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Summary of Contents for JamMan Solo

Page 1: ...1 Owner s Manual Looper Phrase Sampler ...

Page 2: ...structions 7 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including ampli fiers that produce heat 8 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 9 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 10 No user ...

Page 3: ...D Player 18 Storing Phrases 20 Copy a Loop to a Different Memory Location 21 Time Signature 22 Setting a Loop Tempo for Recording 24 Changing Loop Tempo 25 Pedal Tempo Mode 26 Loop Single Phrases 28 Rhythm Type 30 Deleting Individual Loop Phrases 32 Erase All Loop Phrases Internal Memory 34 Erase All Loop Phrases SD SDHC Memory Card 35 Using Optional SD SDHC Memory Cards 36 Formatting SD Cards 38 ...

Page 4: ...one The company shall not be liable for any consequential damage as a result of the product s use in any circuit or assembly 4 Proof of purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer 5 DigiTech reserves the right to make changes in design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured 6 The co...

Page 5: ...zes and saves your loops to PC or Mac and lets you quickly create JamLists to take to your gig The JamMan Solo is the perfect looper phrase sampler for practicing composing and performing Record rhythm loops and solo over them on the fly completely Hands Free Load up the JamMan with bass lines drums harmonies and more create an entire backup band take it with you and perform anywhere Slow down or ...

Page 6: ... internal memory 2 Single LED This yellow LED indicates the current phrase memory is set to playback only once when play is initiated Single phrases can be converted to Loop phrases and vice versa 3 Loop LED This green LED indicates the current phrase memory is set to play back continuously as a loop when play is initiated Loop phrases can be converted to Single phrases and vice versa 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 7: ...when in the Setup menu 7 Rhythm LED This red LED will light when selecting the Rhythm guide track to record and play with 8 Time Signature LED This red LED lights when selecting the Time Signature for a new loop memory location You can select from 2 to 15 beats per measure This means if you want to record in 5 4 time select 5 in the Display To record in 7 8 time select 7 and so forth Note that Tim...

Page 8: ...ythm Level This knob controls the level of the Rhythm guide track 12 Input Jack Connect your guitar to this jack 13 Store Button This button is used to store and copy recorded loops and changes to loop attributes to the memory card Pressing and holding this button will initiate the deletion of the current loop memory Pressing both the Tempo and Store buttons simultaneously will enter Setup 11 12 1...

Page 9: ...edal Switch The Pedal Switch is used to start recording and toggle between playback and overdubbing The Pedal Switch can also be used for tapping in tempo for a new phrase as well as undo and redo the last overdub Pressing the Pedal Switch two times quickly stops loop playback 17 USB Jack The 5 pin mini B USB jack provides a connection to a PC or Mac computer for transferring loop files to and fro...

Page 10: ...Pressing and holding this button will reset any tempo change applied to an existing loop Pressing both the Tempo and Store buttons simultaneously will enter the Setup menu to set Rhythm Type Time Signature Pedal Tempo or Loop Single phrase status 19 Output Jack Connect this output to the input of a guitar amplifier channel of a mixer or pair of headphones 20 Loop Level This knob controls the outpu...

Page 11: ...s the SD card slot 22 SD Memory Card Slot The JamMan Solo is compatible with optional SD SDHC memory cards up to 32GB in size New cards should be formatted in the JamMan Solo before use The JamMan Solo includes internal memory providing 35 minutes of total loop storage 21 22 Card Size Total Loop Memory 1GB 3 hours 2GB 6 hours 4GB 12 hours 8GB 32GB 16 hours ...

Page 12: ...8 Setup 1 Amp Input Connect the JamMan Solo s output to the amp s input Connect your guitar to the JamMan Solo s Instrument input Connect optional FS3X to the JamMan Solo s Footswitch input ...

Page 13: ...9 Setup 2 Amp Loop Connect your guitar to the amp s input Connect the JamMan Solo s Output to the amp Loop Return Connect the amp Loop Send to the JamMan Solo s Instrument Input ...

