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Table of Contents
Studio Quad V2 User's Manual
Table Of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SECTION 1 - SETTING UP
Unpacking the Studio Quad V2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Suppling Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A Word About Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SECTION 2 - BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE STUDIO QUAD V2
Getting Around the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Program Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FX Edit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Selecting FX Types and Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Modifying FX Module Parameters Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Input/Output Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Linking a Parameter to a Modifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting up an LFO or Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Comparing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Storing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 3 - EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS
About Modules and the Effect Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Digital and Analog Effects List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Reverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chorus and Flange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Phasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rotary Speaker Simluator, Tremolos, and Auto Panners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Detuners and Pitch Shifters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
EQs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Noise Gate and Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Multi Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 4-IN LEVELS AND UTILITIES
Auto Input Leveling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual Input Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the Screen Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MIDI Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Program Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
System Exclusive device channel / MIDI Merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Program Dump. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
System Dump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Program Autoload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Harmony Tuning Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Factory Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 5- APPENDIX
MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Effects and Defaults List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Effect Configuration Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Studio Quad V2 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Factory Program List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Harmony Interval Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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EFFECTS AND DEFAULTS LIST
The following is a list of effects available in the Studio Quad V2. Both the module Type and the effect name appears on
Page one of all FX Modules. Please note maximum delay times vary depending on the module Type being used. Please
refer back to pg.14 for more information concerning Module types.
Section 5 - Appendix
Studio Quad V2 User's Manual
Effect Name
GEQ8
GEQ15
GEQ31
St GEQ8
St GEQ15
St PEQ3
PEQ6
St PEQ6
Dual Cho
Quad Cho
Octal Cho
StDual Cho
Dual Fla
Stereo Fla
Dual Pha
Stereo Pha
RotarySpkr
St Tremolo
Auto Pan
Dual Dtn
Quad Dtn
Octal Dtn
StDual Dtn
Smooth Pch
Dual Pitch
Quad Pitch
Octal Pch
St Pitch
StDual Pch
Harmony
Delay
Dual Delay
Quad Delay
Stereo Delay
StDual Dly
StQuad Dly
Analog Dly
StAlog Dly
Chorus/Dly
Flange/Dly
Pre Delay
Reverb
DualReverb
St Reverb
StDual Rvb
Gated Rvrb
St GatRvrb
Room Echo
Noise Gate
Compressor
Effect Type
Module Type - FUL
Module Type - HLF
Module Type - 4th
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Mono
Mono
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Mono
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Stereo
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Stereo
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Stereo
Mono
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Dual
Dual
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Stereo
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Dual
Stereo
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Dual
Stereo
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Stereo SloLeslie, MedLeslie
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Stereo
✓
✓
✓
Stereo
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Dual
Dual
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Dual
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Stereo
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Stereo
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Dual
