Re: DL4 comments - How does it switch on - Hear, Hear Line 6!

[Echopark99@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-12-14 18:13:26 EST, you write:
<< 
 Nope. If you call up a preset, mess with the knobs, then bypass that
 preset, the next time you press the footswitch for that preset you will
 recall the stored preset, not the editied. This is one frustration I have
 with the DL-4, I find the unit a bit too preset-dependant.

I will chime in here, this is one thing that needs to be addressed. If the 
idea of the pedal is for it to behave like the classic delays, there 
should 
be the simple (perhaps most important?) option of dialing up a sound and 
switching in and out of it.  The lack of this "manual default" is even 
more 
noticable when limited to three presets total.

Earlier there was the mistaken impression that you could select a mode and 
then have A, B and C memories for each model selected. It seems 
implementable, actually, but the trade off would be instant 
stomp-switching 
from one mode to another.

But I'd be happy if your temp settings were retained in and out of bypass 
on 
what ever preset you happen to be on, until powering down. Then when you 
power back up, your originally stored settings would come up as usual. 
That 
way you could tweak a few things or change modes completely during sound 
check or between songs and go (I often find delay mix levels need tweaking 
depending on the room you're in). This seems like a very workable  
solution. 
Am I making sense?

>> On the other hand, it is very easy to program
 on the fly, I could see reprogramming the presets during a gig as not 
being
 out of the question.

It works. But I still forget to "Save" things after rehearsals. It's not a 
very pedal-like thing to save your settings. And this is an otherwise very 
pedal-like unit so it's easy to forget.
 
 >>Another thing I'd like to be able to do is to tap in tempos while the 
 >delay
 is bypassed.

Why not... that's sounds do-able. (Like I'm some kind of EE -Ha!)
 
 >>Otherwise, I totally dig the unit, the sound is nothing short of
 astounding.

Agreed. Still excited to fire it up for so many applications.

>> A friend is bringing over his space echo in a few days to
 blindfold test against the DL-4, should be interesting...
  >>
Do tell!!