Bluguitar Remote1 User manual

BluGuitar® AMP1 ™ + REMOTE1 ™ | Programmable Guitar Amp System designed by Thomas Blug

ANLEITUNG

REMOTE1™

is the optimal pedal controller (foot operated controller) for the BluGuitar®

AMP1™

. You can comfortably navigate through all the important

AMP1™

functions by foot as well as accessing all the

additional features. From choosing preset sounds to programming custom sounds, with the

REMOTE1™

can do it all!

Midi-compatible devices can be connected to the MIDI Out connector and the

REMOTE1™

presets can then be used to select the device's programs. And as if that wasn't enough!

If that wasn‘t enough, with the optional BluGuitar®

LOOPERKIT ™

you can integrate external effect pedals into your setup.

In short, with the help of the

REMOTE1™

, you can turn your

AMP1™

into a professional, programmable guitar system.

BluGuitar®offers all the components - you decide how far you want to go!

FROM "STRAIGHT FORWARD AMP" TO AN INDIVIDUAL GUITAR SYSTEM

A lot of new features, intuitive operating, compact and expandable.

Important Safety Notice! Read before connecting!

REMOTE1™

can only be connected to the

AMP1™

's REMOTE input. Use a stadard 6.3mm

(1/4inch) male to male, mono guitar or speaker cable.This product was manufactured

according to IEC 60065 and left the factory safety tested and ready for operation.

Further safety notices can be found in the

AMP1™

user's guide.

Troubleshooting:

If the

REMOTE1™

is not functioning correctly:

•฀make sure

AMP1™

is not in PRESET MODE (see

AMP1™

manual page 95)

•฀check the connection cable and replace if necessary

•฀disconnect the unit from the

AMP1™

, then reconnect

•฀factory reset: while pressing buttons 1, 6 and 7simultaneously, power up the

AMP1™

The

REMOTE1™

will be reset to the factory default.

Note: this will delete all custom settings

Effect pedals have never been as popular as they are today. Trying to

get excellent sounds and intuitive operating can often only be acheived

using a combination of different, high-quality effect pedals, and as soon

as multiple effects come into play, things start getting complicated and

switching sounds turns into a tapdance.

To solve this problem, so called Pedal-Switchers were developed. They

consist of a control center that coordinates and controls multiple effect

loops.

The effect pedals can be added to the different Pedal-Switchers loops

singly or combined according to personal preference, your pedals are

Turn your

AMP1™

into a 4 channel amp with additional functions like

2nd Master, PowerSoak,and programmable MIDI Out, that is also

programmable. Whether you use the

REMOTE1™

as an old school

footboard for stardard function switching, or to choose between

complex presets is totally up to you.

Connect the

REMOTE1™

to the REMOTE-input on the

AMP1™

using

a standard Mono instrument cable. This cable transfers the control

signal and supplies power to the

REMOTE1™

. An additional power

supply is unnecessary. When

REMOTE1™

is connected to

AMP1 ™

,two

different modes are available using the Mode/Store switch.

Direct-Access-Mode

Direct-Access offers access to: Clean, Vintage, Classic, Modern,

Boost, Reverb, FX-Loop, 2nd Master Volume and PowerSoak.

Direct-Access is active when the Mode/Store switch is not lit.

Preset-Mode

When the switch is pressed, it will light up and the Preset-Mode is

activated. Here you can save 36 presets in 4 banks of 9 presets each.

Pressing the Mode/Store switch again puts you back in the Direct-

Access-Mode.

always turned on. In the switching board itself, loops can be activated or

deactivated. If a loop is activated, the signal is sent through the the loop

and the connected effect pedal(s).When not activated, the signal goes

directly through the Pedal-Switchers, by passing the effect pedals not

in use (True-Bypass) to maintain signal strength. This minimizes second-

ary noise and loss of signal.

