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Summary of Contents for AmpliFire

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL V4 0...

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Page 3: ...ODELING 13 14 QUICK EDIT TWEAK KNOBS 14 DEEP EDIT PRESET PARAMETERS 15 AMPS 16 FX LOOP 17 SAVING PRESETS 19 DEFAULT PRESET ON POWER UP 20 DISCARD EDIT CONFIRM 20 PARAMETER SETTINGS 21 45 FOOTSWITCHES...

Page 4: ...eling based on Studio Devil s highly acclaimed and patented technology Blazing dual DSP powered hardware allowing for complex and detailed algorithms Stereo 1024 point cabinet impulses IRs with abilit...

Page 5: ...l features 12 fully programmable footswitches for ultimate control 2 dedicated expression control inputs 1 4 professional headphone jack Large easy to read LCD display Ultra rugged extruded aluminum c...

Page 6: ...ier model 9 BASS KNOB adjusts the bass equalization control of the tone stack in the virtual guitar amplifier model 10 MIDS KNOB adjusts the mids equalization control of the tone stack in the virtual...

Page 7: ...dal input for real time effect control wah volume etc See EXPRESSION section for full detail MIDI OUT JACK 5 pin DIN connector for connecting to the MIDI input of an external effects processor Allows...

Page 8: ...E GAIN MASTER PUSH TO EDIT IN R L ampli fire SEND EFFECTS LOOP AUX INPUT RETURN AUX IN LEFT MONO MIDI AUX OUTPUT OUT IN RIGHT LEFT 9V 1A RIGHT PRESENCE PRESET GAIN MASTER 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15...

Page 9: ...UT USB DC RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT SEND INPUT EFFECTS LOOP AUX INPUT GUITAR EXPRESSION PHONES RETURN AUX IN LEFT MONO RIGHT SAVE PRES GAIN MASTER PRESET PUSH TO EDIT BASS MIDS TREBLE LEVEL 9V DC 1A TIP O...

Page 10: ...OCESSORS FROM OTHER MIDI CONTROLLERS MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER FULL RANGE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM P A MP3 MEDIA PLAYER EFFECTS LOOP AUX OUTPUTS MAIN OUTS MIDI SEND RETURNS MIDI OUT MIDI IN INSTRUMENT GUITAR OR...

Page 11: ...ECTS PROCESSORS FROM OTHER MIDI CONTROLLERS MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER FULL RANGE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM P A MP3 MEDIA PLAYER EFFECTS LOOP AUX OUTPUTS MAIN OUTS MIDI SEND RETURNS MIDI OUT MIDI IN EXPRESSION INS...

Page 12: ...enable is programmed per preset so that you can shut it off for particular presets and leave it on for others These options can be set in the GATE effect menu The VOLUME effect models a VOLUME pedal...

Page 13: ...ELING The CABINET section is where AMPLIFIRE applies Impulse Response IR modeling technology and filtering to simulate the sound of real life speakers and guitar cabinets as recorded by specific micro...

Page 14: ...the CABINET menu For more information see the USB section below SELECTING PRESETS AMPLIFIRE stores 128 user programs called presets You can select the active preset from this set with the ENCODER knob...

Page 15: ...ENCODER knob or the BACK button for one second This will return to the preset display The effects MENUS are organized as depicted in the diagram below Press the ENCODER knob to go down to the next eff...

Page 16: ...and compression on tap sounds great with scooped mids and has a powerful bottom end 5051 Based on the original signature amp of one of the most influential guitarists of all time it has become a Metal...

Page 17: ...h Post FX DEFAULT LOCATION The EFFECTS LOOP is after the post EQ and prior to the post fx section At Output The EFFECTS LOOP is at the end of the signal chain just prior to the REVERB block The follow...

Page 18: ...MONO output The EFFECTS LOOP can be configured as MUTE SEND or MUTE RETURN spillover In MUTE SEND mode turning off the effects loop only mutes the loop send allowing any remaining delay or reverb tail...

Page 19: ...nce then turn the ENCODER knob to select the destination preset and then press the SAVE button a second time to commit the save AMPLIFIRE will overwrite your changes to the selected destination preset...

