Johnson Amplification Integrated Modeling Amplifier User Manual Download

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Manufacturer’s Name:

Johnson Amplification

Manufacturer’s Address:

8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, USA

declares that the product:

Product Name:

Johnson Millennium Stereo 250 Head

Product Options:

All

conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Safety:

EN 60065 (1993)
IEC 65 (1985) with Amendments 1, 2 & 3

EMC:

EN 55013 (1990)
EN 55020 (1991)

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and EMC
Directive 89/336/EEC as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC.

Johnson Amplification

President of Johnson Amplification
8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, USA
Tel: 801.566.8800
Fax: 801.566.7005

Effective December 19, 1997

European Contact: Your Local Johnson Amplification Sales and Service Office or

International Sales Office
3 Overlook Drive #4
Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, USA
Tel: 603.672.4244
Fax: 603.672.4246

Johnson Millennium

User Guide

Summary of Contents for Integrated Modeling Amplifier

Page 1: ...IntegratedModelingAmplifier Please visit Johnson Amplification on the World Wide Web at http www digitech com User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...PLUG WARNING A moulded mains plug that has been cut off from the cord is unsafe Discard the mains plug at a suitable disposal facility NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULDYOU INSERT A DAMAGED OR CUT MAINS PLUG INTO A 13 AMP POWER SOCKET Do not use the mains plug without the fuse cover in place Replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your local retailer Replacement fuses are 13 amps and MUST b...

Page 3: ...1 Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 EEC Johnson Amplification President of Johnson Amplification 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA Tel 801 566 8800 Fax 801 566 7005 Effective December 19 1997 European Contact Your Local Johnson Amplification Sales an...

Page 4: ... ONE FOOT CONTROLLER TO THE FOOT CONTROLLER JACK ON THE REAR PANEL DOING SO MAY DAMAGE THE DEVICE MIDI control of the Millennium can be done by connecting MIDI controller devices to the MIDI In jack on the rear panel Apply Power Note When applying power to the Millennium it is recommended that the Input and Master Volume knobs be turned down prior to powering up the unit Adjust Input and Output Us...

Page 5: ...on 2 Setting Up Making Connections 13 Millennium into Extension Speaker Cabinets 13 Millennium direct with the XLR Programmable Speaker Cabinet Emulator 14 Getting Around the Operating System 15 Preset Mode 15 FX Edit Mode 15 Utility Mode 15 Assign Mode 15 Getting Sounds 16 Selecting A Preset 19 Using the Tuner 19 Section 3 Editing Presets Naming Storing Presets 21 Editing a Preset 23 Editing Inte...

Page 6: ...y Effects 54 Auto Wah 55 Section 5 Advanced Topics Assigning Modifiers 56 MIDI CC 56 LFO 56 Dynamic 56 External Expression Pedals 57 Linking a Parameter to a Modifier 57 Setting up an LFO and a Dynamic Modifier 58 Morphing Pedal Assignments 59 Volume Pedal Assignment 60 MIDI Functions MIDI Channels 62 MIDI Merging 62 MIDI Receive Map 62 MIDI Transmit Map 62 SysEx Device Channels 63 SysEx Dumps 64 ...

Page 7: ...6 Specifications 87 MIDI Implementation Chart 88 SysEx Implementation Guide 89 MIDI Basics 89 General Format 90 Procedures 90 Request One Preset 01 h 91 Receive One Preset 42 h 91 Request Bulk Dump 49 h 91 Receive Bulk Dump 57 h 91 Request Utility Settings 11 h 91 Receive Utility Settings 12 h 92 Request Parameter Value 17 h 92 Receive Parameter Value 18 h 92 Request All Current Parameter Values 2...

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Page 9: ... damage during shipping In the unlikely event that the unit requires service use only the factory supplied carton to return the unit Johnson Millennium User Guide Section 1 Introduction 1 Millennium Features 250Watts 125 per side power amp section Exclusive Johnson Amplification Integrated Amplifier Modeling which instantly lets you access some of most popular Vintage and Modern Amplifier types av...

Page 10: ... obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured 6 The consumer forfeits the benefits of this warranty if the product s main assembly is opened and tampered with by anyone other than a certified Johnson Amplification technician or if the product is used with AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer 7 The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties expresse...

Page 11: ...f the amplifier models that have clean tones Values range from 0 0 to 10 4b Treble This knob is used to control the Treble frequency of the currently selected preset Values range from 0 0 to 10 4c Mid This knob is used to control the Mid frequency of the currently selected preset Values range from 0 0 to 10 4d Bass This knob is used to control the Bass frequency of the currently selected preset Va...

Page 12: ...ennium 9 Display This large custom display is where you receive most of the information you need to optimize performance of the Millennium This display has several functions and they are as follows 9a Preset Number The three large digits located in the upper left corner of the display indicate which preset is currently selected This indicator will also display the currently selected note while the...

Page 13: ...t represent each effect module along with lines that indicate how those effects are connected to inputs outputs and each other If an effect module is bypassed a line appears through that module s box in the matrix Note When in FX Edit mode the box that represents the currently selected effect module will flash 9h Speaker Cabinet Emulator Icon When the SPEAKER icon appears in the display this indic...

Page 14: ...will load the first Delay effect in the effect list Delay Effects available Delay Dual Delay Quad Delay Stereo Delay Stereo Dual Delay Stereo Quad Delay Long Delay Analog Delay Stereo Analog Delay Chorus Delay and Flange Delay 17d Reverb Enters Edit mode and selects the first available Reverb module in the preset Successive presses move to the next available Reverb module Pressing and holding the ...

