V-AMP
Version 1.2 May 2001
Users Manual
ENGLISH
Page 1: ...V AMP Version 1 2 May 2001 User s Manual ENGLISH ...
Page 2: ...air through the ventilation openings Heat The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other appliances including amplifiers that produce heat Power Source The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be tak...
Page 3: ...roducts you ve greatly contributed to shaping our company and making it successful In return we guarantee you uncompromising quality as well as excellent technical and audio properties at an extremely affordable price All of this will enable you to fully unfold your creativity without being hampered by budget constraints We are often asked how we can make it possible to produce such high grade dev...
Page 4: ... of highest quality organized in 25 banks for easy editing s Dedicated reverb control adds various reverb types s Wah wah effect can be controlled manually or via MIDI and is available in addition to any other effect s Authentic 3 band EQ emulation of classic guitar amps s Adjustable aux input for line level signals e g CD player drum computer s Master Volume control and stereo headphones output s...
Page 5: ...effects 14 Reverb and delay algorithms 14 Modulation effects 14 Combinations of effect algorithms multi effects programs 15 Special effects 15 4 2 The separate reverb effect 15 5 THE V AMP PRESETS 16 5 1 Recalling presets 16 5 2 Editing presets 16 5 3 Storing presets 17 5 4 Edit cancel restoring a single original artist preset 17 5 5 Restoring all original artist presets 17 6 TUNER 17 6 1 Tuning a...
Page 6: ...th the V AMP on the other hand you have a maximum of features available in such a compact enclosure that you can set up or break down your gear in seconds and have no problems controlling it Your V AMP will be state of the art for years to come because we equipped it with an EPROM that can be updated In this way we can keep working on new algorithms and considering your ideas and suggestions The r...
Page 7: ...chapter 7 INSTALLATION 1 3 Control elements 1 3 1 User interface Fig 1 1 User interface control elements 1 The MASTER control governs the overall volume of your V AMP Apart from the AUX LEVEL control this is the only conventional control on your V AMP All other controls are encoder type rotary controls 2 VOLUME adjusts the volume level of the preset selected 3 The BASS control in the EQ section al...
Page 8: ...When the EFFECTS control is set to Compressor the EFFECTS MIX control governs the compressor intensity 10 The EFFECTS control allows you to select an effect or effects combination This rotary encoder also has a ring of 16 LED s around it Each LED corresponds to one specific type of effect 11 Use the REVERB control to add the reverb intensity of your choice to the mix signal To mute the reverb turn...
Page 9: ...er in this case the signal from the multi effects processor will not be available in stereo 20 AUX LEVEL controls the volume level of the signal received at the AUX input 21 The AUX IN 1 4 TRS connector allows you to feed in additional stereo signals for example to play with a drum computer or some sort of playback 22 The PHONES jack allows you to monitor the V AMP s audio signal with a pair of co...
Page 10: ...bank or activate the tuner Fig 2 1 Standard set up 2 2 Expanded set up with MIDI foot controller playback source and mixing console For more sophisticated applications e g on stage or for rehearsals with a band you should try this wiring configuration Of course this expanded configuration builds on the standard set up described in chapter 2 1 Use the MIDI foot controller to change presets banks an...
Page 11: ... in chapter 5 V AMP PRESETS After power up the V AMP automatically loads the last preset selected The LED ring around the AMPS control shows which amp type has been selected Simply turn the control to select another amp model Then use the VOLUME BASS MID TREBLE and GAIN controls to modify the basic sound Typically you will first select an amplifier model followed by a specific cabinet and effect C...
Page 12: ...or Heavy Metal but also for Steve Lukather like sounds The best known user of this amp is John Petrucci guitarist with Dream Theater MODERN HI GAIN Here too the tone control is post gain making extremely distorted sounds cut through the mix The sound of MODERN HI GAIN is ideally suitable for Grunge guitarists but is also used by performers such as Steve Vai and Joe Satriani Steve Lukather Nuno Bet...