Page 20: ...r NEXT BACK buttons while the preset has been changed edited AMPLIFIRE will warn you and ask you to confirm your decision The display window will show a message asking if you want to DISCARD EDIT Pres...

Page 21: ...ts the master volume control knob of the power amplifier from 0 0 minimum to 10 0 maximum LEVEL dB Adjusts the final output level of the amp model This control helps to match the level of your preset...

Page 22: ...modeling on the main outputs only no cabinet modeling on the aux XLR outputs AUX ONLY Cabinet modeling on the aux XLR outputs only no cabinet modeling on the main outputs BOTH OUTPUTS All outputs hav...

Page 23: ...n effect and pre eq effects in the PRE EFFECTS section FX BOOST EQ Places the BOOST pedal between the modulation effect and pre eq effects in the PRE EFFECTS section FX EQ BOOST Places the BOOST pedal...

Page 24: ...rolloff on the echo repeats SOFT DIGITAL Models a delay pedal similar to the DIGITAL mode but with a gentle rolloff of the highs on the echo repeats CONFIG Select from 3 unique ECHO configurations see...

Page 25: ...EDBACK 1 4 0 100 Controls the amount of delayed output that is fedback into the input of the Higher feedback settings result more repeats of the ECHO Set to 100 for infinite repeats MIX 1 4 dB Sets th...

Page 26: ...ATTENUATION here This effect is also controlled by the THRESHOLD and RELEASE parameters see below THRESHOLD dB Controls the THRESHOLD of the DUCKING effect Sets the level which the input to the ECHO...

Page 27: ...t differently in the switched preset from the previous preset the echoes will change to the sound indicated by the new preset If you want the echo speed and character to sound identical between two or...

Page 28: ...ount of treble DIFFUSION 0 100 Controls the amount of stereo diffusion of the reverb from 0 to 100 WIDTH 0 100 Controls the amount of stereo separation of the reverb from 0 fully summed to mono to 100...

Page 29: ...ed by the THRESHOLD and RELEASE parameters see below THRESHOLD dB Controls the THRESHOLD of the DUCKING effect Sets the level which the input to the REVERB needs to reach in order to activate the DUCK...

Page 30: ...the LFO As depth is increased the LFO will have a wider sweep range This means that the delay time of the wet signal will change more drastically As a result higher depth values result in more notice...

Page 31: ...signed footswitch will toggle between ACTIVE and BYPASS mode of the CHORUS Please note that the assigned footswitch must be in PRESET ASSIGN mode FLANGER ENABLE Turns the FLANGER effect on or off Sele...

Page 32: ...R must be in POST position for it to operate in stereo mode DUTY 0 100 Adjusts the rise and fall time of the LFO At 50 the LFO will rise and fall at the same rate The percentage indicates what portion...

Page 33: ...the notch filters Set to a higher percentage to sweep across a wider range of frequencies REGEN 0 100 Controls the amount of regeneration or feedback of the PHASER Adding regeneration causes the peak...

Page 34: ...fect DEPTH 0 100 Controls the depth of the LFO As depth is increased the LFO will have a wider range This means that the amplitude modulation effect of the tremolo will become more and more drastic as...

Page 35: ...ignals below the THRESHOLD are reduced in gain by an amount equal to the RATIO see below Set to higher values for a more aggressive gating effect RATIO This is a GLOBAL parameter Determines how much g...

Page 36: ...e automatic MAKEUP gain feature MAKEUP gain will automatically boost the output level of the COMPRESSOR effect to compensate for the reduction in amplitude due to the compression effect Can be used in...

Page 37: ...ut any effects In this mode the send jack remains active and can be used as an additional unprocessed guitar DI signal EXPRESSION in EXPRESSION mode the effects loop is disabled and may be used with a...

Page 38: ...itch must be in PRESET ASSIGN mode WAH WAH ENABLE Turns the WAH WAH effect on or off Select ACTIVE to turn it on Select BYPASSED to turn it off MODE Select from 3 different modes for control of the WA...

Page 39: ...add clean boost to your WAH when it is enabled AUTO OFF This is a GLOBAL parameter Enables the AUTO OFF feature of the WAH effect Most real WAHs have an on off switch Most expression pedals don t To s...

