Line 6 Vetta II Combo, Vetta II HD User's Manual

Pilot’s Handbook

An in-depth exploration of the revolutionary technologies and tonal pleasures of the Vetta II.

40-00-0017 - Revision A. Electrophonic Limited Edition available.

The serial number can be found on the back panel of your Vetta II. 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.

CAUTION: 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.

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YOU SHOULD READ THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE

Before using your Vetta II, carefully read the applicable items of these operating instructions and safety suggestions:

1.	Obey all warnings on the Vetta II 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
	unit; refer to the back panel). Current ratings should be 4A for the 120V range and 2 A for the 230V range.

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 amp.

6.Unplug your Vetta II when not in use for extended periods of time.

7.Do not perform service operations beyond those described in the Vetta II Pilot’s Handbook. In the following circumstances, repairs should be performed only by qualified service personnel:

•liquid is spilled into the unit

•an object falls into the unit

•the unit does not operate normally or changes in performance in a significant way

•the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged

8.Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to practice “safe listening.”

Vetta II Pilot’s Handbook © 2001, 2003, Line 6, Inc.

Please Note:

Line 6, Vetta II, POD, Variax and Flextone 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.

Welcome to Vetta .........................................................................	1•1
Really Quick Start Guide...............................................................	2•1
Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights
Front Panel: The Big Picture ...............................................................................................	3•1
Navigation .....................................................................................................................................	3•2
Amp Controls ............................................................................................................................	3•3
Effects................................................................................................................................................	3•4
Functions .......................................................................................................................................	3•5
Global Controls .........................................................................................................................	3•6
Main Display ................................................................................................................................	3•7
Vetta Combo Rear Panel Power and Speaker Outs ...........................................	3•8
Vetta HD Rear Panel Power and Speaker Outs ....................................................	3•9
Vetta Combo & HD Common Rear Panel Connections .................................	3•10
Vetta Digital Interface Card .................................................................................................	3•11
Basic Operations
Selecting Factory/User Memory .......................................................................................	4•1
Selecting a Channel .................................................................................................................	4•1
Editing Amps, Cabs & Variax .............................................................................................	4•2
Effects ..............................................................................................................................................	4•9
The Effects Loops ......................................................................................................................	4•14
Saving ...............................................................................................................................................	4•24
Output Setup ...............................................................................................................................	4•32
Foot Control ...............................................................................................................................	4•37
System Setup ..............................................................................................................................	4•39
Running External Speakers with Vetta Combo ......................................................	4•43
Running External Speakers with Vetta HD.................................................................	4•45
Vetta and MIDI ..........................................................................................................................	4•52

The Amps & Cabs
General Notes About the Models .................................................................................	5•1
Line 6 Original Models ..........................................................................................................	5•2
Musings on Tone Controls .................................................................................................	5•8
Models Based On .....................................................................................................................	5•9
The Cabinets ...............................................................................................................................	5•32
The Stompboxes
About the Stompboxes .........................................................................................................	6•1
Distortions and Overdrives ................................................................................................	6•1
Modulation Effects ...................................................................................................................	6•6
Delays ..............................................................................................................................................	6•12
Dynamics Processors...............................................................................................................	6•18
Synth/Filter .....................................................................................................................................	6•21
Post Effects
About the Effects ......................................................................................................................	7•1
Tremolo .........................................................................................................................................	7•1
Gate .................................................................................................................................................	7•4
Compressor .................................................................................................................................	7•5
EQ .....................................................................................................................................................	7•7
Pitch Shift ......................................................................................................................................	7•9
Mod ..................................................................................................................................................	7•10
Delay .................................................................................................................................................	7•14
Reverb ............................................................................................................................................	7•15
Double Tracker .........................................................................................................................	7•20

