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© 2014 Spicetone OÜ www.spicetone.com Võistluse 9, Tallinn 10132, Estonia, European Union

6.7 M

ENU

 7. MIDI C

ONTROLLER

 S

ETUP

Menu 7 is reserved for setting up MIDI controller operation, to control external MIDI devices 
with 6Appeal – see Chapter 

11

 “MIDI” for more info.

Please note that Menu 7 is preset-based, not global. For example you can set up different MIDI 
applications for different songs.

SUBMENU CMD1 

Menu 7 Clock 1: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD2 

Menu 7 Clock 2: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD3 

Menu 7 Clock 3: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD4 

Menu 7 Clock 4: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD5 

Menu 7 Clock 5: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD6 

Menu 7 Clock 6: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD7 

Menu 7 Clock 7: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD8 

Menu 7 Clock 8: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD9 

Menu 7 Clock 9: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD10 

Menu 7 Clock 10: Toggle to enter

SUBMENU CMD11 

Menu 7 Clock 11: Toggle to enter

MIDI CONTROL 

Menu 7 Clock 12: On (

G

) / Off (

R

)

MidiCtrl1 

Menu 7 Pot 1

MidiCtrl2

Menu 7 Pot 2

MidiCtrl3 

Menu 7 Pot 3

MidiCtrl4 

Menu 7 Pot 4

MidiCtrl5 

Menu 7 Pot 5

MidiCtrl6 

Menu 7 Pot 6

MidiCtrl7 

Menu 7 Pot 7

MidiCtrl8 

Menu 7 Pot 8

MidiCtrl9 

Menu 7 Pot 9

MidiCtrl10 

Menu 7 Pot 10

6.8 M

ENU

 8 

Menus 8 is reserved for future development.

6.9 M

ENU

 9. MIDI S

ETTINGS

MENU 9 “MIDI” (POT09 blinking) controls everything related to MIDI. This is a global menu, 
having effect on all presets.

First of all, you can turn MIDI input on and off.

MIDIIn 

Menu 10 Clock 

1

 : On (

G

) / Off (

R

)

If you are only planning to use MIDI for synching modulation and sequencer tempo, keep MIDI 
OUT (and MIDI THRU) turned off.

Summary of Contents for 6APPEAL

Page 1: ...2014 Spicetone O www spicetone com V istluse 9 Tallinn 10132 Estonia European Union SPICETONE 6APPEAL Hexaphonic analogue overdrive distortion with digital controls...

Page 2: ...4 6 RECALL DEFAULTS INITIAL PRESET 11 4 7 WORKFLOW OF PRESETS 11 4 8 6APPEAL FACTORY PRESETS 12 5 Preset Banks 14 6 Menus 15 6 1 PLAYER MODE 15 6 2 MENU 1 SOUND 16 6 3 MENU 2 PAN 18 6 4 MENU 3 SEQUEN...

Page 3: ...11 7 MIDI MONOMODE 40 11 8 CONTROLLING 6APPEAL WITH EXPRESSION PEDALS 41 12 Software Update 43 12 1 HOW TO CHECK SOFTWARE VERSION 43 12 2 HOW TO UPDATE 44 13 Factory Reset 46 14 Technical Specificatio...

Page 4: ...s dark and PRESET 24 lights up Adjust DRIVE GAIN TONE LEVEL as usual For more attack and transparency add some clean signal using DRY knob Mix the hexaphonic signal with monophonic sound using MONO kn...

Page 5: ...elf oscillation Root Boost Circuit Pre and Post to add glorious amounts low end punch Dry Signal Blend for tonal transparency and attack Mono Signal Blend mix hex with mono pickups 13PIN IN and OUT ch...

Page 6: ...n means there is a separate distortion circuit per string Thus the nasty intermodulation distortion is eliminated Internally 6Appeal has 6 1 distortion pedal circuits one for each string and one for m...

Page 7: ...tion LED lights can have green yellow red and dark If you have selected a position with dark indication dark is marked with green red blinking sequence so you can see in which position you are If a po...

Page 8: ...turned off Tone Menu1 Clock 10 if off Pot 3 in Player Mode Menu1 Menu9 Menu 10 and Pot 8 in Menu2 Menu 9 Menu 10 is disabled Filter Menu1 Clock 9 if off Pot 7 10 in Menu 1 are disabled SEQ Mode Menu 3...

Page 9: ...ou browse to Preset 24 and press FX ESC then nothing happens as you are already in Preset 24 MIDI users please keep in mind that for no drive effect situation FX off your MIDI controller actually send...

Page 10: ...ootswitch Exit The same process applies to Bypass Clean Preset red LED12 o clock Please keep in mind that in each Preset Bank Preset 24 is global In Player Mode you can use FX ESC footswitch to toggle...

