Vox Jamvox Owner’s Manual

Jam and Practice Tool for Guitar

Owner’s Manual

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Quick Start .................................................... 1

Step 1 Listen to the sound of the eect programs ...........1

Step 2 Play back a song and cancel the guitar part .........2

Step 3 Perform along with the song ..................................3

Basic operation ............................................. 4

Knobs ................................................................................... 4

Sliders .................................................................................. 4

Switches and buttons ......................................................... 4

/ (Inc/Dec) buttons .......................................................5

Popup menus ......................................................................5

Items in the screen........................................6

Downloading eect programs from JamVOX-Online ...... 8

Use the Audition function to hear an eect program without

having to play your guitar .................................................9

Performing with your guitar .............................................. 9

Tuning your guitar — Tuner ..................................................................................9

Changing the character of your guitar — Pick-up Selector .....................10

Adjusting the volume of the eect program ...............................................10

Using the metronome — Metronome .............................................................10

Using the Drum Player – Drum Player ..............................................................11

Adjusting the master volume – Master Output Level ................................11

Connecting a mic ..............................................................11

Creating your own sounds ......................... 12

How to create your own sounds ......................................12

How an eect program is structured................................................................12

Creating a sound by editing a preset program .............................................12

Creating a new sound ............................................................................................12

Performing .................................................... 8

Selecting an eect program ..............................................8

Using the program select buttons (/)to select a program .................8

Using the popup menu to select a program ...................................................8

Using the list to select a program ........................................................................ 8

Saving an eect program .................................................13

Save (overwrite) .......................................................................................................13

Save As .........................................................................................................................13

Uploading eect programs to JamVOX-Online ..............14

Table of contents

Music player ................................................15

Importing songs ...............................................................15

Playing a song ...................................................................16

Adjusting the song’s volume ...............................................................................16

Adjusting the song’s pitch ....................................................................................16

Adjusting the song’s tempo .................................................................................16

Changing the displayed range of a wave shape ..........................................16

Playing a looped region in a song .....................................................................16

Connecting to the Internet ..................................................................................16

Using the GXT function .........................................................................................17

Switching effect programs while the song plays — Auto Change

function .......................................................................................................................17

Jam Set ..............................................................................18

Saving a Jam Set le ...............................................................................................18

Reading Jam Set les ..............................................................................................18

Uploading Jam Sets to JamVOX-Online ..........................................................18

Searching for Jam Sets ...........................................................................................18

Editing Jam Set information ................................................................................18

Recording ..........................................................................19

Making GXT settings ........................................................22

Canceling a guitar part ..........................................................................................22

Extracting/emphasizing the guitar part ..........................................................23

Saving a GXT program......................................................23

Save (overwrite) .......................................................................................................23

Save As .........................................................................................................................23

Downloading GXT programs from JamVOX-Online ......24

Uploading GXT programs to JamVOX-Online ................24

List ...............................................................25

Items in the screen ............................................................25

Local Disk ....................................................................................................................25

JamVOX-Online ........................................................................................................25

List .................................................................................................................................25

Taking advantage of lists .................................................25

Searching for data ...................................................................................................25

Editing information ..........................................................26

Editing information in the list .............................................................................26

GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function .............. 20

GXT parameters ................................................................20

GXT display ................................................................................................................20

Edit parameters ........................................................................................................21

Choosing the columns shown in the list .........................26

Sorting the data in the list ...............................................27

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Preference settings .....................................28

General ..............................................................................28

Hardware ...........................................................................28

Audio Device .............................................................................................................28

Vocal Mic .....................................................................................................................28

Recording ..........................................................................28

JamVOX-Online ................................................................. 29

JamVOX Account .....................................................................................................29

Plug-in .........................................................30

Using JamVOX as a plug-in ..............................................30

Supported plug-in formats ..................................................................................30

Starting the JamVOX plug-in ...............................................................................30

Using the JamVOX plug-in ...................................................................................30

Quick Start

Eect button

In this section we’ll explain the basics of using JamVOX by taking you through the actual steps of operation.

Step 1 Listen to the sound of the eect programs

Click the Eect buon. The Amp/Eect control panel and Eect routing will appear in the center of the screen.

Click the Program Select buons (/) located at the right of the Eect program name. Clicking these buons will move up or down through the programs one

by one. Play your guitar to try out each program.

You can also use other ways to select programs. (See “Selecting an eect

program” on page 8)

Program Select buttons

Eect

program

name

Click the Amp name displayed above the Eect routing section.

In the menu that appears, you can change the amp.

You can also change the eect units in the same way.

Try dragging and dropping an eect device to the location where you want

to connect it.

You are free to change the connected order of all of the eect units.

The amp/cabinet and eect units can be adjusted in the Amp/Eect control panel. The Amp/Eect control panel is shown for the amp or eect device that you select by clicking.

Amp/Eect

control panel

Eect

routing

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Record buttonPlay buttonGXT button

Playback location indicator

GXT display

Step 2 Play back a song and cancel the guitar part

Drag and drop the tracks that you have saved on your computer into the music player. The following formats of song data can be played: WAV (.wav/.wave), AIFF (.aif/.ai), MP3 (.mp3), Windows Media Audio (.wma, supported only in Windows), and AAC (m4a, supported only if QuickTime 7 is installed). Song data protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be played.

