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M13 Stompbox Modeler
Pilot’s Handbook
Manuel de pilotage
Pilotenhandbuch
Pilotenhandboek
Manual del Piloto
An in-depth exploration of the advanced technologies and
pulsing tonal pleasures of M13 Stompbox Modeler.
See www.line6.com/manuals for additional info
40-00-0167 Electrophonic Limited Edition available @ www.line6.com/manuals Rev B
The serial number can be found on the bottom of your M13 Stompbox Modeler. It’s the number that
begins with “(21)”. Please note it here for future reference:
SERIAL NO:
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or
electric shock, do not expose this appliance to
rain or moisture.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
do not remove screws. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer
servicing to qualified service personnel.
NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant
to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
The lightning symbol within a triangle means
“electrical caution!” It indicates the presence
of information about operating voltage and
potential risks of electrical shock.
The exclamation point within a triangle
means “caution!” Please read the
information next to all caution signs.
You should read these Important Safety Instructions
Keep these instructions in a safe place
Before use, carefully read applicable items of these operating instructions and safety suggestions.
1. Obey all warnings on the M13 Stompbox Modeler, and in this Pilot’s Handbook.
2. Do not place near heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, or appliances which produce heat.
3. Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure.
4. Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 230V 47-63Hz (depending on the voltage range of the
included power supply).
5. Do not step on power cords. Do not place items on top of power cords so that they are pinched or leaned on. Pay
particular attention to the cord at the plug end and the point where it connects to the M13 Stompbox Modeler.
6. Unplug your M13 Stompbox Modeler when not in use for extended periods of time.
7. Do not perform service operations beyond those described in this Pilot’s Handbook. In the following circumstances,
repairs should be performed only by qualified service personnel:
• liquidisspilledintotheunit
• anobjectfallsintotheunit
• theunitdoesnotoperatenormallyorchangesinperformanceinasignicantway
• theunitisdroppedortheenclosureisdamaged
8. Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to
practice “safe listening.”
M13 Stompbox Modeler Pilot’s Handbook © 2008 Line 6, Inc.
Please Note:
Line 6, DL4, MM4, FM4, DM4, Echo Pro, Vetta and
Verbzilla are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All other
product names, trademarks, and artists’ names are
the property of their respective owners, which are in
no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. Product
names, images, and artists’ names are used solely to
identify the products whose tones and sounds were
studied during Line 6’s sound model development for
this product. The use of these products, trademarks,
images, and artists’ names does not imply any
cooperation or endorsement.
Ov e r v i e w
FX
M13 Stompbox Modeler packs in 80 models of classic and Line 6-original effects, pulled
directly from our world renowned DL4, MM4, FM4, DM4 and Verbzilla stompboxes.
The 4 FX Units can run up to 4 effects at once, total. •
Each FX Unit has 3 memories, which can run any model of any type—switching •
between the memories is like swapping out one stompbox for another.
The FX are organized into 5 types:•
DISTORTION (yellow)• has all the distortion, overdrive and fuzz effects from
DM4—plus several stompbox compressors and a volume pedal
DELAY (green)• has all the delay and echo models from DL4 and Echo Pro
MOD (blue)• has the chorus, phaser, flanger, rotary and other models from
MM4
FILTER (purple)• provides a range of synth, wah and filter effects from FM4
VERB (orange)• has the studio-grade reverbs and vibe-rich Octoverb from
Verbzilla
Looper
A built-in looper runs along with all the effects, providing 28 second mono operation.
The looper can run before or after the FX Units, with footswitch pre/post switching•
Undo lets you discard the last recording pass•
You can run the loop in reverse or at half speed (for 56 seconds loop time) •
Adjustable ODUBLVL reduces the volume of previous overdubs as you layer audio •
Scenes
There are also 12 scenes, each of which is a complete pedalboard, storing all the settings
of the A/B/C memories of the 4 FX Units.