Hints & Tips
Building a New Tone .............................................................................................................	8•1
Using Two Amps at Once ..................................................................................................	8•4
Effects Tips & Tricks ................................................................................................................	8•8
Making The Factory Bank Your Own ...........................................................................	8•9
Using Variax with Vetta..........................................................................................................	8•10
Using FBV Foot Controllers
Exercising Your Options ......................................................................................................	9•1
Setting Up Your FBV ..............................................................................................................	9•2
Punching Your Buttons .........................................................................................................	9•3
Waggling Your Toes ...............................................................................................................	9•4
Appendices
Amp Models ................................................................................................................................	10•1
Cabinet Models...........................................................................................................................	10•3
Effects Models..............................................................................................................................	10•4
A.I.R. II Mic Options ................................................................................................................	10•9
Signal Flow Diagram ...............................................................................................................	10•10
MIDI Functions ...........................................................................................................................	10•11
Line 6 Contact (Customer Service / Warranty Information)...........................	10•13

Welcome to Vetta • More Than Just An Amplifier

WELCOME TO VETTA	1 • 1

More Than Just An Amplifier

First off, thanks for buying a Vetta and taking a great big step into the future of guitar amplification! You now own extremely detailed models of vintage, classic, modern, and original guitar amplifier tones as well as a collection of virtual stompboxes, rack gear, speaker cabinets, switchers and routers. In short, the most complete and toneful guitar system ever created.

Who is Line 6?

As you may know, Line 6 first came on the scene way back in 1996, with a new kind of guitar amplifier—the first to put digital software modeling technology to work in a combo amp for guitarists. In order to pioneer this technology, we had set ourselves the modest task of understanding everything there is to know about all the great guitar amps of history. We knew it meant countless hours of playing our guitars with an endless parade of lust-inspiring amps—but for the good of the world, we were willing to do it.

So we began what has continued to be our constant quest, assembling the world’s finest collection of amplifiers, each one a uniquely excellent example of an amp design recognized by guitarists the world over as a true “tone classic.” We plugged in, we played, we probed, we measured, we dissected—and we began to discover a new knowledge to change the world of guitar.

With a guitar in one hand and modern computer measuring gear in the other, we put our amps through their paces and got them to give up their secrets—a guitar pickup output, after all, is an electronic signal, and tubes and the rest of the guitar amplifier electronics, speakers and cabinets are really just a complex form of signal processing. We figured out how to make software to emulate these world-class amplifiers. And thus distilled the noble history of guitar tone heritage into a

Welcome to Vetta • Who is Line 6?

	1 • 2	revolutionary, patented DSP (digital signal processing) software-based modeling
		technology to power the first Line 6 amplifiers and bring a new revolution of tone and
		technology to guitarists.
		The next stop for Line 6 was the world of direct guitar recording and
		preamplification. We stocked up on the coffee, snacks, strings and more gear—the
		basic essentials of the guitarist’s lifestyle—and turned our tone technologists loose to
		solve the age old problem of getting great live amp tone when recording in the studio.
		Behind the security-sealed doors of our research laboratories, electric guitars wailed,
		test tones warbled, microphones got poked and prodded, a few people got shocked by
		power tubes or filter caps (those things can pack a wallop!) and the magical mysteries
		of acoustical physics were gradually revealed as never before.
		When it was finally time to get out and see the sunshine again, we emerged to meet
		the world with a world-changing direct recording technology we call A.I.R. (which
		officially stands for Acoustically Integrated Recording outputs), and an idea for
		something we called POD. We realized we were gonna need a bigger building. So we
		got a new place, kept cranking out the amps, and expanded the assembly line to
		spawn PODs destined to become the choice of platinum recording artists the world
		over—as well as regular everyday guitarists—forever changing the world of guitar
		recording.
		With the new building came space to stretch out, and our thoughts turned from our
		amps to our feet. Pretty handy for walking around, but they become really useful when
		they’re working all those great stompboxes that have been as much a part of the
		electric guitar experience as the amplifier. So we began a new quest, assembling the
		most in demand and hippest stompboxes ever made in order to put them through the
		same rigorous modeling procedures.
		Many was the night we had to stay up late drinking way too much Pepsi, comparing
		the subtle appeal of different delay pedals, and the weekends we had to spend hauling
		vintage effects home for more testing in our personal studios—yes, it’s a rough job,
		but someone has to do it. Much caffeine, careful study and a whole lot of strings later,
		we proudly premiered our series of Stompbox Modelers and their rack mounted
		cousins, the Studio Modelers. Each one contains a dream collection of lovingly
		crafted digital software models resulting from our meticulous study of a carpet-full of
		the greatest effects of guitar history.

