User manual DIGITECH JAMMAN SOLO

[. . . ] Looper/Phrase Sampler Owner's Manual 1 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer's Name: Manufacturer's Address: Harman Music Group 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, U. S. A. Warning For your protection, please read the following: Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] You can select from 2 to 15 beats per measure. This means if you want to record in 5/4 time, select . To record in 7/8 time, select , and so forth. Press the STORE button twice to save the time signature to the current memory location. 4 2 Press the TEMPO and STORE buttons simultaneously to enter the Setup menu. Press the TEMPO (NEXT) button until the TIME SIG LED begins flashing. The DISPLAY will now show the number indicating the default Time Signature of four beats per measure. 3 5 23 Setting a Loop Tempo for Recording Before you begin recording a phrase, you may want to set a tempo at which you want to record the loop at. Setting the tempo in an empty loop memory location automatically starts playing the rhythm guide track (Rhythm Level must be turned up to hear it). You can use the rhythm guide track as a metronome for recording against to help keep a consistent tempo of your performance. To set the tempo for recording, follow these steps: 1 Select an empty loop memory location using the LOOP SELECT buttons (LOOP and SINGLE LEDs are off). the RHYTHM LEVEL 3 Turn up it hasn't been already) knob (if to hear the rhythm guide track. 2 Tap the TEMPO button at least two times, or if Pedal Tempo is enabled, press the PEDAL SWITCH at least two times. The TEMPO button will begin flashing at the tempo that has been tapped in. The first downbeat of the measure flashes red and the other beats flash green. If Pedal Tempo is enabled, you must press and hold the PEDAL SWITCH for two seconds to fix the tempo before you can record. 4 To begin recording, press the PEDAL SWITCH, wait for the one-measure count-in, and begin playing. To set up a memory location with a tempo but not record to it, follow steps 1 and 2 and then store the new tempo using the Store procedure. When you return to the empty loop location, the tempo will already be set as indicated by the Tempo button flashing. 24 Using Auto-Quantize Looping There are two ways you can record loops using the JamMan® Solo, free-form looping or using the JamMan Solo's Auto-Quantize feature. Free-form looping (see pg 13) is the standard way loopers have been used since their inception. You initiate recording, play, and then set the loop point when you reach the end of your passage. The loop point is set exactly when you pressed the pedal and the tempo for the loop is then calculated and displayed. Getting an accurately timed and seamless loop takes practice but offers the flexibility experiences loopers need. Auto-Quantized looping makes getting accurately timed loop points easy. It begins with first setting the Tempo you want before recording the loop's first pass. This is done by using the Tempo button (see pg 24) or Pedal Tempo (see pg 14). Once the tempo is established, initiate record, play in time with the set tempo, and then set the loop point at the end of a measure. [. . . ] If either the UP or DOWN footswitch on the FS3X is pressed less than two seconds before the end of a playing loop, the JamMan® Solo will not have enough time to cue up the next loop and the current loop will continue to play one more time. If any overdubs were recorded during this type of performance, they will be lost when the next loop is selected and begins playing back. You can also use the Loop Select buttons to change loops during playback. JamManagerTM Librarian Software Loop Librarian Management software is available as a free download from the DigiTech website. This application runs on both Windows XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS X computer systems, and lets you archive and transfer loops between the JamMan Solo and your computer. For more information, visit www. digitech. com. 42 This procedure will return the JamMan® Solo to its original factory settings. [. . . ]