Midi, Speakers, Programming | Hughes & Kettner TrilogyTM specs

Trilogy™ Manual 1.1

2.6 MIDI

This port accepts a MIDI footswitch or another MIDI control used for switching channels. Switching options are the CLEAN, LEAD, ULTRA-LEAD and CRUNCH channels, effects loop on/off and serial/parallel, as well as the sound-shaping functions SPARKLE for the CLEAN and BOOST for the CRUNCH channel. For more on this, refer to chapter 4 – TRILOGY AND MIDI.

2.7 Speakers

You have one 4-ohm output, a pair of 16-ohm outputs or one 8-ohm output, and a 16-ohm output available for connecting speaker cabinets of various impedances. Always ensure cabinets are connect properly. Operating a tube amp with the wrong impedance or without a connected speaker can damage it. For more on this, see also the section in chapter 5 entitled How to Prolong Tube Life.

Standard Setup and

3 Cable Connections

4 Trilogy™ and MIDI

For utmost handling ease, use SmartLoop™ in combination with a MIDI-enabled multi effector. This lets you control all switchable functions of Trilogy™ via MIDI, specifically

•the 4 channels CLEAN, LEAD, ULTRA LEAD, CRUNCH

•the sound-shaping features SPARKLE in the CLEAN channel and BOOST in the crunch channel

•FX ON and the loop’s SERIAL mode

4.1 Programming

Programming couldn’t be any easier. If you want to save a configuration such as CRUNCH with BOOST, FX and SERIAL activated, simply arm Trilogy™ by briefly pressing the MIDI LEARN button (MIDI LEARN lights up), and then pressing the desired program number on your MIDI board (or other MIDI send control). The MIDI LEARN light extinguishes to indicate Trilogy™ has assigned this configuration to the program number selected on your foot board.

Now when Trilogy™ receives a program change message via the selected MIDI channel (more on this below), the MIDI LEARN LED flashes briefly and Trilogy™ is configured accordingly.

To discontinue programming without saving settings once MIDI LEARN is armed, simply press the button again.

4.2Setting the MIDI Channel and Switching OMNI On/Off

If you press and hold the MIDI LEARN button for more than two seconds when Trilogy™ is in normal operating mode, its LED animates. The flashing light indicates special programming functions are now assigned to the amp’s buttons and LEDs:

CLEAN

Now serves as an up button. Use it to select the MIDI channel one-step increments (+1). The factory default is MIDI channel 1.

SPARKLE

Now serves as a down button with one-step increments (-1).

FX ON

Switches OMNI on/off.

xNote:

OMNI enables reception on all channels. This option is a good choice if you’re unsure which channel your foot board uses to send messages.