shanecgriffo Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 On holidays here and playing around with the helix trying some different ideas to how i normaly use it, so having a few questions pop up.. I recorded a 32 bar backing track on the looper, now i'd like to record an overdub over the top, but once you've stopped the looper you cant go back and hit play and start overdubbing simultaneously? is that right.. ? I'd like to be able to, but if i hit record it will start recording a new fresh loop and if i hit play instead i then have to hit record after that thus missing recording the first part of the loop. So the only thing to do is wait for the 32 bars to play, to start recording? Or perhaps miss the first bar and catch it on the 2nd cycle.. Am i missing something, to be able to simultaneously start playback and overdub.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanecgriffo Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 i tried pushing them both together at the same time (record/play) but that just deleted my backing loop.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonSpiegel Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 If they want to make the looper way more useful, they could add an OVERDUB footswitch that simultaneoudly starts the loop and the dub to a future firmware update. I use a G-DEC 30 with an external footswitch that has 3 switches for PLAY, RECORD and DUB which covers all these bases. Also, having the option to use external MIDI sync with the looper will come in handy for making things line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 On holidays here and playing around with the helix trying some different ideas to how i normaly use it, so having a few questions pop up.. I recorded a 32 bar backing track on the looper, now i'd like to record an overdub over the top, but once you've stopped the looper you cant go back and hit play and start overdubbing simultaneously? is that right.. ? I'd like to be able to, but if i hit record it will start recording a new fresh loop and if i hit play instead i then have to hit record after that thus missing recording the first part of the loop. So the only thing to do is wait for the 32 bars to play, to start recording? Or perhaps miss the first bar and catch it on the 2nd cycle.. Am i missing something, to be able to simultaneously start playback and overdub.? Hitting Record a second time without hitting Stop immediately restarts the loop in overdub mode if I remember correctly. Not in front of my Helix at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanecgriffo Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 yes that's right honest opinion. but i was referring to when loop playback had been stopped thanks 😉👠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 yes that's right honest opinion. but i was referring to when loop playback had been stopped thanks Ah yes, I see that now. Thank you for your patience with those of us who are skimming when we should be reading. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanecgriffo Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 haha no problem, i'm pretty sure we're all guilty of that now and then 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasdadgad Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 haha no problem, i'm pretty sure we're all guilty of that now and then Not me. I always warm my car up before...wait...what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Not me. I always warm my car up before...wait...what? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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