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Table of contents

Section 

 

 

 

 

         

 

       Page

Introduction/Technical requirements   

 

 

 

2

Recording the Guitar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Working with ReValver® MK III   

 

 

 

 

8

The Modules 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Complete amplifiers 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Pre-amplifiers 

 

 

 

 

 

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Power amplifiers   

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Stomp boxes/Pedals 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Speakers/Cabinets  

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

General Effects 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

Miscellaneous Utilities   

 

 

 

 

32

Tweaking Modules  

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

MIDI Control and automation   

 

 

 

 

41

Plug in automation  

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

Finding a good sound/FAQ 

 

 

 

 

 

43

License and copy protection 

 

 

 

 

 

44

Credits and Copyrights   

 

 

 

 

 

44

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Summary of Contents for Peavey ReValver MK III

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Page 2: ...The Modules 10 Complete amplifiers 10 Pre amplifiers 16 Power amplifiers 19 Stomp boxes Pedals 22 Speakers Cabinets 27 General Effects 28 Miscellaneous Utilities 32 Tweaking Modules 35 MIDI Control and automation 41 Plug in automation 41 Finding a good sound FAQ 43 License and copy protection 44 Credits and Copyrights 44 1 ...

Page 3: ...c OS Mac OSX 10 4 X PPC Intel CPU G4 or later 1GHz minimum for satisfactory usage certain presets require more CPU capac ity The Live Host of ReValver MK III requires CoreAudio for playback and MIDI for MIDI control MIDI optional AU plug in requires AU host VST plug in requires VST host PC OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or later CPU Intel Pentium II AMD Athlon or later 1GHz minimum for satisfactory ...

Page 4: ... Reaper Menu Options Preferences Plug ins VST Press Add to browse to the VST path where the ReValver VST is installed You then press Rescan directory When the host recognizes ReValver you should insert the program on each track that you wish to use it This method varies between DAWs Recording the Guitar Recording a Guitar is not as easy as it might seem but it doesn t have to be difficult If your ...

Page 5: ... adequate driving signal a Guitar does not have enough signal The input impedance of a sound card is in the order of a few thousand ohms kOhm while ideally you want it to be around a mil lion ohms 1 meg ohm 2 Another option is to use a Direct D I box or Preamp DI stands for Direct Input or Direct Interface It is an electrically powered box that can be used to match the input impedance of the sound...

Page 6: ...t in bypassed mode i e off c It is not a true bypass device In other words in off mode if the sound disappears when you remove the battery then it is a device that you do want to use as a DI box A Guitar pedal is obviously a device which is designed to be used with a Guitar To record just plug the pedal directly into the sound card Line In Adjust the output levels on the pedal A Guitar pedal is an...

Page 7: ...ory A word about latency Latency is a technical term that basically means for the time lapse between playing a note and hearing it When using ReValver as a stand alone program you need to set the latency to as low a number as your computer will allow If you are using your PC or Mac s original factory sound card you are almost guaranteed to have latency issues It really does make sense to get a hig...

Page 8: ...lt in however when you are recording a dry Guitar the presence of distortion means you are sending too hot a signal to the computer If you are recording a dry Guitar to re amp there should be no distortion whatsoever Using 16 bit or 24 bit sampling Many sound cards today offer 24 bit sampling at high sample rates While the CD audio standard is only 16 bit and still sounds quite good it makes perfe...

Page 9: ... chained in any combination although some combinations are undesirable The idea is to imitate the behavior and applica tion of real life amps and effect units Normally you would find combinations with this order Stompbox if any Amp Speaker and Effect if any An amp consists of a preamp and a power amp and you may replace a module in the Amp category with a combination of a Preamp and Power Amp Pres...

Page 10: ...in mix down mode Selecting modules To insert a module anywhere in the signal chain right click your mouse on click for a new module here The module selector allows you to select modules from their categories and will display a brief description about each module Moving modules One of the coolest features in ReValver MK III is how easy it is to move modules around totally reconfiguring the signal c...

