Line 6 M13 manual Looper Tutorial

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Looper Details

Looper Tutorial

If you’re new to loopers, here’s a basic example of how you might use the M13 Looper along with your live guitar. We’ll step thru the recording of a loop, add an overdub or two, use Half Speed and Reverse, and demonstrate how Pre/Post has an effect on the mix.

Start by selecting one of your favorite Scenes. For this example, make sure you’re in Momentary Scene mode by first pressing and holding the Looper Controls switch. Now check the third LCD and make sure MOMEN SCENE is displayed in the lower center. If it’s set to LATCH SCENE, turn Knob 4, bottom row center, to toggle it to MOMEN SCENE.

Now step on the Scenes switch and you’ll see the names of all 12 Scenes in the LCDs. Select one by stepping on the appropriate switch, and you’ll see the loaded FX models for

4•4 that Scene displayed in the 4 LCDs. Play your guitar to make sure you’re happy with the sound. When you’re ready, step on the Looper Controls switch, then follow these steps:

•Step on the Record switch and play. Make sure you hit the downbeat accurately, so that when you play back the loop it will start exactly on the beat. This is especially important if you want the loop to be rhythmically correct when it cycles around.

•When you reach a good out point, step on the Play switch. This will take your new loop out of record and immediately play it back. Let it loop around a few times, and see if sounds good. If it doesn’t sync quite right, press Stop then record a new take.

•If you’re happy with your loop, decide what you’d like to play as an overdub. Jam along with your loop a few times in Play mode, then when you’re ready to layer an overdub, step on the Overdub switch and play your part. Finish it up before the loop cycles around again, then press Stop to exit Overdub mode.

•Press Play and listen to your loop. You should hear your original guitar part plus your overdub. As it plays, press the Half Speed switch. You’ll hear your loop an octave lower, at half its normal speed. Press Half Speed again to return to normal speed.

•As your loop continues to play, press the Reverse switch. You’ll hear your loop play backwards. As an experiment, let it roll and hit the Overdub switch. Play for the duration of your loop then hit Stop. (You might also try this with Half Speed)

•Hit the Reverse switch to exit, then press Play. You’ll hear your initial loop and your first overdub as originally recorded, while your second overdub will play in reverse.

•Toggle the Pre/Post switch, and you’ll hear your loop play back with and without your current Scene’s FX applied to the loop. Jam along with live guitar.

This should demonstrate a few of the possibilities. Feel free to experiment on your own.

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