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MICROTUBES INFINITY: USER GUIDE

A new audition is always entered when changing any 

parameter from an unedited/saved preset. This will 

overwrite any previous unsaved auditions/edits. 

During an edit/audition, you can change to any of the 

three saved presets by pressing the footswitch associated 

with that preset. After changing to a preset, pressing the 

footswitch again will swap between that preset and your 

active editing session. 

Presets can also be saved, edited, shared, loaded, and 

managed in the Darkglass Suite.

For instructional videos on editing and saving the presets, 

please visit 

https://www.darkglass. com/creations/

microtubes-infinity/

TUNER 

To enter the tuner, press 

0

 and 

+∞

 simultaneously. 

To exit the tuner, press 

0

 and 

+∞

 simultaneously or one of 

the footswitch presets. The Microtubes Infinity will always 

return  to  the  last  active  preset.  The  Microtubes  Infinity 

will not output any audio when tuning. 

The Microtubes Infinity features a five-octave chromatic 

tuner, which can tune any note between A0 and A#5, 

allowing you to dial in any guitar or bass tuning that you 

desire. The tuning is derived from A4 = 440 Hz. Only one 

note can be tuned at a time. 

When the tuner mode is entered and there is no input 

signal, two red  LEDs on the two rightmost sliders are 

shown by default. When an input signal is received, the 

left section of sliders will update to show the note that 

you are tuning. 

A small indicator is displayed to the top right of the note 

if it is a sharp note. 

When tuning, the two rightmost sliders will update to 

show how close your tuning is from the note’s perfect 

pitch. Distance below the center line indicates that 

the note is tuned flat, and distance above the center 

line indicates that the note is tuned sharp. The red 

LEDs will transition to green as you approach the 

perfect pitch, and the slider and preset LEDs will fully 

illuminate in green when you are on perfect pitch.

BYPASS 

To enter the bypass mode, press 

-∞

 and 

0

 

simultaneously. 

To exit the bypass mode, press 

-∞

 and 

 

simultaneously or one of the footswitch presets. 

In  this  mode,  the  Microtubes  Infinity  does  not 

perform any processing on the input signal, and 

passes the unprocessed input signal through to the 

outputs. All LEDs are turned off during bypass mode. 

Summary of Contents for MICROTUBES INFINITY

Page 1: ...1 MICROTUBES INFINITY USER GUIDE OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... EQ CONTROLS SMART POTENTIOMETERS TOUCH SENSITIVE SLIDERS ROTARY FOOTSWITCH ENCODERS 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 BASIC OPERATION EDITING AND SAVING PRESETS TUNER BYPASS PERFORMANCE LOCK BLUETOOTH PAIRING MICROTUBES INFINITY AS A USB AUDIO INTERFACE SETTING UP THE DRIVERS USB AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTING DARKGLASS IR LIBRARY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 ...

Page 3: ...e if applicable to your liking and start playing Using the Microtubes Infinity as an audio interface may require some extra steps depending on your operating system CONNECTIONS INPUT This is the primary instrument input on the Microtubes Infinity Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the 1 4 mono jack AUX IN The stereo input of the Microtubes Infinity enables the playback of b...

Page 4: ...e USB C port unlocks the Microtubes Infinity s USB audio interface capabilities and enables interaction with the Darkglass Suite desktop app allowing for software updates and access to the Darkglass IR library containing hundreds of cabinet simulations USB MIDI is also supported SIGNAL CHAIN OPTIONS The position of the Cabsim block in the signal chain can be changed from the Suite INPUT LOW PASS F...

Page 5: ...lend control allows you to mix the distorted preamp signal with the clean sidechain signal Depending on the distortion preamp setting the clean sidechain is either full band or low band signal EQ Last in the signal chain is a programmable 6 band graphic equalizer that allows you to tailor your sound even further The full description of this functionality can be found in the Controls section of the...

Page 6: ...h this you can get a glance at your signal chain settings when changing presets regardless of the physical potentiometer setting TOUCH SENSITIVE SLIDERS At the center of the Microtubes Infinity are the touch sensitive sliders that control the 6 band graphic EQ at the end of the signal chain Each slider has a 12 dB to 12 dB range From left to right the frequency bands for each slider correspond to ...

Page 7: ...is bypassed Rotating 0 allows you to bypass or change the distortion mode The modes are 1 Clean tube preamp 2 Vintage Microtubes 3 Microtubes B3K 4 Vintage Microtubes multi band 5 Microtubes B3K multi band Bluetooth USB connection and Darkglass Suite application are required to access the extra controls like GRUNT MIDBOOST high pass and low pass filter BASIC OPERATION EDITING AND SAVING PRESETS Ed...

Page 8: ...wing you to dial in any guitar or bass tuning that you desire The tuning is derived from A4 440 Hz Only one note can be tuned at a time When the tuner mode is entered and there is no input signal two red LEDs on the two rightmost sliders are shown by default When an input signal is received the left section of sliders will update to show the note that you are tuning A small indicator is displayed ...

Page 9: ...n when all five are lit Look for Microtubes Infinity on your list of available bluetooth devices THE MICROTUBES INFINITY AS A USB AUDIO INTERFACE Whatever your DAW of choice is it s compatible with the Microtubes Infinity You can record your processed signal to one track and simultaneously record an unprocessed copy to another track Recording a stereo track at the same time from the Aux input is a...

Page 10: ...outputs The media volume at these outputs can be controlled with the small potentiometer at the top of the Microtubes Infinity When using the balanced outputs the media volume and instrument volume level are separately controlled small volume potentiometer at the top of the Microtubes Infinity and the Level potentiometer respectively When using headphones the volume is controlled in the same way w...

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