Line 6 MM4, FM4, DM4, DL4, AM4 User Manual

Also Available in Hi-Tech Electrophonic Format at www.line6.com

Rev D

You should read these Important Safety Instructions. Keep them in a safe place.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not remove screws.

CAUTION:

No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

Before using your Stomp Box Modeler, carefully read applicable items of operating instructions and safety suggestions.

1. Obey all warnings on the Stomp Box Modeler and in the Pilot’s Handbook.

2. Do not perform service operations beyond those described in the Stomp Box Modeler and in the Pilot’s Handbook. In the following circumstances, repairs should be performed only by qualified service personnel:

• liquid is spilled into the unit

• an object falls into the unit

• the unit does not operate normally or changes in performance in a significant way

• the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged

3. Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Be sure to practice “safe listening.”

CAUTION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Please Note:

The Stomp Box Modelers, Modulation Modeler, Delay Modeler, Distortion Modeler, Line 6, and Line 6 logo are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All other products, images, trademarks, and artists’ names are the property of their respective owners, and are used solely for the purpose of describing certain types of tones produced with Line 6’s digital modeling technology, which were developed independently by Line 6, without the participation of these respective owners. Use of these products, images, trademarks, and artist’s names does not imply any cooperation or endorsement.

Table of Contents

General Info For All Stomp Box Modelers

Introduction ....................................................1-3

Key Features........................................................4

Programmable Memories True Bypass & Delay Remain Bypass Battery or AC Operation

Expression Pedal .................................................5

Rear Panel...........................................................6

Distortion Modeler Front Panel .........................7

Modulation Modeler Front Panel.......................8

Delay Modeler Front Panel.................................9

Special Hidden Features ...................................10

Delay Remain Bypass (DL4) Restoring Factory Presets Noise Gate (DM4)

Customer Service..............................................11

Delay Modeler Details

Tweak & Tweez List ..........................................12

Loop Sampler...............................................14-19

Programmable Memories True Bypass & Delay Remain Bypass Battery or AC Operation

Delay Modeler Models.................................20-33

The 15 Models of the Delay Modeler

Modulation Modeler Details

Tweak & Tweez List ..........................................34

Modulation Modeler Models.......................36-51

The 16 Models of the Modulation Modeler

Distortion Modeler Details

Distortion Modeler Models .........................52-69

The 16 Models of the Distortion Modeler

Line 6 Info

Warranty Information.......................................71

Mail-In Registration Card on Back Cover

Introduction

Welcome

Thank you for inviting a Stomp Box Modeler home

Thank you for inviting a Stomp Box Modeler home with you. (By the way, you filled out the registration

with you. (By the way, you filled out the registration card at the back of this handbook, or did it on our

card at the back of this handbook, or did it on our web site – www.line6.com – right? Great. Back to

web site – www.line6.com – right? Great. Back to

our regular program....) These pedals mine the tonal

heritage of the past thirty years of stomp box and

heritage of the past thirty years of stomp box and effects design and match it up with the kind of

effects design and match it up with the kind of digital signal processing magic that will still be ahead

digital signal processing magic that will still be ahead of its time ten years from now.

of its time ten years from now.

How did the Stomp Box Modelers get the super

How did the Stomp Box Modelers get the super processing power to let you create tones that are

processing power to let you create tones that are out of this world? It all started like this…

out of this world? It all started like this…

The Birth of Line 6 Modeling

Well, as you may know, Line 6 first came on to the

Well, as you may know, Line 6 first came on to the scene with a new kind of guitar amplifier – the first

scene with a new kind of guitar amplifier – the first to put digital software modeling technology to work

to put digital software modeling technology to work in a combo amp for guitarists. In order to pioneer

in a combo amp for guitarists. In order to pioneer this technology, we had focused our efforts on the

this technology, we had focused our efforts on the vacuum tube, the little glass wonder that had sat at

vacuum tube, the little glass wonder that had sat at the heart of most every great guitar amp in history

the heart of most every great guitar amp in history

– plus quite a few stomp boxes, effect processors,

and other pieces of great audio gear. The Line 6

and other pieces of great audio gear. The Line 6 crew assembled a dream collection of amplifiers

crew assembled a dream collection of amplifiers recognized by guitarists the world over as true “tone

recognized by guitarists the world over as true “tone classics,” and, with a guitar in one hand and modern

classics,” and, with a guitar in one hand and modern computer measuring gear in the other, put these

computer measuring gear in the other, put these amps through their paces and got them to give up

amps through their paces and got them to give up their secrets – a guitar pickup output, after all, is an

their secrets – a guitar pickup output, after all, is an electronic signal, and tubes and the rest of the guitar

electronic signal, and tubes and the rest of the guitar amplifier electronics are really just a complex form

amplifier electronics are really just a complex form of signal processing. These electronic explorers thus

of signal processing. These electronic explorers thus distilled the noble history of guitar tone heritage

distilled the noble history of guitar tone heritage into a revolutionary, patented DSP (digital signal

into a revolutionary, patented DSP (digital signal processing) software-based modeling technology,

processing) software-based modeling technology, which gave Line 6 the power to create super silicon-

which gave Line 6 the power to create super siliconbased life forms like our history-making amplifiers

based life forms like our history-making amplifiers and POD.

and POD.

Well, it’s been some years since the first Line 6 amp

Well, it’s been some years since the first Line 6 amp brought modeling to the combo amp world, followed

brought modeling to the combo amp world, followed by the Line 6 POD that revolutionized the world

by the Line 6 POD that revolutionized the world of guitar recording. During that time, our thoughts

of guitar recording. During that time, our thoughts have often turned from our amps to our feet. We

have often turned from our amps to our feet. We started thinking about all those great stomp boxes

started thinking about all those great stomp boxes that have been as much a part of the electric guitar

that have been as much a part of the electric guitar experience as the amplifier. And thus began the

experience as the amplifier. And thus began the Stomp Box Modelers, with their lovingly crafted

Stomp Box Modelers, with their lovingly crafted digital software models of a whole carpet-full of the

digital software models of a whole carpet-full of the great effects of guitar history.

great effects of guitar history.

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