Blackstar AMPED 1, Owner'S Manual

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7. Reverb Footswitch
The Reverb footswitch toggles the Reverb on and off. The LED will light up when the
Reverb is active. This setting is saved when you store a preset. When the Reverb
is active, holding the Reverb footswitch will activate the ‘Freeze’ effect. Whilst the
Reverb footswitch is held down and the ‘Freeze’ effect is active, the Reverb will decay
over a much longer period of time, achieving a synth pad-like effect. Notes played
whilst the Reverb footswitch is held will be added to this freeze effect.
8. Response
The Response control uses our patented TVP design to allow the sonic character of
the power amplifier to be varied between five distinctly different and authentic power
valve responses – KT88, 6L6, EL34, 6V6, EL84. Each setting delivers the response,
dynamics, sag and break-up characteristics of the selected valve power amp. The
Linear response offers transparent power amplification, for use in combination with
the Flat voice when pairing your AMPED 1 with an external amp modeller.
Blackstar’s power valve responses change the characteristics of the sound from
dynamic and tight to compressed and spongy.
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KT88 – Tight, bold and dynamic Class A/B with strong low end
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6L6 – Tight dynamic Class A/B with extended high and lows
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EL34 – Classic British Class A/B full bodied crunch with focussed mids
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6V6 – Crisp Class A with high compression and tight mids
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EL84 – Bell-like full bodied Class A with lots of compression and soft break-up
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Linear – Transparent and high headroom
As you move from KT88 to EL84 the amount of compression and overdrive available
from each valve response is increased. This setting is saved when you store a preset.
9. Power
This 3-way toggle switch allows use to switch between three different power output
settings:
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100W – This is the full power setting which will give the loudest clean headroom.
Ideal for live and stage use.
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20W – This setting reduces the output power to a maximum of 20 Watts. Use for
smaller gigs, when rehearsing, or when a more power amp overdriven tone is desired
at a lower level.
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1W – This is the lowest power setting and reduces the output power down to
1 Watt. Perfect for practising, recording or when a power amp overdriven tone is
desired at low volume.
10. Master
This controls the overall volume of your amplifier. Turning it clockwise increases the
volume. High levels of volume will introduce the effect of valve power amp distortion
and compression, the character of which depends on the Response (7) setting you
have selected.
Power level is a global setting and not saved when storing a preset.