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Note: Presets 1-127 are repeated in locations 128-254 with the speaker simulator tumed ON. Presets 128-254 share
the same titles as presets 1-127, and may have slight EQ modifications to best accommodate full range speaker
systems.

VOODU VALVE FACTORY PRESETS

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CLEAN SLUDGE

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SMOOTHING

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MR CLEAN

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SLICK PAN

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CRYSTALIZE

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HEAVY BLUES

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SWEEPING ME

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ACCEPT THIS

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ODYSSEY

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CLEAN/BREAK

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BEN-D-NOTE

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GAMMA DELTA

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THE CAVE

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RIG RHYTHM

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CLEAN CHORUS

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MACHINE GUN

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CLEAN FLANGE

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DOUBLED SLAP

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MACH 5

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VOODU

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LOFTY VERB

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MONOLITH

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PHASER TWO

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POKEY

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LOW RIDER

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GREASE ALERT

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SLAP IT

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MONSTERS

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EDGE/SHIFT

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BOSTON

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VOODU FUNK

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SHARP CUT

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VALLEYS

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BEAT ME

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CLEAN \ VERB

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HALF STACK

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MEDICINE MAN

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SHAKE - N - BAKE

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CRUNCH CRUNCH

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RETUNED

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PLAIN GRIT

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POISON IVY

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FEEDUM FUZZ

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WARM \ SMOOTH

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DRY HEAT

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WARMING UP

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DEEP SPACE 9

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POLY ECHO

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WITCH DOCTOR

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FIRST CLASS

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DETUNE

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SRV 1

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PHASER ONE

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MAJOR THIRD

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SINGLE COILS

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HOCUS POCUS

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SLOW TREMOLO

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DRY TUBE

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WARM ROOM

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SMOOTH ECHO

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MELLOW FLANGE

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DRY CRUNCH

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SWIRLY PHASE

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TUBE SLAP

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ACOUSTIC

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UNDER WATER

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I'M BROKEN

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TUB TONE

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ERUPTION

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ROTATE IT

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GODZILLA

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FAT STRAT

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FUZZFACE

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RUBBER ROOM

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PROCESSING

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PRIEST

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MO BIGGER

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DROPPED 3RD

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SUPERREVERB

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HYPER-DRIVE

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WA WA WA WA

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SNAPPER HEAD

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TOKE ZONE

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STRAY CATS

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LITE RHYTHM

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BIG EASY

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SAUCEY JACK

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CLEAN WAH WAH

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PIEZO FUZZ

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GLIMMER TWIN

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BLACKTAILS

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SPACERS

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CLOUD

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DRY CLEAN

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HOW IS NOW

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WARM LEAD

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BELLY FLOPPER

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WATERFALL

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PRIDE/GLORY

100/227 LEFT RIGHT

101/228 RHYTHM/BLUES

102/229 DREAMLAND

103/230 CRUNCHY ECHO

104/231 SATCH

105/232 BUZZ CLIP

106/233 SRV 2

107/234 SIGHS

108/235 DOCTOR-NO

109/236 RHODES AHOY

110/237 ZOMBIE ZONE

111/238 SHARK BITE

112/239 LIGHT CRUNCH

113/240 FLANGOSIS

114/241 LEAD VERB

115/242 VERBSCAPE

116/243 CHORUS DELAY

117/244 ARMED/READY

118/245 FAT-N-CHUNKY

119/246 LEAD ROOM

120/247 HAM BONE

121/248 DRAGON QUEST

122/249 MEAT

123/250 DARK SHADOWS

124/251 JUNGLE

125/252 LONE JAMMER

126/253 MARSHALL LAW

127/254 TEST PRESET

Summary of Contents for VOODU Valve

Page 1: ... I T D S P G U I T A R P R E A M P USER S MANUAL May be covered by one or more of the following U S Patents 4538297 4647876 4696044 4745309 4881047 4893099 5124657 5263091 5268527 5319713 and 5333201 Other patents pending Foreign patents pending HUSH licensed by ...

Page 2: ...T ANY TIME DO NOT TAMPER WITH INTERNAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AT ANY TIME FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY VOID THE WARRANTY OF THIS EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS CAUSING SHOCK HAZARD POWER REQUIREMENTS This unit accepts power from the 9VAC 3 4A adaptor supplied with the unit This 9 volt RMS AC voltage is internally processed by a voltage doubler which generates a bi polar 15 volts to maintain the h...

