Alesis Playmate guitarist Technical document

Quick Start Owner’s Manual

Manual de inicio rápido del usuario (Spanish)

Guide d’installation rapide (Français)

Schnelles Hinweisbuch (Deutsch)

Manuale rapido di utilizzazione (Italiano)

Box Contents:

Playmate Guitarist CD Player

Quick Start Owner’s Manual

Power Cord

Schachtelinhalt:

Playmate Guitarist CD-Spieler

Schnellbedienungsanleitung

Netzkabel

Contenuto della Confezione:

Lettore CD Playmate Guitarist

Manuale rapido di utilizzazione

Cavo di alimentazione

Contenue de la boîte :

Lecteur de disque compact Playmate

Guitarist

Guide d’utilisation simplifié

Câble d'alimentation

Contenido de la caja:

Reproductor de CD Playmate

Guitarist

Manual de inicio rápido del usuario

Cabledealimentación

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Quick Start Owner’s Manual

Manual de inicio rápido del usuario (Spanish)

Guide d’installation rapide (Français)

Schnelles Hinweisbuch (Deutsch)

Manuale rapido di utilizzazione (Italiano)

Box Contents:

Playmate Guitarist CD Player

Quick Start Owner’s Manual

Power Cord

Schachtelinhalt:

Playmate Guitarist CD-Spieler

Schnellbedienungsanleitung

Netzkabel

Contenuto della Confezione:

Lettore CD Playmate Guitarist

Manuale rapido di utilizzazione

Cavo di alimentazione

Contenue de la boîte :

Lecteur de disque compact Playmate

Guitarist

Guide d’utilisation simplifié

Câble d'alimentation

Contenido de la caja:

Reproductor de CD Playmate

Guitarist

Manual de inicio rápido del usuario

Cabledealimentación

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GAIN

Rear Panel

Quick Setup

1. Make sure all items listed on

the front of this guide are in the

Playmate Guitarist’s box.

2. Read the Important Safety

Instructions.

3. Study the Hookup Diagram

above. Refer to the next section

for details on which cables to

use.

4. Make sure all devices and

instruments are turned off and

all gain knobs are set to zero.

5. Connect your guitar to the 1/4”

GUITAR IN input located on the

rear of the Playmate Guitarist.

6. For maximum control over the

built-in effects, connect an

optional expression pedal to the

1/4” EXPRESSION input.

7. Connect your headphones to

one of the PHONES jacks. You

may connect two sets of

headphones.

8. To output the signal to a PA

amplifier, mixer or other

equipment, connect the

Playmate Guitarist’s Left and

Right OUTPUT jacks to the

inputs of the device using 1/4”

TRS plugs. To connect to your

stereo, you will need to buy

1/4”-to-RCA plug converters.

9. Turn on the Playmate Guitarist

first, followed by the other

equipment. Turn on any

amplifiers last to avoid any

sudden “pops” that could

damage speakers.

10. When finished, turn off external

amplifiers first—before turning

off or disconnecting the

Playmate Guitarist—to prevent

damage to speakers.

11. Go to http://www.alesis.com to

Rear-Panel Features and

Connection Details

1. POWER – Turns the unit on

and off. Always use this button

to turn off the unit before

removing the power cord.

2. IEC Power Plug Connector –

Plug in the power cord that

came with the unit here.

3. Voltage Switch – Adjusts the

voltage from 115V/60Hz

(American) to 230V/50Hz

(European). It’s important that

this is set to the correct voltage;

otherwise, you could damage

the Playmate Guitarist.

4. GUITAR IN – a 1/4” instrument

input for your guitar or other

instrument.

5. Gain Knob – controls the gain

of the GUITAR input. Turn this

knob up until you achieve a

loud, clear sound. Turn it down

if you experience distortion,

feedback, clipping or excessive

hiss.

6. EXPRESSION – a 1/4” input for

an optional expression pedal,

which you can use to control

many of the effects.

7. PHONES – stereo 1/4”

unbalanced jacks for connecting

two sets of headphones.

8. L and R OUTPUTS – 1/4” TRS

stereo output for routing the left

and right signals to a device

such as a mixer or amplifier.

