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Page 2: ...t may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Cla...

Page 3: ...bout the three operating modes 10 Preset mode selecting a preset program 10 Channel Select mode selecting a channel program 10 Manual mode 11 Creating and storing your own program 12 Creating your own program 12 Adjusting the noise reduction 13 Storing your program 14 Checking the settings of a program original values 14 Restoring the factory settings 15 Using the VFS2 dual foot switch 16 Amp mode...

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Page 5: ...ts simultaneously plus Noise Reduction You can store your favorite amp and effect settings as a program which contain two dif ferent settings CH1 and CH2 You can switch between these settings from the top panel or by using the optional VFS2 foot switch connected to the rear panel Channel Select mode In addition there s one preset program for each amp type Preset mode In Manual mode the sound you h...

Page 6: ...sed in both the AD15VT AD30VT AD50VT AD100VT have the same circuit structure of an actual all valve tube amp While much of the tone creation and shaping carried out is done in the digital domain the Valve Reactor power amp is 100 analogue The resulting journey your gui tar s signal takes through the analogue world of the power stage plays a major role in pro viding the all important feel and tone ...

Page 7: ...e killer bells n whistles that warrant your interest In short it ll be worth your while we promise This said here s the Quick Start enjoy I look forward to taking you through the amp in more detail once you re done HINT If you re not sure of the location of a control or switch referred to in this Quick Start section you can refer to the illustrations in the section entitled The Guitarist s Guided ...

Page 8: ...op panel MANUAL button The MANUAL LED will light you re in Manual mode HINT You can also create your own sounds in Preset mode or Channel Select mode However the process is a bit easier to understand in Manual mode since the positions of all knobs except the EDIT 1 knob are exactly what you re hearing In other words what you see is what you get 2 Use the AMP selector to select an amp and adjust th...

Page 9: ...AB negative feedback circuitry or lack thereof and the response of the tone controls and their placement within the circuit The all important power amp stage is also reconfigured according to the original The amp types include the legendary VOX AC30TBX and provide eleven models that faithfully simulate classic valve amps For details turn to Amp models and effects page 17 Preset mode when the PRESE...

Page 10: ...d by Valve Reactor NOTE The MASTER volume control is NOT programmable NOTE The GAIN control also affects the amount of distortion For some settings there may be virtually no distortion 3 EFFECT SECTION Here you can make settings for effects and noise reduction For details on each effect refer to Amp models and effects page 17 EFFECTS Selects the type of effect You can use the TAP button EDIT 1 kno...

Page 11: ...he bypass setting is remembered even when you switch modes switch pro grams or turn off the power HINT The Bypass button can be used to modify effect parameters EDIT 3 Press and hold Bypass and simultaneously turn the EDIT 1 knob See the chart on page 23 for what parameters can be controlled 4 PRESET MANUAL CHANNEL SECTION PRESET and LED This button puts your Valvetronix amp into Preset mode and y...

Page 12: ...d FOOT SW You can connect the optional VFS2 dual foot switch sold separately here and use it to switch programs or bypass the effect while you perform POWER LEVEL This adjusts the output wattage of the power amp AD30VT less than 0 1 W 30 W AD50VT less than 0 15 W 50 W AD100VT less than 0 15 W 100 W NOTE The AD15VT doesn t have this control NOTE The power level setting isn t saved as part of the pr...

Page 13: ... output from the internal speaker if you use the exter nal speaker jack NOTE The AD15VT and AD30VT don t have this jack Important To ensure that your system works correctly you must observe the follow ing points a Don t use an external speaker whose impedance is other than 8 ohms b Don t connect a speaker whose rated input capacity is less than 50 watts 100 watts for the AD100VT The speaker may be...

Page 14: ... PROGRAM With the PRESET LED lit turn the AMP selector and the preset program for each amp type will be selected The physical settings of the top panel control knobs and EFFECTS selector are ignored at this time HINT If you want to bypass the effect press the BYPASS button If the BYPASS LED is lit the effect is bypassed Press the BYPASS button once again to cancel bypass and enable the effect once...

Page 15: ... indicate exactly what you re hearing GETTING TO MANUAL MODE If the MANUAL LED is dark you re not in Manual mode Press the MANUAL button the MANUAL LED will light and you ll be in Manual mode NOTE If the CH1 or CH2 LED is blinking i e when you re in the middle of selecting a writing destination for the program the MANUAL LED won t light when you press the MANUAL button the first time In this case ...

Page 16: ...d down the TAP button and turn the EDIT 1 knob to adjust the noise reduction This setting is also saved as part of your program For details refer to Adjusting the noise reduction page 13 HINT Adjust the noise reduction so that you don t hear noise when you re not playing your guitar 6 If you want to use an effect press the BYPASS switch once again to turn bypass off the BYPASS LED goes dark 7 Sele...

Page 17: ... reduction setting is part of each program In Preset and Channel Select modes your setting will be lost if you switch to a different program or to Man ual mode or turn off the power without storing your edited program first 1 Press the BYPASS button to make the BYPASS LED light 2 Hold down the TAP button and turn the EDIT 1 knob to adjust the noise reduction sensitivity Turning the knob toward the...

Page 18: ...d NOTE The effect bypass setting isn t stored as part of the program NOTE If you re creating your sound in Preset or Channel Select mode your changes will disappear if you switch to a different program or to Manual mode before storing CHECKING THE SETTINGS OF A PROGRAM ORIGINAL VALUES If you want to find out exactly what settings are saved in a preset or user program you can use the Original Value...

Page 19: ...e erased 1 Turn the power off 2 While holding down both the CH and WRITE buttons turn the power on When the CH1 and CH2 LEDs begin blinking release these two buttons HINT If you decide to abort this operation press the TAP switch at this point 3 When you press the WRITE switch the CH1 and CH2 LEDs will change from blinking to lit Initialization will be completed in a few seconds and the amp will s...

Page 20: ...FF SWITCH 2 Hold down the top panel BYPASS switch and press the VFS2 s right switch switch 2 This assigns the function of switch 2 as bypass on off Now when you press switch 2 effect bypass will alternately be turned on off HINT The amp will remember the switch 2 assignment This setting is remembered even if you switch modes or programs or turn off the power SWITCHING TO MANUAL MODE SWITCH 2 Hold ...

Page 21: ...ve Val vetronix amp controls without compromising the accuracy of any of our models This means you ll be able to mimic the full tonal spectrum of each and every one of the origi nals we ve modeled and then some thanks to the extra flexibility and additional control the five Valvetronix amp controls give you For example if an original doesn t have a Gain Control AC15 AC30TB UK 70S BLACK 2x12 and TW...

Page 22: ... power stage and no negative feedback that s exactly what your Valve Reactor power amp reconfigures itself to emulate And as an added bonus thanks to our rear panel POWER LEVEL control you can adjust the output power Wattage to best suit the size of the room you re playing in The AD15VT doesn t have this feature TURN IT UP Truly great all valve amps have one thing in common they invariably sound a...

Page 23: ...ckups In keeping with the original when pushed hard the bass tends to crumble so raise the MIDDLE and lower the BASS Because the EQ network of BLACK 2x12 lies before the main gain stage of its preamp pushing the mids results in a lovely singing blues tone Original s tube compliment 4 x 12AX7s 2 x 12AT7 a k a ECC81 in preamp 4 x 6L6s in power amp 3 TWEED 4x10 This 4x10 combo was built in 1959 and o...

Page 24: ...d this function So what do the extra TREBLE and MIDDLE controls do Set them at 12 o clock and they re neutral they mimic the tone of the original or tweak them for extra flexibility Original s valve compliment 1 x EF86 3 x ECC83s 1 x ECC82 in preamp 1 x EZ81 rectifier 2 x EL84s in power amp 5 AC30TB The first AC30 s were similar to AC15 s but with twice the power using four EL84 s and the addition...

Page 25: ...esults in a unique and highly usable clean sound Original s valve compliment 3 x ECC83s in preamp 2 x EL34s in power amp 7 UK 80s This is modelled on a 1983 all tube single channel 100 Watt head that boasts a Master Volume control a wonderful feature that allows the user to dial in a decent crunch tone without having to max out the amp s volume Invariably played with its Gain control cranked to th...

Page 26: ... dimension But if you play slamming nu metal that s tuned low then RECTO could well be the only way to go Original s tube compliment 5 x 12AX7s in preamp 2 x 5U4G rectifier tubes 4 x 6L6s in power amp 10 US HIGAIN This is modelled on the Overdrive Channel of an all tube 100 Watt head built in 1991 and covered in snakeskin US HIGAIN is capable of a powerful heavily satu rated sound that combines an...

Page 27: ...um setting AUTO WAH This models an auto wah a device that creates an automatic wah effect that varies with your picking dynamics i e how hard or soft you hit the strings a quirky but useful effect TYPE TAP EDIT 1 EDIT 2 TAP EDIT 1 EDIT 3 BYPASS EDIT 1 AUTOWAH WAH SENS WAH ATTACK WAH POLARITY COMP COMP SENS COMP ATTACK COMP PHASER PHASER SPEED COMP SENS PHASER SPEED PHASER RESONANCE COMP CHORUS CHO...

Page 28: ... the rich sound of an analog chorus unit HINT In the CHORUS DELAY combination effect the SPEED parameter is already set to the optimal value EDIT1 SENS Adjusts the sensitivity of the compressor Turning the knob toward the right will increase the amount of compression and sustain If you turn the knob all the way to the left the effect is OFF EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 ATTACK Adjusts the strength of the attac...

Page 29: ...IT3 BYPASS EDIT 1 RESONANCE Adjusts the amount of resonance TAP SPEED Sets the tremolo speed in a range of 2 5 10 Hz EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 SPEED This lets you use the knob to make fine adjustments to the parameter EDIT3 BYPASS EDIT 1 DEPTH Adjusts the tremolo depth TAP SPEED Sets the rotational speed of the speaker in a range of 0 8 10 Hz EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 SPEED This lets you use the knob to make fine a...

Page 30: ...our common sense when setting this REVERB A model of the most popular spring reverb system used in guitar amps HINT In combination effects the TIME and HI DAMP parameters are already set to opti mal values TAP TIME Sets the delay time in a range of 1 1486 ms EDIT1 MIX Adjust the mix amount of the delayed sound EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 TIME This lets you use the knob to make fine adjustments to the paramet...

Page 31: ...external speaker make sure that your speaker cable and external speaker are not broken or malfunctioning Check the settings of the GAIN VOLUME TREBLE MIDDLE and BASS On cer tain amp types if the TREBLE MIDDLE and BASS controls are all turned down there will be little or no sound coming from the amp due to the way the circuit of the original works If you re in Manual mode the MANUAL LED lit turn th...

Page 32: ... top panel MASTER volume isn t turned all the way down Make sure sound is coming from the amp IMPORTANT NOTE You ll need to unplug your headphones or cable from the LINE PHONE jack to do this since plugging something into this jack automatically mutes the amp s speakers If there s still no sound from the amp go to page 27 There s no sound coming from the amp If you do hear sound check the headphon...

Page 33: ...OX original 8 inch 8 ohm AD30VT 1 x VOX original 10 inch 8 ohm AD50VT VOX original 12 inch 8 ohm made by Celestion Corporation x 1 AD100VT VOX original 12 inch 16 ohm x 2 Signal processing A D conversion 24 bit D A conversion 24 bit Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Power supply requirements AC local voltage Power consumption AD15VT 23W AD30VT 45W AD50VT 52W AD100VT 100W Dimensions W x D x H AD15VT 428 ...

Page 34: ... by colouring in the relevant LED 3 Don t forget to make notes on NR TAP TEMPO and POWER LEVEL in the areas indicated WORD TO THE WISE There s only four panels you can fill out here so do yourself a favor by photocopying it and then keep a blank master so you can make more copies whenever you like PROGRAM NAME NOTE NR NOISE REDUCTION POWER LEVEL EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 TAP EDIT3 BYPASS EDIT 1 PROGRAM NAM...

Page 35: ...TION POWER LEVEL EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 TAP EDIT3 BYPASS EDIT 1 PROGRAM NAME NOTE NR NOISE REDUCTION POWER LEVEL EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 TAP EDIT3 BYPASS EDIT 1 PROGRAM NAME NOTE NR NOISE REDUCTION POWER LEVEL EDIT2 TAP EDIT 1 TAP EDIT3 BYPASS EDIT 1 ...

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