Peavey Tube Fex User Manual

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Contents

Quick Start Introduction

Features ...........................................................................................................................................

About this Manual ..........................................................................................................................

Chapter I

The Front Panel ..............................................................................................................................

The Back Panel Connection The First Time You Turn It On (Reinitialization)

Adjusting The Global Input And Output Levels, and Global EQ

Chapter 2

Getting Started

Preview the Sounds from the Front Panel

Definitions and Abbreviations .....................................................................................................

Definitions

AbbreviationsL.............................................................................................................................

Chromatic Tuner ..........................................................................................................................

Chapter 3

Play Mode .....................................................................................................................................

Setting Up Your Programs

Performance Parameter Control .........................................................................................

Volume Control During Performance ..............................................................................

Chapter 4

Transmit and Receive Channels ..................................................................................................

MIDI Program Change and Bank Switching MIDI Continuous Controllers MIDI Volume Control

MIDI System Exclusive Remote Storage ...........................................................................

Loading Sets or Presets to their original locations

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Setup

Diagrams

Overview

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Editing Programs

Using MIDI

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Loading Sets or Presets to new locations ...................................................................................

Remote Editing using MIDI System Exclusive ............................................................................

How to

Chapter 5

Initializing New Cartridges Saving Loading Presets from the Cartridge Hattely

Tutorials

Editing and StoringaPreset .....................................................................................................

Program Mapping Global Stuff:

SetupaContinuous Controller

RAM Cartridge

Presets on the

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C:trtridge

Cartridge

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Utility,

MIDI

and Controller Screens .................................................................. .32

Appendix A Individual Effects Appendix

MIDI Implementation Appendix C System Exclusive Format Appendix D Remote Editing with SysEx

Specifications ..............................................................................................................................

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Quick Start

In an effort to make using our products easier to use, we have included this Quick Start section for all of you who just hate to read manuals (and those of you that don’t need to read manuals). We hope this makes using your new Peavey equipment a more enjoyable experience. As always, we appreciate any comments you have on how to improve our products. (Hey, we’ll even listen to comments about the manual!)

To get started quickly

Well, the first thing you need to do (after opening the box and removing the Tube Fex), is to connect

the Tube Fex to your system configuration. Here are some things to check first:

Make sure your amplification system is turned off.

Plug your guitar into the the one that is most convenient).

For mono operation, connect the Left/Mono audio output of the Tube Fex into the audio input of your guitar amplifier or mono power amp. For stereo operation, connect the Left/Mono and Right audio outputs of the Tube Fex into the left and right audio inputs of your power amp or into two individual guitar amplifiers.

Plug the Tube Fex into an electrical outlet and turn on.

Turn on your amplification system.

See the diagram below.

SignalInput

jack (there’s one on the front and rear of the Tube Fex, so pick

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Occasiordy,

the

:tmplifier, lxrt

plugging directly into ;I guitar

it will cause unwanted distortion of the signal. To cc

the Global button until the following

:mplifier

display

may

appears:

overlod

the input slightly. This won’t

m-ect

this overload cc

mdition, ptws

clmxgc

Move the cursor under

Out.

This

~dlows

you to change the output level

ofthe Tulx Fcx.

until you find a level where the unwanted distortion disappears (this usually

le\d is around 7). If

the A button. See the section titled on page 16 for

(Optiond) To send and receive

./J

Press the

Global

The first parxneter, RC, sets the

you

x-e using 21 power

mip,

Adjusting the Global Input and Output Levels and Global EQ,

more inforniation.

MIDI

information it is

button several times (the display

MIDI

Receive channel. IJse the V and A

you

may

want to increase the

necesmy

shodd

to properly set up the

show

[MIDI]

the desired channel.

4. Okay. Now it’s time to

Start playing your

clockwise until you reach the desired

numl->er.

That’s it, you’re

To select a different patch, use the 7 and A buttons.

done. (That wxm’t

pl;ly.

g:uitar: as

you

play,

turn the Tube Fex’s

level.