Page 11: ...vey s first 40 years 1965 to 2005 6505 Series amps feature five 12AX7 preamp tubes and four 6L6GC power amp tubes with presence and resonance controls and three band EQ for taming their notorious tone Module name Peavey 6505 Description Adding an extra preamp tube and even more gain to the 6505 the 6505 represents the pinnacle of metal tone The 6505 Series amps are the undisputed go to Guitar amps...

Page 12: ...6GC tubes respectively The ValveKing also features global resonance presence and reverb controls Module name Peavey Classic 30 Description One of the most widely used and versatile amps in the music business the Classic 30 has a dual channel preamp allowing quick variations of the tone from vintage blues to mod ern hard rock to grunge The boost switch is particularly use ful in obtaining the more ...

Page 13: ...Peavey Triple XXX Description The ULTIMATE tone machine As hot as the name implies the Triple XXX rips with four 12AX7 preamp tubes and four 6L6GC power amp tubes The amp is controlled by a master volume pot and independent volume knobs for each of its 3 channels The Ultra and Crunch channels have gain controls to further assist in taming this beast Tone contour is accomplished through passive con...

Page 14: ...Deep switch that shifts the frequency response of the Bass knob On the Guitar channel the Bright switch gives you a brighter sound on lower gain Module name Le Petite Description This amp contains 3 preamp chains in parallel which are fed into one power amp The 3 channels can be mixed individually with the blend knobs The three types are Clean Diode Triode The second part of the amp consists of 1 ...

Page 15: ...a low wattage circuit it has as many as 3 triode stages for gain The amp has 2 channels Clean Dist Module name The MatchBox Description The MatchBox is designed to provide clean to overdriven amplification with a min imum of clipping It has as many as 4 gain stages with considerable attenuation between stages It has a power amp in a push pull configuration but no negative feedback NFB The sound is...

Page 16: ...late the distortion in the power amp Module name ACM 900 Description This amp is modeled after a Rock Roll amp built with both valve and solid state components It has only 1 channel but the two gain knobs control the gain at two stages in the preamp Module name HomeBrew PP 2 Description The HomeBrew PP 2 is a low wattage push pull amp with two channels and a British style tone stack 15 ...

Page 17: ...amplifier All the tonal control without the power amp section Module name Peavey Classic 30 preamp Description The preamp section of the Classic 30 without the power section Module name Peavey JSX preamp Description All the functionality of the Peavey JSX without the power section Module name Peavey ValveKing preamp Description The preamp section of the ValveKing amplifier 16 ...

Page 18: ...ion makes an interesting and dynamic mix as the two components deliver two different overtone spectra Module name 62 BluesMaker preamp Description This preamp was taken directly from the BluesMaker 62 amp It contains both the clean and tremolo channels including the tremolo controls Module name Basic 100 bass preamp Description This is the bass channel preamp in the Basic 100 The tone section does...

Page 19: ...p section from the ACM 900 The two gain knobs control the gain in two places in the chain Module name Flathill Modern preamp Description This is the Modern channel preamp from the Flathill Very high gain and bright Module name Flathill Normal Red preamp Description This is the Normal Red channel preamp from Flathill This high gain preamp has a presence control which usually sits in the power secti...

Page 20: ...avey Classic 30 power amp Description The Classic 30 s power amp section is pure EL84 heaven By decreasing the drive on the preamp and increasing the level of the power amp you can achieve great EL84 saturation Module name Peavey ValveKing power amp Description The ValveKing s power amp section features the classic 4 x 6L6 lineup The ValveK ing however adds the patented Peavey Resonance control as...

Page 21: ...ndard push pull end stage but not driven by the usual Long Tail Pair LTP It does have a clean switch for less drive and slightly different tonal char acter Module name 62 BluesMaker power amp Description This power amp is taken directly out of the 62 BluesMaker It has a drive and pres ence control and has a standard Negative Feedback Loop NFB to which the presence control is attached The NFB shape...

