RP Tip #21: When the RP gets flaky, do a factory reset
RPs get flaky after a while if you make a lot of changes to them. I think that somewhere in the RP operating system, there is a garbage collection routine that gets rid of what’s left over after a patch is edited from the front…
RP Tip #20: When you open the door to new sounds, new roles for the harp come too (clips included!)
I played three gigs last week with The Maw Band in Idaho, and of course I used the RP355 on all of them. I recorded all the shows on audio and video, and I’ve already started putting some of those recordings up on this site,…
RP tip #19: setting the RP up so you can play it like an organ
All the RPs from the 150 on have a very nice rotary speaker effect, which is a good starting point for making convincing organ sounds. So the first thing to do in setting the RP up for sounding like an organ is to choose a…
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…