The Tube

1~~1,

was it?)

Post Gain/Global Output Level

Vex’s display

h;ippt’ns when

outp~rt led by prc’ssing

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Introduction

(obligatory

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Peavey Tube dual

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The Tube Fex is two different signal processors in one unit. First, it is a dual-tube guitar preamp that delivers fat tone, crisp, clean settings, and thick distortions with a fully programmable, highly user-friendly interface. In fact, it is probably the most user-friendly MIDI-programmable tube preamp in the industry today. The gain and tone knobs are actually data encoders. Each is surrounded by eleven, easy-to-see knob’s setting. As each new program is called up, different settings for the new program. You can change gain and tone settings by turning individual data encoders knobs, and when you find the setting you like, simply press the store button and the changes will be saved to the program.

The Tube Fex has 37 effects types available, including eight reverbs, three delays, chorus, flange, exciter, coil tap, auto pan, noise gate, stereo splitter, dual pitch shifters, tube and digital distortions, hum filter, envelope filter, stereo tremolo, compression, selectable front panel tone controls, four internal EQs, speaker simulator, and fx loop. Effects algorithms are completely user-definable and true-stereo effects chains can be written. The tube preamp can be placed anywhere in the effects chain. Even the digital distortion can be used simultaneously with the tube distortion to create unique stereo effects. The Tube Fex features mono inputs and mono/stereo outputs.

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tube guitar preamp with

Fex’“‘.

The Tube Fex is a MIDI programmable

24-bit

digital stereo effects processing in a one-rack-space unit.

LEDs

around each knob light up, indicating the

that indicate each

FEATURES

Up to seven simultaneous effects MIDI-programmable dual MIDI-programmable digital stereo effects processor with over 30 effect types User-definable effects algorithms Selectable front panel tone controls, 3 internal graphic Stereo effects chains are fully independent Dual pitch shifters

Progralnmdble

128 user programs, 128 factory presets

RA.M

card slot for storing or adding

Preamp

11 easy-to-see Programmable Programmable global room EQ and pre and post gain levels On-board chromatic tuner with programmable mute

Mono inputs (front and rear panel), mono/stereo outputs, stereo balanced direct outputs

Internal power supply Single rack space Programmable FX loop with stereo sends and returns

Assignable clip LED Programmable speaker simulator

and more

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master output level on each effect

gain and tone knobs are data encoders that allow changes in knob settings to be stored

LEDs

around each knob indicate control position

4-position

tube mode adds tube gain stages and utilizes passive and active EQs

tube preamp

EQs,

128

additional programs and presets

or a 4-band parametric EQ

Intro

ABOUT

THIS MANUAL

Still reading? We consider that very high praise indeed! they’d rather try and figure things out themselves, and that would be unfortunate because in this manual we try to provide you with the information necessary to make the most use of your new equipment. Not just technical stuff, but real everyday type

Have Fun.

This manual is separated into several distinct chapters.

Chapter 1, Setup, will show you how to setup the Tube Fex in several common application scenarios.

Chapter 2, Overview, provides an overview of the Tube Fex ranging from a list of the abbreviations to the user interface. This chapter is a must, don’t miss it.

Chapter 3, Editing Programs, provides an overview of the effect structure, how to create a chain, editing individual effects parameters, storing your program, and more. too technical. You should probably check this out.

Chapter 4, Using MIDI, shows you how to setup the Tube Fex to allow for sending and data, how to load programs into new (and their original) locations, storing program via should definitely read this chapter, if for no other reason channels, and how to load programs.

infornTation

LJsually

that will make using the Tube

people don’t want to bother reading manuals,

LJseful

tlyan

to find out how to set the

F:ex

much more fulfilling.

custom

information that’s not

receiving

MIDI,

and more. You

MI111

send

and rcccive

effects

MIDI

Chapter 5, RAM Useful only if you intend to store programs to cartridge.

