LEKATO 2 In 1 Drum Looper Pedal Owner’s Manual

: June 14, 2024
: LEKATO

Table of Contents

Precautions
Features
Start
Lay out
Instructions
Editor Software
Specifications
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LEKATO 2 In 1 Drum Looper Pedal Owner’s Manual

Precautions

Please read the instructions carefully before using this product Power Supply

Please use DC9V300mA power supply. Improper power supply may cause short circuit and equipment damage. Please disconnect the power supply for long-time no use.

Safety precautions

Please read the instructions carefully
Heed all warnings
It can only be used within the voltage and current range of this power supply
Please keep the equipment away from water source or place with high humidity
Please wipe the product surface with clean and dry cloth when cleaning
To avoid interference, please keep away from radio, TV or other equipment with magnetic field when using the product
Do not collide, throw or vibrate this product
Make sure there is no paper, plastic, metal or other solid object falls into any of the ventilation openings
Do not drop and subject the unit to shock and excessive pressure
Do not disassemble the equipment for removing internal parts or making any modifications

Features

44.1kHz 24bit high-quality looper and drum machine
Up to 4 minutes of recording time per each track, 40 preset slots, and 160 minutes total recording capacity
100 different drum grooves from 10 unique music styles. 10 types of metronome settings to choose from
EXT CTRL function supports external footswitch control (purchased separately)
Supports import/export recording via USB
The detail of recording is displayed by the progress bar on the screen
Separate foot switch for controlling looper and drummachine
Automatically save all recorded content when power off

Start

Connect the 9V power supply to the
power connector Connect the output interface of this equipment
Connect the guitar to the input jack (LEFT) with an instrument cable with amplifer or other effectors
Connecting

Lay out

Parts Descriptons

LOOPER: LOOPER control. Select the position, volume level, and fade out time of the LOOPER
LOOPER LED: Indicates current LOOPER parameters
Display Screen: Display current status information
RHYTHM LED: Indicates current RHYTHM parameters
MERGER CTRL: Toggle LOOPER and drum machine to work independently or simultaneuosly.
Hold to delete recorded tracks
RHYTHM: RHYTHM control. Select the rhythm type, speed, and volume level of the RHYTHM setting
Right Footswitch: Control the Playback, Stop and Delete in LOOPER mode; Play/Stop for RHYTHM
Left Footswitch: Control the Record, Dub and Playback in LOOPER mode; Tap tempo for RHYTHM
INPUT RIGHT: MONO audio input jack
INPUT LEFT: MONO audio input jack. (Connect both LEFT and RIGHT input to set up stereo input)
EXT CTRL: External stereo footswitch jack(See operation step 11)
OUTPUT LEFT: Mono output jack (Connect both output jacks to set up stereo output)
OUTPUT RIGHT: Mono output jack
DC IN: Power interface (9V500mA external positive and internal negative)
USB: Type-C USB. Connect to computer for editor software, import/export recorded files, perform factory reset

Instructions

LOOPER and RHYTHM modules
Users can switch between LOOPER and RHYTHM by pressing both footswitches simultaneously. The LED of LOOPER (Green) and RHYTHM(Red) will indicate current module.

LOOPER modules: Press LOOPER knob to select a function below:

MEMORY: LOOPER has 40 storage positions (MEM.1…40), Empty is the storage vacancy, choose the storage position by rotating LOOPER knob.

LEVEL: Playback volume level of the tracks. Ranges from-0 to +6dB. If OUTPUT CLIPPING is displayed on the screen, please turn down the volume level of playback.

INPUT CLIPPING: When the input signal level is detected to be
clipping, INPUT CLIPPING will be displayed on the screen. Please turn down the input level or the output level of your instrument.

FADE OUT: Setting the time of fade out when the playback stops. Range from 1 to 5 seconds. FADE OUT function is set to off as default.

REC: Press LOOPER knob to select MEMORY. Rotate to an empty slot. Press left footswitch to start recording. The screen will display REC and timer will begin counting.

Playback: After current track recording is finished, press right footswitch to stop recording and begin Playback. Progress bar will display play time.

DUB: After current track recording is finished, press left footswitch to enter DUB mode. it will start recording while playing back previously recorded tracks. Press left footswitch again to finish recording and begin playback of all recorded tracks.

UNDO: If two or more tracks have been recorded, press and hold right footswitch for 2 seconds during playback to delete the last track, UNDO will be displayed on the screen.

REDO: You can utilize REDO to recall the last track you deleted. After UNDO, press and hold right footswitch for 2 seconds to recall the deleted track. REDO will be displayed on the screen.

STOP: In playback mode, press right footswitch to stop playback. STOP will be displayed on the screen. You can press the right footswitch again to continue playing. You can also press left footswitch while in STOP mode to continue playing and DUB a new track.

CLEAR: In STOP mode, press and hold right footswitch for 2 seconds to clear all the tracks in the current slot. EMPTY will be displayed to indicate current slot is empty.

