FLAMMA FS21 Owner's Manual

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Page 1 Drummachine& Looperpedal OwnerʹsManual www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Content Precautions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 Lay out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03-04 art---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05 Instructions- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 06-11 Editor Software ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12-13 Drummachinerhythmlist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-19 Speciﬁcations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20-21 www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 3: Precautions
3. Heedallwarnings 4. Followallinstructions 5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater 6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth 7.Donotinstallnearanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer s ’ instructions 8.Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stovesorother apparati(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat 9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarizedplug hastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesanda thirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeofthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Ifthe providedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutletconsultanelectricianforreplacementofthe obsoleteoutlet 10.Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,convenience receptacles,andthepoint FCCcertification ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo conditions: Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference ● Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause ● undesiredoperation www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 4: Features
Features 1.44.1kHz24bithigh-qualitylooperanddrummachine 2.Upto4minutesofrecordingtimepereachtrack,40presetslots,and160minutestotal recordingcapacity. 3.100differentdrumgroovesfrom10uniquemusicstyles.10typesofmetronomesettings tochoosefrom. 4.EXTCTRLfunctionsupportsexternalfootswitchcontrol(purchasedseparately). 5.Supportsimport/exportrecordingviaUSB 6.Thedetailofrecordingisdisplayedbytheprogressbaronthescreen 7.Separatefootswitchforcontrollinglooperanddrummachine 8.Recordingsavedautomatically,evenafterFS21ispoweredoff www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 5: LayOut
Layout www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 6 Layout LOOPER：LOOPERcontrol.Selecttheposition,volumelevel,andfadeouttimeoftheLOOPER LOOPERLED：IndicatescurrentLOOPERparameters DisplayScreen RHYTHMLED：IndicatescurrentRHYTHMparameters RHYTHM：RHYTHMcontrol.Selecttherhythmtype,speed,andvolumeleveloftheRHYTHM setting. LeftFootswitch：ControltheRecord,DubandPlaybackinLOOPERmode;TaptempoforRHYTHM MERGERCTRL：ToggleLOOPERanddrummachinetoworkindependentlyorsimultaneuosly. Holdtodeleterecordedtracks RightFootswitch:ControlthePlayback,StopandDeleteinLOOPERmode;Play/StopforRHYTHM INPUTRIGHT:MONOaudioinputjack INPUTLEFT:MONOaudioinputjack.(ConnectbothLEFTandRIGHTinputtosetupstereoinput) EXTCTRL:Externalstereofootswitchjack OUTPUTLETF:Monooutputjack OUTPUTRIGHT:Monooutputjack(Connectbothoutputjackstosetupstereooutput) USB：Microtype-BUSB.Connecttocomputerforeditorsoftware,import/exportrecordedfiles, performfactoryreset DCIN：Powersupply,9V300mAnegativeinside. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 7: Start
Start Plugin9V300mApowersupplytoDCINjack. ConnectguitartotheLEFTINPUTviainstrumentcable. ConnecttheoutputoftheFS21toanampliﬁerorstompbox. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 8: Instructions
