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5

RIFF-O-

MATIC

LJ

4

oO

Variable

Tempo

/

Constant

Pitch

Phrase

Recorder

WARNING

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

‘expose

this

appliance

to

rain

or

moisture,

Operator’s

Manual

fia

ae

|

WARNING

WARNING

‘The

U40

is

designed

to

be

used

in

a

standard

household

environment,

Power

requirements

for

electrical

equipment

vary

from

area

to

area,

Please

ensure

that

your

AC

Adaptor

supplied

meets

the

power

requirements

in

your

area.

If

in

doubt,

consult

a

qualified

electrician

or

Akai

Professional

dealer.

120

VAC

@

60

Hiz

for

USA

and

Canada

220-230/240

VAC.

@

50

Hz

for

Europe

240

VAC

@

50

Hz

for

Australia

PROTECTING

YOURSELF

AND

THE

U40

+

Never

touch

the

AC

Adaptor

with

wet

hands,

+

Always

disconnect

the

AC

Adaptor

from

the

power

supply

by

pulling

on

the

adaptor/plug,

not

the

cord,

+

Allow

only

an

Akai

Professional

dealer

or

qualified

professional

engineer

to

repair

ot

reassemble

the

U40,

Apart

from

voiding

the

warranty,

unauthorized

engineers

might

touch

live

internal

parts

and

receive

a

serious

electrical

shock.

+

Donot

put,

oF

allow

anyone

to

put

any

object,

especially

metal

objects,

into

the

UAO,

+

Use

only

a

household

AC

power

supply.

Never

use

a

DC

power

supply,

*+

If

water

orany

other

liquid

is

spilled

into

or

onto

the

U40,

disconnect

the

power,

and

call

your

dealer.

+

Make

sure

that

the

unit

is

well-ventilated,

and

away

from

direct

suntight.

+

Toavoid

damage

to

internal

circuitry,

as

well

as

the

external

finish,

keep

the

U40

away

from

sources

of

direct

heat

(stoves,

radiators,

et).

+

Avoid

using

aerosol

insecticides,

etc,

near

the

U40,

They

may

damage

the

surface,

and

may

ignite,

+

Do

not

use

denaturated

alcohol,

thinner

or

similar

chemicals

to

clean

the

U40,

They

witl

damage

the

finish,

*

Modification

of

this

equipment

is

dangerous,

and

can

result

in

the

functions

of

the

Ud0

being,

impaired,

Never

attempt

to

modify

the

equipment

in

any

way,

+

Make

sure

that

the

U40

is

always

well-supported

when

in

use

on

a

firm

level

surface.

+

Inorder

to

assure

optimum

performance

of

your

U40,

select

the

setup

location

carefully,

and

make

sure

the

equipment

is

used

properly.

Avoid

setting

up

the

Ud0

in

the

following

locations

In

a

humid

or

dusty

environment

Ina

room

with

poor

ventilation

(On

a

surface

which

is

not

horizontal

Inside

a

vehicle

such

as

a

car,

where

it

will

be

subject

to

vibration

In

an

extremely

hot

or

cold

environment

weepe

RIFF-O-MATIC

U40

i

WARNING.

WARNING!

To

prevent

fre

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

this

appliance

to

rain

or

moisture.

1-En

CAUTION

(Only

for

the

product

sold

in

Canada

and

U.S.A.)

To

prevent

electric

shock,

do

not

use

this

polarized

AC

power

plug

with

an

extension

cord,

receptacle,

or

other

outlet

unless

the

blades

can

be

fully

inserted

to

prevent

blade

exposure.

14-En

ATTENTION

Alin

d'éviter

tout

risque

de

décharge

électrique,

n’

utilise

pas

cette

prise

polarisée

avec

une

rallonge,

une

prise

de

courant

ou

autre

sortie

&

moins

que

les

lames

pulssent

étre

complétement

insérées

et

qu'elles

ne

solent

plus

visibles.

14F

IMPORTANT

This

equipment

is

fited

with

an

approved

converter

plug.

To

change

the

fuse

in

this

type

of

plug

proceed

as

follows:

1)

Remove

the

fuse

cover

and

old

fuse.

