other effect is an echo complete with tape style wow amp flutter modulation adjustable via the TWEAK knob LO RES DELAY ANALOG W MOD ANALOG ECHO SWEEP ECHO MULTI HEAD TUBE eee DIGITAL W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY STEREO DELAYS PING PONG REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY ee VOLUME ECHO Dra IICA modeler PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp i SECOND roop SAMPLER DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEAK sets modulation depth TWEEZ sets ramp time for the auto volume swell TWEEZ 33
12. TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts the sweep speed TWEEZ adjusts the sweep depth 23 Analog Echo based on the Boss DM 2 Analog echo units like the DM 2 were designed as improvements over the tape echoes that came before them using bucket brigade electronics to give guitarists echo units that were more reliable than the tape based delays with the added advantage of a low power circuit that can be run on batteries Analog delays are treasured for the warm distorted tones they produce and are also great for creating more experimental sounds Try this for instance set the DELAY TIME at 12 o clock and REPEATS knob to max and play in some guitar so the delay circuit overloads Now spin the DELAY TIME knob quickly to get something like the sound of a space aged speeding race car imploding on itself DIGITAL DELAY La Delay Modeler PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp 14 SECOND foor SAMPLER LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE ioo cium AUTO VOLUME ECHO DLA PJCC CEUS DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts bass ii TWEEZ adjusts treble Analog Echo w Mod based on Deluxe Memoryman This model is based on the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memoryman This pedal uses the bucket brigade electronics of other analog echoes and adds a chorus circuit Th
13. both avid D EP 3 users A Unlike the Tube Echo Model based on the EP 1 which 8 gives you control of wow flutter and distortion our EP 3 o emulation is designed to give you a less distorted tape g emulation with adjustable tone controls 2 ioes a DEN aiti Wo PROGRAMMARIE DELAY amp n SECOND Loop Samrin 7 ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY 0 ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS 3 SWEEP ECHO PING PONG TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY Oop Sarl O DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts bass TWEEZ adjusts treble a Multi Head based on Roland RE 101 Space Echo Long before Boss pedals the Space Echo was Roland s first venture into the world of effects processing Instead of having one movable playback head like the Echoplex this machine has multiple stationary heads You change delay times by switching amongst these heads and then fine tune delay time with a motor speed control The groovy part is that you can play back on multiple heads at the same time to get multi tap delay effects The TWEAK and TWEEZ knobs let you select combinations of the emulated tape heads At their minimum positions they turn one of the head pairs off 9 aur Suunp DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG MULTI HEAD REVERSE TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY TUBE oe oa VOLUME ECHO La Delay modeler PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp
14. e hang of it Overdub works just like Record Play with it you ll like it e A double tap activates deactivates Reverse The light will flash slowly From Play Double tapping this switch while the loop is playing reverses playback Double tap again to switch back to forward play You can arm reverse before hitting play From Recording Reverse doesn t work in Record Double tapping the switch will be ignored Overdub Once you ve got a loop recorded you can start overdubbing and then double tap the 1 2 SPEED REVERSE switch to reverse your recorded loop and dub over it You can use both 1 2 Speed and Reverse at the same time The light will flash quickly AZJAPOMW ARIIG b10 DLA PACTA CEUS LOOP SAMPLER WACKINESS A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO A STRANGE WORLD DIGITAL DELAY DELAY _ __ DIGITAL W MOD STEREO DELAYS PING PONG ANALOG ECHO SWEEP ECHO MULTI HEAD TAPE ECHO TUBEECHO AUTO VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME REPEATS O O O O N N N N O O O O amp Y amp YY XS RECORD OVERDUB PLAY 7 PLAY ONCE 1 2 SPEED REVERSE 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
15. g the amp recording will finish loop playback will immediately begin and you ll be in Overdub mode light flashes With each pass of recording in overdub mode the already recorded sound gets a little quieter fading away entirely after many overdub passes PLAY STOP Once you ve recorded the loop you like you can start and stop it any time you like by jumping on this switch From Stop pressing this starts playback from the beginning of the loop light comes on solid From Play or Overdub pressing it stops playback overdub You can also step on this switch while Recording to stop the recording and start immediate loop playback 15 DLA PIACA CECU 16 LOOP SAMPLER PLAY ONCE amp 1 2 SPEED REVERSE FOOT SWITCHES DIGITAL DELAY LAY e __ DIGITAL W MOD STEREO DELAYS PING PONG ANALOG ECHO SWEEP ECHO MULTI HEAD TUBE ECHO AUTO VOLUME ECHO DELAY TIME REPEATS O O O O N N N N O O O O amp Y amp YY X amp RECORD OVERDUB PLAY 7 PLAY ONCE 1 2 SPEED REVERSE PLAY ONCE This switch allows one shot playback the Play Once and Play Stop lights come on during one shot playback From Stop press this switch to play your loop one time and stop From Record press Play Once to stop recording and start one shot playback immediately From Play this switch will turn on Once mode meaning the loop will continue playing to the end of the loop and stop