Appendix A, than is provided in Chapter 3. This chapter lists This section provides lots of information that the typical user probably doesn’t need.

Appendix B, MIDI Implementation,

Appendix C, System Exclusive Format. At-e you

command

Appendix D, Remote Editing with the Tube Fex. Again, this is vely technical so advanced users will

Cartridge,

IndividualEffects,

format for the Tube Fex. This is very technical, advanced users will

deals with saving your programs in memoty and storing them to ;I RAM cartridge

is ;I reference section for those who want more information about the effects

each

effect, its parameters

is a chart that summarizes the MIDI support provided by the

sure you want to go

SysEx,

shows you how to use system exclusive messages to program

, and the range for each parameter.

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1. Signal Input

The Tube Fex instrument is plugged into lxd~ the front and rear jacks, the one override the one

2. Preamp Pre Gain/Global Input Level Knob

3. Preamp Bass/Global Bass Knob

4. Preamp Mid/Global Mid Knob

Preamp Treble/Global Treble

Post Gain/Global Output Level Knob

Knobs

2-6

these knolx,

Treble, and Post Gain, respcxtivdy, of the

chain, these knobs

means that all presets

PreGain/Global

When in

pand. Right by the Pre Gain knob

by Global Input Level.

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adjust

the

Input level, Bass, Mid, Treble,

are

affected by these settings.

Input Level

doul,t about whether

LEDs

you

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you

will sw

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adjusting

LED

activity and

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10. Arrow (Direction) Buttons

LJse

navi@e through

the menus on the display: Left, Right, IJp, or

decrement selected values.

11. Tube Mode Button &

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tube. When

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stag:es.

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selection~~

When Clean, Crunch, or Lead XC selected the

progmn

mapping,

13. Edit Button

This button

3ccesses

the editing functions for constructing new presets or editing existing ones.

14. Add/Del Button

This

button

15.

Bypass/Compare Button

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function

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button

used to

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two presets (the one

ch:lin.

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This button is controller

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COAHVECTION DIAGRAMS

There are many ways to connect the Tube Fex into your instrument system. Shown here are some recommended hookups to give you optimd performance in some common situations.

1. Using the Tube Fex direct into a mono guitar amp.

This is the basic setup many

Connect your guitar to the Signal Input jack on the Tube Fex.

Connect the Left/Mono Unbalanced audio output to the input of the guitar amp.

If the signal from the Tube Fex overloads the input of your guitar amp, press the Global

access the

[GLOBI

display and adjust the output level by placing the cursor under Out

the v button until the overload condition disappears.

clubband

guitarists use. To hook up:

button

and pressing

Tube Fex

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2. Using the Tube Fex with a separate amplifier and speakers.

This is a typical home, practice, or stage setup where the Tube Fex is not directly connected into the

system, but played through a separate amplifier and speakers. To hook up:

Connect your guitar to the Signal Input jack on the Tube Fex.

Connect the Left/Mono and Right Unbalanced Outputs (stereo) to the Left and Right Inputs of the

amplifier, respectively. For mono opemtioa use the

If you haven’t already done so, connect the Left and Right Outputs of the amplifier to speakers.

LeJ?t/Mono

Output

only.

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3. Using a separate preamp, distortion box, or effects processor in the Tube Fex effects loop.

If you wish to use the Tube Fex with

Showfex”‘,

Connect your guitar to

~(3

Connect the Left/Mono

you

can

put that processor into the

the

Signal Input jack on the Tube Fex.

and

Right Effects Send jacks to the external device’s Effects

and

Right Effects Return jacks to the external device’s Effects Smd

and

Right Urhalanced Outputs (stereo) to the Left

some added

pr”gr;ltl~m;ll,le

outboard effects processing,

effects loop of the Tube

and Right

such as

Fex.

the I+avey

To hook

Inputs

jacks.

j:lcks.

Inputs of

up:

the

amplifier, respectively.

