DigiTech RP355 User Manual

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Section Four - Other Functions
Phrase Looper
The RP355 features a built-in 20 second Phrase Looper for creating on the fly performance
loops of the music you play. The Phrase Looper can be accessed any time during performance
and used with any of the RP’s presets.
To use the Phrase Looper, follow these steps:
Press and hold the 1. AmpA/BFootswitch for 2 seconds until  appears in the
display. The Looper LED in the matrix will also light indicating the Looper is now active.
Arm the Phrase Looper to record by pressing the 2. AmpA/BFootswitch again. The
display will read  meaning it is ready for you to start playing (You can also start
recording immediately when this footswitch is pressed).
Begin playing a phrase on the guitar. The Phrase Looper will begin recording anything that is 3.
played. The display will read .
Once you are ready to set the loop point, press any footswitch. The display will briefly read 4.
 and the recorded phrase will now begin playing back.
To add an overdub to the looped phrase, press and hold the 5. AmpA/BFootswitch. The
display will read . While holding the footswitch, begin playing the overdub phrase
to be added to the loop. When the AmpA/BFootswitch is released, the display will
briefly flash  and the looped phrase will continue with the newly added overdub
phrase added.
To stop the Phrase Looper, press and release the 6. AmpA/BFootswitch quickly. You can
resume playback by pressing this footswitch again.
To clear a recorded loop, stop the loop playback first as outlined in step 6 and then press 7.
and hold the AmpA/BFootswitch for 2 seconds until the display read .
To exit the Phrase Looper mode, press and hold left AmpA/BFootswitch for 4 seconds until
the display reads . Exiting the Looper clears the recorded loop.
While the Phrase Looper is active, the AmpA/BFootswitch cannot be used to select the amp
A/B channels in the RP’s presets. The preset Up and Down Footswitches can still be used
navigate through all of the RP’s presets.
Note: While the Phrase Looper feature is active, the Drum Machine and the Learn-A-Lick
feature are not available.
Drum Machine
The RP355 includes a built-in drum machine loaded with 60 useful patterns and 5 metronome
settings that are easily accessible at the touch of a button (the Drums button, specifically).
Pressing the Drums button will enable the drum machine and start playback of the selected
drum pattern (except when in Store or Bypass mode). When you turn the drum machine on,
the display reads ; when you turn the drum machine off, the display reads 
.
When the Drums row is selected (using the Edit buttons), Knob 1 selects the drum Style,
Knob 2 adjusts the drum Pattern, Knob3 adjusts the Tempo of the drum pattern and Knob 4
adjusts the drum machine playback level. Press the Drums button again to stop playback of the
drum loop.

DigiTech RP355 Specifications

General

Brand	DigiTech
Model	RP355
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English