DigiTech - JamMan™ Looper/Phrase Sampler

DigiTech - JamMan™
Looper/Phrase Sampler

The DigiTech JamMan Looper Pedal is a very nice looper pedal for your companion in practice, one-man band performances, writing and arrangement your tone. It let's you store your loops on a Flash card, very handy.

The JamMan comes with a 128 Megabyte memory card, which is good for 24 minutes of recording, but DigiTech has now upgrade JamMan™ Looper with a 1GB CompactFlash™ memory card, which you can store over three hours of loop time and storage. Popular for looping performances, the JamMan's "on the fly" recording adds new dimensions to "one man band" performances.

The JamMan features; 1/4" instrument input, balanced XLR input, and stereo 1/8" auxiliary input jacks. Guitars, bass, vocals and audio from MP3 players can be sampled, looped and overdubbed in one of 100 loop memories. Spice up your performance with audio clips, backing tracks or take it on the road as a one man performance.

you can get memory cards up to 2 GB, which lets you store 6.5 hours of audio. The JamMan stores the audio in high quality - 44.1 16k CD quality.

It is easy to record, playback, and overdub loops or single phrases with the JamMan. One thing that is really handy is the undo feature. You know how it's easy to make a mistake while recording something? Well, just press down a button on the JamMan and it removes the last recorded overdub. Very handy!

You can also preload the JamMan with your own loops. Just hook it up to your computer with a USB cable and transfer your favorite drum loops or backing tracks.

A looper pedal like the JamMan is great for practicing. You record a chord progression or bass line, and you can of course add more layers of chords or sounds if you want. Then you can practice scales or solo improvising. Great for getting better timing. The ability to jam with yourself for until morning comes if fantastic fun, and the JamMan (or any good looper pedal) may be most the useful stompbox you can possibly buy.

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DigiTech - JamMan™
Looper/Phrase Sampler

The legend continues. When we invented the PDS8000 pedal almost twenty years ago, it stored eight seconds of audio. Now we’ve reinvented it using removable CompactFlash™ memory to store up to 6.5 hours*! A wide range of features combined with ease of use make the DigiTech® JamMan® the perfect looper/phrase sampler for practicing, composing, and performing. The JamMan opens up new horizons to your musical explorations. Whether you’re performing alone and building many parts to develop a song or play in a full band, the possibilities are endless!

*With optional 2GB card

optional FS3X Foot Controller

Features

• Save up to 99 independent loops at one time
• Store over 24 minutes of looping time on the included CompactFlash card
• Upgrade to a 2GB card to store up to 6.5 hours of audio!
• Connect to your computer via USB and never lose another loop ever again!
• 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
• Slow down or speed up any song without changing pitch to master that tricky riff

Configuration
Electric/Acoustic Guitar with Pedals or Vocals

DigiTech - JamMan™ Looper/Phrase Sampler Configuration
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Looper Modes

Instrument or Vocal Looping

Simple and easy:

1. Select an empty memory location. Select INST/MIC as the recording mode using the RECORD MODE button.
2. Press the REC/PLAY/OVERDUB footswitch to start recording.
3. When you are finished, press either the REC/PLAY/OVERDUB footswitch to have the phrase play back in a repeating loop or press the STOP/TEMPO footswitch to stop recording.

Recording with the Aux Input

Want to play along with pre-recorded material or spice up your set with sounds from soundtracks or samples?

1. Select an empty memory.
2. Press the RECORD MODE button repeatedly to and choose the one that lights the AUX INPUT LED.
3. Press the REC/PLAY/OVERDUB footswitch to start recording.
4. When you are finished, press the STOP/TEMPO footswitch to stop recording.
5. Press play to hear your recorded material.

Digital Delay Layers

Play into the layers:

1. Connect the HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper pedal before your amp or in your amps effects loop.
2. Set controls to:
• - Level: 12 o’clock
• - Repeats: 12 o’clock
• - Time: 9 o’clock
• - Mode: 1 Second
3. Play into the delay for layered tones. For more layers, turn up the Repeats to 3 o’clock.

Solo Act Looper

Laying down loops is quick and easy:

1. Connect the HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper pedal before your amp or in your amps effects loop.
2. Set controls to:
• - Level: 12 o’clock
• - Repeats: Minimum
• - Time: 9 o’clock (adjust as needed)
• - Mode: Loop
3. Hold down the foot pedal until the LED indicator turns red and play your loop. Release the foot pedal when done.
4. LED indicator turns green, loop automatically plays.
5. To add more layers, repeat step 3.

Specifications

Digital
A/D/A Converters: 24-bit audio
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
USB
Type: USB 1.1 Full Speed, supports USB 2.0
Protocol: Mass Storage
Connector: Type B

Memory
CompactFlashTM: Type I solid state only (Type II cards or IBM/Hitachi Microdrives™ not supported)
Size: 8 MB to 2 GB
Capacity: 1 minute per 5.29 MB, 99 loops per card
File Format: FAT16 only
Audio Format: Uncompressed .wav 44.1 kHz 16 bit mono

Inputs/Outputs
Instrument/Guitar Input: 1/4” Unbalanced (Tip-Sleeve)
Input Impedance: 1 MOhms
Maximum Input Level: 11 dBu
Microphone Input: XLR Balanced (Female XLR, pin 2 Hot), not powered
Input Impedance: 600 Ohms balanced
Maximum Input Level: -7.5 dBu
Auxiliary Input: 1/8” Stereo (Tip-Ring-Sleeve), sums to mono
Input Impedance: 20 kOhms
Maximum Input Level: 0 dBu
Footswitch: 1/4” jack (Tip-Ring-Sleeve)
compatible with optional FS3X
Line/Headphone Output: 1/4” Mono (Tip-Ring-Sleeve)
Stereo headphone compatible with 50 Ohms
minimum impedance, driven by mono signal
Output Impedance: 100 Ohms
Maximum Output Level: 10 dBu

Power
US and Canada: 1 20 VAC, 60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 120
Japan: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 100
Europe: 230 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 230
UK: 240 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS0913B - 240
Power Input: 9 VAC 1.3 A
Power Consumption: 7 Watts

General
Dimensions: 6.7” Width x 5.6” Length x 2.6” Height
Weight: 2.88 lbs

Specifications are subject to change without notice.