Page 22: ...er control The Negative Feedback Loop NFB shapes the distortion character and can be adjusted in the Tweak GUI For an explanation of the Tweak GUI see page 35 Module name ACM 900 power section Description This power amp is taken directly out of the ACM 900 Module name Flathill power section Description This power amp is taken directly out of Flathill 21 ...

Page 23: ...ereo chorus with adjustable speed and modulation depth ste reo width feedback delay and 3 individually adjustable filter bands on the wet signal A chorus can be used to enrich the sound Module name ACS CS1 compressor Description This compressor is used to even out the volume so that the lower levels do not com pletely disappear making the soft sounds louder and the loud sounds softer and adding a ...

Page 24: ...ellations These notches make up the sound of the flanger The FL Duo is actually two flangers Except for the mixing controls they share the same knobs Module name Texas Treble Maker Description The Texas Treble Maker is a treble booster whose purpose is to equalize the fre quency spectrum of the Guitar to make the distortion smooth The overtones of most sounds are progressively fainter the higher u...

Page 25: ...options You can set the volume of each tap plus 2 individual filters per tap Module name Re Lay 4 delay Description The Re Lay 4 is a quadruple delay with a lot of options You can set the volume of each tap plus 2 individual filters in the Tweak GUI per tap See page 35 for an explanation of the Tweak GUI Module name Greener Description A classic yet so simple This late 70s solid state stomp box ut...

Page 26: ... to select a rate between 0 and 10 Hz as well as a general depth A knob for delay allows the vibrato to kick in after you pluck the string making it more transparent when you play fast Two modes are available a standard digital and an emulation of a certain mag netic stereo amp Module name Tremolo Description A tremolo is an amplitude modulator This effect rotates the volume at the range of 0 10 H...

Page 27: ...dal or the main knob or by auto matic rotation The resonance can range between any 2 frequencies of your choice An extra knob adds overtones that enhance tonal clarity Module name BassBox Description This is a distortion pedal with a harmonic spectrum tailored for bass Guitar The even har monics are stronger than the odd making the distortion very smooth and borderline clean A sec ond gain knob al...

Page 28: ...s were sampled with several microphones placed at varying angles One sampling an Im pulse Response is a fixed moment in time and cannot be adjusted The Load button allows you to import your own Impulse Responses in wav format Module name Speaker Construction Set SCS Description Select from any of the predefined speaker models and put them in a cabinet with a physical size of your choice This simul...

Page 29: ... notch curves Module name 3Q Description Triple parametric filters with adjustable frequency gain and Q in seven types high shelf low shelf high pass low pass band pass notch and peak Please note that first order filters cannot represent EQ band pass or notch curves Module name ACS R1 Stereo Reverb Description Stereo reverb designed to be placed last in the chain to give ambience or width to the r...

Page 30: ...Module name SCH 1B Noise gate Description A noise gate is a simple way to get rid of noise in the signal The traditional way this effect works is by lowering the volume of the signal when the signal itself becomes very weak The SCH 1B is different in two ways First this noise gate does not operate on a closed only or open only basis but is variable Sec ond SCH 1B does not affect the actual volume ...

Page 31: ... 100 ms independently each channel can be adjusted 16dB With the Ambiance option engaged the module acts as if the time delay repre sents a distance in a room The farther away from the source a channel is the fewer high frequen cies and less volume it has Module name VST host module Description This module does not provide any effect or signal processing by itself but simply allows you to load a t...

Page 32: ...wer levels do not com pletely disappear It will make any distortion module distort for longer Module name Gr8 Graphical equalizer Description This simple 8 band graphic equalizer has frequency bands placed strategically for bass and Guitar The bands can be adjusted manually by pressing the T button Pressing R will reset the band Module name Convolution Reverb Description A convolution type reverb ...

