Line 6 M13, M9, M5 FX Parameters

M5, M9 & M13

DELAY MOD DISTORTION FILTER VERB

FX Parameters

An in-depth guide to the FX Parameters of the

M5, M9 & M13 Stompbox Modelers

Electrophonic Limited Edition

Please Note:

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M5, M9 & M13 FX ParaMeters

Table of Contents

Delay Models ..........................................................................1•1

Parameter Details ........................................................................................... 1•1

Modulation Models ................................................................ 2•1

Parameter Details ........................................................................................... 2•1

Distortion Models .................................................................. 3•1

Parameter Details ........................................................................................... 3•1

Filter Models .......................................................................... 4•1

Parameter Details ........................................................................................... 4•1

Reverb Models ........................................................................ 5•1

Parameter Details ........................................................................................... 5•1

Delay MoDels

This chapter contains details on the M5, M9 & M13 Delay models, which include all the Delay models from the Line 6 DL4. We’ve also added Echo Platter from Echo Pro and 4 new DryThru models for Tube Echo, Tape Echo, Sweep Echo and Echo Platter.

Parameter Details

Below is a Reference Table listing all the Controls and Parameters for the Delay models. Knobs 1, 2 and 5 are basically the same for all models, adjusting Delay Time, Feedback and Mix respectively. Knobs 3 and 4 control various parameters depending on the Delay model loaded. We’ll detail them all in the following pages.

Delay Models Reference Table : Controls & Parameters

Model Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5

Tube Echo & DryThru Time Fdbk Wow/Flutter Drive Mix

Tape Echo & DryThru Time Fdbk Bass Treble Mix

Multi-Head Time Fdbk Heads 1-2 Heads 3-4 Mix

Analog Echo Time Fdbk Bass Treble Mix

Analog w/Mod Time Fdbk Mod Speed Mod Depth Mix

Sweep Echo & DryThru Time Fdbk Sweep Speed Sweep Depth Mix

Lo Res Delay Time Fdbk Tone Resolution Mix

Digital Delay Time Fdbk Bass Treble Mix

Digital Delay w/ Mod Time Fdbk Mod Speed Mod Depth Mix

Stereo Delay Left Time Left Fdbk Right Time Right Fdbk Mix

Ping Pong Time Fdbk Time Offset Stereo Spread Mix

Reverse Time Fdbk Mod Speed Mod Depth Mix

Dynamic Delay Time Fdbk Threshold Ducking Mix

Auto Volume Echo Time Fdbk Mod Depth Swell Time Mix

Echo Platter & DryThru Time Fdbk Wow/Flutter Drive Mix

Delay Models

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Delay Models

Tube Echo & Tube Echo DryThru

Based on the classic ‘63 Maestro® EP-1, the ﬁrst of a series of “Echoplex” designs featuring a cartridge of looped 1/4” tape that passed over separate record and playback heads. In the M5, M9 or M13, we’ve also included a new DryThru model, with a ﬂat, dry signal path when Mix is set to 0%. For more info on DryThru models, see Chapter 2, Model Details.

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DELAY FDBK

WOW/FLT DRIVE MIX

Tube Echo

169 MS

WOW/FLT DRIVE MIX

Tube Echo DryThru

DELAY FDBK

169 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Wow / Flutter. Controls the tape emulation wow and ﬂutter effect.

• Knob 4: Drive. Adjusts the emulated tube distortion and tape saturation.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Tape Echo & Tape Echo DryThru

Based on the solid state EP-3, with transistors instead of tubes for the sound electronics. The EP-3 used the same basic mechanical design as the original Echoplex, including the looped 1/4” tape. Unlike the Tube Echo Model, which gives you control of wow, ﬂutter and distortion, our EP-3 emulation is designed to give you a less distorted tape emulation with adjustable tone controls. We’ve also included a Tape Echo DryThru model.

DELAY FDBK

BASS TREBLE MIX

Tape Echo

279 MS

Tape Echo DryThru

DELAY FDBK

BASS TREBLE MIX

279 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Bass EQ.

• Knob 4: Treble EQ.

• Knob 5: Mix.

* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or afﬁliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Maestro® is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp.

Multi Head

Based on the Roland® RE-101 Space Echo, which had multiple stationary heads. You change delay times by switching amongst these heads, and you can play back on multiple heads at the same time to get multi-tap delay effects.

Delay Models

DELAY FDBK

1-2 ON

1-2 OFF

HD1 ON

1-2 ON

HD2 ON

Multi-Head

554 MS

HD4 ON

3-4 OFF

HD3 ON

3-4 ON

HD4 ON

MIX

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Turns heads 1 & 2 on and off.

• Knob 4: Turns heads 3 & 4 on and off.

• Knob 5: Mix.

When using the Multi Head Delay model, you’ll ﬁnd there are many possible combinations of delay effects, depending on your selection of Head On/Off parameters. It’s best to set a Delay Time ﬁrst by adjusting Knob 1.

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To set a Delay Time to a precise millisecond value, dial in a delay time that’s close to what you want, then ﬁne tune it by pressing and holding Tap while continuing to turn Knob 1. As an option you can set Delay Time to a note value by turning Knob 1 clockwise until the 1/4 note symbol is displayed, then Tap in the tempo of your song.

