A/DA APP-1 User Manual Download Page 1

A/DA PEDAL PREAMP 

APP-1 

USER’S MANUAL 

 

APP-1 Users’ Manual                  

V.2

 

A/DA’s

 

new

 

APP

1

 

Pedal

 

Preamp

 

is

 

built

 

around

 

our

 

new

 

patent

pending

 

“D

TORSION

 

CORE”

 

technology,

 

which

 

is

 

very

 

responsive,

 

reacting

 

to

 

the

 

signal

 

level

 

of

 

the

 

strings

 

to

 

deliver

 

more

 

volume

 

dynamics,

 

timbre,

 

faster

 

transients

 

and

 

richer

 

harmonics

 

than

 

any

 

amplifier

 

available

 

today.

  

The

 

APP

1

 

allows

 

the

 

guitarist

 

to

 

express,

 

through

 

his

 

or

 

her

  

fingers,

 

dynamics

 

and

 

tone

 

like

 

never

 

before

 

 

go

 

from

 

clean

 

to

 

overdrive

 

to

 

distortion

 

without

 

turning

 

a

 

single

 

knob

 

on

 

any

 

amp,

 

stomp

 

box

 

or

 

guitar.

   

 

FOR

 

OPTIMAL

 

PERFORMANCE,

 

DO

 

NOT

 

PLUG

 

THE

 

OUTPUT

 

OF

 

THE

 

APP

1

 

INTO

 

THE

 

FRONT

 

PANEL

 

INPUT

 

OF

 

A

 

COMBO

 

AMP

 

OR

 

HEAD.

  

USE

 

THE

 

INPUT

 

TO

 

THE

 

POWER

 

AMP

 

OR

 

THE

 

EFFECTS

 

RETURN

 

INPUT.

   

MOST

 

COMBOS

 

AND

 

HEADS

 

DO

 

NOT

 

HAVE

 

SUFFICIENT

 

HEADROOM

 

FOR

 

THE

 

“BLOOM”

 

AND

 

DYNAMICS

 

OF

 

THE

 

APP

1,

 

AND

 

WILL

 

DISTORT

 

(IN

 

A

 

BAD

 

WAY)

 

AND

 

CRUSH

 

THE

 

SIGNAL

 

DYNAMICS

 

FROM

 

THE

 

APP

1.

 

 

Always

 

check

 

the

 

A/DA

 

website

 

www.adaamps.com

 

for

 

updates

 

and

 

current

 

information

 

about

 

the

 

APP

1.

   

Designed

 

and

 

manufactured

 

in

 

California.

  

Summary of Contents for APP-1

Page 1: ...ynamics and tone like never before go from clean to overdrive to distortion without turning a single knob on any amp stomp box or guitar FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE DO NOT PLUG THE OUTPUT OF THE APP 1 INTO THE FRONT PANEL INPUT OF A COMBO AMP OR HEAD USE THE INPUT TO THE POWER AMP OR THE EFFECTS RETURN INPUT MOST COMBOS AND HEADS DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT HEADROOM FOR THE BLOOM AND DYNAMICS OF THE APP 1 ...

Page 2: ...ge pickup 8 Using a shielded inch phone cable connect the OUTPUT of the APP 1 to your guitar amplifier Use your amp s power amp input for the best results If your amp does 4 not have that input use the Effects Loop Return jack to connect the APP 1 If your combo or head does not have either jacks on the back panel then try the use the lowest gain input on a clean channel DO NOT USE ANY HIGH GAIN or...

Page 3: ...r 240005 or a 12V to 18V 75ma source from your pedal board power supply to the rear panel power jack Note that the connector is a 2 1mm with the center pin negative the most common configuration for effects pedals There is no 9V battery in the APP 1 and the APP 1 will not work with a 9VDC power supply NEGATIVE ...

Page 4: ...lable to the power amp the combo or head may have an effects loop with a return jack that will work also as an insert point for the APP 1 Finally you can connect the 8 APP 1 to the input of your combo s normal or non high gain channel s input jack Be sure to set the tone controls as flat as possible and most importantly for master gain combos set the drive level low and the master level up so your...

Page 5: ...in Optimizing Signal Levels Today s pedal boards are heavily populated with all kinds of effects by players seeking to sculpt their special often unique tone and 10 typically a chain of a half dozen to a dozen stomp boxes Having so many pedals usually results in a loss of signal level and integrity and most often a signal path far from optimized The A DA APP 1 s effects loop has a low impedance bu...

Page 6: ...ION THIS WILL DEFEAT OR SQUASH THE DYNAMICS OF THE APP 1 12 Voicing Like the APP 1 s tone stacks the VOICING switches are independently selectable for each channel The VOICING feature allows you to contour or shape your guitar signal by equalizing it before it goes into the overdrive and distortion circuitry of the D TORSION CORE The widest bandwidth is the CLEAN position and the narrowest and mos...

Page 7: ...buffered with a high impedance buffer that has a gain control so you can balance or bring back any signal loss from your effects chain To help setup the FX LOOP properly the APP 1 has switch labeled FX LOOP to switch to switch in or bypass the signal through your effects This is used to trim the level with the FX LOOP RTN LVL control in order to optimize your signal path and to balance the levels ...

Page 8: ...r gear and unit As basic as these sound please run all the tests 1 Check simple signal chain Plug your cable from your guitar into your amp If you have a direct connect tone go to step 2 If not you have a bad cable guitar or amp 2 Check 2nd cable Take your 2 cable and switch it with the first cable If you have sound we now know both cables your guitar and amp work 3 Check power Plug your amp into ...

Page 9: ...t be held responsible for parcels that are lost or damaged in the shipping process A DA cannot accept your shipment if there is no RA number written on the outside of the box SERVICE If your unit requires service please go to our website s SERVICE page for information to help you find a solution to the problem you are having with your APP 1 We have provided you with a step by step troubleshooting ...

Page 10: ...se abuse accident or misapplication A DA has no obligation to repair or replace the failed product A DA retains the right to make such determination on the basis of factory inspection A DA will not be responsible for any speaker or device damaged by the APP 1 This warranty remains valid only if repairs are performed by A DA or its agent and provided that the serial number on the unit has not been ...

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