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Electro-Harmonix 1440 Quick Start Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the 1440 Stereo Looper! Enjoy 1440
total seconds (24 minutes) of high-quality, stereo recording time and the
ability to store 20 different stereo loops. The 1440 looper is packed with
features such as reverse and octave speed effects, variable speed playback
and overdub, loop-stop fadeout, 1-shot, footswitch retrigger, the ability to
synchronize loops to MIDI clock and a downloadable Mac/Windows appli-
cation to easily transfer loops back and forth with a supplied USB cable.
Features Include:
t 24 minutes of loop recording time.
t 20 selectable, independent stereo loops remain in memory until erased.
t High quality, uncompressed audio: 24-bit A/D/A, 44.1kHz sample rate.
t Undo-Redo function (also available via optional footswitch).
t Reverse and Octave speed effects at the touch of a button or the
press of a footswitch.
t Footswitch selectable for STOP or Effects: Reverse, Octave or Loop
Retrigger.
t Unlimited overdubbing with adjustable Overdub feedback level.
t Optional external footswitch control for selecting loops and Undo/Redo.
t Programmable looping order: REC/PLAY/DUB or REC/DUB/PLAY.
t Adjustable fadeout time upon stopping a loop.
t Loop synchronization to external MIDI Clock.
t Control all knobs, buttons, and most functions with MIDI PC
and CC messages.
t Downloadable Mac or Windows application for making easy loop
transfers between 1440 and computer.
t USB connection for loop audio transfers.
t AC adapter included.
WARNING: Your 1440 comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200 power sup-
ply. The 1440 requires 150mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Use of the wrong
adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage the device and void the warranty.
Do not exceed 10.5VDC on the power plug. Power supplies rated for less than 150mA will
cause the 1440 to act unreliably.

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  • Page 1 WARNING: Your 1440 comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200 power sup- ply. The 1440 requires 150mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Use of the wrong adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage the device and void the warranty.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1440, to use as if you recorded the loop on the 1440 to begin with. To download the application for Windows and Mac,...

  • Page 3: Quick Start Guide

    1. CABLE SETUP: Connect MIDI OUT from your MIDI Clock master device to the MIDI IN jack on the 1440. 2. 1440 SETUP: Enable external clock mode on the 1440 by pressing the EXT CLK button so that it illuminates. Ensure the MEM LED is not lit. If it is lit, go to a different loop bank.

  • Page 4: Controls, Connections And Indicators

    5. CLOSE THE LOOP: When you’re ready to close the loop, press the LOOP foot- switch. Recording will stop on the next beat 1. Note: When making loops while the 1440 is synchronized to MIDI Clock, the loop lengths are quantized to the next bar. The bars can be either 3 or 4 beats in length.
  • Page 5 In COARSE mode, the speed shifts in ½ step intervals relative to the original loop. As the TEMPO knob is turned, the loop’s pitch and tempo both change in tandem. Whenever a new loop is recorded using the 1440’s internal tempo, the default tempo for the loop is 120 BPM.
  • Page 6 You may overdub in 1 SHOT mode as well. 14. EXT CLK Button When this button is lit, the 1440 will operate at a tempo set by external MIDI clock. The number of beats per bar are set in EXTC Mode.
  • Page 7 MIDI device. When the EXT CLK button is lit, the 1440 will oper- ate at a tempo set by the MIDI clock received at this jack. The 1440 can also respond to MIDI start and stop messages. See “External Clock Mode” on page 10 for details on MIDI with the 1440.

  • Page 8: Looping Guide

    Note: if the function order is REC/DUB/PLAY, the REC LED remains lit when the LOOP footswitch is pressed. The loop length is established and the 1440 will continue immediately into overdub mode. 3. All Loops play indefinitely. Each time the loop repeats, the PLAY LED will flash briefly.
  • Page 9 The Undo-Redo layer is preserved regardless of bank changes and power cycles. Undo-Redo is not available on loops exported from computer to 1440, even if the loops were originally created on the 1440. Erasing A Loop 1.

  • Page 10: Mode Knob Functions

    MIDI jack. Please note: the EXT CLK button must be enabled for the 1440 to synchronize to MIDI Clock. If the EXT CLK button is not lit, the 1440 uses its internal tempo setting. Enter the External Clock menu when “EXTC”...

  • Page 11: Fadeout

    1440. Recording begins on the next beat 1 after the LOOP footswitch is pressed. When set to full external clock sub-mode (XT), you may also arm the 1440 to begin recording at the moment play is enabled on the MIDI Clock master. First press the 1440’s LOOP footswitch, then press play on the MIDI master.

  • Page 12: Tempo Knob Precision

    MD.01 - MD.16 sets the MIDI receive channel to 1 through 16. By default, the 1440 is set to channel 1. MD.OM enables omni mode where the 1440 accepts MIDI messages on all 16 channels. For a complete list of MIDI mappings for PC and CC messages see page 16.

  • Page 13: Reference Guide And Special Features

    In 1 SHOT Mode, playback stop when the end of the loop is reached. t If the 1 SHOT button is turned on during loop playback, the 1440 stops play- back when the loop reaches its end (this can be used to “queue up” a loop ending even if looping has already been going for a long time).

  • Page 14: Loop Manager App

    The Electro-Harmonix 1440 Loop Manager app for Mac or Windows allows you to easily backup and restore any loops you’ve created on the 1440 as well as to export most audio files already found on your computer into a loop bank on the 1440.

  • Page 15: Firmware And App Updates

    Firmware and App Updates The 1440 Loop Manager app allows for updating the firmware on the 1440 and the app software itself. Press the settings button in the upper right corner of the app to reveal the settings menu. Here you can choose to update the application by clicking on “Software Update…”...

  • Page 16: Midi Mappings For Midi Pc And Cc Messages

    MIDI Mappings for MIDI PC and CC Messages MIDI Program Change (PC) Table PC# Function Notes Select Loop 1 Directly selects Loop 1 Select Loop 2 Directly selects Loop 2 Select Loop 3 Directly selects Loop 3 Select Loop 4 Directly selects Loop 4 Select Loop 5 Directly selects Loop 5...
  • Page 17 Always toggles Reverse and Octave modes, RV.OC function no matter the setting for SW.FX. Always performs the retrigger function, RETRIGGER function no matter the setting for SW.FX. Must receive three (3) consecutive Loop LOOP ERASE function Erase PC 34 commands to initiate loop erase function, otherwise PC 34 is ignored.

  • Page 18: Notes And Specifications

    Audio quality: 24-bit, 44.1kHz Sample rate t Bypass and dry signal: high quality analog buffered bypass at unity gain; dry signal is analog through the 1440. 1440 Loop Manager Application System Requirements t MAC: Operating system must be macOS X Sierra (10.12) or higher.

  • Page 19: Warranty Information And Compliance

    WARRANTY INFORMATION Please register online at www.ehx.com/product-registration or complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of purchase. Electro-Harmonix will repair or replace, at its discretion, a product that fails to operate due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of pur- chase.

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