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At 09:53 AM 1/22/01 -0500, Dennis Leas wrote: >(What? No manual?) The "manual" is only one sheet of paper, it's that simple. Most of it is on the site. >What does "active the looping function" mean? It just means "open the loop" or "begin recording"... >Isn't there a little three position slide switch that selects "Looping >Rec" mode? Yes. That's the switch that distinguishes it from regular delay mode and tape-echo simulation mode. "Looping Rec" (far right) is the one you want. :-) >Why do you have to press the LEFT button to activate the looping >>function? You don't; it's the RIGHT button that starts the recording. You may be confusing 'mode' with 'function'; if you tried a Headrush out firsthand, you'd have it figured out within five minutes, believe me. Especially if you stay in Looping Mode; most of the knobs (all of them but 'Level', actually) are for the other modes and have no function while looping. >What happens if you don't and you go ahead and try to loop? You will have no input to the loop, only straight-through dry signal. Stepping on the RIGHT button starts the recording. Stepping on the LEFT button stops the recording and begins loop playback. Stepping on the RIGHT button again (provided your loop hasn't exceeded 11.9 seconds) opens the loop for overdubbing. (If your initial loop exceeds 11.9 seconds, you will not be able to overdub. This single-layer loop can be up to 23.8 seconds long.) When you want the loop to stop playing, step on the LEFT button again. Your loop will be stored until you step on the RIGHT button again or unplug the unit. > >Does anything happen if you press the RIGHT button to close the loop? Yes, you lose your first layer and start recording all over again. > Like does this close the loop and put you into overdub mode? Nope, that takes a quick LEFT button - RIGHT button two-step. >3) Ok, say that you close the loop by pressing the LEFT button and you >made a loop less than 11.9 seconds in length. Now you're going to make >an overdub. You press the RIGHT button, play some stuff, and press the >LEFT button to end the overdub, correct? And you can repeat the >process to overdub some more, correct again? Exactly. >4) Say that you've made several overdubs and ended each by pressing the >LEFT button. Now to erase all the overdubs, you press the RIGHT button >(as if you were starting a new overdub), and then press the RIGHT >button again. Correct? No, you press the LEFT button to stop the playback, then stomp the RIGHT button to begin the fresh recording. Actually, two quick presses on the RIGHT button WILL do what you've described, but it's harder to do it in time without confusing what your fingers are doing. But then again, you're a percussionist, Dennis, and are probably more coordinated than I am. >5) Do the LEDs indicate "overdubable" status in any way (i.e., that >your loop is less than 11.9 seconds)? No. If you've exceeded 11.9, the little red light won't come on when you try to overdub. >Or whether you're in overdub mode or not? Yes, the RED light is on whenever you are recording. The GREEN light is on whenever the loop is playing back. >Does any LED wink at you at the loop end (or beginning)? It begins to flash a couple of seconds before you reach 11.9 seconds. >6) How do you erase the "base" loop (the first one you made)? By first stopping the loop then recording again. See above; it's the LEFT-RIGHT two-step... (or the quick RIGHT-RIGHT for the rhythmically confident.) >Can you erase it without starting a new loop? No, but since the LEFT button stops playback, it's pretty much the same thing. You don't need to step on the RIGHT button again until you're good and ready to start a new loop. >Can you tell the Headrush to stop at the loop end instead of >immediately? You can, but it won't listen to you. Try to stomp the LEFT button on the beat; it cuts off pretty abruptly... > >7) There no "loop once" or "stutter restart" function? Nope. > >8) Any Hearush owners websites? Just Loopers Delight as far as I'm aware... Hope this helps... Tim