Electro-Harmonix STEREO MEMORY MAN WITH HAZARAI User Manual page 9

BLEND KNOB
The BLEND knob is a wet/dry control for the effect outputs. Turning the BLEND knob to its
minimum counter-clockwise position will yield 100% dry and no wet signal. Turning the
BLEND knob to its maximum clockwise position will give you 100% wet and no dry signal.
To obtain a nice balance of both wet and dry signals turn the BLEND knob to 50%.
TAP / RECORD Footswitch
The TAP/RECORD footswitch has multiple functions assigned to it depending on the
currently selected mode and how long the switch is pressed for.
TAP Tempo Function:
TAP/RECORD footswitch briefly two or more times sets the
delay time. If the TAP/RECORD footswitch is pressed more
than two times, the SMMH will average out the time
between taps for the delay time.
Loop RECORD Function: For all modes except 1 SEC + REV mode: pressing
and holding the TAP/ RECORD footswitch for more than half
a second will begin the recording of a loop. The loop will
actually begin recording as soon as you press the footswitch
but you need to keep the switch down for half a second so
that the SMMH will know you are creating a loop. To end the
loop recording release the TAP/RECORD footswitch. The
loop length will be the total time that the footswitch was
held down.
Loop OVERDUB Function: For all modes except 1 Sec + Rev mode: while a
loop is already playing, pressing and holding the
TAP/RECORD footswitch for more than half a second will
begin overdubbing onto the loop in memory. The SMMH will
begin recording the overdub as soon as you press and hold
the footswitch but it must be held for half a second for it to
register as an overdub. The TAP/RECORD footswitch may be
held for as long as needed for the overdub. This will not
cause the loop length to change.
REVERSE Play Function: In the 1 SEC + REV mode, pressing and holding the
TAP/RECORD footswitch will begin reverse playback of the
previous 6 seconds of dry playing. For example, when in this
mode, if you play a note and let it fade out for a couple of
For all modes except LOOP mode: pressing the
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seconds, then hold down the TAP/RECORD footswitch, you
will hear your note played back in reverse. This gives you
the ability to access Reverse playback that you can control
directly with your foot. There is no loop recording while in
this mode though if a loop is in memory it will continue to
playback.
Loop TAP TEMPO Function: In LOOP mode, after you have recorded a loop,
the SMMH will estimate the loop's tempo based on the
length of the loop. The Beat LED will blink at this estimated
tempo. Briefly pressing the TAP/RECORD footswitch more
than once will change the loop's tempo without changing its
pitch. Since you can also change the pitch and tempo of the
loop using the DELAY knob the function last used will take
precedence.
Erasing a Loop: While the SMMH is in Bypass mode, the loop currently in
memory can be erased by pressing and holding the
TAP/RECORD footswitch for half a second. Once the loop
has been erased the LOOP LED will turn off.
BEAT LED
In all modes except LOOP mode, the BEAT LED blinks at the same rate as the current delay
time setting. If the delay time is below 50 mS the BEAT LED will blink so fast it will look like
the LED is lit solid, this is normal.
In LOOP mode the BEAT LED will blink on the beat of the loop's tempo.
BYPASS Footswitch / STATUS LED
The Bypass footswitch toggles the SMMH between effect mode and bypass mode. If the
STATUS LED is lit then the SMMH is in effect mode. If the STATUS LED is off, then the
SMMH is in bypass mode.
In Bypass mode, the MONO/Left Input Jack is connected directly to the MONO/Left Output
Jack. The Right Input Jack is connected directly to the Right Output Jack. If no plug is
inserted into the Right Input Jack, then the MONO/Left Input Jack will also connect to the
Right Output Jack.
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