Trickfish Amplification BULLHEAD .5K, Руководство по эксплуатации

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BH1K Guide 04272105
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active EQ circuits, basses now can reproduce very high frequencies. For an airy, glassy high-end
select the 8kHz setting. Want a bit more edge then you should select the 4kHz setting.
3. Power Amplifier/ Master Volume: The Master Volume is essentially the volume control for the power
amplifier
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which is the engine of the head. When you turn up the Master you are sending a signal to the
input of the power amplifier and telling the amplifier to do its job, make things louder! The output of the
amp sends the signal to the speaker outputs. On the Bullhead 1K we feature a “mute switch” that
interrupts the signal to the power amp so that you can tune silently when your tuner is plugged into the
corresponding jack in the back.
Routing: T
he ability to route a signal to various places is essential if you’re to use the amp in the real world.
Digital tuners, effects, MP3 players, headphones
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much of the technology we can use as musicians needs to
integrate with the amp. The Bullhead 1K offers the following integration options:
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Auxiliary line in for MP3 players, drum machines
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any audio source. Note that the Aux input is not
routed to the DI but it IS routed to the speaker and headphone output. You can share that tune the
band is working on through your speaker. None of the volume or EQ controls affect the level of the
Aux input; you’ll control it via the volume on your au
dio source.
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Headphones for listening privately to practice sessions or for acoustic tuning
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Tuner out
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Amplifier Mute Jack
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requires a latching switch. A latched foot switch will turn on when you press
the switch, and remain on after you release it (i.e., the "on" status is maintained after the switch is
released). When you press the switch again, it will turn off and stay off (i.e., the "off" status is
maintained after the switch is released).
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Best practice with a mute pedal:
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Plug the mute pedal into the amplifier
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Turn amp on, wait for self-test.
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Un-mute amp from front panel
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Now mute pedal has control of the mute function
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If you press the mute on the front panel again, it will take control of the mute function for
muting but you will still have to unmute via the pedal
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Selectable Series/Parallel EFX loop - Interrupt the signal path to insert signal processing like a
compressor or limiter or run effects like reverb alongside the pure signal.
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Series operation cuts 100% of the signal off at the EFX Send. Once a cable is plugged into the
send jack when operating in Series mode there is no signal routed to the power amplifier
until you complete the circuit by returning the signal back into the circuit at the EFX Return
jack. Running the EFX loop works well when you want to integrate a
signal processing device
like a compressor/limiter, an external EQ or an expander.
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Parallel
operation splits the signal and routes one of the splits to a destination of your
choosing and keeps the dry signal routed to the amplifier. This works best when using an
effects device like a reverb or delay. When using an effect in a parallel it’s optimal to return a
desired percentage of the wet signal to the amplifier. Typically this is an adjustment on the
effect device. If you are reco
rding and don’t have an XLR input available you can take the
split off the EFX send and plug it into your recording interface
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Balanced Direct Output: Very low-noise, balanced output for routing the signal to a live console,
recording console of computer interface.