Alesis PLAYMATEGUITARIST User Manual

Quick Start Owner’s Manual

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Power Source

Guitar

Hookup Diagram

Expression Pedal

GAIN

Headphones

Recording

Digital Audio Workstation

ADAT

Live

PA System

Quick Setup

1. Make sure all items listed on

the front of this guide are in the Playmate Guitarist’s box.

2. Read the Important Safety

Instructions.

3. Study the Hookup Diagram

above. Refer to the next section for details on which cables to use.

4. Make sure all devices and

instruments are turned off and all gain knobs are set to zero.

5. Connect your guitar to the 1/4”

GUITAR IN input located on the rear of the Playmate Guitarist.

6. For maximum control over the

built-in effects, connect an optional expression pedal to the 1/4” EXPRESSION input.

7. Connect your headphones to

one of the PHONES jacks. You may connect two sets of headphones.

8. To output the signal to a PA

amplifier, mixer or other equipment, connect the Playmate Guitarist’s Left and Right OUTPUT jacks to the inputs of the device using 1/4” TRS plugs. To connect to your stereo, you will need to buy 1/4”-to-RCA plug converters.

9. Turn on the Playmate Guitarist

first, followed by the other equipment. Turn on any amplifiers last to avoid any sudden “pops” that could damage speakers.

10. When finished, turn off external

amplifiers first—before turning off or disconnecting the Playmate Guitarist—to prevent damage to speakers.

11. Go to http://www.alesis.com to

Rear Panel

GAIN

Rear-Panel Features and Connection Details

1. POWER – Turns the unit on

and off. Always use this button to turn off the unit before removing the power cord.

2. IEC Power Plug Connector –

Plug in the power cord that came with the unit here.

3. Voltage Switch – Adjusts the

voltage from 115V/60Hz (American) to 230V/50Hz (European). It’s important that this is set to the correct voltage; otherwise, you could damage the Playmate Guitarist.

4. GUITAR IN – a 1/4” instrument

input for your guitar or other instrument.

5. Gain Knob – controls the gain

of the GUITAR input. Turn this knob up until you achieve a loud, clear sound. Turn it down if you experience distortion, feedback, clipping or excessive hiss.

6. EXPRESSION – a 1/4” input for

an optional expression pedal, which you can use to control many of the effects.

7. PHONES – stereo 1/4”

unbalanced jacks for connecting two sets of headphones.

8. L and R OUTPUTS – 1/4” TRS

stereo output for routing the left and right signals to a device such as a mixer or amplifier.

Top of the Playmate Guitarist

Features of the Playmate Guitarist

1. Display – Shows the current

track and effect program, CD time and various other settings. Refer to the “Features of the Display” section for details.

2. Play/Pause Button – Plays the

CD. If you press this button while a CD is playing, it will be paused until you press Play/Pause again.

3. Stop Button – Stops a playing

CD.

4. Skip Previous Button – Skips

to the beginning of the current track, or skips to the previous track on the CD.

5. Skip Next Button – Skips to

the beginning of the next song on the CD.

6. Scan Back Button – Scans

backward through the current song. Hold down this button to continue scanning.

7. Scan Forward Button – Scans

forward through the current song. Hold down this button to continue scanning.

8. PITCH Knob – Controls the

tuning of the CD audio. When you turn this knob, both the pitch and the speed of the audio are affected. You may adjust the pitch by as much as plus or minus 8%.

9. SPEED Knob – Adjusts the

speed, or tempo, of the CD audio without affecting its pitch.

You may decrease the tempo by as much as 50% and increase

it as much as 150%.

10. TRANSPOSE Knob – Changes

the key of the CD audio in halfstep intervals, a maximum of seven half-steps up or down, without affecting the speed of the audio.

The TRANSPOSE knob does not affect the fine tuning performed using the PITCH knob. For example, let’s say you tune the audio to 50 cents sharp using the PITCH knob. If you then transpose the audio up four half-steps, it will then be four half-steps plus 50 cents sharp.

TIP: You may find it easiest to transpose a song to the appropriate key first, then adjust the speed, and, as a last step, fine tune the pitch.

