Gibson Echoplex Digital Pro Plus User manual

EchoplexDigital Pro Plus
User’s Manual

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Table of Contents ii-1
EchoplexDigital Pro Plus
USER’SMANUAL
Contents
Introduction
Credits ...........................................................................i-2
Contact Info ...........................................................................i-3
Contents ..........................................................................ii-1
About This Manual................................................................iii-1
Typeface Conventions ............................................................................iii-1
Terminology ............................................................................................iii-2
Section I – User Guide
User Guide Introduction ................................................................I-i
Chapter 1 Quick Start ...............................................................1-1
Instant Gratification and Depth..............................................................1-1
Before Powering Up .................................................................................1-2
Level Adjustment .....................................................................................1-3
Start Looping! ...........................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2 Front, Back and Underfoot ........................................2-1
The Front Panel ........................................................................................2-1
The EFC-7 Footpedal ...............................................................................2-6
The Back Panel .........................................................................................2-6
Stereo Operation ......................................................................................2-9
Chapter 3 MIDI..........................................................................3-1

Section II – Reference Guide
Reference Introduction .................................................................II-i
Reference Guide Introduction.................................................................II-i
Key to the Diagrams ................................................................................II-ii
Chapter 4 Parameters ...............................................................4-1
8ths/Cycle .................................................................................................4-2
AutoRecord ...............................................................................................4-6
Channel.....................................................................................................4-7
ControlSource ..........................................................................................4-8
FeedBkCont ............................................................................................4-10
InsertMode .............................................................................................4-11
Loop/Delay (InterfaceMode) ................................................................4-15
LoopCopy................................................................................................4-29
LoopTrig..................................................................................................4-31
MoreLoops..............................................................................................4-32
MuteMode ..............................................................................................4-33
OverdubMode ........................................................................................4-34
Overflow..................................................................................................4-35
Quantize..................................................................................................4-36
Presets .....................................................................................................4-39
RecordMode ...........................................................................................4-40
Reserved..................................................................................................4-42
RoundMode............................................................................................4-43
SamplerStyle...........................................................................................4-44
Source #...................................................................................................4-47
SwitchQuant ...........................................................................................4-48
Sync .........................................................................................................4-57
Threshold................................................................................................4-59
Velocity....................................................................................................4-60
VolumeCont............................................................................................4-61
Chapter 5 Functions...................................................................5-1
Dump ........................................................................................................5-2
Feedback ...................................................................................................5-4
GeneralReset.............................................................................................5-8
HalfSpeed..................................................................................................5-9
Insert .......................................................................................................5-10
Load.........................................................................................................5-18
LoopDivide .............................................................................................5-20
LoopTriggering .......................................................................................5-21
LoopWindowing.....................................................................................5-22
MultiIncrease..........................................................................................5-26
Multiply...................................................................................................5-28
Mute ........................................................................................................5-38
NextLoop ................................................................................................5-41
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Overdub ..................................................................................................5-43
PreviousLoop..........................................................................................5-46
Record .....................................................................................................5-47
Rehearse..................................................................................................5-53
Replace....................................................................................................5-54
Reset ........................................................................................................5-55
Retrigger..................................................................................................5-56
Reverse ....................................................................................................5-58
SamplePlay .............................................................................................5-62
StartPoint ................................................................................................5-64
Substitute................................................................................................5-65
SUS Commands .....................................................................................5-69
SUSNextLoop .........................................................................................5-71
Undo........................................................................................................5-72
