Crate products are
Made With Pride
in the U.S.A.
To get this preamp to sound its best,
read this owner’s guide prior to its use.
To keep this preamp looking its best,
avoid abrasive cleansers. Wipe the unit
clean using a slightly dampened cloth.
THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND
RELIABLE OPERATION. IN ORDER TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE UNIT AND PREVENT
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR INJURY, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONARY
GUIDELINES:
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN CHASSIS; DO
NOT DEFEAT OR REMOVE THE GROUND PIN OF THE POWER CORD; CONNECT ONLY
TO A PROPERLY GROUNDED AC POWER OUTLET.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION: NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION: OUR AMPLIFIERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE
LEVELS. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS CAN CAUSE
PERMANENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS. USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR
PROTECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
"IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL"
“ES NECESARIO QUE EL USUARIO SE REFIERA AL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES.”
"REFERREZ-VOUS AU MANUAL D'UTILISATION"
"UNBEDINGT IN DER BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG NACHSCHLAGEN"
EXPLANATION OF
GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS:
"DANGEROUS VOLTAGE"
“VOLTAJE PELIGROSO”
"DANGER HAUTE TENSION"
"GEFAHLICHE SPANNUNG"
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ATTENTION
RISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION
NE PAS OUVRIR
VORSICHT
ELEKTRISCHE SCHLAGGEFAHR
NICHT OFFENEN
ATTENTION: POUR REDUIRE D'ELECTROCUTION NE PAS
ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUNE PIECE INTERNE N'EST REPRABLE
PAR L'UTILISATEUR. POUR TOUTE REPARATION, S'ADRESSER A UN
TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE.
VORSICHT: ZUR MINIMIERUNG ELEKTRISCHER SCHLAGGEFAHR NICHT
DEN DECKEL ABENHMEN. INTERNE TEILE KONNEN NICHT VOM
BENUTZER GEWARTET WERDEN. DIE WARTUNG IS QUALIFIZIERTEM
WARTUNGSPERSONAL ZU UBERLASSEN.
The DSP Section (CA-1PD only):
SAR
LAR
SPR
DLY
MULTI
Crate’s On-Board
Digital Sound Processing
(
DSP
)
offers a wide range of different digital reverbs, effects
and delays designed specifically for use with acoustic
instruments and vocals. Select the type of effect desired
by rotating the Rev Mode control (#23). This control is
divided into five sections: Small Area Reverbs (
SAR
),
Large Area Reverbs (
LAR
), Special Reverbs (
SPR
),
Delays (
DLY
) and Multiple Effects (
MULTI
).
The following chart provides a list of the
DSP
settings
along with a brief description of each effect.
SAR:
Small Room
8’ x 8’ empty room w/hardwood floor
Small Rehearsal Hall
20’ x 40’ hall, wood floors, hard walls
LAR:
Large Hall
50’ x 100’ hall, about 50 persons
Concert Hall
5000-seat hall, full crowd
SPR:
Gated Reverb
Reverb tail “cut off”
Reverb/Predelay
Reverb with a 130ms predelay
DLY: Slapback, short
125ms delay + reverb
Slapback, Med-short
240ms delay + reverb
Slapback, Medium
350ms delay + reverb
Slapback, Long
530ms delay - 600’ travel time
MULTI:
Chor-Delay
400ms delay w/modulation
Chorus
Modulation
Flange
Short chorus
Delay 1
125ms delay + reverb w/20% regen
Delay 2
125ms delay + reverb w/25% regen
Instrument Doubler
Sim. second track slightly out-of-sync
