Engl Steve Morse Signature 100, Руководство по эксплуатации

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5. One 16-ohm cabinet connected to the 16-ohm jack;
Summary: 16 Z -> connected to 16-ohm output.
6. An 8-ohm cabinet connected to one of the 4-ohm jacks in combination
with a 16-ohm cabinet connected to one of the 8-ohm jacks
Summary: 8 Z + 16 Z -> connected to 4-ohm + 8-ohm output.
The advantage of a Noise Gate that is installed in and matched to the amp is that it lets
you fine-tune its threshold with extreme precision, thereby separating the useful,
musical signal from useless background noise. Indeed, this was designed to
address the signal the most beneficial spot in the signal chain - the preamp - to make it
more effective. First and foremost, it is designed to suppress ambient noise such as
hissing and humming during breaks when the Preamp is in Hi Gain mode. For this
reason, I tuned its threshold (that's the level at which the gate triggers) range to suit
this amp mode, and then adjusted it for Lo Gain ( deactivated) configurations.
To get acquainted with how the works, I suggest you start by setting the
Threshold knob to the far left ( opens at low signal levels) and slowly twist it
clockwise to gradually raise the gate's trigger threshold. When the knob arrives at the
far right position, the will not trigger until the signal reaches a very high
level. This means that the preamp must amplify the guitar signal considerably to open
up (or deactivate) the . In practice, your best bet for suppressing loud noise
when running channels 2 and 3 at high Gain levels is to set the Threshold knob higher
than 12 o'clock. If you're doing the low-gain thing in Lo Gain mode, dial in a lower
Threshold setting (below 12 o'clock) to prevent the gate from throttling notes (that is,
the musically useful sounds) as they decay, particularly if you like to work the guitar's
volume knob.
An interesting configuration option is to run the Amp's internal preamp with or
without an effects device. In this variant, serves as a nifty, MIDI-controlled
hardware bypass. Another possibility is to connect two effect devices one each to
and - and assign them freely to the preamp channels.
We endowed the amp with MIDI functionality and programmable settings, which
mandate a microprocessor. This afforded me the opportunity to put that processor to
even better use and employ it to power a couple of reassuring protection systems. One
is , which checks every power tube individually; the other is a
speaker output surveillance system designed to prevent the potentially destructive
operation of the power amp without a load. For reasons of operating safely, tube
amps require a load such as a speaker cabinet connected to the output. Be aware,
A few words from the designer on your ENGL Steve Morse Signature Amp's
sounds and settings as well as some practical tips:
A few comments on the Noise Gate:
On the subject of effect loops:
Electronic safety systems:
Noise Gate
Hi Gain
Noise Gate
Noise Gate
Noise Gate
Noise Gate
FX Loop I
FX
Loop I FX Loop II
Power Tube Monitoring
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