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TREBLE

Upper-range voicing control of the preamp.

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LEAD PRESENCE

Special treble control only for the Soft Lead and 
the Heavy Lead mode.
This control is important when operating the 
Tube toner in combination with a poweramp 
that does not feature a Presence control: Set 
the Treble pot between the 7 and 12 o´clocks 
position it suppresses the gritty upper 
frequencies. 

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BASS

Bottom end voicing control of the preamp.
To get an idea of the Tube Toner's sound 
capabilities, we suggest you set the tone 
control pots Bass (4), Middle (5) and Treble (6) 
to the 12 o'clock position.

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MIDDLE

Mid-range voicing control of the preamp.

BRIGHT

Alters the EQ by boosting the upper treble
range (above 2 kHz) in the Clean Channel and 
the Crunch Channel. Effectiveness decreases at 
higher Clean Gain (1) settings.
For a crisp glassy tone, set the Bright switch to 
the On position. This setting boosts the treble 
response of muddy pickups.

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CLEAN GAIN

Input sensitivity control for the Clean Channel 
and for the Crunch Channel.
Gain settings depend on what type of pickups 
are installed in your guitar. The recommended 
setting for humbuckers or active pickups lies 
between the 10 and 1 o’clock positions and 12 
to 3 o’clock for single coils for a pure clean 
response.

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LEAD VOLUME

Volume control for the Soft Lead Channel and 
the Heavy Lead Channel. 

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BYPASS, MIDI 5/10

This circuit is pretty much self-explanatory: the 
input signal simply bypasses the preamp. When
you activate Bypass, the input signal is routed 
directly to the "Instrument Output" (30) jack as 
well as the "Mono Output" (29) jack. The LED 
located above the button illuminates when the 
bypass circuit is active. The following program 
change messages are sent via the MIDI OUT 
(19) jack when this button pressed: MIDI 
Program Location Number 5 in Bank A or 
Number 10 in Bank B.

Note:

 When Bypass is active, all control features 

(1) through (9) as well as the Bright button (2) 
are disabled!

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POWER

AC power on/off.

10

LEAD GAIN

Gain control for both Lead channels, controls 
the amount of distortion in the Lead mode.

CAUTION: 

Extremely high gain and volume 

levels in the Lead mode can produce strong 
feedback. Avoid feedback squeals, they lead 
to hearing loss and damaged speakers!

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CLEAN VOLUME

Volume control for the Clean Channel and the 
Crunch Channel.

CLEAN, MIDI 1/6

When you press this button, the Tube Toner 
Clean channel is activated and a program 
change message is routed via the MIDI OUT 
jack (19) to select MIDI Program Number 1 in 
Bank A or Number 6 in Bank B. The Clean 
channel is the default setting when you power 
the amp up. The red LED located above the 
button illuminates to indicate that the Clean 
channel is active. 
If you have a MIDI multi-effects processor 
handy, you can also use the Tube Toner as a 
MIDI control unit: When you switch channels, a 
discrete MIDI program location number is 
routed to the MIDI output jack. You can 
activate five program locations in each bank, 
which in turn lets you activate each channel
with a combination of two different effects 
(e.g. Clean/Bank A with reverb and Clean/Bank 
B with chorus and so forth)

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CRUNCH, MIDI 2/7

When you press this button, the Crunch 
channel is activated and a program change 
message is routed via the MIDI OUT jack (19) to 
select MIDI Program Number 2 in Bank A or 
Number 7 in Bank B. The red LED located 
above the button illuminates to indicate that 
the Crunch channel is active. 

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SOFT LEAD, MIDI 3/8

When you press this button, the Soft Lead 
channel is activated and a program change 
message is routed via the MIDI OUT jack (19) to 
select MIDI Program Number 3 in Bank A or 
Number 8 in Bank B. The red LED located 
above the button illuminates to indicate that 
the Soft Lead channel is active. 

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HEAVY LEAD, MIDI 4/9

When you press this button, the Heavy Lead 
channel is activated and a program change 
message is routed via the MIDI OUT jack (19) to 
select MIDI Program Number 4 in Bank A or 
Number 9 in Bank B. The red LED located above 
the button illuminates to indicate that the Heavy 
Lead channel is active. 

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Front (actually, top) panel control features: 

The page 12 includes the front and rear panel diagrams.

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Summary of Contents for TUBE TONER E430

Page 1: ...nual carefully Operator s Manual TUBE TONER E430 LEAD PRES CLEAN LEAD BASS MIDDLE GAIN EQ CLEAN LEAD VOL POWER TREBLE BRIGHT CLEAN MIDI 1 6 CRUNCH MIDI 2 7 SOFT LEAD MIDI 3 8 HEAVY LEAD MIDI 4 9 BYPASS MIDI 5 10 MIDI BANK A B R ...

