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Re: Thoughts on the Line6 DL4



thank you jeff. great review.

jimmy george

Jeff & Vonda McLeod wrote:

> Hi, all...
>
> I just got done messing around with the DL-4 at the local store. While 
>I'm
> definitely impressed with the massive features and the great sound
> quality--I want to inform some loopers about some weird things 
>(especially
> you Boomerang users). The DL-4 has no function for muting your live 
>signal
> like the THRU switch on the 'Rang. Even with the DL-4's useful mixing
> controls, it will always spit out your live signal along with the loops.
> For a two-amp setup (like I have), one might want to be able to defeat 
>that
> live signal in order to have that second looping amp coughing out only 
>the
> loops. For someone using only one amp for everything (which is exactly 
>who
> this pedal was made for, I would assume), there should be no problems.
>
> Other functions of the looper mirror those of the 'Rang--with some
> differences. You can switch to half-speed mode as you play (which is 
>nice),
> but getting into reverse mode while playing requires a double-click of 
>the
> half-speed button, which cycles you through the half-speed mode briefly.
> This takes some getting used to, and is a little annoying. Also, loops
> begin immediately--whether you hit RECORD/PLAY a second time or hit
> PLAY/STOP to end the looping. There's no way (at least from what I can 
>tell
> from my exposure to the unit) to grab something on the fly and start the
> loop later.
>
> Anyway, these were some things that I thought were important while trying
> it out. I spent about 45 minutes with it. I didn't even beging to fool
> around with all the delay models! The 800 millisec. delay before the 
>looper
> is a fine, fine feature--and the expression pedal control is a great 
>touch,
> too. I think it's a fantastic pedal! I believe that it would really be 
>more
> beneficial to some users if it had some of the aforementioned extras.
> Anyone else have any takes on this?
>
> Sincerely,
> Jeff McLeod
> Montgomery, AL
>
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