Page 15: ... Input This is a 5 pin DIN plug for connecting the optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller Connection of the J 12 should be made before the Millennium is turned on IMPORTANT CONNECTING A DEVICE OTHER THAN THE J 12 OR CONTROL ONE CAN DAMAGE THE UNIT 7 Left and Right Extension Speaker Outputs These 4 outputs are used to connect speaker cabinets Up to 4 extension speaker cabinets can be c...

Page 16: ...n more flexibility we have included A B channel switching in each of the amp models This is a great function to use for adding distortion or boosting for solos The A B channel selector is conveniently located on the front panel of the Millennium and can be given expression pedal assignment for quick switching on the floor with the J 12 or J 3 foot controllers or via a MIDI device Amplifier Model T...

Page 17: ...trolled in another For more information on MIDI CCs please see pg 56 LFOs When you use LFOs parameter values can be controlled automatically between a defined minimum and maximum setting at a user definable rate Your Millennium has two user definable LFOs in each preset that can use unique speeds and waveforms and can be assigned to any parameter For example you can create an auto panner without u...

Page 18: ...he Millennium s four extension speaker cabinet outputs give you the ability to drive up to 4 extension speaker cabinets with the Millennium producing a wall of sound And if that weren t enough the Millennium also offers separate XLR Cabinet Emulation outputs for recording or running direct Programmable Mono FX Loop For those of you that feel the need to add additional effects to the already extens...

Page 19: ... in expression pedals which can be assigned to control any parameter of the Millennium in a heavy duty steel chassis For more on the J 12 foot controller please see pg 69 The J 3 foot switch The Johnson Amplification J 3 footswitch offers three footswitches that can be assigned to perform several different functions Out of the box the J 3 will change presets Up and Down and will A B channel switch...

Page 20: ... you with four different module sizes and they are as follows Full module type FUL 3 4 module type 3 4 Half module type HLF Quarter module type 4th Dividing the S DISC II s processing power allows your Millennium to produce up to 4 digital effects at one time The figure below represents how the S DISC II can be divided to accommodate a wide variety of effect routing A Full module type offers effec...

Page 21: ...enu To select which voicing is to be used From Program mode press the Utility button and turn the Data Wheel until you reach page 1 Now use the 3 knob to select either the 2X12 or 4X12 voice Once the selection has been made press the Program button to exit You can now make connections from the left and right extension cabinet outputs located on the rear of the Millennium Use an un shielded speaker...

Page 22: ...selected inputs of the mixer You can set the Output mode to either Stereo splitting the signal into a stereo soundfield or Mono summing the stereo signal on page 1 of the Utilities menu by using the 2 knob to select the mode As usual it is a good idea to check all of the cables being used when making connections to ensure that good contact is being made Notice that once the XLR speaker cabinet emu...

Page 23: ...sets Use the Edit button to enter the FX Edit mode A helpful hint If you look at the Effect Routing matrix while you press the FX Edit button the currently selected module will flash Your Millennium uses Pages to navigate within an effect A Page is a group of up to four effect parameters that appear on the screen at one time Use the Mix Page knob to move through the pages in the menu Note that as ...

Page 24: ...s range from 0 0 to 10 so this gives you plenty of room for great tones in between Note that the gain parameter will add distortion gain when a distorted amplifier module is used and will add volume when a clean tone amplifier model is used Always remember to save any changes EQ and Preset Level Adjusting the EQ is as easy as grabbing the knob and turning The Treble controls the level of the High ...

Page 25: ...d all of the way down the power amp tone is flat Turning up the knob brightens up the signal in the power amp section Digital Effects Wet Dry Mix Adjustments Global or Local To change the mix of dry and wet signal of the overall effect level use the Mix Page knob Mix settings range from 0 all dry to 100 all wet when the Millennium Wet Dry mix is set to Local or Global When the Wet Dry mix is set t...

Page 26: ...uration when a modulation type effect such as a Tremolo is used in the selected preset The range for the speed is from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth The Depth knob controls the depth of the first modulation effect in the configuration when a modulation type effect such as a Tremolo is used in the selected preset The range for the depth is from 0 to 100 Delay The Delay knob controls the delay level of the ...

Page 27: ... using the optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller The following explains both modes of operation Utility Menu Tuner Mode 1 Press the Utility button once The display reads 2 Now turn the 4 knob to turn the tuner on The display will now appear something like this TUNER A 440 Output 127 FACTORY USER kHz msdB 3 4 CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK 100 CHANGED LINK WAH TUBE EQ L R OUTS L R OUTS DIG...

Page 28: ...ired level while the Millennium is in Tuner mode Johnson Amplification J 12 Tuner Mode To access the Tuner mode using the optional J 12 foot controller press and hold the Bank Up Tuner footswitch to engage tuner mode 1 As you play a note on the guitar the indicator in the display of the J 12 will move either to the right or the left If the indicator is moving right the note you are playing is shar...

Page 29: ...n the correct character is displayed in that position use the Page knob to scroll the cursor to the next character you want to change 4 Use the 1 knob to change the letter s case The 2 knob is used to select numbers The 3 knob is used to insert spaces The 4 knob is used to copy and paste characters 5 To copy a character position the cursor under the character you want to copy using the Page knob t...

Page 30: ...splay briefly reads after which you are taken to the preset you have just stored The newly created preset is now loaded and can now be recalled at any time 4 To abort the procedure push either the Preset button to take you to Preset mode the Edit button to take you to FX Edit mode or the Utilities button to take you to Utility mode depending upon which mode you want to enter Storing Preset 2 USER ...

