I just received my DL4 (from Alto via the LD
Group Buy -- $200) and got the
expression pedal -- I recommend the pedal (or
an equivalent one) for the
morphing tricks it does.
The
write-up:
http://www.annihilist.com/loop/tools/line6/DL4_Review.html
by
Jeff Seltzer is very thorough and useful, so I won't repeat him. I
will
add a few things:
1) the looper is not stereo. I was really
hoping it would be. The delays
are true stereo, but I'm guessing they
opted to maximize loop time by going
mono. A sensible compromise for a
$200 unit.
2) you can't alter loop time once a loop has
started, but you can alter
delay time, regen., mix, of the delay that's
*prior* to the looper. That
is, when in loop mode, you still have a
basic "delay" unit with changable
settings. Imagine a basic old Boss
delay pedal infront of the simplest of
echoplexes. (kind of a
clarification to Jeff's posting)
3) you can't set the looper's feedback/regen.
It's always at 100% and will
only drop sound as new sound is added.
#1
and #3 are the only negatives I found with this pedal. Given the price and
the other capabilities, I can easily live with it. I bought this for it's
looping capabilities, but am falling in love with
it for it's delays and morphing tricks. For
me this delay, with the expression pedal, is what I hoped the Vortex would
be. While not as dramatic with all of Vortex's filters and just plain old
wacky stuff (that's a technical term), the DL4 spurs my creativity
immensely. Within seconds I was comfortably controlling and morphing the
sounds.
Greg out.