Instructions FS21hasbothLOOPERandRHYTHMmodules.UserscanswitchbetweenLOOPERand RHYTHMbypressingbothfootswitchessimultaneously.TheLEDofLOOPER(blue)and RHYTHM(red)willindicatecurrentmodule. LOOPER PressLOOPERknobtoselectafunctionbelow: MEMORY： LOOPERsavingmode.Inthismode,rotateLOOPERknobtoselectaslottosave looperﬁle. Currentsavingnumber MEM.1 Empty EMPTYindicatesemptyslot LEVEL： Playbackvolumelevelofthetracks.Rangesfrom-∞to+6dB.IfOUTPUTCLIPPINGis displayedonthescreen,pleaseturndownthevolumelevelofplayback. OUTPUT CLIPPING 0.0dB Whentheinputsignallevelisdetectedtobeclipping,“INPUTCLIPPING”willbedisplayedon thescreen.Pleaseturndowntheinputlevelortheoutputlevelofyourinstrument. INPUT CLIPPING www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 9 Instructions FADEOUT:Settingthetimeoffadeoutwhentheplaybackstops.Rangefrom1to5seconds. FADEOUTfunctionissettooﬀasdefault. FADE REC:PressLOOPERknobtoselectMEMORY.Rotatetoanemptyslot.Pressleftfootswitchto startrecording.Thescreenwilldisplay“REC”andtimerwillbegincounting. 5.2′S Playback:Aftercurrenttrackrecordingisﬁnished,pressrightfootswitchtostoprecording andbeginplayback.Progressbarwilldisplayplaytime. Dub:Aftercurrenttrackrecordingisﬁnished,pressleftfootswitchtoenterDubmode.itwill startrecordingwhileplayingbackpreviouslyrecordedtracks.Pressleftfootswitchagainto ﬁnishrecordingandbeginplaybackofallrecordedtracks. 0.0′S UNDO:Iftwoormoretrackshavebeenrecorded,pressandholdrightfootswitchfor2seconds duringplaybacktodeletethelasttrack.“UNDO”willbedisplayedonthescreen. UNDO www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 10 Instructions REDO:YoucanutilizeREDOtorecallthelasttrackyoudeleted.AfterUNDO,pressandhold rightfootswitchfor2secondstorecallthedeletedtrack.“REDO”willbedisplayedonthe screen. REDO STOP:Inplaybackmode,pressrightfootswitchtostopplayback.“STOP”willbedisplayedon thescreen.Youcanpresstherightfootswitchagaintocontinueplaying.Youcanalsopressleft footswitchwhileinSTOPmodetocontinueplayingandDUBanewtrack. CLEAR:InSTOPmode,pressandholdrightfootswitchfor2secondstoclearallthetracksin thecurrentslot.“EMPTY”willbedisplayedtoindicatecurrentslotisempty. Notice: 1.Ifonlyonetrackisrecorded,youcanpressandholdrightfootswitchfor2secondsduring recordingto deletethetrack;iftherearetwoormoretracksrecorded,pressandholdright footswitchfor2secondsduringrecordingtoUNDO/REDO.Ifyouwouldliketodeleteall tracks,youneedswitchto“STOP”modethenpressandholdrightfootswitchtoCLEAR. 2.Inplaybackmode,youcanpressLOOPERknobtoselectMEMORYandnavigatetodesired tracksinslot. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 11 Instructions RHYTHM PressRHYTHMknobtoselectafunctionbelow: IntheRHYTHMmode,theleftfootswitchwillblinkinREDandBLUE. SELECT:RotatetheRHYTHMtoselectfrom100diﬀerentdrumgroovesfrom10stylesofmusicaswell as10stylesofmetronome. VOLUME:AdjusttheplayvolumelevelofRHYTHM.Defaultvalueis5,whichcorrespondstono attenuationorincreasetooriginalsignal. BPM:ShowBPM(Beatperminute)ofRHYTHM.TheLEDlightabovetheleftfootswitchwillblinkto indicatecurrentBPMofRHYTHM.PleaserefertotheTAPTEMPOsectionforBPMsettingprocedure. On/Oﬀ:InRHYTHMmode,pressrightfootswitchoncetoturnon/oﬀRHYTHM.TheLEDaboveright footswitchwillindicatetheon/oﬀofRHYTHM. TAPTEMPO:InRHYTHMmode,pressleftfootswitchtwoormoretimesatthedesiredtempotoset theBPMofthecurrentRHYTHM.TheLEDabovetheleftfootswitchwillindicatecurrent BPM(beats perminute). Tips:WhileRHYTHMmodeison,youcanswitchtoSELECTmodetoselectbetweendiﬀerentgrooves. However,unliketheLOOPER,theRHYTHMsettingwillnotswitchuntilcurrentbarhasﬁnished. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 12 Instructions LOOPER+RHYTHM When RHYTHM is oﬀ, while using the LOOPER to record, RHYTHM will start automatically in playback/DUBmodesaftertheﬁrsttrackhasrecorded. YoucanturnonRHYTHMbeforerecording,thenswitchtoLOOPERtostartrecording. RHYTHMwillrunsimultaneouslywithLOOPER. LOOPERandRHYTHMaretwoindividualmodules.Theon/oﬀofonewillnotaﬀecttheother. MERGERCTRL MERGERCTRLbuttoncanbeaccessedtoplay/stopbothLOOPERandRHYTHMsimultaneously. *PressMERGERCTRLbuttontoactivate,LEDbuttonwillturngreen. EnterRHYTHMmoduletosettherhythmtypeandBPM. SwitchtoLOOPERmodule,pressleftfootswitchtostartrecording.Beforestarting, acount-inbarwillbeplayedthentherecordinganddrummachinewill start simultaneously.“REC”willbedisplayedonthescreen. Tips: 1.Theminimumrecordingcapacityisonebar.SwitchingtoPlayback/Dubmodewhentherecordingis lessthanonebar,therecordingwillnotstopuntilcurrentbarisﬁnished. 2.Whentherecordedtimeismorethanonebarandlessthan1.5bar,switchingtoPlayback/Dubwill onlysavetheﬁrstfullbar.RHYTHMandPlayback/DUBwillthenreturntothestartofthebar. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 13 Instructions Notice: 1.WhenaLOOPERﬁleisrecorded,ifyouswitchtherhythmtypetoadiﬀerenttimesignature, suchas4/4to3/4,LOOPERandRHYTHMmaynotworknormallyastheycannotbejustiﬁed witheachother. 2.WhenMERGERCTRLisactivated,pressrightfootswitchtoaccessPlay/StopofbothLOOPER andRHYTHM.PressingandholdingrightfootswitchwillclearallthetracksandRHYTHMwill stopautomatically. ExternalFootswitch FS21supportsexternalfootswitchcontrolviaEXTCTRLport.(Externalfootswitchpurchased separately) ExternalFootswitch MODESWITCH DOWN MODESWITCH:PresstoswitchbetweenLOOPERandRHYTHMmodules UP/DOWN:PresstoselectrhythmtypeinRHYTHM.PresstoselectMEMORYslotinLOOPER. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 14: Editor Software
Editor Software FS21supportsimport/exportlooperﬁlesandFactoryResetviaeditorsoftware.Pleaseenter relevantpageofhttps://www.ﬂammainnovation.comfordownload. Downloadandinstalltheeditorsoftwareandaudiodrivers.ConnectFS21withcomputervia USBtoaccesstheeditorsoftwarecontrol. Whenconnectingwithcomputer,“USBconnect”willbedisplayedonthescreen.TheFS21can becontrolledbythesoftwareonly.Buttonsandfootswitcheswillnotrespondinthismode. connect Interfaceofeditorsoftware Loop Management DEVICE COMPUTER L O O P E R & D R U M Eraseall Name:Listontheleft-handsideshows40saveslotsinMEMORY.Slotnameindarkindicates thelooperﬁleanditsduration.Slotnameingreyindicatesemptyslot. Play:Clickontoplaythecurrentlooperﬁle,clickagaintostopplaying. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 15 Editor Software Import:Clickonthetoimporttheaudioﬁlefromcomputertocurrentslot.Ifloopﬁle alreadyexistsincurrentslot,youcanchoosetoreplacethepreviousﬁle. Export:Clickonthetoexportloopﬁlefromcurrentslottocomputer.Ifcurrentslotisempty, theiconwillturngreyandcannotbeclicked. Delete:Clickontheicontodeletelooperﬁleincurrentslot.Iftheslotisempty,theiconwill turn greyandcannotbeclicked. MERGE:PressSHIFT/CTRLandleftclickontheﬁlestochoosemultipleﬁlessimultaneously. Youcanimport/outport/deleteselectedﬁles. RESET:ClcikontoresetFS21tofactorysettings. Eraseall Notice: 1.TheexportedaudioﬁlefromtheLOOPERrecording,withouttheRHYTHMsound. 2.Deletingalooperﬁlefromaslotwillsetthevolume,BPM,rhythmtypeorotherparameters ofbacktodefaultsettings. www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 16: DrumMachineRhythmList
FS21drummachinerhythmlist （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 1、 POP （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 2、 ROCK www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 17 FS21drummachinerhythmlist （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 3、 METAL （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 4、 DISCO www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 18 FS21drummachinerhythmlist （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 5、 FUNK （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 6、 BLUES www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 19 FS21drummachinerhythmlist （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 7、 HIP-HOP （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 8、 JAZZ www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 20 FS21drummachinerhythmlist （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 9、 LATIN （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 10、 FUSION 11/8 11/8 www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 21 FS21drummachinerhythmlist （GENRE）（PATTERN） (TIMESIG) （BPM） 11、 METRON 10/8 11/8 12/8 www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 22: Specifications
103 dB Frequency 20Hz~20KHz, +0 / -1 dB Output Type Two 1/ 4'' unbalanced mono audio jacks Impedance 470 ohm Maximum Input Level 3 dBu Output A/DConversion Dynamic 106 dB Frequency 20Hz~20KHz, +0 / -1 dB Type Type-B Micro USB www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
Page 23 Specifications EXTCTRL Type 1/ 4'' TRS jack x 1 Power Supply DC 9V, 300mA Output Dimension 85mmX120mmX33mm Weight 0.367kg Safet y Inst ruct ion & Warrant y Card, Accessories St icker, quick guide www.ﬂammainnovation.comShenzhenFlammaInnovationCo.,Ltd...
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