ThePedalGuy Presents the Digitech SDRUM Strummable Drums Pedal Quick Start Video 

Glad you got something out of it! :-)

Ernest thank you very much!

Appreciate the kind words

Martin Sconduto you’re welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the feedback. Be sure to check out the other SDRUM vids on the channel

Thanks

You bet

Thanks

Thx

LOL. Thanks for the feedback.

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching

I have not. I'll have to look into that one Ken. Thanks for the tip.

Ernest thank you very much!

Thanks

Thank you.

LOL. Glad to help

Thanks for the questions. You could get the job done either way. With the Trio you get the added benefit of a bass part. If that’s not important to you then the SDRUM and JamMan might be just fine. Hope that helps.

Sure that should work fine

Hi. Thanks for the questions. I would watch the entire series of SDRUM videos that we created as they will likely answer all of your questions.

Thanks. Not that I’m aware of but it’s been a while since I used the SDRUM

Hmmm

Hi. Not sure what you mean about latency. There really isn't any.

Thanks for the feedback. Yes you can store numerous songs on the SDRUM. However you still need to switch between the three parts per song manually.

halo1589 thanks for your question. It’s a pretty lengthy answer but here’s the exact text from the owners manual from digitech. This is when you use the amp out only on the SDRUM A mono mix of the guitar and drum signal will be sent to the AMP OUT jack. Complementary equalization will be applied to the drum signal to make it sound better when played through a guitar amp. NOTE: When using a guitar amp to play the drums from the SDRUM, set the amp to run as cleanly as possible in order to avoid distorting the drums. The drums are pre-EQ'd to sound best through a clean amp with "flat" EQ settings. If using guitar effects and/or a looper, they should be placed before the SDRUM when using only the AMP OUT jack.

@@ThePedalGuy but cant you get get the drums to be clean if you put the sdrum in the loop, i.e. post preamp/post gain?....like if i want to play a stoner metal track and i have my fuzz in the input and put the s drum in the loop wont i get the preamp drive and clean sdrum?

Shouldn’t be a problem

Good feedback!

For each part of a song, yes.

Thanks. Not Pete but I’ll take that as a compliment

Lol. Thanks

Good idea

Thanks for the question. Unfortunately the SDRUM doesn’t work that way. You need to change between song parts manually.

@@ThePedalGuy Ok, Thanks, Pedal Guy, that is still easier than programming an old school Aliesis Drum Machine !

@@johnmcminn8288 Very True!

@@johnmcminn8288 I could never get the AR 16 to learn and store a song. I had to pick a pattern, the do all the fills manually and record the whole track in one performance. I followed the directions in the manual but it never worked. Maybe it was defective. But - - I enjoyed mastering the part and playing it through. I think it helped to give the drums a very "live" feel in my demos. For being played by a guitar player! Lol

Absolutely yes

Sorry I honestly don't remember.

@@ThePedalGuy Thank you for taking time to reply anyway !

Brent Harms thanks for the kind words.

Question on the sound quality. Are you running the drum sound through your amp or out to a PA speaker? Just curious as I am looking at this pedal to run through a PA.

Sandon Wixom in this case we ran it through our mixer.

@@ThePedalGuy Oh sorry, I meant for Brent Harms case as he wan't happy. But thanks for info. :)

Sorry, just saw these replies. I dont use the SDRUM through an amp into a P.A. I ran in into my mixing console in my studio, from there, an EQ, into my Focusrite interface. I dont perform with any drum machine, only live drums for me if any, sometimes I do solo guitar shows. I record demos, and occasionally a track with a drum machine. I dont care for the SDRUM though. Im a rock and blues guy, there doesn't seem to be anything usable in there for me. My Trio is better, but neither compare to my BeatBuddy. For me it's got the best sounds. I just bought the Premium Library as well, and it's got everything Id ever need and more. Im not knocking anything, or unit. We all have different needs and tastes. The pedals here are like comparing oranges to apples. Best of luck to you all.

same here its ridiculous

Yes. Or use a power strip with a switch

You can get a FS3X for more footswitches ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Khrl9qWx-xk.html

Yes you can save multiple songs

@@ThePedalGuy thanx for the fast reply, wow! i'm thinking of getting this to do solo shows of pre written songs, and if it can save stuff it just might do the trick! thanx for your vids!

@@tommyaudio sure thing. We should be getting the SDRUM back in stock soon.

Yes, If you use a FS3X footswitch in Direct Part Mode.

Have a look on page 27 of the manual.

@@ThePedalGuy Thanks for the reply! I checked page 27, but those instructions are for turning on Silentclear and the countin together. I'm trying to turn on Silentclear, but also NOT have count in. (if that's possible at least) Thanks again! Throwing a subscribe your way.

@@efrdman2008 thanks for clarifying. When Silentclear is enabled, you get the count in by default. I can't see a way to separate them.

@@ThePedalGuy thanks! The only issue I'm dealing with now is that even with 8 bars being counted, it's doubling my tempo for simple beats. I'm sure it's a timing thing, but it's frustrating because it seems so arbitrary for which tempo it picks up on. I'll keep playing with it though

@@efrdman2008 the timing does take practice. Give it time, you'll get it.

