Line 6 DL4 - Manual (Page 8)

Using your LOOP SAMPLER
Turn TWEEZ to minimum to turn off the Pre-Loop Echo unit, and set MIX straight up. Play a rhythm guitar part. Once you’ve got a groove, tap the RECORD/OVER-
DUB 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.
Now you can overdub a lead part. Turn up TWEEZ to add some echo on your lead; DELAY TIME and REPEATS control the echoes, and TWEAK lets you add some
modulation to the echo. 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, hit the RECORD/OVERDUB switch as the loop plays and go wild for two bars. 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.
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.