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Dual MedChoEcho, LitCloEcho, MedChoSlap, DeepChoDly, ShimryEcho, ModDly300m, DeepModDly, DlyCho300m
Dual FlaLitD300, FlaMedD300, HeavyFlDly, LoSweepDly, ThroatyDly, DoublGonzo, FlangJelly
Dual 0ms, 30ms, 60ms, 90ms, 120ms, Warm0ms, Warm60ms, Warm120ms, 0msHPass1, 0msHPass2, 0msHPass3, 0msHPass4,
Dual
Dual
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Stereo
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Stereo
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Dual
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Stereo
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Stereo WideSlap, LiveSlap, Springy, Stage, Voxy
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Stereo
Stereo Light, Medium, Heavy
Defaults
Flat, LowPump, Sizzle, Smiley, InvrtPhase
Flat, LowPump, Sizzle, Smiley, InvrtPhase
Flat, LowPump, Sizzle, Smiley, InvrtPhase
Flat, LowPump, Sizzle, Smiley, PhasInvrtL
Flat, LowPump, Sizzle, Smiley, PhasInvrtL
Flat, LowBoost, Smiley, 60HzNotch, PhasInvrtL, SmlBoost, LowNudge
Flat, LowBoost, Smiley, 60HzNotch, InvrtPhase
Flat, LowBoost, Smiley, 60HzNotch, PhasInvrtL
Medium, Shallow, MildNWide, MediumWell, DeepDepth, Deep, MaxDepth, Shimmery, SloVibrato, FstVibrato
Medium, MildNWide, MediumWell, Thick, DeepDepth, Deep, MaxDepth, Shimmery, SloVibrato, FstVibrato
Medium, Shallow, DeepDepth, MaxDepth, Deep, Shimmery, SpcScrmblr
Medium, Shallow, MediumWell, DeepDepth, Deep, MaxDepth, Shimmery, SloVibrato
HiSweep30%, HiSweep70%, LoSweep30%, LoSweep70%, Throaty, Nasally, Gonzo, IntenseL, IntenseR, FlaChorus1, FlaChorus2
HiSweep30%, HiSweep70%, LoSweep30%, LoSweep70%, Throaty, Nasally, Gonzo, FlaChorus1, FlaChorus2
ShallowSlo, ShallowFst, Mild Slow, Mild Fast, Medium, Deep, Shimmery, PhaChorus1, PhaChorus2, Psychedelc
ShallowSlo, ShallowFst, Mild Slow, Mild Fast, Medium, Deep, Shimmery, PhaChorus1, PhaChorus2, Psychedelc
DeepSlow, DeepMedium, Deep Fast, Mild Slow, MildMedium, Mild Fast
Wide Slow, WideMedium, Wide Fast, NarrowSlow, NarrowMed, NarrowFast
-5Cents, -12Cents, +/-5Cents, +/-10Cents
Shallow, Medium, Wide, Deep
Shallow, Medium, Wide, Deep
Medium, Deep, -5Cents, -12Cents
ShftDn-12, ShftDn-5, ShftDn-24, ShftUp+5, ShftUp+7, ShftUp+12
5th/OctUp, 5thUpOctDn, 3rd/5thUp, Min3/5thUp, 4th/OctDn, OctUp/Down, OctDownDtn, 1&2OctsUp
MajChord, MinChord, Octs/Dtn, 5th/OctDtn, 5Octaves
Chord/Det1, Chord/Det2, MinChrdDtn, 5thsOcts
5thUp, Min3rdUp, Maj3rdUp, OctaveUp, 4thDown, OctaveDown, 2 0ctsDown
5th/OctUp, 5thUpOctDn, 3rd/5thUp, Min3/5thUp, 4th/OctDn, OctUp/Down, OctDownDtn, 1&2OctsUp
Cmaj3rdUp, Cmaj6thUp, Emin3rdUp, Cmaj6thDn, Cmaj3rdDn, Emix3rdUp
FUL -> 1400ms/15%, CombFilter, Doubling, Slapback, 300msEcho, 400ms/30%, 500ms/25%, 800ms/20%, 1SecEcho,
MaxRepeats, 1400ms/0%
HLF -> 700ms/15%, CombFilter, Doubling, Slapback, SlapRight, 300msEcho, 400ms/30%, 500ms/20%, 600ms/15%, MaxRepeats
4th -> 370ms/20%, CombFilter, Doubling1, Doubling2, Slapback, SlapRight, 370ms/50%, MaxRepeats
FUL -> PingPong, 1SecTicToc, Doubling, Slapback, DoubleSlap, RoundNRnd, Hard2Tap, Thick Taps
HLF -> PingPong1,PingPong2, Doubling, Slapback, Hard2Tap, RoundNRnd, SlapEcho, RoomDelay, SoftEcho
4th -> PingPong, CombFilter, Doubling1, Slapback, DoubleSlap, RoundNRnd, Hard2Tap, ThickTaps
FUL -> RoundNRnd, SynchroTap, RtoLPanTap, TripleSlow, PingPong, 400msThick, HorseTrot, Shav&Hrcut
HLF -> RoundNRnd, SynchroTap, RtoLPanTap, PingPong, 400msThick, HorseTrot, BoBopBeDoo, Shav&Hrcut
FUL -> 700ms/20%, CombFilter, Doubling, SlapRight, 400ms/50%, 500ms/30%, 600ms/15%, MaxRepeats
HLF -> 370ms/20%, CombFilter, Doubling, 185ms/0%, SlapBack, SlapRight, LongSlap, 370ms Echo, 370ms/50%, Max Repeats
FUL -> Skip, SwingPong, PingPong1, PingPong2, DoubleSlap, RoundNRnd, Hard2Tap, ThickEcho
HLF -> PingPong, Doubling, DoubleSlap, RoundNRnd, Hard2Tap, ThickTaps, ConcrtSlap, QuickERs
RoundNRnd, SynchroTap, PingPong, 400msThick, HorseTrot, Shav&Hrcut, Ratatat, Random
FUL -> 1400ms/25%, SoftEcho, Eternity
HLF -> 700ms/25%, SoftEcho, Eternity
4th -> 350ms/25%, SoftEcho, Eternity
FUL -> 700ms/25%, SoftEcho, Eternity
HLF -> 350ms/25%, SoftEcho, Eternity
0msLPass1, 0msLPass2, 0msLPass3, 0msLPass4
SmoothHall, Bar'nGrill, OakFloorRm, VocalRevrb, FoilPlate, GoldPlate, SmphnyHall, RichChmbr, Sanctuary, SaltPalace, CmntGarage, PlutoVerb
BrightHall, LngDrkHall, ConcrtHall, MiniHall, FlatChambr, WarmChambr, BigCathedrl, SmlCathedrl, GoldPlate, ThinPlate, VocalPlate
PercPlate, StudioAmb, StudioRoom, WoodRoom, FlutterRvb, VeryThin, CementRoom, HugeArena
SmoothHall, Bar'nGrill, OakFloorRm, VocalRevrb, FoilPlate, GoldPlate, SmphnyHall, RichChmbr, Sanctuary, SaltPalace, CmntGarage, PlutoVerb
BrightHall, LngDrkHall, ConcrtHall, MiniHall, FlatChambr, WarmChambr, BigCathedrl, SmlCathedrl, GoldPlate, ThinPlate, VocalPlate
PercPlate, StudioAmb, StudioRoom, WoodRoom, FlutterRvb, VeryThin, CementRoom, HugeArena
100msGated, 200msDcyEx, 200msDecay, 200msGated, 300msDcyEx, 300msDecay, 300msGated, Reverse150, Reverse300, 300msPeak
200msDecay, 200msGated, 400msDcyEx, 300msShelf, DrkGate400, 500msDecay, 500msGated, Reverse300, Reverse500, Peaking500
LoThrsh, MedThrsh, HiThrsh, FastSwell, VolumSwell,