Guitar Headphones

Power Source

Hookup

Diagram Digital Audio

Workstation

Expression Pedal

Recording Live

PA System

ADAT

GAIN

Features of the Playmate

Guitarist

1. Display – Shows the current

track and effect program, CD

time and various other settings.

Refer to the “Features of the

Display” section for details.

2. Play/Pause Button – Plays the

CD. If you press this button

while a CD is playing, it will be

paused until you press

Play/Pause again.

3. Stop Button – Stops a playing

CD.

4. Skip Previous Button – Skips

to the beginning of the current

track, or skips to the previous

track on the CD.

5. Skip Next Button – Skips to

the beginning of the next song

on the CD.

6. Scan Back Button – Scans

backward through the current

song. Hold down this button to

continue scanning.

7. Scan Forward Button – Scans

forward through the current

song. Hold down this button to

continue scanning.

8. PITCH Knob – Controls the

tuning of the CD audio. When

you turn this knob, both the

pitch and the speed of the

audio are affected. You may

adjust the pitch by as much as

plus or minus 8%.

9. SPEED Knob – Adjusts the

speed, or tempo, of the CD

audio without affecting its pitch.

You may decrease the tempo

by as much as 50% and increase

it as much as 150%.

10. TRANSPOSE Knob – Changes

the key of the CD audio in half-

step intervals, a maximum of

seven half-steps up or down,

without affecting the speed of

the audio.

The TRANSPOSE knob does not

affect the fine tuning performed

using the PITCH knob. For

example, let’s say you tune the

audio to 50 cents sharp using

the PITCH knob. If you then

transpose the audio up four

half-steps, it will then be four

half-steps plus 50 cents sharp.

TIP: You may find it easiest to

transpose a song to the

appropriate key first, then

adjust the speed, and, as a last

step, fine tune the pitch.

11. VOLUME Knob – Controls the

master output volume of the

Playmate Guitarist.

12. BALANCE Knob – Controls the

ratio of the guitar volume

(along with the selected effect)

versus the CD audio volume.

Turn this knob all the way to

the right, and the main outputs

will contain 100% CD audio.

Turn it all the way to the left

and the outputs will contain

100% guitar. When the knob is

in the center position, the guitar

and CD audio will be mixed

evenly at 50% each.

13. EFFECT Knob – This 16-

position knob works in

conjunction with the VALUE

knob.

yTo use the presets, turn

the EFFECT knob to the PLAY

position. Then use the VALUE

knob or the UP and DOWN

buttons to access different

presets.

yTo edit an individual

effect, choose COMP/LIMIT,

DIST, EQ, NR, CAB, FX1, FX2,

FX3, or DIGFX. Turn the

VALUE knob to choose a

particular setting. Then,

choose DRIVE or one of the

three associated PARAM

settings. Use the VALUE knob

to increase or decrease the

effect’s intensity.

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GAIN

Rear Panel

Quick Setup

1. Make sure all items listed on

the front of this guide are in the

Playmate Guitarist’s box.

2. Read the Important Safety

Instructions.

3. Study the Hookup Diagram

above. Refer to the next section

for details on which cables to

use.

4. Make sure all devices and

instruments are turned off and

all gain knobs are set to zero.

5. Connect your guitar to the 1/4”

GUITAR IN input located on the

rear of the Playmate Guitarist.

6. For maximum control over the

built-in effects, connect an

optional expression pedal to the

1/4” EXPRESSION input.

7. Connect your headphones to

one of the PHONES jacks. You

may connect two sets of

headphones.

8. To output the signal to a PA

amplifier, mixer or other

equipment, connect the

Playmate Guitarist’s Left and

Right OUTPUT jacks to the

inputs of the device using 1/4”

TRS plugs. To connect to your

stereo, you will need to buy

1/4”-to-RCA plug converters.

9. Turn on the Playmate Guitarist

first, followed by the other

equipment. Turn on any

amplifiers last to avoid any

sudden “pops” that could

damage speakers.

10. When finished, turn off external

amplifiers first—before turning

off or disconnecting the

Playmate Guitarist—to prevent

damage to speakers.

11. Go to http://www.alesis.com to

Rear-Panel Features and

Connection Details

1. POWER – Turns the unit on

and off. Always use this button

to turn off the unit before

removing the power cord.

2. IEC Power Plug Connector –

Plug in the power cord that

came with the unit here.

