Recording Layered Overdubs To Your Loop; Using Quantize For Seamless Loops - DigiTech GNX4 Owner's Manual

The GNX4's 8-Track Recorder

Recording Layered Overdubs to your Loop

Adding overdubbed layers to your first loop is easy. After recording your first track and pressing the
PLAY footswitch,TRACK 2 is already armed for recording. To add overdubs to the current loop, follow
these steps:
1. Press the RECORD footswitch. The TRACK 2 button lights solid red and begins recording on this
track.
2.When finished, you can press PLAY to stage the next track for recording or press RECORD to
disable recording and remain on the same track.
If at anytime you are not satisfied with your current take while recording overdubs with your original
loop, you can undo it by pressing the STOP/UNDO footswitch. This erases the contents of a track and
lets you proceed with trying another take without having to stop. To use the UNDO function while
recording a loop, follow these steps:
1. Press the STOP/UNDO footswitch once. The GNX4's main display reads
2. Press the STOP/UNDO footswitch again within 3 seconds to start re-recording. The display reads
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the same track. If the STOP/UNDO footswitch is not pressed again within 3 seconds of the first
press, the recorder ignores the undo request and recording continues unaffected.

Using Quantize for Seamless Loops

When recording loops, it is important that you set the loop length exactly so that your loop is seamless
from finish to start. Sometimes our timing may not be perfect when pressing the PLAY footswitch to set
the length. The GNX4 provides a Quantize feature that corrects these timing problems to the nearest
eighth note. Quantize looks at the point where you pressed the PLAY footswitch in relation to the
tempo you are using for your loop. Lets say you were recording a four second loop and you pressed the
PLAY footswitch just a little late. No problem, with Quantize enabled, the looper will automatically cut
off the extra recording and give you a perfect four second loop. To enable the Quantize feature, follow
these steps:
1. Begin with the recorder stopped by pressing the STOP/UNDO footswitch.
2. Press the SONG SETUP button and use the PREV/NEXT buttons until the GNX4's main display
reads:
3. Use the DATA WHEEL to turn the Quantize feature on and off. Quantize only affects delay loops
and does not affect songs.
4. Press the EXIT button.
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and the recorder returns to the beginning of the song and resumes recording on
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