If you

Note: For mono operation use only

hven’t

already done so, connect

the

Left and

Right

Outputs of

the

amplifier to

Left/Mono jacks in the steps shove.

spakers.

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4. Using the Tube Fex in the effects loop of a separate preamp.

In this case, the Tube Fex is used as an outboard effects processor of your preamplifier. To hook up:

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Connect your guitar to your preamp’s input.

Connect the preamp’s Effects Loop send to the Signal Input jack on the Tube Fex.

Connect the Left/Mono and Right Unbalanced Outputs to the Left and Right Loop Return of your

preamp, respectively.

Connect the Left and Right Outputs of your preamp to your amplifier’s audio inputs

If you haven’t already done so, connect the Left and Right Outputs of the amplifier to speakers.

Note: For mono operation use only the Left/Mono jacks in the steps above.

To Signal Input of preamp

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Direct connection to a mixing console.

When recording direct, or in some live situations, connect the Direct Outputs of the Tube &x directly into two channels of a mixing console. If you are using the Tube Fex as a guitar

pre;~mp,

you may want

to experiment with building sounds using the Speaker Simulator effect. To hook up:

Connect your guitar to the Signal Input jack on the Tube Fex.

Connect the Left and

Connect the Left and Right Outputs of your mixer to your amplifier’s audio inputs

If you haven’t already done so, connect the Left and Right Outputs of the amplifier to speakers.

Note:

We’ve found the

Right Direct

Tulx

Fex to be so recording friendly that you

Outputs to the Left and Right mixer inputs, respectively.

may

not need to

use

the Speaker

Simulator. Experiment and see.

Also, if you use the speaker simulator, you may want it to only affect the sound going

direct-to-~->oard.

To get signal to your monitor amplifier insert the fx loop directly before the speaker simulator and use the fx loop sends to carry signal to your monitor amplifier.

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This procedure is recommended the first time your Tube Fex is turned on after purchase from your Peavey dealer. This ensures that the memory is initialized and that the battery is fully charged.

Z3efollowingp~ocedu~e will overwrite all changes made to

facto y settings. Only

While holding both the v (down the unit by hirning on the power switch.

The unit has now been initialized to factory settings. It is recommended that you leave the unit turned on for at least three hours at this time to ensure the battery has a full charge. The unit’s battery should then last several years before replacement is required. The unit will warn you when the battery is getting low.

Battery replacement must be performed at an authorized Peavey Service Center.

T/ME YOU TURN IT ON (RE/NlTlAL/ZATION)

WARNING!

the

unit’s memo y

peeom

the following if you desire to re-initialize the unit.

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arrow) and

rig&

arrow buttons on the front panel, power up

storuge, yeplacing

them with

Adjusting (Very

Once the connections are all made, set up the input and output levels of the Tube Fex as follows:

Turn on the Tube Fex and press the Global button until you get to the to 0: input level knob on the front of the Tube Fex, output level knob on the front of the Tube Fex, and the input level control on your power amp (if it has one).

Adjust the input level control on the front of the Tube Fex while playing your instrument. The level should

be set so that the

Then turn on your power amp. Set the input level control on the amplifier to your normal playing level. No sound will be heard from it yet.

Finally, slowly adjust the output level control on the front of the Tube Fex while playing until a suitable playing level is reached.

Set the Bass, Mid and Treble levels to taste. These settings are global. This is a very handy feature. For example: If you develop your effects at home and then go to a live stage and notice that there is not enough high end in that particular room/stage, all you must do is go to the the Treble (to taste). This will affect all of your patches.

The

Global Input And Output

Important)

Active/Clip

Levels,

LED just begins to turn red on your absolute loudest playing level.

and

Global EQ

[GLOBI

display; set all level controls

[GLOBI

display and adjust

Chapter

Setup

Chapter 2 Overview

GETTING STARTED

After connecting and

continuing on. This short section describes how you description of some of the functions of the optional MIDI Foot Controller.

Preview

I+essing the

will be under the letter that is currently selected. (See the section titled, Setting Up Your Programs.)

