digi-tech iPB-10 User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Introduction ............................................................ 3
Features/Included Items........................................ 4
Hardware/Software Requirements .................... 5
iTunes®& iPad®Requirements........................... 5
Mac®Requirements.............................................. 5
Windows®Requirements ................................... 5
Disable iPad®Notifications & Alerts ................. 6
Disable Auto-Brightness ....................................... 7
iPB-Nexus Icons ..................................................... 8
Pedalboard Icon .................................................... 8
My Tones Icon........................................................ 8
Help Icon ................................................................ 8
Tuner Icon .............................................................. 8
Volume Icon ........................................................... 8
Settings Icon........................................................... 8
Pedalboard Window .............................................. 9
Quick Save Button................................................ 9
Save New Button.................................................. 9
Edit Button............................................................. 9
Loaded Tone........................................................... 10
Banks ....................................................................... 10
Tone Buttons ......................................................... 10
Amplifier................................................................. 11
Cabinet.................................................................... 11
Assigned Footswitches ........................................ 12
Expansion Bar........................................................ 12
My Tones Window.................................................. 13
Assigned Tab........................................................... 13
Factory Tones Tab ................................................. 13
My Library Tab ....................................................... 13
Name/Genre Buttons .......................................... 13
Tone Info & Assignments..................................... 13
Trash Can Icon ...................................................... 13
Tuner Window........................................................ 14
Tuner ....................................................................... 14
Accessing the Tuner from the iPB-10............... 14
Volume Window..................................................... 15
Tone Volume........................................................... 15
Settings Window .................................................... 16
App Version ............................................................ 16
Firmware Version .................................................. 16
Tuner Reference.................................................... 16
Record Out Level ................................................ 16
XLR Mix.................................................................. 16
1/4” Mix .................................................................. 16
Calibrate Expression Pedal ................................ 16
About....................................................................... 16
iPB-10 Top Panel ..................................................... 17
LED Display............................................................ 17
Bank UP/DOWN Footswitches........................ 17
1-5 Footswitches .................................................. 17
Stomp Loop ........................................................... 18
A-E Footswitches.................................................. 18
Amp Loop .............................................................. 18
Expression Pedal ................................................... 18
iPB-10 Rear Panel................................................... 19
Input......................................................................... 19
Headphone Output.............................................. 19
Power Input............................................................ 19
Power Switch......................................................... 19
Amp Loop Ground Lift Switch.......................... 20
Amp Loop .............................................................. 20
Stomp Loop ........................................................... 20
Amp/Mixer Switch................................................ 21
XLR Ground Lift Switch...................................... 21
1/4” Line Outputs................................................. 21
XLR Mixer Outputs ............................................. 21
Output Level.......................................................... 21
USB Port................................................................. 22
Connection Diagrams........................................... 23
Amp with Stomp Loop........................................ 23
Amp Loop & Stomp Loop .................................. 24
Mixer ....................................................................... 25
Loading Tones.......................................................... 26
Loading Tones from the iPB-Nexus App.......... 26
Loading Tones from the iPB-10.......................... 26
Working With Pedals ............................................ 27
Changing Pedal Settings....................................... 27
Changing Pedals – Performance Mode ............ 28
Changing Pedals – Edit Mode............................. 29
Adding Pedals......................................................... 30
Deleting Pedals ..................................................... 31
Reordering Pedals................................................. 32
Working With Amps.............................................. 33
Adding an Amp to the iPB-10 Signal Path ....... 33
Changing the Amp ................................................ 34
Changing the Cabinet .......................................... 35
Deleting an Amp from the Signal Path ............. 36
Assigning Footswitches......................................... 37
Assigning Pedals to the A-E Footswitches....... 37
Configuring the Amp Loop................................. 38
Configuring the Stomp Loop ............................. 39
Expression Pedal & LFOs ..................................... 40
Assigning the Expression Pedal.......................... 40
Assigning Parameters to an LFO....................... 41
Saving & Assigning Tones....................................... 42
Saving Tones with the Quick Save Button ....... 42
Saving Tones with the Save New Button ......... 43
Assigning Tones to the iPB-10 Pedalboard ...... 44
Bypassing Tones ...................................................... 45
How to Bypass Tones........................................... 45
Amps & Pedals........................................................ 46
About Amps & Pedals .......................................... 46
Amps/Preamps....................................................... 47
Cabinets.................................................................. 52
Compressors ......................................................... 54
Chorus .................................................................... 55
Delays ...................................................................... 56
Distortions............................................................. 57
EQ ............................................................................ 60
Flangers ................................................................... 61
Noise Gates........................................................... 62
Phasers .................................................................... 63
Pitch......................................................................... 64
Tremolo/Panner .................................................... 65
Envelope/Special.................................................... 66
Reverbs ................................................................... 67
Vibrato/Rotary ...................................................... 68
Wah ......................................................................... 69
Preset List................................................................ 70
Factory Hard Reset ............................................... 71
Specifications........................................................... 72
Compliance Information....................................... 73
Table of ContentsTable of Contents