Page 3: ...V Configuration 39 H GAIN PSHF DLY REV Configuration 42 WAH H GAIN DLY REV Configuration 45 PHAS H GAIN DLY REV Configuration 48 L GAIN CRS DLY REV Configuration 51 L GAIN FLAN DLY REV Configuration 54 L GAIN TREM DLY REV Configuration 57 L GAIN PSHF DLY REV Configuration 60 WAH L GAIN DLY REV Configuration 63 PHASE L GAIN DLY REV Configuration 66 8 Operating the Voodu Valve 69 Selecting a preset ...

Page 4: ...trol over each preset Hush Systems HUSH Noise Reduction provides noise reduc tion while playing and complete silence when not Variac Simulation like a conventional Variac adjusts the level at which the preamp begins to distort This provides more gain in high gain applications and allows for full bodied cleaner presets which just begin to distort when the strings are attacked harder Internal Wah Wa...

Page 5: ...wish to copy the title from the previous preset press STORE a third time If you do not wish to copy the title turn any knob to exit the storing procedure SELECTING A PRESET STEP 1 Turn the PRESET control to the desired preset STEP 2 Press the RECALL button to call up the selected preset CHANGING PRESET PARAMETERS STEP 3 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT control to the desired effect or utility function STE...

Page 6: ...rder in which they are executed The LED above the CONFIG button is lit when the configuration is displayed 5 DISPLAY panel The DISPLAY panel provides 16 characters consisting of 14 segments each 6 EFFECT BYPASS button led When lit the Pre and Post effects are bypassed and only the Com pressor Preamp signal is passed to the Voodu Valve outputs This button does not affect the condition of the Speake...

Page 7: ...s used to store values into the Voodu Valve memory when altered See Storing Changed Preset Parameters in Chapter 8 for more information on this procedure 10 PARAMETER SELECT control When adjusting parameter values this control will scroll through the available parameters under the current function heading In the Title Edit function this control will scroll through the character locations to be edi...

Page 8: ... level so that the last LED 0dB is rarely lit This will guard against the possibility of overdriving the unit These LEDs also display the final digital mixer output levels when any other functions are selected This will help you to guard against clipping the output of the mixer at the digital to analog converter 15 INPUT LEVEL control This control adjusts the unit s gain to match the signal level ...

Page 9: ...a mixing console 3 R BALANCED OUTPUTconnector This balanced XLR connector provides the right balanced output of the Voodu Valve for direct use into a mixing console 4 L UNBALANCED OUTPUT jack This 1 4 unbalanced RTS jack provides the left unbalanced output of the Voodu Valve for use with a guitar amplifier or rack system setup In addition this jack also allows for the connection of stereo headphon...

Page 10: ...rom a 7 pin MIDI cable which connects from the Rocktron MIDI foot controller to the MIDI IN jack on the rear panel of the Voodu Valve This eliminates the need to find an AC outlet near where the footpedal would be placed during a performance or the need to run an extension cord out to the footswitch Instead of inserting the AC adaptor into the POWER jack of the footswitch as you would normally plu...

Page 11: ...ether connected in series With more than 3 devices a slight distortion of the MIDI signal can occur due to signal degradation which can cause an error in MIDI signal transmission Should this prob lem arise a MIDI Thru box can be used which connects directly to the MIDI device which transmits MIDI information and has multiple connec tors for the multiple devices receiving MIDI MIDI cables should no...

Page 12: ...9 5 Connections 5 Connections Using the Voodu Valve with a stereo power amp and guitar cabinets ...

Page 13: ...10 Using the Voodu Valve direct into a mixing console ...

Page 14: ...ain Distortion Pitch Shift Delay Reverb Wah High gain Distortion Delay Reverb Phase Shift High gain Distortion Delay Reverb Low gain Distortion Chorus Delay Reverb Low gain Distortion Flange Delay Reverb Low gain Distortion Tremolo Delay Reverb Low gain Distortion Pitch Shift Delay Reverb Wah Low gain Distortion Chorus Delay Reverb Phase Shift Low gain Distortion Delay Reverb To see the configurat...