Cick the Play buon.

The song will play.

Drag the pointer of the playback location indicator to search for and playback a guitar solo.

Click the GXT buon on the music player. The guitar solo will be canceled. The eectiveness of the cancellation will depend on how the guitar solo is mixed. On the GXT display, drag the guitar to adjust the cancellation eects.

You can use the Extract buon in the GXT display to isolate and emphasize the guitar solo in the playback. Using this in conjunction with the Tempo change function (which lets you slow down the playback speed without aecting the pitch) can be helpful when

you’re practicing.

For details about the GXT function, refer to “GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function” on page 20.

Quick Start

Step 3 Perform along with the song

Now you can simply play your guitar along with the song!

JamVOX lets you adjust the tempo of the currently-playing song without aecting its pitch, which can help you to learn dicult phrase.

Click the Tempo buon.

Use the - buon or + buons to adjust the tempo. You can adjust the tempo in a range of -50%–+150%. To return to the original tempo, click the 0 buon.

JamVOX lets you adjust the pitch of the currently-playing song without aecting its tempo. This is also convenient if your guitar is tuned in regular tuning and you’re playing along with a song that is detuned.

Click the Pitch buon.

Use the # button and b buttons to adjust the pitch. You can adjust the pitch in a range of -5 semitones–+5 semitones. To return to the original pitch, click the 0 buon.

JamVOX has many other convenient functions such as Loop or Chain playback of songs, automatic changing of eect programs, and downloading/ uploading of various programs. Not only can you record your songs and guitar performances, but you can also video record your own performances by using a computer with a built-in webcam or one that has a webcam connected to it. With this feature you can enjoy checking your playing style as well as uploading your videos to video sites so that you can show your performances to guitarists around the world.

Basic operation

You can use JamVOX’s controllers and parameters with your computer’s mouse and keyboard as follows.

Knobs

Drag

Drag to adjust the value of the knob. The method of dragging will depend on the “Knob Operation Method” seing in the “Preferences...” of the Option menu. By default, you’ll drag in a straight line to adjust a value.

Mouse wheel

You can place the cursor on a knob or slider and use the mouse wheel to adjust the value.

Double-click

Double-click to reset a knob to its default seing.

NOTE: “Default seing” means the value or seing that was set at the

factory

Use your computer’s keyboard to adjust the value

Click the knob to select it, and use your computer’s up/down/le/right cursor keys to adjust the value. Use the up/down keys to make coarse adjustments, and the le/right keys to make ne adjustments. When there is a horizontal row of multiple knobs shown in the panel, you can use your computer’s [Tab] key to move to the knob located at the right of the currently-operated knob. Press [Shi]-[Tab] to move back to the knob located at the le.

Sliders

Click a slider

Click the control to set its value to the location at which you clicked.

Drag a slider left/right.

Drag the control to adjust its value.

Mouse wheel

You can place the cursor on a knob or slider and use the mouse wheel to adjust the value.

Double-click

Double-clicking will reset the slider to its default seing.

Switches and buttons

Click

Click a switch or buon to change the seing each time you click it.

/ (Inc/Dec) buttons

Click

The value will increase or decrease each time you click the buon.

Press

Press a buon to continuously increase or decrease the value.

Popup menus

Click 

Then select the desired seing from the menu that appears.

Basic operation

Items in the screen

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Items in the screen

1. Guitar (Guitar Output Level)

Here you can adjust the volume of the guitar.

2. Pan (Guitar Panpot)

This adjusts the panning of the guitar output.

3. GXT Link

This buon links the panning of the GXT program and the guitar output.

4. Program select (program name, List button, button, / buttons)

Here you can view and select the program.

5. Audition button

Click this buon to loop playback of the audition ri (guitar phrase).

6. Eect/GXT buttons

If you click the Eect buon, the Amp/Eect control panel will appear

in the center of the screen.

If the GXT buon is clicked, the GXT display will appear in the center

of the screen.

7. Save button, Save As button

The Save buon saves edited programs and the Save As buon saves programs under dierent names.

8. Set to Song button

This buon sets the eect program or GXT program for a track.

9. Upload button

This buon uploads the eect programs you created to JamVOX-Online.

10. Music knob (Music Output Level)

This adjusts the output level of music player.

11. Master knob (Master Output Level)

This adjusts the master volume level.

12. Amp/eect control panel

Here you can select and adjust the amp model and eect module.

13. Eect routing

The eect routing shows the various eect modules are arranged.

14. Tuner

Here you can operate the auto chromatic tuner when this is turned on. The calibration seing range is 410 to 480 Hz.

15. Pick-up Selector

This simulates the guitar’s pickup.

16. METRONOME

Here you can turn the metronome on/o, and specify its tempo and

time signature.

17. Drum player

Here you can playback the drum paern when this is turned on.

18. Music player

Here you can play back or record songs.

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