16. ics and bring it to you with the powerful new advantages of programmability and versatility and 2 5 seconds of delay time We hope you ll enjoy them Alternate Bypass for Delay Trail Remain The Stomp Box Modelers include mechanically switching relays that route your signal directly from input jack to output jack and around all circuitry while in bypass PEJE TEJJEL b10 There s also an alternate bypass mode available that keeps the DSP engaged while bypassed so your delays can trail away when you kick the pedal off If you want this Alternate Bypass mode hold the first and third from the left stomp switches while plugging in the left mono guitar input When the left mono input is unplugged your pedal is powered off Your pedal will remember to stay in this Alternate Bypass mode until you re enable True Bypass LOOP SAMPLER KNOB FUNCTIONS Model Selector Mix This is where you select the special Loop Sampler mode of operation While using the Controls the Loop Sampler the knobs and switches have special functions true bypass is also disabled volume of your The Loop Sampler remembers the knob positions you set here and recalls them loop playback when you come back to it You can also use the optional expression pedal to control the knob settings Your loop can be up to 14 seconds long 28 seconds at half speed DIGITAL DELAY DELAY __ DIGITAL W MOD YY stereo DELAYS 1 PING PONG f
17. is adjustable chorus is applied to the echoes only leaving the direct sound unaffected This popular pedal with its warm distorted tone and swimming echoes became an important tool for many guitarists and was an essential part of the guitar sounds D for the first U2 album rs Part of the Deluxe in Deluxe Memoryman was the D increased delay time of 500 milliseconds Your Delay ke Modeler s Analog Echo emulates classic Memoryman tone g with the added advantage of 2 5 seconds of delay time 2 Te jaa Ce ati pais PROGRAMMABLE DELAY amp n SECOND Loop SAMPLER E ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY o ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PING PONG TAPE ECHO DYNAMIC DELAY ee Oop Samu O DELAY TIME REPEATS TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts modulation speed 2 TWEEZ adjusts modulation depth 35 DLA PJCC TT 26 Lo Res Delay The first digital delay units were introduced in the early 80 s These pedals and rack boxes took advantage of emerging digital technology to provide guitarists with longer delay times Unlike the 16 bit digital of today s CDs and the even higher resolution provided by some audio gear like the 24 Bit processing of your Line 6 Delay Modeler these early digital units generally had only 8 bit resolution Low bit resolution can create a unique sort of grunge and noise that is sometimes just the sound you re looking for and that s why these old delays DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DEL
18. ition to a nice long reverse time Then start playing and sweep the pedal back from toe to heel for the hippest time warp ever available for guitar Dra LIICA Modeler PROGRAMMABIE DELAY amp a SECOND Loop SAMPLER TWEAK TWEEZ TWEAK adjusts speed for a modulation of the delay TWEEZ adjusts depth for a modulation of the delay Dynamic Delay This effect was made popular by the tc electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay This is a sort of smart volume control for your delay effect s echoes and sets the loudness of the delay echoes based on how hard you play While you play the Dynamic Delay keeps the volume of the echoes turned down so that the echoes don t overwhelm what you re doing Then when you stop playing for a moment the volume level of the repeats turns up to allow the echoes to be heard The TWEAK knob sets the threshold the breakpoint where this automatic volume control stops working and lets the echoes through at full volume The TWEEZ knob adjusts the level of the ducked repeats higher settings will duck the delay level down more Try setting TWEAK and TWEEZ to reasonably high values and hear how the delay effect gets partially muted while you play helping to avoid that unwanted muddy sound DIGITAL DELAY LO RES DELAY DL4 77 Ta TT TUBE OOP DIGITAL W MOD ANALOG W MOD RHYTHMIC DELAY ANALOG ECHO STEREO DELAYS SWEEP ECHO PIN
19. 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 AZJIPOMW ARIIG b10 Tube Echo based on Maestro EP 1 The classic 1963 Maestro EP 1 was the first of a series of Echoplex designs distributed by the company and made by Harris Teller in Chicago As touted in a Maestro advertisement the Echoplex s
20. 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 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

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