Once your main tempo is set, experiment with different delay repeats by selecting different combinations of the Head On/Off settings, using Knobs 3 and 4. When you have the effect you want, adjust the Delay Feedback amount using Knob 2.

Delay Models

Analog Echo

Based on the Boss® DM-2, an analog echo unit treasured for the warm, distorted tones it produced. This model is great for creating more experimental delay sounds.

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DELAY FDBK

BASS TREBLE MIX

Analog Echo

255 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback. Higher levels result in more repeats.

• Knob 3: Bass EQ.

• Knob 4: Treble EQ.

• Knob 5: Mix. At 100% you will hear the delay only.

Analog With Modulation

This model is based on the Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe Memory Man. This pedal uses the “bucket brigade” electronics of other analog echoes and adds an adjustable chorus circuit, which is applied to the echoes only, leaving the direct sound unaffected.

DELAY FDBK

MODSPD DEPTH MIX

Analog w/Mod

470 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Modulation Speed. Higher levels result in faster modulation.

• Knob 4: Modulation Depth.

• Knob 5: Mix.

* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or afﬁliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Boss® is a registered trademark of Roland Corp. Electro-Harmonix® is a registered trademark of New Sensor Corp.

Sweep Echo & Sweep Echo DryThru

For this model we started with the tone of our EP-1 delay emulation, then added a sweeping ﬁlter effect to the delay repeats. By design, our original Sweep Echo model did not have a ﬂat EQ response in the dry signal path, so the character of the original was retained. In the M5, M9 or M13 we’ve added a DryThru version, with ﬂat EQ when Mix is at 0%.

Delay Models

DELAY FDBK

SWP SPD SWP DEP MIX

Sweep Echo

469 MS

SWP SPD SWP DEP MIX

Sweep Echo DryThru

DELAY FDBK

469 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Speed of the sweep effect.

• Knob 4: Depth of the sweep effect.

• Knob 5: Mix between dry guitar and wet. At 100% you will hear the delay only.

Lo Res Delay

Low bit resolution can create a unique sort of grunge and noise that is sometimes just the sound you’re looking for, and that’s what the Lo Res Delay model provides.

DELAY FDBK

TONE RES MIX

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

Lo Res Delay

403 MS

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• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Tone of the delays only.

• Knob 4: Resolution, adjustable from 6 to 24 bits.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Delay Models

Digital Delay

This model is a Line 6 original. With 32 bit ﬂoating point processing and a true stereo audio path, it’s one of the best digital delays you’ll ﬁnd in a pedal unit. Use it when you want a clean delay effect.

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DELAY FDBK

BASS TREBLE MIX

Digital Delay

751 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback. Higher levels result in more repeats.

• Knob 3: Bass EQ.

• Knob 4: Treble EQ.

• Knob 5: Mix. At 0% you will hear dry guitar; at 100% you will hear the delay only.

Digital Delay With Modulation

Use this model to add a chorus effect to your digital delays. Like the chorus in the Analog Delay w/ Mod model, the modulation is applied to the delay repeats only, leaving your direct sound unaffected.

DELAY FDBK

MODSPD DEPTH MIX

Dig Dly w/Mod

437 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Modulation Speed. Higher levels result in faster modulation.

• Knob 4: Modulation Depth.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Stereo Delay

This is another Line 6 high resolution digital delay, with separate delay times available for L and R channels. Some players set one side as a fast echo with many repeats, and the other slow with just a few repeats. Set it to taste for a rhythmic stereo delay effect.

Delay Models

DELAY L-FDBK

R 911MS

Stereo Delay

L 342MS

R-FDBK MIX

• Knob 1: Delay Time for the left channel only.

• Knob 2: Feedback amount for the left channel.

• Knob 3: Delay Time for the right channel only.

• Knob 4: Feedback amount for the right channel.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Ping Pong

The ever-popular Ping Pong Delay has two separate channels of delay panned left and right, with the output of each channel ﬂowing into the other, usually used with a moderate level of feedback.

DELAY FDBK

OFFSET SPREAD MIX

Ping Pong

470 MS

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• Knob 1: Delay Time for the left channel, displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback. Higher levels result in more repeats.

• Knob 3: Offset. This sets the right channel delay time as a percentage of the left

channel delay time. Half of the value in the screenshot above would equal 235 ms.

• Knob 4: Spread. The minimum position is mono, while max would be wide stereo.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Delay Models

Reverse

As the name implies, whatever you play on guitar is played back in reverse, delayed by the time you set with Knob 1.

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DELAY FDBK

MODSPD DEPTH MIX

Reverse

2000 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Modulation Speed. Higher levels result in faster modulation.

• Knob 4: Modulation Depth.

• Knob 5: Mix. 100% means you’ll hear the reverse delay only.

Dynamic Delay

This effect was made popular by the TC Electronic® 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay. It features a “smart” volume control for your delay effect’s echoes, which sets the loudness of the delays based on how hard you play. When you stop playing in between phrases, the delay level increases for a dynamic effect.

