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The Manual,
)
ank and Channel
3
EDs will indicate the closest note to the note being
played.
)
ank
3
ED
:
tring 1 and 6 (default E, low/high
CH1
3
ED
:
tring 2
CH2
3
ED
:
tring 3
CH3
3
ED
:
tring 4
CH4
3
ED
:
tring 5
The MOD, D
3
Y and RE
=
3
EDs act as indicators to show how close the played note
is to the tuned note.
MOD
3
ED red
Note is sharp (above pitch
D
3
Y
3
ED green
Note is in tune
RE
=
3
ED red
Note is
Å
at (below pitch
All other
3
EDs on the front panel will be off in Tuner Mode.
Pressing any button will exit Tuner Mode.
23. Bank
Press the button to scroll through the first three banks of patches.
)
ank 1
t
2
)
ank 2
t
3
)
ank 3
t
1
The green
3
ED indicates you’re in
)
ank 1, the orange
3
ED indicates you’re in
)
ank
2 and the red
3
ED indicates you’re in
)
ank 3.
NOTE:
The first three banks can be selected from the front panel. When you activate
)
ank 4 and higher from an external controller (e.g.
)
lackstar Insider software,
footcontroller
, the
)
ank
3
ED will not be lit but the channel
3
EDs will continue to
show you the patch location.
For example
!
Patch 11 –
)
ank
3
ED red, Channel 3
3
ED lit.
:
electing
)
ank 15 from an external controller will switch you to patch 15 –
)
ank
3
ED off, Channel 3 lit.
When the amplifier is in Manual Mode, the
)
ank
3
ED will not be lit.
The channel will be remembered, therefore the corresponding patch within the
current bank will be loaded when scrolling through the banks.
18. Presence
The Presence control sets the overall treble response. Percussive high-end can be
accentuated on clean sounds and the amount of aggressive treble controlled with
crunch and overdrive settings.
This is a global setting and not saved when storing a patch.
19. Master Volume
This controls the overall volume of your amplifier. Turning it clockwise increases the
volume. This is a global setting and not saved when storing a patch.
If the master volume is at zero this allows for silent recording via the emulated output
or U
:)
. The emulated level is controlled via the preamp volume.
20. Power Switch
This switch is used to turn the amplifier on and off.
NOTE:
when in Demo Mode powering the amplifier off and then on restores the
factory default settings. When not in Demo Mode, the amplifier will retain its state
when powered back up.
21. USB
Plug a U
:)
cable in here to connect the amplifier to a Windows PC or Mac.
)
lackstar’s Insider software can be downloaded from our website and offers a host
of features.
:
ee the U
:)
Audio section on page 20 for more information.
NOTE:
The amplifier will appear on a personal computer as an audio capture device
within recording software.
22. Manual
Press this switch to toggle between Manual Mode and the current patch. When
the amplifier is in Manual Mode, the sound will reflect the current physical position
of the knobs. This is applicable to the
=
oice,
.
ain,
=
olume,
)
ass, Middle, Treble,
I
:
F and T
=
P knobs. The T
=
P on/off state will be retained from the previously active
patch. Any effects that are active when switching to Manual Mode will be turned off.
While in Manual Mode any of the controls can still be modified by an external source
(
)
lackstar Insider software, footswitch, MIDI controller
, but this means that the
sound will not represent the positions of the knobs on the front panel.
Tuner Mode
Holding the Manual button (22
for three seconds will engage the tuner. The Recall
Indicator
3
ED (28
will flash continuously to indicate the amplifier is in Tuner Mode.
)
y default the amplifier ouput will be muted whilst in Tuner Mode.
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