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Ditto X2 Looper English Manual 3

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Introduction

Ditto X2 Looper is the 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 interface sport-
ing two footswitches. The 

FX footswitch

 allows 

you to trigger two types of loop effects: 

“Re-

verse”

 and 

“Half speed”

. This second foot-

switch can also be used as a dedicated stop 
switch – allowing you to stop and delete loops on 
stage more effectively. You can 

export and im-

port loops

 to and from your PC or Mac, allowing 

you to use your creations in your DAW or prepare 
complex backing tracks for use on stage. Last 
but not least, Ditto X2 Looper features 

stereo 

inputs and outputs

Of course, Ditto X2 Looper sports the same fea-
tures that made the original Ditto such a suc-
cess:

–  five minutes of looping time,
–  unlimited overdubs,
–  overdub undo/redo,
–  true-bypass, analog dry-through design and
–  24 bit uncompressed high quality audio.

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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