We’ve loaded each scene with an example pedalboard, to get you inspired•
POWER
PEDAL 2
EXPRESSION
PEDAL 1
MIDI
OUTIN
FX SEND
L(MONO) RIGHT
OUTPUT
L(MONO) RIGHT
INPUT
L(MONO) RIGHT L(MONO) RIGHT
FX RETURN
De t a i l s
Constant Memory
As you adjust an effect (say, a Screamer distortion running in effect memory A of FX
Unit 1), those adjustments are retained as you switch away to a different A/B/C memory
and back again—no save function is required. It’s just as if you were adjusting different
physical stompboxes, each of which would still have the last knob settings you made to
it. The same is true as you switch scenes, swapping one virtual pedalboard for another:
when you come back to a previously used scene, it loads with all the last adjustments you
made to it, just like a real pedalboard of physical stompboxes would.
If you prefer that scenes not remember your last adjustments, hold the LOOPER
CONTROLS footswitch to activate SETUP mode, then set the Scenes parameter
to MNLSAVE (Manual Save) instead of AUTOSAVE. You will then need to use the
scene setup mode any time you want to manually force a “save” of current settings to a
scene: hold SCENES, step on the switch for the current scene, then step and hold on
that same switch again to complete the “save” (display will say Copy Completed).
Tap Tempo
Tap tempo is available for all Delay effects, most Mod effects, and some Filter effects
(details at www.line6.com/manuals). For these effects, turn the second top row knob
of the FX Unit all the way to max, and you’ll switch between tap tempo and regular control modes. Once you’re in tap tempo control mode, turn the knob to select one of the
available note values. Tap 2 or more times on the TAP switch, and all the effects set to
tap tempo control will change their time/speed/tempo to match the tempo you tapped.
To end tap tempo operation for an effect, turn the knob to max again.
Note: Parameters set to tap tempo control are NOT affected by expression pedal
operation.
Mono/Stereo
Some Models (like Stereo Delay) provide stereo operation. When run before a mono
model (like a distortion), the signal will collapse to mono as it feeds the mono
effect, and will then be passed on in mono to the next effect or outputs.
Send/Return Jacks for External Effects or Amps
The rear panel send/return jacks are stompbox/instrument level unbalanced connections that allow you to connect external devices in series with M13 Stompbox Modeler’s
effects. From the SETUP mode, you choose where this occurs in the signal flow: before
all FX Units, inserted between any one of them, or after them all. This setting is stored
as part of each scene, so different scenes can use the send/return differently. And if you
don’t connect to the return, the loop will be ignored, and will not affect the signal flow
(but still sends signal, allowing you to use just the send to feed a tuner).
A typical use would be running one or more external effects in the send/return loop:
How about using some of the FX Units to feed your guitar amps’ input, and others in
your amp’s effects loop? No problem. Let’s have FX Unit 1 and 2 feed your amp’s input,
and put FX Unit 3 and 4 in your amp’s effect loop. First, set the send/return loop to run
after FX Unit 2. Then, hook up like this:
Or for real fun, try splitting effects to 2 separate amps: set the send/return loop to run
after FX Unit 2 and set up as shown next. FX Unit 1 and 2 will feed the first amp, and
FX Unit 3 and 4 feed the second amp:
Or just run the full set of FX Units out to 2 amps in true stereo like so:
INPUT
L(MONO) RIGHT
FX SEND
L(MONO) RIGHT
OUTPUT
L(MONO) RIGHTL(MONO) RIGHT
FX RETURN
To amp input
From amp Send
To amp Return
You could also hook up like this, to put M13 Stompbox Modeler into your amp’s effect
loop without using M13 Stompbox Modeler’s send/return jacks at all:
These are just a few examples. Be creative!
True Bypass
You can choose in SETUP whether to use the True Bypass or DSP Bypass. If you choose
True Bypass, that will be activated when all FX Units are bypassed, the looper is not
running, and nothing is connected to the external effect loop return. In that state, relays
will switch your signal to an all-analog path. As usual with any relay switching system,
you may hear an audible click in your audio as the relays switch. If you choose DSP
Bypass instead, you’ll get the benefit of hearing delay and reverb trails smoothly decay,
rather than being immediately cut off, when you bypass.
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