The number that 0 and 127. The name that follows the program number is the preset name. Following the preset a letter U, F, or C and the

preset memory bank

and C is for

While the being played. In this program 127 or

the Sounds from the

Play

cartridge

I-lashing

decrementing

:idjusting

the levels on the Tube Fex, you

c;in

quickly access each of the sounds

n~ay

wish to preview the sounds hefore

Front Panel

button twice will

A, B, or C in the top left corner of the display. This letter indicates the

immedizttely

preset number.

this preset is stored in: U is for

preset memory.

cursor is under the

nunner

:llways

follows the program bank, is the program number. It is ;I number between

you can listen to each one of the

below program 0 will switch to the next progr~n

ensure you are

This is the

program

bank pressing the v or A

in$q 73~)&.

preset

user

The cursor (short fl;lshing underline)

currently being

preset memory,

128

presets in the bank. Incrementing

plztyed.

is for

buttons

will

The

letter

factory

chqge

bank.

:lnd

gives ;I

program bank

indicates which

preset n~emory,

the program

llrief

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DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Before continuing on into the terms used in describing abbreviations

you’ll

be running

Definitions

Preset:

This is the

thought

continuous controllers for that effects

memory banks

klctory bank;

you will 1~ saving these

can make changes to the presets in the

locations in the user memory or the cartridge. The unchanged, of

128

storqe

of 3s the effects

21s

presets

cle~~iled

functions

location of all

in the Tube Fex:

however, 3s you make

they came from the Peavey

l->ecomes availat->le

operations of the Tube Fex, it would 1~ helpful to understand some

and

cap:lbilities

gross

while

chain,

ch:~nges

programn+ng

parameters

the settings for

factory

in the user

for

of the unit. Also presented here is ;l reference list of the

chain.

and

ch:mges

f;lctov

fr1ctot-y.

play,

editing,

the Tube

pertaining to the sound itself. The preset can

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effects in the chain, and the settings of

Each preset

user.

to the presets or create new presets

memory

memory, those changes can only 1~ saved to

When ;i

:md

Fex.

h:ls

a name. There

When new, the user

or the

f;sctoly

option4 RAM c;trtridge.

presets will

IIAM urtridge

storage.

is installed, ;I third bank

:11-e

l->:lnk

:lt 2~11

times 1~

two preset

identiul

from

scratch,

While you

:lvailable

to the

l->e

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Chapter 2 Overview

Program:

A program is what changes when the Tube Fex responds to a MIDI program change command

(such as those sent to the unit from an optional foot controller). Programs are merely pointers to presets. This really comes in handy when setting up your performance. You can arrange your presets into sets and banks so that they can easily be recalled in playing order from the front panel, from an optional foot controller, or via MIDI. The Tube Fex has two banks of programs inside

it: Bank A and Bank B. Each has 128 programs in it, and each of these can be set to recall presets

from either user preset memory, factory preset memory, or from the cartridge. The cartridge also

provides a third program bank (bank

Abbreviations

Effect Types

CM - Compressor DS - Distortion

OD - Overdrive CH - chorus DL - Delay HF - Hum Filter

Pl -

Pitch Shift 1

~2 -

Pitch Shift 2

RV - Reverb

raphic

Band G

3B - 3 Band Sweep Mid Equalizer

4B - 4 Band Parametric Equalizer

Equalizer

C).