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The iPB-10 Programmable Pedalboard sets a new standard for guitar signal processing. By harnessing the power of the iPad®,
it combines the simplicity of a pedalboard with the exibility of a mul-eects system. The iPB-10 unleashes the ability to
create and control guitar eects like never before.
Pedalboard Simplicity
The iPB-10 allows you to create your ulmate pedalboard, all on your iPad. Design a pedalboard by simply dragging and
dropping up to 10 dierent pedals, in any order, to each pedalboard. You can even add an amp and cabinet to each setup.
With 87 dierent pedals, 54 amps, and 26 cabinets to choose from, your opons are virtually unlimited. Simply swipe your
nger across the iPad to rearrange your pedals, turn them on and o, or to adjust their knobs.
Multi-Effects Flexibility
Tradional mul-eect devices have given you the exibility to change the enre conguraon of your signal chain with
a single footswitch. The iPB-10 brings the concept of presets to a pedalboard. This allows you to save 100 of your favorite
pedalboards with the touch of your nger, and instantly recall them with the stomp of your foot. You can have a dierent
pedalboard for each gig, set, song, or even switch pedalboards within a song.
Once you experience the exibility of the iPB-10 Programmable Pedalboard, with its drag and drop design, you will change
the way you think about guitar eects forever.
IntroductionIntroduction

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Features/Included ItemsFeatures/Included Items
Features
•Intuitive iPB-Nexus User Interface for iPad
(iPad sold separately)
•Up to 10 Pedals per Pedalboard Setup
•Internal Storage for up to 100 User Pedalboard Setups
(additional setups can be stored in the iPB-Nexus library)
•Includes 87 Stompbox Pedals, 54 Amplifiers, and 26 Cabinets
•Dual 7-Segment Display
(for easy visibility of bank selection)
•Stompbox Loop and Footswitch
(for easy integration & bypassing of external effects)
•Amp/Preamp Loop and Footswitch
(for easy integration & bypassing of external amplifiers or preamps)
•Audio Streaming to and from the iPad
•USB Port
(for recording straight to a computer)
•Balanced Stereo XLR Outputs w/Ground Lift Switch and
Amplifier Emulation
•Stereo 1/4” Outputs with Amp/Mixer Switch
•Rugged Footswitches
(for hands-free operation)
•Assignable Expression Pedal
Included Items
Before you get started, please make sure that these items are
in the box:
•iPB-10 Footswitch Pedalboard
•Power Supply
•2 iPad Mounting Inserts
•Safety Information & Quick Start Insert Card
We took a lot of care when we put this product together.
Everything should be included and in perfect working
order. If anything’s missing, contact the factory at once @
[phone]. Help us get to know you by registering online
at www.digitech.com.