2)

Fit

new

fuse

which

should

be

a

BS1362

5

Amp

A.S.T.A,

or

BSI

approved

type.

3)

Refit

the

fuse

cover.

It

the

AG

mains

plug

fitted

to

the

lead

supplied

with

this

equipment

is

not

suitable

for

your

type

of

‘AG

outlet

sockets,

it

should

be

changed

to

an

AC

mains

lead,

complete

with

moulded

plug

of

the

‘appropriate

type,

I

this

is

not

possible,

the

plug

should

be

cut

off

and

a

correct

one

fitted

to

suit

the

AG

outlet.

This

should

be

fused

at

§

Amps.

Haplug

without

a

use

Is

used,

the

fuse

at

the

distribution

board

should

not

be

greater

than

§

Amp.

PLEASE

NOTE:

THE

SEVERED

PLUG

MUST

BE

DESTROYED

TO

AVOID

A

POSSIBLE

SHOCK

HAZARD SHOULD

IT

BE

INSERTED

INTO

A

13

AMP

SOCKET

ELSEWHERE.

‘The

wires

in

this

mains

lead

are

coloured

in

accordance

with

the

following

code:

BLUE

|

—NEUTRAL

BROWN

—LIVE

‘As

the

colours

of

the

wires

in

the

mains

lead

of

this

apparatus

may

not

correspond

with

the

coloured

markings

identifying

the

terminals

in

your

plug,

please

proceed

as

follows:

‘The

wite

which

is

coloured

BLUE

must

be

connected

to

the

terminal

which

is

marked

with

the

letter

N

or

coloured

BLACK.

The

wire

which

is

coloured

BROWN

must

be

connected

to

the

terminal

which

is

marked

with

the

letter

L

or

coloured

RED.

DO

NOT

CONNECT

ANY

WIRE

TO

THE

PIN

MARKED

E

OR

+

OR

COLOURED

GREEN

OR

YELLOW

&

GREEN

WHEN

WIRING

THE

PLUG.

Ensure

that

all

the

terminals

are

securely

tightened

and

no

loose

strands

of

wire

exist.

Before

replacing

the

plug

cover,

make

certain

the

cord

arip

is

clamped

over

the

outar

sheath

of

the

lead

and

not

simply

over

the

wires.

6F-En

i

RIFF-O-MATIC

U0

WARNING

CHANGES

OR

MODIFICATIONS

NOT

EXPRESSLY

APPROYED

BY

THE

MANUFACTURER:

FOR

COMPLIANCE

COULD

VOID

THE

USER'S

AUTHORITY

TO

OPERATE

THE

EQUIPMENT.

32-En

FCC

WARNING

This

equipment

has

been

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

digital

device

pursuant

to

Part

15

of

the

FCC

rules.

These

limits

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

harmful

interference

in

a

residential

installation.

This

equipment

generates,

uses,

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy

and,

if

not

installed

and

used

in

accordance

with

the

instructions,

‘may

cause

harmful

interlerence

to

radio

communications.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

parécular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

harmtul

interference

to

radio

or

television

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

10

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

+

Reorient

or

relocate

the

receiving

antenna.

+

Increase

the

separation

between

the

equipment

and

receiver.

+

Connectthe

equipment

into

an

outlet

ona

circuit

ciferent

rom

that

to

which

the

receiver

is

connected.

+

Consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/TV

technician

for

help.

21B-En

AVIS

POUR

LES

ACHETEURS

CANADIENS

DU

U40

Le

présont

appareil

numérique

n’ément

pas

de

bruits

radioélectriques

dépassant

les

limites

‘applicables

aux

appareils

numériques

de

la

Class

Bpresorites

dans

le

Réglement

sur

lebrouillage

radioélectrique

édicté

par

le

ministere

des

Communications

du

Canada.

27-F

This

digital

apparatus

does

not

exceed

the

Class

B

limits

for

radio

noise

emissions

from

digital

‘apparatus

set

outin

the

Rack

Interlerence

Regulations

of

the

Canackan

Department

of

Communications.

27-En

FUR

KUNDEN

IN

DER

BUNDESREPUBLIK

DEUTSCHLAND

Bescheinigung

von

AKAI

Hiermit

wird

bescheinigt,

da8

das

Gerdt

AKA

uso

in

Ubereinstimmung

mit

den

Bestimmungen

der

‘Amtsblattverfgung

1046/1984

funkentstirt

ist.