Page 13: ...7 1 x 12 DELUXE 52 8 BRIT HI GAIN 12 4 x 12 VINTAGE 30 8 2 x 12 TWIN COMBO 9 RECTIFIED HI GAIN 12 4 x 12 VINTAGE 30 9 2 x 12 US CLASS A 10 MODERN HI GAIN 12 4 x 12 VINTAGE 30 10 2 x 12 V AMP CUSTOM 11 FUZZ BOX 14 4 x 12 OFF AXIS 11 2 x 12 BRIT 67 12 ULTIMATE V AMP 15 4 x 12 V AMP CUSTOM 12 4 x 12 VINTAGE 30 13 DRIVE V AMP 15 4 x 12 V AMP CUSTOM 13 4 x 12 STANDARD 78 14 CRUNCH V AMP 15 4 x 12 V AMP...
Page 14: ...nput signal is quite similar to the stereo delay effect except for the fact that the high frequency content of the repeated signals is decreasing which simulates a vintage tape delay used in the pre digital era The reflections are routed by turns to the left and right channel producing a quasi stereo effect DELAY This algorithm delays the input signal with different tempo settings producing intere...
Page 15: ... normally produced by speakers that rotate at slow fast speed in a bulky and extremely heavy speaker cabinet This effect uses the physical principle known as Doppler effect to modulate the input signal NOISE GATE Noise gates are used to remove or reduce noise or other interference signals Guitar signals are particularly sensitive to interference because guitarists use high gain settings and the pi...
Page 16: ...ch preset is selected from the current bank 5 2 Editing presets Editing presets is easy and can be done quickly Right after selecting a preset you can start editing it It will probably be most useful to select an amp model first by turning the AMPS encoder The LED of the preset button e g D starts flashing and signals that edits are being made Now change the settings of the controls VOLUME BASS MI...
Page 17: ...etects the frequency of all basic guitar notes for example A string 440 Hz When you connect your guitar to the V AMP and play an open string the tuner tries to detect and display the note Since the tuner uses a chromatic scale it also detects semi tones which are preceded by a b in the display It may happen though that a note displayed as for example a is slightly out of tune which is shown by at ...
Page 18: ...ference tones for the remaining strings on your guitar will be adjusted automatically to the new reference pitch 7 INSTALLATION 7 1 Audio connections The input of your BEHRINGER V AMP is on a mono 1 4 jack The LINE OUT AUX IN and PHONES inputs outputs are on stereo 1 4 jacks The LINE OUT works with both balanced and unbalanced connections Fig 7 1 Wiring of various 1 4 plugs 7 INSTALLATION ...
Page 19: ...IN jacks To connect your V AMP to other MIDI equipment you need dedicated MIDI cables which are commercially available in various lengths MIDI IN receives MIDI controller information The receiving channel can be adjusted in SETUP mode by pressing the A button then adjust the parameter with the arrow keys MIDI OUT the MIDI OUT allows you to send data to a computer or other devices connected Your V ...
Page 20: ...tion 0 1 127 44 N request only Y pre Effect Type 0 2 6 45 Y Y pre Effect Par 1 6 46 Y Y pre Effect Par 2 6 47 N request only Y pre Effect Par 3 6 48 N request only Y pre Effect Par 4 6 49 N request only Y Delay Type 0 2 7 50 Y Y Delay Time hi 0 117 8 51 Y Y Delay Time lo 0 127 8 52 N request only Y Delay Spread 0 127 53 N request only Y Delay Feedback 0 127 54 Y Y Delay Mix 0 127 9 55 N request on...
Page 21: ...SSING Converters 24 bit Sigma Delta 64 128 oversampling Sampling rate 31 250 kHz DSP 100 Mips Delay Time 1 933 ms max DISPLAY Type 2 digit numeric LED POWER SUPPLY Power consumption 13 W PHYSICAL Dimensions H W D approx 2 1 2 63 mm 9 1 4 236 mm 7 1 8 180 mm Weight approx 1 2 kg BEHRINGER is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional standards As a result of these efforts modification...
Page 22: ...he product at BEHRINGER 2 If the product needs to be modified or adapted in order to comply with applicable technical or safety standards on a national or local level in any country which is not the country for which the product was originally developed and manufactured this modification adaptation shall not be considered a defect in materials or workmanship The warranty does not cover any such mo...