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iTunes®& iPad®Requirements
•iTunes 10.2 or later recommended
(free download from www.itunes.com/download)
•iTunes Store account
•200MB of available disk space
•512MB of RAM
•USB 2.0 Port
•iPad® or iPad2®
Mac®Requirements
•Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 processor
•Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
•QuickTime 7.6 or later
•Safari 4.0.3 or later
Windows®Requirements
•PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor
•Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later, Windows Vista, or
Windows 7
•QuickTime 7.6.6 or later is required with compatible audio
card
Hardware/Software RequirementsHardware/Software Requirements

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To disable applicaon nocaons on your iPad:
1. Go to Sengs.
2. Go to Nocaons.
3. Set Nocaons to “OFF”.
4. Return to the iPB-Nexus applicaon.
To disable system alerts on your iPad:
1. Go to Sengs.
2. Go to General >> Sounds.
3. Slide the volume level to the lowest seng.
4. Set all switches to “OFF”.
Disable iPad®Notifications & Alerts
Ensure nocaons and alerts from other applicaons do not
disrupt your playing by disabling them in your iPad General Sengs.
Disable iPad®Notifications & Alerts
Ensure nocaons and alerts from other applicaons do not
disrupt your playing by disabling them in your iPad General Sengs.
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To disable Auto-Brightness on your iPad:
1. Go to Sengs.
2. Go to Brightness & Wallpaper.
3. Set the Auto-Brightness switch to “OFF”.
4. Return to the iPB-Nexus applicaon.
Disable Auto-Brightness
It may be desirable to disable the iPad’s Auto-Brightness feature
for use with the iPB-Nexus applicaon.
Disable Auto-Brightness
It may be desirable to disable the iPad’s Auto-Brightness feature
for use with the iPB-Nexus applicaon.
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Opens the My Tones library, where
all factory and user tones reside.
My Tones Icon
Tuner Icon
Volume Icon
Settings Icon
Help Icon
iPB-Nexus IconsiPB-Nexus Icons
Pedalboard Icon
Opens the help le within
the iPB-Nexus app.
This is the home screen, where most
programming and operaon is performed.
Set all of the iPB’s global parameters here.
Use this to set the volume for
each tone independently.
Tune your guitar here.

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Touching this buon allows you to save a new
user tone or make a copy of an exisng tone. Use
this opon when you don’t want to overwrite
the currently loaded tone.
Save New Button
Quick Save Button
Touching this buon saves the currently loaded
tone. Use this opon for quickly overwring a
tone aer making edits.
Edit Button
Touching this buon toggles between Edit mode
and Performance mode. In Edit mode, the enre
pedalboard chain can be viewed. Pedals can be
added, deleted, and rearranged in any order.
Pedalboard WindowPedalboard Window

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Banks
Use this slider to select one of the 20 banks, each
containing 5 custom tones, providing 100 tones in all.
Loaded Tone
This display shows the currently loaded tone along
with the bank and footswitch it is assigned to.
Tone Buttons
These buons display the tones in each bank.
If the tone is acve, the red LED will be lit.

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Amplifier
This secon displays the currently selected amplier
and allows you to edit the amp’s controls.
Cabinet
This secon displays the
currently selected cabinet.
HINT: Tap once on either the amp or cabinet image to select from
over 50 amps and cabinets to create your own custom sound!

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Assigned Footswitches
This secon displays the pedals which are
currently assigned to the A-E footswitches.
Expansion Bar
Touching this bar expands the view, displaying
all eect pedals in the signal chain.
HINT: Double tapping on a pedal will zoom in on the controls to make eding quick and easy. Tap the footswitch to turn
the pedal on and o. A single tap on the pedal will open My Gear allowing you to swap out the pedal for another.

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Assigned Tab
Touching this tab displays
all tones assigned to the
iPB-10 Pedalboard.
My Library Tab
Touching this tab displays all
your custom user tones.
My Tones WindowMy Tones Window
Factory Tones Tab
Touching this tab displays all
factory tones.
Trash Can Icon
Touch this icon to delete a selected
user tone from My Library.
Tone Info & Assignments
This window displays each
tone’s informaon such
as tone name, where the
tone is assigned, Genre,
etc.. Tap in these elds to
add or to change the tone
informaon. Tapping the
‘+’ buon will assign tones
to the iPB-10 pedalboard.
Name/Genre Buttons
Touching these buons sorts
the tones by Name or by Genre.