11. VOLUME Knob – Controls the

master output volume of the Playmate Guitarist.

12. BALANCE Knob – Controls the

ratio of the guitar volume (along with the selected effect) versus the CD audio volume. Turn this knob all the way to the right, and the main outputs will contain 100% CD audio. Turn it all the way to the left and the outputs will contain 100% guitar. When the knob is in the center position, the guitar and CD audio will be mixed evenly at 50% each.

13. EFFECT Knob – This 16-

position knob works in conjunction with the VALUE knob.

y To use the presets, turn

the EFFECT knob to the PLAY position. Then use the VALUE knob or the UP and DOWN buttons to access different presets.

To edit an individual effect, choose COMP/LIMIT, DIST, EQ, NR, CAB, FX1, FX2, FX3, or DIGFX. Turn the VALUE knob to choose a particular setting. Then, choose DRIVE or one of the three associated PARAM settings. Use the VALUE knob to increase or decrease the effect’s intensity.

y To alter the overall output

of the effects chain, use the LEVEL feature.

y Use ROUTE to change the

order of the effects relative to one another.

Detailed information on the effects is provided in the “Effect Knob Quick Reference” section later in this manual.

14. VALUE Knob – Turn this knob

to adjust the value of the effect module or parameter selected with the EFFECT knob. In PLAY mode, the VALUE knob also has the same function as the UP and DOWN buttons, allowing you to scroll through the effect programs.

15. BYPASS Button – Puts the unit

in Bypass mode, in which your guitar signal bypasses the effects section. Hold this button down for a second or longer to access the tuner.

16. STORE Button – Stores your

effects settings as presets for future recall. Press STORE, select a store location with the UP and DOWN buttons or the VALUE knob, and then hit STORE again to save.

17. DOWN Button – Decrements

the program number. Press this along with the UP button to access the tuner.

18. UP Button – Increments the

program number. Press this along with the DOWN button to access the tuner.

19. OPEN/CLOSE Button – Opens

and closes the CD tray.

20. TIME DISPLAY Button – Press

this button repeatedly to cycle through the four Time Display options:

y In Total mode, the Display

shows the elapsed CD time.

y In Total Remain mode, the

Display shows the time remaining until the end of the CD.

y In Single mode, the

Display shows the time elapsed in the current track.

y In Single Remain mode,

the Display shows the time remaining in the current track.

21. REPEAT Button – Press this

button repeatedly to cycle

through the four Repeat options:

y Track – Plays a track and

then stops.

y Track Repeat – Plays a

track and then plays it again, over and over.

y Disc – Plays the disc and

then stops.

y Disc Repeat – Plays the

disc and then plays it again, over and over.

Looping Features

Topics 22 – 25 cover the Playmate Guitarist’s looping features. These work together to allow you to define a section of CD audio that you would like to repeat indefinitely. The Playmate Guitarist makes looping easy: simply tell it the locations within the track at which you want the loop to begin and end, enable the loop, and then play along.

See “Creating a Loop” further down for more information.

22. START Button – This button

has two functions: setting the Loop Start and jumping to the Loop Start. To set the Loop Start, hold down the SET button and press START. To jump to the Loop Start, simply press START.

When you first insert a CD, the Loop Start is automatically set to the beginning of the first track (0:00:00).

23. END Button – This button also

serves two functions: setting the Loop End point and jumping to the Loop End point. To set the Loop End, hold down the SET button and press END. To jump to the Loop Start, just press END.

Display

When you first insert a CD, the Loop End is automatically set to the end of the first track.

24. SET Button – Used in

conjunction with the START and END buttons to set the Loop Start and Loop End.

25. ON/OFF Button – Enables and

disables the loop. If the loop is playing when you hit ON/OFF, when the CD reaches the Loop End point it will play through

the Loop End and keep going instead of returning to the Loop Start.

Display

Features of the Display

1. Screen – When you turn the

unit on, the screen reads “Alesis Playmate” for a few seconds. After that, it does the following:

• During normal playing

mode, the screen displays the currently selected effect program.

• When you select a module

with the EFFECT knob, the screen shows which one is selected.

• When you press BYPASS,

the screen indicates that you’re in BYPASS mode.

