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1. Introduction

Welcome to AER. Thank you for purchasing the acousti

Cube 3

– without a doubt the benchmark among amplifying systems
for acoustic instruments (MIPA Award 2004 for Best Acoustic
Amp).
With version “3” we have made improvements to sound, 
dynamics, presence, and natural sound. Not to mention 
the features!
In essence – we have combined all the suggestions of Cube en-
thusiasts with all our knowledge and without compromise. The
result is the acoustiCube 3. Enjoy it!

New for version 3

Two identical channels

Bass-reflex cabinet separated from the electronics

New two-way speaker system

44V dynamic reserve in pre-amp EQ range

Separately adjustable and stabilised power source

Pre-amp matrix: three pre-amps, two phantom power,
combi-modus

32bit digital processor with USB-interface for parameter
adjustment manipulation

Aux in, mute, insert

It is not easy to write a manual. For those of you with some
knowledge of the technical matters addressed, much of what
is mentioned may be obvious. Nevertheless, we recommend
you take the time to read through the manual. That can help
us to identify and correct mistakes and ambiguities. The acou-
stiCube 3 is a very complex amplifier – yet simple in its basic
operation. This manual will be constantly updated. Please be
so kind as to contact us via email [email protected] so that
we can provide you with updates for as long as downloads
from the website are not available. Thank you!

1.a Contents of Delivery 

Your acousti

Cube 3

is complete if you find the following:

acousti

Cube 3

with bag, power cable, footswitch Acousticube

IIa and 8-pole Din-footswitch cable

USB-cable type A/B 3m

CD with setup, acousti

Cube 3

control, 

reset to factory settings

Manual acousti

Cube 3

Manual acousti

Cube 3

software

Contents

:

1. Intoduction
1.a. Contents of Delivery 

2.  Precautionary  Measures

3. Operating 

Elements

4. Operating 

Basics

4.1 Further Operating Elements

5.

Model Development

6.  Effect-Charts, 1 and 2

7. Wiring 

Diagram

8. Technical 

Data

9.  Signal Flow Diagram 

10.  AER Link-Function/Insert Point

acousti

Cube 3

Operating Instructions, version 1.0

Содержание acousti Cube 3

Страница 1: ...ers addressed much of what is mentioned may be obvious Nevertheless we recommend you take the time to read through the manual That can help us to identify and correct mistakes and ambiguities The acou stiCube 3 is a very complex amplifier yet simple in its basic operation This manual will be constantly updated Please be so kind as to contact us via email info aer amps com so that we can provide yo...

Страница 2: ... cautions to reduce to a minimum the risk of injury by fire or el ectric shock Always operate your acoustiCube 3 in a safe place where no one can trip over the cables to avoid accidents or damages Do not operate your acoustiCube 3 near devices with strong el ectromagnetic fields such as large mains transformers genera tors neon lights etc Do not lay the signal cable parallel to power lines Ensure ...

Страница 3: ...pressed in line modus for three seconds mic sources with mic level balanced and unbalanced 48V phantom supply 48V for mic function is switched on when mode switch is pressed in mic modus for three seconds E P Electret microphone Piezo pick up mode tip switch for input mode section pad switch to adjust input sensitivity gain input level control colour switch to activate mid range contour filter mut...

Страница 4: ... with tone control effect stereo reproduction of external effect and aux in R out line out adjustable via pre master with tone control effect stereo reproduction of external effect and aux in record ch1 ch2 stereo jack tip channel 1 and ring channel 2 including tone control without effect pre master master insert effect loop input return ring output send tip for serial effect looping or connec tio...

Страница 5: ... voltage selector switch 115 230V ground lift ground lift switch which disconnects signal ground from protective conductor speaker out socket for passive bass box e g AER SUB 12 250P acoustiCube 3 C 5 Model AcoustiCube 3 S N 040000097 230 115 V Fuse 3 15 A 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 9 ...

Страница 6: ...he active tone control affects the clip control Short flickering is not dangerous Still you should en sure that it stays that way To be on the safe side gain or volu me of the source instrument microphone should be slightly reduced to guarantee perfect and distortion free reproduc tion If necessary you can mute the amp s channel with the mu te control Mute can be operated via footswitch but the ef...

