LINE 6 Spider Jam [17/27] Recording restrictions

Time Stretch & Varispeed

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Recording Restrictions

When using Time Stretch/Pitch Shift, the main restriction to keep in mind is that only

one mono instance of processing can be applied per active session. To work around this, all

you have to do is save your recording before adding your next overdub. That way, you can

start fresh with a rendered audio ﬁle and be free to apply Time Stretch/Pitch Shift again.

For example, to record along with one of Spider Jam’s internal Songs, begin by loading the

Song as usual. If you’d like to record in a lower key at the same tempo, press the SONG

button and navigate to the Tempo/Pitch Modes menu item. Press the R Arrow, select the

Time Stretching And Pitch Shifting menu item, then lower the pitch to where you want

it and record your loop, setting the loop start and end points as you normally would.

Now before you overdub a new guitar track to your loop, you must save the loop as a

Recording. Press the SAVE button, navigate to Save Recording To Internal, then press

the R Arrow, name your recording and complete the save. This frees up Spider Jam’s Time

Stretch/Pitch Shift processing for the next layer of overdubs. You can then load your

recording, overdub a new guitar track, and change the tempo or pitch again if desired.

Another example would be changing the tempo or key of a guitar track after it’s already

been recorded. As mentioned on the previous page, if you want to preview your guitar

track in a different key or tempo, you can use Time Stretch/Pitch Shift to listen to it, but

the sound won’t be exactly right until you actually save it as a new recording.

The way to do this would be to set your Pitch/Tempo Preview to optimize the sound for

whichever output you’re listening to, either the Spider Jam Amp Out or the RCA Line

Outs, then apply Time Stretch/Pitch Shift to the guitar track and adjust the tempo or

pitch until you get it sounding right.

When you’ve decided on the ﬁnal tempo and pitch of your guitar track, save it as a

Recording and give it a new name. You can then load your saved guitar track for playback

or overdubbing, and be able to change the tempo or pitch again if desired.

In summary: always save or mix down your recording after applying Time Stretch or

Pitch Shift. This frees up the processing engine so you can use it again if you want to.

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