Page 31: ...odel by performing the following procedures Integrated Amplifier Model Selection To call up any Integrated Amplifier Model in the Millennium while in preset Mode all you have to do is press any one of the Amplifier model buttons and the selected amplifier model type is called up Successive presses of the selected amplifier model button will call up any other amplifier type within that model The il...

Page 32: ...when the A or B channel is active you can make all EQ gain and preset level modifications using either the 1 2 3 and 4 buttons or you can use the Gain EQ or Level knobs to make any adjustments 5 Once the adjustments are made to the gain and levels of amplifier models and channels use the Page knob and turn to page 3 Channel A and 4 Channel B of the amplifier model editing section to make any EQ ad...

Page 33: ...rently selected preset press the Store button to save your changes To exit the amplifier model editing section press the Preset button Analog Wah Editing Analog Wah editing can be done by performing the following procedures 1 From Preset mode press the Edit button and the display will appear like this 2 Using the 1 knob will either turn the Wah On or Off The 2 is used to activate the Wah pedal ran...

Page 34: ...If you want it on make the assignment to the parameter when the parameter is set to On Otherwise have the parameter set to Off or Bypass and the parameter will not be active within the Preset until the footswitch is used to activate the parameter 5 To Exit the Analog Wah edit mode simply press the Preset button Noise Gate Editing The procedure for editing the Noise Gate module within the Integrate...

Page 35: ...e 1 Accessing the effect configurations can be done one of two ways From Preset mode simply press the Config button or press the Edit button and use the Preset Effect and turn until the display appears something like this Note that the effect configuration is flashing 2 Now use the 1 knob to select any one of the 15 different configurations available 3 Once the configuration has been selected pres...

Page 36: ...rus defaults stored in your Millennium s library Defaults are modified effect modules which have custom settings that can be called up to use in a preset anytime that particular sound is required Example There are 10 Dual Chorus defaults to choose from Some Factory presets use these default settings So if you like the Dual Chorus that is being used in Factory preset 45 and would like to use it in ...

Page 37: ... 1 While in FX edit mode press the Edit button once The top line of the will read When this message is displayed the originally stored preset is temporarily loaded and active 2 To return to the edited version press the Edit button to get back to FX Edit Mode Comparing Original Pst 2 FACTORY USER kHz msdB 1 CHANGED LINK kHz msdB 2 CHANGED LINK kHz msdB LINK kHz msdB 4 CHANGED LINK PAGE 1 OF 2 WAH T...

Page 38: ... is displayed in that position use the Page knob to scroll the cursor to the next character you want to change 3 Use the 1 to change the letter s case Use the 2 knob to select numbers The 3 knob is used to insert spaces The 4 knob is used to copy and paste characters 4 To copy a character position the cursor under the character you want to copy using the Page knob then turn the 4 knob clockwise To...

Page 39: ...weak the parameters of the module in order to get the right sound you re looking for The parameters of each effect module are reached through a series of pages 1 Press the Edit button The display looks something like this When you first enter FX edit mode by pressing the Edit button you are taken to the Analog Wah section Turn the Preset Effect wheel to scroll through the modules until you reach a...

Page 40: ...ucial output functions of the amplifier such as Master mix Master volume and On and Bypass of the XLR cabinet emulator for each preset 1 To access the Output module press the Edit button and turn the Preset Effect wheel counter clockwise until the display appears like this 2 Using the 3 and 4 knobs will let you set the Master dry and wet levels in the selected preset 3 By turning the Page knob you...

Page 41: ... Cho Quad Cho Octal Cho Dual Fla Dual Pha St Tremolo Auto Pan Dual Dtn Quad Dtn Octal Dtn Smooth Pch Dual Pitch Quad Pitch Octal Pch St Pitch M o d u l e T y p e 4 t h M o d u l e T y p e H L F M o d u l e T y p e 3 4 E f f e c t T y p e Mono Mono Mono Stereo Stereo Mono Stereo St Mono Dual Dual Dual Dual Dual Stereo Stereo Dual Dual Dual Stereo Dual Dual Dual Stereo Stereo RotarySpkr Stereo StDua...

Page 42: ...Plate Thinplate VocalPlate BigCathedrl StudiAmb StudioRoom WoodRoom FlutterRvb Very thin CementRoom HugeArena PercPlate Stereo Reverb SmoothHall Bar nGrill OakFloorRm FoilPlate VocalReverb GoldPlate SmphnyHall Sanctuary SaltPalace CmntGarage PlutoVerb RichChamber Gated Reverb 100msGated 200msDcyEx 200msDecay 300msDcyEx 200msGated 300msGated SmphnyHall Sanctuary SaltPalace CmntGarage RichChamber St...

Page 43: ...heavy Linear and Heel Heavy Amplifier Types All of the great Amplifier tones of today and the past are present under the hood of the Johnson Amplification Millennium You can access any of these tones by pressing any one of five Amplifier Modeling buttons located on the front panel Successive presses of each button will move you through a variation of the selected Amplifier Model type They re all t...

Page 44: ...hannel B Range is from Off to 100 Ch A mlvl This parameter controls the overall master volume level in channel A Range is from Off to 100 Ch B mlvl This parameter controls the overall master volume level in channel B Range is from Off to 100 Noise Gate The Silencer noise reduction system is definitely going to become your best friend in any recording session or live performance for keeping signals...

Page 45: ...ique ambient effects 6 Room Echo A true stereo multi tap delay for creating small ambient spaces The delays are divided into four sections of early reflections These reflections can be placed anywhere in the stereo field and can be as dense or sparse as necessary The Room Delay also includes a feedback loop for delay regeneration Reverb Real life reverberation is the result of sound reflecting off...

