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Your PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor has been designed to comply with the following Standards and Directives as set forth by the European Union: Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, 76/769/EC, 1994/62/EC, 2000/ 53/EC, 2002/95/EC Standard(s): EN55022, EN50082-1, EN60065 This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used.
PRECAUTIONS NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS SECTION TO PROVIDE YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE USE. THIS UNIT REQUIRES CAREFUL HANDLING. • All warnings on this equipment and in the operating instructions should be adhered to and all operating instructions should be followed. • Do not use this equipment near water. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the unit through any openings.
Introduction The PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor provides 8 discrete Loops all with True Bypass, buffered and non buffered signal paths, 128 programmable presets with Real time control using the 9 high quality metal foot switches. The eight LOOPs may be configured for multiple purposes including Channel switching, effects loops, guitar routing and more.
PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor Top Panel 1 LOOP Switches These switches are used to turn "on/off" each individual loop. The LED above each switch will display the "current" status of the PatchMate. If an LED above a switch is lit, that LOOP is active. If the LED above a switch is not lit, the LOOP is not active or off. SECONDARY SWITCH FUNCTIONS - DESCRIPTIONS 1-6 These functions are only available once you have entered the "SETUP MODE".
PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor Top Panel Continued...... 6 CHANGES Function In this function switch 8 is used to select if you would like the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor to respond to MIDI Program changes and MIDI Controller changes or not. See the section in this manual called "CHANGES Function" for more details. 7 ACTIVE - Power LED When this LED is lit the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor is "ON" or "ACTIVE". To turn on the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor, use the POWER switch located on the back panel.
PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor Top Panel Side Panel 1 ACTIVE Input Jack Plug your guitar into this jack to use the buffered input. This ACTIVE Input Jack is connected to an active buffer that helps maintain signal strength when driving multiple devices in parallel. This "buffered" output is present on the "ACTIVE OUTPUT" on the back panel of the PatchMate.
PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor Back Panel NOTE: The following example is to illustrate a serial chain of effects and how the Patchmate Loop 8 Floor may be applied. It is not necessary to daisy chain each LOOP in the order listed below. You may use any LOOP you desire and in any order you choose. 1 LOOP Section Number "1" These jacks are used to connect your first device in the signal chain. These jacks correspond to the LOOP Button Number "1" on the front panel of the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor.
PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor Back Panel...continued.... 9 PASSIVE/ACTIVE OUTPUT Jack Use this jack to plug into the next unit in your signal chain or the desired LOOP. This jack can also be used as an output for the guitar signal when splitting the signal. This jack is the output for the PASSIVE/ACTIVE input jack located on the side panel of the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor. 10 ACTIVE OUTPUT Jack This jack is used to send your guitar signal to your desired device, such as an amplifier.
Individual LOOP Jacks Descriptions 1 IN Jack This is the first jack in the signal chain. The audio signal will enter the "LOOP" through this jack. 2 SEND - N.C. Jack This jack is used to send the signal to the desired audio device or to an amplifiers footswitch jack for N.C. (NORMALLY CLOSE) channel switching. 3 RETURN Jack This jack is used to receive the returned signal from the desired audio device.. 4 OUT - N.O.
Connections Note: to simplify the connection diagrams, all of the jacks may not be shown in similar locations as on unit, but the jack descriptions will show the correct connections This connection diagram shows one way to use the LOOPs in the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor to connect stompboxes (pedals). Although only two connections are shown here, you can follow a similar progression of connections using LOOPs 3-8.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the LOOPs in the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor. Although only two connections are shown here, you can follow a similar progression of connections using LOOPs 3-8.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the LOOPs in the PatchMate to connect to multiple effects processors.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the LOOPs in the PatchMate to connect to two different preamps. 1 OUT - N.O. RETURN SEND - N.C.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the LOOPs in the PatchMate to connect two amplifiers and select between the two.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor's SENDS to change change channels on an amplifier.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor's buffered connection.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to use the PatchMates buffered connection to connect to two different preamps.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows one way to connect the PatchMate to "MUTE" an effects processor where parallel effect routings are being implemented.
