2880 - Instructions - Electro
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1. OCTAVE Button and LED The OCTAVE button will lower the pitch and tempo of the loop by exactly one octave The OCTAVE button can be used at all times except when recording a New Loop The OCTAVE LED will light up when the Octave function is active PUNCH IN Button and LED When the PUNCH IN function is activated Overdubbing Mode will change into Punch In Mode When recording with Punch In active whatever was previously recorded on the active track will be erased no matter where the volume fader is set to for that track The Punch In function is useful for fixing bad notes or mistakes When Punch In is active its LED will light up QUANTIZE Button and LED The QUANTIZE button toggles between Non Quantize NQ and Quantize modes When the QUANTIZE LED is lit the 2880 is in Quantize mode When you record a New Loop in Quantize mode the 2880 will give you a 4 beat count in and extend the loop length to the nearest full bar the loop is quantized to the nearest bar This means the 2880 will continue recording a New Loop after pressing the RECORD or PLAY buttons to end the loop until it reaches the end of the current bar All bars are 4 beats long In Non Quantize mode the length of the loop is defined by the time between pressing the RECORD button to begin recording and then the RECORD or PLAY buttons to end the loop EXT CLOCK Button and LED Pressing the EXT CLOCK button will enable the 2880 to follow the external MIDI Sync it receive2. the following is true about the 2880 a The tempo sent out of the 2880 s MIDI Clock has nothing to do with the loop length it only has to do with the current setting of the TEMPO Slider b When creating loops with the 2880 while the 2880 is a MIDI Clock slave if the loops are created with Quantize off there is no guarantee that the loops will be exactly x number of beats or bars in length unless the master MIDI Clock device can send out Start and Stop commands for the 2880 to begin and end recording and even then they may not be exact It is best to always record with Quantize set to On when using the 2880 with MIDI Clock Using MIDI to Control Independent of the MIDI SYNC state the 2880 now responds to Program and Control Change messages at all times You can control nearly every button slider and knob on the 2880 via MIDI The exceptions are the Input Sensitivity knobs and the Headphone Level knob these controls are fully analog and cannot be controlled via MIDI Controlling the 2880 via MIDI is the same as pushing the 2880 s buttons and moving its sliders and rotary controls The 2880 does not send Program and Control Change messages it only can receive these messages electro harmonix Setting the MIDI Channel The MIDI channel on which Program and Control Change messages are received can be altered from 2880 s panel and saved in internal memory Press the MIXDOWN button and hold it for more than 2 seconds After holding MIXD
3. your 2880 but also ensure your own long and trouble free life Instead of neatly tossing it to the side once it comes out of the box keep your manual in a convenient place for quick reference The following instructions on this page are WARNINGS that must be followed 1 Fluids and moisture Do not operate this or any electrical instrument in an area where it could be exposed to moisture This is an instrument do not place drinks or fluids on top of it Placement and ventilation The 2880 is a tabletop or floor instrument and thus may be placed on the stage or tabletop setup Placement must be balanced and even while still leaving an unobstructed space for proper ventilation Proper ventilation ensures long life and far less stress on the instrument Again keep all fluids away from the storage location All bracket mountings must be able to bear the weight of the 2880 as its minimum rating Cleaning Extreme care must be taken when cleaning the exterior The exterior may be wiped down with a damp sponge and an extremely mild detergent Damp means slightly moist and not wet or saturated Keep away from ALL critical components as if you were dusting priceless china UNPLUG THE INSTRUMENT before any cleaning Heat The unit should be situated away from heat sources or other equipment that produces significant heat Power Sources When the unit will be unused for extended periods disconnect the AC Adapter power supply from the outl
4. Play mode the loop will cycle back to its beginning and you will hear what you just recorded on Track 1 The PLAY LED lights up The active track will jump to Track 2 Notes on Loop Length and Compact Flash Card The loop length is set automatically for all tracks when you record a New Loop on Track 1 This means the loop length for the entire 2880 is set when you record your New Loop It also means the loop length for all 5 tracks are always identical to Track 1 s length For example if you are recording a New Loop and it turns out to be 10 seconds long the length of all 5 tracks will be 10 seconds You cannot record a longer or shorter loop on say Track 3 as compared to Track 1 Approximate Maximum Loop Length vs Compact Flash card size 128MB 4 minutes 256MB 8 minutes 512MB 16 minutes 1GB 31 minutes 2GB 62 minutes Only one loop can be on the Compact Flash card at a time Once you begin recording a New Loop all of the files for the previous loop will be overwritten and you cannot retrieve them electro harmonix 6 In Depth Look at Overdubbing Tracks E Www pun nr m MM M WC Cm Y A A A v A o LEFT RIGHT AUX LEFT RIGHT Q FOOT MIDI MIDI svpc INPUT INPUT IN OUTPUT OUTPUT SWITGH IN OUT 500mA electro harmonix MADE IN USA REVERSE PUNCH IN OCTAVE RECORD PLAY super multi track looper Our Definition of Overdubbing Overdubbing is the recording of any track after the initial recording of a New
5. Track Looper A Little History In 1983 Electro Harmonix released what would become a legendary and more importantly revolutionary musical instrument The 16 Second Delay Aside from being the first looper ever invented it helped change the way music was created while presenting individual musicians with a way to manipulate their creations instantly The concept of looping as we know it today was an entirely new dimension in musical expression in 1983 and the 16 Second Delay was an _ instant hit In 2004 the music public demanded the 16 Second s re release and it once again became an all time classic Electro Harmonix is now proud to present the 2880 Super Multi track Looper The new definition in complex expression for performance and the studio This powerful and interactive instrument follows a traditional recording layout so it will feel instantly familiar However there are significant differences that go well beyond the recording world In fact at the very least it is a multitrack recorder When viewed as a whole it is a multifaceted per formance instrument with significant advantages in both live performance and as a personal recording instrument Introduction The uniqueness of the 2880 is the ability to layer multiple tracks and manipulate them A special mix down track allows you to create a spatial stereo pair while freeing up previous tracks to add more instruments Very complex interactive tracks can be complete
6. after the D A Converter it has no bearing on the level of the recorded or played back audio that is saved on the card B Digital I O and Power FOOTSWITCH Jack Using a standard 1 4 guitar cable connect this jack to the 2880 s remote Foot Controller sold separately The Foot Controller allows foot access to the following functions NEW LOOP RECORD PLAY TRACK SELECT REVERSE and OCTAVE With the Foot Controller the 2880 becomes a live solo looper where you can make loops on the fly in time with your band while playing your instrument MIDI IN Jack Standard 5 pin DIN MIDI cables connect to this jack When the EXT CLOCK function is on the 2880 can sync to MIDI Clock through the MIDI IN jack You can use a drum machine sequencer beat box or any device that outputs MIDI Clock as the MIDI Clock master the 2880 will slave to the external device MIDI OUT Jack Standard 5 pin DIN MIDI cables connect to this jack When the EXT CLOCK function is off the 2880 constantly generates MIDI Clock and outputs it through the MIDI OUT jack Using the MIDI OUT Jack the 2880 is the MIDI Clock master you can slave another device such as a drum machine sequencer or beat box to the 2880 The 2880 also uses the MIDI OUT jack as a MIDI Thru passing whatever commands the MIDI IN jack receives back out to the MIDI OUT jack When EXT CLOCK Mode is activated the MIDI OUT jack will pass the MIDI Clock signal it receives through the MIDI IN jack back out of t
