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BLUE DEVIL GX112
1. INTRODUCTION
Th nk you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purch sing the BLUEDEVIL
GX112. With the BLUE DEVIL, you h ve cquired Guit r Workst tion th t sets new st nd rds in guit r mp
engineering. When developing the GX112, our top objective w s to reproduce the direct sound of n log
guit r mps s perfectly s we could nd combine it with l test DSP technologywhile focusing on user
interf ce th t c n be oper ted intuitively.
BEHRINGER is n udio engineering comp ny th t h s been successfully developing products for studio
nd live pplic tions for m ny ye rs now. Our r nge of products includes microphones nd v riety of
19"devices (compressors, enh ncers, g tes, tube processors, he dphone mps, digit l effects devices,
DIboxes, etc.) s well s v rious monitoring nd P.A. spe kers plus profession l live nd recording consoles.
The n me of BEHRINGER st nds for no-compromise qu lity, fully-fe tured products nd exempl ry service
even ye rs fter purch se s well s sens tion lly low prices, which llow ny mbitious music lover to
m ke their music l dre ms come true.
We lso set gre t store by flexibility, which h s become p rticul rly import nt f ctor in the music business
over the p st few ye rs. Modern guit rists need to offer bro d r nge of sounds, but should still be ble to
pl y in different kinds of pplic tions t short notice: home recording, studio, live concerts. For this re son, it
h s lw ys been our prime concern to give you Guit r Workst tion th t offers you complete set of
functions, but c n still be oper ted intuitively nd quicklyno m tter wh t kind of style you pl y.
Unfortun tely, convention l guit r mps re often not fully designed nd developed. Moreover, m ny m nuf cturers
of tr dition l-style guit r mps re somehow fr id of using st te-of-the- rt technology. The BLUE DEVIL, on
the other h nd, is pioneering guit r mp th t h s consider bly more functions th n ny convention l 2-ch nnel
mp with built-in spring reverb. Still, you c n use the GX112 so th t it mimics n excellently sounding
2-ch nnel combo mp with n dmittedlygood spring reverb. However, we recommend th t you m ke
yourself f mili r with the BLUE DEVIL in full det il, so th t you know wh t e ch of the m ny functions does nd
be ble to fully exploit the numerous effects nd control options provided.
As technology dv nces, youve got to keep tr ck of l test technologic l bre kthroughs to void f lling by the
w yside. Since the first present tion of the BLUE DEVIL t Fr nkfurt Pro Light & Sound in 1998, we h ve
continuously improved this mp nd included m ny of your v lu ble suggestions. We h ve sp red neither
expense nor effort, to test different types of circuitry nd spe kers until the results g ve us complete s tisf ction.
After ll, we re lly w nt to give you fully designed nd developed products th t meet your expect tions in
every respect. The BLUE DEVIL sh ll be useful tool for ye rs to come, which is why weve equipped the
effects modules of our Guit r Workst tion with EPROMS th t c n be upd ted. In this w y, we c n keep on
working on new lgorithms nd considering your ide s nd suggestions. The resulting softw re upd tes will
be m de v il ble for free on the Internet, so s to ensure th t your mp will never be outd ted.
Weve p cked our entire experience in this l test gener tion of guit r mps. M ny people contributed to this
project of intense development: studio musici ns, collectors of vint ge guit r mps, music nd guit r lovers
like. We even invited guit r mp tuning experts to help us develop n mplifier th t gives you the best of ll
worlds:
sSophistic ted n log technology with feel f ctor only n log technology c n provide.
sPerfect simul tion of tube-specific nu nces to m ke up for the dr wb cks encountered in tube designs
(short service life, he t dissip tion, poor mech nic l st bility).
sL test DSP technology to give you bro d r nge of modern high-g in nd vint ge-type effect sounds.
sRugged nd solid construction which even withst nds roughest h ndling.
sIntuitive oper tion, so th t you c n focus your mind on wh t is most import nt to you: your music!
+This manual first describes the terminology used, so that you can fully understand the
BLUEDEVIL and its functions. Please read the manual carefully and keep it for future reference.
1. INTRODUCTION