Presets:

As you can imagine, with up to 40 Presets, and 12 buttons per Preset, things can get complex quickly. We’ve worked to combat this by trying to keep groups of loopers together.

For example, currently, Preset 1 is:

  1. DFAM

  2. Drum Folder (all drum mics + DTX)

  3. Drum Folder (all drum mics + DTX)

As we were writing these down on whiteboards/setlists, the order was always #1 on top. Having the pedal match that made things much easier to organize.

Preset Breakdown:

#2: rhythm

  • Bass Folder (Bass DI + Grandmother + Bass Synth)

  • Gtr DI + Synth Piano

  • ToneDexter

#1: Drums

  • DFAM

  • Drum Folder

  • Drum Folder

#4: Linked Gtrs

  • Link Guitar (Starting Looper = Stopping other)

  • Link Guitar (Great for Verse/Chorus Loops)

  • Guitar

#3: Vox

  • Vox

  • Vox

  • Vox

#6: Chain

  • 3x Chain Mode

    Also yet unused, this Preset is setup as an A, B and C signal chain. The three rows will each be able to switch between the four columns. This gives us essentially 3 Banks of 4 Options each. These can contain any number of changes happening instantly.

#5: Stompbox

  • Stompbox Mode

    We haven’t implemented this option yet. It’s setup in the form of 12 different on/off stomp boxes which can control anything in Ableton (including DI signals before they go to the Amps on stage).

DataLooper Scene Triggers

#7: Lighting

  • Lighting Presets

    This may be our favorite preset. The 12 LED’s beautifully display the color of the Scene to which they’re linked. Change the scene color, and the LED color changes. Perfect for keeping track of lighting Presets.

The challenge is utilizing as much as possible without over complicating things. Hopefully an artist can start with one Preset and get comfortable.

Once gaining experience with the Looper plugin in Ableton as well as the DataLooper Pedal, they can expand their performance to include other Presets.

The DataLooper has a Stop All feature. That way you can have a drop right before a chorus.

When you press the bottom right button, all the Loops will stop at the global quantization settings in Ableton. Press the bottom right button a second time, and all the Loopers will start playing at the global quantization settings.

There is also a Mute button that instantly mutes and unmutes all the loops playing. This is great for quick pauses where you wouldn’t want to wait for the global quantization, or where you wouldn’t want to start the loop over, but rather mute it for as long as needed.

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