3. Voltage Switch – Adjusts the

voltage from 115V/60Hz

(American) to 230V/50Hz

(European). It’s important that

this is set to the correct voltage;

otherwise, you could damage

the Playmate Guitarist.

4. GUITAR IN – a 1/4” instrument

input for your guitar or other

instrument.

5. Gain Knob – controls the gain

of the GUITAR input. Turn this

knob up until you achieve a

loud, clear sound. Turn it down

if you experience distortion,

feedback, clipping or excessive

hiss.

6. EXPRESSION – a 1/4” input for

an optional expression pedal,

which you can use to control

many of the effects.

7. PHONES – stereo 1/4”

unbalanced jacks for connecting

two sets of headphones.

8. L and R OUTPUTS – 1/4” TRS

stereo output for routing the left

and right signals to a device

such as a mixer or amplifier.

Guitar Headphones

Power Source

Hookup

Diagram Digital Audio

Workstation

Expression Pedal

Recording Live

PA System

ADAT

GAIN

Features of the Playmate

Guitarist

1. Display – Shows the current

track and effect program, CD

time and various other settings.

Refer to the “Features of the

Display” section for details.

2. Play/Pause Button – Plays the

CD. If you press this button

while a CD is playing, it will be

paused until you press

Play/Pause again.

3. Stop Button – Stops a playing

CD.

4. Skip Previous Button – Skips

to the beginning of the current

track, or skips to the previous

track on the CD.

5. Skip Next Button – Skips to

the beginning of the next song

on the CD.

6. Scan Back Button – Scans

backward through the current

song. Hold down this button to

continue scanning.

7. Scan Forward Button – Scans

forward through the current

song. Hold down this button to

continue scanning.

8. PITCH Knob – Controls the

tuning of the CD audio. When

you turn this knob, both the

pitch and the speed of the

audio are affected. You may

adjust the pitch by as much as

plus or minus 8%.

9. SPEED Knob – Adjusts the

speed, or tempo, of the CD

audio without affecting its pitch.

You may decrease the tempo

by as much as 50% and increase

it as much as 150%.

10. TRANSPOSE Knob – Changes

the key of the CD audio in half-

step intervals, a maximum of

seven half-steps up or down,

without affecting the speed of

the audio.

The TRANSPOSE knob does not

affect the fine tuning performed

using the PITCH knob. For

example, let’s say you tune the

audio to 50 cents sharp using

the PITCH knob. If you then

transpose the audio up four

half-steps, it will then be four

half-steps plus 50 cents sharp.

TIP: You may find it easiest to

transpose a song to the

appropriate key first, then

adjust the speed, and, as a last

step, fine tune the pitch.

11. VOLUME Knob – Controls the

master output volume of the

Playmate Guitarist.

12. BALANCE Knob – Controls the

ratio of the guitar volume

(along with the selected effect)

versus the CD audio volume.

Turn this knob all the way to

the right, and the main outputs

will contain 100% CD audio.

Turn it all the way to the left

and the outputs will contain

100% guitar. When the knob is

in the center position, the guitar

and CD audio will be mixed

evenly at 50% each.

13. EFFECT Knob – This 16-

position knob works in

conjunction with the VALUE

knob.

yTo use the presets, turn

the EFFECT knob to the PLAY

position. Then use the VALUE

knob or the UP and DOWN

buttons to access different

presets.

yTo edit an individual

effect, choose COMP/LIMIT,

DIST, EQ, NR, CAB, FX1, FX2,

FX3, or DIGFX. Turn the

VALUE knob to choose a

particular setting. Then,

choose DRIVE or one of the

three associated PARAM

settings. Use the VALUE knob

to increase or decrease the

effect’s intensity.

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yTo alter the overall output

of the effects chain, use the

LEVEL feature.

yUse ROUTE to change the

order of the effects relative to

one another.

Detailed information on the

effects is provided in the “Effect

Knob Quick Reference” section

later in this manual.

14. VALUE Knob – Turn this knob

to adjust the value of the effect

module or parameter selected

with the EFFECT knob. In PLAY

mode, the VALUE knob also

has the same function as the UP

and DOWN buttons, allowing

you to scroll through the effect

programs.

15. BYPASS Button – Puts the unit

in Bypass mode, in which your

guitar signal bypasses the

effects section. Hold this

button down for a second or

longer to access the tuner.

