Digitech RP Tricks and Tips
RP Tip #17: Yeah, you’ve got real-time control
One of the things that owners of long chains of analog effects pedals often say about multiFX like the Digitech RPs is that the multiFX boxes lack real time control–the kind of control you get by twisting dials on the pedals in a chain. The…
RP Tip #16: Three ways to record with your RP
If you like the sounds your RP makes, you’re probably going to want to record with it. There are three ways to do that, and all of them work well. 1) If you like the sound of the RP through whatever amplifier you’re using with…
RP Tip #15: Use the right power supply
I’ve had a few inquiries from subscribers recently about power supplies for the RP. The questions generally take the form of “what power supplies can I use with the RP?” The very short answer to this question is: ONLY the one that came with it….
RP Tip #14: Don’t be afraid to buy a used RP
It’s amazing how much sheer sound-shaping power you get for the money with a Digitech RP loaded with our patch set. Even the RP155, which retails new for less than $100, produces a boatload of amazing sounds for both electric and acoustic players, and every…
RP Tip #13: When All Else Fails, Call Digitech
I own a lot of RP hardware, and sometimes it does surprising things. Like, for example, I discovered last week that I can’t save a patch on the RP355 to any location besides preset #1 when said patch includes an LFO that modulates pitch shift…
RP Tip #12: dealing with zipper noise
The RP250/255/350/355 and up allow you to assign the footpedal to any effect parameter you like, which gives you a lot of power to change the sound. (The RP155 doesn’t have a footpedal, though you can add one, which would make it about as expensive…
RP Tip #11: It’s a very good delay and reverb box
Most people who own the Digitech RP250/255/350/355 don’t think of it as a delay and/or reverb device, but the fact is that both the delays and the reverbs in these RPs are really very good, better sounding than many dedicated devices and most amp modelers…
RP Tip #10: Make the PA louder before you up the output on the RP
Ideally, you want at least two things from any gear: you want it to sound great, and you want it as loud as you need it, when you need it. The same applies to the Digitech RP or any other effects device, and it’s pretty…
RP Tip #9: It’s a really good audio interface, especially for harp
UPDATE: At this point we don’t just think an RP is a “pretty good audio interface”; it’s the one we use for harmonica whenever we have the chance. See this post for a discussion of how we recorded a session for the big-budget BBC series…
RP Tip #8: Louder, Louder, Louder
If there’s one thing harp players need, it’s loud. As in, to be loud. Louder than the guitars. Loud enough to hear yourself over the band. Loud enough for the audience to hear you over the band. The RPs can get pretty loud, but like…