If you send me a quick video question info@thepedalguy.com I’ll do a video response. How about that?

I will definitely do that! Thanks much!!

Shouldn’t be a problem. Plus you can adjust the tempo.

Yes

Sweet

Thanks for the question. Yes, it interprets the kick and snare from the low strings and high strings respectively.

@@ThePedalGuy so just to be clear....if I input a line in 11/8 or something, it will metrically interpret as such?

@@KenRubenstein Odd time signatures...well, you might want to double check the manual on that.

@@ThePedalGuy thanks so much and keep up the very good work, my friend.

Jared Greiff hi. Could you be a bit more specific? I’d like to see if I can point you in the right direction but need more info.

@@ThePedalGuy Hi, so for starters, when I hit the middle foot switch button, it doesn't put me into "learn" mode, it just plays a beat that the guy who had this pedal before me must have made. I can't figure out how to clear everything so that I can just start new with nothing in the verse, chorus, or bridge banks. Thanks!

@@jaredgreiff4674 Ok, so what you need to do here is do a factory reset. 1. Unplug the power adapter from the SDRUM. 2. Press and hold the KICK pad, SNARE pad, and ALT (GROOVE/KIT) button, and then plug in the power adapter. 3. Wait for the LEDs to begin circling the HATS/RIDES encoder, then release the buttons. 4. When the LEDs surrounding the HATS/RIDES encoder begin flashing amber, press the HATS/RIDES encoder and wait for the factory reset to complete. The HATS/RIDES LEDs will cycle red, then amber, then green during the reset, and once complete, the SDRUM will return to normal operation. NOTE: If the HATS/RIDES encoder is not pressed, the operation will time out and the factory reset will be cancelled. Pressing any button other than the HATS/RIDES encoder will also cancel the factory reset.

Thanks for the question. The mono output of the zoom would go to the input of the SDRUM. Simple and easy.

@@ThePedalGuy Thank you so much for your time 🙏 ill try that soon as I get of from work. thanks!!!

@@heerollie447 Sure thing. Please be sure to subscribe to the channel if you haven't already

Thanks for the question. Probably towards the end of your chain would be fine.

@@ThePedalGuy Thanks a lot , really good and useful video's, signed up to your channel, it's gone a be useful for an old guy like me ( posted via my daughters log in oops)

Hi Ruggero. Thanks for your question. There's really no need as you won't be able to sync them up. The TRIO is a standalone product.

@@ThePedalGuy Thank you so much ! Keep on going with the great videos your making ! Just one more quetsion about TRIO * : I noted that using a amp teh volume of guitar is very low compared with the Trio+ volume. I guess taht I have to keep the 2 exuits separate sending the trio+ at the mixer and the guitar t othe amp or to a separate channel on the same mixer ... Any suggetsions ??

@@ruggeroromano6028 Thanks for the kind words. Yes, ideally you would want to go from the TRIO to a mixer or PA for the drums&bass and a separate output to the amp for the guitar.

@@ThePedalGuy thanks you so much !!!

Ok

Thanks for your question. Not that I’m aware of.

@@ThePedalGuy why it can't ? So, Sdrum work with looper from Digiteh only, isn' it ?

Yoan Gamaliel the SDRUM has a JamSync output so it can be connected to pedals that accept midi clock so long as you have the right cable. DigiTech doesn’t make that particular cable but there a manufacturer in Europe that makes it as I recall.

@@ThePedalGuy thank u for the explanation

Yoan Gamaliel no problem.

Yes absolutely.

Hi. Not really the same thing. The TRIO+ is drums, bass, and looper. SDRUM is just drums.

thanks for the feedback.

@@ThePedalGuy Cop out answer. Don't want to bite the hand that feeds you, eh? Sounds like he has a good point!

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n thanks for the question. If you use the gain on your amp to distort it will distort the drums.

@@ThePedalGuy thank you for the swift response ! So if a review or specifications say a drum pedal can go in a pedal board, does that still cause the same problem when i want to use the gain channel? I play blues and rock.Guitar. Sorry, maybe i sound stupid, but i was out of the electric thing for a while and still catching up with the newest tech. I cant afford an extra amp just for drumsounds right now. Digitech trio looks interesting.

@@gammaraygem Not a problem. That's correct as to your question. You want to keep the amp clean ideally to get the best results. You could route the drum/Mixer output of the SDRUM to a 2nd channel on your amp if it has one. As long as the amp is clean, it will sound fine.

@@ThePedalGuy Thank you !

Everything is saved with the song

@@ThePedalGuy Thank you Sir!! Now the real test comes in trying to figure out how this would attach to a Quad Cortex out to a Laney LFR 112

@@michaelpal7641 that should be an easy connection

Watch all of the SDRUM videos. Your question will be answered.

Brian Post yes

Not in the looper business, everything they offer feels outdated too me.

Don Key lol. It can do whatever type of song you want to play.

Perhaps the BeatBuddy would be more up your alley

Jeff Hendricks thanks for the feedback. We’ll look into adjusting that for future videos.

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