Page 46: ...ges the decay time of the room Types are Studio Room Wood Room Vocal Plate Concert Hall Plate Reverb Chamber Cathedral Arena Cement Shelter and Infinite Spring for Reverbs and Flat Shelf Decaying Linear Decaying Logarithmic Decaying Exponential Decaying Sine Reverse Linear Reverse Logarithmic Reverse Exponential Reverse Sine Peaking Linear and Peaking Exponential for Gated Reverbs Density Controls...

Page 47: ...tions from the left side into the right side and vice versa This can be used to increase the realism of the simulated room by adding reverberations from different parts of the room to each channel Ranges from 0 to 99 Prim Secd Blend Adjusts the amount of BLEND for the Primary and Secondary reverb stages See BLEND above for a complete parameter description Decay Controls the length RT60 of the room...

Page 48: ...nal Ranges from Off to 50 Out L R Adjusts the overall level of the left right side of the reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Prim Out L Adjusts the overall level of the left side of the Primary reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Prim Out R Adjusts the overall level of the right side of the Primary reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Secd Out L Adjusts the overall level of left side of the Secondary reverb Ranges ...

Page 49: ...the delayed signal s pitch changes just like a tape recordings pitch raises when you play it faster By moving the time back and forth you hear a sound that goes in and out of tune When combined with the original sound it almost sounds like more than one instrument is playing The Millennium uses several choruses at once to make huge rich sounds For example the octal chorus uses eight chorus voices ...

Page 50: ...ty of chorus voices 5 8 Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds Wander Speed Controls the secondary LFO speed of chorus voices 5 8 This is a secondary oscillator for voices 5 8 that causes deviations from the oscillation path set by DEPTH2 This control can produce radical new textures when used creatively Try setting it slightly faster or slower than SPEED Ranges from 0 06 to 2 0 Hz Wander Depth Adjusts ...

Page 51: ...s this will add more depth and body to the overall guitar signal Flanger Parameters Note Not all of of the parameter listed below are available in all of the Flanger modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo so...

Page 52: ...funky rhythms Phaser Parameters Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO speed of the phaser Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth Controls the intensity of the phaser effect High settings of DEPTH comb...

Page 53: ...alance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Mode Selects which speed mode the Rotor and Horn are in Settings are fast or slow Spread Sets the horn stereo microphone spread Ranges from 0 to 100 H R Level Sets the overall level of the Rotor or Horn Ranges from Off to 100 Slo Fast Hrn Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LF...

Page 54: ...t of the left signal This gives the illusion that the signal is moving back and forth between the left and right speakers The Auto Panner s Speed typically doesn t get set as fast as the Tremolo since you usually want a sound to move smoothly back and forth in the stereo image The Millennium auto panner is especially flexible since it can be used for either mono or stereo input sources When used w...

Page 55: ...h players have created some amazing textures by pitch shifting their sound up a fifth 7 semitones This creates more complex chords out of simple ones e g a basic Cmaj chord sounds like a Cmaj9 chord or Cmin7 becomes a Cmin11 chord Lead lines sound amazing when using major 5th intervals up Pitch Shifters Parameters Note not all of the parameters listed below are available in all Pitch Shifter modul...

Page 56: ... Out E H Adjusts the overall level of pitch shifted voice E through H Ranges from Off to 100 Pan E H Controls the placement of pitch shifted voice E through H in the stereo image Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out L R Adjusts the left or right output level of the pitch shifted voice Ranges from Off to 100 Out LA LA Adjusts the left side level of pitch shifted voice A or B Ranges from Off ...

Page 57: ...er voices A and B are heard Higher delay time settings produce a short slapback delay effect Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Dly C D Controls the amount of time before detuner voices C and D are heard Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Dly E H Controls the amount of time before detuner voices E through H are heard Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Out A B Adjusts the overall level of detuner voice A...

Page 58: ... also use delays set at 30 60ms which spreads a sound to the extremes of the stereo image Be careful with this technique if your mix has a chance of being listened to in mono Delay Parameters Note not all of the parameters listed below are available in all Delay modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected ...

Page 59: ...om Off to 100 Pan C D Controls the stereo soundfield placement of delay voice C or D Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out LA LB Adjusts the left side output level of delay voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Out RA RB Adjusts the right side output level of delay voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Out LC LD Adjusts the left side output level of delay voice C or D Ranges from Off to 100 Out ...

Page 60: ...ther side If you have a song that needs tight and bright rhythm guitar you can use the EQ modules to take out the Lows and build up your mids Here are a couple of simple examples If you feel your guitar tone is just a little dull try cutting some of the lower frequencies you always have to boost up the guitar s high frequencies because it could quickly become too bright Often good EQ techniques us...

Page 61: ...d PEQs have four true parametric bands of EQ plus shelving high and low frequency controls with variable frequency Bands 1 and 2 range from 25 Hz to 20 kHz Bands 3 and 4 range from 1 kHz to 20 kHz Band Width Controls the bandwidth of the selected frequency The higher the setting of WIDTH the more frequency selective the boost cut becomes In other words with low narrow WIDTH settings frequencies ar...

Page 62: ...cts which waveform the LFO follow Options for this control include Sine Triangle SP1 Special 1 and SP2 Special 2 C F Delay Controls the delay time of the Chorus or Flanger voice Ranges from 0 to 40 milliseconds Delay Time Sets the delay time for the delay tap Ranges from 0 to 300 milliseconds Feedback Controls the fade time of the delay repeats Higher settings take longer to fade out while a setti...

