Recording A Loop; Recording Layered Overdubs To Your Loop - DigiTech GNX3 User Manual

Using the GNX3's JamMan Delay Looper
The GNX3's recorder also doubles as a JamMan™ Delay Looper. The JamMan is used to create a recording
loop that you can playback with. The JamMan functions are accessed using the GNX3's footswitches while
they are in Recorder mode. The only difference between regular multi-track recording and looping is the way
you use the footswitches after recording your first track.
When recording multiple tracks for a song, you would normally record your first track, stop, rewind, and then
set up for recording your overdub track. The GNX3's footswitches provide hands-off operation for these
functions. But when you want to create loops on the fly that you can layer, you want the transition from the
first take to the second and so on to be seamless.
To use the JamMan feature of the GNX3 you must first have the footswitches in Recorder mode. To do this,
press the 4 and 5 footswitches simultaneously until the DOWN/UP footswitches are lit red. If you have
songs already in memory, you must select a new Song to record your loop to. To select a new song, press
the UP footswitch. A new song is defined as a song that has no previously recorded material present on any
of its tracks.
You are now ready to begin recording a loop.

Recording a Loop

Recording a loop is no different than doing multi-track recordings. Here are the steps for creating a loop:
1. Press the RECORD footswitch. The TRACK 1 button automatically lights red, indicating it is armed to
record, and the recorder begins recording on this track. The TIME display begins counting off the
recording time.
2. Just as you reach the end of your take, press the PLAY footswitch. This sets the loop length and
places TRACK 1 into playback. You can listen to what you just recorded, and the TRACK 2 button is
flashing red indicating it is now armed and ready to begin recording on.
NOTE: If the RECORD footswitch is pressed instead of the PLAY footswitch after recording the first
pass, recording is stopped and the loop's length is set. The TRACK 1 button is armed for record (flashing
red), and you hear the playback of track 1. If you decide you want to add material to track 1 rather than
record on a new track, press the RECORD footswitch record on this track again. The new material is
added to existing recorded material. Until the PLAY footswitch is pressed, only track 1 is available to
record on.

Recording Layered Overdubs to your Loop

Adding overdubbed layers to your first loop is easy. Since TRACK 2 is already armed for recording, press
the RECORD footswitch when you are ready to begin recording your overdub. 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 begin
adding your next overdub.
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