Page 11: ...simultaneously ENC slightly earlier and hold both longer than 2 seconds The lights will flash indicating the default initial preset is loaded In Player Mode and Menus 1 8 you can recall initial preset...

Page 12: ...2014 Spicetone O www spicetone com V istluse 9 Tallinn 10132 Estonia European Union...

Page 13: ...w LFO1 Preset 8 Inner Whistler Crunch Slow Filter LFO1 Resonant Filter Preset 9 Deep Drive Root Boost Pre And Post Preset 10 Slow Tremolo Slow LFO1 Preset 11 Fast Tremolo Fast LFO1 Preset 12 Faster Tr...

Page 14: ...cer String 4 5 slow Preset 7 Seq Rock Sequencer String 5 6 slow Preset 8 Seq Env Sequencer and Envelope String 3 5 Preset 9 Envelope sync Envelope 2 3 4 5 keel s ngitud LFO1st Preset 10 Pan Modu Panni...

Page 15: ...ave all modified presets i e you can save the whole active bank Or you can save your active bank to another bank Enter Submenu 10 11 Menu 10 Clock 11 DRIVE LED is blinking to indicate you re in submen...

Page 16: ...obal menus and their settings are applied to all presets in all preset banks Please remember to save a preset if you like your settings You can save a preset to any Preset Memory Slot 23 normal slots...

Page 17: ...id strings louder or quieter too Read on to find out how DRY SPREAD let you control how much dry clean signal is added to overdriven high or low string signal To put in a more formal way DRIVE Player...

Page 18: ...olling off some highs With extreme resonance you re in the territory of creative effects Filter Circuit comes after Drive Circuit Note that Filter is a stereo effect and is not passed on through 13pin...

Page 19: ...ffect on higher or lower strings Set SPREADS to Smile option and you can cut or boost the effect more on middle strings For example Level Spread in Smile settings gives you something similar to midran...

Page 20: ...t from Clock Positions 1 6 STRING 1 MODULATION Menu 3 Clock 1 On G Off R STRING 2 MODULATION Menu 3 Clock 2 On G Off R STRING 3 MODULATION Menu 3 Clock 3 On G Off R STRING 4 MODULATION Menu 3 Clock 4...

Page 21: ...unction SEQ FREQUENCY RELATION TO LFO 1 Menu 3 Pot 7 SEQ FREQUENCY SPREAD Menu 3 Pot 8 SEQ LEVEL MOD AMPLITUDE Menu 3 Pot 9 SEQ LEVEL SPREAD Menu 3 Pot 10 Troubleshooting to get SEQUENCER going Checkl...

Page 22: ...rs at the same time like main parameters and Pan or Filter parameters which can give you rather experimental sounds First of all you can turn modulation off on certain strings setting it from Clock Po...

Page 23: ...turning Pot 7 changes the SEQ tempo in relation to LFO1 from 16 times to 16 times the speed of LFO1 Setting LFO1 to slow rate and slowing down even more gives you slower setting than Pot 7 without syn...

Page 24: ...in different phases giving you a phasing kind of effect SPREADTYPE 2 Menu 2 Clock 11 Freq G Phase R Troubleshooting to get LFO going Checklist o Is LFO on Menu 4 or 5 Clock Position 11 o Is LFO contro...

Page 25: ...r 4 times SYNC ENV TO LFO 1 Menu 6 Clock 10 Off D 1X G 2X Y 4X R Even though you d normally stick to controlling parameters with envelope you can even apply envelope to panning and filter settings You...

Page 26: ...lock 7 Toggle to enter SUBMENU CMD8 Menu 7 Clock 8 Toggle to enter SUBMENU CMD9 Menu 7 Clock 9 Toggle to enter SUBMENU CMD10 Menu 7 Clock 10 Toggle to enter SUBMENU CMD11 Menu 7 Clock 11 Toggle to ent...

Page 27: ...MIDIALL OMNI Menu 10 Clock 12 On G Off R To set up correct MIDI control you have to set Midi In and Midi Out channels according to your MIDI setup Menu 9 items 10 and 11 By default both of these are...

Page 28: ...ou can switch this function off if it s not to your taste POT DISPLAY Menu 10 Clock 6 On G Off R If you plan to use the pedal in different setups it is advisable to set up different sets of presets Fo...

Page 29: ...our mixer or soundcard add the OUTPUT BOOST from a menu OUTPUT BOOST Menu 10 Clock 3 0Off_16Off D 0Off_16On G 0On_16Off Y 0On_16On R Shortly push the ENCODER to enter Menu 1 Sound check if Pot 1 is bl...