Der

Deutschen

Bundespostwurde

das

Inverkehrbringen

dieses

Gerdtes

angezeigt

und

die

Berichtigung

zur

Uberpriitung

der

Serie

auf

Einhaltung

der

Bestimmungen

eingeraumt.

AKAI

ELECTRIC

CO.,

LTD.

178-6

‘This

appliance

is

not

equipped

with

a

main

power

switch.

Even

when

the

appliance

is

turned

off,

the

power

supply

to

the

appliance

is

not

completely

turned

off

when

the

power

cord

is

plugged

in.

Pull

out

the

adaptor

when

not

using

the

appliance

for

long

periods.

4-En

RIFP-O-MATIC

U40

iit

WARRANTY

wv

WARRANTY

AKAI

Electric

Co.

Ltd.

warrants

its

products,

when

purchased

from

an

authorized

“AKAI

professional”

dealer,

to

be

free

from

defects

in

materials

and

workmanship

for

a

period

of

12

(twelve)

months

from

the

date

of

purchase.

Warranty

service

is

effective

and

available

to

the

original

purchase

only,

and

only

on

completion

and

return

of

the

AKAI

Warranty

Registration

Card

within

14

days

of

purchase.

Warranty

coverage

is

valid

for

factory-authorized

updates

to

AKAI

instruments

and

their

software,

when

their

installation

is

performed

by

an

authorized

AKAI

Service

Center,

and

a

properly

completed

Warranty

Registration

has

been

returned

to

your

“AKAI

professional”

dealer.

‘To

obtain

service

under

this

warranty,

the

product

must,

on

discovery

of

the

defect,

be

properly

packed

and

shipped

to

the

nearest

AKAI

Service Center,

The

party

requesting

warranty

service

must

provide

proof

of

original

ownership

and

date

of

purchase

of

the

product.

{Ifthe

warranty

is

valid,

AKAL

will,

without

charge

for

parts

or

labor,

ether

repair

or

replace

the

defective

part(s).

Without

a

valid

warranty,

the

entire

cost

ofthe

repair

(parts

and

labor)

is

the

responsibility

of

the

product's

owner.

AKAI

warrants

that

it

will

make

all

necessary

adjustments,

repairs

and

replacements

at

no

cost

to

the

original

owner

within

12

(twelve)

months

of

the

purchase

date

if:

1)

The

product

fails

to

perform

its

specified

functions

due

to

failure

of

one

or

more

of

its

components.

2)

‘The

product

fails

to

perform

its

specified

functions

due

to

defects

in

workmanship.

3)

The

product

has

been

maintained

and

operated

by

the

owner

in

strict

accordance

with

the

written

instructions

for

proper

maintenance

and

use

as

specified

in

this

Operator's

Manual.

Before

purchase

and

use,

owners

should

determine

the

suitability

of

the

product

for

their

intended

use,

and

owner

assumes

all

risk

and

liability

whatsoever

in

connection

therewith,

AKAI

shall

not

be

liable

for

any

injury,

loss

or

damage,

direct

or

consequential,

arising

out

of

use,

or

inability

to.use

the

product.

‘The

warranty

provides

only

those

benefits

specified,

and

does

not

cover

defects

or

repairsneeded

as

a

result

of

acts

beyond

the

control

of

AKAI,

including

but

not

limited

to:

1)

Damage

caused

by

abuse,

accident,

negligence.

2)

Damage

caused

by

any

tampering,

alteration

or

modification

of

the

product:

operating

software,

mechanical

or

electronic

components.

3)

Damage

caused

by

failure

to

maintain

and

operate

the

product

in

strict

accordance

with

the

written

instructions

for

proper

maintenance

and

use

as

specified

in

this

Operator’s

Manual.

4)

Damage

caused

by

repairs

or

attempted

repairs

by

unauthorized

persons.

5)

Damage

caused

by

fire,

smoke,

falling

objects,

water

or

other

liquids,

or

natural

events

such

as

rain,

floods,

earthquakes,

lightning,

tornadoes,

storms,

etc.

6)

Damage

caused

by

operation

on

improper

voltages.

