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Thank You Congratulations and special thanks from DigiTech ® for choosing the DigiTech JamMan Looper/Phrase Sampler. ® The DigiTech JamMan Looper/Phrase Sampler is designed for the performing vocalist and musician. By using CompactFlash™ memory, the JamMan is capable of creating seamless loops with virtually infinite overdub capability. Input audio can be from an instrument, microphone or line level audio source. Up to 99 loops can be stored on a CompactFlash card (.
Quick Start 1. Get Connected or or Before powering up your JamMan®: a. Make Connections 1. Connect a guitar or bass to the INSTRUMENT INPUT jack and/or a mic to MIC INPUT on the JamMan’s rear panel. 2. Connect the JamMan’s OUTPUT to the input of an amplifier, a channel of a mixer, or to headphones. b. Connect the Power Supply 1. Start with your amplifier and the JamMan turned off or the mixer faders at their minimum position. 2.
Quick Start 2. Select an Empty Loop Rotate the SELECT knob until the Loop LED and the Single LED are off. Turn the SELECT knob... ...until these LEDs are off. 3. Select the Record Mode Press the RECORD MODE button repeatedly until the INST/MIC LED lights. Press the RECORD MODE button... ...
Quick Start 4. Adjust the Recording Level Play your guitar (or sing into the mic) at the level you will be recording. Adjust the Inst level (or Mic Level) knob until the Peak LED occasionally flickers on the loudest notes. Set the loop level and rhythm level knobs to the 9 o’clock position. Set the LOOP LEVEL and RHYTHM LEVEL knobs to 9 o’clock Play (or sing) and adjust the INST LEVEL (or MIC LEVEL) knob... ...until the PEAK LED lights only occasionally 5.
Quick Start 6. Stop Recording, Start Playback Press the rec/play/overdub (left) footswitch while recording to stop recording and start playing back from the beginning. The Play LED lights. Adjust the loop level and rhythm level knobs as needed. Press the REC/PLAY/OVERDUB The PLAY (left) footswitch while recording to stop recording and start playback. LED is lit. Adjust the LOOP LEVEL and RHYTHM LEVEL knobs as necessary. 7.
Guided Tour - Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 18 9 17 16 15 10 11 12 14 1. Loop Level Knob 13 Controls playback level of recorded loops. 2. Rhythm Level Knob Controls the level of the rhythm guide track. 3. Loop/Single/Card Busy LEDs Loop Lights when a repeating Loop resides in the selected memory location.
Guided Tour - Front Panel Single Lights when a Single playback phrase resides in the selected memory location. Card Busy Lights when there is read/write activity on the CompactFlash® card. The card should not be removed when the card busy LED is lit. 4. Display Displays which loop memory location is selected. It also shows information during store/copy procedures, during Time Signature and Rhythm Type setup, USB connection, and file deletion/card formatting procedures. 5.
Guided Tour - Front Panel 10. Record Mode (Stop Mode) Button Press this button to select the inputs that are to be recorded: Inst/Mic or Aux Input with options of Minus Center and/or Full Range Amp (indicated by the LEDs next to the button). Press this button while the button is lit to select one of two Stop Modes: Stop or Finish (indicated by the LEDs next to the button). For more information about Stop Modes, see page 25. 11. Auto Record (Delete) Button Press this button to enable Auto Record.
Guided Tour - Front Panel 14. Rec/Play/Overdub Footswitch Starts and toggles between recording, playback and overdubbing. Press and hold this footswitch for two seconds to undo the last overdub. 15. Loop/Single (Rhythm Type) Button Changes the playback status of a recorded phrase. When Loop is lit the phrase will play back in an endless loop. When Single is lit, the phrase will play once and stop. Press this button while the button is lit to change the Rhythm Type.
Guided Tour - Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. 1/4” Inst Input Jack Connect a guitar, bass, or keyboard output here. 2. XLR Mic Input Jack Plug your microphone in here. Accepts low impedance dynamic or self powered condenser microphones. 3. 1/8” Aux Input Jack Plug your CD or other music playback source in here. (Any stereo source is summed to mono when recorded.) 4. 1/4” Output Jack Connect this output to the input of a guitar amplifier, a channel of a mixer, or headphones.
Guided Tour - Rear Panel 5. 1/4” Footswitch Jack Plug the optional FS3X Footswitch in here. (FS3X functions control next/ previous loop selection and Auto Record on/off.) See pages 35 and 36 for more information about the FS3X Footswitch. 6. CompactFlash® Card Slot The JamMan is compatible with Type I CompactFlash® cards up to 2GB in size. Type II cards and IBM/Hitachi MicrodrivesTM are not supported. New cards may need to be formatted before use (see page 33 for formatting instructions).
Making Connections CD/MP3 Player MODE DOWN Amplifier (or mixer, or headphones) UP DigiTech® FS3X Footswitch (Optional) Microphone CompactFlashTM Card CompactFlash 256 MB Computer (USB Cable) Power Supply Instrument Instrument and Microphone Connect a guitar, bass, or keyboard to the Instrument Input jack, or plug a microphone into the Mic Input jack.