16. STORE Button – Stores your

effects settings as presets for

future recall. Press STORE,

select a store location with the

UP and DOWN buttons or the

VALUE knob, and then hit

STORE again to save.

17. DOWN Button – Decrements

the program number. Press this

along with the UP button to

access the tuner.

18. UP Button – Increments the

program number. Press this

along with the DOWN button to

access the tuner.

19. OPEN/CLOSE Button – Opens

and closes the CD tray.

20. TIME DISPLAY Button – Press

this button repeatedly to cycle

through the four Time Display

options:

yIn Total mode, the Display

shows the elapsed CD time.

yIn Total Remain mode, the

Display shows the time

remaining until the end of the

CD.

yIn Single mode, the

Display shows the time

elapsed in the current track.

yIn Single Remain mode,

the Display shows the time

remaining in the current track.

21. REPEAT Button – Press this

button repeatedly to cycle

through the four Repeat

options:

yTrack – Plays a track and

then stops.

yTrack Repeat – Plays a

track and then plays it

again, over and over.

yDisc – Plays the disc and

then stops.

yDisc Repeat – Plays the

disc and then plays it again,

over and over.

Looping Features

Topics 22 – 25 cover the

Playmate Guitarist’s looping

features. These work together

to allow you to define a section

of CD audio that you would

like to repeat indefinitely. The

Playmate Guitarist makes

looping easy: simply tell it the

locations within the track at

which you want the loop to

begin and end, enable the loop,

and then play along.

See “Creating a Loop” further

down for more information.

22. START Button – This button

has two functions: setting the

Loop Start and jumping to the

Loop Start. To set the Loop Start,

hold down the SET button and

press START. To jump to the

Loop Start, simply press START.

When you first insert a CD, the

Loop Start is automatically set to

the beginning of the first track

(0:00:00).

23. END Button – This button also

serves two functions: setting the

Loop End point and jumping to

the Loop End point. To set the

Loop End, hold down the SET

button and press END. To jump

to the Loop Start, just press

END.

When you first insert a CD, the

Loop End is automatically set to

the end of the first track.

24. SET Button – Used in

conjunction with the START and

END buttons to set the Loop

Start and Loop End.

25. ON/OFF Button – Enables and

disables the loop. If the loop is

playing when you hit ON/OFF,

when the CD reaches the Loop

End point it will play through

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the Loop End and keep going

instead of returning to the Loop

Start.

Features of the Display

1. Screen – When you turn the

unit on, the screen reads “Alesis

Playmate” for a few seconds.

After that, it does the following:

•During normal playing

mode, the screen displays

the currently selected effect

program.

•When you select a module

with the EFFECT knob, the

screen shows which one is

selected.

•When you press BYPASS,

the screen indicates that

you’re in BYPASS mode.

2. TRACK NUMBER Indicator –

Shows the number of the

currently selected track.

3. PROG NUMBER Indicator – In

PLAY mode, shows the number

of the current effect program.

When you enter EDIT mode by

turning the EFFECT knob to a

setting other than PLAY, the

PROG NUMBER indicator

shows the current value of the

selected module.

4. REPEAT Indicator – Displays

the current Repeat mode: Track,

Track Repeat, Disc, or Disc

Repeat.

5. Time Display – Shows the

current playing time.

6. Time Display Indicator –

Indicates which of the four

Time Display modes is current:

Total, Total Remain, Single, or

Single Remain.

7. PITCH Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the PITCH

knob.

8. SPEED Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the SPEED

knob.

9. TRANS Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the

TRANSPOSE knob.

Creating a Loop

1. Insert a CD and press Play.

2. Use the Skip button to move to

the track where you would like

to create the loop.

3. Listen to the track and make

note of the point at which you

would like the loop to begin.

4. Use the Scan button to reach a

point a few moments before the

place you want the loop to start.

You may allow the CD to

continue playing, or you may

pause it to give yourself

preparation time.

5. If you paused the CD, hit

PLAY/PAUSE to continue

playing. When the CD reaches

the point at which you want the

loop to begin, hold down the

SET button and hit the START

button. The Loop Start is now

set. (You may also set the Loop

Start by pausing the CD and

then hitting the START button

while holding down the SET

button.) You may now return

to the Loop Start at any time by

pressing START.