IMPORTANT

NOTE:

This

warranty

becomes

void

fthe

productorits

softwareis

electronically

modified,

altered

or

tampered

with

in

any

way.

RIFF.O-MATIC

U40

WARRANTY

————

AKAL

shall

not

be

liable

for

costs

involved

in

packing

or

preparing

the

product

for

shipping,

with

regard

to

time,

labor,

or

materials,

shipping

or

freight

costs,

or

time

or

expense

involved

in

transporting

the

product

to

and

from

AKA

Authorized

Service

Center

or

Authorized

Dealer,

AKAL

will

not

cover

under

warranty

an

apparent

malfunction

that

is

determined

to

be

user

error,

or

owner's

inability

to

use

the

product,

‘THE

DURATION

OF

ANY

OTHER

WARRANTIES,

WHETHER

IMPLIED

OR

EXPRESS,

INCLUDING

BUT

NOTLIMITED

TOTHE

IMPLIED

CONDITION

OF

MERCHANTABILITY,

IS

LIMITED

TO

THE

DURATION

OF

THE

EXPRESS

WARRANTY

HEREIN,

AKALT

hereby

excludes

incidental

or

consequential

damages,

includi

ut

not

Limited

to:

1)

Loss

of

time,

2)

Inconvenience

3)

Delay

in

performance

of

the

Warranty,

4)

‘The loss

of

use

of

the

product,

5)

Commercial

loss.

6)

Breachof

any

expressor

implied

warranty,

including

the

Implied

Warranty

of

Merchantability,

applicable

to

this

product.

Copyright

Notice

The

AKAI

U0

is

a

computer-based

instrument

and

uses

software

contained

in

ROM,

Software

that

is

provided

with

the

instrument,

including

information

contained

in

this

manual,

is

copyrighted

by

applicable

laws.

You

can

use

that

soltware

or

information

concerning

the

instrument

only

for

personal

use.

You

are

strictly

prohibited

to

copy

or

modify

any

part

of

the

software

or

manual

without

written

permission

from

AKAL

ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

in

Japan.

RIFP-O-MATIC

U40

v

Table

of

Contents

Table

of

Contents

Introduction.

Panel

Descriptions

Connections

Recording

..

Edit

Parameters

a

ns

Loop

Points...

Note

Grabber

Function

Specifications

vi

RIFF-O-MATIC

U40

Introduction

Introduction

‘Thank

you

for

buying

an

AKAI

RIFF-O-MATIC

U40

Variable

Tempo/Constant

Pitch

Phrase

Recorder.

‘This

new

musical

tool

enables

you

to

sample

a

recorded

musical

phrase

and

play

it

back

at

one

of

the

tempos

provided

without

changing

its

original

pitch,

With

the

U40,

you

can

easily

transcribe

or

practice

along

with

phrases

that are

too

fast

to

distinguish

at

their

original

tempos,

‘Tomake

bestuse

of

the

U0,

please

read

this

manual

thoroughly

before

operating

it,

Also,

please

keep

this

manual

in

a

safe

location

for

future

reference,

Please

note:

Words

entirely

in

upper

case

letters

refer

to

controls

or

InpuVoutput

jackes

on

the

U40.

Features

+

Recording

possible

up

to

13

seconds

at

20

kHz

sampling

frequency

or

up

to

26

seconds

at

10

kHz

sampling

frequency

+

Playback

speed

switchable

to

Normal,

2/3,

or

1/2

+

Key

transposition

available

up

to:46

semitones

and

fine

tuning

of

the

pitch

of

the

recording,

+

Simple

operation

with

REC

and

PLAY

keys

for

immediate

looped

playback

+

Instrument

input

that

accepts

an

output

from

an

electric

guitar

or

bass

+

Note

grabber

function

for

looped

playback

of

individual

notes

+

Looping

of

any

segment

of

a

recording,

+

Band-pass

filters

(MID/LOW)

to

isolate

the

sepecific

instrument

you

are

interested

in

transcribing

RIFF-O-MATIC

U40

1

Panel

Descriptions

Panel

Descriptions

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U40

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REC

LEVEL

Indicates

the

signal

level

at

LINE

IN.