The BluGuitar®

LOOPERKIT ™

expands the

REMOTE1™

to a pedal

switcher with four True-Bypass-Loops.The combination of active pedals,

and the

AMP1™

's sound settings can be saved as presets and accessed

by the single press of a switch on the

REMOTE1™

Speaker Out

REMOTE1™

FX-Loop

PLUG AND PLAY! WITH THE COMFORTABLE FOOTBOARD FOR THE AMP1™

THE PEDAL-SWITCHER MAKES USING FX PEDALS EASY

Speaker Out

REMOTE1™

1 2 3 4FX-Loop

Looper Kit

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REMOTE1™

is the ﬁrst amp footcontroler that can act simultane-

ously as a pedal switcher. To utilize this function, the BluGuitar®

LOOPERKIT ™

must be installed in the

REMOTE1™

This saves space on the pedalboard and allows for easier operation.

The

LOOPERKIT ™

has four True-Bypass-Relay-Loops that you can add

your effect pedals to. When the

LOOPERKIT ™

is installed, you can

determine which of the four loops is active while programming your sound

presets, and store the information in the preset.

The

LOOPERKIT ™

consists of an installation kit that has to be installed in

the

REMOTE1™

, and a Breakout-Box. The effect pedals that are to be

integrated into the set-up are connected to the Breakout-Box with short

patch cables. It has one input, one output and 4 of each send and return

jacks for the 4 loops.

In Direct-Access-Mode you determine which pedal(s) are activated for

each preset. Then you combine these speciﬁc effect pedal(s) with your

amp settings and store it as preset. Switching presets will recall amp

settings and turnes speciﬁc pedal(s) on or off, depending upon which

effects you have integrated in the presets, without having to activate

each effect singly per foot. Any pedals not being used are bypassed with

the True-Bypass-Relay.That keeps the signal path short by assuring that

it does not pass through every single pedal. Using high quality patch

cables results in an audibly better sound.

Programming the Loops

To activate or deactivate loops, while in Direct-Access-Mode, press

and hold the FX-LOOP-Switch for about 2 seconds until it blinks.

Switches 1-4will now show you which loops are active: if one of the

loops is active, the corresponding switch will be lit; if the switch is in

bypass mode, the switch is unlit.

Activating a footswitch toggles between the loop is active (switch is lit)

or in bypass (switch is unlit).To store the activated setting, hold the

Mode/Store switch until all 9 switches are blinking. Pressing one of the

blinking pedals stores the current setting to this location.

Tip: sometimes it can be useful to connect several pedals one after

another in a loop if the effects are only to be used for a certain

sound or channel with the

AMP1™

. For example, I use various

modulation effects and a compressor for my clean sound only.

I activate the modulation effect pedal when needed using the

effect pedal bypass-switch.

LOOPERKIT

™ - PEDAL-SWITCHERMIDI OUT

REMOTE1™

has a MIDI OUT jack, that can be used to integrate and control external MIDI effect devices in your setup. To take advantage of this

feature, use a MIDI cable to connect MIDI OUT on the

REMOTE1™

to your MIDI device's MIDI IN.

Every preset in the

REMOTE1™

sends a ﬁxed MIDI Program Change Command to the MIDI OUT jack (on MIDI channel 2) to switch between

programs on your external MIDI device. The MIDI commands in the

REMOTE1™

are preassigned. Assigning the programms must therefore be done

using MIDI Learn or Midi-Mapping in the Midi device itself.

Here is the

REMOTE1™

chart, showing the MIDI-PRG-Change-Commands: (for example: Bank 3, Preset 6: MIDI-PRG-Change-Command 24)

Make sure your external MIDI device is set to MIDI-receive channel 2.

Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Bank 1 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Bank 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Bank 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Bank 4 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

NEW FEATURES FOR YOUR

POWER SOAK

For many, there is nothing better than the sound of a totally cranked tube

amp with a saturated output.The volume necessary to achieve this is

usually unbearable. Resourceful technicians have developed something

to reduce the output: the PowerSoak.

When PowerSoak 9is activated, the Level-Control knob controls two

sections:

Home (0.15 – 2 watts) and Stage (7 – 100 watts), see graphic.

The PowerSoak's range of effect depends upon the strength of the

signal it is getting, depending on the Master Volume on the

AMP1™

To get acquainted with the PowerSoak, it is recommended to play with

a clean sound, with the Master Volume set at 5. Attention, 5 is already

very loud, and then slowly reduce the level of the PowerSoak using

the Level-Control knob on the

REMOTE1™

. Just before reaching the

center position, you are still getting 7 watts. This might be too loud for

home use, but with a band you will certainly need a little output. That's

why the 7 – 100 watt section is called Stage.