7. b For MAC OS go to the Finder drag the Compact Flash Card icon to the Trash electro harmonix The Record Transport LEFT mez it vado AmrFT oaHT Pa PT ini Ld Ci wm maut rant e Maree Cnr TERIS hg TE tha mat Sr twenty eight eighty electro harmonix RL PUT m r cur MADE IH LIA Filo 000 nr 1 EXT CLOCK GUANTIZE 7 ABS 3 s 000 1 DIEN z RECORD PLAY i el j L super multi trdck lodper 2 3 4 6 5 1 NEW LOOP Button The NEW LOOP button will put the 2880 into Record Ready Mode When you press the NEW LOOP button the RECORD LED will blink rapidly telling you the 2880 is ready to record Press the NEW LOOP button again to exit Record Ready Mode If you press the NEW LOOP button while recording a New Loop it will end recording and put the 2880 into Playback mode Below is a table displaying the results of press ing the NEW LOOP button depending on the current mode of the 2880 Current Mode New Mode Idle Record Ready Playback Record Ready Continues playing loop in memory Overdubbing NEW LOOP Overdubbing NEW LOOP Button is ignored Record Ready Reverts to previous mode before Record Ready Recording New Loop Playback End recording New Loop 2 RECORD Button and LED Depending on the 2880 s current mode the RECORD button serves a few purposes all of which cause the 2880 to enter exit some kind of recording mode The RECORD LED will light up anytime the 2880 is Recor
8. position the TEMPO LED will go solid meaning there is no change in tempo Push the TEMPO slider up or down and you will see its LED blink rapidly When the TEMPEO LED blinks rapidly the MIXDOWN track and 4 recorded tracks are at different tempos At this point you can press either the RECORD or PLAY buttons Pressing RECORD jumps you right into Constant Tempo Mixdown Pressing PLAY lets you rehearse the Mixdown If you are rehearsing the CT Mixdown you can press the RECORD button at anytime to overdub onto the MIXDOWN track Keep in mind if you already have audio on the Mixdown track you will want to raise the MIXDOWN fader so that you do not lose the original audio While performing a CT Mixdown move the TEMPO slider to hear the effects of the off speed tracks To stop recording the CT Mixdown press the PLAY button and the 2880 will go into Idle mode After Constant Tempo Mixdown To exit CT Mixdown mode while the 2880 is Idle press the MIXDOWN button until its LED shuts off Read the After the Mixdown section above for more ideas on what to do next MIDI and MIDI Sync Outputting MIDI Start and Stop Commands Along with sending out MIDI Clock signal to the MIDI OUT jack the 2880 also sends out MIDI Stop and Start commands When a loop begins playing the 2880 sends out a MIDI Start command So if the 2880 is idle and you press either the PLAY or RECORD buttons it will send out a MIDI Start command The 2880 also sends
9. stereo To monitor your recording connect the LEFT and or RIGHT OUTPUT jacks to a mixer or amp or plug headphones into the HEADPHONE jack Play your instrument s and adjust the INPUT Level knobs so that the CLIP LED does not light or just barely lights on your loudest notes The trick to achieving the best quality digital audio is to record the hottest possible signal without clipping the A D converter You do not want to record a signal that is too low in volume or a signal that clips very often unless that is the sound you are going for If recording only one input turn the Input knob down fully for the unused channel this reduces hiss Use the DRY OUT slider and PAN knob to adjust what you hear when monitoring The DRY OUT Pan Pot can be used to mix the Left and Right Inputs to both outputs or to separate the Inputs to monitor on different outputs In the CCW position the Left Input is sent out the Left Output jack the Right Input is sent out the Right Output jack In the CW position output monitoring is reversed Left In goes to Right Out and Right In goes to Left Out When the DRY OUT Pan Pot is set to the center the Left amp Right Inputs will be mixed together in both Outputs If using Headphones you also have a separate volume control just for the Headphones The setting of the DRY OUT Fader and PAN Pot will not effect what is actually recorded Only the INPUT Level knobs have any bearing on what is recorded electro harmoni
10. the Pan Pot have no influence on the signal that is recorded RECORD Tracks There are 4 tracks available for you to record your instruments onto You can record at most 2 tracks simultaneously Each of the 4 tracks contain a pan pot and a level fader This allows you to balance your volumes as well as locate your tracks within the stereo spectrum Each track also contains an activation LED above the track number When the LED is lit that particular track is activated for recording When you hit the RECORD button from the Idle state the active track will be recorded or overdubbed onto The tracks are available in mono or stereo pairs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 The recording levels are set with the INPUT knobs TRACK Faders The 4 track faders serve a dual purpose during Playback they are the volume control for each track during Overdubbing they act like a Feedback control from a delay effect So when you are Overdubbing the level of the previously recorded audio on the active track is multiplied by the position of the track s fader If the fader is set to 100 the previously recorded audio will remain at the volume it was recorded at If the fader is set anywhere below 100 with each pass of the loop the volume of the previously recorded audio will attenuate according to the setting of the fader Using this function it is possible to use the 2880 as a very long delay pedal TRACK SELECT Button This button is used to select the active track Pres
11. the loop While playing back you can push the active track s fader up so that you can properly hear the track Once you press RECORD the track will go silent It is erasing and recording as the loop plays Steps for a common Punch In 1 Select the track you want to Punch In 2 Press the Punch In button so that it is active 3 Press the Play button to playback the loop 4 When the punch in section arrives press the RECORD button The 2880 immediately begins erasing and recording onto the active track 5 When the Punch In section is finished press RECORD or PLAY to stop recording electro harmonix 18 In Depth Look at Mixdown WIE a pu urca a urca Lo v v v A A A A v A eo LEFT RIGHT AUX LEFT RIGHT Q FOOT MIDI MIDI svpc INPUT INPUT IN OUTPUT OUTPUT SWITCH IN OUT BOOmA d l electro harmonix MADE IN USA REVERSE PUNCH IN OCTAVE RECORD PLAY super multi track looper What is Mixdown Looking at the 2880 s top panel you can see it has a simple mixer that combines the 4 recorded tracks the DRY input signal and the Mixdown track which are then sent to the stereo outputs You can independently adjust the volume of any of the 4 tracks the DRY OUT and the Mixdown track You can also adjust the stereo positioning of the 4 tracks and the DRY OUT During Mixdown the 4 Record tracks are mixed internally inside the 2880 s DSP The output of the 4 Record tracks internal mixer is sent to the inp