Adjust

the

input

level

using

LINEIN

LEVEL,

sothat

the

third

red

LED

indicator

does

not

light.

@

REC

TIME

x2

Pressing

this

key

lights

up

the

LED

and

expands

total

recording

time

to

26

sec.

It

is

‘more

useful

for

a

longer

recording

but

may

degrade

the

sound

quality

as

the

sampling

frequency

is

halved

to

10

kHz.

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Edit

Matrix

‘The

various

edit

parameters

on

the

U40

are

mapped

here.

‘The

lighted

row

and

column

LEDs

inthe

matrix

show

thecurrent

parameter

selection;

You

can

use

SELECT,

UP,

and

DOWN

to

select

parameters

such

as

PLAYBACK

TEMPO,

FILTER,

etc.

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SELECT

‘Moves

the

column

LED

light

for

parameter

selection;

Each

pressing

of

this

key

moves

the

light

by

one

step

horizontally.

@

UP

and

DOWN

Moves

the

row

LED

light

for

value

selection;

Pressing

UP

moves

the

light

by

one

step

upward

and

DOWN

moves

it

downward,

With

NOTE

GRABBER

active,

use

these

keystoplay

the

recording

forwardorbackward

to

locate

the

note

you

want

to

loop.

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NOTE

GRABBER

Pressing

this

key

activates

the

Note

Grabber

function.

The

function

providesa

short

looped

playback

at

any

point

of

the

recording,

See

age

10

for

details.

@

PLAY/STOP

Pressing

this

key

starts

looped

playback.

(The

source

sound

through

LINE

IN

is

muted)

Pressing

the key

asecond

time

stops

playback.

(The

input

source

sound

becomes

available

again.)

RIFF-O-MATIC

U40

Panel

Descriptions

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NORMAL

RECORD

Pressing

thiskey

lights

up

the

LED

and

starts

recording

of

the

source

sound

through

LINE

IN,

Recording

will

stop

when

PLAY/STOP

is

pressed

or

when

maximum

recording

time

has

elapsed.

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CONTINUOUS

RECORD

Pressing

thiskey

putsthe

U40

inrecordstandby

status;

The

next

key

that

is

pressed

determines

how

recording

proceeds,

See

page

S~7

for

details,

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SET

LOOP

START

Determines

the

start

point

of

looped

playback.

‘The

point

where

this

key

is

pressed

during

playback

will

be

a

new

start

point

for

that

playback.

®

SET

LOOP

END

Determines

the

end

point

of

looped

playback.

‘The

point

where

this

key

is

pressed

during

playback

will

be

a

new

end

point

for

that

playback,

Pressing

this

key

together

with

SETLOOPSTART

whilethe

loopisplaying

will

cancel

the

current

start

and

end

point

settings;

The

whole

recording

will

be

looped

(played

repeatedly).

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©

© @

®

@

INST.IN

®

OUTPUT

LEVEL

Adjusts

the

output

level

at

HEADPHONE,

and

LINE

OUT.

@®

HEADPHONE

Connect

a

pair

of

headphones

here.

The

headphone

level

is

adjusted

by

OUTPUT

LEVEL,

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LINE

OUT

Connects

toamixer

oramplifier,

This

outputs

‘mix

ofthe

recording

and

sounds

from

LINE

INand

INST.IN.

The

outputlevel

isadjusted

by

OUTPUT

LEVEL.

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DC

10.5V

Connects

to

the

AC

power

adaptor

included.

RIFF-O-MATIC

U40

Connectstoanelectric

guitar,bass,ete.

Source

sounds

input

here

are

sent

to

LINE

OUT

and.

HEADPHONE,

Adjustthe

input level

using,

volume

controls

on

the

instrument,

Note

that

toohighavolume

level

willresultindistortion.

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LINE

IN

Connects

to

line

outputs

on

an

audio

device

such

as

a

tape

player,

CD

player,

etc,

using,

the

audio

cable

supplied.

‘The

input

level

is

adjusted

by

LINE

IN

LEVEL.

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LINE

IN

LEVEL

Adjusts

the

input

level

at

LINE

IN.

Note:

Any

controls

on

the

U40—pots,

keys

and

jacks,

are

all

represented

in

Uppercase

in

the

manual

description.