Notice:

If only one track is recorded, you can press and hold right footswitch for 2 seconds during recording to delete the track; if there are two or more tracks recorded, press and hold right footswitch for 2 seconds during recording to UNDO/REDO. If you would like to delete all tracks, you need switch to STOP mode then press and hold right footswitch to CLEAR.
In playback mode, you can press LOOPER knob to select MEMORY and navigate to desired tracks in slot.

RHYTHM modules
Press RHYTHM knob to select a function below:

In the RHYTHM mode, the left footswitch will blink in RED and BLUE.

SELECT: Rotate the RHYTHM to select from 100 different drum grooves from 10 styles of music as well as 10 styles of metronome.

VOLUME: Adjust the play volume level of RHYTHM, Default value is 10, which corresponds to no attenuation or increase to original signal.

BPM: Show BPM (Beat per minute) of RHYTHM. The LED in the light the left footswitch will blink to indicate current BPM of RHYTHM.

On/Off: In RHYTHM mode, press right footswitch once to turn on/off RHYTHM. The LED in the right footswitch will indicate the on/off of RHYTHM.

TAP TEMPO: In RHYTHM mode, press left footswitch two or more times at the desired tempo toset the BPM of the current RHYTHM. The LED above the left footswitch will indicate current BPM(Beats per minute).

Tips: While RHYTHM mode is on, you can switch to SELECT mode to select between different grooves. However, unlike the LOOPER, the RHYTHM setting will not switch until current bar has finished.

LOOPER+RHYTHM
WhenRHYTHM is off, while using the LOOPER to record, RHYTHM will start automatically in playback/DUB modes after the first track has recorded.
You can turn on RHYTHM before recording, then switch to LOOPER to start recording. RHYTHM will run simultaneously with LOOPER.
LOOPER and RHYTHM are two individual modules. The on/off of one will not affect the other.

MERGER CTRL
MERGER CTRL button can be accessed to play/stop both LOOPER and RHYTHM simultaneously Press MERGER CTRL button to activate, LED button will turn blue.
Enter RHYTHM module to set the rhythm type and BPM.
*Switch to LOOPER module, press left footswitch to start recording. Before starting, a count-in bar will be played then the recording and drum machine will start simultaneously. REC will be displayed on the screen.

Tips:

The minimum recording capacity is one bar. Switching to Playback/Dub mode when the recording is less than one bar, the recording will not stop until current bar is finished.
When the recorded time is more than one bar and less than 1.5 bar, switching to Play back/Dub will only save the first full bar. RHYTHM and Playback/DUB will then return to the start of the bar

Notice:

When a LOOPER file is recorded, if you switch the rhythm type to a different time signature, such as 4/4 to 3/4, LOOPER and RHYTHM may not work normally as they cannot be justified with each other.
When MERGER CTRL is activated, press right footswitch to access Play/Stop of both LOOPER and RHYTHM. Pressing and holding right footswitch will clear all the tracks and RHYTHM will stopautomatically.

External Footswitch
supports external footswitch control via EXT CTRL port. (External footswitch purchased separately)
LOOPER and RHYTHM modules

Control switching between LOOPER mode and RHYTHM mode when double pegs are pressed simultaneously.
UP pegs select the drum machine rhythm up in RHYTHM mode and MEMORY up in LOOPER mode.
DOWN pegs select the drum machine rhythm down in RHYTHM mode, and MEMORY down in LOOPER mode.

Editor Software

Supports import/export looper files and Factory Reset via editor software. Please enter relevant page of www.lekatodeal.com for download.

Download and install the editor software and audio drivers. Connect with computer via USB to access the editor software control.

LOOPER&DRUM When connecting with computer, USB connect will be displayed on the screen, The can be controlled by the software only, Buttons and footswitches will not respond in this mode.

Interface of editor software
List on the right hand side shows 40 save slots in MEMORY, Slot name in dark indicates the looper file and its duration; Slot name in grey indicates empty slot.

Import: Click on the to import the audio file from computer to current slot, If loop file already exists in current slot, you can choose to replace the previous file.

Export: Click on the to export loop file from current slot to computer, If current slot is empty, the icon will turn grey and cannot be clicked.

DELETE: Click on the icon to delete looper file in current slot. If the slot is empty, the icon will turn grey and cannot be clicked.

MERGE: Press SHIFT/CTRL and left click on the files to choose multiple files simultaneously. You can import/outport/delete selected files.

RESET: Cicik on all to reset LPOOPER&DRUM to factory settings,

Notice:

1. The exported audio file from the LOOPER recording, without the RHYTHM sound.
2. Deleting a looper file from a slot will set the volume, BPM, rhythm type or other parameters of back to default settings.

Specifications

Algorithm	Maximum recording time of each track	4 minutes
Maximum number of recording tracks in each slot	No limitation
INPUT	INPUT
Type	Two 1/4″ unbalanced mono audio jacks
IN impedance	1 Meg ohm
Maximum Input Level	3 dBu