Page 15: ...on via the FUNCTION SELECT control then the parameter list for each function via the PARAMETER SELECT control and finally the adjustable value for each parameter via the PARAMETER ADJUST control Step 2 Turn to select a parameter within the selected function Step 1 Turn to select a function Step 3 Turn to alter the value of the selected parameter The functions available for each preset are dependen...

Page 16: ...Voodu Valve will only recognize the SPKR SIM parameter under the Speaker Simulator function when this parameter is stored as UNLOCK The HUSH OFFSET parameter allows you to globally all presets adjust the HUSH Expander Threshold This means that if this param eter is altered from 0dB to 3dB the Expander Threshold will be 3dB higher for all presets This feature can be useful when switching from a qui...

Page 17: ...he current preset independent of the right channel The RIGHT OUT LEVEL parameter allows you alter the level of the right channel output of the current preset independent of the left channel The DIR EFF MIX parameter is used to define the ratio of direct signal level to effect Chorus Flange Pitch Shift signal level The DIRECT PAN parameter allows you to pan the direct signal to the left or right Th...

Page 18: ...ac where lowering the parameter value lowers the level at which saturation will take place The post BASS LEVEL parameter adjusts the amount of low frequency information at the output of each preset This parameter is also acces sible from the Post EQ Expert function In the Post EQ function the center frequency and bandwidth of this EQ section are also adjust able The post MID LEVEL parameter adjust...

Page 19: ...ounced at moderate gain settings of about 30dB or less where Class B produces the least amount of upper harmonics The post BASS LEVEL parameter adjusts the amount of low frequency information at the output of each preset This parameter is also acces sible from the Post EQ Expert function In the Post EQ function the center frequency and bandwidth of this EQ section are also adjust able The post MID...

Page 20: ...egins to decrease the output signal level relative to the input signal level As the input signal drops further below the threshold point downward expansion increases A drop in the input level by 20dB would cause the output level to drop approximately 40dB i e 20dB of gain reduction In the absence of any input signal the expander will reduce the gain so that the noise floor becomes inaudible The HU...

Page 21: ...CY parameter allows you to select a frequency band with an upper frequency between 63Hz and 500Hz to be cut or boosted by the pre LF LEVEL parameter The pre MID LEVEL parameter allows you to cut or boost the mid band frequencies from 15dB to 12dB prior to the distortion stage The pre MID FREQUENCY parameter allows you to select a mid band center frequency between 500Hz and 4KHz to be cut or booste...

Page 22: ...EQUENCY parameter allows you to select a mid band center frequency between 250Hz and 2KHz to be cut or boosted via the post MID LEVEL parameter The post MID BANDWIDTH parameter determines in octaves the width of the selected mid band The post TREBLE LEVEL parameter allows you to cut or boost the high band frequencies by 15dB after the distortion stage The post TREBLE FREQUENCY parameter allows you...

Page 23: ...ermines whether the compressor is active for the current preset The COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD parameter determines the input level in dB at which compression will begin Lower settings of this parameter will result in more compression The COMPRESSOR ATTACK parameter determines the speed in milliseconds in which the compressor will reach its maximum compression level after the input signal has exceeded t...

Page 24: ...C PLACEMENT REACTANCE The SPEAKER SIMULATOR parameter allows you to select whether the Speaker Simulator is on for BOTH outputs on for only the LEFT output or OFF The SPEAKER TYPE parameter determines the type of speaker to be simulated 15 12 10 8 and full range speakers are available The MIC PLACEMENT parameter simulates a microphone placed anywhere from the center of the speaker cone out to the ...

Page 25: ...el Then set the pedal s control number on the MIDI Mate to match the Wah Frequency parameter s control number on the Voodu Valve This control number is set on the Voodu Valve in the CONTROLLER ASSIG function See Controller Assignments in Chapter 8 for more information on assigning control numbers The PARAMETER SELECT control will allow you to access these WAH WAH parameters WAH WAH Function The WA...

Page 26: ... so that it has a more pronounced effect The STAGES parameter determines how many stages of phase shift are to be active A parameter setting of 4 produces a result similar to a vintage Phase 90 while a setting of 6 emulates other phaser pedals The PHASER function is available only in configurations displaying PHAS in the configuration title Phase shifting involves splitting the input signal into t...

Page 27: ... use the DIR EFF mix parameter in the Mixer function to control the overall amount of flanged signal The PAN 1 parameter allows you to pan Voice 1 to the left or right channel The DEPTH 1 parameter adjusts the amount of modulation of Voice 1 Lower DEPTH settings produce more subtle effects while higher settings will result in a more drastic effect The RATE 1 parameter determines the speed at which...