2. TRACK NUMBER Indicator –

Shows the number of the currently selected track.

3. PROG NUMBER Indicator – In

PLAY mode, shows the number of the current effect program. When you enter EDIT mode by turning the EFFECT knob to a setting other than PLAY, the PROG NUMBER indicator shows the current value of the selected module.

4. REPEAT Indicator – Displays

the current Repeat mode: Track, Track Repeat, Disc, or Disc Repeat.

5. Time Display – Shows the

current playing time.

6. Time Display Indicator –

Indicates which of the four Time Display modes is current: Total, Total Remain, Single, or Single Remain.

7. PITCH Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the PITCH knob.

8. SPEED Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the SPEED knob.

9. TRANS Indicator – Shows the

current setting of the TRANSPOSE knob.

Creating a Loop

1. Insert a CD and press Play.

2. Use the Skip button to move to

the track where you would like to create the loop.

3. Listen to the track and make

note of the point at which you would like the loop to begin.

4. Use the Scan button to reach a

point a few moments before the place you want the loop to start. You may allow the CD to continue playing, or you may pause it to give yourself preparation time.

5. If you paused the CD, hit

PLAY/PAUSE to continue playing. When the CD reaches the point at which you want the loop to begin, hold down the SET button and hit the START button. The Loop Start is now set. (You may also set the Loop Start by pausing the CD and then hitting the START button while holding down the SET button.) You may now return to the Loop Start at any time by pressing START.

6. Allow the CD to continue to

play, or use the Scan button to move to a point a few moments before the point at which you want the loop to end.

7. Press and hold down the SET

button.

8. When the CD reaches the point

at which you want the loop to end, hold down the SET button and hit the END button. The Loop End is now set. You may return to the Loop End at any time by pressing END.

9. Enable the loop by pressing the

ON/OFF button. Every time the Playmate Guitarist reaches the Loop End, it will jump back to the Loop Start.

To disable the loop, press the ON/OFF button again.

NOTE: The loop will be disabled when you skip to a higher or lower track, and the START and END points will be reset to the start and end times of the current track.

Using the built-in tuner

Press the UP and DOWN buttons at the same time to enter tuner mode. Play the open string you wish to tune. The tuner will auto-detect the pitch of the

string.

y An upward-pointing arrow in the display indicates that the string is sharp. y A downward-pointing arrow in the display indicates that the string is flat. y An X in the display indicates that the string is in tune.

When finished, press both UP and DOWN a second time to exit tuner mode and return to normal operation.

Restoring Factory Programs

You may restore either one factory program or all the factory programs to their original settings. Turn on the Playmate Guitarist while holding down both the UP and DOWN buttons. Follow the prompts on the screen to restore the programs. At each prompt, press STORE for “yes” or BYPASS for “no.”

To restore just one program, press BYPASS at the ALL PRGRMS? prompt. The Playmate Guitarist will then prompt you for the program number you want to restore.

EFFECT Knob Quick Reference

Setting Description

PLAY Puts the unit in Play mode. The Display shows which of the 70 programs is currently

COMP/ LIMIT Compression (C1 – C9) evens out the level of the audio by bringing down the high

DIST Provides 11 types of distortion: Acoustic (Ac), Tube Clean (tc), Rhythm (ry), Overdrive

DRIVE This parameter of the DIST module provides increasing levels of drive/gain (1 – 99).

EQ A four-band equalizer with values 01 – 50, broken down as follows:

NR A combination of two noise-reducing effects. Hum elimination, the left digit of the

CAB Emulates speaker cabinets of various sizes, as follows:

selected. Programs are numbered A1 – A9, B1 – B9, … G0 – G9.

levels and boosting the low ones. Limiting (L1 – L9) controls only the high levels.

(Od), Distortion (dt), Blues (bL), Fuzz (FU), Lead (Ld), Metal (Mt), Stack Drive (Sd) and Combo Drive (Cd). Experiment with these to hear their qualities.

Select Pd to assign DRIVE control to the expression pedal.