Making Connections DigiTech® FS3X Footswitch (Optional) Connect the optional FS3X Footswitch to the 1/4” Footswitch jack using a TRS stereo cable. The FS3X provides hands-free loop selection and enables the Auto Record feature. CompactFlash® Card Insert a formatted Type I CompactFlash® card here (to learn how to format a CompactFlash card, see page 33). Most CompactFlash cards (except Microdrives) are Type I. The JamMan® is compatible with Type I cards only, up to 2GB in size.
Recording an Instrument or Vocal/Acoustic Phrase The JamMan® is very simple to use once you set it up for your particular use. This section explains how to record an instrument or vocal/acoustic phrase and play it back as a continuous loop. You should have a guitar/instrument and/or a mic connected before proceeding. 1. Select an empty memory location using the Select knob (the Loop and Single LEDs will be off). 2. Select Inst/Mic as the recording mode using the Record Mode button. 3.
Recording with the Aux Input This section explains how to use the Aux Input for phrase recording and looping. You should have an audio source connected to the Aux Input before proceeding. 1. Select an empty memory location using the Select knob (the Loop and Single LEDs will be off). 2. Press the Record Mode button repeatedly to cycle through the available Record Modes. Choose one that lights the Aux Input LED. There are four possible recording modes for the Aux input: a.
Recording with the Aux Input 7. When you are finished, press either the Rec/Play/Overdub footswitch to have the phrase play back in a repeating loop or press the Stop/Tempo footswitch to stop recording. Note: The minimum loop length is 3.5 seconds. Once you are finished recording, the Store button will be lit indicating the phrase must be stored to memory to be recalled later (see the Storing/ Copying Phrases section on page 22).
Recording Overdubs Once a loop phrase is recorded, you can add overdubs over the top of it. Overdubs can only be recorded to Loop phrases and not to Single phrases. If a phrase has had the tempo changed, it must first be stored to memory before overdub recording can proceed. 1. Select a previously recorded Loop phrase, or use a newly recorded phrase that has not yet been stored. The Loop LED must be lit if a previously recorded phrase is selected. 2.
Recording Overdubs The Store button lights as soon as any changes to the loop have been made, indicating the phrase must be stored to memory to be recalled later (see the Storing/Copying Phrases section on page 22). If you don’t want to store the overdubs, press and hold the Stop/TEmpo footswitch for two seconds to clear any unstored audio and leave the original loop intact. Selecting another loop will also clear any unsaved overdubs from memory.
Undo, Redo, and Clear You can undo your last overdub anytime the current loop number selection remains unchanged. If you change your mind after undoing something, you can redo it. Note: Changing loops or plugging into a computer via USB discards any unstored changes. Storing the changes will remove the ability to undo or clear overdubs. Undo an Overdub Press and hold the REc/play/overdub footswitch for two seconds to undo your last overdub. The Overdub LED flashes when the undo takes place.
Storing/Copying Phrases Anytime a change is made to a loop memory location (Rhythm Type, Tempo, Time Signature, Record, Overdubs etc.) the Store button LED will immediately light indicating that the changes will be lost unless a store procedure is performed before selecting a new loop memory location, turning off the power, or connecting to the computer via USB. Store Changes to a Loop 1. Stop any playback or recording activity using the STOP/TEMPO footswitch. 2. Press the store button.
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.
Auto Record Mode The AUTO REC (auto record) button starts recording when you start playing. Press this button on an empty track (you can’t auto-record on an existing track) and the button lights. Now when you press the REC/play/overdub footswitch, the JamMan® is armed for recording but won’t start recording until you start playing (the Record LED will flash to show that the JamMan is armed). The JamMan monitors the input level and starts the recording when it detects an audio signal.
Stop Modes Loop Phrases can be stopped in two ways: Immediately stop when the Stop/Tempo footswitch is pressed or finish playing through to the end of the phrase and stop. These two Stop Modes are called Stop and Finish. To change Stop Modes, follow these steps: 1. Press the button. It will now be lit. 2. Press the Record Mode button. The two Stop Modes are labeled to the right of the Record Mode LEDs. Select the LED which is labeled with the Stop Mode you want to use. 3. Press the Exit button. 4.
Changing Loop Tempo Once a loop phrase is recorded, you can speed up or slow down the playback of the phrase without changing its pitch. Once a phrase has had the tempo changed, it must first be stored to memory before any overdubs can be added. Storing a changed tempo is permanent and the original tempo cannot be restored. To change a loop’s tempo, follow these steps: 1. Select a previously recorded Loop phrase (Loop or single LED is lit) using the Select knob.
Loop / Single Phrases Any phrase recorded into the JamMan® can be played in two ways: either as a continuous Loop, or as a Single “one-shot” sample. Single phrases are designed to play through only once and stop. All phrases are recorded as loops first but they can be changed to a Single if desired and can always be changed back to Loops later without harming the phrase. To change between Single and Loop, follow these steps: 1.