Page 28: ...CATION parameter determines whether the Tremolo is located Pre Reverb or Post Reverb Most vintage amplifiers configured the Tremolo or vibrato Post Reverb The DEPTH parameter determines the amount of modulation for the Tremolo signal Lower DEPTH settings produce more subtle tremolo effects while higher settings will result in a more extreme tremolo effect The RATE parameter determines the speed at...

Page 29: ...signal to the left or right channel The PITCH parameter selects what harmony note the Voodu Valve will produce based on the input note The value displayed for this parameter represents the number of cents that the signal will be shifted adjustable in 20 cent increments Each 100 cents or five 20 cent steps above or below 0 represents the number of half steps the shifted signal will be from the inpu...

Page 30: ...One octave plus a minor 3rd One octave plus a Major 2nd One octave plus a minor 2nd 2 Octaves PARAMETER VALUE 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 NOTE There are 5 steps of the parameter adjust control between each of the intervals shown above each step equals 20 cents Thi...

Page 31: ...eter in the Mixer function also determines the Chorus level The PAN 1 parameter allows you to pan Voice 1 to the left or right channel The DEPTH 1 parameter adjusts the amount of modulation of the Voice 1 signal A lower depth setting will produce a more subtle detune effect while a higher setting will produce a more extreme detuning of Voice 1 The RATE 1 parameter determines the sweep speed or the...

Page 32: ...TE 2 parameter determines the sweep speed or the speed at which Voice 2 is modulated Lower parameter settings will result in slower speeds while higher settings will result in faster speeds The DELAY 2 parameter allows you to select the minimum delay time in milliseconds for Voice 2 It is this delayed signal along with Voice 1 that is detuned and modulated to produce the chorus effect Using shorte...

Page 33: ...T of the delay will result in the delayed signal being immediately turned off when the delay is switched out This means that delays and regeneration will not continue when the delay is switched out If the output were not muted signals that were input before the delay was switched out would be allowed to regenerate even after switching out the delay It is also possible to mute both the input and th...

Page 34: ... information in the delayed signal The OUTPUT LEVEL 1 parameter determines the volume of Delay 1 in relation to Delay 2 The PAN 1 parameter allows you to pan the Delay 1 signal to the left or right channel The DELAY TIME 1 parameter determines the length of time in milliseconds after the input signal that the Delay 1 signal will begin The DELAY TIME can be adjusted via the ADJUST control MIDI cont...

Page 35: ...UT MIX DIR DLY REVERB LVL REV DECAY REV HF DAMP The REVERB INPUT parameter determines whether the input to the Reverb section is ACTIVE passing a signal or MUTED will not pass a signal The MIX DIRECT DELAY parameter is used to define the ratio of direct signal to delayed signal to be input to the reverb section The REVERB LEVEL parameter allows you to control the level of the reverb signal at the ...

Page 36: ...33 7 Voodu Valve Configurations 7 Voodu Valve Configurations H GAIN CRS DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 37: ...VL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves POS...

Page 38: ...2 Modulation Depth 0 to 100 RATE 2 Voice 2 Modulation Rate 0 to 254 DELAY 2 Voice 2 Delay Length 2ms to 40ms DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Pan...

Page 39: ...36 H GAIN FLAN DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 40: ...L Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves POST...

Page 41: ...h 0 to 100 RATE 2 Voice 2 Modulation Rate 0 ot 254 REGEN Flanger Regeneration Level to 0dB DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R ...

Page 42: ...39 H GAIN TREM DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 43: ... Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500 Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves POST...

Page 44: ...ELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY TIME1 Delay 1 Length 0 to 1000ms REGEN 1 Delay 1 Regeneration to 0dB OUT LEVEL 2 Delay 2...

Page 45: ...42 H GAIN PSHF DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 46: ...L Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves POST...

Page 47: ...tch Shift Signal Speed Slow Medium Fast DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY TIME1 Delay 1 Length 0 to 1000 ms REGEN 1 Delay...

Page 48: ...45 WAH H GAIN DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 49: ... Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves POST ...