You will notice when playing that only the loud peaks are being sup-

pressed and turned into compression and light overdrive. If you turn up

the Master Volume knob on the

AMP1™

, you get the fat smooth

sound overdrive that only an overdriven poweramp can give you.. If you

turn Level-Control knob on the

REMOTE1™

past the center position,

you will distinctly hear it jump into the Home section. You are now at 2

watts. More than loud enough for home use! You can turn the level knob

even further, until the sound is completely ﬂat gone. The lower you go,

the more overdrive you get. It's really worthwhile to experiment with the

Master Volume on the

AMP1™

and the PowerSoak setting.

2ND MASTER VOLUME

REMOTE1™

offers you a second master volume, that can be activated

per footpedal in Direct-Access-Mode, and can be adjusted (reduced)

in a 10dB range. Now you can use all your sounds at two different

volumes.

1. Master Volume on : Rhythm volume

2. Master Volume off : Solo volume

When you press the MasterVolume button on the

REMOTE1™

, the

dial knob next to it is activated. Use this Level-Control to set the Master

Volume.

By pressing the the

REMOTE1™

MasterVolume again you switch back

to full volume.

Any volume for your presets

The

REMOTE1™

can store all of your settings, including every Master-

Volume preference to one of the 36 presets. This allows you to store any

volume required for your sound, in the Preset-Mode.

The Level-Control sets the 2nd MasterVolume Level when the

MasterVolume switch 8is lit.

The PowerSoak works in 2 sections:

Home, from 150 milliwatts to 2 watts

Stage, from 7 to 100 watts

PowerSoak output sections

MASTER

LEVEL

Volume reduction in „2nd Master“

0 dB

-5 dB

-10 dB

The Level Control:

controls the 2nd Master, PowerSoak

and Gain / Clean Volume patches.

When other functions-patch, such as the PowerSoak 9or Gain are

activated, use the Level-Control to regulate the currently active

functions-patch.

Turning off, or switching to another functions-patch automatically stores

your setting.

Switching Banks

Press and hold the Mode/Store switch (when lit) until it blinks. The

switch for the currently active bank will be lit, and the other 3 will blink.

Select another bank by pressing one of the blinking switches. The Mode/

Store switch will stop blinking and the new bank is active. 9 presets in

the now active bank can be accessed using switches 1- 9.

It was a deliberate decision to create a board with 9 presets and „only“

four banks. For one thing, it is still pretty easy to keep track of 9 presets

per bank, and most guitar players are quite well served with 9 sounds

in a live situation. And there are another 3 banks that can be loaded

with 9 more presets each. This way you can set up a bank that ﬁts each

of your bands, your projects, in your living room, or just to experiment.

If you require more than 36 presets, you still have the option of making

the

AMP1™

MIDI compatible with the help of the BluGuitar®MIDI-

Adapter (optional). Controlled by an external MIDI pedal, the MIDI

standard allows for 128 presets.

Programming Sound Presets

To program speciﬁc sounds that you can later recall in Preset-Mode,

you ﬁrst need to switch to Direct-Access-Mode. Press Mode/Store

switch until it is no longer lit. Now you can create the sound you want

to program using the pedal functions and Level-Controller on the

REMOTE1™

. To store the sound to a speciﬁc preset location, press and

hold the Mode/Store switch for 2 seconds, until switches 1through 9

are blinking. Pressing one of the nine blinking switches will permanently

store your newly created sound to that location, and the switch will be lit.

Having stored your sound, the

REMOTE1™

automatically switches back

to Preset-Mode, recognizable by the now lit Mode/Store switch.

To program a new preset, switch to the Direct-Access-Mode by press-

ing the Mode/Store switch again. Following the steps described above,

you can now create a new sound and store it to another preset.

Preset-Mode offers the ability to combine all of the

REMOTE1™

control and switching functions available in Direct-Access-Mode into

complete and individual sounds that can each be stored as one of 36 available presets. This lets you call up your own, signature sounds on

stage at the push of a button.

REMOTE1™

offers you 4 banks with 9 presets each. Press the Mode/Store switch to access the Preset-

Mode. When the switch is lit, Preset-Mode is active. 9 different sounds can be stored in each of the banks, and directly accessed using the

switches 1- 9.