Welcome to Vetta • Vetta Then And Now

Then came our biggest challenge. Ideas that had been fermenting in our lab for

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years were finally ready to be distilled in a complete ground-up reworking of our modeling technology. This was the chance to go far beyond everything we’d done, combining the knowledge and unique technological tools we’d created along our way with a whole new round of innovation. That’s when we began a top secret project to make the greatest guitar amp ever known.

More strings, more snacks, a few new guitars (you’ve gotta keep things fresh) and we were ready for our new mission. As unsuspecting suburban life continued to spin on around us, we spent our days and nights crafting a new method for emulating the amplifier and effects electronics with far greater detail than ever before. We built brand new software components of each critical stage of the signal chain. All the classic amps and effects in our collection got a new round of study. We found new ways to duplicate the effects of tubes and other electronic components with a quality and exactness that had never been achieved before. We took a thoroughly fresh approach to our direct out technology, to insure that what goes to a recording or live sound system can be every bit as satisfying as what comes out of a live amp setup. And, to put it all together, we created a completely new way to ‘wire’ these software parts together to work their combined magic. The result was not only vastly more accurate models based on the great vintage and classic amplifiers and effects in our collection, but also fresh hybrid amp models and completely unique and original amp tones that respond in ways physical circuits never could. We call this new modeling technology “Point to Point Interactive Modeling,” and it’s what’s pounding along in the heart of your Vetta.

Vetta Then And Now

So, as our little walk through the halls of history shows us, Vetta is the culmination of years of research in service on Line 6’s endless quest for the great guitar tone. Of course, we couldn’t leave well enough alone (being an endless quest and all), and decided to further expand on the ultimate guitar amp. Thanks to Vetta’s expandable hardware architecture and it’s re programmable software, we managed to squeeze in several new tricks without having to leave the original Vetta owners behind. Behold, Vetta II: Even more amp models, more sonic control, and now a comprehensive digital interface that introduces the perfect marriage between Vetta and Variax, the world’s first Digital Modeling Guitar.

Welcome to Vetta • Vetta Then And Now

	1 • 4	Since each and every Vetta ever produced can be upgraded to Vetta II’s functionality,
		we’ve decided to simplify the text in this manual (and save a little ink) by just
		referring to this family of products as Vetta. You can add the “II” any time you like.
		So, now that you know the history of Vetta, it’s time to fire it up and find out exactly
		what this puppy can do...

Really Quick Start Guide •

REALLY QUICK START GUIDE

POWER: Connect the power cord between Vetta’s rear panel and your power outlet.

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Don’t turn the power on yet. If you’ve got a Vetta HD, hook up your speakers.

FBV: Connect the Line 6 FBV foot controller to Vetta’s rear panel (the older Line 6 Floor Board does not work with Vetta).

PLUG IN: Plug your guitar into Vetta’s GUITAR input, or your Variax into the rear panel’s VARIAX IN with the included Variax cable. Turn Vetta’s MASTER VOLUME knob down. Flick Vetta’s POWER on. Turn MASTER VOLUME up.

PRESETS: Press the FACTORY button (it lights). Turn the knob near Vetta’s smaller display to select from the 64 Factory channels. There are 16 Factory Banks; each Bank has four channels (labeled A, B, C, D).

AMP TONE KNOBS: Look at the amp tone knobs (DRIVE, BASS, MID, TREBLE, PRESENCE, VOLUME). The two ON buttons to the left turn Vetta’s two simultaneous amps on and off. The KNOBS buttons decide whether the amp tone knobs control Amp 1, Amp 2, or both (press both buttons at once).