Page 50: ...Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY TIME1 Delay 1 Length 0 to 1000ms REGEN 1 Delay 1 Regeneration to 0dB OUT LEVEL 2 Delay 2 Level to 0dB PAN 2 Delay 2 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY...

Page 51: ...48 PHAS H GAIN DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 52: ...L Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves POST...

Page 53: ...AY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY TIME1 Delay 1 Length 0 to 1000ms REGEN 1 Delay 1 Regeneration to 0dB OUT LEVEL 2 Delay 2 Level t...

Page 54: ...51 L GAIN CRS DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 55: ...LE LVL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves...

Page 56: ... Length 2ms to 40ms LEVEL 2 Voice 2 Level to 0dB PAN 2 Voice 2 Panning L 0 to 100 R DEPTH 2 Voice 2 Modulation Depth 0 to 100 RATE 2 Voice 2 Modulation Rate 0 to 254 DELAY 2 Voice 2 Delay Length 2ms to 40ms DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 D...

Page 57: ...54 L GAIN FLAN DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 58: ...LE LVL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves...

Page 59: ...4 LEVEL 2 Voice 2 Level to 0dB PAN 2 Voice 2 Panning L 0 to 100 R DEPTH 2 Voice 2 Modulation Depth 0 to 100 RATE 2 Voice 2 Modulation Rate 0 to 254 REGEN Flanger Regeneration Level to 0dB DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay Hi...

Page 60: ...57 L GAIN TREM DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 61: ...LE LVL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves...

Page 62: ...DEPTH Modulation Depth 0 to 100 RATE Modulation Rate 0 to 254 SHAPE Wave Shape Triangle Square DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 10...

Page 63: ...60 L GAIN PSHF DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 64: ...LE LVL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves...

Page 65: ...PITCH Pitch Shift in 20 Cent Steps 2400 to 1200 FINE Pitch Shift in 1 Cent Steps 20 to 20 SPEED Pitch Shift Signal Speed Slow Medium Fast DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 L...

Page 66: ...63 WAH L GAIN DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 67: ...LE LVL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves...

Page 68: ...AH FREQ Wah Frequency select 310Hz to 2 6kHz DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 Select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY TIME1 Delay 1 Length 0 to 1000ms REGEN 1 D...

Page 69: ...66 PHASE L GAIN DLY REV Configuration ...

Page 70: ...LE LVL Post Treble Level 15dB to 15dB PRESENCE LVL Post Presence Level 15dB to 15dB HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90dB to 27dB PRE EQ EXPERT LF LEVEL Pre Low Frequency Level 15dB to 6dB LF FREQ Pre Low Frequency Select 63Hz to 500Hz MID LEVEL Pre Midband Level 15dB to 12dB MID FREQ Pre Mid Frequency Select 500Hz to 4kHz MID BW Pre Mid Bandwidth 0 2 to 2 0 octaves...

Page 71: ...f Modulation 0 to 254 RESONANCE Amount of Feedback 0 to 100 STAGES Number of Stages 4 6 DELAY DELAY Delay Status Muted Active MUTE TYPE Mute Type Status Pre Post Both DELAY LVL Delay Level to 0dB MIX Source 1 Source 2 Mix Level S1 0 to 100 S2 SOURCE 2 Source 2 select Dir Voice 2 DLY HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping 0 to 99 OUT LEVEL 1 Delay 1 Level to 0dB PAN 1 Delay 1 Panning L 0 to 100 R DLY...

Page 72: ...PRESET control to the desired preset you wish to recall The display will flash the selected preset number and title and PRESS RECALL FOR alternately Press the RECALL button to recall the preset you have selected Selecting a preset 1 2 29 PRESET TITLE PRESS RECALL FOR 29 PRESET TITLE ...

Page 73: ...sh to change Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to alter the parameter value The LED above the STORE button will light indicating that the preset has had a parameter altered from its stored value The COMPARE button may now be pressed to compare the sound of the stored parameter value to the sound of the altered parameter value 1 4 3 Changing preset parameters 2 REV DECAY 59 REVERB REV DECAY 32 REV ...

Page 74: ...splay will now alternate between the new preset number and STORE AT PRESET Press the STORE button a second time to store the new values into the selected preset num ber The display will briefly flash STORED before displaying the new preset number and title Note Turning either the FUNCTION SELECT or PARAMETER SELECT controls before completing this step will cancel the store procedure NOTE If a pres...