12. you begin recording a New Loop it erases the previous loop that you had on the card you cannot retrieve old loops once overwritten 2880 Requirements for the Compact Flash Card Minimum Card Size 128MB Maximum Card Size 2GB Card Speed 40x or greater is recommended Approximate Maximum Loop Length for each standard Compact Flash card size 128MB 4 minutes 256MB 8 minutes 512MB 16 minutes 1GB 31 minutes 2GB 62 minutes Cards will have to be formatted to the FAT16 file system Most store bought cards are formatted for FAT16 If you need to format a CF Card attach the 2880 to a Windows PC via the USB port and choose FAT under the File System pull down menu The 2880 will not Record or Playback without a proper CF Card inserted into the 2880 s card slot USB Port The 2880 is fitted with a USB Port which allows you to move your files to and from your computer using a standard USB cable The USB Port is located on the right side of the 2880 next to the CF card slot When you connect your 2880 to a computer through the USB connector it will display the Compact Flash card inside the 2880 as an external hard drive You may then copy files to and from the CF card The 2880 is automatically recognized by PCs running Windows XP or ME or Macs running OS X or OS 9 2 The 2880 records all audio files as wave files wav which can then be read by most if not all computers Any audio program that accepts wave files as a via
13. 4 tracks playback Meaning all tracks are locked in at the same speed at all times just like on a multi track tape recorder This speed is set by the TEMPO slider or the external MIDI Clock You can move the TEMPO slider while recording a normal Mixdown track but when you play it back you will not hear any changes in pitch Constant Tempo Mixdown mode locks the Mixdown track in at the tempo or speed you recorded the initial loop but allows you to change the speed of the 4 Recorded tracks using the TEMPO slider This enables you to produce a Mixdown track with subtle effects like Flanging or more drastic effects like pitch bending When you put the 2880 into Constant Tempo Mixdown mode the TEMPO Slider becomes a tempo change percentage control The range is from 1 octave to 1 octave with 0 change in the middle When you push the TEMPO slider to the top the 4 recorded tracks will double their tempo when it is pushed down to the bottom the 4 Recorded tracks will halve their tempo electro harmonix 20 21 If you press the REVERSE button during CT Mixdown the 4 Recorded tracks will play backwards while the Mixdown track records going forward This enables you to reverse a track on the Mixdown track after you had recorded it forwards Using Constant Tempo Mixdown While the 2880 is idle press the MIXDOWN button until the MIXDOWN LED blinks rapidly You may also see the TEMPO LED blink rapidly If you push the TEMPO slider to its middle
14. LED lit up Moving the active track s fader to anything below 100 will attenuate the previously recorded audio on that track each time the loop cycles The track fader will act like a Feedback control on a delay effect If you do not want to attenuate or lose the audio already on the track make sure the fader is set to 100 While Overdubbing you can move the TEMPO Slider to achieve slowed down or sped up sounding instruments You can also press the OCTAVE button which will automatically drop the pitch and tempo of the loop exactly 1 octave The TEMPO slider changes the speed of the loop in semitone 1 2 step increments You can press the REVERSE button at anytime to reverse the playback direction of the loop By doing this you can easily record a backwards guitar line When using the OCTAVE and REVERSE buttons activating either function will act on all 5 tracks of the loop not just the active track The TEMPO LED lights up when the TEMPO Slider is set to the same tempo that the original loop was recorded at If you move the TEMPO Slider you will see the TEMPO LED light up only when the TEMPO Slider is set to its original setting This is an easy way to get back to the original pitch and tempo of the loop Punch In If the Punch In function is activated while Overdubbing whatever was recorded previously on the active track will be erased Punch In is useful for situations where you want to fix a bad note or simply erase one section of
15. Loop Overdubbing can mean Recording a new instrument for the first time on a track that has not been previously recorded Layering notes or instruments on top of each other on one track Using the track s fader as a feedback control When Overdubbing with the 2880 both the RECORD and PLAY LEDs will be lit solid Choosing a Track to Overdub After recording a New Loop the 2880 may have automatically advanced to Track 2 If so you may be already over dubbing onto Track 2 are both the RECORD and PLAY LEDs lit To choose a track to Overdub onto press the TRACK SELECT button Pressing the TRACK SELECT button will cycle you through the 4 tracks As you press the TRACK SELECT button the LEDs above the Track numbers will consecutively light up The track that is lit is the active track Meaning you will or are currently Overdubbing onto the active track To Overdub in stereo press the STEREO MODE button so that its LED lights up You will now be able to Overdub onto Tracks 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 Pressing the TRACK SELECT button will toggle you between these two track pairs electro harmonix Overdubbing Begin Overdubbing by pressing the RECORD button Immediately you will see both the RECORD and PLAY LEDs light up If the loop is playing back pressing the RECORD button will put you into Overdub mode while in the middle of the loop cycle Again you will be Overdubbing on the track that is currently active the track s with its
16. OWN for 2 seconds you will see all of the LEDs blink except the four track LEDs Continue to hold down the MIXDOWN button The state of the track LEDs indicates the current MIDI channel setting see chart below As you hold down MIXDOWN the track LEDs will begin to count up Do not let go until the desired MIDI Channel number is represented in the track LEDs Upon releasing MIXDOWN the current MIDI channel will be saved in memory even after power cycling Ma Dea ba LI ra nta T y A rt a h v gt LEFT PUT dui LEFT MIT a BOOT seme Min IE LL Inn DL DOuTaRLT Gumer Serie ira cur electro harmonix MAGE IN UGA a Track LED zed 9 e mi pu um LI i 2 NEG RE PUSHES CHITAVE BS de ex vU MIDI channel WOON DD BIW HN e N electro harmonix MIDI Control Change Messages The 2880 can respond to specific Control Change messages The following lists all of the 2880 parameters and their corresponding CC CCH Data Range 2880 Parameter 9 0 to 127 Clix level 20 0 to 127 Dry Out slider 21 0 to 127 Track 1 play feedback slider 22 0 to 127 Track 2 play feedback slider 23 0 to 127 Track 3 play feedback slider 24 0 to 127 Track 4 play feedback slider 25 0 to 127 Mix track play feedback slider 26 0 to 127 Tempo slider 27 0 to 127 Dry Out pan 28 0 to 127 Track 1 pan 29 0 to 127 Track 2 p
17. User Reference Manual r Iz zym super multi track looper pos K OS FA electro harmonix Thank you for purchasing the Electro Harmonix 2880 Super Multi track Looper Please read this manual in order to familiarize yourself with this unique instrument s layout It was written to be a reference guide that you can keep close by The sound is wonderful but the key is your creativity The 2880 will take your music to new creative heights Copyright 2005 Electro Harmonix All rights reserved 2880 and Electro Harmonix and logo are trademarks of New Sensor Electro Harmonix Product and company names used within the manual are trademarks of their respective companies 2880 Manual Version 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE USE A LITTLE HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION QUICK START GUIDE THE RECORD TRANSPORT TRACKS TRACK SELECTION AND TRANSPORT ANALOG CONTROL AND 1 0 DIGITAL I O AND POWER MEMORY CARD AND USB IN DEPTH LOOK AT RECORDING TRACKS IN DEPTH LOOK AT OVERDUBBING TRACKS IN DEPTH LOOK AT MIXDOWN MIDI AND MIDI SYNC USER NOTES amp TIPS SIGNAL PATH DIAGRAM electro harmonix 11 12 12 14 17 19 21 22 27 Precautions For Safe Use Please read the manual carefully as it was written to help you understand the capabilities and system requirements of your new instrument Carefully review the safety precautions as they not only ensure long and trouble free life of