6. Allow the CD to continue to

play, or use the Scan button to

move to a point a few moments

before the point at which you

want the loop to end.

7. Press and hold down the SET

button.

8. When the CD reaches the point

at which you want the loop to

end, hold down the SET button

and hit the END button. The

Loop End is now set. You may

return to the Loop End at any

time by pressing END.

9. Enable the loop by pressing the

ON/OFF button. Every time the

Playmate Guitarist reaches the

Loop End, it will jump back to

the Loop Start.

To disable the loop, press the

ON/OFF button again.

NOTE: The loop will be

disabled when you skip to a

higher or lower track, and the

START and END points will be

reset to the start and end times

of the current track.

Display

yTo alter the overall output

of the effects chain, use the

LEVEL feature.

yUse ROUTE to change the

order of the effects relative to

one another.

Detailed information on the

effects is provided in the “Effect

Knob Quick Reference” section

later in this manual.

14. VALUE Knob – Turn this knob

to adjust the value of the effect

module or parameter selected

with the EFFECT knob. In PLAY

mode, the VALUE knob also

has the same function as the UP

and DOWN buttons, allowing

you to scroll through the effect

programs.

15. BYPASS Button – Puts the unit

in Bypass mode, in which your

guitar signal bypasses the

effects section. Hold this

button down for a second or

longer to access the tuner.

16. STORE Button – Stores your

effects settings as presets for

future recall. Press STORE,

select a store location with the

UP and DOWN buttons or the

VALUE knob, and then hit

STORE again to save.

17. DOWN Button – Decrements

the program number. Press this

along with the UP button to

access the tuner.

18. UP Button – Increments the

program number. Press this

along with the DOWN button to

access the tuner.

19. OPEN/CLOSE Button – Opens

and closes the CD tray.

20. TIME DISPLAY Button – Press

this button repeatedly to cycle

through the four Time Display

options:

yIn Total mode, the Display

shows the elapsed CD time.

yIn Total Remain mode, the

Display shows the time

remaining until the end of the

CD.

yIn Single mode, the

Display shows the time

elapsed in the current track.

yIn Single Remain mode,

the Display shows the time

remaining in the current track.

21. REPEAT Button – Press this

button repeatedly to cycle

through the four Repeat

options:

yTrack – Plays a track and

then stops.

yTrack Repeat – Plays a

track and then plays it

again, over and over.

yDisc – Plays the disc and

then stops.

yDisc Repeat – Plays the

disc and then plays it again,

over and over.

Looping Features

Topics 22 – 25 cover the

Playmate Guitarist’s looping

features. These work together

to allow you to define a section

of CD audio that you would

like to repeat indefinitely. The

Playmate Guitarist makes

looping easy: simply tell it the

locations within the track at

which you want the loop to

begin and end, enable the loop,

and then play along.

See “Creating a Loop” further

down for more information.

22. START Button – This button

has two functions: setting the

Loop Start and jumping to the

Loop Start. To set the Loop Start,

hold down the SET button and

press START. To jump to the

Loop Start, simply press START.

When you first insert a CD, the

Loop Start is automatically set to

the beginning of the first track

(0:00:00).

23. END Button – This button also

serves two functions: setting the

Loop End point and jumping to

the Loop End point. To set the

Loop End, hold down the SET

button and press END. To jump

to the Loop Start, just press

END.

When you first insert a CD, the

Loop End is automatically set to

the end of the first track.

24. SET Button – Used in

conjunction with the START and

END buttons to set the Loop

Start and Loop End.

25. ON/OFF Button – Enables and

disables the loop. If the loop is

playing when you hit ON/OFF,

when the CD reaches the Loop

End point it will play through

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the Loop End and keep going

instead of returning to the Loop

Start.

Features of the Display

1. Screen – When you turn the

unit on, the screen reads “Alesis

Playmate” for a few seconds.

After that, it does the following:

•During normal playing

mode, the screen displays

the currently selected effect

program.

•When you select a module

with the EFFECT knob, the

screen shows which one is

selected.

•When you press BYPASS,

the screen indicates that

you’re in BYPASS mode.

2. TRACK NUMBER Indicator –

Shows the number of the

currently selected track.