Page 75: ...d allows you to copy the title from the altered preset into the new preset location To copy the title from the altered preset press the STORE button a third time and the display will again flash STORED If you do not wish to copy the title from the altered preset skip Step 4 and turn the PRESET or FUNCTION SELECT control to exit the store procedure STORED COPY TITLE TOO ...

Page 76: ... store procedure The Voodu Valve display will alternate between the current preset number title and STORE AT PRESET Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the desired configuration The STORE LED will light when the parameter is altered Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control clockwise to display the current configuration Selecting a configuration Step1 5 3 4 6 2 1 H GAIN CRS DLY REV CONFIG SELECT ST...

Page 77: ... If you want to store the selected configuration into the current preset skip this step When a new configuration is stored into a preset each of the parameters contained in the new configuration that were contained in the previous configuration will retain the same values All new configuration parameters that were not contained in the old configuration will be set to their default value or their l...

Page 78: ... to the next character Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the desired character for the current posi tion flashing decimal Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control clockwise to initiate the Title Edit mode Turning this control will also select the character location to be edited A flashing decimal will follow the character currently selected Flashing Decimal Flashing decimal Editing a preset titl...

Page 79: ...he new title Exiting the Title Edit function before pressing the STORE button will erase any editing that was done in Title Edit Also after flashing STORED the Voodu Valve will remain in the Title Edit mode You may either a turn the PRESET control to display and edit other preset titles without exiting and re entering Title Edit or b turn the FUNCTION SELECT control to exit the Title Edit mode STO...

Page 80: ...s at its heel position in this example the PITCH parameter will be at 200 while at its toe position it will be at 300 Up to eight controllers can be assigned for each individual preset To access the Controller Assign function turn the FUNCTION SELECT control clockwise to CONTROLLER ASSIGN This parameter NUMB 1 only also gives you the option of selecting ADJ When ADJ is selected the parameter assig...

Page 81: ...e controller number on the MIDI transmitter Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to scroll through the available parameters for the current configuration Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control one step clockwise to display the parameter that is currently mapped to the NUMB 1 control number After selecting the desired controller number press the STORE button to save the number for the NUMB 1 parameter STOR...

Page 82: ... the Controller Assign function Step 7 the maximum parameter value is automatically stored as the upper limit while the minimum value is stored as the lower limit After selecting the parameter that you which to assign to a controller press the STORE button to save it The Voodu Valve will flash STORED briefly Step8 Step9 Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to choose the highest value that the paramete...

Page 83: ...Steps 1 13 are repeated seven times for a total of eight controllers To exit Controller Assign at any time turn either the PRESET or FUNCTION SELECT control Only changes that have been stored will be saved after exiting the Controller Assign function After selecting a value for the lower limit press the STORE button to save it STORED will flash briefly on the display LLIM C1 Turn the PARAMETER SEL...

Page 84: ...GHTH two thirds of the time between taps TRIPLET equal to the time between taps QUARTER two times the amount of time between taps HALF or four times the amount of time between taps WHOLE The maximum delay time the Voodu Valve provides is 1000ms therefore the Tap Delay feature will default to a lower parameter value when the time between taps requires a delay time over 1000ms For example if the WHO...

Page 85: ...ton to save the altered Footswitch Type setting STORED will flash briefly on the display Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the footswitch type that you will be using normally OPEN or CLOSED The Footswitch TYPE parameter setting is global i e the same for all presets Press the STORE button to save the altered Delay 1 setting STORED will flash briefly on the display TYPE NORM CLOSED STORED...

Page 86: ...t status for DELAY 2 Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to change the current DELAY 2 status Press the STORE button to save the altered Delay 2 setting STORED will flash briefly on the display The DELAY 1 and DELAY 2 parameters can be stored differently for each preset DELAY 2 QUARTER DELAY 2 NONE STORED ...

Page 87: ...le is shipped from Rocktron at a one to one correspondance i e MIDI program 1 is mapped to Voodu Valve preset 1 2 to 2 3 to 3 etc 4 8 3 7 1 2 5 6 Step2 Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control one step clockwise to display the current Program Change On Map Off status PROGRAM CHANGES PROG CHANGES ON Program Changes status options ON Execute MIDI program changes as received by a MIDI controller MAP Use map...