AMP 1 & AMP 2: Press only Amp 1 on. Spin the AMP MODEL knob, watch the big display. Press only Amp 2 on, turn the Amp Model knob to set the model for Amp 2. Turn them both on and experience two amps at once.

EFFECTS: Turn the Reverb knob to 12 o’clock. Look at the 12 Effect On/Off buttons on the top right of the amp. Press the REVERB button. Play guitar. Press REVERB again. Play. Get it?

EDITING: To edit Reverb, press EDIT. Press REVERB. The knob below MODEL on the display now sets the Reverb model. Turn the PAGE knob for more Reverb pages.

GLOBAL CONTROLS: Unlike most everything else, these knobs don’t get stored when you save. Reverb can be edited and saved per channel, and then this knob adjusts the overall Vetta experience ‘wetter’ or ‘drier’ to suit your taste. Set the three Global Control knobs straight up at 12 o’clock for the standard sound experience.

SAVE: The SAVE button saves your changes. Read on for more details.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Front Panel:The Big Picture

KNOBS, BUTTONS, FLASHING

LIGHTS

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Front Panel: The Big Picture

We realize that on first glance at your Vetta, you probably thought to yourself, “My, what a lot of knobs and buttons and flashing lights!” You’re right, we’re not gonna make any bones about it. There they are. On a guitar amp!

There’s no need for panic, though. We’ve organized everything so that using your Vetta can be as simple or as complex as you want. If you want to use only the incredibly toneful amp models and ignore the rest of the amp, you can easily do that. If you want to tweak everything, we’ve made it easy to do that as well. And all thanks to the knobs and buttons and flashing lights.

To help you get it all sussed out, let’s break down the control panel of your Vetta into five different sections: Navigation, Amp Controls, Effects, Functions, and Global Controls, and let’s look at these one at a time.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Navigation

Navigation

1 2

3 • 2	12A
FACTORY		CHANNEL SELECT CONTROLS				SAVE
	A	B	C	D
					FAVORITE
USER						TUNER
3			4		5	6	7

This is where you choose which section of memory (Factory or User) you want to use, as well as which Channel you want. This is also the place to save, and select the tuner.

1.Select Knob: Use this knob to choose which channel you want to use. Each area (Factory or User) has 16 banks of 4 channels each for a total of 128 channels.

2.Channel Display: Shows you which channel you have selected both alphanumerically (e.g. 12A) and by channel name (e.g. Bubba’s Big Boom).

3.Factory/User Buttons: These switch between the Factory and User sections of Vetta’s memory. User memories are rewritable (you can change them). Factory are non-rewritable. Vettas leave Line 6 with the same thing in Factory and User memory.

4.Channel Select Buttons: These select between the channels in the current bank. A, B, C, or D, it’s easy as 1-2-3... 4?

5.Favorite Button: One button instant access to your favorite channel. The Basic Operations chapter tells you how to choose a channel as your Favorite.

6.Tuner Button: Press it once to turn on the built-in chromatic tuner. Press it a second time to turn the tuner off. There’s that easy-to-use technology again.

7.Save Button: Press this when you want to save something, whether it’s the current channel, custom settings for amps or effects, or even sending Vetta’s memory out the MIDI port. For more details about saving stuff, see the Basic Operations chapter.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Amp Controls

Amp Controls

	8	9	10	11
AMP 1	ON	KNOBS	AMP MODEL DRIVE BASS	MID TREBLE PRESENCE VOLUME
AMP 2	ON	KNOBS		3 • 3

In this area, you select amp models, turn them on and off, and dial in your basic amp tones.

8.Amp Buttons: These buttons let you turn Amp 1 and Amp 2 on and off (or, more accurately, toggle between on and standby states for an amp). As you might guess, if it’s lit, it’s on, and if it’s dark, it’s on standby.