01 – 10: attenuated highs and emphasized lows 11 – 20: less attenuation of highs and emphasis of lows 21 – 24: emphasized midrange 25: flat EQ curve 26 – 30: emphasized highs 31 – 40: attenuated lows and emphasized highs 41 – 50: emphasized presence and lows

value, cuts out the frequency that contains the hum (60Hz). Noise reduction, the right digit, gates the signal (mutes it until its level rises above a certain point). Their possible values are as follows:

Left digit 1 – 9: Increasing levels of hum elimination (60Hz harmonic notch filters). Right digit 1 – 9: Increasing levels of gate threshold. A zero in either digit indicates the effect is turned off.

C1: A single 12” driver cabinet C2: A 2 x 12” driver cabinet C3: A 4 x 10” driver cabinet

EFFECT Knob Quick Reference

Setting Description

FX1 This module gives you a choice of the following mono effects. Where the second

U0 – U9, UP: Auto Wah – A wah sound controlled by playing intensity. Higher values

h0 – h9, hp: Phaser – Adds a duplicate signal that is delayed a bit, giving your guitar a

t0 – t9, tP: Tremolo – Varies the volume of the signal, creating a rising and falling

r0 – r9, rP: Ring Modulation – Modulates the amplitude of the signal, giving it a

y0 – y9, yP: Cry – Adds a human-like crying effect to the sound. Higher values equal

S0 – S9, SP: Random Sample and Hold Step Filter – Changes the filter cutoff

A0 – A9: Slow Attack – Reduces the attack rate of the signal, slowing the rate at which

n0 – n9: Auto Pan – Pans the signal back and forth from left to right at a constant rate

F0 – F9, FP: Flanger – Shifts the pitch of the signal up and down, creating a swirling

L0 – L9, LP: Rotary Speaker – Emulates the sound of an organ’s rotating speaker.

C0 – C9, CP: Chorus – Emulates a chorus of multiple instruments. Higher values result

P0 – P9: Pitch Transpose – Transposes the pitch of the signal either up or down.

PU: Variable Pitch Transpose Up – Transposes the pitch upward in semitones from 0

Pd: Variable Pitch Transpose Down - Transposes the pitch downward in semitones

OF: Turns off FX1.

PARAM for FX1

1 – 99: For Auto Wah, Phaser, Tremolo, Step Filter, Auto Pan, Flanger and Chorus,

FX2 This module provides stereo versions of all effects from FX1, except for Flanger, Rotary

character is P, the effect is controlled with an optional expression pedal.

indicate higher input sensitivity.

shimmery, swooshing sound. Higher values result in more intensity.

effect. Higher values result in greater depth of variation.

metallic sound. Higher values result in greater modulation depth.

greater intensity.

frequency to a new pseudo-random value at a fixed time interval, producing an arpeggiator-like sound.

the volume rises when you attack a string. Higher values equal higher sensitivity.

determined by the PARAM setting. Higher values result in increased pan depth.

effect. Higher values result in longer delay.

Higher values result in greater intensity and pan depth.

in greater modulation depth.

P0 – P4 transpose the pitch down a minor third, a major third, a perfect fourth and a perfect fifth respectively. P5 – P9 transpose the pitch up in the same manner.

to 2 octaves according to the setting of the PARAM module for FX1.

from 0 to 2 octaves according to the setting of the PARAM module for FX1.

Modifies the operation of the effect selected for the FX1 module. Changing between effect types with dissimilar value ranges will scale this value accordingly. For example, if you set Phaser to PARAM=63 and then switch to the Auto Wah effect, its PARAM value will be 12. Changing back to Phaser will result in a PARAM value of 63. PARAM settings are broken down as follows:

indicates the rate of the effect. For Ring Mod, indicates the rate of the modulation. For Slow Attack, indicates the rate of the attack. For Rotary Speaker, indicates the rate of the speaker rotation.

For Pedal Pitch Transpose Up and Down, indicates the amount of pitch change in 1/4 semitones (from 1/4 semitone to 2 octaves). Wet/dry mix is fixed at 100% wet.

0 – 20: For Cry, indicates the sensitivity of the filter modulation. For Pitch Transpose with a fixed interval, denotes the wet/dry mix from 0 (100% dry) to 10 (50% wet, 50% dry) to 20 (100% wet).

