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REAR PANEL
NOTE: Depending on how loud
you play, the level at the loop may
be higher than normal guitar level.
Though many floor type and tabletop
effects may work, some may tend to
overload. You will know an effect is
not made for higher levels if, when
you plug the effect into the loop,
you notice distortion and/or a loss of
tone. Most modern effects (including
many pedals) can operate just fine
in an effects loop. We have gone to
great lengths to make the ARMA-
GEDDON loop compatible with as
many different effects gadgets as
possible. Of course, you still may oc-
casionally encounter a troublesome
device. If you do find your effect
is overloading when the loop is
switched in, reduce the SEND level
until the distortion stops. Now re-
adjust the RETURN level for unity
gain again. For the lowest noise with
effects, DO set the SEND level as
high as possible without overloading
the effects and adjust the RETURN
level accordingly. This is one of the
reasons we discourage players from
using pedals in a loop. You just spent
a considerable amount of your
hard earned dollars to get this awe-
some sounding amp. Sticking a
mediocre pedal in the loop of your
amp seems to be “counter-tone”.
Remember what we said about the
effect being transparent. Most pedals
color your sound and not always in a
good way.
THE MIDI CONTROL
We won’t go into the details of how MIDI
works here. That information is readily
available from countless other sources.
The information provided below assumes
you have a general understanding of MIDI
functions and applications.
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS:
On the rear panel of the Armageddon, you
will find a dip switch for setting up the
MIDI/channel switching parameters.
The Armageddon “reads” the DIP
switch positions only on power up. When-
ever a change is made to any dip switch,
the amp must be powered off and back
on to “read” the change. Using a pen or
similar pointy device, move the eight small
switches ON or OFF according to your spe-
cific needs. See below for switch functions.
S1 through S4 are used to set the MIDI
channel (1-16) the Armageddon receives
data on. See the chart below.
S5 is used to activate the “omni” mode.
Omni is a special mode that allows the
ARMAGEDDON to receive data on all 16
MIDI channels simultaneously. Turning
the omni mode on overrides S1 through
S4. Set actuator 5 up to turn the omni
mode on or down for off.
S6 is the “Program change enable”
function. This is the most common mode
of operation that allows the
amp to receive program change (patch)
commands from your MIDI controller. Set
this switch up for on or down for off.
S7 is the “Controller data enable” func-
tion. Activating this mode allows the
Armageddon to respond to instant access
data from MIDI controllers. Below are the
“note / controller” numbers that will turn
on the modules.
S8 has no function at this time.
CONTROLLER NUMBER
ASSIGNMENTS:
CH1:
56
Mid:
60
CH2:
57
Fx:
61
CH3:
58
Reverb:
62
Decimator
TM
: 59
Mute:
64
Values 0-63 are off, 64-127 are on. For
channel switching, only “on” messages
are processed (you can’t turn off a chan-
nel, you can only turn on a different
channel).
STORING PRESETS:
When using the MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE
MODE in the Armageddon, certain front
and rear panel switches can be stored as
presets.
The storable functions are:
CHANNEL SELECT; ISP DECIMATOR
TM
;
MIDRANGE; LOOP; REVERB
To store your switch settings, first select
the patch (program) number on your
MIDI pedal. Next, turn on the features
you wish to save using the lighted panel
pushbuttons. Now, press and hold the
CHANNEL select pushbutton for three
seconds. The patch is now stored. You
can now save up to 128 different patch
(program) combinations and recall them
with your MIDI pedal.
CHAN.
S1
S2
S3
S4
1
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
2
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
3
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
4
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
5
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
6
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
7
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
8
ON
ON
ON
OFF
9
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
10
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
11
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
12
ON
ON
OFF
ON
13
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
14
ON
OFF
ON
ON
15
OFF
ON
ON
ON
16
ON
ON
ON
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
1
0
1
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
100/117VAC~T5AL/250V
230VAC~T2.5AL/250V
50/60 Hz 450 WATTS
750mA/250V FAST BLO FUSE
ON/
STORE
ON/
STORE