Page 14: ...up 3 MP3 Aux Input Connect your portable CD MP3 player to the JamMan Solo s Aux Input Connect your headphones to the JamMan Solo s Output 2 NOTE All audio signals connected to the Aux input are summed to mono ...

Page 15: ...ction explains how to use the JamMan Solo The JamMan Solo has 35 minutes of total built in loop memory storage and can be expanded using an optional SD SDHC memory card You should have a guitar instrument or audio device connected before proceeding NOTE The maximum loop time the JamMan Solo can record or play is10 minutes ...

Page 16: ...ton will select the next loop above the current loop Pressing the down arrow button will select the previous loop below The Display will show the memory location number as these buttons are pressed When Loop 99 is reached pressing the up arrow button will return to the first memory location 1 will be shown in the Display Likewise if Loop 1 is reached pressing the down arrow button will return to t...

Page 17: ...the PEDAL SWITCH once to set the loop point and have the phrase play back in a repeating loop Press the PEDAL SWITCH two times quickly to stop the loop playback Once you are finished recording the LOOP LED will be lit green indicating a phrase has been recorded The STORE button will also be lit indicating the phrase must be stored to a loop memory location to be recalled later See page 20 for more...

Page 18: ... set you must press and hold the Pedal Switch for two seconds to fix the tempo The TEMPO button will flash yellow and the PDLTEMPO LED will flash and then turn off Press the 3 Pedal Switch again and there will be a single measure count in indicated by the flashing TEMPO button and STATUS LED before recording begins The Status LED will then light solid red and recording will start When you are fini...

Page 19: ...LTEMPO LED is on Once you are finished recording the LOOP LED will now be lit indicating a phrase has been recorded The STORE button will also be lit indicating the phrase must be stored to memory to be recalled later See page 20 for Storing phrases ...

Page 20: ...he PEDAL SWITCH The STATUS LED will light solid green and the phrase will begin playing Press and release the PEDAL SWITCH again to begin overdub recording The STATUS LED will now light solid yellow and any audio introduced will now be recorded along with the playback When you have an overdub you are happy with press the PEDAL SWITCH to end the overdub session and continue playback Add Overdubs to...

Page 21: ... and Unsaved Phrases You can Clear overdubs from playback overdub and stopped operation From playback overdub press the PEDAL SWITCH 2 times quickly to stop playback and continue holding it for 2 seconds until the STATUS LED flashes red From a stopped state press and hold the PEDAL SWITCH for 2 seconds until the STATUS LED flashes red The flashing red LED indicates unstored overdubs and phrases ha...

Page 22: ...cording To record from an MP3 or CD player follow these steps Connect your MP3 or CD player s output to the JamMan Solo s 1 AUX INPUT jack Press play on your MP3 or CD player 2 Press the 3 PEDAL SWITCH to begin recording on the JamMan Solo Press the 4 PEDAL SWITCH again to stop looping and begin playback Press the 5 PEDAL SWITCH twice quickly to stop playback Recording From an MP3 or CD Player ...

Page 23: ...19 Recording From an MP3 or CD Player 2 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 24: ...TORE button again to complete Storing Phrases Anytime a change is made to a loop memory location Rhythm Type Tempo Time Signature Record Overdubs etc the Store button will immediately light indicating that the changes will be lost unless a store procedure is performed before selecting a new loop memory location or turning off the power NOTE If dF appears in the display this indicates the internal ...

Page 25: ...ITCH to abort Press the STORE button again The loop is now copied to the new memory location 2 Select a memory location that contains a loop that you want to copy either the LOOP or SINGLE LED is lit Copy a Loop to a Different Memory Location NOTE Clear and Overdub Undo Redo functions cannot be performed with the loop after a Store Copy procedure If dF appears in the display this indicates the int...

Page 26: ...but you can immediately begin recording without having to store this change first If a tempo has been set the Tempo button will flash red for the downbeat and then green for the rest of the beats of the measure When you access Time Signature of a previously recorded loop the Time Signature will appear in the Display but it cannot be changed Changing loops without saving any changes to Time Signatu...