Pd: Indicates that the expression pedal controls the parameter.

OF: Indicates FX1 is off.

Speaker, Chorus and Pitch Transpose. FX2 also gives you the following additional effect:

EFFECT Knob Quick Reference

Setting Description

q0 – q9: Auto Phaser – A phaser for which the delay is controlled by the expression

FX2

FX3 This module offers the following delay-based effects: d0 – d9, dP: Doubling – Doubles the signal with a slight delay, creating the impression

G0 – G9, GP: Ping Pong Delay – A delay that bounces back and forth from right to

t0 – t9, tP: Tape Delay – Emulates the classic tape-delay effect created by recording

S0 – S9, SP: Stereo Delay – A standard delay that occurs in stereo. Higher values result

E0 – E9: Echo – An echo for which higher values result in a wetter signal. h0 – h9, hP: Hall Reverb – Simulates concert-hall reverb. Higher values equal a wetter

r0 – r9, rP: Room Reverb – Simulates room reverb. Higher values result in a wetter

u0 – u9, uP: Reverse Reverb – A backwards-playing reverb that you hear immediately

A0 – A9, AP: Plate Reverb – Recreates the classic plate reverb sound achieved by using

The remaining effects in FX3 are identical to some found in FX1. They are C0 – C9 and

PARAM for FX3

1 – 99: For Doubling, Ping Pong, Tape Delay and Stereo Delay, indicates the length of

DIGFX These digital sampling effects emulate the results that different variations of digital

d0 – d9, dP: Sample Rate Decimation – Lower values progressively reduce the

b0 – b9, bP: Bit Reduction – Higher values result in lower bit depth. OF: Indicates that DIGFX is off. LEVEL In this position, the Display shows the output level of the current program.

ROUTE Controls the signal-routing order of the FX modules, as follows:

pedal. Works the same way as the parameter for the FX1 module, with the following addition: PARAM for 1 – 99: For Auto Phaser, indicates the rate of the effect.

of two instruments playing at once. Higher values produce a longer delay.

left. Higher values result in more feedback.

audio to tape and playing it back as a delay. Higher values result in more feedback.

in more feedback, producing a longer-repeating echo.

mix.

before you hear the original signal, instead of after it. Higher values result in a wetter mix.

a metal plate. Higher values indicate a wetter mix.

CP (Chorus), F0 – F9 and FP (Flanger), L0 – L9 and LP (Rotary Speaker), P0 – P9 (Pitch Transpose), PU (Variable Pitch Transpose Up), Pd (Variable Pitch Transpose Down) and OF.

Modifies the operation of the effect selected for the FX3 module. For those FX3 effects also found in FX1, this parameter works as it does for the FX1 versions.

the delay: up to one second for Tape Delay and up to half a second for the others.

0 – 20: For all reverbs, higher values indicate a longer decay.

Pd: Indicates that the expression pedal controls the parameter. OF: Indicates FX3 is off.

sampling can have on an audio signal.

sampling resolution, resulting in harsher, nastier digital artifacts.

1 – 30: Indicates the level in 2dB steps, where 25 is unity gain (0dB). Pd: Indicates that the program level is controlled by the expression pedal.

0: COMP/LIMIT – DIST – EQ – NR – CAB – FX1 – FX2 – FX3 – DIGFX 1: COMP/LIMIT – DIST – EQ – NR – CAB – FX1 – FX3 – FX2 – DIGFX 2: COMP/LIMIT – FX1 – FX2 – FX3 – DIGFX – DIST – EQ – NR – CAB 3: COMP/LIMIT – FX1 – FX3 – FX2 – DIGFX – DIST – EQ – NR – CAB 4: DIST – EQ – NR – CAB – FX1 – FX2 – FX3 – DIGFX – COMP/LIMIT 5: DIST – EQ – NR – CAB – FX1 – FX3 – FX2 – DIGFX – COMP/LIMIT 6: FX1 – FX2 – FX3 – DIGFX – DIST – EQ – NR – CAB – COMP/LIMIT 7: FX1 – FX3 – FX2 – DIGFX – DIST – EQ – NR – CAB – COMP/LIMIT

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Diagrama de

montaje

Guitarra

GAIN

Fuente de alimentació

Pedal de expresión

Instalación rápida

1. Asegúrese de que todos los

artículos incluidos al inicio de este manual están incluidos en la caja del Playmate Guitarist.