DELAY FDBK

THRESH DUCKING MIX

Dynamic Dly

437 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Threshold. The breakpoint where the automatic volume control stops

working and lets the echoes through at full volume.

• Knob 4: Ducking. Adjusts the level of the “ducked” repeats; higher settings will duck the delay level down more.

• Knob 5: Mix.

* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or afﬁliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. T.C. Electronic® is a registered trademark of T.C. Electronic A/S Corp.

Auto Volume Echo

This model gives you two effects in one. The ﬁrst is an auto-volume fade-in, like the attack time on a synthesizer’s envelope generator. Higher Swell settings will give you a longer swell time, so that the sound slowly fades in. The second is an echo, complete with tapestyle wow & ﬂutter modulation.

Delay Models

DELAY FDBK

MODDEP SWELL MIX

Auto-Volume Echo

392 MS

• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Modulation Depth.

• Knob 4: Swell. Sets the ramp time for the auto-volume swell.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Echo Platter & Echo Platter DryThru

The Echo Platter model was orginally inspired by the Binson Echorec. The dry signal path had such a cool tone that we decided to include it in our original model. Echo Platter DryThru is the same model, but it gives you the option of a ﬂat signal path when the Mix is set to 0%.

DELAY FDBK

WOW/FLT DRIVE MIX

Echo Platter

225 MS

WOW/FLT DRIVE MIX

Echo Platter DryThru

DELAY FDBK

225 MS

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• Knob 1: Delay Time. Displayed in milliseconds or note value.

• Knob 2: Delay Feedback.

• Knob 3: Wow / Flutter. Adjusts the emulated tape’s wow and ﬂutter amount.

• Knob 4: Drive. Adjusts the amount of distortion created by the tube electronics and

tape saturation.

• Knob 5: Mix.

Modulation Models

MoDulation MoDels

There are 22 Modulation Models in the M5, M9 or M13. 16 are from the Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler Stompbox, based on a dream collection of classic effects, stomp boxes and rack units. 6 new Mod models have been added with the v2.0 ﬁrmware update.

In this chapter we’ll describe the various parameters of the Modulation Models in detail. Below is a chart of all the Controls and Parameters you can adjust using Knobs 1 thru 5.

Modulation Models Reference Table : Controls & Parameters

Model Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5

Opto Tremolo Speed Depth Shape Vol Sensing Mix

Bias Tremolo Speed Depth Shape Vol Sensing Mix

Pattern Tremolo Speed

Phaser Speed Depth Feedback Phase Stage Mix

Dual Phaser Speed Depth Feedback LFO Shape Mix

Panned Phaser Speed Depth Output Pan Speed Mix

Barberpole Phaser Speed Fdbk Up/Dwn/St

Script Phase Speed

U-Vibe Speed Depth Feedback Vol Sensing Mix

Analog Flanger Speed Depth Feedback Manual Mix

Jet Flanger Speed Depth Feedback Manual Mix

AC Flanger Speed Width Regen Manual

80A Flanger Speed Range Enhance Manual Even/Odd

Analog Chorus Speed Depth Chrs/Vibrato Tone Mix

Tri Chorus Speed Depth 1 Depth 2 Depth 3 Mix

Pitch Vibrato Speed Depth Rise Time Vol Sensing Mix

Panner Speed Depth Shape Vol Sensing Mix

Rotary Drum Speed Depth Tone Drive Mix

Rotary Drm/Hrn Speed Depth Horn Depth Drive Mix

Dimension Swtch 1 Swtch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4 Mix

Ring Modulator Speed Depth Shape AM/FM Select Mix

Frequency Shifter Freq Up/Dwn/St Mix

Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern

Mix

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Modulation Models

Opto Tremolo

Based on the tremolo circuitry of the 1965 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® ampliﬁer, which features a pulsing light source directed at a photo resistor.

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MOD DEPTH

SHAPE

Opto Tremolo

SPEED

VOLSENS MIX

• Knob 1: Tremolo Speed.

• Knob 2: Tremolo Depth.

• Knob 3: Shape, from classic smooth tremolo to dramatic sci-ﬁ throb.

• Knob 4: Volume Sensitivity. Louder input signals speed up the tremolo and lower

input slows it down.

• Knob 5: Mix. Tremolo usually sounds best from 90-100% wet.

Bias Tremolo

This Model emulates a classic Vox® tremolo circuit design. Bias tremolo produces a deep, 3-dimensional tremolo with a wide stereo spread.

MOD DEPTH

SHAPE

Bias Tremolo

SPEED

VOLSENS MIX

• Knob 1: Tremolo Speed.

• Knob 2: Tremolo Depth.

• Knob 3: Shape. The minimuim setting is a sign wave and max is a square wave.

• Knob 4: Volme Sensitivity. Louder input signals speed up the tremolo and lower

volume inputs slow it down.

• Knob 5: Mix. As with Opto, BiasTremolo usually sounds best from 90-100% wet.

* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or afﬁliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Fender® and Deluxe Reverb® are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corp.Vox® is a registered trademark of Vox R&D Limited.

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