User Guide
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Accessing the Shift Parameters
The new version 2 firmware installed in your Black Box contains the following new bonus features:
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Amp Mid control
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Reverb
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Compression
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Link Drumbeat: Now selecting a preset will automatically call up its assigned drumbeat, which you can change.
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Tempo Source: Now you can select one of three sources for the playing tempo: the preset’s assigned tempo, the drumbeat’s
assigned tempo or the global tempo.
These new bonus features go beyond the 16 parameter menus in the LCD display, so we created a new Shift mode to access their
settings. To access these settings, you’ll need to use the new Shift mode.
The parameters for these new features are implemented as Shift menus. Similar to how the Shift key on your computer keyboard
permits a single key to have two functions, the new Shift mode permits a single row and column in the 4 x 4 menu matrix to have
both a normal and shifted menu function.
For example, the new Amp Mid control is the Shift function of Amp Bass. To view or change Amp Mid:
1) Select Amp Bass by pressing Amp and then turning the third menu knob one “click” to select its column. You’ll now see
the current value of Amp Bass.
2) Double-tap the Amp button to view the Shift parameter, Amp Mid. Even though the menu still blinks “AMP BASS,” the
screen text shows “MID 50” and the screen’s Parameter icon blinks to indicate that Shift mode is active.
3) To change the value of Amp Mid, turn the third menu knob up or down.
To exit Shift mode, press any key or turn another menu knob.
Here’s an overview of the new Shift functions and where they are located in the 4 x 4 menu matrix:
For an explanation of these functions, see the relevant section of this manual.
