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OWNER’S MANUAL

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Page 2: ...product In no event shall DigiTech or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control NOTE The info...

Page 3: ...empo Using the Tempo Knob 21 Using Song Parts 22 Changing Song Part Intensities 22 Playing and Switching between Song Parts 22 Stopping Playback and Ending a Song 23 Clearing a Song Part 23 Managing S...

Page 4: ...ent the drum pattern The right hand drum element can then be further edited to suit the song The SDRUM can learn up to 3 parts per song and store up to 36 songs Each song and part have various setting...

Page 5: ...for teaching drum patterns Adjustable tempo using the variable control or tap tempo Built in metronome and drumstick count in Create up to 3 song parts verse chorus and bridge and switch between them...

Page 6: ...d output functionality will change depending on the outputs connected See Output Jack Operation on page 10 for more information 4 MIXER L R OUT Jacks Connect these outputs to the line inputs of a mixe...

Page 7: ...e PART buttons have the following states LED Off The part has not been learned and is not selected LED Solid Dim Green Amber or Red With an empty song selected SONG LED off this state indicates that t...

Page 8: ...ent TEMPO knob setting See Adjusting the Tempo on page 21 for more information 3 GROOVE KIT Encoder Turn then press this encoder to change the drum timing feel embellishment amount and kit The followi...

Page 9: ...and drum element LED Off Standard Voicing LED Green Alternate Voicing 1 LED Red Alternate Voicing 2 The alternate voicings are different for each drum kit See Selecting Alternate Sounds for Right Hand...

Page 10: ...again to force the SDRUM to begin learning the new drum pattern Start Playback When playback is stopped and a song part is learned and selected press the FOOTSWITCH once to begin song playback Stop Pl...

Page 11: ...this type of application they should be placed before the SDRUM so they do not affect the drum signal Note that the effects may need to be bypassed to use BeatScratch Mixer Setup IN IN OUT OUT FS3X F...

Page 12: ...hey can be placed before the SDRUM or between the SDRUM and amp in this type of application Note that if the effects are placed before the SDRUM they may need to be bypassed to use BeatScratch JamSync...

Page 13: ...no and the drum signal will be stereo NOTE The SDRUM does not apply cabinet simulation to the guitar signal This allows an acoustic or bass guitar to be used when only the MIXER OUT jacks are connecte...

Page 14: ...ing a single drum pattern for the verse part you then have drum patterns for two song parts allowing you to instantly start exploring song ideas If you prefer you can overwrite the automatically gener...

Page 15: ...the TEMPO button at the desired rate or by turning the TEMPO knob 3 Press the FOOTSWITCH to arm the SDRUM The LEARN LED will begin flashing rapidly to indicate the SDRUM is armed 4 Begin playing the d...

Page 16: ...ve been received all the HATS RIDES LEDs will go off the SNARE pad will begin flashing and the HATS RIDES LEDs will all light red again 4 Mute the strings with your fret hand placing your hand in the...

Page 17: ...conds Set the tempo by tapping the TEMPO button at the desired rate or by turning the TEMPO knob 4 Press the FOOTSWITCH to arm the SDRUM The LEARN LED will begin flashing rapidly to indicate the SDRUM...

Page 18: ...me signature setting can also be pre selected before teaching the SDRUM a drum pattern See Pre Selecting Timing and Feel Settings on page 28 for more information Selecting the Feel The SDRUM offers tw...

Page 19: ...occasional extra drum hits will be added to keep the drum pattern interesting BUSY With this option selected a pattern will be more complex with extra notes being added to the kick snare and variation...

Page 20: ...s All kits with the exception of E Pop feature multiple velocity layers for all main drums kick snare hi hats toms cymbals This means that different samples are used depending on how loud each drum is...

Page 21: ...2 BRUSH Brush Kick and Snare Brush Kick and Tambourine PERCUSSION Low Timbale and High Timbale Percussion Kick and Snare POWER Power Kick 1 and Snare 1 Power Kick 2 and Snare 2 CLEAN Clean Kick and Sn...

Page 22: ...cription LED Off Hats Any 3 4 or 4 4 Straight 11 Green LED Off beat open hats the Disco beat Any 4 4 Straight 6 Amber LED Guiro rhythm Any 4 4 Straight 2 Red LED Mozambique rhythm PERC 4 4 Straight 1...