Page 27: ...flashing The DISPLAY will now show the number 4 indicating the default Time Signature of four beats per measure Use the LOOP SELECT button to change the Time Signature You can select from 2 to 15 beats per measure This means if you want to record in 5 4 time select 5 To record in 7 8 time select 7 and so forth Press the STORE button twice to save the time signature to the current memory location T...

Page 28: ...s enabled press the PEDAL SWITCH at least two times TheTEMPO 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 PedalTempo is enabled you must press and hold the PEDAL SWITCH for two seconds to fix the tempo before you can record Turn up the RHYTHM LEVEL knob if it hasn t been already to hear the rhythm g...

Page 29: ...r two seconds and the phrase will return to the original stored tempo The STORE button will light to indicate any changes to the phrase tempo and these changes must be stored if it is to be recalled later Changing LoopTempo Press the Store button twice to store Tempo changes if desired You can play along with the adjusted playback speed and still be in tune since the pitch does not change based on...

Page 30: ... memory locations Select a new memory location the 5 LOOP and SINGLE LEDS will be off Press the 6 Pedal Switch two or more times to set the tempo you want to record at The Tempo button will flash at the rate you press the Pedal Switch Once the desired tempo is set you 7 must press and hold the Pedal Switch for 2 seconds until the Tempo button and PDLTEMPO LEDs quickly flash confirming the tempo is...

Page 31: ...empo only works with empty loop memories It cannot be used to modify the tempo of an existing loop the Tempo button must be used to change the tempo of an existing loop To globally turn off the PedalTempo feature disable it in the Setup menu ...

Page 32: ... phrase LOOP LED is lit using the Loop Select buttons If the CARD MEM LED is lit you have selected a memory location on the optional memory card Press and hold the 3 TEMPO and STORE buttons simultaneously to enter the Setup menu The LOOP LED will now be flashing and Lo Loop will shown in the DISPLAY Use the 4 LOOP SELECT buttons to select the SINGLE LED so it begins flashing The display will show ...

Page 33: ...nnot have overdubs added to them Slow repeated presses of the Pedal Switch will just restart the Single phrase playback from the beginning Pressing the Pedal Switch quickly two times will briefly restart the phrase and then stop Single phrase playback ...

Page 34: ...ayback Turn up the 3 Rhythm Level knob to hear the guide track Press the 4 Tempo and Store buttons simultaneously to enter the Setup menu Press the 5 Tempo NEXT button until the Rhythm LED begins flashing The DISPLAY will now show r1 indicating the default Rhythm Type which is a standard metronome Turn up the Rhythm Level if you don t hear the metronome Use the 6 Loop Select buttons to choose your...

Page 35: ...k High Hat r6 Techno Kick High Hat r7 Cowbell r8 Conga r9 Tambourine RhythmType If the memory location is empty 8 press the Pedal Switch to begin recording If the memory location contains a loop press the Pedal Switch two times quickly to stop playback then press the Store button twice to save the new Rhythm Type ...

Page 36: ...splay shows EL and release The Store button will begin flashing waiting for a delete confirmation NOTE If the Display shows Ei or EC you have held the Store button too long and need to abort this procedure and start over Press the Pedal Switch at this point to abort the Delete procedure Press the 3 Store button again The Display reads E Erase Loop The Store button will continue to flash To abort t...

Page 37: ...rase any recorded information that resides here Use the Delete function with caution NOTE If when you try to delete a loop from SD card the display flashes CP during step 4 the SD copy protection switch is in the Locked position Deleting Individual Loop Phrases Locked Unlocked SD Card ...

Page 38: ...until Ei Erase Internal Memory Loops appears in the DISPLAY and release EL will show briefly first but keep holding the button The STORE button will now be flashing Press the STORE button again The DISPLAY will now read E Erase Loops and the button will continue to flash To abort this procedure press the PEDAL SWITCH at any time To erase all loop data press and hold the STORE button again for two ...

Page 39: ...n the DISPLAY and release EL will show briefly first but keep holding the buttons If the DISPLAY shows Ei Erase Internal press the LOOP SELECT buttons to select EC The STORE button will now be flashing Press the STORE button again The DISPLAY will now read E Erase Loops and the button will continue to flash To abort this procedure press the PEDAL SWITCH at any time To erase all loop data press and...