Chapter 6 Synchronization ........................................................6-1
AutoStartPoint ..........................................................................................6-2
BeatSync ...................................................................................................6-3
BrotherSync ..............................................................................................6-7
Global/Local MIDI Clock ........................................................................6-9
MIDI Sync Indicators.............................................................................6-11
MuteQuantMIDIStartSong....................................................................6-12
QuantMIDIStartSong.............................................................................6-13
QuantStartPoint .....................................................................................6-14
ReAlign ....................................................................................................6-15
SongPositionPointer and Continue ......................................................6-22
StartSong, StopSong, Continue.............................................................6-23
StopSync .................................................................................................6-28
SyncStartPoint ........................................................................................6-29
SyncRecord .............................................................................................6-30
TempoSelect ...........................................................................................6-32
Chapter 7 MIDI Control..............................................................7-1
DirectMIDI................................................................................................7-2
MIDI Command List................................................................................7-3
MIDI DataWheel ......................................................................................7-7
MIDIpipe...................................................................................................7-8
MIDI VirtualButtons ..............................................................................7-10
Receiving MIDI Commands ..................................................................7-11
SysEx........................................................................................................7-12
SUS MIDI Commands ...........................................................................7-13
Transmitting MIDI Commands ............................................................7-15
Chapter 8 Parameter Presets.....................................................8-1
Parameter Presets.....................................................................................8-2
Preset Editor .............................................................................................8-8
Chapter 9 User Interface ...........................................................9-1
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DataWheel ................................................................................................9-2
Feedbk Indicator ......................................................................................9-4
Feedback Pedal Jack.................................................................................9-5
Feedback Knob.........................................................................................9-6
Footpedal Jack ..........................................................................................9-7
Input Indicator .........................................................................................9-8
Input Jack..................................................................................................9-9
Input Knob..............................................................................................9-10
Loop Display...........................................................................................9-11
Loops LED...............................................................................................9-12
LoopTime Display..................................................................................9-13
MIDI LED................................................................................................9-17
MIDI Ports ..............................................................................................9-18
Mix Knob.................................................................................................9-19
Multiple Display .....................................................................................9-20
Output Jack .............................................................................................9-21
Output Knob...........................................................................................9-22
Overdub Jack ..........................................................................................9-23
Parameter Button...................................................................................9-24
SmartButtons..........................................................................................9-26
Switches LED ..........................................................................................9-28
Timing LED.............................................................................................9-29
Visual Tempo Guide...............................................................................9-30
Chapter 10 MIDI Sample Dump .................................................10-1
Introduction ...........................................................................................10-2
Sample Dump User Guide.....................................................................10-9
Other Device Implementations ..........................................................10-16
Sample Dump Trouble Shooting ........................................................10-20
Chapter 11 MIDI SysEx..............................................................11-1
MIDI SysEx Detailed Reference ............................................................11-2
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Introduction iii-1
INTRODUCTION
About This Manual
TYPEFACE CONVENTIONS
User Interface elements like Buttons, Jacks, and Knobs are shown in
bold, since references to them are usually about actions that you might
take.
Function and Operation names are shown in a plain typeface.
Buttons generally either represent parameters or initiate actions, which
we usually call functions or operations.
We use different versions of the same typeface for the button (bold) and
the function (regular); e.g. "the Record button starts and ends Record
operations."
Parameter Names and Values will be shown as italics.
EXAMPLES:
■"Press the Overdub button."
■"You can end the Record operation several ways:"
■"When MuteMode=Continuous , the loop runs in the background even
when it’s silent."

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TERMINOLOGY
There are a few key terms that are used frequently in this manual. Here’s
a summary:
P LAY M ODE
This is the condition of the Echoplex Digital Pro Plus when you’re not
editing parameters or performing an operation like recording,
overdubbing, inserting, etc. None of the Row Indicator LEDs are lit in
this condition, and the current loop simply plays back over and over.
P ARAMETER E DIT M ODE
This is the condition of the Echoplex Digital Pro Plus when you are
editing parameters. You reach this state by pressing the Parameter
button, and you will see one of the Row Indicator LEDs lit to indicate
which row is being edited.
O THER M ODES
These are the states that the Echoplex Digital Pro Plus is in after you’ve
pressed a button to initiate an action, but before you’ve ended the
action. The mode is the name of the button that you’ve pressed; e.g.
Record mode, Mute mode, Insert mode, etc.
L OOP , L OOP L ENGTH , C URRENT L OOP , C YCLE
A loop is the entire program that plays when the Echoplex is in Play
mode. The
length of the loop is the number that is in the LoopTime