Looper, sampling, and "once" questions

[deafen]

My band covers Radiohead's "Creep", but we're a power trio format with me on guitar and lead vocals, so getting the "chunk-chunk" before the chorus is a challenge. I'd like to prerecord a sample and use the looper's "once" function to trigger it, but I don't otherwise need the looper functionality. So my questions:

 

1 - Can I permanently or semi-permanently store a sample in the looper like this? Is is possible to "lock" it so it can't be overwritten?

 

2 - Can I assign the "once" function to a footswitch without turning on the other looper buttons? I'm set up with four snapshots in the lower rank and four stompboxes in the upper rank.

 

I have another related question, but it's just enough off topic that it probably needs its own topic. Thanks!

[silverhead]

1) No. All loops are temporary and disappear when the device is powered off or when a new loop is recorded.

2) No. The Looper footswitch functions are not assignable. They are only available in Looper mode.

[deafen]

Good to know, thanks. Looks like I'll be getting a sampler pedal and putting it in the loop. Was hoping not to have to do that, since i just managed to eliminate the solo loop from my rig!

[silverhead]

Yeah - I find the looper is great for practicing and tone building but not really practical for live play. Too much tap dancing and no permanent storage.