Страница 7: ... not on channel 2 Middle internal effect on channel 1 2 As far as it will turn right internal effect on channel 2 not on channel 1 With the return level you determine the effect level of the internal effect If the effect is not necessary set the return level to the zero position as far left as it will turn acoustiCube 3 C 7 program channel pan return 2 1 1 Memory 2 acoustiCube 3 display acoustiCub...

Страница 8: ...d DIN cable 4 1 Further Operating Elements Connections to module rear left to right top to bottom At the tuner output a line level is provided You can connect a tuner parallel to your instrument without having to reconnect the instrument or connect the tuner into the signal path At the phones output a stereo headphone amp with max 2 x 100 mW 32 Ohms provides you with monitoring possibili ties Here...

Страница 9: ...cient effect 2 In addition a further stereo effect unit called effect 2 can be connected The send socket needs to be connected to the input of the effect unit The return socket is stereo and accepts both output channels of the effect unit An insert cable might be required see Wiring Diagram The effect return and effect pan controls correspond to the controls at the front effect 1 Please consider I...

Страница 10: ...oard ME 32 New features Balanced piezo input stage 100 effects two with memory function and switchable via AER footswitch Mute master control function via pedal connection on AER footswitch From 12 1998 New speaker system Beyma 8 BX L New power amplifier with two step limiter 2000 New outfit with WB spatter lacquer From 04 2000 Revised effect chart corrected assignment selectable phaser and combin...

Страница 11: ...ch 24 3 Soft small Church 25 4 mid Church 26 5 large Church 27 6 Wood small Church 28 7 mid Church 29 8 large Church 30 9 xlarge Church 31 10 Warm large Church 32 11 xlarge Church 33 12 Marble small Church 34 13 mid Church 35 14 large Church 36 15 xlarge Church Cathedral 37 1 Dark Cathedral 38 2 Warm Cathedral 39 3 Marble Cathedral 40 4 Dark long Cathedral 41 5 Warm long Cathedral 42 6 Marble long...

Страница 12: ...cal 75 7 mid Vocal 76 8 long Vocal 77 9 slapback Ambient Refelctions 78 10 Chorus Pgr No Grp No description size time Silky 79 1 warm Warm 80 2 fast Deep 81 3 bright fast Mild 82 4 warm slow Frozen 83 5 Phasing Chorus 84 6 Flanger Pgr No Grp No description size time Flanger 85 1 fast Flanger 86 2 metallic fast Flanger 87 3 silky slow Flanger 88 4 spacy warm Combinations Pgr No Grp No description s...

Страница 13: ...rn Master Ctrl Stereo lead balanced e g Footswitch Mono lead unbalanced e g Instrument balanced Mic lead unbalanced Mic lead shield shield sleeve tip ring shield shield shield tip ring sleeve shield 1 2 3 1 2 3 tip tip tip ring ring Special AER Insert Cable look at chapter 10 ...

Страница 14: ...res Ch 1 2 volume control mute max 40dB gain reduction effects memory 1 2 toggle effect 1 2 on off EQ Channel 1 bass 10 dB 60 Hz middle 6 dB 600 Hz treble 13 dB 13 kHz colour 3 dB bei 100 Hz 6 dB bei 10 kHz channel 2 bass 12 dB 100 Hz middle 12 dB 1 kHz treble 12 dB 10 kHz presence filter 0 16 dB 10 kHz notch filter 24 dB at 120 Hz BW 12 dB 36 Hz analog signal processing AER low distortion limiter...

Страница 15: ...acoustiCube 3 C 15 9 Signal Flow Diagram 1 ...

Страница 16: ...acoustiCube 3 C 16 9 1 Signal Flow Diagram 2 ...

Страница 17: ...ing insert insert line out send return line out return In case of occupied return socket due to the insert operating you can still loop an external effect using the effect send and the aux in sockets external effect aux in L R amp 1 amp 2 amp 3 amp 1 amp 3 amp 2 l out r out link link pre master ...

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