DIRECT-ACCESS-MODE

Changing Banks:

Press and hold MODE/STORE until it blinks:

Use switches 1 - 4 to select a bank

When turned off,

REMOTE1 ™

stores all current settings automatically . When power is restored, the last settings are again active.

Setting the Gain / Clean Volume

Press and hold the BOOST switch for approximately 2 seconds, until it

blinks. Now use the Level Control on the

REMOTE1™

to set the Gain

(as long as one of the overdrive channels, VINTAGE, CLASSIC, or

MODERN is activated), or the Clean Volume (as long as the clean

channel is activated). As with the 2nd Master Volume, the Gain can only

be reduced using the Level Control knob, with results depending upon

how the Gain and/or Clean Volume contols are set on the

AMP1™

. It is

therefore recommended to set the

AMP1™

to maximum gain, and use

the Level Control on the

REMOTE1™

to achieve the required amount

of Gain when storing a preset.

Press and Hold FX LOOP

until the switch blinks:

set Loops 1 - 4

The following functions are available when the Direct-Access-Mode is active (the Mode/Store switch is lit):

CLEAN, VINTAGE, CLASSIC,MODERN, BOOST, REVERB, FX-LOOP, adjustable 2nd Master Volume and PowerSoak.

These are additional functions for the

AMP1™

that are not available without the

REMOTE1™

Using the switches 1- 4, you can choose between the four patches, CLEAN, VINTAGE, CLASSIC, and MODERN.They can only be used one

at a time because only one of the four channels can be active. Switch 5(BOOST) activates the

AMP1™

's adjustable Boost. Switch 6(

REVERB

)

turns the adjustable Hall effect on or off, and Switch 7 activates and deactivates the FX-LOOP for the

AMP1™

. The two extra functions that

are accessed with Switches 8(2nd Master Volume) and 9 (PowerSoak), can be adjusted with the Level Control knob which is situated

between the two switches.

Setting the 2nd Master

When Switch 8is activated and lit, the Level Control knob next to it

can be used to reduce the 2nd Master Volume as much as 10dB.

The 2nd Master Volume level is automatically stored when Switch 8is

deactivated, and can be recalled by activating Switch 8again.

Setting the PowerSoak

Activate the PowerSoak with Switch 9. The Switch is lit. Set the required

reduction with the Level Conrol knob.

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Setting the Looperkit

Press and hold the FX-Loop switch until it blinks. Switches 1- 4operate

the loops. Use Mode/Store to store.

MASTER

LEVEL

Mode Selection:

Direct Access Mode: switch is unlit

Preset Mode: switch is lit blue

PRESET 9

PRESET 7

PRESET 2

PRESET 1 PRESET 4

PRESET 3 PRESET 5

PRESET 6 PRESET 8

BANK 2

BANK 1 BANK 4

BANK 3

Preset Mode

Changing Banks

GAIN:

Press and Hold BOOST until

the switch blinks:

set the Gain

FX LOOP

LOOP 2

LOOP 1 LOOP 4

LOOP 3 BOOST

MASTER

VOLUME

POWER

SOAK

FX LOOP

VINTAGE

CLEAN MODERN

CLASSIC BOOST

REVERB

Direct Access Mode

Program Gain and Looperkit

OPERATING

PROGRAMMABLE AMP1 SYSTEM

VIBE SCREAMER PHASER COMPRESSOR BOOSTEROVERDRIVE

LOOP

Perfect for Channel

TUNER /

MUTE

Input

MULTI-FX

DELAY

FX-Return

FX-Send

MIDI CHANNEL 2

WAH-WAH

PRESET EXAMPLES

PRESET CHANNEL GAIN MASTER

VOLUME BOOST REVERB LOOP 4 LOOP 3 LOOP 2 LOOP

1Multi FX

Preset

OVERDRIVE VIBE SCREAMER PHASER COMPRESSOR BOOST

1 Clean • • •

2 Australia ROOM

3 Purple • • •PLATE

4 HiGain ••350ms DELAY

5 Mr. Johnson ••400ms DELAY

6 Hot Clean • • •• • 250ms DELAY

7 Jimi • • • • ROOM

8 Brown •• • PLATE

9 Supersolo ••450ms DELAY

LOOPERKIT

• = on •= optional