3. PROG NUMBER Indicator – In

PLAY mode, shows the number

of the current effect program.

When you enter EDIT mode by

turning the EFFECT knob to a

setting other than PLAY, the

PROG NUMBER indicator

shows the current value of the

selected module.

4. REPEAT Indicator – Displays

the current Repeat mode: Track,

Track Repeat, Disc, or Disc

Repeat.

5. Time Display – Shows the

current playing time.

6. Time Display Indicator –

Indicates which of the four

Time Display modes is current:

Total, Total Remain, Single, or

Single Remain.

7. PITCH Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the PITCH

knob.

8. SPEED Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the SPEED

knob.

9. TRANS Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the

TRANSPOSE knob.

Creating a Loop

1. Insert a CD and press Play.

2. Use the Skip button to move to

the track where you would like

to create the loop.

3. Listen to the track and make

note of the point at which you

would like the loop to begin.

4. Use the Scan button to reach a

point a few moments before the

place you want the loop to start.

You may allow the CD to

continue playing, or you may

pause it to give yourself

preparation time.

5. If you paused the CD, hit

PLAY/PAUSE to continue

playing. When the CD reaches

the point at which you want the

loop to begin, hold down the

SET button and hit the START

button. The Loop Start is now

set. (You may also set the Loop

Start by pausing the CD and

then hitting the START button

while holding down the SET

button.) You may now return

to the Loop Start at any time by

pressing START.

6. Allow the CD to continue to

play, or use the Scan button to

move to a point a few moments

before the point at which you

want the loop to end.

7. Press and hold down the SET

button.

8. When the CD reaches the point

at which you want the loop to

end, hold down the SET button

and hit the END button. The

Loop End is now set. You may

return to the Loop End at any

time by pressing END.

9. Enable the loop by pressing the

ON/OFF button. Every time the

Playmate Guitarist reaches the

Loop End, it will jump back to

the Loop Start.

To disable the loop, press the

ON/OFF button again.

NOTE: The loop will be

disabled when you skip to a

higher or lower track, and the

START and END points will be

reset to the start and end times

of the current track.

Display

Using the built-in tuner

Press the UP and DOWN buttons at the same time to enter tuner mode.

Play the open string you wish to tune. The tuner will auto-detect the pitch of the

string.

yAn upward-pointing arrow in the display indicates that the string is sharp.

yA downward-pointing arrow in the display indicates that the string is flat.

yAn X in the display indicates that the string is in tune.

When finished, press both UP and DOWN a second time to exit tuner mode and

return to normal operation.

Restoring Factory Programs

You may restore either one factory program or all the factory programs to their

original settings. Turn on the Playmate Guitarist while holding down both the UP

and DOWN buttons. Follow the prompts on the screen to restore the programs.

At each prompt, press STORE for “yes” or BYPASS for “no.”

To restore just one program, press BYPASS at the ALL PRGRMS? prompt. The

Playmate Guitarist will then prompt you for the program number you want to

restore.

EFFECT Knob Quick Reference

Setting Description

PLAY Puts the unit in Play mode. The Display shows which of the 70 programs is currently

selected. Programs are numbered A1 – A9, B1 – B9, … G0 – G9.

COMP/ LIMIT Compression (C1 – C9) evens out the level of the audio by bringing down the high

levels and boosting the low ones. Limiting (L1 – L9) controls only the high levels.

DIST Provides 11 types of distortion: Acoustic (Ac), Tube Clean (tc), Rhythm (ry), Overdrive

(Od), Distortion (dt), Blues (bL), Fuzz (FU), Lead (Ld), Metal (Mt), Stack Drive (Sd) and

Combo Drive (Cd). Experiment with these to hear their qualities.

DRIVE This parameter of the DIST module provides increasing levels of drive/gain (1 – 99).

Select Pd to assign DRIVE control to the expression pedal.

EQ A four-band equalizer with values 01 – 50, broken down as follows:

01 – 10: attenuated highs and emphasized lows

11 – 20: less attenuation of highs and emphasis of lows

21 – 24: emphasized midrange

25: flat EQ curve

26 – 30: emphasized highs

31 – 40: attenuated lows and emphasized highs

41 – 50: emphasized presence and lows

NR A combination of two noise-reducing effects. Hum elimination, the left digit of the

value, cuts out the frequency that contains the hum (60Hz). Noise reduction, the right

digit, gates the signal (mutes it until its level rises above a certain point). Their possible

values are as follows:

Left digit 1 – 9: Increasing levels of hum elimination (60Hz harmonic notch filters).

