Operation Notes; Recording A New Loop - Electro-Harmonix 16 Second Digital Delay Instructions Manual

- Operation Notes -

Here are more in-depth descriptions of how to use the 16 Second Delay:
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Important Notes
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Bypass
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Recording a New Loop

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Clearing a Loop
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Overdubbing Over a Loop
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Playing a Loop
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Short Delay Mode
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Connecting to a Drum Machine or MIDI Sequencer
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Adding Sweep to Your Audio
Important! Please Note:
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The 16 Second can have only one loop in its memory at a time. Once you begin
recording a new loop, your previous loop will be erased.
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The loop is automatically stored into memory upon exiting either Recording or
Overdubbing Modes. If the power to the 16 Second is interrupted while in
either mode, the loop will be lost.
Bypass: The 16 Second Delay has two different forms of Bypass: True Bypass and DSP
Bypass.
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True Bypass can be entered and exited by hitting the BYPASS Footswitch.
The 16 Second Delay will always start up in True Bypass mode. The will
continue its cycle while in True Bypass.
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DSP Bypass can be entered in four ways:
1. While in Playing Mode, hit the PLAY Footswitch.
2. While in Recording Mode, hit the RECORD Footswitch, you will stop
recording the loop and enter DSP Bypass.
3. After start up, if you hit the BYPASS Footswitch, it will enter DSP
Bypass.
4. If you are in DSP Bypass and hit the BYPASS Footswitch, you will enter
True Bypass, if you hit the BYPASS Footswitch again you will go back
into DSP Bypass.
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Recording a New Loop:
1. Put the Loop Slide Switch into either "C" or "S" modes. Recording Mode can
be entered in the following ways:
a) From True Bypass when no loop is in memory by hitting the RECORD
Footswitch.
b) From DSP Bypass at all times by hitting the RECORD Footswitch.
c) From Overdub Mode by hitting the PLAY Footswitch.
2. Once you enter Recording Mode, the loop that was currently in memory will be
erased and replaced by the new one you record. You also have the ability to
clear the memory without recording a new loop.
3. Upon entering Recording Mode, the RECORDING LED will blink rapidly; this
signifies that the 16 Second is counting the 4 beat lead-in. The 16 Second does
not begin recording until after the 4 beat lead-in is complete. So the 16 Second
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the CLIX LEVEL Slider and/or the EFFECT OUT Slider. If you hit the
RECORD Footswitch again while the RECORDING LED is blinking, the 16
Second will erase the loop that was in Magna Storage, stop the recording
process and enter DSP BYPASS.
4. Once the RECORDING LED goes solid, the 16 Second is recording audio.
5. The maximum length of the loop is determined by the setting of the COARSE
Slider when starting a new loop. If the COARSE Slider is set to 4, than your
loop will be a maximum of 4 bars long with each bar made up of 4 beats.
6. The tempo of the loop is set by the FINE Slider. Consequently the FINE Slider
will control the speed of the CLIX. It is suggested, for optimal recording of
your loop, that you do not move the FINE Slider while recording a new loop.
7. The 16 Second will exit RECORDING Mode automatically upon reaching the
number of bars set by the COARSE Slider. You can also exit RECORDING
mode by hitting the PLAY Footswitch. At anytime, after the first bar has been
recorded, the PLAY Footswitch can be hit to stop the loop. The loop length will
be quantized to the nearest bar when hitting the PLAY Footswitch. Use this
feature to create loops with odd bar lengths. For example if you set the
COARSE Slider to 4 but hit the PLAY Footswitch after recording 3 bars, your
loop will be 3 bars in length.
8. Upon exiting RECORDING Mode, the 16 Second will cycle back to the
beginning of the loop. Either it will enter OVERDUBBING or PLAYING
Mode depending on the LOOP Slide Switch setting.
9. Upon exiting RECORDING Mode and going into Playing Mode, the loop will
be saved into Magna Storage.
beat. If you do not hear the 4 beat lead-in, raise
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