9.Knobs Buttons: Select which amp will be controlled by the Amp Control knobs. Once again, lit indicates it’s the amp you’re adjusting, dark means it’s not. Press both buttons at once, and you can lock their controls together and adjust them both at once (more about this in Basic Operations).

10.Amp Model Knob: Use this to select just which one of Vetta’s amazing amp models is going to run in the Amp 1 or Amp 2 slot for the sound you’re creating.

11.Amp Tone Control Knobs: Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, and Channel Volume. They do just what you’d expect them to do for the selected amp(s). In the case of amp models that emulate classic equipment, these tone controls are carefully crafted, for each model, to mimic the behavior of the controls of the original unit that we studied to create the amp model.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Effects

Effects

	12		13			14
	EDIT	STOMP	STOMP	STOMP	TREMOLO	GATE	COMP
		BOX 1	BOX 2	BOX 3
	3 • 4
		EQ	LOOP	PITCH	MOD	DELAY	REVERB
				EQ
				SHIFT
		14			15

Here’s where you control and setup all your effects. The basic brain dead mode of operation is light on, effect on. Light off, effect off. All the effects work at the same time (with the exception of Pitch Shift and Modulation), to achieve any level of moderation or excess you desire. Press the Edit button to dive deep into the details of any effect and tweak it to make it your own.

12.Edit Button: When Edit is lit, we call this “Edit Mode”, and the larger Vetta display (just to the left of this button) can show Edit Pages for fine tuning effect details. The most important things to know about Edit Mode are that the little knobs below the display set the values shown on the display, with the PAGE knob on the far right selecting different pages for the currently selected effect. An effect selected for display/ editing flashes its light. A first press of an effect button in this state selects it for editing, and additional presses of the same button turn the effect on and off. See the Basic Operations chapter for the details.

13.Stompbox Buttons: These buttons turn the three stompbox effects on or off. As just described, when Edit mode is on, they also call up the stompbox effects’ Edit Pages so you can fine tune stompbox settings.

14.In-Line Effects Buttons: Turns the appropriate effects on or off (Tremolo, Gate, Comp and EQ), or selects it for editing, as above.

15.Routable Post Effects Buttons: Turns the appropriate effect (or the Effects Loop) on or off, or selects it for editing, as above.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Functions

Functions

16	17	18	19	20	21	22
TAP	AMP/CAB	EFFECT	DOUBLE	OUTPUT	FOOT	SYSTEM
TEMPO	GATE	COMPRESS	TRACKER	LOOP	EQ	LOOP
	DETAILS	ROUTING		SETUP	CONTROL	SETUP
All of these buttons except Tap Tempo and Double Tracker light up when you press							3 • 5
them the first time, and turn off with your second press. When lit, the larger Vetta
display is used to display settings related to the selected Function.

16.Tap Tempo Button: This handy button can be used to set the time for delays, tremolos, choruses, vibratos, phasers, flangers, or any other effects that have a timebased element. For each effect, you can determine whether the Tap Tempo will affect it, and how, on a channel-by-channel basis. If you’re into synchronized effects, you need to know all about this stuff; see the chapters on the Stompboxes and Post Effects for all the details.

17.Amp/Cab Details Button: Press this when you want to choose which speaker cabinet model is assigned to which amp and set the panning of the amps in the stereo field. This is also where you can assign Variax settings for each of Vetta’s channels.

18.Effects Routing Button: Lots of fun to be had here. Press this to move stompboxes, wah, volume pedal, and post effects around in the signal path.

19.Double Tracker Button: Press this to turn on or off the Double Tracker effect. This modern wonder simulates the sonic experience of playing along with a second guitar player, and does it in real time. To edit the Double Tracker’s parameters, press the Edit button then press the Double Tracker button. Please note that Double Tracker only works on channels using two amps.

20.Output Setup Button: Press this to display the pages for setting up the Line 6 exclusive A.I.R. II processing for the direct outs, turn the speakers on and off, turn Vetta’s unique ‘Wide’ mode on and off, set the level for the Direct Outs, or setup the Digital Outputs.