18. a Feedback control on a delay pedal For example if the TRACK 1 slider is set to 50 each time the loop cycles the volume of the previously recorded audio on TRACK 1 will be halved Hit the RECORD button both the RECORD and PLAY LEDs will light up This means you are in Overdub mode Since the TRACK 1 LED is lit you are overdubbing onto TRACK 1 How to Record 2 Tracks Simultaneously aka Stereo 1 gt Press the STEREO MODE button Its LED will light and you will notice that a pair of TRACK LEDS will light either 1 amp 20r3 amp 4 After inserting your instrument s into the LEFT and RIGHT Input jacks adjust the INPUT Level knobs so that the CLIP LEDs barely light Press the NEW LOOP button to put the 2880 into Record Ready mode The RECORD LED will blink rapidly Press the RECORD button to begin recording immediately To stop recording hit either the RECORD or PLAY buttons Hitting RECORD will stop record and playback Hitting PLAY will cycle the loop to its beginning and begin Overdubbing onto Tracks 3 amp 4 automatically the loop continues playing How to Record a Quantized Loop 1 2 3 4 5 Press the QUANTIZE button to turn on Quantize mode Its corresponding LED will light up Turn the CLIX LEVEL knob up so that you will be able to hear the metronome Clix Press the NEW LOOP Button The RECORD LED will blink rapidly At this point you will hear the metronome beating at the tempo set by the TEMPO Slider You
19. an 30 0 to 127 Track 3 pan 31 0 to 127 Track 4 pan 102 127 Push REC button 103 127 Push NEW button 104 127 Push PLAY button 105 127 Push TRACK SELECT button 100 127 Push EXT SYNC button 107 127 Push MIXDOWN button 108 127 Push STEREO button 109 127 Push REVERSE button 110 127 Push OCTAVE button 11 127 Push PUNCH IN button 112 127 Push QUANTIZE button 124 0 Change to OMNI 0FF 125 0 Change to OMNI ON Please Note There must be at least 300mS between each button push message At power up the 2880 will always be in OMNI OFF mode This means that it will only obey Control Change messages on the selected channel The 2880 can however be switched to OMNI ON mode by receipt of the appropriate command on its selected channel In OMNI ON mode 2880 will respond to CONTROL CHANGE MESSAGES except OMNI OFF on any channel Moving a fader or knob after receiving a CC message will overwrite the last CC message with the last fader or knob movement MIDI Program Change Messages The 2880 also interprets certain Program Change messages as button pushes and mute unmute commands In addition to accessing every button on the 2880 with Program Change we have also added more functions not present on the face of the 2880 such as mute unmute of the tracks and direct selection of a track A program change message has one information byte PO 0 to 127 but this is usually presented to the user as being 1 to 128 shown below as P1 electr
20. ble format can play or edit the 2880 audio files Every PC and most Macs can play wave files The biggest plus is the ability to insert your manipulated file into your favorite software program A sound designer s dream Your computer can backup and restore loops songs and projects to the CF card inside the 2880 When backing up the contents of the CF card it is recommended you copy all 6 files from the CF card and place them together into their own folder When restoring the loop copy all 6 files back to the root directory of the CF Card not into a folder on the CF card When copying files to the CF Card it is important to include the Tempo txt file This file gives the 2880 information on the original tempo setting of the audio files Please refer to the How to Backup and Restore your Audio Files from a Computer sections of the Quick Start guide earlier in this manual for more information on connecting the 2880 to a computer through USB electro harmonix In Depth Look at Recording Tracks e FEH Ea W urca ua Wr 3 v v v A A A A v A o LEFT RIGHT AUX LEFT RIGHT Q oor MIDI MIDI svpc INPUT INPUT IN OUTPUT OUTPUT SWITCH IN OUT BOOmA electro harmonix MADE IN USA REVERSE PUNCH IN OCTAVE RECORD PLAY super multi track looper Readying the 2880 to Record a NEW LOOP Plug your instrument into either the LEFT or RIGHT INPUT jacks or both if recording two separate instruments or if recording in
21. can adjust the tempo by moving the tempo slider up or down Up will give you a faster tempo down will be a slower tempo Hit the RECORD button The 2880 will not immediately begin recording but instead will give you a 4 Beat count in On the 5th beat after the count in the 2880 will begin recording This is beat 1 of the loop Upon hitting the RECORD button the Clix metronome will reset to beat 1 For a Mono recording TRACK 1 LED will blink rapidly during the 4 Beat count in When making a Stereo recording both the TRACK 1 and 2 LEDs will blink rapidly during the 4 Beat counting Once the TRACK 1 LED goes solid the 2880 is recording To stop recording hit either the RECORD or PLAY buttons Press RECORD or PLAY within the first 2 beats of the current bar and the 2880 will truncate the loop length to the end of the previous bar Press RECORD or PLAY during the 3rd or 4th beats of the current bar and the 2880 will finish recording the current bar then stop recording For example if you want to record a 2 bar loop you can press the PLAY button during the 3rd and 4th beat of the second bar or within the first 2 beats of the third bar The QUANTIZE LED will blink rapidly until it finishes recording the loop How to Mixdown Your Tracks 1 At anytime you can mix your 4 Tracks down to one stereo Mixdown track For now let s start with the 2880 in Idle stopped mode If the 2880 is Playing or Overdubbing a loop hit the PLAY button to stop it
22. copy all 6 files and store them together in a folder on your hard drive 5 To disconnect the 2880 from the computer follow the proper ejection procedure for the computer you are using a For Windows go to the Safely Remove Hardware icon down in the lower right corner of the screen Select the USB Mass Storage Device and hit the STOP button Alternatively in XP setup the 2880 s CF Card for Optimize For Quick Removal b For MAC OS go to the Finder drag the Compact Flash Card icon to the Trash How to Restore your Audio Files from a Computer 1 Make sure both your computer and the 2880 are powered up 2 Connect the 2880 to your computer with a standard USB cable 3 As long as your computer is running Windows XP ME Mac OS X or 9 2 the computer will automatically recognize the Compact Flash card inside the 2880 and treat it like a Removable Disk 4 Locate the 6 files you want to restore to the 2880 on your hard drive 5 Copy the files to the 2880 s Compact Flash card directly to its root folder meaning do not place the files into a folder on the Compact Flash card if you want the 2880 to play them 6 Play the 2880 the audio files should be restored 7 To disconnect the 2880 from the computer follow the proper ejection procedure for the computer you are using a For Windows go to the Safely Remove Hardware icon down in the lower right corner of the screen Select the USB Mass Storage Device and hit the STOP button
