STRICH Looper&Drum Machine

Precautions

Please read the instructions carefully before using this product.

Power Supply

Please use DC9V 300mA power supply. Improper power supply may cause short circuit and equipment damage. Please disconnect the power supply for long-time no use.

Safety Precautions

1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. Heed all warnings.
3. It can only be used within the voltage and current range of this power supply.
4. Please keep the equipment away from water source or place with high humidity.
5. Please wipe the product surface with clean and dry cloth when cleaning.
6. To avoid interference, please keep away from radio, TV or other equipment with magnetic field when using the product.
7. Do not collide, throw or vibrate this product.
8. Make sure there is no paper, plastic, metal or other solid object falls into any of the ventilation openings.
9. Do not drop and subject the unit to shock and excessive pressure.
10. Do not disassemble the equipment for removing internal parts or making any modifications.

MADE IN CHINA CE FC

Features

1. 44.1kHz 24bit high-quality looper and drum machine.
2. Up to 4 minutes of recording time per each track, 40 preset slots, and 160 minutes total recording capacity.
3. 100 different drum grooves from 10 unique music styles. 10 types of metronome settings to choose from.
4. EXT CTRL function supports external footswitch control (purchased separately).
5. Supports import/export recording via USB.
6. The detail of recording is displayed by the progress bar on the screen.
7. Separate footswitch for controlling looper and drum machine.
8. Automatically save all recorded content when power off.

Getting Started

Start

Connect the 9V power supply to the power connector.

Connect the guitar to the input jack (LEFT) with an instrument cable.

Connect the output interface of this equipment with amplifier or other effectors.

Layout

The STRICH Looper&Drum Machine features the following controls and connections:

• 01 LOOPER: LOOPER control. Select the position, volume level, and fade out time of the LOOPER.
• 02 LOOPER LED: Indicates current LOOPER parameters.
• 03 Display Screen: Displays current status information.
• 04 RHYTHM LED: Indicates current RHYTHM parameters.
• 05 MERGER CTRL: Toggle LOOPER and drum machine to work independently or simultaneously. Hold to delete recorded tracks.
• 06 RHYTHM: RHYTHM control. Select the rhythm type, speed, and volume level of the RHYTHM setting.
• 07 Right Footswitch: Controls Playback, Stop, and Delete in LOOPER mode; Play/Stop in RHYTHM mode.
• 08 Left Footswitch: Controls Record, Dub, and Playback in LOOPER mode; Tap tempo for RHYTHM.
• 09 INPUT RIGHT: MONO audio input jack.
• 10 INPUT LEFT: MONO audio input jack. (Connect both LEFT and RIGHT inputs to set up stereo input).
• 11 EXT CTRL: External stereo footswitch jack (See operation step 11).
• 12 OUTPUT LEFT: Mono output jack (Connect both output jacks to set up stereo output).
• 13 OUTPUT RIGHT: Mono output jack.
• 14 DC IN: Power interface (9V 500mA external positive and internal negative).
• 15 USB: Type-C USB. Connect to computer for editor software, import/export recorded files, perform factory reset.

Instructions

LOOPER and RHYTHM Modules

Users can switch between LOOPER and RHYTHM by pressing both footswitches simultaneously. The LED of LOOPER (Green) and RHYTHM (Red) will indicate the current module.

LOOPER Modules:

Press the LOOPER knob to select a function:

• MEMORY: LOOPER has 40 storage positions (MEM.1...40). 'Empty' indicates a storage vacancy. Choose the storage position by rotating the LOOPER knob.
• FADE OUT: Setting the time of fade out when the playback stops. Range from 1 to 5 seconds. FADE OUT function is set to off as default.
• LEVEL: Playback volume level of the tracks. Ranges from -∞ to +6dB. If 'OUTPUT CLIPPING' is displayed on the screen, please turn down the volume level of playback.
• INPUT CLIPPING: When the input signal level is detected to be clipping, 'INPUT CLIPPING' will be displayed on the screen. Please turn down the input level or the output level of your instrument.

LOOPER Operations:

• REC: Press the LOOPER knob to select MEMORY. Rotate to an empty slot. Press the left footswitch to start recording. The screen will display 'REC' and the timer will begin counting.
• Playback: After current track recording is finished, press the right footswitch to stop recording and begin playback. The progress bar will display play time.
• DUB: After current track recording is finished, press the left footswitch to enter DUB mode. It will start recording while playing back previously recorded tracks. Press the left footswitch again to finish recording and begin playback of all recorded tracks.
• UNDO: If two or more tracks have been recorded, press and hold the right footswitch for 2 seconds during playback to delete the last track. 'UNDO' will be displayed on the screen.
• REDO: You can utilize REDO to recall the last track you deleted. After UNDO, press and hold the right footswitch for 2 seconds to recall the deleted track. 'REDO' will be displayed on the screen.
• STOP: In playback mode, press the right footswitch to stop playback. 'STOP' will be displayed on the screen. You can press the right footswitch again to continue playing. You can also press the left footswitch while in STOP mode to continue playing and DUB a new track.
• CLEAR: In STOP mode, press and hold the right footswitch for 2 seconds to clear all the tracks in the current slot. 'EMPTY' will be displayed to indicate the current slot is empty.