Page 63: ... maximum pedal level of detune effect Ranges from 50 down 50 cents to 50 up 50 cents Pedal This parameter is used for the assignment of an expression pedal This parameter also shows the pedal travel range Ranges from 0 to 100 Out This parameter is used to set the overall output level of the Whammy module Ranges from 0 to 100 Pan This parameter is used to position the Whammy effect in the Stereo so...

Page 64: ...u can create an auto panner without using an auto panner module Simply link an effect s output pan parameter to the LFO modifier and the LFO will move that parameter back and forth This modifier can be a very useful weapon in the ongoing battle of new sound creation There are two LFOs available in each preset that can use unique speeds and waveforms Dynamic Modifiers When you use Dynamic modifiers...

Page 65: ...ough the different modifiers that can be linked to the parameter you want assigned The selections are MIDI CC s CC 0 127 ChP aftertouch Real Time modifiers RT LF1 LF2 dY1 dy2 External Pedal Ext Pdl Pd3 when the J 12 is connected J 12 F Pdl F Sw Pdl 2 F l 10 NOTE The MUTE and THRU effect types do not have any Parameters to connect to so they will not appear in the parameter list 5 Use the 3 knob to...

Page 66: ...he Assign button 2 Use the Page knob to scroll to the first of two Dyn pages The display looks something like 3 You can use the 1 knob to select which of the two Dyns you want to adjust 4 Use the 2 knob to turn the Dyn on or off 5 Use the 3 knob to set the threshold above which dynamic modification of the parameter begins 6 Use the 4 knob to set the point at which maximum parameter modification oc...

Page 67: ... must be done using a Johnson Amplifier model So from Preset mode press the Johnson button until the signal path in the display shows an amplifier model that uses dual amplifier modules and is displayed something like this 2 Using either the Channel button or the 4 knob press or turn until both of the channel A B LEDs light and the display appears like this 3 At this point you want to assign the M...

Page 68: ...he ability to morph between effect modules This can be done when using Effect Configurations 6 12 or 15 which are split configurations The procedure for assigning the morph pedal to the effect modules uses the same steps as 3 through 7 of the Amplifier Morphing assignment procedure Volume Pedal Assignments Volume control can be assigned to any preset within the Millennium When volume control is us...

Page 69: ...ll appear something like this 5 Now that the assignment has been made make sure that you store your changes and press the Preset button to return to Preset mode Vol Pd Exp 1 Min 100 Max 2 FACTORY USER kHz msdB On 1 CHANGED LINK Pdl 2 CHANGED LINK Off 3 CHANGED LINK 100 4 PAGE 1 OF19 WAH TUBE EQ L R OUTS L R OUTS b GATE BANK EQ DIST Select a Contrl F Switch 2 FACTORY USER CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK ...

Page 70: ...IDI data generated by your Millennium before being sent to the MIDI Out Thru port Selecting the MIDI Merge option can be accessed in Page 6 of the Utility menu Once there the display will look like this Preset Receive Map The Preset mapping features of the Millennium allow you to access any of your Millennium s 200 Presets using the standard 128 Preset Change commands through MIDI From the Factory...

Page 71: ... knob and turn the setting to On The display will now appear like this 2 Use the 3 knob to select the Millennium preset number you want mapped Note that the number under MIDI changes along with the preset number 3 Use the 4 knob to select the MIDI preset change number to be sent out the MIDI Out port when the corresponding preset number is recalled SysEx Device Channel An easy way to think of the ...

Page 72: ... where you want the preset dumped To initiate an individual patch dump from the Millennium do the following 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 8 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads 2 Using the function 3 knob select the Preset number you want to dump Note that the MIDI number changes as you scroll 3 Use the function 4 knob to select the Preset location where you wa...

Page 73: ...g 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 7 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads 2 To initiate a bulk dump turn the 2 knob The Information line of the display reads SENDING BULK DUMP after which the display returns to the Dump screen Bulk Dumps are very large and may take several minutes to complete System Dump This is the option to use for dumping system data to an exte...

Page 74: ...ts and returns to Preset 1 Note In extreme situations the Millennium can be completely reset using a special power up procedure This will also completely reset the Millennium eliminating any custom settings created by the user The procedure is as follows 1 Press and hold the Config button while powering up your Millennium 2 Release the Config button after an asterisk appears in the information lin...

Page 75: ...presets up and down and will A B channel switch Changing these footswitch functions is done on pages 13 and 14 of the Utility menu To access this assignment function press the Utility button and turn the Page knob to page 14 Page 14 of the utility menu gives you the following foot switch assignment options Preset Up Preset Down Song List Up Song List Down Channel A B switching Tuner Access TapIt t...

Page 76: ...ike those used for MIDI to communicate with the Millennium Simply connect the J 12 output jack to the Millennium Input jack when the unit is powered down and you re ready to roll NOTE Never plug anything other than the J 12 into the Millennium s Foot Controller input jack Voltage is present at this jack Expression Pedal Names With the Millennium being able to accommodate up to 4 Expression pedals ...

Page 77: ...s to Footswitches To assign any currently selected Preset to a patch footswitch in the currently selected bank do the following 1 Once the selected Preset has been chosen press the Assign button once The display reads 2 Press one of the ten footswitches to Link the selected preset to that switch If you choose a footswitch that is already assigned to do something else besides select a preset the di...

Page 78: ...pression pedal to be used An example would be to use Exp 1 From there use knobs 3 and 4 to set the minimum and maximum ranges of the gain Minimum and maximum settings can also be set in reverse An example would be if you set the Gain Min and Max levels in reverse so when the Expression Pedal is moved forward it would lower the Gain setting Once this is done the display will appear something like t...

