Mod Duo User manual

MOD Duo
User’s Manual
Rev. A
Before using the unit carefully read the “Important Safety Instructions” present in this manual.

Important Safety Instructions
Carefully   read   these   important   safety   instructions   and   save   them   for   future   reference.
  Warning
  To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or product damage:
●Do not expose the apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing and avoid
placing objects filled with liquid, such as vases, on or near the apparatus.
● Only use accessories approved by the manufacturer.
● Do not open the enclosure. There are no user repairable parts inside. Leave
service and repairs to trained service personnel only.
Power adapter
  Warning
●The adapter is not safety grounded and may only be used indoors.
● To ensure adequate ventilation, do not place the power adapter in tight spaces.
● To prevent risk of electric shock and fire because of overheating, please ensure
that curtains and other objects do not prevent adapter ventilation.
Audio outputs
  Warning
● Always mute or turn down the volumes before connecting any equipment to the
audio- or headphone outputs.
● The apparatus is capable of outputting loud signals via the audio and headphone
outputs. These volume levels may damage your gear. Verify that the output
volume is set to a level that your equipment can handle.
● High volume levels may damage your hearing, please protect your hearing by
paying attention to the output volume.
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions 1
Table of Contents 2
Getting ready 4
Overview 4
Connecting the MOD Duo 5
Adjusting volumes 5
Inputs 6
Outputs 7
Headphone 7
Tuning 8
Playing 9
Loading a pedalboard 9
Adjusting pedalboard parameters 9
Editing 11
Accessing the graphical interface 11
Accessing via USB cable 11
Accessing via Bluetooth 11
Creating a pedalboard 13
New pedalboard 13
Adding and connecting plugins 14
Adjusting plugins parameters 15
Assigning plugins parameters to actuators 16
Saving / loading pedalboard presets 18
Saving a pedalboard 19
Organizing in banks 20
Installing new plugins 20
Sharing a pedalboard 22
Expanding the MOD Duo controls 25
MIDI devices 25
MIDI DIN - Input 25
MIDI DIN - Output 26
MIDI USB 26
Control Chain devices 27
Assigning plugins parameters to Control Chain actuators 27
Advanced information 28
True Bypass 28
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CPU Usage 29
LED audio meters 29
About plugins 30
Upgrading the MOD Duo 30
More information online 31
Social Networks 31
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Getting ready
Overview
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Connecting the MOD Duo
To ensure a safe connection, follow the steps below.
1. Turn down the volume of your amp and connect it to the OUTPUT jack(s)
2. Connect your instrument(s) to the INPUT jack(s)
3. Turn on the MOD Duo by plugging in its power adapter
4. Wait until the MOD Duo boots up
Adjusting volumes
The MOD Duo allows each input and output volume to be individually adjusted. To access
the Volume and Gains menu, first press and hold the left knob for one second. The
SETTINGS menu will show up, now turn the left knob to select the Volume and Gains
option and finally short press the knob to access it.
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In the Volume and Gains menu, turn the knob to select the input or output you want to
adjust and short press the knob to access it.
Inputs
The options for adjusting the inputs are Stage and Fine Adjust.
The Stage menu allows you to adjust the gain stage of the selected input. Inside of the
Stage menu there are 3 options: Low,Mid and High, representing the following input gain
levels:
●Low = -22dB
●Mid = -9.5dB
●High = +3dB
You should select the gain stage that best applies to the instrument you have connected.
Short press the knob to activate the selected gain stage.
Once you have chosen the desired Stage value you can return to the previous menu by
selecting the Back to ... option.
The Fine Adjust menu allows you to adjust the gain of the selected input. You should turn
the knob until you get the desired value.
Simply short press the knob to return to the previous menu.
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Outputs
The Output menu has only one option, which allows you to adjust the attenuation of the
respective output. Turn the knob to adjust the value. To return to the previous menu simply
short press the knob.
Headphone
In the SETTINGS menu you can access the Headphone option and adjust the volume of the
headphone output. The volume can be adjusted from -33dB to +12dB.
Simply short press the knob to return to the previous menu.
There is also the option to enable the Direct Monitoring. By enabling the direct monitoring
the headphone will work as a monitor for the dry sound coming into the MOD Duo. To toggle
the monitor between ON and OFF press the knob while the Direct Monitoring option is
selected.
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Tuning
The MOD Duo has a built-in chromatic tuner which can be accessed by pressing and holding
the right knob for one second. Both inputs can be used as the tuner input, to select between
them short press the right knob. To exit the tuner press and hold the right knob for one
second.
If you see a question mark on the tuner screen, it means the MOD Duo is not receiving any
input.
To tune a guitar, play an unfretted note on a string and tune it until you see the correct note
on the display. When the background of the rectangle becomes black the string is in tune.
Each vertical bar represents 10 cents. The first bar, to the right or left of the central
rectangle, is filled when the signal is between 1-10 cents out of tune, the second bar when it
is 11-20 cents out of tune, and so on, and so forth.
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Playing
After you have powered on and adjusted the volumes of your MOD Duo, it is ready for
playtime. The MOD Duo comes with many pedalboards ready to be used. They are
organised in banks and can be accessed via SETTINGS menu.
Loading a pedalboard
In order to load a pedalboard, first access the SETTINGS menu by pressing and holding the
left knob for one second, then select the option Banks with a short press.
Once you have the Banks menu open, you can select any bank according to your
preference. The name of each bank should give you an idea of the style of the pedalboards
it stores. A short press on the knob will open the selected bank showing the pedalboards
inside of this bank.
To load a pedalboard, make your selection by turning the knob, followed by a short press on
the knob. Each time you load a pedalboard you can try how it sounds and once you find a
pedalboard that you like, you can exit the Banks or Pedalboard menu by pressing and
holding the left knob for one second.
Adjusting pedalboard parameters
As you might have noticed already, the default view of the displays shows the assigned
parameters of the plugins for the current pedalboard. You will learn more about assigning
parameters in the next chapter.
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