Line 6 DL4 User Manual

DL4 Delay Modeler

Pilot’s Handbook

Manuel de pilotage

Pilotenhandbuch Pilotenhandboek

Manual del Piloto

取扱説明書

40-00-0209 Advanced Users Guide available @ www.line6.com/manuals Rev A

1. MODEL SELECTOR - This is where you pick the model you want to use; it comes up pre-set to a great sound.

2. DELAY TIME - Typically sets the amount of delay time. Check the delay model descriptions for more details.

3. REPEATS - Typically adjusts the amount of repeats of your delay from one to inﬁnity. Check the delay model descriptions for more details.

4. TWEAK - This is a special control unique to individual delay models. Check the delay model descriptions for more details.

5 TWEEZ - This is the other special control unique to individual delay models. Check the delay model descriptions for more details.

6. MIX - This knob is always used to set the mix between the dry/direct/unprocessed signal and the processed signal. Turn counterclockwise for more dry signal.

7. STOMP SWITCHES - For all models except LOOP SAMPLER, these switches choose one of the 3 memories. Step on a switch to get the sound that was stored there.

To change what’s in a memory, hold one of these switches for 3 seconds: that will store whatever sound you are currently hearing, so you can recall it by pressing that switch.

8. TAP TEMPO - Tap this in quarter notes a few times to sync the delay time with your music.

LOOP SAMPLER - Using your switches

RECORD/OVERDUB - Press to start Recording. If you press this switch a second time while recording, the recording will ﬁnish, loop playback will immediately begin,

and you’ll be in Overdub mode. With each pass of recording in overdub mode, the already-recorded sound gets a little quieter, eventually fading away entirely.

PLAY/STOP - Once you’ve recorded the loop, use this switch to start and stop the loop. From Stop, pressing this starts playback from the beginning of the loop. 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.

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. 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.

9. INPUT/OUTPUT - Just follow the labels and plug in the inputs and outputs. The left input also acts as an on/off switch: the unit will be off if no cable is connected

here. When running with batteries, unplug the left input to conserve power when not using the pedal.

10. EXPRESSION PEDAL - The optional Line 6 expression pedal lets your foot control one or more of the parameters of your effect while your hands are busy making

music. Operation is designed to be simple: Power off your Stomp Box Modeler by unplugging the LEFT/MONO INPUT. Next, plug in your Expression Pedal, and set the expression pedal to the full heel-down position. Plug the left/mono input back in (this turns the Stomp Box back on) and dial up a sound you like. Now press the expression pedal forward to the fully toe-down position, and set one or more of your knobs to another setting. Rock back and forth on your expression pedal, and you’ll hear your sound blend between the two sound settings you just made. Store this sound into one of your pedal’s memories, and both the toe-down and heel-down “snapshots” of the sound will be saved. Use as many and whichever knobs you like with the expression pedal, except the model selector. Recalling a stored memory later without the expression pedal connected gives you the heel-down setting only.

11. POWER SUPPLY - You can purchase an optional Line 6 AC power supply to run your pedal or you can choose to power your Stomp Box Modeler with 4 C size batteries.

We recommend alkaline batteries for long life. Unplugging the left/mono input turns the pedal off, so be sure to unplug it when you’re not using the pedal to conserve battery power. All four lights on your pedal will ﬂash when your batteries have nearly run out.

True Bypass & Alternate Bypass

Stomp Box Modelers include mechanically switching relays that switch in when you bypass the pedal (by kicking the stomp switch to turn off the memory you are using). These relays route your signal directly from input jack to output jack, around all the circuitry, for absolutely no processing or analog-to-digital conversion while in bypass. There’s also an alternate bypass mode available that keeps the DSP engaged while bypassed, so with the Delay modeler, for instance, 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.

Restoring Factory Presets

The Stomp Box Modelers come pre-programmed with a set of great tones in their memories. The sounds that you save replace these factory settings. If you ever want to recall the factory sounds – and erase the sounds you might have saved – press the far left and far right switches while plugging in the left/mono guitar input. (When the left/mono input is not plugged in, the pedal is powered off.)

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