Page 79: ...ach page 10 and the display reads 3 Turn the 2 knob to select the bank in which the CC toggle is to used Once the bank is selected use the 3 knob to select the footswitch to be used The display reads 4 The display now shows that footswitch 6 in bank 1 is set to toggle CCs Take notice that from the factory when footswitches 6 0 are selected you can assign that footswitch a CC number from 0 127 by t...

Page 80: ...11 and 12 of the Utility menu From the Factory the expression pedal s are not pre assigned to any MIDI CC number To assign which CC number is sent from the expression pedal s do the following 1 Press the Utility button once The display appears something like this 2 Turn the Page knob until you reach page 11 and the display will appear something like this CCSnd Exp1 Exp2 2 FACTORY USER 1 CHANGED LI...

Page 81: ...ol over other MIDI devices either in conjunction with the Millennium or by themselves you need to assign a MIDI transmit channel for each of the CC numbers you ll be using for continuous control of the other devices To change the MIDI channels on which the selected CCs will transmit to other MIDI devices do the following 1 Press the Utility button once The and the display should appear something l...

Page 82: ... the footswitch for assignment the display will appear something like this 2 Now turn the 1 button to set the footswitch to either Ont On Toggle or OnP On Momentary 3 Choosing the OnP setting will make the footswitch perform as a momentary footswitch This means that the footswitch will toggle the selected parameter while pressed and once released the parameter will return to its original value Fx ...

Page 83: ...e and the display locks in indicating you are in tune 3 In both methods of tuning the tuner is referenced to A 440Hz If you prefer tuning sharp or flat according to the A reference use the 3 knob to select a new reference This can be set as high as A 453Hz or as low as A 427Hz The tuner can also be used for alternate tuning references where A Ab meaning you play an A note but you hear an Ab note I...

Page 84: ... paste the character then turn the 4 knob counter clockwise 9 To abort the procedure push either the Preset button to take you to Preset Mode the Edit button to take you to FX Edit Mode or the Utility button to take you to Utility mode depending upon which mode you want to enter Un Linking or Viewing Parameter Control 1 To un link or view a parameter that has been assigned to a footswitch Expressi...

Page 85: ...o Cfg 12 25 Mtchles Cln Edge Cfg 9 Bank 6 Marshall 26 Hot Rodded Marshall Cfg 4 27 Marshall Master Volume Cfg 1 28 Marshall JCM 800 Combo Cfg 1 29 Marshall JCM 800 Stack Cfg 4 30 A Clean B HotRod Marshall Cfg 4 Bank 7 Johnson 31 Johnson Fat Soul Cfg 3 32 Johnson Powr Solo Cfg 4 33 Johnson Edge Clean Cfg 9 34 Johnson Tone Clean Cfg 9 35 Johnson Gain Mo gain Cfg 9 Bank 8 Signature 1 36 Mysterious Wa...

Page 86: ...olo Cfg 10 Bank 16 Jazz Fusion 76 MD s Sweet Solo Cfg 9 77 Pop Jazz Comp Cfg 10 78 Mainstream Jazz Cfg 9 79 Fusion Solo Boogie Cfg 10 80 Steely Phaser Cfg 9 Bank 17 Rock 81 Stack In a Studio Cfg 1 82 Metallurgist Cfg 4 83 Phasey Rhythm Cfg 4 84 Too Heavy Cfg 4 85 Just A Wah Cfg 13 Bank 18 Dynamics 86 Ducked Delay Solo Cfg 1 87 Dynamic Chorus Cfg 4 88 Automatic Wah Cfg 1 89 Guitar Synth Cfg 7 90 Dy...

Page 87: ...ule with Delay and Reverb Bank 2 Fender 6 65 Black Face Twin This rare and high priced amp tone is brought out in the Millennium 7 65 Twin Bright Boosted Mids and Highs will let this Twin cut through in any room 8 Fender Overdrive Classic Twin tone with just a touch a distortion to overdrive the front end 9 Leslie Jazz Twin Let the Jazz shine through with the Leslie to fill up this Twin 10 Fender ...

Page 88: ...ess tone with Detuning and Delay digital effects 25 Matchless Cln Edge Morph between the great tones of a Matchless and a hot rodded Marshall Master Bank 6 Marshall 26 Hot Rodded Marshall Marshall tone with all of the modifications already done to it with Dual detuner and Reverb digital effects 27 Marshall Master Volume A simple mid 70s Marshall Master Volume that was designed to rock with all ton...

Page 89: ...endary tone of the man that gave birth to surf music rings out in a 65 Black Face model with Reverb Bank 9 Signature 2 41 Classic SRV The classic tone of the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan which utilizes a custom Jonson Amplifier model and a Rotary Speaker simulator that can be turned on to produce a Leslie effect with an additional Reverb module 42 Brown Sound Tone of the great Mr Van Halens early ...

Page 90: ...ith the a Dual Detuner to produce a unique distortion tone 57 Whammy Madness Get yourself an expression pedal to produce whammy effects through the Rectifier model 58 Triplet Delay This Boogie MK II model with tons of Delay and Reverb can be used to create beautiful clean tones 59 Post Seattle Grind This preset combines Vox and Marshall tones to produce a nice slight distortion tone 60 Space Hippi...

Page 91: ...m a mono to stereo output with an expression pedal 74 PWR CORD Mono Ster Take this great power rhythm tone from mono to stereo with the use of an expression pedal 75 Greasy Solo Use this Preset for recording any guitar solo in the studio Bank 16 Jazz Fusion 76 MD s Sweet Solo The tone of a studio legend that is great for the Fusion solo 77 Pop Jazz Comp Use this preset for Wes Montgomery type soun...