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Tuner WindowTuner Window
Accessing the Tuner from the iPB-10
To access the tuner from the iPB-10
footswitches, simply press and hold the
currently acve preset’s footswitch. The
iPB-10 will enter Bypass mode briey
then enter the Tuner. To exit the Tuner,
press any footswitch.
Tuner
Tap the Tuner icon to enable the
built-in tuner. Simply play a string
and the note will be displayed. The
LEDs will indicate whether or not
the note is in tune, allowing you to
make the proper adjustments.

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Volume WindowVolume Window
Tone Volume
Tap the Volume icon and use the slider
to increase or decrease the level for the
current tone. Volume can be saved with
each tone individually.

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Settings WindowSettings Window
App Version
This eld displays the current installed version of the iPB-Nexus applicaon.
Firmware Version
When connected to the iPB-10 Pedalboard, this eld displays the current installed
version of the iPB-10 rmware.
Tuner Reference
This opon allows you to set the tuner’s reference point.
Record Out Level
When recording to the iPad or via USB to a computer DAW, this opon changes
the
digital signal level sent from the iPB-10 up to the iPad or computer DAW (the
range is -12 dB - +24 dB).
XLR Mix
When recording to the iPad or via USB to a computer DAW and monitoring the mix
from the iPB-10 XLR outputs, this opon allows you to set the mix between the
track your recording (iPB-10) and playback from the iPad or DAW (USB/iPad).
1/4” Mix
When recording to the iPad or via USB to a computer DAW and monitoring the mix
from the iPB-10 1/4” line outputs, this opon allows you to set the mix between
the track your recording (iPB-10) and playback from the iPad or DAW (USB/iPad).
Calibrate Expression Pedal
This opon guides you through the iPB-10 Expression Pedal calibraon procedure.
About
This opon provides addional details about the iPB-Nexus soware app.

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iPB-10 Top PaneliPB-10 Top Panel
LED Display
Displays the currently selected bank in the
iPB-10 Pedalboard (1-20).
Bank UP/DOWN Footswitches
Use these footswitches to select a tone bank.
1-5 Footswitches
Once a bank is selected, use these footswitches
to select one of 5 dierent tones within the
selected bank. When the tone is acve, it’s
footswitch LED will light.

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A-E Footswitches
Use these footswitches to turn the assigned eect pedals on
and o. When a pedal is acve, it’s footswitch LED will light.
Stomp Loop
This footswitch enables and disables the
mono stompbox eects loop. The LED
lights when the stomp loop is enabled.
Amp Loop
This footswitch enables and disables the
amp loop. The LED lights when the amp
loop is enabled.
Expression Pedal
This pedal provides
real-me control of
Volume, Wah, or any
other assigned eect
parameter. Rock the
pedal forward and
press rmly to toggle
between controlling
the Wah and the other
assigned parameter.
iPB-10 Top PaneliPB-10 Top Panel
NOTE: Status messages will be displayed if the AMP or STOMP footswitches are pressed and the Amp or Stomp Loop
modules are not used in the current preset Tone (unavailable), or if nothing is connected to these jacks (not connected).
NOTE: When using the
Expression Pedal, the Wah
will only be controlled if it
exists in the eects chain.

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Headphone Output
Connect headphones here. This output is
opmized for use with headphones having
an impedance of 50 Ohms or greater.
Power Switch
Used to turn the
iPB-10 power
on and o.
Power Input
Connect the included
power adapter here.
Input
This input is a high impedance 1/4”
instrument input for connecng
your guitar.
iPB-10 Rear PaneliPB-10 Rear Panel

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Amp Loop
These 1/4” send and return jacks allow you to connect an
external preamp or amplier and use the tone from these
components instead of the internal ampliers of the iPB-10.
iPB-10 Rear PaneliPB-10 Rear Panel
Stomp Loop
These 1/4” send and return jacks
allow you to insert an external
stompbox eect pedal (or chain
of eects) into the iPB-10 signal
path.
Amp Loop Ground Lift Switch
This switch can be enabled to help prevent unwanted
hum or buzz caused by ground loops between the iPB-10
and an externally connected amplier or preamp.
NOTE: Status messages will be displayed if the AMP or STOMP footswitches are pressed and the Amp or Stomp Loop
modules are not used in the current preset Tone (unavailable), or if nothing is connected to these jacks (not connected).