Enter Scenes
Hold FS1 + FS2 for 600 ms. The four screen plates now match the four footswitches.
Ardor interactive user manual
ARDORBANK 000 · SET A48 kHz · BLK 64
MASTER 72
TUNERCHROMATIC · A4 = 440.0OUTPUT MUTED
A2110.42 Hz · −6.0 cents
FLAT · TUNE UP
ANY FOOTSWITCH EXITS
LOOPERDRIVE STACK · PRESET LOCKEDRUNNING
FS1 UNDOFS3 REC / DUBFS2 TRACK / CLEARFS4 PLAY / MUTE
MASTER 72
EDITDRIVE STACKUNSAVED
INGATEAMPCABDELAYOUT
TURN ENCODER FOR MASTER
READY0.0 s
Choose a control to begin
Every control, in context.
The same four switches change roles in Looper mode. Tuner keeps one simple escape rule: any switch exits.
| Control | Preset mode | Looper mode | Tuner |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | Select preset 1 | Undo / redo selected track | Exit tuner |
| FS2 | Select preset 2 | Next track; hold 1.5 s to clear | Exit tuner |
| FS3 | Select preset 3 | Record / finish / overdub | Exit tuner |
| FS4 | Select preset 4 | Play / mute selected track | Exit tuner |
| FS1 + FS2 | Hold 1 s: open tuner | Hold 1 s: pause and open tuner | Not used |
| Active preset | Hold 1 s: enter Looper | Preset remains locked | Not used |
| Encoder | Master output volume | Master output volume | Master output volume |
| Touchscreen | Bank, Edit, Tuner, Looper, Setup | Tracks, transport, save/load and exit | Exit |
FOUR SOUNDS · ONE PREPARED RIG
Change the whole moment with one switch.
Scenes recall values inside the current preset without reloading its audio engine.Recall
Press FS1 to FS4. Instant scenes switch at the next audio boundary; timed scenes move for their saved Enter time.
Read the state
Live is the sound you hear. Editing is the scene whose stored values you are changing.
Return
Hold FS1 + FS2 again to return to Presets. Tuner and Looper keep their existing priority gestures.
Build a scene
Enable Scenes from the preset editor, name all four sounds, choose an Enter time, and mark eligible controls as This scene. Shared controls remain common to the preset.
Keep delay and reverb natural
Cut fades the effect contribution out. Let ring stops new wet input and lets the existing bounded tail decay.
Save and share safely
Save stores all four scenes together. To send one sound to older software, flatten that scene into an ordinary preset; Ardor folds in its trim and removes scene-only actions.
Start with one loop.
Ardor’s Looper holds four synchronized stereo tracks. Your first recording sets the length; every later layer lines itself up with that first phrase.
- First goal
- Record one phrase and hear it repeat.
- Working track
- The selected track receives FS1, FS3, and FS4 actions.
- Preset lock
- Your audible rig stays fixed until the loop session closes.
STEP 1 OF 7
Enter with the sound you want
Choose a preset first. Looper records that processed rig and locks it for the session.
TOUCH LOOPERor hold the active preset footswitch for 1 second
What happens: Track 1 is selected and empty.
Holding an inactive preset switch only selects it. If the preset has unsaved edits, resolve Save, Discard, or Cancel before Looper opens.
TRACK 1EMPTY
TRACK 3EMPTY
TRACK 2EMPTY
TRACK 4EMPTY
STEP 2 OF 7
Record the foundation
Press FS3 once, then play the complete phrase that should repeat.
FS3 · PRESSrecording starts at the next processed audio block
What happens: The selected track shows REC.
Your live guitar stays audible while Ardor records the processed stereo output. The first recorded track can be any of the four tracks.
TRACK 1REC
TRACK 3EMPTY
TRACK 2EMPTY
TRACK 4EMPTY
STEP 3 OF 7
Close the first loop
Press FS3 again exactly where the phrase should return to its beginning.
FS3 · PRESSthe loop closes at the next processed audio block
What happens: Playback starts from frame zero.
This first recording establishes the master length. Every later track follows this length so the layers stay synchronized.
TRACK 1PLAY
TRACK 3EMPTY
TRACK 2EMPTY
TRACK 4EMPTY
STEP 4 OF 7
Add a synchronized layer
Press FS2 to select the next track, then press FS3 to arm it.