Page 92: ...s preset when you need to morph from a clean tone preset to a distorted solo tone 92 Tube Space Fuzz Morph You can morph from a Tube distortion to a classic Fuzz distortion 93 Auto Morph Use this preset when you want the Millennium to automatically morph from a clean to distorted tone 94 Soldano Ambient Morph This preset is used to morph from a clean Fender Twin to a Soldano amp model 95 2 Second ...

Page 93: ... 2 1 2 size module KF Whole size module Dual Output Comfigurations Take notice that several effect configurations ie 12 and 14 use dual outputs This indicates that Dual distortion paths can be run to both the right and the left outputs This will be dictated by panning either distortions to the right or the left Config Series 4 4 4 4 Config Series Full Config Stereo 4 4 4 4 Config MonoSplit 2 2 Con...

Page 94: ...h ü 5th ü 4th ü3rd ü2nd 2nd 3rd Whole Tone C A G F E D C A G Int üOct üı7th ü6th ü5th ü 4th ü3rd ü 2nd üı3rd ü2nd 2nd ı3rd ı2nd ı3rd Hlf Whl Dim C B b A G F E E b D b C B b A Int üOct ü6th ü5th üı6th üı5th ü4th ü2nd Whl Hlf C B A G F F E b D C B A G F Int Dim F E b D C F E D C G F E b E D b C üOct ü7th ü6th ü5th ü4th ü3rd ü2nd Ref 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Oct Major C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C C B...

Page 95: ...tage control pedal 0 5v J 3 footswitch input 1 4inch TRS J 12 Controller Input 5 pin DIN female Tube Complement 2 12Ax7 triodes 300 volt power supply DSP Section A D Converter 20 bit 128X oversampled delta sigma stereo D A Converter 20 bit 128X oversampled Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Static Dynamic Instruction Set Computer S DISC II Digital signal path width 24 bits Internal Data path width 24 bit...

Page 96: ... sages Local ON OFF All Notes Off Active Sense Reset Notes Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO O Yes X No X X X O O See SysEx see appendix X N A 1 16 1 16 X O X X Mode 2 Mode 4 X O 1 2 Mode 2 Mode 4 Memorized Memorized X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 Each Parameter can be linked to any control change These assignment tables are stored in memory 2...

Page 97: ...566 8800 http www digitech com MIDI Basics MIDI Channels The Millennium can be set so that they communicate on 1 of 16 discrete MIDI channels Some devices may also be set up to transmit or receive information on all channels in an Omni mode or to none of the channels in a Disabled mode Preset Changes When the Millennium is set to communicate on one or all of the MIDI channels it will recognize a P...

Page 98: ...ure number The different procedure s names and general formats are described in the Procedures Section dd 1 1 dd 1 2 dd n 1 dd n 2 dd Data as needed by procedures Since the standard MMA MIDI Specification reserves 80 h through FF h decimal numbers 128 through 255 for specific commands a split byte format is adopted for all data communication in this SysEx implementation dd n 2 denotes the 1st thro...

Page 99: ...eset into the Millennium The number of preset bytes to be received n is different for each preset If the Millennium is sent a Receive One Preset procedure where the preset number is not a valid RAM destination it will be ignored REQUEST BULK DUMP 49h SYS_HEAD 49 h F7 h When a Request Bulk Dump procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive Bulk Dump procedure RECEIVE BULK DUMP 48...

Page 100: ...er Bank is selected When yy 01 h Factory Bank is selected When yy 02 h and zz 00 h Bypass toggle is selected zz Preset Number REQUEST PARAMETER VALUE 17h SYS_HEAD 17 h aa1 aa2 bb s1 bb s2 F7 h aa Effect Module s Position bb s Effect Parameter s Position When a Request Parameter Value procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive Parameter Value procedure RECEIVE PARAMETER VALUE ...

Page 101: ...e xth Module aa Number of available parameters in the FX Module dd Current value for the wth parameter The Receive All Current Parameter Values procedure is used to receive Parameter Values from the Millennium for the currently selected program Warning Sending data that was retrieved from a different preset will delete the memory Be sure to only send data that was received from the same preset REQ...

Page 102: ...d hold on the front panel of the Millennium The device will respond with a Receive Key Accepted procedure RECEIVE KEY ACCEPTED 56h SYS_HEAD 56 h cc1 cc2 F7 h cc Code echoed for the Key Scan received 00 h if key is invalid The Receive Key Accepted procedure is sent from the Millennium in response and acceptance of a Receive Scan Code Key or Receive Hold Scan Code Key procedure but is ignored if rec...

Page 103: ...HEAD 22 h F7 h The Reset Factory Settings procedure causes the Millennium to reload a sections of the EPROM factory defaults and perform a hard reset REQUEST USER DEFAULTS 13h SYS_HEAD 13 h yy1 yy2 zz1 zz2 F7 h When a Request User Default procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive User Defaults procedure yy effect ID zz index map max 5 FX ID 255 RECEIVE USER DEFAULTS 14h SYS_...

Page 104: ... A h Treble 15 h Store button B h Mid 16 h American Stk button 21 h Bass 17 h American Combo button 29 h Level 18 h British Stack 22 h J 3 FS A 5 h British Combo 24 h J 3 FS B 6 h Johnson button 23 h J 3 FS C 7 h Configuration button 11 h J 3 Preset Up 24 h Mod button 12 h J 3 Preset Down 25 h Delay button 13 h J 3 List Up 26 h Reverb button 19 h J 3 List Down 27 h Other button 1a h J 12 Fs 1 31 h...

