Fractal FM3 as stand alone looper (Boss RC-2 / Ditto etc..) @paulbradshawguitar

Fractal FM3 as stand alone looper (Boss RC-2 / Ditto etc..) @paulbradshawguitar

Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

A friend was asking about how to set this up, figured I might as well show how to do it in a video

yes, it's a specific use case scenario, but it's cheaper than buying an extra pedal to do something like this =)

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:30 Setting up I/O first
01:17 Setting up the preset
01:37 Looper block setting overdub preference
03:00 Setting up footswitches for use with the looper
05:09 a note on how the switches work
06:55 switching footswitch layout on the FM3
07:18 Thanks for watching

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