FS2 · THEN FS3recording waits for the next master-loop boundary
What happens: The new track records one complete cycle.
You do not press FS3 again to stop a later track. Ardor records exactly one master cycle, then changes the track to PLAY automatically.
TRACK 1PLAY
TRACK 3EMPTY
TRACK 2ARMED
TRACK 4EMPTY
STEP 5 OF 7
Perform with the layers
Use FS4 to mute a track and FS1 to undo or restore its latest take.
FS4 · MUTE / FS1 · UNDOFS2 continues through tracks 1 to 4 and wraps to 1
What happens: All tracks keep the same shared position.
Muting does not stop a track. Unmuting returns it at the current synchronized phase. On a populated track, FS3 arms a one-cycle overdub.
TRACK 1PLAY
TRACK 3PLAY
TRACK 2PLAY
TRACK 4EMPTY
STEP 6 OF 7
Pause before managing the session
Touch STOP ALL. Then Save, Load, New, and Close become available.
TOUCH STOP ALLtouch it again to resume from the same position
What happens: The playhead stops; live guitar still passes through.
EXIT also pauses and returns to the preset screen, but leaves the loop session open. CLOSE releases the preset lock.
TRACK 1PAUSED
TRACK 3PAUSED
TRACK 2PAUSED
TRACK 4EMPTY
STEP 7 OF 7
Tune and return to the same session
Hold FS1 + FS2 for one second. Ardor pauses the loop and mutes the output for tuning.
FS1 + FS2 · HOLDpress any footswitch to leave the tuner
What happens: A previously running loop resumes automatically.
If the loop was already paused, it stays paused when you return. The selected track and recorded audio are unchanged.
TRACK 1PLAY
TRACK 3PLAY
TRACK 2PLAY
TRACK 4EMPTY
Practice it on the pedal above.
Open the simulator in Looper mode, then use the physical switches instead of advancing this guide.
The first loop is the clock.
Ardor does not use a tempo grid or stretch later recordings. It uses the first loop’s exact length and waits for its boundary before starting another track or overdub.
MASTER LOOPNEXT WRAPONE COMPLETE CYCLE
FS3ARMEDRECORD
Pressing FS3 while armed cancels the arm. Once recording begins, it completes the full cycle automatically.
Four switches. Fixed roles.
The legends never move when you select another track, so the same foot always performs the same kind of action.
Undo / redo
Toggles the selected track’s latest take. It does nothing while that track is empty, armed, or recording.
Track / clear
Press to select the next track. Hold 1.5 seconds to clear it; releasing during the countdown cancels the clear.
Record / overdub
Starts and closes the first loop. Later, it arms a new track or a one-cycle overdub at the next master wrap.
Play / mute
Mutes or unmutes the selected track while its shared playhead keeps moving.
Leave without surprises.
Pause first when you want to manage files or release the preset.
- STOP ALL
- Pauses every loop track at the shared position. Live guitar continues through the locked preset.
- EXIT
- Pauses and returns to the preset screen, but keeps the session open so you can resume it.
- SAVE
- Stores the four effective tracks, mix settings, loop length, and a snapshot of the source preset. Available while paused.
- CLOSE
- Releases the preset lock and discards only the in-memory session. Saved loop sets remain on disk.
When it feels like nothing happened.
Most Looper pauses are deliberate synchronization or safety states.
My new track says ARMED.
It is waiting for the first loop to wrap. Recording begins at that boundary and runs for exactly one complete cycle.
FS3 does nothing during an overdub.
The overdub must finish its full cycle. The display reports OVERDUB ENDS AT LOOP. After it finishes, use FS1 if you want to undo the take.
Save, Load, New, or Close is unavailable.
Touch STOP ALL first. Ardor will not silently pause a performance to perform a session-management action.
I cannot change presets.
An open loop session owns the preset lock, even while paused. Resume the session or close it to release the lock.
FS2 did not clear my track.
Keep holding for the full 1.5-second countdown. Releasing early cancels the clear. Clearing the final populated track also removes the master length.
My very short first loop disappeared.
A recording shorter than two configured audio blocks is treated as an accidental tap and discarded.