2. Lea las importantes

instrucciones de seguridad.

3. Estudie el diagrama de montaje

que aparece más arriba. Consulte la próxima sección para ver detalles sobre los cables que deben ser utilizados.

4. Asegúrese de que todos los

dispositivos e instrumentos están apagados y de que todos los controles de ganancia están en posición “cero”.

5. Conecte su guitarra a la entrada

GUITAR IN de ¼ de pulgada ubicada en la parte posterior del Playmate Guitarist.

6. Para el máximo control de los

efectos integrados, conecte un pedal de expresión optativo a la entrada de EXPRESIÓN de ¼ pulgadas.

7. Conecte sus auriculares a uno

de los jacks de PHONO. Puede conectar dos juegos de auriculares.

8. Para la salida de la señal al

amplificador del sistema de amplificación, mezclador u otro equipo, conecte los jacks de salida de la derecha e izquierda del Playmate Guitarist a las entradas del dispositivo usando los enchufes de TRS de 1/4”. Para conectar su estéreo, necesitará comprar convertidores de enchufes de 1/4” a RCA.

9. Encienda el Playmate Guitarist

primero, seguido por los demás equipos. Asegúrese de encender los amplificadores en último lugar para evitar cualquier ruido súbito que puedan dañar sus altavoces.

Auriculares

PARA

GRABACIÓN

Estación de trabajo

de audio di

ADAT

ne, apague primero cualquier amplificador externo —antes de apagar o desconectar el Playmate Guitarist— para evitar daños a los altavoces externos.

11. Visite http://www.alesis.com

para registrar el Playmate Guitarist.

ital

En Vivo

Sistema PA

Panel posterior

GAIN

Características del panel trasero y detalles de conexión

1. POWER – Enciende y apaga la

unidad. Use siempre este botón para apagar la unidad antes de sacar el cable de alimentación.

2. Conector del enchufe de

alimentación IEC – Enchufe el cable de alimentación incluido en la caja con la unidad.

3. Interruptor de voltaje – Ajusta

el voltaje de 115V/60Hz (americano) a 230V/50Hz (europeo). Es importante que éste esté ajustado al voltaje correcto; sino, podría dañar el Playmate Guitarist.

4. GUITAR-IN – Una entrada de ¼

pulgada de instrumentos para su guitarra u otro instrumento.

5. Botón de ganancia – Controla

la ganancia de la entrada del guitarra. Gire este botón hacia arriba hasta que obtenga un sonido fuerte y claro. Apáguelo si experimenta distorsión, retroalimentación, clipping o un siseo excesivo.

6. EXPRESSION – Una entrada de

¼ pulgada de instrumentos para su pedal de expresión.

7. PHONES – Jacks no

balanceados de 1/4” para conectar dos pares de auriculares.

8. Salidas derecha e izquierda [L

y R OUTPUTS] – Salida de estéreo TRS de 1/4” para dirigir las señales de la derecha y de la izquierda hacia un dispositivo como un mezclador o un amplificador.

Parte superior del Playmate Guitarist

Características del Playmate Guitarist

1. Pantalla – Muestra el programa

de pista y efecto actual, el tiempo del CD y otros ajustes. Consulte la sección de «Características de la pantalla» para más detalles.

2. Botones [Play/Pause] –

Reproducen el CD. Si pulsa este botón mientras reproduce un CD, estará pausado hasta que pulse el botón [Play/Pause] de nuevo.

3. Botón [Stop] – Detiene un CD

que está sonando.

4. Botón [Skip previous] – Salta

al comienzo de la pista actual o salta a la pista anterior del CD.

5. Botón [Skip Next] – Salta al

comienzo de la canción siguiente en el CD.

6. Botón [Scan Back] – Escanea

hacia atrás a través de la pista actual. Mantenga este botón

pulsado para continuar escaneando.