Page 2: ...ce personnel Never expose the Tube Toner to extreme humidity or dampness Please read the instructions carefully before operating the unit Only operate the Tube Toner in a manner it is designed for and therefore note this operational instructions Contents Introduction 3 Front panel control features 4 5 Rear Panel control features 5 6 Sample Applications 7 8 9 Technical Data 10 Handling Care 10 Bloc...

Page 3: ... controls for precision level adjustments The bypass circuit routes your guitar signal directly to the output which lets you set up a serial string of preamps or access combo preamps separately This feature gives you an incredibly varied range of tonal options If you re thinking about using the TUBE TONER in a rig powered by a stereo tube power amp the 840 might be just what you need or if you wan...

Page 4: ...n control for both Lead channels controls the amount of distortion in the Lead mode CAUTION Extremely high gain and volume levels in the Lead mode can produce strong feedback Avoid feedback squeals they lead to hearing loss and damaged speakers 3 8 CLEAN VOLUME Volume control for the Clean Channel and the Crunch Channel CLEAN MIDI 1 6 When you press this button the Tube Toner Clean channel is acti...

Page 5: ...anced jack related to ground This signal can be patched directly to a mixing console or a recording device Ensure you use a shielded cable for this signal circuit The LINE outputs 22 and 23 provide signals that emulate the response of a 412 guitar cabinet The signal level is nominally identical to the level at the LINE outputs 24 and 25 However in practice the level deviates slightly due to freque...

Page 6: ...h 1 4 plugs 29 MONO OUTPUT FX LOOP SEND Output for patching the preamp signal to a poweramp input or the input of a another preamp or signal processor FX device Ensure you use a shielded cable for this signal circuit When the preamp is active the MONO output 29 and the INSTRUMENT output 30 provide a signal that is very similar to that of a guitar s pickups and at much the same level You can use th...

Page 7: ... EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION CAUTION USE STEREO PLUG ONLY INSTRUMENT OUTPUT TO GUITAR AMP MIDI OUTPUT 230 VOLT 098430 MIDI Stereo FX device MIDI Stereo FX Processor Stereo Compact System HiFi Cabinet or either 2 Rehearsing writing with speakers or jamming along with tracks via your stereo system Guitar to INPUT 31 Cabinet or hi fi speaker or two speakers if you re in a stereo kind of moo...

Page 8: ...ombo 4 Yet another option Tube Toner as a multi channel tube expander for a guitar combo Guitar to INPUT 31 Either INSTRUMENT OUTPUT 30 directly to the combo s input or to the input of an effects device stomp box pedal and from the output of the effects device stomp box pedal to the combo s input If the combo is equipped with an FX loop rather than route the signal from the INSTRUMENT OUTPUT you c...

Page 9: ... Ground 1 Ground 2 SERIAL NUMBER WIRED FOR FREQ COMP LINE OUTPUT FX LOOP RETURN LINE LEVEL INPUT MONO OUTPUT 0 dB 15 dB RIGHT LEFT LINE OUTPUT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT HEADPHONES OUTPUT ROUTED TO HEADPHONES OR HIFI CAB GUITAR CAB FX LOOP SEND Tube Guitar Preamp MIDI Controller TYPE E430 Design by Horst Langer MADE IN GERMANY DO NOT OPEN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR M...

Page 10: ...tion criteria to avoid microfonic properties undesireable noise and feedback Technical Data Caution Replace fuses only with others of the same rating INSTRUMENT 10 dB max 0 dB LINE OUT 10 dB max 15 dB Output level 0 dB 1Veff Tubes Fuses approx 4 kg V1 ECC83 12AX7 First Quality V2 ECC83 12AX7 selected 100 and 120 Volts 400 mAM medium 500 mAT AC Mains external internal 230 Volts 200 mAM 250 mAT Dime...

Page 11: ...INSTRUMENT OUTPUT 30 FX LOOP RETURN RIGHT 27 FX LOOP RETURN LEFT 28 LINE OUTPUT RIGHT 24 LINE OUTPUT LEFT 25 FREQU COMP LINE OUTPUT RIGHT 22 FREQU COMP LINE OUTPUT LEFT 23 STEREO HEADPHONES 20 Block Diagram CLEAN LEAD EQ Lead Volume TUBE PREAMPLIFIER Clean Volume Clean Gain Lead Gain Lead Pres PREAMP BYPASS 15 MONO OUTPUT 29 FILTER CLEAN MIDI 1 6 11 CRUNCH MIDI 2 7 12 SOFT LEAD MIDI 3 8 13 HEAVY L...

Page 12: ...TAR CAB FX LOOP SEND Tube Guitar Preamp MIDI Controller TYPE E430 Design by Horst Langer MADE IN GERMANY DO NOT OPEN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION CAUTION USE STEREO PLUG ONLY INSTRUMENT OUTPUT TO GUITAR AMP MIDI OUTPUT 230 VOLT 098430 19 20 21 LEAD PRES CLEAN LEAD BASS MIDDLE GAIN EQ CLEAN LEAD VOL POWER TREBLE BRIGHT CLEAN MIDI 1 6 CRUNCH MIDI 2 ...

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