Quick Start Guide - Electro-Harmonix 1440 Quick Start Manual

Setting Up The 1440
1. Connect the supplied EHX9.6DC AC Adapter into the 9V jack at the top of the
1440. Plug the AC Adapter into your wall.
2. Connect your guitar or other instrument into the INPUT jack(s) using a
standard 1/4" instrument cable. Connect the OUTPUT jack(s) to your amp or
other audio device with another standard 1/4" instrument cable.
3. Make sure the MEM LED is not lit. If it is, turn the MODE knob to select a
bank where the MEM LED turns off, or press and hold the STOP [FX] footswitch
for a few seconds to erase loop memory for the currently selected bank.
Creating A Loop And Using The Loop Footswitch (EXT CLK Disabled)
1. Ensure the EXT CLK button light is off. If it is lit, press the EXT CLK button
once to shut off the light.
2. RECORD: To record a loop, simply press the LOOP footswitch. Recording will
begin immediately.
3. CLOSE THE LOOP: When you are ready to close the loop, and set the loop
length, press the LOOP footswitch again. Recording will stop immediately
and the loop will immediately begin play back.
4. OVERDUB: To record an overdub, press the LOOP footswitch while the loop
is playing back. Overdub recording will begin immediately.
5. OVERDUB END: Press the LOOP footswitch to end overdub recording and
change to playback.
Note: If you do not want your initial loop audio to be reduced in volume,
turn the OVERDUB knob up to maximum.
6. UNDO/REDO: Press and hold the LOOP footswitch for 2 seconds to Undo the
last overdub, or Redo an overdub that was just undone.
7. STOP: To stop the loop, double tap the LOOP footswitch or press the STOP
[FX] footswitch once. Playback will stop immediately.
Note: If the STOP [FX] footswitch function has changed, pressing it will not
stop the loop. See page 10 for details on the STOP [FX] footswitch functionality.
8. PLAY AGAIN: To start playing back a previously recorded loop, tap the LOOP
footswitch once. The loop will immediately start playing back.
Creating A Loop with MIDI Clock
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.
3. MIDI MASTER PLAY: Press play on the MIDI Clock master. The 1 SHOT button blinks
on beat 1 only while the EXT CLK button blinks on the other beats in each bar.

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