SHOWBOX BATTERY POWERED ALL-IN-ONE PERFORMANCE RIG WITH BREAKAWAY MIX CONTROL
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Now let’s play a game of 10 questions!
Q1: Can I change the FX?
A1: Starting off with a trick question, I like it! The answer is both “yes” and “no”. Yes, you can change the FX and make another
loop with the newly selected FX. However, if you have already recorded loops with certain FX, you cannot change them after
the fact, gotta record those again.
Q2: How about the gain/volume, EQ, comp, etc... can I change those?
A2: The answer is the same as above. Feel free to change everything to your heart’s content and add as many loops with
as many different settings as you want. Again, though, recorded loops are already recorded and cannot be updated after the fact.
Q3: Can loops be recorded to an SD card or computer?
A3: Yes! Read more about SD recording on pages 30, and computer recording on page 13.
Q4: Can loops be saved to a snapshot?
A4: No. Snapshots are already saving a ton of information, but it cannot handle files of that size, unfortunately.
Q5: What is the maximum number of loops can I make? When does the ShowBox Looptender cut me off?
A5: Two questions receive two answers. Max number = unlimited. That’s right, the ShowBox Looptender will never cut you off!
In reality, it’s not “never”. Reality is something that we have never reached. Challenge accepted...?
Q6: Can a footswitch be used to toggle between looper modes?
A6: Absolutely! It is the left button on a two-button footswitch.
Q7: There has got to be a Looper Blooper Reel. Where can I find it?
A7: Ha, you wish! Of course there’s a Looper Blooper Reel. Share with you? Never!
Q8: What happens if my first x number of loops were caught perfectly, but I ate it on the next loop?
A8: Ooooh, say it ain’t so. Unfortunately, you have to start from the beginning. Yeah, it’s happened to us a few times, as well.
Q9: When a ShowBox is power-cycled – turned off, then back on – will the loops still be there?
A9: No!
Q10: Ok, I’ve tried everything and I can’t even hear the loops. What’s up with that?
A10: To the left of the looper button is a loop level knob (see below). If that knob is to the far-left, you won’t hear anything.
You have to rotate it clockwise in order to turn up the loop level to a satisfactory volume.
Loop Level Knob
The loop level knob acts (somewhat) like another input volume knob... but the input in this case
is whatever has been recorded to the looper. Rotate this knob clockwise to turn the volume
of the loop level up, and rotate it counter-clockwise to turn the volume of the loop level down.
This is often confused with the loom level knob which is used for weaving. The loom level knob
is accessed by a single-tap of the loop level knob. Then rotate the knob to raise or lower the level
of the loom.
