Laney IRT30-112 User Manual

Forged deep within the Black Country - the metal beating industrial heartland of the
UK - where the sound of metal guitar was born, comes the IRONHEART.

With molten metal flowing through its circuits, IRONHEART continues the legacy passed on by previous Laney amps such as
KLIPP and AOR, and hits you hard between the eyes like a power hammer from hell.

When cranked, the IRT30-112 possesses massive amounts of gain, but is
equally at home providing smooth rock and clean tones. Like its 80's metal
predecessor the AOR, each channel features 3-band EQ push/pull pots for
extreme tone shaping and flexibility.

Along with a Watts control, which allows the output of an IRT30-112 to be
screwed right down to less than 1 watt output power, it also features a
foot switchable Pre-Boost function which works just like kicking in a gain
pedal in front of your amp. On the rear panel can be found sockets for the
FX Loop, Loudspeakers, Aux In & Foot switch, along with a switchable DI
which features cabinet emulation in the AMP mode.

The IRT30-112 combo features two independent channel controls, with a
switchable clean mode, for extra versatility. It is loaded with a 12" custom
designed HH Acoustics speaker and t
special Tilting Mechanism, allowing the cabinet to be used in the upright or
tilted back positions.

Combine your IRT30-112 with an IRT112, IRT212 or IRT412 speaker
cabinet for the ultimate tonal experience.

he base of the cabinet is fitted with a

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

1. INPUT: 1/4" mono jack socket. Connect your guitar here. Use only a good quality instrument cable.

2. PRE-BOOST SWITCH: Switches the input boost circuit on or off. The Pre-Boost circuit increases the input signal to the preamp

tubes, just like placing a boost pedal in your signal path. This drives the first preamp tube harder, resulting in more distortion. This works on
both channels.

3. PRE-BOOST CONTROL: Controls the level of boost applied to the guitar signal.

4. PRE-BOOST LED: This LED will illuminate when the Pre-Boost controls are activated.

5. LEAD GAIN: Controls the level of preamp gain on the Lead channel. Turning this control clockwise will add more distortion to your

guitar signal, ranging from light overdrive, to full on metal. Use this in conjunction with Lead Volume (8) to achieve the correct volume and
distortion level you require.

6. LEAD EQ CONTROLS: These are a traditional set of passive tone controls. Passive controls have the advantage of always sounding
musical at any of their settings, due to their unique interactive nature. This gives the player a more natural set of tools to shape their ideal
sound. Set these to midway (0) as a good starting point.

7. LEAD EQ PULL SWITCHES: Pulling on each of the EQ control knobs will shift the response of each control as follows:
Bass: Deep - This extends the low-end frequency response, resulting in a fuller, heavier sound for lower notes.
Mid: Shift - This lowers the frequency range of the mid control to give a tighter sound.
Treble: Shift - This broadens the Treble control frequency response, to give a rounder sound to higher notes, especially when used with

thin sounding pickups.

8. LEAD VOLUME: Controls the Lead channel volume. Experiment with different combinations of the Gain and Volume controls to

achieve different sounds. Reducing the Gain while increasing the Volume will result in a warm, open, overdriven sound as the power amp

is driven harder, while reducing the Volume and increasing the Gain will give a tighter, more modern sound with more distortion.

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Once set, try using your guitar's volume controls to interactively adjust tone and distortion levels.

9. CHANNEL SWITCH: Switches between the Lead and Clean/Rhythm channels.

10. CHANNEL LEDS: Indicates which channel is currently selected by the Channel Switch (9).

11. CLEAN/RHYTHM SWITCH: This switch activates the Clean mode on the Rhythm channel. When operated, the Clean Volume (12)

control becomes active, while Rhythm Gain (14) and Rhythm Volume (17) are removed from the signal path. When using clean mode, the
preamp gain is lowered, resulting in a cleaner tone.

12. CLEAN VOLUME: Use this to control the volume of the amplifier when using clean mode. The amp can still be driven to overdrive
with the control turned fully clockwise, and can be driven harder by using the Pre-Boost.

13. CLEAN LED: This LED will illuminate when Clean mode is activated.

14. RHYTHM GAIN: as Lead Gain (5)

15.-16. CLEAN/RHYTHM EQ CONTROLS/PULL SWITCHES: as Lead EQ Controls (6 & 7)

17. RHYTHM VOLUME: as Lead Volume (8)

18. DYNAMICS: This allows control over the response of the amplifier at lower frequencies. Turning this control clockwise gives a looser

low end, while lower settings provide a tighter response. The optimum setting is dependant on the speaker cabinet used.

19. TONE: This Tone control works in a similar fashion to the Tone control you probably have on your guitar except that it uniquely works at
the other end of the amplification chain. This has the ability to not only control the overall top end response but also reduce upper
harmonics on the output stage and preamplifier overdrive sounds. This will give you bright cutting sounds at high settings and smooth
rounded sounds at lower settings. Midway (0) is a good starting point. Both the Tone and Dynamics controls depend greatly on the speaker
cabinet connected to the amplifier.

20. REVERB: Controls the level of the built in Laney-designed digital reverb.

21. WATTS: The Watts control adjusts the signal level within the power amplifier, allowing it to be driven harder at lower volume levels. For

full output power, running the power tubes at maximum levels, turn this control fully clockwise. To reduce output volume, turn this control to
the left. This can be useful in practice environments, or when it is desirable to push the preamp hard but control the output level.

22. STANDBY SWITCH: Disconnects the main HT voltage from the tubes but keeps the tubes warm so that they are ready to play
instantly. Switch for short breaks when you don't want to wait for the tubes to warm up again. With the switch in the 1 (up) position, the
amp is in play mode, while 0 (down) allows the amp to warm up.

23. STANDBY LAMP: This will illuminate when the amplifier is in play mode.

24. POWER SWITCH: Main power switch for the unit. Tube amplifiers normally take between 30 seconds to 2 minutes to warm up and

be ready to play after switching on. Use in conjunction with the standby switch to prolong tube life. To turn on, flip the switch to 1 (up).

25. POWER LAMP: This will illuminate when the power switch is operated, indicating that mains power is within the amplifier.