Page 23: ...options and colored LEDs shown in the list above To select a different performance variation of the right hand drum element 1 Turn the HATS RIDES encoder TIP The HATS RIDES encoder can be turned to t...

Page 24: ...r indicating that the new tempo differs from that stored with the song TIP To restore the original tempo rotate the TEMPO knob a quarter turn above or below the center detent position and then return...

Page 25: ...PART button repeatedly to cycle intensity selection Playing and Switching between Song Parts To play and switch between song parts 1 Select the first part to be played using the PART VERSE CHORUS and...

Page 26: ...n flashes red rapidly then release The LEARN LED will begin flashing slowly indicating the part is empty Make sure to release the FOOTSWITCH as soon as the current PART LED begins flashing as holding...

Page 27: ...ct an empty song empty songs are indicated by an LED that is not yet lit TIP Continue turning the HATS RIDES encoder beyond the 12 and 1 selections to toggle through the three song banks bank 1 green...

Page 28: ...er or SONG button to exit song mode Clearing a Song To clear a song 1 Stop playback by pressing and holding the FOOTSWITCH for 2 seconds or until the PLAY LED and KICK SNARE pads begin flashing 2 Pres...

Page 29: ...amber LEDs and bank 3 red LEDs 4 Press and hold the SONG button for 2 seconds or until all PART buttons flash red rapidly then release 5 The song has now been cleared and is empty TIP A song can be r...

Page 30: ...ically generates a chorus drum pattern whenever you teach it a verse drum pattern This is indicated by the VERSE LED lighting solid bright amber and the CHORUS LED lighting solid dim red when an empty...

Page 31: ...3 The pre selected timing and or feel LED will now flash indicating that it will override the automatically detected timing or feel NOTE Pre selected settings are global meaning that once settings are...

Page 32: ...for example maybe you want quarter note hi hats a shaker or a tambourine only To create this type of pattern first enable the metronome Now arm the SDRUM to start learning by pressing the FOOTSWITCH b...

Page 33: ...h a snare or use the snare pad to teach a snare on every eighth note beat For example try a 2 bar pattern with 16 consecutive evenly spaced snare hits on the 1 2 3 4 beats for each bar Also try enabli...

Page 34: ...ync as shown in the diagram above the SDRUM the master should be last in the chain in most cases You will then want to teach the SDRUM first then record to the second to last device etc working backwa...

Page 35: ...SWITCH once to set the loop end point The phrase will automatically begin playing along with the SDRUM s loop and the PLAY LED will light solid green on the looper 5 Repeat steps 3 4 to record loops f...

Page 36: ...lect the next HATS RIDES variation hold for previous Select Hats Rides Sub BeatTiming Press to select the next HATS RIDES sub beat timing hold for previous Play a Crash Cymbal Press to play a crash cy...

Page 37: ...drums Once the FOOTSWITCH is released a fill will be played and the drums will play normally at the start of the next bar TapTempo and Metronome on off With playback stopped tap repeatedly to select t...

Page 38: ...he HATS RIDES encoder then release the buttons 4 When the LEDs surrounding the HATS RIDES encoder begin flashing amber press the HATS RIDES encoder and wait for the factory reset to complete The HATS...

Page 39: ...nc Out Other Mini USB port Inputs Guitar Input Type Unbalanced 1 4 TS Impedance 1 M Max Input 8 dBu FS3X Input Type 1 4 TRS compatible with DigiTech FS3X Outputs Amp Output Type Unbalanced 1 4 TS Impe...

Page 40: ...cal Dimensions 5 25 L x 3 W x 2 45 H 133 4 mm L x 76 2 mm W x 62 2 mm H Unit Weight 1 14 lb 0 52 kg Shipping Weight 1 92 lb 0 87 kg Power Power Requirements 9 VDC external power adapter Power Consumpt...

Page 41: ...Some SDRUM drum samples licensed from RealiTone http realitone com Other SDRUM drum samples licensed from Digital Sound Factory https www digitalsoundfactory com SDRUM Owner s Manual 5086301 A 2017 H...

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