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Jam Track Central tracks

Ditto X2 Looper English Manual 17

Jam Track Central tracks

We know, we know: Playing with yourself is fun. 
But how about spicing things up a bit with some  
top-notch backing tracks?

TC Electronic has collaborated with the team at 
Jam Track Central to give you a package con-
taining some of the best backing tracks avai-
lable. These tracks are expertly recorded, they 
feature solos by top guitarists and – best of all 
– they come 

free of charge

 with your Ditto X2 

Looper.

About Jam Track Central

Jam Track Central is the home of high qual-
ity, original artist jam track and album backing 
packages. Featuring content from artists such as 
Guthrie Govan, Andy James, Jeff Loomis, Alex 
Hutchings, Zakk Wylde and many more, they de-
liver content that is designed to get you inspired, 
learning and jamming.

Every product comes with the solo track, jam 
(or backing) track and tab/notation, plus in many 
cases the live video performance by the ar-
tist. Brand new content is released every single 
week, plus there are more and more new artists 
getting involved each month too.

Free Jam Track Central tracks will be avai-
lable for every Ditto X2 Looper owner on the 
JTC site starting February 7, 2014.

Downloading your free Jam 

Track Central tracks

You need to have (or register) a free Jam Track 
Central account to access your free tracks.

–  Go to jamtrackcentral.com/promo/dittox2.
  You can also scan the QR code on your Ditto 

X2 Looper product box with your smartphone.

–  Enter your Ditto X2 Looper’s serial number.
– Enter the e-mail address and password for 

your Jam Track Central account.

–  If you 

don’t

 have a Jam Track Central account 

yet, click on “Don’t have an account?” and fol-
low the instructions for creating your free ac-
count.

–  Click on “Give me my free Jamtracks”.
–  For more information, see  

jamtrackcentral.com/help/

What you’ll get

Every registered X2 owner gets access to the 
solo tracks, jam tracks and tab/notation files for 
these songs:
–  Andy James: “Drive”
–  Dave Lockwood: “Gone So Long”
–  Denny Ilett: “Lazy Day Blues”
–  Dominic Dawes: “Bluesy Jazz”
–  Jan Cyrka: “Blow Your Top”
–  Jan Cyrka: “Clapton Smoky”
–  Jan Cyrka: “Johnny Winter Style”
–  Luke Roberts: “Roundhouse”
–  Paul Harvey & Martin Miller: “Sassafras”

Please note that Jamtrackcentral.com owns the 
full rights to all of these tracks. Only use them as 
specified on their Terms & Conditions page.

Summary of Contents for DITTO X2 LOOPER

Page 1: ...English Manual Ditto X2 Looper...

Page 2: ...backing track level control knob 10 7 Store Delete Backing track level switch 10 8 FX selector switch 10 9 USB port 10 Creating loops 11 Storing importing and exporting loops 14 Jam Track Central tra...

Page 3: ...nt where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories speci fied by the manufacturer 12 Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold wit...

Page 4: ...ning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation betw...

Page 5: ...logical heir to the looping throne after the smash hit Ditto Looper It houses all the features that made the original Ditto Loop er such a success and then some New to Ditto X2 Looper is a user inter...

Page 6: ...s will prolong operation time Connect your instrument to the MONO input jack on the rear of the pedal using a jack cable You can also feed the pedal with a ste reo signal by using both INPUT jacks Con...

Page 7: ...Setup examples Ditto X2 Looper English Manual 5 Setup examples Setup example 1 Basic looping no effects This is the most basic mono setup your instru ment Ditto X2 Looper and your amp Combo Input...

Page 8: ...xample 2 Ditto X2 Looper and effects Place your effects before Ditto X2 Looper This will allow you to create and record different sounds within the same looping session simply by switching your effect...

Page 9: ...ulation effects and Ditto X2 Looper in that FX loop Again To get the most out of your setup place Ditto X2 Looper at the end of the FX loop This gives you the flexibility to add parts with or without...

Page 10: ...Setup examples Ditto X2 Looper English Manual 8 Setup example 4 Dual amp setup Got two amps Feed em Stereo effect pedals Drive pedal Combos...

Page 11: ...er English Manual 9 Setup example 5 Dual mono with two instruments As they say Two can play Share the love i e your Ditto with another guitar or bass player You ll just have to agree on who gets to hi...

Page 12: ...termined by the setting of the FX selector switch 6 Loop backing track level control knob Use the Loop level control knob to control the level of your loops Use the Loop level control knob while holdi...

Page 13: ...Please note that the length of the loop will never increase when overdubbing When you continue playing you will simply create additio nal overdubs You can record as many overdubs as you like there is...

Page 14: ...ated footswitch once The LED will turn off to indicate that the loop has been deleted At this point you can start record ing loops from scratch again Deleting the loop when you are not recording or pl...

Page 15: ...tch to start recording 2 Press it again to switch from recording your original loop to creating additional takes over dubs right away 3 Press it a third time to go to playback With Ditto X2 Looper you...

Page 16: ...device When you power up Ditto X2 Looper again the LOOP footswitch LED will flash green indicating your previously recorded loop is available Just hit the LOOP footswitch and playback will start If y...

Page 17: ...RACK folder should hold two files TRACK AIF and TRACK WAV These files contain the loop that you have previously stored see step 1 in both AIFF and WAV for mats AIFF is commonly used in OS X while WAV...

Page 18: ...est possible audio quality and no conversion is required However you can also import MP3 files with a 44 1 kHz sampling rate Ditto X2 Looper will convert an imported MP3 file to AIFF and WAV format Th...

Page 19: ...lved each month too Free Jam Track Central tracks will be avai lable for every Ditto X2 Looper owner on the JTC site starting February 7 2014 Downloading your free Jam Track Central tracks You need to...

Page 20: ...h effects to a loop and switch them on and off independently There are two ways to do this Working with two effects method 1 Set the FX selector switch to the first effect you want to apply e g Revers...

Page 21: ...eed during recording Once you switch off the Half Speed effect your new loop overdub is played back at double speed You can use this method to record licks that would otherwise be well tricky to play...

Page 22: ...This gives you the flex ibility to add parts with or without signal pro cessing by simply switching effects on and off as required For more information see Setup examples page 5 How much loop time can...

Page 23: ...footswitch LED Off Device disconnected or no loop in memory Blinking green Loop in memory playback recording stopped Green Loop running LED will blink shortly when LOOP end is reached Red Loop recordi...

Page 24: ...re update 7 Quit all MIDI related applications e g your DAW on your computer and launch the firm ware updater you have downloaded in step 1 8 In the firmware updater app select your TC pedal from the...

Page 25: ...witch Store Backing track level switch Due to continuous development these speci fications are subject to change without no tice Getting support As you have probably realized by now Ditto X2 Looper of...

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