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TOP PANEL CONTROLS
CLIP LEDs:
These three LED lights indicate the signal level at the LINE and FROM AMP SPKR OUT INPUTS. The Green, Yel-
low, Red increment LEDs indicate just what you’d think: Green indicates signal, but lower (workable but not ideal) signal level. Yellow
shows an optimum (nominal/perfect) level signal strength and Red indicates an overly high/too hot, you are either about to, or are,
clipping the Input, signal level. Whenever possible it is best to have the Yellow LED illuminated fully but not to light the Red LED. A
weak Input signal level may generate excess noise and too high of an Input signal strength will cause clipping which may produce an
unwanted (and unpleasant sounding) clip at the processor’s input stage.
INPUT LEVEL:
This control determines the input signal strength to the processor. It also determines the signal strength/
Output Level that appears at the LINE OUT (DRY) ¼” Output. Set your amplifier’s (or preamplifier’s) Master Volume (if applicable) to
an adequate but not overly loud/high setting. Use the adjacent CLIP LEDs to help you adjust the INPUT control so that you achieve
an optimum input signal strength that illuminates the Yellow LED with most all of your dynamic range applied without lighting the Red
LED. This scenario should provide a solid signal level with which to trigger the IRs/Cabinet Simulations and deliver great performance.
PRESENCE:
This control provides tonal options by providing an easy way to brighten or roll off of the high frequencies/upper
harmonics. Use the PRESENCE to alter the response of the attack characteristics in the different types of Cabinet Simulations.
Compensate more easily for differing rooms in Live situations. or adjust the sound for more accuracy in how your parts sound, feel
and blend in recording environments. The PRESENCE control is flat when set to 12 o’clock, so this would be the best starting point.
This real time adjustability has the distinct benefit of being instant, easy to use and extremely effective at sculpting the most important
parts of the sound for both clean and overdrive styles.
OUTPUT LEVEL:
This control determines the signal level at the balanced XLR DI OUTPUT and the HEADPHONES ¼” Stereo
jack. It does NOT control the signal level at the TO SPKR Output, which is controlled by your amp’s Master Volume, or the LINE OUT
(DRY) Output, which derives its level from the INPUT control on the Top Panel of the CabClone IR.
Note that overloading the Input stage of your console or other destination device will result in unpleasant “digital” sounding clipping
and should be avoided. Reduce the level of the OUTPUT control and/or the Input Trim on the console until there is sufficient level for
an optimum signal to noise ratio, yet no clipping is detected. It is best to start sessions with the OUTPUT set to zero/off, then set the
destination’s Input Trim at unity and then increase the signal level with the CCIR’s OUTPUT control such that the signal remains clean
and does not clip, even on your most dynamic passages (hardest strikes of the strings).
If you plan to monitor your playing through Headphones from the CabClone IR HEADPHONES Output directly and not your console,
you will need to set the listening level of the Headphones first with the OUTPUT control, then set the console Input Trim accordingly,
not the other way around. As mentioned earlier, the OUTPUT control is responsible for both the DI OUPTUT level and the HEAD-
PHONES Output levels simultaneously.
CAB SELECT ROTARY & BANK SELECT SWITCH:
This 8-position rotary selector and 8 corresponding LEDs, along
with the two position BANK SELECT mini toggle, allow you to sequence through the 8 IRs in each BANK. Notice that the color of
the LEDs changes from green in BANK A to red when you select BANK B. This informs you that you are on the lower BANK of 8 IRs
(STUDIO versions as loaded from Factory).
IRs can be loaded into any order you choose, but from the Factory, the CabClone IR ships with the identical biggest closed-back
cabinets loaded in the first five positions and the open-back Cabinets in the following three positions of both BANKS. This was done to
place the biggest sounding/most popular cabinets first, and the smaller, less popular, style-specific cabinets last. You may rearrange or
replace any of them by connecting the USB port to your computer and placing the IR Files in your desired locations, one through eight.
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