Right digit 1 – 9: Increasing levels of gate threshold.

A zero in either digit indicates the effect is turned off.

CAB Emulates speaker cabinets of various sizes, as follows:

C1: A single 12” driver cabinet

C2: A 2 x 12” driver cabinet

C3: A 4 x 10” driver cabinet

EFFECT Knob Quick Reference

Setting Description

FX1 This module gives you a choice of the following mono effects. Where the second

character is P, the effect is controlled with an optional expression pedal.

U0 – U9, UP: Auto Wah – A wah sound controlled by playing intensity. Higher values

indicate higher input sensitivity.

h0 – h9, hp: Phaser – Adds a duplicate signal that is delayed a bit, giving your guitar a

shimmery, swooshing sound. Higher values result in more intensity.

t0 – t9, tP: Tremolo – Varies the volume of the signal, creating a rising and falling

effect. Higher values result in greater depth of variation.

r0 – r9, rP: Ring Modulation – Modulates the amplitude of the signal, giving it a

metallic sound. Higher values result in greater modulation depth.

y0 – y9, yP: Cry – Adds a human-like crying effect to the sound. Higher values equal

greater intensity.

S0 – S9, SP: Random Sample and Hold Step Filter – Changes the filter cutoff

frequency to a new pseudo-random value at a fixed time interval, producing an

arpeggiator-like sound.

A0 – A9: Slow Attack – Reduces the attack rate of the signal, slowing the rate at which

the volume rises when you attack a string. Higher values equal higher sensitivity.

n0 – n9: Auto Pan – Pans the signal back and forth from left to right at a constant rate

determined by the PARAM setting. Higher values result in increased pan depth.

F0 – F9, FP: Flanger – Shifts the pitch of the signal up and down, creating a swirling

effect. Higher values result in longer delay.

L0 – L9, LP: Rotary Speaker – Emulates the sound of an organ’s rotating speaker.

Higher values result in greater intensity and pan depth.

C0 – C9, CP: Chorus – Emulates a chorus of multiple instruments. Higher values result

in greater modulation depth.

P0 – P9: Pitch Transpose – Transposes the pitch of the signal either up or down.

P0 – P4 transpose the pitch down a minor third, a major third, a perfect fourth and a

perfect fifth respectively. P5 – P9 transpose the pitch up in the same manner.

PU: Variable Pitch Transpose Up – Transposes the pitch upward in semitones from 0

to 2 octaves according to the setting of the PARAM module for FX1.

Pd: Variable Pitch Transpose Down - Transposes the pitch downward in semitones

from 0 to 2 octaves according to the setting of the PARAM module for FX1.

OF: Turns off FX1.

PARAM for

FX1

Modifies the operation of the effect selected for the FX1 module. Changing between

effect types with dissimilar value ranges will scale this value accordingly. For example, if

you set Phaser to PARAM=63 and then switch to the Auto Wah effect, its PARAM value

will be 12. Changing back to Phaser will result in a PARAM value of 63. PARAM settings

are broken down as follows:

1 – 99: For Auto Wah, Phaser, Tremolo, Step Filter, Auto Pan, Flanger and Chorus,

indicates the rate of the effect. For Ring Mod, indicates the rate of the modulation. For

Slow Attack, indicates the rate of the attack. For Rotary Speaker, indicates the rate of the

speaker rotation.

For Pedal Pitch Transpose Up and Down, indicates the amount of pitch change in 1/4

semitones (from 1/4 semitone to 2 octaves). Wet/dry mix is fixed at 100% wet.

0 – 20: For Cry, indicates the sensitivity of the filter modulation. For Pitch Transpose

with a fixed interval, denotes the wet/dry mix from 0 (100% dry) to 10 (50% wet, 50%

dry) to 20 (100% wet).

Pd: Indicates that the expression pedal controls the parameter.

OF: Indicates FX1 is off.

FX2 This module provides stereo versions of all effects from FX1, except for Flanger, Rotary

Speaker, Chorus and Pitch Transpose. FX2 also gives you the following additional effect: