TC Electronic Ditto x4 Looper | Review | Guitar Interactive Magazine

[@giantessmaria]

finally someone demoing something properly...thank you sir!

[@jamiejupiter4503]

Very well executed review. So am I right in saying, it is possible to record a 2 bar loop with loop 1 and a longer loop(say, 12 bars) on top of that with loop 2?

[@guitarandgraves]

This looks like the loop pedal I've been trying to find for years. It's got every feature I need, none of the BS, and a decent price. I really like the fact that you can set it to go into overdub immediately, which for me is a must if you are using it live. Why almost every other loop pedal does not do this is beyond me. So annoying to have to wait for the loop to come around again to start overdubbing. Also the fade and tape stop functions are genius. Again why do so many other pedals lack a musical way to stop the loop? This really seems like a pedal that's designed to be used live, and not just a practice toy.

[@dovane9932]

Hi, If you mean in the sync mode, i agree with you but in this case there is no other place for a B section, what do you think?

[@franklinmcbryde4660]

Very nice tutorial. Very much appreciated. In reference to switches on the back that change the record, playback operation, do you have any information that specifically addresses how that process works?

[@davidsummerville351]

Great review, thanks.

[@Plymouthmusicschool]

Great pedal! The sync feature definitely helps a ton for multiple sections of a tune. The effects seem useless since most use a looper for acoustic guitars..Possibly if their was a delay that would respond in time, i would have a use for it

[@gypsycat619]

Really nice review....very clear and uncluttered! Thank You!

[@TonyMurnahan]

Thank you for this excellent review/demo

[@rpm4999]

Again another spot on review and as ever awesome playing big thumbs up

[@flexwinggpipi]

Very good review fella.. now if you could do one to show midi sync with a beat buddy life would be compiete

[@khalylehagood3222]

nick williams another video has done thia

[@JCBigCat]

@@khalylehagood3222 which one?

[@TsuchinokoMusic]

@@JCBigCat I need to know this also!

[@dcool2u2]

If you have it set to overdub each time you tap the switch, and the light remains red, how does the pedal know when you are done overdubbing and just want the loop to play. He says just tap "the function again" and it will go into play mode. But won't that just make it go into another overdub?

[@thisissalvador9159]

I'm disappointed! I had the Ditto x2, I changed it and this one does not suit me. The problem is when you want to remove only 1 of the loops since 1 second of audio is heard when stepping. And the stop only serves to erase both. Do you know if this has a solution? maybe for Midi?

[@jeroenjanssen5162]

Great review. Thanks. One question: When you demonstrated the sync mode, what position were the dip switches in? Because loop two was twice as long as loop one.

[@khalylehagood3222]

Jeroen Janssen Live idk if it's dependent on the dio switches or how the pedal is, but I believe in synch mode you can lock the length to the loop while lengthening it.

[@user-sh4tn7iv9f]

Nice demo. I’m thinking most players (unless they’re multi-instrumentalists-and tasteful), already play way too busy and cluttered for the end result to actually be musical. . . As Miles used to say; “It’s not what you play - it’s what you don’t play.

[@bdogg6927]

Yess

[@ricdiclemente6616]

A guy online said x4 midi sync won’t work with drum machines even if he had it on the beat he said when he changed the loop it got out sync?

[@zefMusic]

To sync in time with drummachine is gonno work? Thankyou great tutorial

[@Tapepusher]

Yep, that’s what I do with my modified Korg Sample.

[@zefMusic]

mickmon modified? Do you have video of how you do it? Im just interested.tnx

[@Tapepusher]

@@zefMusic Yep, and it's solderless, so it's pretty easy. It's a mod to give the Korg Sample a MIDI output. This is the kit you order and install: (the "MIDIsample" one) www.usbtri.be/usbtribe_volca.html#sampleline Here it is in action as I loop my kalimba that stays in time with the Sample drum loops: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boimgH99nNGXhbs

[@Ar-og2kf]

the best review. You didn't show how to stop just one loop in synch mode though. No one does. Everyone is adding layers but no one is removing....lol Probably because is impossible or inconvenient

[@jeffdavis8867]

Great demo. I love my x4. While in series mode...Do you know if their is a way to arm the second loop for overdub? I know that pressing the second loop in advance arms it for playback after the first loop has completed its cycle BUT I have to hit the 2cnd loop button once again after to start recording an overdub which starts it off beat

[@eekamoose]

Great review. Very clear and comprehensive.