21.Foot Control Button: Give this a push to set details of operation for the FBV Foot Controller.

22.System Setup Button: Press this to adjust the contrast of the displays, choose which MIDI channel Vetta will use, and other basic housekeeping tasks. This is also where you can turn On or Off the guitar input, Variax input and assign the digital inputs.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Global Controls

Global Controls

GLOBAL CONTROLS

REVERB	LOW		EQ		HIGH MASTER VOLUME
NORMAL	NORMAL				NORMAL

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-

+ -

+ -

+

These knobs give you control over Reverb, your overall bass and treble, and volume. Unlike most other things on Vetta, the positions of these knobs are NOT saved when you save a channel.

The basic idea is that, when you are at your gig, recording session or just jamming, you may find that the space you’re playing in makes it desirable to make a temporary tweak to your Vetta’s overall sound. Let’s say you’re playing in a place that’s all brick walls, and things are just way too bright. Or maybe it’s nothing but sumptuous velvet, and your high end seems to have disappeared. In either case, the Low and High EQ knobs should help you improve the situation. Straight up, the knobs have no effect (there’s a little notch to make it easy to set them to this ‘Normal’ position). Turn clockwise past 12 o’clock for more EQ, turn counterclockwise below 12 o’clock for less EQ. This EQ is independent of, and unrelated to, the Amp Tone Controls Bass, Mid and Treble.

The Reverb knob increases or decreases the amount of Reverb you’ll hear when any Vetta channel is selected and the Reverb is on. This is designed to give you the basic experience you expect from Reverb on a guitar amp: set the knob high and everything you do with the amp has a lot of reverb; set it low and there’s less reverb. At the minimum setting, you hear no reverb at all, regardless of whether the Reverb effect’s button is on or not.

In general, we recommend that you leave the Reverb knob set to its 12 o’clock ‘Normal’ position any time that you’re setting up sounds that you plan to save or use regularly. Set the amount of Reverb that you want for the particular channel by pressing the Edit buttonbutton to light it, pressing the Reverb button to display its Edit Pages, and turning the little knob below the MIX value shown on Vetta’s larger display. Then press SAVE to save the channel with that Reverb setting, and if you find you need a bit more overall Reverb (or less) when you get to the gig, grab the Reverb knob!

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Main Display

Main Display

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PAGE

The normal display state, called the Amps At A Glance Page, shows which amp models you’ve got going, and how their Tone Controls are set; this is detailed in the Basic Operations chapter. In this state, the knobs below the display don’t function.

At other times, the red arrow lights between the little knobs and the display will light to show that one or more of the knobs is ready to do something. When editing a stompbox, for instance, the display will look something like this, and the little arrow lights will be lit to show that their knobs set things on this page:

The words ‘Page 1/2’ at the top right box tell you this is the first of two different Edit Pages for this stompbox. The Page knob moves you through these pages. These versatile knobs and display make frequent appearances in the Basic Operations chapter.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Vetta Combo Rear Panel Power and

Vetta Combo Rear Panel Power and Speaker Outs

And now we come to the combo’s ‘gazintas and gazoutas’, as audio engineer types say:

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POWER

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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23.Power Connector: Where the power cable goes. We’ll let you decide which end.

24.Power Switch: The original digital control: one finger determines on or off.

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CLASS 2 WIRING

SPEAKER OUTPUTS - NORMAL MODE:	VETTA COMBO = STEREO, EXTERNAL CABS = STEREO
Right	8 OHMS EACH	Left
Not Used	4 OHMS	External Cab

SPEAKER OUTPUTS - SPLIT STEREO MODE: VETTA COMBO = LEFT, EXTERNAL CAB = RIGHT

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25.External Speakers: These jacks are for connecting external speaker cabs.