Page 40: ...se steps Disconnect the power supply 1 Depress either of the two 2 Pedal Switch Release Pins fully using the 1 4 plug on a guitar cable Lift and remove the 3 Pedal Switch from the JamMan Solo chassis Insert the memory card into the card 4 slot contacts face down and press until it seats solidly To remove the memory card press on the edge to activate the spring mechanism that pops the card out slig...

Page 41: ...37 3 2 5 6 4 1 Using Optional SD SDHC Memory Cards Warning Make sure the SD card is fully inserted before replacing the pedal switch to avoid possible damage to the SD card ...

Page 42: ... STORE button will begin flashing Press the 2 Store button again The Display will read F Format and the Store button will continue to flash To abort this procedure press the Pedal Switch at any time To initiate the card formatting 3 procedure press and hold the Store button again for two seconds The Display will show Bu indicating the card is being formatted NOTE If when you try to format an SD ca...

Page 43: ...reads nF the Store button will begin flashing prompting for a format confirmation Press the flashing 2 Store button The Display will read F and the Store button will continue to flash You can press the Pedal Switch to abort the procedure To initiate the card formatting 3 procedure press and hold the Store button for two seconds The Display will show Bu indicating the card is being formatted Once c...

Page 44: ...tswitch will stop any of these func tions with a single press If this footswitch is pressed and held it will clear any new loop or overdubs made to an existing loop that have not been stored Down Switch This footswitch selects the next lower memory location Press and hold for two seconds to scroll through the memory locations more quickly Up Switch This footswitch selects the next higher memory lo...

Page 45: ...bridge loop and store it 3 to memory location 3 To use these three loops in a performance follow these steps Select Loop 1 verse loop and press 1 the Pedal Switch Loop 1 will begin playing back To switch to Loop 2 chorus loop 2 press the UP footswitch on the FS3X at least two seconds before the end of Loop 1 Once Loop 2 is selected the Display will show a flashing 2 indicating Loop 2 is cued up to...

Page 46: ... 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...

Page 47: ...re procedure with caution It is recommended you back up your internal loops to your computer with the JamManagerTM software and USB connection Press and hold the 1 STORE button while powering up the JamMan Solo When the display shows 2 Fr release the STORE button which will now be flashing Press the 3 STORE button again This display will now show r asking if you are sure you want to restore the in...

Page 48: ...l loop time up to 99 loops total External Memory Type optional SD SDHC up to 32GB External Memory Capacity Over 16 hours of recording time when using 8GB or larger SDHC card up to 99 loops total Inputs Outputs Instrument Guitar Input Connector Type 1 4 Unbalanced Mono Tip Sleeve Input Impedance 1 MOhm Maximum Input Level 4 dBu Guitar Path Maintains Analog Dry Path Aux Input Connector Type 1 8 Ster...

Page 49: ... Footswitch Input Connector Type 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve compatible with optional DigiTech FS3X 3 button footswitch Power Power 2 Watts Current Draw 200 mA Adapter PS200R Included Output 9 6VDC 300mA US and Canada PS200R 120 Japan PS200R 100 Europe PS200R 230 UK PS200R 240 Australia PS200R 240 AU Dimensions 2 75 L x 5 00 W x 2 13 H 69 7mm L x 127 0mm W x 54 1mm H Weight 0 78 lbs 0 35 kg ...

Page 50: ...2 Vista 32 64 7 32 64 Pentium Athlon XP 1 5GHz or higher 1GB RAM 2GB RAM recommended USB Port Mac OS X 10 5 or later Intel Core processor 1GB RAM 2GB RAM recommended USB Port JamManagerTM Librarian Software System Requirements ...

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Page 52: ...ah 84070 PH 801 566 8800 FAX 801 566 7005 www digitech com JamMan Solo Owner s Manual 18 0815 A Printed in the USA DigiTech is a registered trademark of Harman International 2010 Harman International Industries Incorporated All rights reserved ...

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