23. d quickly with the ability to sound unique and totally original This is a very spontaneous instrument The Electro Harmonix 2880 records at the industry CD standard of 44 1 kHz 16 bit uncompressed digital audio What you record is what you get without the degradation or artifacts that compressed audio usually presents Building upon the original concept of the 16 Second Delay while taking into consideration the demand for more complex possibilities the 2880 is more of everything True world standard audio fidelity as much creative time as any musician would need and an ease of use that is instantly familiar The 2880 uses world class audio converters while offering uniformity in syncing and integration with any user s current equipment The storage is on flash cards that range from 128 megabyte to 2 gigabyte All files may be downloaded to your computer and retrieved when needed electro harmonix Quick Start Guide WU fia Ea ur Em ur Cm WE Cm ut n v m v A A A v A eo LEFT RIGHT AUX LEFT RIGHT Q FOOT MIDI MIDI svpe INPUT INPUT IN OUTPUT OUTPUT SWITCH IN OUT 500mA electro harmonix MADE IN USA EXT CLOCK QUANTIZE REVERSE PUNCH IN OCTAVE RECORD PLAY super multi track looper How to Record a Multi Track Loop 1 QNOUSUN 11 12 Plug your instrument into either the LEFT or RIGHT Inputs and adjust the corresponding Input Knob so that the Clip LED Light Emitting Diode barely lights up on your loude
24. de The most appropriate times to press the QUANTIZE button are either just before pressing the NEW LOOP button or while the 2880 is in Record Ready mode Pressing the QUANTIZE button while in the process of recording a new loop will enable you to end the loop according to the rules of the Quantize mode you just entered For example you start a loop in Quantize mode so that you can have the 4 beat count in but you want to end the loop in the middle of a bar You can press the QUANTIZE button while recording the loop when you hit the PLAY button to end the loop it will end immediately without finishing out the bar you are recording or truncating the bar The QUANTIZE button will have no effect once you have recorded a New Loop and established the loop length Stereo Mode Press the STEREO MODE button to Toggle between Mono and Stereo modes Stereo mode is active when the STEREO MODE LED is lit In Mono mode one Track Select LED is lit at a time In Stereo Mode the tracks will be selected in pairs so either the LEDs for TRACKS 1 amp 2 will be lit or TRACKS 3 amp 4 You may press the STEREO MODE button at any time It is most appropriate to hit the STEREO MODE button just before recording either a New Loop or tracks for an already established loop You can start a loop by recording mono instruments onto the tracks and then at any time switch to stereo mode and begin recording stereo instruments onto the track pairs or vice versa
25. ders and pan pots during the mixdown and the audio will be recorded onto the Mixdown track just as you hear it when recording the Mixdown track The Mixdown Fader will act like a Feedback control during Overdubbing just like the track faders You can record onto the Mixdown track as many times as you like keeping what was previously recorded CONSTANT TEMPO Mode MIXDOWN LED blinks rapidly In this mode the Mixdown track is recorded at a constant speed or tempo but the TEMPO Slider will allow you to vary the speed of the 4 Recorded tracks As the Mixdown track is recorded speed variations you perform with the TEMPO Slider will be recorded onto the Mixdown track This allows you to make subtle effects such as flanging or more drastic effects like radically bending the pitch of an instrument You can also engage the Reverse function to reverse a track that was recorded forwards In some cases of drastic TEMPO Slider use the tracks you are mixing will become delayed with respect to their original timing 14 TEMPO Slider and LED The TEMPO Slider sets the tempo for the 2880 at all times except when the EXT CLOCK is activated then the 2880 looks to the MIDI IN jack for its tempo The TEMPO normally ranges from 60 BPM to 240 BPM If the OCTAVE LED is lit the tempo will range from 30 BPM to 120 BPM The tempo gets faster as the slider is pushed up The total range of the Tempo slider is 1 Octave 1 step When moving the TEMPO Slider it will increment
26. ding or Overdubbing audio Below is a table displaying the results of pressing the RECORD button depending on the current mode of the 2880 Current Mode New Mode RECORD LED State Idle If Loop in Storage Overdubbing RECORD LED ON Playback Overdubbing RECORD LED ON Overdubbing RECORD Playback RECORD LED OFF Record Ready Begin Recording New Loop RECORD LED ON Recording New Loop Idle RECORD LED OFF The RECORD LED blinks rapidly when the 2880 is in Record Ready mode electro harmonix PLAY Button and LED The PLAY button is used to enter exit Playback mode depending on the current mode it is in The PLAY LED will light anytime the 2880 is Playing or Overdubbing audio Below is a table displaying the Record Playback modes and the resultant mode the 2880 enters after pressing the PLAY button Current Mode New Mode PLAY LED State Idle If Loop in Storage Playback PLAY LED ON Playback Idle PLAY LED OFF Overdubbing PLAY Idle PLAY LED OFF Record Ready Playback of Loop in Storage PLAY LED ON Recording New Loop Overdubbing PLAY LED ON When a loop cycles back to the beginning the PLAY LED blinks once signifying the start of the loop REVERSE Button and LED Press the REVERSE button and the loop will reverse its Playback Record direction The REVERSE button can be used at all times except when recording a New Loop The REVERSE LED will light up when the Reverse function is active
27. electro harmonix 2 Hit the Mixdown button once and its LED will light solid You are now in Mixdown mode 3 Assuming the Mixdown Track has not been previously recorded move its volume slider to its top position You can continually Overdub any of the 4 tracks onto the Mixdown track the Mixdown Fader acts like a Feedback control 4 Hit the PLAY button Your loop will play back Move the Volume and Pan controls of the 4 tracks to your preferred settings You can adjust the Volume and Pan controls as much as you like when recording the Mixdown track 5 When youare ready to record the Mixdown track hit the RECORD button You will immediately begin recording your mix onto the Mixdown track 6 To stop recording the Mixdown track hit either the PLAY or RECORD buttons 7 The Dry Input signal will not be recorded to the Mixdown track only audio that was previously recorded on the 4 tracks How to Backup your Audio Files to a Computer 1 Make sure both your computer and the 2880 are powered up 2 Connect the 2880 to your computer with a standard USB cable 3 As long as your computer is running Windows XP ME MAC OS X or 9 2 the computer will automatically recognize the Compact Flash card inside the 2880 and treat it like a Removable Disk 4 Open up the Compact Flash card s window you will see 6 files TEMPO TXT TRACK1 WAV TRACK2 WAV TRACKM WAV You can copy any or all of these files to your hard drive It is recommended that you
28. electro harmonix Recording a New Loop When you are ready to record a loop press the NEW LOOP button This will put the 2880 into Record Ready mode You will see the RECORD LED blinking rapidly To exit out of Record Ready mode press the NEW LOOP button again Choose between Quantize or Non Quantize mode Press the RECORD button to commence recording While in the process of recording a new loop the following buttons will be inactive REVERSE OCTAVE EXT CLOCK and MIXDOWN Moving the TEMPO slider while in the process of recording a New Loop will not change the pitch of the recording although it does change the pitch after you have recorded the initial loop Ending a New Loop To end a New Loop press either the PLAY RECORD or NEW LOOP buttons Each of the three buttons will put the 2880 into a different mode upon completing the loop By pressing the PLAY button the 2880 will automatically enter OVERDUB mode the loop will cycle back to its beginning and you will hear what you just recorded on Track 1 Both the RECORD and PLAY LEDs light up When pressing PLAY the active track will jump to Track 2 so that you can immediately start recording onto Track 2 By pressing the RECORD button the 2880 will go into idle mode and stop Record and Playback Track 1 will remain the active track The audio you recorded on Track 1 is in memory you need to press PLAY to hear it By pressing the NEW LOOP button the 2880 will automatically enter