26.Speaker Configuration Switch: Selects between Split Stereo and Normal modes.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Vetta HD Rear Panel Power and

Vetta HD Rear Panel Power and Speaker Outs

Whereas the Vetta HD has things arranged somewhat differently:

26		25		24

4 OHM 8 OHM 16 OHM

Right

USE THE OUTPUT SETUP BUTTON ON THE			3 • 9
FRONT PANEL TO TUNE VETTA HD FOR THE
SPEAKERS THAT YOU WILL BE CONNECTING.
	SPEAKER OUTPUTS
CLASS 2 WIRING
Right	Left/Mono	Left/Mono

SERIAL NUMBER

POWER

	POWER REQUIREMENTS
N222	100 -120V ~
	50 - 60Hz
	900 W Max.
	CAUTION
	RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
	DO NOT OPEN

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23.Power Connector: Little bitty electrons flow in here to make things work. Connect the supplied cable to the source of electrons, then flick the power switch that’s on the front panel to let the electrons in.

24.Left/Mono: These two jacks are wired in parallel and output the left signal (if you’re running in stereo) or the mono signal if you’re running mono. Be sure you’ve chosen the corresponding stereo or mono operation on the Vetta front panel as described in page 4•35.

25.Right: These jacks carry the right output when you’re running stereo.

26.Ohm Selector: Be sure to set this switch to match the ohm rating of the speaker cabinets that you are connecting to your Vetta HD. If this switch and your speaker cabinets’ ohm ratings are mismatched, your Vetta will sound wrong.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Vetta Combo & HD Common Rear Panel

Vetta Combo & HD Common Rear Panel Connections

The Vetta combo and HD have these rear panel connections in common:

27		28		29		30		31		32

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LIFT/ GROUND

Balanced Outs

connect FBV Foot Controller here
(not compatible with Floor Board and FB4)	Tip = Left/Ring = Right	Unbalanced Outs

In

Out

Send

Return

Right

Left/Mono

Right

Left/Mono

PEDAL

MIDI

STEREO EFFECTS LOOP

DIRECT / WIDE OUTPUTS

DIRECT / WIDE OUTPUTS

27.Pedal Connector: Connect your FBV foot controller here.

28.MIDI In/Out: Hook up MIDI cables for doing MIDI stuff here. Like the rest of your cables, you should get some decent ones for the job, with nice molded plastic ends.

29.Stereo Effects Loop Send/Return: Stereo Send and Return for the programmable stereo effects loop of your Vetta. Use a pair of 1/4-inch TRS to dual 1/4-inch TS cables (commonly called ‘Y’ or ‘insert’ cables), one for the send, one for the return. More detail, plus pictures are to be found on page 4•14.

30.1/4-inch Direct/Wet Outputs: Normally, these are your Direct Outs, for recording, or sending a feed to a house sound system when you’re playing live. These outputs utilize a new, second generation of Line 6’s exclusive A.I.R. processing which has made Line 6 products like POD the undisputed standard for recording guitar direct. The level at these outputs is set via the Outputs Setup button. See page 4•32 for details.

Vetta also has a ‘Wide Mode’ which lets you use these outputs for the kind of wet cab/ dry cab setup employed by some guitarists, and which is normally only possible with a much more elaborate switching and routing system (all of which Vetta takes care of for you). See page 4•34 for more on Wide Mode.

31.Ground Lift Switch: If you’re getting ground loops when connecting Vetta’s Direct/ Wet Outs to other equipment, use this to lift the grounds of the XLR Direct Outs only. The unbalanced 1/4-inch outs don’t have separate grounds that can be lifted.

32.XLR Direct/Wet Outputs: Same thing as the 1/4-inch outs, only these are the connections the pros typically use, and the Ground Lift Switch works with these.

Knobs, Buttons, Flashing Lights • Vetta Digital Interface Card

A quick note about direct outs:

When using the direct outs, there can be a ‘pop’ on the outputs on power up or power down. We recommend that you either disconnect the direct outs or power down whatever the direct outs are connected to before powering your Vetta on or off.

