This section may be jumping ahead a bit but it provides you with an overview on how to operate the system. If any of the subjects arn't clear, refer to it's specific section (if it exists). Note: This section describes using the system with two - 2 button (or 3 button) footswitches. Using the system via MIDI is described in the MIDI section .

Tapping in the First Loop <go back to table of contents>
To use the system, you must tap in the loop size that will be applied to all of the loops you use (like the original JamMan). To set the size of the loops, you press the tap button on the "one" of the first measure...

then press the tap button a second time on the "one" of the third measure.
 

The default size for the loops is 8 beats (2 measures of 4/4)(unless you have the backup installed and changed the value).  Often, the built in "click" will be used as a timing reference while using the system so it's level may need to be initially set.

When creating the first loop, there are two slightly different approaches that people use to set the tempo; playing their instrument while tapping so that the first loop (channel 1) has sound in it from the very beginning or, tapping in the tempo/loop size and adding sound later using the click as a reference. Typically sound is added using either the "layer" or "replace" functions.

Using Functions <go back to table of contents>
After the first loop has been tapped in, the "tap" button becomes the functiion on/off button (again, like the original JamMan). Each press of the tap button turns the current "function" on or off. The current function can be changed by pressing the "Func" button on the footpedal or by turning the "Mode" encoder on the front panel to "Function" then turning the "Select" encoder. Either way, the "Function" LED on the front panel will turn on to tell you that you are changing the function. If the "Function" LED is blinking then the selected "Function" is active. You select a function then press the "tap" button to turn it on and off. You can go directly from one "Function" to another or toggle the current function on and off. "Off" is actually a fuction itself: 0 - Looping. The front panel encoder allows you to specifically select "0" where it can then be tapped in but tapping on any function toggles you automatically from on to off (or 0 - looping). For additional information about the available "Functions" refer to the 5. Functions section on page 10.

Adding Loops <go back to table of contents>

After the initial loop has been entered, you will usually want to add additional loops. Loops can be added either in parallel (playing simultaniously) or serially (like the original JamMan). You can view the available "channels" (parallel loops) by pressing the "Chan" button on the footpedal. The "Channel" LED on the front panel will light and the channel number will appear on the display. When working with "Channels", there can only be one channel "Active" at a time. The "active" channel is the one that the "Function"/"Tap" operate on. Each press of the "Chan" button shows a different channel. If only one loop has been defined, only the numbers 1 and 2 will appear on the display when the "Chan" button is pressed. The last number displayed before it wraps around to 1 is the next available channel for recording/initialization.

To initialize a channel, press and hold the "Chan" button. The "+" sign will light indicating that the initialization has been "queued". When the end of the loop comes around (the Tempo LED stays on a little longer and the click sounds a little different), the new loop will start recording. When the end of the loop comes around again, the system drops out of record (actually "Replace") and starts looping.

Additional loops/channels can be initialized the same way. A maximum of 4 loops can run simultaniously but remember that the system on has 32 seconds of memory total. The number of actual loops that you can use depends on how long your initial loop (loop 1) was. If loop 1 was 8 seconds long, only 4 loops can be used, etc...

Changing the Mix <go back to table of contents>

When the system first powers up, the mix for all of the pages is set with channel 1 set for full left, channel 2 set for full right and all of the remaining channels set for center of the stereo image. To change the "level" or "pan" of a channel, turn the front panel "Mode" encoder (the one on the right) to "Channel". Turn the "Select" encoder to change that channel you want to edite. Once you have selected the channel to edit, turn the "Mode" encoder to "Level" or "Mix" to make those adjustments on the channel you selected. Remember that all mixer setting and audio is cleared when the system is power cycled.