29. er If the specified measure is outside the loop s length the 2880 will wrap the loop around to the correct position For example let s say the 2880 has a 4 bar loop stored internally and you move your sequencer to the beginning of measure 6 and press Play the 2880 will start playing from the beginning of its 2nd bar The 2880 works best with MIDI masters that continuously send out their MIDI Clock Some machines only send MIDI clock when you start their sequencers although the 2880 will work with these machines it may be slightly behind the master in sync but behind Also if you change the BPM tempo on the MIDI master and it does not continuously send out MIDI Clock the 2880 will require at least one bar to adjust to the new tempo User Notes amp Tips 2880 as MIDI Clock Slave and Master Below are a number of pointers to help you create loops when using the 2880 with MIDI Clock To summarize these tips when the 2880 creates a loop as a MIDI Clock slave it needs to work in Quantize mode in order to create loop lengths that are exactly x number of bars in length If you do not use the Quantize feature the loop s length will be completely variable depending on when you started and stopped the recording of a new loop and most likely will not sync up with the MIDI Clock master even though the 2880 s tempo is in sync with the master 1 If you are using the 2880 as a MIDI slave and want to produce loops of a set number of bars the best way
30. et Be careful that the power cord is out of the way and specifically away from traveled areas When connecting or disconnecting the cable grasp the plug firmly and push or pull Do not pull from the cable Make sure that your hands are dry WARNING Use only the 9VDC 500mA AC adapter supplied with the 2880 Do not use any other AC adapters Using other AC adapters even those made by Electro Harmonix could cause harm to the unit the adapter or you The 2880 does not use batteries 6 Service Situations Situations that must be immediately addressed if encountered a Damage to the AC Adapter or power cord Immediately shutdown and disconnect the power cable b Water any fluids or material any amount has fallen into the interior of the 2880 c Exposure to natural elements such as rain d Sudden impact of the instrument such as dropping or a hard external impact e Sudden and noticeable differences in performance and consistency f Functional change where a marked difference in operation is noticed Note All electrical failures must be handled by an authorized service technician Do not attempt user service A qualified technician will handle it swiftly accurately and correctly For your safety and proper repair call Electro Harmonix 718 937 8300 Ask to speak with a service representative and you will be instructed on how to proceed You must call in order to receive service electro harmonix 2880 Super Multi
31. he MIDI OUT jack 9VDC 500mA Power Jack Plug the supplied 9VDC 500mA AC Adapter into this jack The barrel connector dimensions required for the Power Jack are 5 5 x 2 5 mm Use only the supplied AC Adapter or you may damage the unit injure yourself or a band mate C Memory Card and USB The 2880 records 16 bit audio at a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz One significant advantage is that all audio is uncompressed and is not processed into a less professional format What you hear is what you recorded and it is presented at CD quality Compact Flash Memory Card All recorded audio is stored on removable Compact Flash CF memory cards The CF Card slot is located on the right side of the 2880 The 2880 comes supplied with a 1GB card which allows for a maximum loop length of 31 minutes Just as the original 16 Second Delay stood for the maximum amount of storage the name 2880 stands for the number of seconds that can be recorded with a 256MB card 2880 seconds or 48 track minutes of full bandwidth recording Using a 2GB flash memory card you can record over 372 track minutes of full bandwidth audio The real name could be the 22 670 The CF card can easily be removed when you record a loop song or project that you do not want to overwrite immediately You may then reinsert a new CF card and continue working electro harmonix 2 Please Note Only one loop song or project can be on a CF card at a time even if it is only 1 second in length When
32. hen the 2880 will either begin recording as soon as you hit its RECORD button or it will first give a one bar count in and then begin recording To skip the one bar count in and start recording immediately make sure to press the RECORD button on beat 1 of the MIDI clock master s beat 1 If you want the 4 beat count in press the RECORD button at any point in the bar after beat 1 Alternatively you can begin recording a New Loop with Quantize off so that it begins recording immediately upon pressing the RECORD button and then while it is recording the New Loop press the QUANTIZE button When you press PLAY to end the loop it will continue recording to the end of the bar 3 If the loop length in bars is known prior to recording the loops you can create a blank loop before you start playing For example if you create a 2 bar loop with Quantize On then that loop will always be exactly 2 bars no matter the tempo the 2880 is receiving or sending You can create the 2 bar loop without any MIDI being sent to the 2880 then later turn on Ext Clock on the 2880 and give it MIDI Clock The 2880 will record play at the master s tempo and the loop will always be 2 bars You could even make CF cards with different loops lengths a card for a 2 bar loop a card for 4 bar loop etc If you don t want or need the audio that recorded the last time you used the card just overdub over the loop with Punch In set to on 4 When you are not using the Quantize mode
33. ke a switch for the metronome If you have the CLIX LEVEL knob set to above 75 you will hear the metronome otherwise it is silent When the 2880 is idle the metronome is off The metronome beat is output through the Headphone jack and the Left Right Output jacks but will not be recorded electro harmonix 10 v v A A A d A o LEFT RIGHT AUX LEFT RIGHT FOOT MIDI Svnc INPUT INPUT IN OUTPUT OUTPUT SWITCH OUT 500mA gt o n 0 gt a o A Analog Control and I O LEFT and RIGHT INPUT Jacks Plug your instruments into these Hi Impedance audio input jacks In mono mode either input can be recorded onto any of the 4 tracks In Stereo Mode the Left Input will record to either Tracks 1 or 3 the Right Input will record to either Tracks 2 or 4 The Input Impedance presented at each of the INPUT Jacks is 470 kOhms INPUT L and R Knobs These knobs adjust the amplitude of the signal before it goes into the A D Converter The L knob adjusts the signal level of the LEFT Input and the R knob adjusts the level of the RIGHT Input The INPUT knobs should be adjusted to the point where maximum level causes the CLIP LEDs to barely blink or not light up at all The trick to achieving the best quality digital audio is to record the hottest possible signal without clipping the A D converter You do not want to record a signal that is too low in volume or a signal that clips very often unless that is the sound you are going for When recording in mono bo
34. o harmonix PO or PI 2880 Parameter 80 81 Push PLAY button 81 82 Mute unmute track 1 s play 82 83 Mute unmute track 2 s play 85 84 Mute unmute track 3 s play 84 85 Mute unmute track 4 s play 85 86 Push REC button 86 87 Select track 1 for record or 1 and 2 if stereo 87 88 Select track 2 for record or 1 and 2 if stereo 88 89 Select track 3 for record or 3 and 4 if stereo 89 90 Select track 4 for record or 5 and 4 if stereo 90 91 Push NEW button 91 92 Push QUANTIZE button 92 93 Push REC button 95 94 Push PLAY button 94 95 Push REVERSE button 95 96 Push TRACK SELECT button 96 97 Push STEREO button 97 98 Push PUNCH IN button 98 99 Push EXT SYNC button 99 100 Push OCTAVE button 100 101 Push PLAY button 101 102 Mute unmute track 1 s play 102 103 Mute unmute track 2 s play 105 104 Mute unmute track 3 s play 104 105 Mute unmute track 4 s play 105 106 Push REC button 106 107 Push MIXDOWN button 107 108 Mute unmute mix track s play 108 109 Mute unmute Dry Out 109 110 Mute unmute clix level 110 111 Mute unmute all play tracks The single channel mute unmute action works as follows If the channel s level is greater than zero when the command is received then the channel will be muted If the channel s level is zero when the command is received then the level will be set either to that of 2880 s panel fader or to that of the last CC message 20 24 depending on which was the last recei