Connections....continued..... This connection diagram shows how to connect the PatchMate to a MIDI Controller such as the Rocktron MIDI Mate (use similar connections for the Rocktron All Access, All Access LTD and MIDI Xchange. Note: Internal PHANTOM POWER is provided by the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor via the MIDI IN connector pins 6 & 7 and will power your Rocktron MIDI Controller eliminating the need to have a power adapter plugged directly into the MIDI Controller. The power provided is 9VAC.
LOOPS and PRESETS Descriptions- Creating & Storing: The PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor has two basic MODES of operation, LOOP MODE (Default) and PRESET MODE. LOOP MODE LOOP Mode is when the PatchMate is in a state where you can access (turn on/off) the individual "loops" using the switches marked 1-8 .
PRESETS - Selecting, Creating & Storing: To create and store a preset follow these instructions; To select a preset: 1 Press and Release the "STORE" Switch. The LED next to the word "PRESET" will light. 2 Press the desired PRESET number using the switches on the top panel. Switch Number 1 is preset number 1 and so on. 3 After the preset has been selected the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor will revert to "LOOP" Mode. You will now be able to turn ON/OFF LOOPS within this preset.
PRESETS Recall - Loop and Instant In order to provide the ultimate flexibility the operating system has been upgraded. The Patchmate Loop 8 Floor now has two different Preset Recall modes RETURN TO LOOP and INSTANT. The Patchmate Loop 8 Floor is shipped in the RETURN TO LOOP Preset Recall . Below are descriptions of each mode of operation. The following pages of this document replaces pages 23 and 25 of the manual.
Setup your PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor: SETUP MODE: To enter setup mode once you turn the power on you have 3 seconds to press the Store button once. After the 3 second time out it will enter the SETUP MODE...... and the STORE LED will blink. You are now in the MIDI CONFIGURATION PROGRAMMING MODE. Note: If you do not press the store button within the first 3 seconds proceeding the initial power up, the Patchmate Loop 8 will automatically enter normal mode and recall preset number 1. 1.
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MIDI Controller Bank Setup 3. Once you have pressed the Store switch from step 2, the TOP PANEL SWITCH LEDs [ 1 thru 8 ] will blink twice and the STORE BUTTON will continue to blink signifying that the MIDI CONTROLLER BANK information is now being displayed. 4. You may now make your MIDI CONTROLLER BANK selections based on the MIDI CONTROLLER BANK SETUP diagram on the following pages or you may PRESS CANCEL [ 6 ] ON then PRESS and RELEASE the STORE BUTTON. 5.
MIDI Controller Bank Setup *CANCEL: PRESS SWITCH 6 then PRESS and RELEASE the STORE BUTTON to CANCEL the PROGRAMMING MODE. Note: If CANCEL is executed any modified information will not be retained.
Preset Dump MIDI PRESET DUMP PROCEDURE: To DUMP or copy presets from your PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor to another PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor, first connect the two via MIDI OUT of the sending PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor to the MIDI IN of the receiving PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor. 1. Turn the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor “ON”, within the first 3 seconds press and release the STORE button. The Store Button will begin “flashing”.
Stereo Link To link loops in Stereo, follow these instructions 1. Turn the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor "ON", then press and hold the STORE button down until the STORE LED starts "flashing". Note that this procedure must be done within 3 seconds of the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor being turned "ON" 2. Press SWITCH 7 (STEREO LINK), the LED above it will be lit. 3 SWITCHES 1, 2, 3 and 4 now become the STEREO LINK switches.
How to use an external MIDI Controller with the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor SETTING PatchMate USING MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES Now that you have configured your PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor MIDI CHANNEL to the same channel as your midi controller along with enabling PROGRAM CHANGES ON, you are now ready to program your presets. Make sure you have exited the MIDI CONFIGURATION PROGRAMMING MODE before using your PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor with a Midi Controller. 1.
How to use an external MIDI Controller with the PatchMate LOOP 8 Floor.......continued.... On the initial reception of this ON state value the target relay will be activated followed by the execution of the delay release timer. Note: When this feature is being used any transmitted value of 0 will be ignored as the delay will handle the off state execution. Therefore Momentary amplifier switching may be attained without the need to provide a momentary controller message.
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