Time Signature The JamMan® is capable of recording in different Time Signatures. A Time Signature must be set up prior to recording in a memory location. Once a phrase has been recorded, Time Signature cannot be changed. To set the Time Signature, follow these steps: 1. Select a new memory location. (The Loop LED and Single LED will be off.) 2. Press the button. It will now be lit. 3. Press the button. The Display will now show the number 4 indicating the default Time Signature of four beats per measure. 4.
Rhythm Type The JamMan® has several Rhythm Type guide tracks you can select from. These range from a simple click metronome to using high quality drum samples as the rhythm guide (a tempo must be set and the rhythm level must be turned up to hear the rhythm). To change the Rhythm Type, follow these steps: 1. Select a memory location. 2. If the memory location is empty (Loop and single LEDs are off), set a tempo (see page 23).
USB File Transfer The JamMan® features a USB port which is used for file transfer of loops to and from your computer. We recommend only connecting the JamMan to computers using Windows® XP and Mac® OS X operating systems. Once the JamMan is connected to your computer with a CompactFlash® card inserted, it will appear as a removable hard drive in your system. The card that is shipped with the JamMan will appear as a drive named “JAMMAN”. Using other cards will not necessarily have the same name.
USB File Transfer directories that have been recorded. 5. To move them from the card to your computer, either drag them to your computer’s desktop or select the directories you wish to move and select Edit>Copy in the task bar. 6. Open a different directory on your computer and select Edit>Paste. The loop directories copied will now be pasted in this location. 7. Right-click the JAMMAN drive and select Eject before removing the CompactFlash® card or unplugging the USB cable.
Deleting Phrases The JamMan® has 99 memory locations and at some time you may need to delete the contents of a memory location so it may be reused. To delete a loop from a memory location, follow these steps: 1. Press the button. It will now be lit. 2. Press the button. This button will now flash waiting for a delete confirmation. (Press exit at this point to abort the Delete procedure.) 3.
Erasing All Loops / Formatting the CompactFlash® Card The JamMan® has two types of card erase procedures: Erase Loops and Format Card. The Erase Loops procedure only erases JamMan loop data. All other data and files on the card are left untouched. The Format Card procedure erases all data and files on the CompactFlash® card. To use either of these two procedures follow these steps: Erase Loops 1. Press and hold the , Store and buttons simultaneously for two seconds.
Erasing All Loops / Formatting the CompactFlash® Card Unformatted Cards If a card is inserted into the JamMan that does not have a valid format, the JamMan® will not recognize it and the Display will read nF. The card must be formatted before the JamMan can use it. To format the card, follow these steps: 1. While the Display reads nF, the button will begin flashing prompting for a format confirmation. 2. Press the flashing button. The Display will read F? and the button will continue to flash.
Optional FS3X Footswitch MODE Turns Auto Record on and off. UP Selects the next higher memory location. DOWN Selects the next lower memory location. The optional FS3X Footswitch gives you hands-free control over loop selection and Auto Record functions. Mode Switch Turns the Auto Record feature on and off. Down Switch Selects the next lower memory location. Press and hold for two seconds to scroll through the memory locations more quickly. Up Switch Selects the next higher memory location.
Multiple Loop Playback Using the FS3X Another great feature of the JamMan® is its ability to play different loops back to back during performance using the optional FS3X Footswitch. This lets you play a verse > chorus > verse > bridge progression seamlessly using three different loops. To set up multiple loops for verse/chorus/verse/bridge playback, follow these steps: 1. Record the verse loop and store it to memory location 1. 2. Record the chorus loop and store it to memory location 2. 3.
CompactFlash® Capacity Specifications The JamMan® supports Type I CompactFlash® cards up to 2GB. The following table shows approximate storage capacity in minutes for standard CompactFlash card sizes, based on 44.1 KHz 16 bit mono audio files. Memory Size in MB Record Time in Minutes* 8 1.5 16 3 32 6 64 12 128 24 256 48 512 96 1024 193 2048 387 When the CompactFlash card becomes full, the JamMan’s display will briefly show dF, and the current recording (or overdub) will be lost.
Specifications *Approximate values Digital A/D/A Converters: 24-bit audio Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz USB Type: USB 1.1 Full Speed, supports USB 2.0 Protocol: Mass Storage Connector: Type B Memory CompactFlash®: Type I solid state only (Type II cards or IBM/ Hitachi Microdrives™ not supported) Size: 8 MB to 2 GB Capacity: 1 minute per 5.29 MB, 99 loops per card File Format: FAT16 only Audio Format: Uncompressed .wav 44.
Specifications Footswitch: 1/4” jack (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) compatible with optional FS3X Line/Headphone Output: 1/4” Mono (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) Stereo headphone compatible with 50 Ohms minimum impedance, driven by mono signal Output Impedance: 100 Ohms Maximum Output Level: 10 dBu Power US and Canada: 120 VAC, 60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 120 Japan: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 100 Europe: 230 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 230 UK: 240
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