35. out a MIDI Start command when you press NEW LOOP to enter Record Ready mode When in Quantize mode it sends another MIDI Start command when you press RECORD to begin the 4 beat count in When you stop a loop and the 2880 goes into idle mode a MIDI Stop command is sent out So if the 2880 is playing a loop and you press either the PLAY or RECORD buttons to stop the loop it will send out a MIDI Stop command electro harmonix Responding to MIDI Start Stop and Song Position Pointer When EXT CLOCK Mode is activated on the 2880 it will respond not only to MIDI Clock but also MIDI Start Stop and Song Position Pointer If you are using a Drum Machine or Sequencer that sends out MIDI Start and Stop the 2880 will respond to these commands Press play on the drum machine and the 2880 will start playing its loop press stop on the drum machine and the 2880 stops When the 2880 is in Record Ready mode press the RECORD button and you will see both the EXT CLOCK and RECORD LEDs blinking rapidly When the 2880 receives a MIDI Start command it will begin recording the New Loop If you are in Record Ready mode and have not pressed RECORD when the 2880 receives a MIDI Start command it Plays the loop it has stored in memory The 2880 will also respond to Song Position Pointer SPP You can advance your sequencer or drum machine to any measure you like and the 2880 whether idle or playing a loop will jump to the measure specified by the MIDI mast
36. s at its MIDI IN jack The EXT CLOCK LED will light up when in Ext Clock mode While in Ext Clock mode the 2880 will wait for the MIDI Sync signal If no MIDI Sync is available when you press the PLAY button the PLAY and EXT CLOCK LEDs will blink rapidly telling you there is no sync You will see the same blinking if you try to Overdub or record a New Loop with no MIDI Sync present The one exception is when recording a New Loop if you press the RECORD button twice the 2880 will look to its internal tempo setting and record the loop ignoring the fact that there is no MIDI Sync signal electro harmonix Tracks Track Selection and Mixdown 10 11 12 ocbaxckeA hinini 4 6 TARE L LUPI DL MAGE IM CUBA 11 12 9 10 13 14 DRY OUT Fader and Pan Pot The DRY OUT Fader and Pan Pot give you the ability to monitor your instrument when recording or to play along with a loop you have already recorded Adjust the output volume of your instrument using the DRY OUT Fader Use the Pan Pot to direct the Left and Right Inputs to the Left and Right Outputs When Pan is set to the CCW position the Left Input is monitored at the Left Output and the Right Input is monitored at the Right Output When Pan is set to the CW position the Left Input is monitored at the Right Output and the Right Input is monitored at the Left Output When Pan is set to the middle both Inputs are mixed to both Outputs The setting of the DRY OUT Fader and
37. sing the TRACK SELECT button will cycle through the 4 tracks STEREO MODE Button and LED This button toggles the 2880 in out of Stereo Mode When the STEREO MODE LED is lit you are in Stereo Mode when it is off you are in Mono Mode When Stereo Mode is activated the stereo pairs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 will be recorded simultaneously The LEFT Input will always be sent to Tracks 1 or 3 The RIGHT Input goes to Tracks 2 or 4 electro harmonix 13 MIXDOWN Track The Mixdown Track is a stereo track that records the audio from the 4 Recording tracks through their Pan Pots and Faders There are two different modes of Mixdown Normal Mixdown and Constant Tempo Mixdown MIXDOWN Button and LED If the 2880 is idle press the MIXDOWN button once and the MIXDOWN LED will light up solid You are in the normal Mixdown mode Normal Mixdown is the mode to use when you want to make a stereo mix of the 4 tracks Press the MIXDOWN button again and the MIXDOWN LED will blink You are in the Constant Tempo Mixdown mode Constant Tempo is a special mode that you can use to put flanging pitch bending effects onto your Mixdown track see below for more information on both modes To exit either Mixdown mode press the Mixdown button while in idle mode until the Mixdown LED turns off NORMAL MIXDOWN Mode MIXDOWN LED lit solid In this mode the 2880 is set up to produce a clean mix of the 4 tracks Press the RECORD button to begin mixdown You can move the track fa
38. st notes Connect the LEFT and or RIGHT Outputs to an amplifier or mixer Raise the DRY OUT Fader so that you can hear your instrument If you are using Headphones turn up the HEADPHONE knob Make sure the QUANTIZE LED is off If you do not want to hear the CLIX metronome turn the CLIX LEVEL knob down to zero Set the TEMPO slider to 50 Press the NEW LOOP button to put the 2880 into Record Ready mode You should see the RECORD LED blink rapidly Press the RECORD button to immediately start recording Play your instrument The 2880 will record onto TRACK 1 When you are finished playing hit either the RECORD or PLAY button to stop recording Pressing RECORD will stop recording and stop the 2880 Hitting PLAY will loop the 2880 back to the beginning put the 2880 into OVERDUB mode and automatically continue recording onto TRACK 2 To exit OVERDUB mode press the RECORD button Raise the TRACK 1 Fader to hear the track you just recorded To record on another track hit the TRACK SELECT button you will cycle through the 4 tracks Whichever track LED is lit is the track you will record on electro harmonix How to Overdub onto a Track PANN You can continuously overdub onto any one of the tracks Record a New Loop onto TRACK 1 as done above in the How to Record a Multi Track Loop section Press the TRACK SELECT button until TRACK 1 is lit Move the TRACK 1 Fader to 100 When in Overdub mode the track s volume slider acts like
39. tening back to what you have When you are ready either from the Idle or Playback modes press the RECORD button Immediately the Mixdown track will begin recording the audio that your 4 tracks are outputting You do not have to start the loop from the beginning when mixing down you can start in the middle Once you are finished with the Mixdown press either RECORD or PLAY to stop recording After the Mixdown When you complete a Mixdown track it is usually a good idea to listen and see if you like it If you need to fix something try it again If you re do a Mixdown it is usually a good idea to move the Mixdown fader down to 0 You can overdub onto the Mixdown track as many times as you like the MIXDOWN fader will act like a feedback control on a delay effect This means you could go record 4 more tracks and mix the new tracks down onto the MIXDOWN track Your mixdown track would end up with 8 mixed tracks Using external cables you could bounce the Mixdown track back to one or two of the recorded tracks If you do this remember to bring down the DRY OUT slider You could enter the Constant Tempo Mixdown mode and produce some flanging or pitch bend effects See below for more info To exit Mixdown mode press the Mixdown button until its LED shuts off or press the TRACK SELECT button to cycle through the 4 tracks What is Constant Tempo CT Mixdown During the Normal Mixdown the Mixdown track records at the same tempo that the
