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Section Five - Other Functions
Phrase Looper
The BP355 features a built-in 20 second Phrase Looper for creating on the fly performance
loops of the music you play. The Phrase Looper can be accessed any time during performance
and used with any of the BP355’s presets.
To use the Phrase Looper, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the Amp A/B Footswitch for 2 seconds until
LOOPER
appears in the dis-
play. The Looper LED in the matrix will also light indicating the Looper is now active.
2. Arm the Phrase Looper to record by pressing the Amp A/B Footswitch again. The display
will read
ARMED
meaning it is ready for you to start playing (You can also start recording
immediately when this footswitch is pressed).
3. Begin playing a phrase on the bass. The Phrase Looper will begin recording anything that is
played. The display will read
RECoRD
.
4. Once you are ready to set the loop point, press any footswitch. The display will briefly read
PLAY
and the recorded phrase will now begin playing back.
5. To add an overdub to the looped phrase, press and hold the Amp A/B Footswitch. The
display will read
OVRDuB
. While holding the footswitch, begin playing the overdub phrase to
be added to the loop. When the Amp A/B Footswitch is released, the display will briefly
flash
PLAY
and the looped phrase will continue with the newly added overdub phrase added.
6. To stop the Phrase Looper, press and release the Amp A/B Footswitch quickly. You can
resume playback by pressing this footswitch again.
7. To clear a recorded loop, stop the loop playback first as outlined in step 6 and then press and
hold the Amp A/B Footswitch for 2 seconds until the display read
CLEARD
.
To exit the Phrase Looper mode, press and hold left Amp A/B Footswitch for 4 seconds until
the display reads
LPEXIT
. Exiting the Looper clears the recorded loop.
While the Phrase Looper is active, the Amp A/B Footswitch cannot be used to select the amp
A/B channels in the BP355’s presets. The preset Up and Down Footswitches can still be used
navigate through all of the BP355’s presets.
Note: While the Phrase Looper feature is active, the Drum Machine feature is not available.
Drum Machine
The BP355 includes a built-in drum machine loaded with 60 useful patterns and 5 metronome
settings that are easily accessible at the touch of a button (the Drums button, specifically).
Pressing the Drums button will enable the drum machine and start playback of the selected
drum pattern (except when in Store or Bypass mode). When you turn the drum machine on,
the display reads
Drums On
; when you turn the drum machine off, the display reads
Drums
Of
.
When the Drums row is selected (using the Edit buttons), Knob 1 selects the drum Style,
Knob 2 adjusts the drum Pattern, Knob 3 adjusts the Tempo of the drum pattern and Knob 4
adjusts the drum machine playback level. Press the Drums button again to stop playback of the
drum loop.