Vetta Digital Interface Card										3 • 11
	33			34				35

VETTA DIGITAL INTERFACE

USE SYSTEM SETUP BUTTON TO

SELECT INPUT SOURCE FOR AMP

USE OUTPUT SETUP BUTTON TO

SELECT DIGITAL OUTPUT MODE	VARIAX IN			OUT		AES/EBU		IN			S/PDIF

IN

OUT

33.Variax RJ-45 Digital Input: This allows for digital connection from the Variax modeling guitar to the Vetta. Vetta will supply power to the Variax from this connection. Variax settings can be stored and recalled within Vetta channels when this input is used. Connection can be made with the included locking Variax cable or with any standard CAT 5 Ethernet computer cable.

34.AES/EBU digital I/O: This allows for digital connection to other digital devices with AES/EBU interfaces such as effect processors, digital mixing consoles, digital recorders or computer interface cards. Up to 24-bit, 96kHz quality.

35.S/PDIF digital I/O: This allows for digital connection to other S/PDIF digital devices such as effect processors, digital mixing consoles, digital recorders or computer interface cards. Up to 24-bit, 96kHz quality.

Selection of the Variax input, AES/EBU input or S/PDIF input can be found on page 2 of the System Setup menu, as described on page 4•39.

The sample rate and resolution of the AES/EBU and S/PDIF outputs can be set on page 4 of the Output Setup menu, as described on page 4•36.

Basic Operations • Selecting Factory/User Memory

BASIC OPERATIONS

Selecting Factory/User Memory

From Vetta

Vetta has two sections of memory (Factory and User) of 64 Channels each. These are

organized as 16 banks of 4 channels each, which gives us a total of 128 Channel 1

Memories. Press the Factory or User button to select one or the other.

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From the FBV

From the FBV foot controller, simply press the Bank Up and Bank Down switches simultaneously to toggle between Factory and User.

Selecting a Channel

From Vetta

Turn the knob to the left of Vetta’s smaller display to spin through all the channels. You’ll spin through the four channels of a Bank as you go. So, if you start at Bank 1, you’ll get 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and then 2A, 2B, etc. Press the A, B, C, D buttons to select one of the four channels in the current bank. And, because we’re all creatures of habit, we’ve given you a Favorite button for easy, instant access to any one of the Vetta’s channels without any knob turning required (see page 4•26 for details). Channel selection from Vetta is normally ‘instant access’, but you can also choose a ‘deferred’ mode if you prefer (see page 4•40 for details).

From the FBV

On the FBV, you use the Bank Up or Bank Down switches to select a new bank, but a new channel will not load until you press one of the Channel Select switches. This enables you to switch to channels that are several banks away without you (or your audience) having to hear all the channels in between.

From MIDI

Vetta responds to MIDI Patch Change commands. Patch Changes 0-63 select the User Channels. 64-127 select the Factory Channels.

Basic Operations • Editing Amps, Cabs & Variax

Editing Amps, Cabs & Variax

Working With One Amp

One of the revolutionary features of Vetta is its ability to provide two totally independent amp models at the same time. As amazing as this is, and as hard as it can be to go back to a single amp after you’ve gotten used to the whole new world of sonic possibilities opened up by this feature, sometimes you only want to use one amp at a time. Here’s how.

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AMP 1	ON	KNOBS
AMP 2	ON	KNOBS

Standby Mode

The ON knobs are like the standby switches on old tube amps. Simply press an ON button to turn an amp on (light on) or put in standby mode (light off). Amp 2 is in Standby in the example shown below:

Note that as you switch from two amps on to only one amp on, the amp that’s left on may also change its location in the stereo field. The ‘Amp Panning’ page of the Amp/Cab Details buttonbutton sets separate panning depending on whether an amp is on by itself or with a second amp. (See ‘Changing Amp Panning’, page 4•3.)

Remember that, although you may choose to work with a single amp, two amps are always available in every stored channel. The name of the model assigned to the amp that is in Standby is displayed so you know what you’re gonna get when you turn an amp on.