Engl Z-16 User Manual

Sound Wizard

module

Z-16

Operator´s Manual

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Sound Wizard module off/on

CHANNEL 1

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

CHANNEL 2

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

High Gain setting in Channel 1 & 2 Tuning Options: 1 - Gain Level Step 2 - Low End 3 - Low Midrange 4 - Mid Boost 5 - Bright 6 - Attenuator

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

Sound Wizard

Module

TYPE Z-16

Invented and

Horst Langer

MADE IN

GERMANY

Low Gain

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

Low Gain High Gain

1 2 3 4

5 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

Low Gain setting in Channel 3 & 4 Tuning Options: 1 - Gain Level Step 2 - Low End 3 - Low Midrange 4 - High Midrange 5 - Mid Boost 6 - Attenuator

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Low Gain High Gain

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

Low Gain High Gain

1 2 3 4

5 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

off

Low Gain setting in Channel 1 & 2 Tuning Options: 1 - Low End 2 - Low Midrange 3 - Mid Boost 4 - Twang 5 - Bright 6 - Attenuator

CHANNEL 3

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

CHANNEL 4

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

disabled

High Gain setting in Channel 3 & 4 Tuning Options: 1 - Gain Level Step 2 - Low End 3 - Low Midrange 4 - High Midrange 5 - Mid Boost 6 - Attenuator

High Gain

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

1 2 3 4 O F F

/ ROCKER DOWN

Sound Function

enabled

Sound Wizard module: control panel layout

box header:

release levers unlocked

polarity protection

box header:

release levers locked

Introduction:ENGLSoundWizardmodule,typeZ-16

The ENGL Sound Wizard module, also called or for short, is an add-ontone-tweakingtoolthatletsyouvoice theampwithsurgicalprecision.

The optional Sound Wizard module is mounted on a special rear panel that you can installin backoftheENGLINVADER IIwhenneeded.

When the module is activated, 96 rocker switches on 16 DIP switches that sit on the SWM'scontrolpaneltakecontrolofcertain sections of the amp's circuitry. The rockers' settingsre-voice the guitar'ssignalinthe amp,therebyshapingyoursound.

Installing the Sound Wizard module is a fairly simple matter, and requires no special technicalskills. All ittakesisa screwdriverandafewminutes ofyourtime.

Sowhat does thisuniqueSoundWizard module doforme?

Every guitar player has some very specific ideas about what constitutes great tone. Most guitar amps offer various knobs, switches and buttons that serve to adjust the variouschannels' fundamental sound. Other control features address the various gain stagesand operating modesthataffectthe amp'ssound.

ABright switch, for example,bringsupacertainfrequency range –thetopend–when itis enabled. Of course, it's entirely upto whether you use it. If youlike the way it adds sparkle to your signal, go for it. But if it's of no use to your style, then you can safely ignore it. Now that's what sets our SWM's little rocker switch apart from a built-in Bright switch. What good does it do you on the amp's front panel if you'll never have causeto useit?

Sound Wizard SWM

ENGL developed this Sound Wizard technology to give discerning guitarists unprecedented freedom to fine-tune their tone as they see fit. Let's look at another example: Imagine how handy a Bottom Boost switch would be if you wanted to beef up a crunchy rhythm sound. It would let you tweak your tone with some added lowfrequencypunch. With the , all you have to do is select the appropriate setting on the module'sLowEndorLowMidrangerockerswitchtoachievepreciselytheeffectthata front-panelBottom Boost switchwouldhaveon the amp.

Andthere's more toenjoy:

The Sound voicing function on the INVADER II has two settings, Off and On (disabled andenabled). The red LED abovethebuttonontheamp lights up whenthisfunctionis enabled. This gives you two voicing options for each of the eight fundamental sounds provided by four channels with two gain stages each. If that's not enough sonic firepower to voice sounds as you see fit, then you can also adjust several frequency ranges at the same time by setting more than one of these rocker switches, which operate selectively. For example, you could configure clean sound A for Channel 1 in Low Gain mode by simply setting rockers #2 and #4 ( and , respectively).Thenyoucould configure clean sound B forChannel2in Low Gain mode

Sound Wizard

Low Midrange Twang

by setting rockers #1 and #5 ( and , respectively). This kind of thing could go on for quite a while: Six rockers on one DIP switch gives you 64 different configurations,so with 16DIPswitchesyou haveawhopping512voicing options.

Low End Bright

And finally,

originalstate.If you wish to restorethefactory settings and sounds ofthe INVADER II, simplyset thisswitchtooff.

Whywould I wanttoinstallthe Sound Wizardmoduleinthe INVADER II?