Page 33: ...nd present the frequency content on a live display The update speed can be switched between 50 ms and 500 ms The analyzer can create up to three snapshots and overlay them over each other By hovering your mouse over the graph you can get an accurate readout of that position The anti aliased display yields a very accurate picture Module name Leveler Description A utility module that can be inserted...

Page 34: ...h two simultaneous displays needle and strobe With anti aliased graphics this tuner displays your tuning with incredible accuracy The A is adjustable between 425 Hz and 455 Hz Never go out of tune again Module name Simul Tune Description This is not one but six independent strobe tuners running at the same time one assigned to each of a Guitar s six strings The tuning is presented in strobe form a...

Page 35: ...filter aspects of any of the included tone stacks of ReValver MK III The Foxy tonestack does not use the Mid knob Module name Single triode Description This module contains a single triode tube with no filters with a level adjust ment before and after the tube Using a couple of these in a series is like building your own amp 34 ...

Page 36: ...lifiers work Press the but ton on the module or select Tweak Module on the module menu to bring up the general Tweak GUI The Tweak GUI is a general GUI that holds specialized tweakable components that differ from module to module Some features include Frequency Analyzer Oscilloscope Total Harmonic Distortion analysis and save Impulse Response The Frequency Analyzer runs a frequency response test o...

Page 37: ...nalyzer displays the relationship between the input sound and the distorted output sound The Oscilloscope view illustrates how a module alters the sine wave It is available for each module as a whole and for any tube component thereof 36 ...

Page 38: ...turers and can be very useful capturing a filter or a sound of any module in ReValver MK III or any VST plug in in the VST module You can even capture the sound of a third party speaker simulator from another VST plug in and run it inside of the speaker convolution module All modules offer some editing features and may include tubes and tube con figuration tone stack filter collection filter color...

Page 39: ...f the most powerful features of ReValver MK III is the detail and number of parameters that can be used to fine tune any tube circuit in a module In the module s Tweak GUI click on a tube icon to bring up the tube Tweak GUI 38 ...

Page 40: ...wer a cathode biased voltage gain stage VPP is the power supply voltage delivered to the tube stage from the power supply Usually the VPP is slightly lower if the stage is located early in the signal chain In case the power supply is sag ging usually due to heavy load and high volumes the VPP becomes temporarily lower but the amount depends on internal values in each ReValver MK III amp module Pla...

Page 41: ...amic range The output gets higher and the distortion on one side decreases Clip softness is used to smooth out the sharp dynamic edge and gives the distortion a smooth sound The default value of the Dynamic Bias offset amount is 1 0 and scaling this value changes the dynamics of the signal The signal is usually not entirely free to move through the tube and strong transients and high volumes affec...

Page 42: ...ment in a module you are free to move around the module any where in the preset but if you delete the module the mapping will be cleared MIDI mapping is stored inside the preset and will be restored when you reload the preset Plug in automation ReValver has an automation feature that allows you to make changes when you are mixing a song This can be particulary important when recording a virtual wa...

Page 43: ...pmodule tonestack bass control AmpMid Amp Mid tone control Ampmodule tonestack mid control AmpTreb Amp Treble tone control Ampmodule tonestack treble control AmpPres Amp Presence Ampmodule presence control CleanDrt Clean Clean dirty switch Drive Power amp drive Power amp master drive Out Vol Output level Output level TremDpt Tremolo depth Tremolo depth TremSpd Tremolo speed Tremolo speed TypeA Typ...

Page 44: ...me if you switch to another Guitar The sound of a single coiled pickup is very different from that of a humbucker pickup Everybody has their favorite and the sound and feeling differs as much as any two amps Q Do the tonestacks in ReValver MK III actually sound like the originals A Yes The software version of the tonestacks are very similar to those on the original amps All capacitors resistors an...

Page 45: ...e What happens is simple the inverted signal is ignored Only the top half of the inverter signal is used Licensing and copy protection ReValver MK III utilizes a copy protection system that is entirely software based There is no need to buy or purchase a driver to make the program work A license for the program or a sub feature of the program is handled through license files in text format These l...

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