Page 30: ...liar from classic big stuff like a certain fuzz box As you might know some people like to defeat the Tone Stack to get more mids lows and power Please keep in mind that the TONE POT and TONE SPREAD PO...

Page 31: ...out through 13pin output FILTER SECTION ON OFF Menu 1 Clock 9 Filter On Green Off Red You can tweak the filter in MENU 1 or 2 For this short tap on ENC then using footswitches to go to MENU 1 or 2 Not...

Page 32: ...ve modulations Modulating FILTER gives you autowah There are two Low Frequency Oscillators LFOs in the device and one SEQUENCER If you have a device that is able to generate envelopes there is also a...

Page 33: ...o higher or lower strings Tilt or to middle strings Smile Secondly you can bypass effect on some strings This works separately in each special effect menu too For example you can get LFO going and the...

Page 34: ...oth have 7V 7V coming from them which can mean damage or destruction No threat of nuclear mayhem just watch where you plug the cable We suggest you use high quality 13pin cables that lock in place and...

Page 35: ...can use 6Appeal as a breakout box Just connect to you analogue digital converter sound card or other device that accepts six channels Use three Y cables if the recording device has mono inputs Use thr...

Page 36: ...nu 1 Clock 9 Filter On G Off R FILTER SECTION Menu 1 Pot 7 Frequency 1 Pot 8 Frequency 2 Pot 9 Filter Output Pot 10 Resonance 9 2 MONO GUITARS 6Appeal works just fine with ordinary monophonic guitars...

Page 37: ...strings and distorted or modulated signal on others for example you can keep E and A string clean and get some crazy solo stuff going on D and G strings 9 4 OTHER PEDALS It is possible to connect our...

Page 38: ...ou control over 6Appeal using USB cable or even a radio dongle and a laptop desktop or portable device like a smartphone However this might take long to release the software Meanwhile you can always h...

Page 39: ...cording to your MIDI setup Menu 9 items 10 and 11 By default both of these are set to channel 6 Please note that 6Appeal can only be set to MIDI channels 1 to 12 even though MIDI standard channel rang...

Page 40: ...able Preset Banks available These are numbered from 1 to 6 the same numbering is used Bank Select LSB command too meaning you should not use number minus one there To be honest to the bone there is Ba...

Page 41: ...and enjoy the functionality We just hope you know some basics of MIDI control Otherwise take some time to browse Internet there is a lot of info available MIDI is not rocket science you ll get along...

Page 42: ...1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Menu 7 Clock7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Menu 7 Clock8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Menu 7 Clock9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Menu 7 Clock10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Menu 7 Clock11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 To dial in the binary codes you ha...

Page 43: ...Pedal to a CC number from Table 4 Appendix 17 4 you may control the particular 6Appeal parameter with the Expression Pedal Similarly if your controller lets you do that you may use Expression Switches...

Page 44: ...an define control depth for every parameter within the group separately in phase or out of phase LFO LEVEL defines overall modulation depth and LFO LEVEL SPREAD defines modulation depth for separate s...

Page 45: ...Y Clock 4 8 Z Clock 9 12 On R Y G Off D Clock1 Clock2 Clock3 Clock4 Clock5 Clock6 Clock7 Clock8 Clock9 Clock1 0 Clock1 1 Clock12 X2 X1 X0 Y4 Y3 Y2 Y1 Y0 Z3 Z2 Z1 Z0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3...

Page 46: ...0101 22 10110 23 10111 24 11000 25 11001 26 11010 27 11011 28 11100 29 11101 30 11110 31 11111 12 2HOW TO UPDATE Occasionally Spicetone offers software updates that boost your pedal s capabilities or...

Page 47: ...lation failed please follow Driver Installation Guide below 7 If OK double click prog bat 8 Security Warning dialog box may appear click Run to continue 9 Terminal window opens showing the progress 10...

Page 48: ...FX ESC footswitch until SAVE LED flickers You can recall Factory Presets to any Bank Enter Submenu 10 11 Banks To recall the factory default long push ENC and FX simultaneously ENC slightly earlier an...

Page 49: ...nimal requirement for the power adapter is 300mA NB Do not connect 6Appeal to any AC output adapters as this will result in permanent damage 14 3COMPATIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION SPICETONE O V istluse 9...

Page 50: ...tically no electromagnetic disturbances but it can amplify the disturbances caused by a power supply Just a good power supply with CE FCC or other certification accepted in your region 14 4TARIC For i...

Page 51: ...fects 6Appeal which is undesirable if you are using MIDI just for tempo synching Pots seem to be stuck Lightly moving pots up and down and turning quickly should release them Reason the pots are seale...

Page 52: ...t the modulations LFO1 LFO2 going Checklist o Is LFO on Menu 4 or 5 Clock Position 11 o Is LFO controlled by MIDI You must have an external MIDI device working otherwise switch this feature off Menu 4...

Page 53: ...Spicetone O www spicetone com V istluse 9 Tallinn 10132 Estonia European Union Software version or tell which LEDs in which colour appear in submenu Menu 10 Clock 12 Buying date Description of the pr...

Page 54: ...st settings you should be just fine In the end it all comes down to your sound source Some hexaphonic pickups might be noisier than normal magnetic pickups Some on the other hand are much cleaner To f...

Page 55: ...tware that is not provided by Spicetone as this can void the warranty and kill the device Please be EXTRA CAREFUL during software updates as a voltage drop during update can brick the device meaning p...

Page 56: ...enu MidiCmd5 G_VOL On G Off R Clock 6 Ch6 On G Clean Y Mute R Autopan6 MONO G Re verse Y Off R Ch6Mod On G Off R Ch6Mod On G Off R Ch6Mod On G Off R Ch6Mod On G Off R SubMenu MidiCmd6 PotDisplay On G...

Page 57: ...n4 FilterVol Depth Level Pan4 FilterVol Depth Level Pan4 FilterVol Depth Level Pan4 FilterVol Depth MidiPot4 Level Level Pot5 Mono Channel 5 Pan Mono Pan5 FilterReso Depth Mono Pan5 FilterReso Depth M...

Page 58: ...nk Menu Menu PREV_LONG NEXT_SHORT Preset Preset Bank Menu Menu NEXT_LONG ENC_SHORT Enter Global Menu Enter Save2Bank Set Bank Toggle Menuitem Toggle Menuitem Toggle Menuitem ENC_LONG Enter Save Exit S...

Page 59: ...Control Modulation Wheel 2 02 Breath Controller 3 03 Midi Control MidiPot1 4 04 MidiPot2 5 05 MidiPot3 7 07 MidiPot4 8 08 MidiPot5 9 09 MidiPot6 10 0A MidiPot7 11 0B MidiPot8 12 0C MidiPot9 13 0D Mid...

Page 60: ...lter Level 49 31 Filter Resonance 54 36 LFO1 LFO1 Frequency 55 37 LFO1 Frequency Spread 56 38 LFO1 Level 57 39 LFO1 Level Spread 58 3A LFO1 Drive Pan1 FreqA Depth 59 3B LFO1 Gain Pan2 FreqB Depth 60 3...

Page 61: ...qA Depth 90 5A LFO2 Gain Pan2 FreqB Depth 91 5B LFO2 Tone Pan3 Depth 92 5C LFO2 Level Pan4 FilterVol Depth 93 5D LFO2 Mono Pan5 FilterReso Depth 94 5E LFO2 Dry Pan6 Depth 102 66 Sequencer SEQ Frequenc...

Page 62: ...A D0 Ch2 State CHST_CLEAN 0 42 CHST_ON 43 85 CHST_MUTE 86 127 27 1B D 0 Ch3 State CHST_CLEAN 0 42 CHST_ON 43 85 CHST_MUTE 86 127 28 1C E0 Ch4 State CHST_CLEAN 0 42 CHST_ON 43 85 CHST_MUTE 86 127 29 1D...

Page 63: ...FO1 Shape2 LFOSHAPE2_RANDOM 0 31 LFOSHAPE2_RISING 32 63 LFOSHAPE2_FALLING 64 95 LFOSHAPE2_OFF 96 127 57 39 A2 LFO1 Midi Ctrl MIDICTRL_PITCHBEND 0 31 MIDICTRL_MODWHEEL 32 63 MIDICTRL_BREATHCTRL 64 95 M...

Page 64: ...LTER 0 31 MODE_PARAM 32 63 MODE_PAN 64 95 MODE_OFF 96 127 84 54 C5 Sequen cer Ch0 Mod Seq OFF 0 63 ON 64 127 85 55 C 5 Ch1 Mod Seq OFF 0 63 ON 64 127 86 56 D5 Ch2 Mod Seq OFF 0 63 ON 64 127 87 57 D 5...

Page 65: ...1 STEP_ON 32 63 STEP_NA STEP_OFF 96 127 110 6E D7 Step 15 STEP_RESET 0 31 STEP_ON 32 63 STEP_NA STEP_OFF 96 127 111 6F D 7 Step 16 STEP_RESET 0 31 STEP_ON 32 63 STEP_NA STEP_OFF 96 127 112 70 E7 Step...

Page 66: ...2 Estonia European Union 17 6FLOWCHARTS ON HOW TO USE 6APPEAL Depend on a person flowcharts might be a quick and easy introduction to using 6Appeal You can download a series of flowcharts in one PDF f...

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