The INVADER II's fundamental sounds have already been tweaked to the lofty tonal standard you would expect from a high-end ENGL amp. The was not designed to improve the amp's sound quality, but rather to fine-tune the excellent fundamental sound to suit your personal taste and sense of style. In other words, the

Sound Wizard

alwayshad inmind. TheSoundfunction has also been assignedsomeveryhandyvoicingoptionsaligned to

thefourchannels'tonalproperties and matched to the two gain stages asdescribedin chapter1, intheINVADERIImanual.

Sound Wizard

The rescinds these assignments at your command. Now you can access certaininternal EQ filtersandexerteven greatercontrolovergainand signallevels.

Finally, the extends the amp's musical horizon to give you that much more creative leeway to shape your tone and blast through those sonic barriers that hinderedyour sound-sculpting effortsinthepast.

the Sound Wizard module off / on slide switch resets the amp to its

Sound Wizard

lets you voice the amp so it delivers precisely the set of tones you have

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Sound Wizard

ControlfeaturesandindicatorsontheSoundWizard'scontrolpanel:

1Sound Wizard Moduleoff/on

Thisslide switch enables the .The blue LED above theswitch lights up to indicatethe ison, as doestheblueLED (37/amp)ontheINVADER II's front panel. Switching the on defeats all of the factory voicing options assigned to the Sound function on the amp. These voicing options are described in chapter 1 of the INVADER II manual. The configuration of the six rocker switches on the currently selected DIP switch now determines how the amp's Sound function works. When all rockers apart from rocker #1, , on the currently selected DIP switch are set to OFF, there will not be any voicing option assigned to the INVADER II's Sound function. This configuration is the same as when the amp's Sound function is off and the is not enabled or installed. This settingaffordsyou access to the fundamentalsound provided by the selectedchannel and gain stage. Bear in mind there is one exception: Rocker #1's Gain Level Step option, has to be ON. The maybe switched on and off while the amp is upand running.

SoundWizard SWM

SoundWizard

Sound Wizard

Gain Level Step

Sound Wizard

Atip from thedesigner:

Ifyouwishtoaccesstheamp's fundamental sound even when the ison, the configuration described above will let you do so: Set all rockers apart from rocker

Gain Level Step

#1, , on the currently selected DIP switch to OFF. Please note that the amp's voicing will not change when the Sound function is switched off and on at the ampifall rockers on amatched pair of DIP switches(Sound function disabled / Sound Function enabled) addressing the same channel and gain stage (e.g.

LowGain

wouldbe heard with the Sound function switched both off andon. The samegoes for identical configurations of two complementary DIP switches addressing the same channel and gain stage: You will not hear any difference in tone when the Sound function'soperating status changes.Here'sanexample: CHANNEL1 &LowGain&Sound functiondisabled: #1-OFF|#2-ON|#3-OFF|#4-ON|#5-OFF|#6-ON Hereare theotherDIPswitch'ssettings: CHANNEL1 &LowGain&Sound functionenabled: #1-OFF|#2-ON|#3-OFF|#4-ON|#5-OFF|#6-ON

In this configuration, rockers #1 through #6 have the same settings for Channel 1 in Low Gain mode. There would be no audible change in the amp's tone if you were to switch the Sound function off and on because the assigned voicings are the same for both operating statuses. In other words, identical configurations of complementary DIP switches have no practical use apart from the fact that some such configurations can be used to access the amp's fundamental sound even when the is on. Of course, the Sound Wizard module off / on switch (1) also restores the Sound function'sfactory defaults.

)are OFF. Inthiscase,thefundamental sound ofChannel1inLow Gain mode

SoundWizard

CHANNEL 1 &

Sound Wizard

2CHANNEL 1 &LowGain& Sound Functiondisabled

Theconfigurationof the six rockers on this DIPswitchdetermineswhattheINVADERII Sound function does when Channel 1 is in Low Gain mode with disabled; in other words, with Channel 1 selected and the High Gain and Sound functions off. The green LED to the left of the DIP switch indicates precisely this preamp configuration, provided that the is enabled. Chapter I provides an overview of how voicingoptions are mappedtotherockers onthisDIPswitch.

3CHANNEL 1 &LowGain& Sound Functionenabled

Theconfigurationof the six rockers on this DIPswitchdetermineswhattheINVADERII Sound function does when Channel 1 is in Low Gain mode with enabled; in other words, with Channel 1 selected and the High Gain function off and Sound functionon.The green LED to the leftofthe DIP switch indicates precisely thispreamp configuration, provided that the is enabled. Chapter I provides an overviewof how voicingoptionsaremapped totherockersonthis DIPswitch.

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