JamMan Special ROM V0.1 Users Guide
5. Functions<go back to table of contents>
This new version of JamMan/MutMax software supports a lot of new "Functions" along with the origional ones. The mode is active when the LED is flashing.
 
# Name Description
1. Layer In the Layer mode, new audio is added to the current audio held in memory.
2. Make Room (not implemented yet) n the Duck Layer mode, new audio is added to the current audio held in memory but the signal level of the old audio is reduced if an overload occures. A minus sign (-) is displayed to indicate that a "Duck" has been triggered. Beginning at the next loop boundry, the signal level of the old audio being mixed with the new audio will be reduced. At the following loop boundry the signal level is returned to unity gain. This feature allows you to keep layering on a segment without going into overload.
3. Replace In the Replace mode, the previous contents of the audio memory is replaced (recorded over) with the current input to the system. The output of the old audio is muted.
4. Mute This mutes the output of the active channel. The actual audio is retained in memory.
5. Fade (not implemented) In this mode the "Level" of the channel is slowly reduced untill the channel is effectively muted. Currently, you must manually reset the "Level" of the channel.
6. Destructive Fade This mode is similar to the DUCK LAYER except that new audio is NOT added to the audio memory. Note that this function reduces the actual signal level in memory not the "Level" control.
7. Active Channel Trigger When the "Num Repeats" for a particular Channel is set to something other than 0, the channel needs to be triggered in order to play. The trigger enqueus a start of the channel's playback. At the next loop boundry, the loop starts playing (the number of times indicated by the "Num repeats" parameter.
8. All Channel Trigger This enqueues the start of all the channels playback. (each channel has a "play count". This clears them all).
9. Echo/Delay This puts the channel into the Echo/Delay mode. This is very cool. You can set the "Feedback" parameter for feedback of the delay and the "Echo Divide" parameter allows the loop size to be divided down. If the "Num Beats" is set for 8, and the "Echo Divide" is set for 8, an echo is produced every beat. "Echo Divide" set for 2 would produce an echo every measure.
10. Mellotron Mode
11. Sampler Mode
12. Reset This is the same as pressing and holding the RESET/BYPASS button.