CQ - ‘Classic’ Equalizer PN - (Auto) Pan EF - Envelope Filter CT - Coil Tap EX - Exciter

SS -

Speaker Simulator ST - Stereo Simulator NG - Noise Gate

SP -

Splitter

F!X -

Effects Loop

TB - Tube (two 12Ax7 tubes)

TR - Tremolo

Parameters

Ba,

Bal - Balance

Band Pass BW - Bandwidth

C# Ch -

Channel

Control number

Env - Envelope

EXEC

Fb,

Fdbk - Feedback

Execute

Flt - Filter

Fq,

Fst L LP

Freq

Frequency

- Fast

Left

Low Pass

Lvl - Level

NgT

PD, Pdly Pram R

Recv

Re, Reson

Sh, Shft Slm Slo Sn,

Sens Spkr Thr

Xmit

Noise Gate Threshold

PreDelay

Parameter

Right Receive

Resonance

Shift Simulator

Slow

Sensitivity

Speaker

Threshold

Tape Simulator

Transmit

Chapter 2

Overview

CHROMATIC TUNER

The Tube Fex comes with a chromatic tuner to allow To access the tuner:

Chromatic Tuner

From

Note:

JYq

mode, press the

Global

GEzz

Tune

Press the status. To change the Tuner mute

Pressing

\Vhen

first stored.

St~re/Exec button

the Play,

entering the Tuner mode, any changes

Edit or

access

status, use

Global httom will exit the TLlner do

button one time. The following screen

TUNER C

Mode

the

Tuner

or move the cursor

the V and A buttons to change between

you

to tune your guitar using the front

sl~o~~l~l lx

TUNER

I’

+EXEC:+

u-&r Mode

one of

mzade

while editing ;I preset will lx lost

those phhr

to change the Tuner mute

p;uxl

displayed:

Bypass

pges.

and

udess

display.

Muted.

they

4. When the Tuner is accessed, you should see a display similar to one of the following:

----------I I------

C:tjTS:+l2

Note

is > 2 cents of being in tune.

The display on the right shows a note

little sharp and should be adjusted. Since the

the bar

far

to the left with ;I cents value of, CNTS:+l2. This would indicate that the note

+ +t4 0

T E :

that

is, essentially, tuned. The

bar

moves

Note

is 5 2 cents of being in tune.

21s

tracks

--11111111

t-1 15 T E :

display

the note, this display

on the

Ieft

shows ;I note that is

codd

also show

was shad-p.

Chapter 2 Overview

Chapter 3 Editing Programs

PLAY

Most of the time during performance, the Tube Fex will be in the pressing the change command (such as those sent by an optional foot controller). A typical display for play mode is shown below:

MODE

Play

play

mode. The play mode is accessed by

button. The Tube Fex also switches to play mode each time it responds to a MIDI program

173 Majestic

TB+twPl+P2+DL

As described in the quick start section, the first letter A in the display (with the flashing cursor under that the program being played is in program bank A. The number following it is the program number. The name is the name of the preset which that program points to. The U indicates that this preset is stored in user preset memory, and the number is the number of the preset.

On the bottom line of the display are the first five effects in the effect chain. (If the chain is longer than 6 effects, the others will not be shown. In this case, the chain is: Tube preamp is series with Noise Gate in series with

Pitch

Note: Lower case letters indicate that the effect has been bypassed.

Shift

in parallel with

Pitch

Shift 2 in series with Delay.

it)

indicates

SETTING UP YOUR PROGRAMS

Any program from any bank can call up any preset. In performance this is an extremely handy feature. To change which preset is called by the program currently selected, press the cursor is flashing under the preset name. Use v or A buttons to select the preset you desire to have to this program. Changes are automatically stored, so this is all you have to do. Press the left arrow button to select the program, switch to the next program, and set it up by repeating the above steps.

When a RAM cartridge is installed, programs in bank 11 or B can be

on the cartridge. If at a later time the cartridge is removed and this program is selected, the display will show:

*tW

GIRT*

programmed

?M+3B+OD+R’v’

The sound being played will not change. You should replace the cartridge, or select a new preset for this program.

A third program bank is available on the that the cartridge write protect is disabled; otherwise you will get the following message:

RAM

cartridge. ‘When reprogramming this bank, you must ensure

CFIRTRIDGE

WRITE-PROTECTED

right

arrow button so that the

to point to presets stored

mdpped

The program will not change. For more information on the

20 Chapter 3 Editing Programs

RAM

cartridge see chapter 5.

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