Notice:

• If only one track is recorded, you can press and hold the right footswitch for 2 seconds during recording to delete the track. If there are two or more tracks recorded, press and hold the right footswitch for 2 seconds during recording to UNDO/REDO. If you would like to delete all tracks, you need to switch to STOP mode then press and hold the right footswitch to CLEAR.
• In playback mode, you can press the LOOPER knob to select MEMORY and navigate to desired tracks in the slot.

RHYTHM Modules:

Press the RHYTHM knob to select a function:

• SELECT: Rotate the RHYTHM knob to select from 100 different drum grooves from 10 styles of music as well as 10 styles of metronome.
• BPM: Shows BPM (Beat per minute) of RHYTHM. The LED in the left footswitch will blink to indicate the current BPM of RHYTHM.
• VOLUME: Adjust the play volume level of RHYTHM. Default value is 10, which corresponds to no attenuation or increase to the original signal.
• On/Off: In RHYTHM mode, press the right footswitch once to turn on/off RHYTHM. The LED in the right footswitch will indicate the on/off of RHYTHM.
• TAP TEMPO: In RHYTHM mode, press the left footswitch two or more times at the desired tempo to set the BPM of the current RHYTHM. The LED above the left footswitch will indicate the current BPM (Beats per minute).

Tips: While RHYTHM mode is on, you can switch to SELECT mode to select between different grooves. However, unlike the LOOPER, the RHYTHM setting will not switch until the current bar has finished.

LOOPER+RHYTHM Integration

When RHYTHM is off, while using the LOOPER to record, RHYTHM will start automatically in playback/DUB modes after the first track has recorded.

You can turn on RHYTHM before recording, then switch to LOOPER to start recording. RHYTHM will run simultaneously with LOOPER.

LOOPER and RHYTHM are two individual modules. The on/off of one will not affect the other.

MERGER CTRL:

The MERGER CTRL button can be accessed to play/stop both LOOPER and RHYTHM simultaneously.

• Press MERGER CTRL button to activate; the LED button will turn blue.
• Enter RHYTHM module to set the rhythm type and BPM.
• Switch to LOOPER module, press the left footswitch to start recording. Before starting, a count-in bar will be played, then the recording and drum machine will start simultaneously. 'REC' will be displayed on the screen.

Tips:

• The minimum recording capacity is one bar. Switching to Playback/Dub mode when the recording is less than one bar, the recording will not stop until the current bar is finished.
• When the recorded time is more than one bar and less than 1.5 bar, switching to Playback/Dub will only save the first full bar. RHYTHM and Playback/DUB will then return to the start of the bar.

Notice:

• When a LOOPER file is recorded, if you switch the rhythm type to a different time signature, such as 4/4 to 3/4, LOOPER and RHYTHM may not work normally as they cannot be justified with each other.
• When MERGER CTRL is activated, press the right footswitch to access Play/Stop of both LOOPER and RHYTHM. Pressing and holding the right footswitch will clear all the tracks and RHYTHM will stop automatically.

External Footswitch

The device supports external footswitch control via the EXT CTRL port (External footswitch purchased separately).

• Control switching between LOOPER mode and RHYTHM mode when double pegs are pressed simultaneously.
• UP pegs select the drum machine rhythm up in RHYTHM mode and MEMORY up in LOOPER mode.
• DOWN pegs select the drum machine rhythm down in RHYTHM mode, and MEMORY down in LOOPER mode.

Editor Software

Supports import/export looper files and Factory Reset via editor software. Please visit http://www.usbvi.com for download.

Download and install the editor software and audio drivers. Connect with computer via USB to access the editor software control.

When connecting with computer, 'USB connect' will be displayed on the screen. The device can be controlled by the software only; buttons and footswitches will not respond in this mode.

Loop Management:

• Import: Click the import icon to import the audio file from computer to the current slot. If a loop file already exists in the current slot, you can choose to replace the previous file.
• Export: Click the export icon to export the loop file from the current slot to the computer. If the current slot is empty, the icon will turn grey and cannot be clicked.
• Delete: Click the delete icon to delete the looper file in the current slot. If the slot is empty, the icon will turn grey and cannot be clicked.
• Merge: Press SHIFT/CTRL and left-click on the files to choose multiple files simultaneously. You can import/export/delete selected files.
• Reset: Click 'Erase all' to reset LOOPER&DRUM to factory settings.

Notice:

• The exported audio file from the LOOPER recording does not include the RHYTHM sound.
• Deleting a looper file from a slot will reset the volume, BPM, rhythm type, or other parameters of that slot back to default settings.

Specifications

Input

Output

USB

EXT CTRL

Other