AMT Pangaea CP-100PX User manual

AMT
PANGAEA
IR CONVOLUTION PLAYER
CP-100FX
User’s Guide
www.amtelectronics.comRev A (For use with rmware V1.5.7)
EVERYTHING JUST BEGINS
©2017 AMT Electronics. Omsk, Russia

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5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including ampliers) that produce heat.
9. Connect only to AC power outlets rated
100-120V or 220-240V 50/60Hz.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on
or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
11. Use only attachments/accessories specied by the
manufacturer.
12. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms
or when unused for long periods of time.
13. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
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been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
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and ensure that no objects lled with liquids, such
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outlet and disconnection of the device should be
easily accessible.
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17. Do not open the unit - risk of electric shock
inside.
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may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage.
Always be sure to practice “safe listening”.
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Table of Contents
Quick Start .................................................................................5
OMG What Did I Just Buy?.................................................................................... 5
What’s in the Box?.................................................................................................. 5
Top Panel ................................................................................................................ 6
Front Panel.............................................................................................................. 8
Rear Panel ............................................................................................................... 8
Setup A: Home/Studio.......................................................................................... 10
Setup B: Live ......................................................................................................... 10
Setup C: Live + FOH (Mono) .............................................................................. 11
Setup D: Live + FOH (Stereo) ............................................................................. 11
Getting Around ........................................................................12
Home Screen......................................................................................................... 12
Preset Screen ......................................................................................................... 12
Setting Output Levels ........................................................................................... 13
Tuner..................................................................................................................... 14
Editing Presets..........................................................................14
Adjusting Preset Volume ...................................................................................... 14
Selecting Effect Blocks/Adjusting Parameters...................................................... 14
Copying Effect Blocks ........................................................................................... 15
Assigning Controllers............................................................................................ 15
Saving/Copying/Naming a Preset ......................................................................... 17
Clearing a Preset ................................................................................................... 17
Effect Blocks .............................................................................18
Resonance Filter.................................................................................................... 18
Noise Gate............................................................................................................. 20
Compressor............................................................................................................ 20
Preamp Simulator.................................................................................................. 22
Power Amp Simulator........................................................................................... 23
Cabinet Simulator (Impulse Response)................................................................ 24
EQ.......................................................................................................................... 25
Delay...................................................................................................................... 26

Phaser .................................................................................................................... 28
Flanger................................................................................................................... 29
Chorus ................................................................................................................... 30
Early Reections.................................................................................................... 31
Reverb ................................................................................................................... 32
Tremolo................................................................................................................. 33
Controllers................................................................................34
Footswitches .......................................................................................................... 34
Expression Pedal.................................................................................................... 35
External MIDI Controller..................................................................................... 36
Global Settings .........................................................................37
Attenuator............................................................................................................. 37
Master EQ.............................................................................................................. 37
Bypassing The Cabinet Simulator ........................................................................ 38
Dual Cabinet Mode............................................................................................... 38
MIDI Channel....................................................................................................... 39
MIDI Mapping ...................................................................................................... 39
Global Tempo ....................................................................................................... 40
USB & Computer Operations ................................................40
Internal Storage/Backup/Restore .......................................................................... 40
Factory Reset ......................................................................................................... 41
SD Card................................................................................................................. 41
Updating Pangaea’s Firmware............................................................................... 41
Using Digital Output (S/PDIF)............................................................................. 42
Appendix A: Signal Flow .........................................................43
Appendix B: Technical Specications ....................................44

Quick Start 5
Quick Start
OMG What Did I Just Buy?
Thank you for purchasing Pangaea CP-100FX Impulse Response convolution player. It is not
just a cabinet simulator but a very powerful and exible effects processor. Before designing
Pangaea, we’ve set a challenge to give you as much freedom and control over all the settings
as possible. As a result, you are able to tweak almost everything. There may be no limits for
your tone as there may be no limits for your creativeness and your music.
It may be overwhelming to nd out what Pangaea is capable of. But don’t worry, this manual
will carefully guide you through all the settings and show you Pangaea’s wide range of
possibilities. Once you get all the basics it will be easy for you to make any changes on the
y. We’ve also preloaded some presets such as you can start right away!
We had a lot of fun designing it and we wish you a lot of fun using it!
Let’s get started!
What’s in the Box?
• Pangaea CP-100FX
• Power supply
• MicroSD memory card
• MicroSD to SD memory card adapter
• USB micro SD memory card reader
• USB cable
• Warranty card