[@michael-ashleyjones3068]

how do you get your loop to stop with the stop button with only a single tap?

[@kenkarsh]

This is a really great review video! Great playing as well!!!

[@dziaba0303]

I'm a fan! Great review sir.

[@Traumburg1]

Great Review. Thank you very much.

[@Georgie_B_]

Can you export multiple loops on this (like on the RC30)? Or can you only export the current loop 1 + 2 held in the machine? In that regard, how much memory does it have? Thanks.

[@Georgie_B_]

ah cheers!

[@changhong6028]

great review, clear and straight forward

[@leventopoulos]

Great demo

[@un11verse11]

Great turial, best one I've seen, and I've seen a couple.

[@Tapepusher]

Question please, when I record two inputs, both come out the first output together while only one comes out the second output alone. Can you have them come out each output separately? Such as a bass in one and gtr in another. I’m not sure why they’re mixed together in one output, hoping there’s a setting I can change.

[@bertsbase]

any update on this?

[@Tapepusher]

@@bertsbase It turned out I was sending both sides to the pedal by accident. As in, I was sending a signal form Ableton into the pedal hat I didnt know of. So, I meticulously checked the chain form instrument to pedal to DAW and it worked.

[@Tapepusher]

can the MIDI thru be used as a master clock to sync up other devices?

[@Tapepusher]

You are correct, I went through much research and finally got it and it's working out good. Thanks

[@benzoneofficial]

Is it possible to stop Loop1 and Loop2 individually? if so. how?

[@greenibanez1]

In sync mode Loop1 and Loop2 can be stopped individually with a double tap to their respective switches. In serial mode Loop1 can be stopped individually by tapping on Loop2 or double tapping on Loop2 (double tapping will immediately switch to Loop2, single tapping will allow Loop1 to finish before switching to Loop2)

[@e.strukov]

@@greenibanez1 thank you, sir!

[@5882300rickroll]

I had issues with static noises and start-up issues constantly even after updating the firmware. Totally unreliable. Seems like lots of people have had issues with this pedal. It sucks because this pedal has everything I want and need in a looper at a great price. If you're considering buying do some research on some of the problems with this device first.

[@5882300rickroll]

I broke down and bought an infinity too. I lke the simplicity of the TC better but the infinity is much more reliable for sure.

[@Parmesana]

nice

[@jeromebenedetti6333]

i dont like fx part, only reverse is ok for me.

[@quantametric]

Really? That's the one I'd find most useless

[@datokakulia8307]

Can i play piano with this looper ?

[@tykeeblues2076]

Dato Kakulia yes

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Looks good but I prefer the Pigtronix Infinity Looper over this in spite of the higher price tag.

[@CanaanWhitston]

great pedal until it bricks. they always brick.

[@guitarado]

is it possible to plug in a microphone ? Like in BOSS RC30. Thanks

[@danjack-son4871]

+Radovan Uhler i believe not.

[@jtndestroy]

+Radovan Uhler www.tc-helicon.com/en/products/ditto-mic-looper/

[@khalylehagood3222]

You would need a special cable to do so, and that's the cheap way of doing it.

[@BrianElliot]

You could plug guitar and mic into a behringer mini mixer and then output a 1/4" TRS to the input you normally put your guitar

[@luanahomberger1536]

is it possible to store loops?

[@prettdboy]

Luana Homberger No, you can store loops

[@khalylehagood3222]

Luana Homberger yes, it's described in the manual.

[@khalylehagood3222]

Luana Homberger also says it in that video

[@billy2129]

How many loops can you store in this?

[@RaJuRMusica]

is this about your solos......which start exotic, bUT always ends up normal blues. GET TO THE PEDAL MAAAAAAN