Page 40: ...rise and fall at the same rate The percentage indicates what portion of one LFO period will be spent during the rise For example at 25 it will rise for 1 4 of the total period of one LFO cycle and fal...

Page 41: ...l cycle SENSE dB ENVELOPE MODE only Determines the minimum signal level before the VOLUME pedal detects your guitar picking and starts an auto swell cycle Think of this as touch sensitivity or pick se...

Page 42: ...s and rolls off treble highs This filter begins to roll off cut high frequencies above the value set in the FREQUENCY parameter It passes all low frequencies below the FREQUENCY parameter at the level...

Page 43: ...o highs and it is affected by the Q control The Q control affects peaking just around the transition between lows and highs Increase the Q to increase the peak that occurs at the transition Reduce the...

Page 44: ...OWER peak decrease the Q control for a WIDER peak LEVEL Adjusts the output LEVEL in dB of the filter typically the level of the pass band of frequencies for the filter see filter types above for more...

Page 45: ...odes INSERT positions the PARAMETRIC 1 2 or 3 effect Choose PRE to position the effect in the PRE EFFECTS section mono before the amp model Choose POST to position the effect in the POST EFFECTS secti...

Page 46: ...nce for preset A Press again for preset B Press again returns to preset A and so on Press and hold for two seconds to BYPASS the unit Each footswitch has two presets A and B which can be assigned to a...

Page 47: ...BYPASSED PHASER Toggles the PHASER effect between ACTIVE and BYPASSED TREMOLO Toggles the TREMOLO effect between ACTIVE and BYPASSED BANK 10 Increment the currently selected bank by 10 After a press A...

Page 48: ...t one of the 128 presets for use as preset A in A B or A B BYPASS modes allows you to toggle between two presets PRESET B Select one of the 128 presets for use as preset B in A B or A B BYPASS modes a...

Page 49: ...scale digital output HEADPHONES LEVEL dB Sets the output level of the HEADPHONES jack This is a relative level in dB for a full scale digital output MAIN OUTPUT MODE Sets the MONO STEREO operation of...

Page 50: ...16 or set to OMNI to broadcast on all channels See the MIDI section below for more detail MIDI THRU OFF ON When MIDI THRU is set to ON the AMPLIFIRE will pass through all MIDI messages from the MIDI...

Page 51: ...outputs MAIN AUX or HEADPHONES AMPLIFIRE will display a CLIP WARNING in the display windows for 2 seconds The CLIP WARNING will also indicate which output pairs clipped For example if you see Main Au...

Page 52: ...r own The connections you need are Connect the SEND JACK TIP to both RINGS of the EXPRESSION PEDALS If using only one expression pedal then connect the SEND JACK TIP to the RING of the single EXPRESSI...

Page 53: ...u may need to check your cabling adapter make sure you are in EXPRESSION mode or CABIBRATE your pedals To CALIBRATE your expression pedals 1 Press the SAVE button while AMPLIFIRE is displaying the PED...

Page 54: ...expression pedal simply overrides the preset value with the value generated by the expression control To ASSIGN A PARAMETER to an expression pedal control go to the LOOP PARAM A or LOOP PARAM B param...

Page 55: ...on the MIDI OUT jack on all channels Set the MIDI OUT CHANNEL to NONE and AMPLIFIRE will not send any MIDI program changes to the MIDI OUT jack The MIDI THRU global setting allows AMPLIFIRE to relay M...

Page 56: ...ontrol number CC messages The following table lists the default MIDI CC values for AMPLIFIRE MIDI CC FUNCTION 21 WAH PEDAL 22 VOLUME PEDAL 23 EXPRESSION A 24 EXPRESSION B 18 TAP TEMPO press 80 BYPASS...

Page 57: ...NCTION 88 PARAMETRIC 1 enable 89 PARAMETRIC 2 enable 90 PARAMETRIC 3 enable 16 AMP enable 13 FS1 press 14 FS2 press 15 FS3 press 11 FS4 press AMPLIFIRE12 only 10 FS5 press AMPLIFIRE12 only 9 FS6 press...

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