Quick Start
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Top Panel
1. Display: The OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display with a very high contrast ratio
and 180-degree viewing angle.
2. Navigation/Conrm Knob:
When on the home screen turn to select presets and press to recall the selected preset.
When on the preset screen turn to select the effect block. Press to turn the selected effect
block on or off.
When in the menu turn to navigate or to choose between values. Press to enter sub-level
menu/edit the selected parameter or to conrm the selected value.
3. Footswitches: Press UP/DOWN to select presets. Press CONFIRM to recall the selected
preset. Each footswitch may be assigned one of the following:
• Default: to scroll up or down through the presets and recall them just as described above
• Controller: to access parameters of effect blocks. For example, to turn effects on or off.
See full list of parameters in Chapter “Assigning Controllers”
• Tuner: to turn the tuner on or off. Enabling the tuner mutes the audio output
• Preset Map: to recall one of the predened presets. You can predene up to 4 presets
and scroll through them by repeatedly pressing the footswitch
AMT
PANGAEA
IR CONVOLUTION PLAYER
CP100FX
INPUT THRU L BAL OUT R OUT LR
PHONES AUX IN USB SD CARD S
/ PDIF
OUT
TAPFX
DOWN CONFIRM UP
1 2 3 4 5
ATT IN VOL EQ SYS TUNER
IN CLIP OUT CLIP
Esc EDIT
CONFIRM
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4. Esc/Cab’s Name: When on the home screen press to see currently chosen Impulse
Response’s lename. Otherwise press to return to the upper level menu or to the home
screen.
5. Edit: Press to edit the preset or the effect block.
6. Multi-function Buttons:
When on the home screen press:
• 1/ATT IN to adjust attenuator settings
• 2/VOL to adjust output levels
• 3/EQ to access the Master EQ
• 4/SYS to get to the system menu
• 5/TUNER to activate the tuner. You can also assign this function to a footswitch
When on the preset screen press:
• 1/ATT IN to reset the preset to factory default settings
• 2/VOL to adjust output level for the current preset
• 3/EQ to manage controllers for the current preset
• 4/SYS to rename the preset
• 5/TUNER to copy currently selected effect block to another preset
7. FX LED: This lights when the effects are activated.
8. Tap LED: Shows you the time and speed of delay and modulation effects.
9. In Clip: Turns green when the sound comes into Pangaea. Turns orange when input level
is too high. Try reducing the output level of the device connected to Pangaea’s input.
Otherwise some unpleasant distortion may occur.
10. Out Clip: Everything is ne when it is green. Which means Pangaea produces some
sound. It is orange when clipping is detected. Try reducing preset or master volume to avoid
distortion.

Quick Start
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Front Panel
11. Phones Out: Connect stereo headphones here. Press 2/VOL to adjust volume. Be careful,
high volume level can seriously damage your ears.
12. Aux In: Connect any external audio device using a stereo cable with 1/8’’ (3.5mm) TRS
connector. The signal coming from the external device is not processed by the effects of
Pangaea and goes directly to the output.
13. USB: Use USB cable to connect Pangaea to the computer and access its internal storage.
14. SD Card: Insert microSD card here and access unlimited amount of Impulse Responses.
Cards up to 32GB using FAT32 lesystem are supported.
15. Digital Out: Digitally connect Pangaea to your studio equipment via S/PDIF (75-ohm
RCA) cable. This output sends out 24-bit digital version of Main Out at 48kHz.
Rear Panel
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AMT
PANGAEA
IR CONVOLUTION PLAYER
CP100FX
GND BAL R BAL OUT L
EXP MIDI OUT MIDI IN
OFF ON
DC 12V OUT LR THRU INPUT
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MADE IN RUSSIA OMSK
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16. Input: Plug your instrument or your amplier’s output here. If you’re using a tube amplier,
make sure a speaker or a dummy load is connected to THRU output.
Running a tube amp without load will lead to amplier malfunction! Pangaea has no
loadbox.
17. Thru/Bypass Out: This output sends out an unprocessed copy of whatever comes into
Pangaea’s Input. Use a speaker cable to connect a speaker cabinet or a dummy load (such as
AMT Power Eater PE-15/PE-120) here in case you’re feeding a signal from a tube amp or a
power amp into Pangaea’s Input.
Running a tube amp without load will lead to amplier malfunction! Pangaea has no
loadbox.
If instead of an amplier you connect your effect pedals or your guitar to Pangaea’s Input
(no power amp before Pangaea), use this output as a bypass and send dry signal to another
effects processor, cabinet simulator or studio equipment.
18. Balanced Out: Use balanced XLR cables to send out processed +4 dBu signal to the mixer,
PA or your studio equipment. Pangaea is fully protected against phantom power, no need to
worry about someone pressing that +48V button by accident.
19. Ground Lift Switch: Turn it off to eliminate hum and buzz caused by ground loops
between your equipment.
20. Main Out: This output sends out processed –10 dBV line level stereo signal. It will also
work with a mono cable and send out the Left channel.
21. Power: Pangaea will power up as soon as you connect the included 12V power adapter here.
22. MIDI: Connect to MIDI equipment to send and receive MIDI messages. You can control
Pangaea using an external MIDI controller as well as control other devices using Pangaea’s
footswitches. Pangaea also has a mapping function that allows incoming program changes to
recall any preset on the device connected to MIDI Out.
23. Expression: Connect a standard expression pedal, such as AMT EX-50, and use your feet to
control volume and effects.
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Quick Start
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Setup A: Home/Studio
You don’t need an amp! Pangaea can emulate a Clean channel of an amp, so an overdrive
pedal will do. You can even plug your guitar directly
into Pangaea.
Setup B: Live
Turn off the CabSim (see Chapter “Bypassing The Cabinet Simulator”) and plug
Pangaea into FX Loop of your amplier.
AMT
PANGAEA
IR CONVOLUTION PLAYER
CP100FX
INPUT THRU L BAL OUT R OUT LR
PHONES AUX IN USB SD CARD S / PDIF
OUT
TAPFX
DOWN CONFIRM UP
1 2 3 4 5
ATT IN VOL EQ SYS TUNER
IN CLIP OUT CLIP
Esc EDIT
CONFIRM
DRIVE
Main Out: FX+CabSim (Stereo)
Phones Out: FX+CabSim (Stereo)
Balanced Out: FX+CabSim (L+R)
Input
AMT
PANGAEA
IR CONVOLUTION PLAYER
CP100FX
INPUT THRU L BAL OUT R OUT LR
PHONES AUX IN USB SD CARD S / PDIF
OUT
TAPFX
DOWN CONFIRM UP
1 2 3 4 5
ATT IN VOL EQ SYS TUNER
IN CLIP OUT CLIP
Esc EDIT
CONFIRM
Amp Input
Amp Speaker Out
Amp FX Loop ReturnAmp FX Loop Send
Input Main Out: FX (L/Mono)