User's Manual
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Selecting/Adjusting Modes The selectable modes are toggled by pressing the
currently selected mode. Turn the MODE knob to cycle through the possible
modes:
LOOP = Loop Select
SWFX = STOP [FX] Footswitch Function
EXTC = External MIDI Clock
FADE = Fadeout time upon stopping a loop
TM.KN = Tempo Knob Fine/Coarse
When you arrive at the mode you would like to adjust, press the MODE knob
the selected mode's value or option. The selected mode can now be adjusted
by turning the MODE knob. See page 10 for more on each Mode.
For example, to change loops, ensure LOOP is selected and then turn the
MODE knob to the loop number that you want to use. The range is 1-20.
10. Digital Display Displays the current mode, value, loop numbers and tempo.
A dot in the lower right corner indicates the current tempo setting is a loop’s
original tempo.
11. REVERSE Button Press the REVERSE button to play the loop in reverse.
The REVERSE button glows green when enabled. Reverse can be initiated at
any time: during playback, overdub or even before recording a new loop. If
REVERSE is enabled upon ending a new loop recording, the loop will immedi-
ately playback or overdub in reverse.
12. OCTAVE Button Pressing the OCTAVE button causes the speed of the loop
to drop by half so that the pitch of the loop goes down one octave and the
tempo is halved. If a loop is overdubbed during half-speed mode, returning to
normal speed playback causes the pitch of the overdub to go up one octave
and the tempo is doubled. The OCTAVE button glows green when enabled.
OCTAVE can be used at any time during playback or while overdubbing a loop.
If OCTAVE is enabled prior to new loop recording, the loop will immediately
playback or overdub at half-speed.
13. 1 SHOT Button Pressing the 1 SHOT button enables or disables 1 SHOT
mode. When 1 SHOT is enabled and its button is lit, the loop plays back once
and then stops. You may overdub in 1 SHOT mode as well.
14. EXT CLK Button When this button is lit, the 1440 will operate at a tempo
set by external MIDI clock. The number of beats per bar are set in EXTC Mode.
15. MONO/L INPUT ¼" Left Instrument/Line Input Jack. Plug the output of your
instrument or another effects pedal into this jack. If you use just one input we
recommend you use the MONO/L input. The input impedance presented at
The input is unbalanced.
16. R INPUT ¼" Right Instrument/Line Input Jack. Plug the output of your
instrument or another effects pedal into this jack. Use this jack for stereo
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EXT CLK Recording
For all EXTC modes, press play on the MIDI Clock master, then press the LOOP
footswitch on the 1440. Recording begins on the next beat 1 after the LOOP
footswitch is pressed.
When set to full external clock sub-mode (XT), you may also arm the 1440 to begin
recording at the moment play is enabled on the MIDI Clock master. First press
the 1440’s LOOP footswitch, then press play on the MIDI master. Both the 1440
and MIDI Clock master will start at the same time. Note: This is not always
advisable since it can take a couple beats before the MIDI Clock tempo is stable.
EXT CLK Playback
When working in XT, the 1440 always starts playback upon receiving a MIDI
Start command.
When working with the beat clock sub-mode (CX), the 1440 does not start play-
back upon receiving a MIDI Start command. Instead it waits for the user to press
the LOOP footswitch and then begins loop playback on the next beat 1.
EXT CLK Overdubbing
You may overdub while the 1440 follows MIDI Clock in all EXTC modes. CX mode
allows you to go straight into overdub from idle: press play on the MIDI master, then
press the LOOP footswitch twice before the next beat 1 is received by the 1440.
1440 Tempo Blink
When the 1440 receives a valid MIDI Clock tempo, and EXT CLK is enabled,
blinks on the other beats, in time with the received MIDI Clock tempo. In all
modes, the 1440 stops playback upon receiving a MIDI stop command.
Note: Ensure your master MIDI Clock’s tempo is a whole number like 120.0 or
98.0 BPM. Fractional BPM tempos (ex. 120.6 BPM), might cause pitch utter during
playback. The maximum MIDI Clock tempo the 1440 can follow is 240.0 BPM.
FADE – Fadeout Mode
Fadeout Mode is entered when “FADE”
Upon stopping a loop, the 1440 can either stop loop playback immediately or
fadeout the loop volume over time. This mode allows for setting the fadeout
time ranging from “OF” (no fadeout) to 99 seconds.
is complete, the PLAY LED remains off and playback is stopped.
An active fadeout sequence can be canceled at any time by pressing the LOOP
footswitch to resume playback, or by pressing the STOP [FX] footswitch to im-
TM.KN – Tempo Knob Fine/Course Mode
This mode allows you to change the TEMPO knob’s precision. Press the MODE
“TM.KN”.
The following are the two modes available for the TEMPO knob: