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ZOOM 504 II 

ACOUSTIC

ZOOM 504 II 

ACOUSTIC

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Ef
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Parameters

Ef
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Parameters

Adjusts the overall volume of the patch. A value of 25 corresponds to 
unity gain (input level and output level are equal). 

PATCH LEVEL

ACOUSTIC

ELECTRIC

FLAT

The sound of the acoustic 
guitar is output with flat 
frequency response. 

THRU

Simulator is not used and 
sound of electric guitar is 
output as is. 

NATURAL

Natural sound character 
suitable for most music 
genres and playing styles.

NORMAL

Simulates conventional 
acoustic guitar sound.

MILD

Mild and warm sound, 
particularly suited for 
acoustic guitar with a piezo 
pickup.

JUMBO

Simulates the sound of an 
acoustic guitar with a large 
body.

RHYTHM

Tight sound suitable for 
chord stroking.

PIEZO

Simulates the sound of an 
acoustic guitar with a piezo 
pickup. 

BRIGHT 

Bright sound suitable for 
fingering. 

GUT

Simulates the sound of a 
classic guitar with nylon 
strings.

Selects the preamp 
characteristics for acoustic 
guitar. 

Simulator for changing the 
sound of an electric guitar to 
that of an acoustic instrument. 

TYPE

LIMITER 

Adjusts the action of the 
limiter. Higher values result 
in stronger limiter action for 
more effective suppression of 
level peaks.

EDGE

Adjusts the action of edge 
effect. Higher values result 
in stronger emphasis of the 
acoustic guitar sound. 

oF

Sets the LIMITER/EDGE parameter to OFF.

LIMITER/EDGE

ACOUSTIC

ELECTRIC

LOW 

Adjusts the low-range EQ 
boost. Higher values result in 
stronger bass sound.

BODY 

Adjusts the size of the 
simulated guitar body. Higher 
values result in stronger 
emphasis of the body sound.

oF

Sets the LOW/BODY parameter to OFF. 

LOW/BODY

ACOUSTIC

ELECTRIC

HIGH

Adjusts the high-range EQ 
boost. Higher values result in 
stronger treble sound. 

TOP

Adjusts the top frequency 
range. Higher values result 
in brighter sound. 

oF

Sets the HIGH/TOP parameter to OFF. 

HIGH/TOP

ACOUSTIC

ELECTRIC

Summary of Contents for ACOUSTIC 504 II

Page 1: ...ation for future reference SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2 Features 3 Terms Used in This Manual 4 Using the unit on batteries 5 Controls and Functions Connections Setting the input gain 6 Selecting Patches for P...

Page 2: ...De AMP reduces harshness when playing an acoustic guitar through a guitar amplifier AIR lends a spacious feeling to the sound TOUCH makes picking more uniform and smooth The 504 II is also useful as...

Page 3: ...his section explains some important terms that are used throughout the 504 II documentation Effect parameter The effects of the 504 II consist of a succession of modules that determine the sound These...

Page 4: ...nus plug into this jack When a plug is inserted in this jack the 504 II is turned on This stereo phone jack serves for connection to the guitar amplifier It is also possible to plug a pair of stereo h...

Page 5: ...the guitar amplifier and adjust the volume to a suitable position Bank Patch number You can use the keys to directly switch among the banks A F Keep both keys depressed for more than 1 second While t...

Page 6: ...h Bypass Tune the other strings in the same way Pitch is high Pitch is correct Pitch is low The bypass or mute condition cannot be activated when the unit is in the edit mode Press one of the foot swi...

Page 7: ...lay Terminate the edit mode To terminate the edit mode and return to the play mode set the PLAY EDIT selector to the PLAY position Parameter value Lit Parameters selectable with PLAY EDIT selector 1 P...

Page 8: ...y When storing or copying a patch it is not possible to use the keys to switch only the bank number Press the STORE key once more When the store copy process is completed the unit reverts to the origi...

Page 9: ...select To change the Patch call method back to normal direct select operation simply turn the unit off and back on again Confirm Use the foot switches to select the patch you want to use next Changin...

Page 10: ...starts when the F B SUPPRESSOR parameter is set to SC or set to off and then on again When wishing to retain the SC setting also while the unit is turned off store the currently selected patch 4 Retu...

Page 11: ...es These factory default patches can be restored also if they were overwritten by patches created by the user There are two ways of restoring factory defaults All Initialize returns the entire set of...

Page 12: ...ent to the original sound producing a feeling of depth and ambience PLAY EDIT selector Shows the position which is used to call up the parameter Global parameter Global parameters that apply to all pa...

Page 13: ...ngering GUT Simulates the sound of a classic guitar with nylon strings Selects the preamp characteristics for acoustic guitar Simulator for changing the sound of an electric guitar to that of an acous...

Page 14: ...a slight shift Higher values result in larger shift between original sound and effect sound PEDAL DOUBLING Allows using the expression pedal FP01 FP02 connected to the CONTROL IN jack to adjust the in...

Page 15: ...layed component and reverb component to the original sound producing a feeling of depth and ambience TIME LEVEL Original sound Delay sound Delay time PEDAL DELAY Allows using the expression pedal FP01...

Page 16: ...OB SCENE WET BRIGHT BOSSA FUNKY 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 DLY REV Large Volume Volume Volume Wah Volume DLY REV Emphasizer 12 string Volume Volume Volume Volume Volum...

Page 17: ...to provide maximum protection against the emission of electromagnetic radiation from inside the device and protection from external interference However equipment that is very susceptible to interfere...

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