DigiTech RP255, Owner'S Manual

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To exit the Phrase Looper mode, press and hold left Down Footswitch for 4 seconds until the
display reads
LPeXIt
.
While the Phrase Looper is active, the left Down Footswitch cannot be used to select presets.
The right Up Footswitch can still be used navigate through all of the RP’s presets. To select the
next preset up, press the right Up Footswitch quickly to advance to the next preset. To select a
previous preset, press and hold the right Up Footswitch and the presets will slowly scroll back-
wards until the footswitch is released.
Note: While the Phrase Looper feature is active, the RP’s Drum Machine is not available.
Drum Machine
The RP255 includes a built-in drum machine loaded with 60 useful patterns and 5 metronome set-
tings 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 the Drums row is selected (using the Edit but-
tons), Knob 1 scrolls through the first patterns for each drum style, Knob 2 scrolls through all
the drum patterns, Knob 3 adjusts the Tempo of the drum pattern and Knob 4 adjusts the Level
of the drum pattern. Press the Drums button again to stop playback of the drum loop.
Drum Pattern List
Beats
(8th beat)
1-5 jazz 1-4
Beats
(16th beat)
6-8 hiphp 1-4
rock 1-8 world 1-4