7. Botón [Scan Forward] –

Escanea hacia adelante a través de la pista actual. Mantenga este botón pulsado para continuar escaneando.

8. Botón [PITCH] – Controla el

afinado del audio del CD. Cuando gira este botón, afecta tanto al pitch como a la velocidad de audio. Puede ajustar el pitch hasta +8% ó -8%.

9. Botón [SPEED] – Ajusta la

velocidad o el tempo de audio del CD sin afectar su

pitch. Puede disminuir el tempo hasta un 50% y aumentarlo hasta un 150%.

10. Botón [TRANSPOSE] –

Cambia la clave del audio de

CD en intervalos de medio paso y un máximo de siete medios pasos hacia arriba o abajo, sin afectar a la velocidad del audio.

El botón [TRANPOSE] tampoco afecta al afinado del audio. Por ejemplo, digamos que afina el audio a un 5% sharp (sostenido) usando el botón de [PITCH]. Si luego transporta

el audio hacia arriba cuatro medios pasos, será entonces cuatro medios pasos más el 5% sostenido.

CONSEJO: Le recomendamos que transporte una canción a la clave correspondiente primero y luego ajuste la velocidad, seguida por el pitch. De esa forma podrá primero afinar la música a su voz o instrumento, ajustar el tempo sin que afecte a esa afinación y luego hacer ajustes pequeños de pitch si es necesario.

11. Botón de VOLUMEN –

Controla el volumen de salida principal del Playmate Guitarist.

12. Botón de BALANCE – Controla

la relación del volumen de la guitarra (junto con el efecto seleccionado) en contraposición con el volumen del audio del CD. Gire este botón totalmente hacia la derecha y las salidas principales contendrán el 100% del audio del CD. Gírelo totalmente hacia la izquierda y las salidas contendrán el 100%

de la guitarra. Cuando el botón esté en posición central, la guitarra y el audio del CD serán mezclados de manera uniforme al 50% cada uno.

13. Botón [EFFECT] – Este botón

con 16 posiciones trabaja junto con el botón de valor VALUE.

y Para usar los ajustes

predeterminados, gire el botón EFFECT a la posición PLAY. Luego use el botón VALUE o los botones UP y DOWN (arriba y abajo) para acceder a los diferentes ajustes predeterminados.

Para editar un efecto individual, elija COMP/LIMIT, DIST, EQ, NR, CAB, FX1, FX2, FX3 o DIGFX. Gire el botón VALUE para elegir un ajuste en particular. Luego, seleccione DRIVE o uno de los tres ajustes de PARAM asociados. Use el botón VALUE para aumentar o disminuir la intensidad del efecto.

Para modificar la salida total de la cadena de efectos, use la función de nivel LEVEL.

y Utilice ROUTE para

cambiar el orden de los efectos relacionados entre sí.

Podrá encontrar información detallada sobre los efectos en la sección «Referencia rápida de efectos» que se encuentra más adelante en este manual.

14. Botón [VALUE] – Gire este

botón para ajustar el valor del módulo de efectos o el parámetro seleccionado con el botón EFFECT. En modo PLAY, el botón VALUE tiene la misma función que los botones UP y DOWN (arriba y abajo), permitiéndole visualizar y seleccionar los programas de efectos.

15. Botón [BYPASS] – Coloca la

unidad en el modo de desvío, en el cual la señal de su guitarra desvía la sección de efectos. Mantenga este botón pulsado durante un segundo o más para acceder al afinador.

16. Botón [STORE] – Pulse STORE

para escoger un lugar donde guardar los cambios mediante los botones arriba y abajo o con el botón VALUE; pulse STORE de nuevo para guardar.

17. Botón [DOWN] – Disminuye el

número de programa. Pulse este botón junto con el botón UP para acceder al afinador.

18. Botón [UP] – Aumenta el

número de programa. Pulse este botón junto con el botón DOWN para acceder al afinador.

19. Botón OPEN/CLOSE – Abre y

cierra la bandeja de CD.