40. th the Left and Right Inputs are summed together and recorded onto the active track To minimize hiss when recording in mono mode it is best to turn down the unused Input knob CLIP L and R LEDs These LEDs light up when the audio signal clips the A D Converter In other words the signal s amplitude is greater than what the A D Converter can properly handle The L LED lights when the LEFT Input clips the R LED when the RIGHT Input clips AUX IN Jack This stereo input is mixed with the stereo output of the D A Converter in the analog domain and is output through all three output jacks You could use this input to connect a CD Player iPod Mixer Drum Machine or Sampler The 2880 does not record audio from the AUX IN Jack The Input Impedance presented at the AUX IN Jack is 6 8 kOhms so it is best suited for Line Inputs You will need to use the output volume of your device to mix it properly with the 2880 output LEFT and RIGHT OUTPUT Jacks Your main output from the 2880 Plug these outputs into your amplifier electro harmonix mixer computer tape recorder or any other suitable device The Output Impedance at each OUTPUT Jack is 400 Ohms HEADPHONE OUTPUT Jack Plug your preferred headphones into the Stereo Headphone jack labeled 3 Each channel of the HEADPHONE Output jack can deliver 0 1W into 16 ohms HEADPHONES VOLUME Knob The knob labeled CI adjusts the output volume for the Headphones The Headphones Volume knob is an analog knob
41. the Pitch and Tempo in semitone 1 2 steps After recording a New Loop the TEMPO LED lights up solid when the TEMPO Slider is set to the original tempo the loop was recorded at Pitch Changing and Bending with the Tempo Slider After you have recorded a New Loop on subsequent tracks you record you can move the TEMPO Slider and or press the OCTAVE button to record notes at different pitches when played back at the loop s original speed For example record Track 1 with some guitar chords Move the TEMPO Slider up one octave and record some single low notes with the same guitar When you play both tracks back at normal speed you will have guitar and bass tracks While recording try moving the TEMPO Slider when you play the loop back at a set tempo the notes will bend according to how you moved the TEMPO Slider when recording 15 CLIX LEDs The CLIX LEDs blink on the beat at the same tempo the 2880 is set to The left LED lights briefly on every beat the right LED blinks only on beat 1 When the 2880 is using its internal tempo the TEMPO Slider will set the tempo the LEDs blink at When the EXT CLOCK is activated the CLIX LEDs will blink at the MIDI Sync tempo 16 CLIX LEVEL Knob The CLIX LEVEL knob adjusts the volume of the Clix metronome When you are recording a New Loop this knob will vary the volume for the metronome from 0 to 100 After you record a New Loop and you are either Playing back or Overdubbing the CLIX LEVEL knob acts more li
42. to do this with the 2880 is to record your initial loop or New Loop with Quantize set to ON Follow this procedure a Press the EXT CLOCK button so that its LED is lit You are now in Ext Clock mode b Press the QUANTIZE button so that its associated LED is lit You are now in Quantize mode Press the NEW LOOP button The Record LED should blink rapidly d Press the RECORD button now both the Record LED and the Ext Clock LED should be blinking rapidly This means that the 2880 is waiting for a MIDI Clock signal and a start command from the MIDI master Once received it will immediately begin recording O electro harmonix 22 e Press play on the MIDI clock master the 2880 will immediately begin recording f In Quantize mode the 2880 will create loop lengths to the nearest bar Each bar is 4 beats So if you make a loop that is two bars long it will be 8 beats While the 2880 is recording the loop if you want to create a 4 bar loop press the PLAY button while recording the 4th bar after the 3rd beat At the end of the 4th bar the 2880 will stop recording and immedi ately begin playing overdubbing the loop you just recorded If you want to just play the loop back and not overdub press the NEW LOOP button to end the loop If you want to simply end the loop and not playback at all press the RECORD button to end the loop 2 While in Quantize mode if the MIDI Clock master is already playing when you hit the NEW LOOP button t
43. ut of the Mixdown track as well as the OUTPUT jacks The Mixdown track is a stereo track so it records both the Left and Right sides of the stereo spectrum Since the Mixdown track is recording audio any adjustments you make to the track faders or pan pots will be recorded as audio onto the Mixdown track What is getting recorded is not the fader movements but the change in volume that the fader produces The Mixdown track works like any of the other 4 recording tracks The differences are that the Mixdown track is stereo not mono and therefore does not have a Pan Pot to turn You cannot record audio from the Input jacks directly to the Mixdown track Only audio that is recorded on any of the 4 tracks will go to the Mixdown track While Overdubbing if the MIXDOWN track is active its fader will act like a Feedback control on a delay effect electro harmonix Performing a Mixdown While the 2880 is idle press the MIXDOWN button once You should see the MIXDOWN LED light up solid When the MIXDOWN LED is lit solid the 2880 is ready for normal MIXDOWN At this point you can either press RECORD to jump right into Mixing Down or you can press PLAY to rehearse the Mixdown It is up to you If you don t like the first Mixdown you can always try again Pressing PLAY while in Mixdown mode is exactly like pressing PLAY when any of the other tracks are active you will not do anything to change the audio already on any of the tracks You are simply lis
44. ved When a mute unmute all play tracks command is received all play tracks will be muted if ANY of them is greater than zero If ALL of them are zero then each will be set to fader or CC level MIDI Out MIDI Thru 2880 generally relays all received MIDI messages at its MIDI out connector But in Internal sync mode it does not relay the sequencer commands STOP START CONT CLOCK 26 Signal Path Diagram Aux In a Left Input Right Input fe Y Mono H Dry Out Fader Dry Out Pan Stereo CF Card Track 1 Mono Track 1 Fader Stereo CF Card Track 2 Mono Track 2 Fader Stereo CF Card Track 3 Mono Track 3 Fader Stereo CF Card Track 4 Track 4 Fader ae Track 1 Pan Pru Track 2 Pan b dM Track 3 Pan i E Track 4 Pan Clix Level Knob Left Output gt 4 CF Card Track M gt ta Mixdown Track Fader electro harmonix 32 33 47th Avenue Long Island City New York 11101 www ehx com D ___ denotes Mono signal path so Right Output denotes Stereo signal path
45. x 14 NON QUANTIZE vs QUANTIZE Loop Recording In Non Quantize Mode the loop length is set by the user The time between pressing the RECORD and PLAY buttons determines the length of the loop for all of the tracks You could also press RECORD or NEW LOOP to end the loop The 2880 will begin recording the loop immediately upon hitting the RECORD button In Quantize Mode the loop length is determined by the number of bars you wish to record and the setting of the TEMPO slider Upon pressing the RECORD button the 2880 will reset its Clix metronome to beat 1 then you will hear a 4 Beat count in The 2880 will start recording after the 4 beat count in on the 5th beat you hear Pressing the PLAY RECORD or NEW LOOP buttons will end the loop The 2880 will truncate the loop s length to the end of the previous bar if the aforementioned buttons are pressed within the first 2 beats of the current bar When the aforementioned buttons are pressed after the 2nd beat the 2880 will continue recording to the end of the current bar and then end the loop You can record as many bars as the Compact Flash card will allow or as few as 1 bar A bar is 4 beats long The metronome s tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO Slider It is best to adjust the tempo while in Record Ready mode before pressing the RECORD button You can change from Non Quantize to Quantize mode at any time by pressing the QUANTIZE button When the QUANTIZE LED is lit you are in Quantize mo
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