Page 88: ...am Number Step7 The number on the right of the display is the preset number to map to or the preset number that will be recalled when the MIDI program number on the left is received Turn the PA RAMETER adjust CONTROL to select the preset number to map to MAP 58 TO 58 Voodu Valve Preset Number The preset number to map to can also be set to OFF thereby not responding to that program change command S...

Page 89: ...nsmit MIDI information on Step1 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT control clockwise until the Voodu Valve displays MIDI CHANNELS 3 6 4 7 2 5 1 MIDI CHANNELS Step2 Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control one step clockwise to display the current MIDI Receive channel RECEV CHANL 1 Step3 Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the desired MIDI channel You may select channels 1 16 OMNI all channels or OFF will n...

Page 90: ...p6 Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the channel that the Voodu Valve will transmit a MIDI program change on You may select channels 1 16 or OFF will not transmit a MIDI program change TRANS CHANL 1 Step6 Press the STORE button to save the new MIDI Transmit channel STORED will flash briefly on the display STORED ...

Page 91: ...her Voodu Valve Connect a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of the transmitting Voodu Valve to the MIDI IN on the receiving Voodu Valve Step1 IMPORTANT Do not allow a looping connection from the MIDI OUT THRU of the receiving Voodu Valve back to the MIDI IN of the transmitting Voodu Valve Step2 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT controls on both the transmitting and receiving Voodu Valves until MIDI DUM...

Page 92: ...the transmitting Voodu Valve The transmitting Voodu Valve will display the preset number being dumped and DUMPED The receiving Voodu Valve will display the preset location being stored to and RECEIV ING while it receives and stores the preset parameters and title 122 RECEIVING 32 DUMPED After all the information for the dumped preset is stored the receiving Voodu Valve will display LOADED The rece...

Page 93: ...o the MIDI IN on the receiving sequencer Step1 Step2 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT controls on the transmitting Voodu Valve until MIDI DUMP LOAD is displayed Step3 Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control on the transmitting Voodu Valve until BULK DUMP LOAD is displayed MIDI DUMP LOAD BULK DUMP LOAD TRANSMITTING VOODU VALVE TRANSMITTING VOODU VALVE ...

Page 94: ...2 tap delay information string 255 contains program mapping information and string 256 contains miscellaneous information Contact Rocktron Corporation for information on how to receive a detailed MIDI spec XXX DUMPED TRANSMITTING VOODU VALVE Step6 After the Voodu Valve displays TRANS COMPLETE stop the sequencer The sequencer should have recorded all of the data that was dumped from the Voodu Valve...

Page 95: ...g connection from the MIDI OUT THRU of the receiving Voodu Valve back to the MIDI IN of the transmitting sequencer Turn the FUNCTION SELECT controls on both the receiving Voodu Valve until MIDI DUMP LOAD is displayed MIDI DUMP LOAD RECEIVING VOODU VALVE Turn the PARAMETER SELECT controls on the receiving Voodu Valve until BULK DUMP LOAD is displayed MIDI DUMP LOAD RECEIVING VOODU VALVE Step3 Step2...

Page 96: ... ERROR for internal hardware errors Errors occurring in transmission does not indicate that all of the received data is corrupted Only the transmission string where the error occurred is corrupted Y When receiving a Bulk Load it is important that the data loaded to the Voodu Valve is not transmitted faster than it was originally dumped from the Voodu Valve If information is sent too fast to the Vo...

Page 97: ...TORE 3 1 2 5 4 FACTORY RESTORE Step2 Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control one step clockwise to RESTR 1 TO 1 The number on the left is the original factory preset number to be restored The number on the right is the preset location that the preset will be stored into RESTR 1 TO 1 Factory preset to be restored Preset location to store into Step3 Turn the PRESET control to select the factory preset to ...

Page 98: ...f errors other than 0 means that the Voodu Valve may not have initialized properly and the process should be repeated CAUTION Pressing the STORE button at this time will overwrite the current preset with the displayed factory preset ERRORS 0 The Voodu Valve will remain in this condition until the FUNCTION SELECT control is turned to exit the Factory Restore function The preset currently recalled w...

Page 99: ...control clockwise to FACTORY RESTORE 1 2 4 3 FACTORY RESTORE Step2 Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control two steps clockwise to ALL RESTORE 0 ALL RESTORE 0 Step3 A specific code number must be entered to restore the Voodu Valve memory Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to enter the number 220 ALL RESTORE 220 CAUTION This procedure will permanently erase all user presets 1 254 and replace them with the o...