20. Botón TIME DISPLAY –

Presione este botón varias veces para ver las cuatro opciones de visualización del tiempo:

y En el modo Total, la

pantalla muestra el tiempo transcurrido en el CD.

y En el modo de Total

Remain, la pantalla muestra el tiempo restante hasta el final del CD.

y En el modo Single, la

pantalla muestra el tiempo transcurrido en la pista actual.

y En el modo Single

Remain, la pantalla muestra el tiempo permaneciente en la pista actual.

21. Botón REPEAT – Pulse este

botón varias veces para visualizar las cuatro opciones de repetición:

y Track (pista) – Reproduce

una pista y después se detiene.

y Track Repeat (repetición de

pista) – Reproduce una pista y la vuelve a reproducir sin parar.

y Disc (disco) – Reproduce

una pista y después para.

y Disc Repeat (repetición del

disco) – Reproduce una pista y la vuelve a reproducir sin parar.

Características de Looping

Los temas 22 a 25 tratan las características de looping del Playmate Guitarist. Estos funcionan juntos para permitirle definir una sección del audio de CD que desea repetir sin parar. El Playmate Guitarist hace el looping fácil: simplemente, muéstrele las ubicaciones en el CD donde desea que empiece y termine el loop y, comience el loop; luego, cante o toque junto con el CD.

Remítase a «Cómo crear un loop» para más información.

22. Botón START – Este botón

tiene dos funciones: ajustar el comienzo del loop y saltar al comienzo del loop. Para ajustar el comienzo del loop, mantenga pulsado el botón SET y pulse START. Para saltar al comienzo del loop, simplemente pulse START.

Cuando inserte un CD por primera vez, el comienzo del loop estará ajustado automáticamente al comienzo de la primera pista (0:00:00).

23. Botón END – Este botón

también tiene dos funciones: ajustar el punto final del loop y saltar al punto final del loop. Para ajustar el final del loop, mantenga pulsado el botón SET y pulse END. Para saltar al comienzo del loop, simplemente pulse END.

Cuando inserte un CD por primera vez, el final del loop estará ajustado automáticamente al final de la primera pista.

24. Botón SET – Utilizado junto

con los botones START y END para ajustar el comienzo y el final del loop.

25. Botón ON/OFF – Enciende y

apaga el loop. Si el loop está tocando mientras presiona ON/OFF, el CD continuará sonando hasta el final del loop en vez de volver al comienzo del loop.

Pantalla

Características de la pantalla

1. Pantalla – Cuando enciende la

unidad, la pantalla muestra «Alesis Playmate» durante algunos segundos. También hace lo siguiente:

• Durante el modo de

reproducción normal, la pantalla visualiza el programa de efectos seleccionado actualmente.

• Cuando seleccione un

módulo con el botón EFFECT, la pantalla mostrará qué módulo ha sido seleccionado.

• Cuando pulse BYPASS, la

pantalla le indicará que está en el modo BYPASS (desvío).

2. Indicador de número de la

pista [TRACK NUMBER] – Muestra el número de la pista seleccionada actualmente.

3. Indicador de número del

programa [PROG NUMBER] – Mientras está en el modo PLAY, muestra el número actual del programa de efectos. Cuando entre en el modo EDIT girando el botón EFFECT a un ajuste que no sea PLAY, el indicador PROG NUMBER mostrará el valor actual del módulo seleccionado.

4. Indicador de repetición

[REPEAT] – Visualiza el modo de repetición actual: pista, repetición de pista, disco o repetición de disco.

5. Visualización de tiempo –

Muestra el tiempo de reproducción actual.

6. Indicador de visualización

del tiempo

cuatro modos de la visualización de tiempo se está mostrando en ese momento: total, total remain, single o

– Indica cual de los

single remain.

7. Indicador del PITCH –

Muestra el ajuste actual del botón del PITCH.

8. Indicador de velocidad –

Muestra el ajuste actual del botón de la velocidad.

9. Indicador del TRANS –

Muestra el ajuste actual del botón de transporte [TRANSPOSE].

Cómo crear un Loop

1. Inserte un CD y pulse PLAY.

2. Use el botón [Skip] (saltar) para

saltar a la pista donde desea crear el loop.

3. Escuche la pista y tome nota

del punto donde desearía empezar el loop.

4. Use el botón [Scan] para

alcanzar un punto algunos

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