Page 105: ...Module Class Type 00 22 00 24 00 18 00 07 00 00 00 06 00 03 20 Character Preset Name dynamic 00 31 00 3A 00 52 00 76 00 62 00 20 00 32 00 3A 00 47 00 74 00 52 00 76 00 20 00 33 00 3A 00 44 00 6C 00 79 00 20 00 34 00 3A 00 43 00 68 00 6F Null to indicate end of Character String 00 00 Misc Preset Data too dynamic to document 00 07 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 03 00 06 00 03 00 32 00 08 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 ...

Page 106: ... h S State Dist Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h Default type Page 2 02 h Distortion Type 03 h Distortion Gain 134 h S State EQ Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h Default type Page 2 02 h Level 03 h Phase Page 3 04 h 80Hz 05 h 140Hz 06 h 250Hz 07 h 450Hz Page 4 08 h 800Hz 09 h 1 5kHz 10 h 2 5kHz 11 h 4 5kHz Page 5 12 h 8kHz 08 h 15kHz 135 h Noise Gate Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h Default type Page 2 02 h Noise gate Type P...

Page 107: ...4 0kHz Page 9 1D h 5 0kHz 1E h 6 3kHz 1F h 8 0kHz 20 h 10 0kHz Page 9 21 h 12 5kHz 22 h 16 0kHz 23 h 18 0kHz 41 h St GEQ 8 Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h Level 04 h Phase L 05 h Phase R Page 3 06 h 80Hz 07 h 160Hz 08 h 315Hz 09 h 630Hz Page 4 0A h 1 25kHz 0B h 2 5kHz 0C h 5 0kHz 0D h 10 0kHz 44 h St PEQ 3 Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h Level 04 h...

Page 108: ...ge 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Speed 07 h Depth 08 h Waveform Page 4 09 h DlyA 0A h DlyB Page 5 0B h OutA 0C h PanA 0D h OutB 0E h PanB 20 h Quad Cho Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Speed 07 h Depth 08 h Waveform Page 4 09 h DlyA 0A h DlyB 0B h DlyC 0C h DlyD Page 5 0D h OutA 0E h PanA 0F h OutB 1...

Page 109: ...Horn Lvl 09 h Rotor Lvl Page 4 0A h Dummy ignore 0B h Horn Slow Speed 0C h Horn Slow Depth 0D h Horn Slow Doppler Page 5 0E h Dummy ignore 0F h Horn Fast Speed 10 h Horn Fast Depth 11 h Horn Fast Doppler Page 6 12 h Dummy ignore 13 h Rotor Slow Speed 14 h Roto Slow Depth Page 7 15 h Dummy ignore 16 h Rotor Fast Speed 17 h Roto Fast Depth Page 8 18 h X Over 19 h Horn Acceleration 1A h Rotor Acceler...

Page 110: ...nD Page 4 0A h DetnE 0B h DetnF 0C h DetnG 0D h DetnH Page 5 0E h DlyA 0F h DlyB 10 h DlyC 11 h DlyD Page 6 12 h DlyE 13 h DlyF 14 h DlyG 15 h DlyH Page 7 16 h Spread 26 h Smooth Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Shft 07 h Dtn 08 h OutB 09 h PanB 28 h Dual Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX...

Page 111: ...tE 1B h OutF 1C h OutG 1D h OutH Page 9 1E h Spread 27 h Stereo Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Shft 07 h Dtn 08 h OutL 09 h OutR 29 h St Dual Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h ShftA 07 h DtnA 08 h ShftB 09 h DtnB Page 4 0A h OutLA 0B h OutLB...

Page 112: ...Page 4 09 h DlyA 0A h DlyB 0B h DlyC 0C h DlyD Page 5 0D h OutA 0E h PanA 0F h OutB 10 h PanB Page 6 11 h OutC 12 h PanC 13 h OutD 14 h PanD 17 h S Delay 370ms 1C h S Delay 700ms Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Delay Time 07 h FeedBack 08 h Tapit ignore Page 4 09 h OutL 0A h OutR 18 h St Dl Dly 370ms 1D h St Dl Dly 700ms Pag...

Page 113: ...k 08 h TapIt ignore Page 4 09 h Smear0A h LPF Type 0B h Freq 0C h Gain Page 5 0D h OutL 0E h OutR 37 h Chorus Dly Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Route Page 4 07 h Speed 08 h Depth Page 5 09 h WvFrm 0A h Chorus Delay Page 6 0B h Delay Time 0C h Delay Feedback 0D h Tapit ignore Page 7 0E h Chorus Level 0F h Chorus Pan 10 h De...

Page 114: ...y Damp Page 7 0F h Primary Decay 10 h Primary Size 11 h Primary Reflection Page 8 12 h Secondary Decay 13 h Secondary Size 14 h Second Reflection Page 9 15 h Primary OutL 16 h Primary OutR Page 10 17 h Secondary OutL 18 h Secondary OutR 0D h Stereo Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Reverb Type 07 h Decay Page 4 08 h Den...

Page 115: ...9 h Delay D Page 4 0A h Out A 0B h Bal A 0C h Out B 0D h Bal B Page 5 0E h Out C 0F h Bal C 10 h Out D 11 h Bal D Page 6 12 h Shape Type 13 h Spread Page 7 14 h Diffusion 15 h Feedback Delay 16 h Feedback Amount Page 8 17 h OutL 18 h OutR 52 h Noise Gate Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 04 h Level 05 h Thrsh Open 06 h Thrsh Closed 07 h Attn Page 3 08 h Delay 09 h Attack 0A h Hol...

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