Page 100: ... properly and the process should be repeated ERRORS 0 The Voodu Valve will remain in this condition until the FUNCTION SELECT control is turned to exit the Factory Restore function The preset currently recalled will be the preset most recently restored into the current location The controller assignments for the Voodu Valve can also be reinitialized without affecting presets and other stored infor...

Page 101: ...ng the preset number and title to save it as the Power On preset Turn the PRESET control to the preset number you wish to be recalled each time the unit is turned on 2 1 The Voodu Valve allows you to store a Power On preset which will always be recalled when the unit is turned on 34 PRESET TITLE PRESS RECALL FOR 34 PRESET TITLE PWR ON PR STORED ...

Page 102: ...ed remote connect the MIDI OUT of the All Access to the REMOTE jack of the Voodu Valve using a 7 pin MIDI cable as shown below Step1 Step2 Reinitialize the controller assignments as shown earlier in this section under the heading Restoring the Voodu Valve Controller Assignments This will match up the Voodu Valve s controller assignments to the All Access A code of 221 must be entered to initialize...

Page 103: ...itle transfers from the Voodu Valve to the All Access display TITLE XFER ON To set up the All Access for remote operation perform these steps from the All Access SETUP program See the All Access user s manual for detailed information on editing the All Access Step8 Set the Operating Mode to REMOTE Set the Bank Size to 10 Reinitialize only the controller information for the instant access switches ...

Page 104: ...nge tremolo pitch shift wah or phase shift Switch 12 switches in or out the delay effect Switch 13 switches in or out the reverb effect Switch 14 can be pressed and held to mute the output of the Voodu Valve for as long as the switch is held down This is especially useful when switching guitars during a live set Switch 15 provides instant access to the Tap Delay feature of the Voodu Valve Switch 1...

Page 105: ...ING STORED TO CORRECTLY MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION WAS NOT RECEIVED CORRECTLY OR STORED CORRECTLY Corrective Action MAKE SURE EEPROM IS TIGHT IN SOCKET MAKE SURE WITHIN CORRECT OPERATING TEMPERATURE DISCONNECT MIDI CORD AT MIDI IN OF TRANSMlTTING VOODU VALVE BULK LOAD WAS TRANSMITTED TOO FAST CHECK SUM BYTE WAS NOT CORRECT DATA STRINGS NOT CORRECT LENGTH DATA STRINGS OUT OF ORDER MAKE SURE ...

Page 106: ...EXCLUSIVE SYSTEM COMMON SYSTEM REAL TIME AUXILIARY MESSAGES TRANSMITTED 1 16 1 16 X X X X X X X X X X O O X X X X X X X X X RECOGNIZED 1 16 1 16 X X X X X X X X X O O O X X X X X X X X X REMARKS May be saved in non volatile memory For Bulk Dump Load and Preset Dump Load Voodu Valve MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Actual MIDI program value sent is 0 253 corresponding to presets 1 254 Optional implementation of...

Page 107: ...mple XLR balanced Left and Right 12AX7 7 pin DIN 5 pin DIN 9VAC 3 4A 19 x 7 x 1 3 4 INPUT IMPEDANCE MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL INPUT JACK OUTPUT IMPEDANCE MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL OUTPUT JACKS TUBEREPLACEMENT MIDI IN MIDI THRU OUT POWER REQUIREMENTS DIMENSIONS TECHNICAL DATA Rocktron Corporation 2870 Technology Drive Rochester MI 48309 Customer Service 810 853 3055 Fax Number 810 853 5937 ...

Page 108: ...SRV 1 5 132 PHASER ONE 6 133 MAJOR THIRD 7 134 SINGLE COILS 8 135 HOCUS POCUS 9 136 SLOW TREMOLO 10 137 DRY TUBE 11 138 WARM ROOM 12 139 SMOOTH ECHO 13 140 MELLOW FLANGE 14 141 DRY CRUNCH 15 142 SWIRLY PHASE 16 143 TUBE SLAP 17 144 ACOUSTIC 18 145 UNDER WATER 19 146 I M BROKEN 20 147 TUB TONE 21 148 ERUPTION 22 149 ROTATE IT 23 150 GODZILLA 24 151 FATSTRAT 25 152 FUZZFACE 26 153 RUBBER ROOM 27 154...

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