Line 6 Flextone Cab 212S user manual Flextone Signature Sounds

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MODELED AMPS: FLEXTONE SIGNATURE SOUNDS

FLEXTONE SIGNATURE SOUNDS

While TubeTone modeling was first developed to allow Line 6 to capture classic tones for our Digital Guitar Amplifier Systems, it also has opened the door for us to create unique new tones not possible with conventional hardware – that’s where this whole software-based thing really comes in handy. Informed by the

forty years of classic guitar amplifier design that we’ve studied to develop3 • 5 TubeTone, we’ve selected the best elements of various amplifiers and brought

them together in the four Flextone Signature Sounds: Flextone Clean, Flextone Crunch, Flextone Drive, and Flextone Layer.

Flextone Clean - To create this Amp Model, we essentially grafted the top end of a JC-120 onto the bottom end of a JTM-45 to give you you the crisp and clear top end of a solid state amp, but with a rich, satisfying tube amp-style bottom.

Flextone Crunch - Our “boutique” sound. Not too clean, but not too raging. We spent some time with a rare Dumble combo, and picked up a few tricks from it to put together this tone. Great for modern blues or jazz, this sound should be like a fine cognac, smooth and warm going down, but with a nice kick. The Mid control is located before the TubeTone Drive, but the Bass and Treble controls are placed after the Drive for maximum range.

Flextone Drive - Our version of the modern, super-saturated, high gain, lead amp; smooth, yet biting. All the tone controls here are post-Tubetone for maximum control with minimum muddiness. Again, this unique overdrive tone was created by merging different tone-shaping elements from different high-gain amps. It’s like playing through a collection of amps simultaneously – a studio technique that has made possible some of the greatest guitar tones of modern recordings (Flextone Layer builds on this idea with even more versatility). With the Flextone, you can get this same kind of rich, multi-amp tone out of one combo, a feat that wouldn’t be possible with traditional guitar amps.

Flextone Layer - Flextone Clean meets Flextone Drive. As we’ve already mentioned, many guitarists and producers have experimented with running multiple amps simultaneously, with each amp making a contribution to the overall tone. Stevie Ray Vaughn, for example, would split his guitar signal to drive a Marshall, Fender Vibroflex, and Dumble Steel String Singer simultaneously to get some of the great sounds on his records. This Amp Model was produced by superimposing a “traditional” clean guitar tone and a particularly tweaked-up

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Contents Floor Board and FB4 Page Serial no Page Grand Tour Page Quick Start Guide MANUAL? I DON’T Need no Stinking ManualRegister and GET Great Free Stuff GET ON-LINE INTRODUCTION1 FLEXTONE! Meet the FlextoneTubetone Modeling AMP Models Front Panel Controls Grand TourChannel Select Switches A, B, C, D You use these Grand Tour Front Panel Controls Rear Panel USE the Right Cable Effects Send and Return HD folks, see . For allFlextone Flavors Which Amps are MODELED? Modeled AmpsModeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED? Modeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED? Modeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED? Flextone Signature Sounds Modeled Amps Flextone Signature Sounds Onboard Effects Flextone EffectsFlextone Effects Onboard Effects Flextone Effects Onboard Effects Combined Effects Delay/ChorusUsing the Manual Channel Features Using the Channel MemoriesCreating & Storing Sounds Edit Mode Preset Reset Button Page THAT’S Using Your Feet Using the Floor Board with the FlextoneGetting Connected Channel Select Mode TWO ModesBanks Manual Mode Editing and Saving Setups with the Floor BoardChannel Select Tap Tempo TunerWah Pedal Effect ON/OFF Mode Volume PedalDistortion Drive/BoostTrem/Chorus Delay Effect On/Off Settings Stored With Programmed ChannelsReverb Using the FB4 with the Flextone Flextone HD Inside Your HeadFront Panel Heat Sinks and Fans Fans and What Makes Them GOEffects Loop Series VS. Parallel Making Connections Using the Effects LoopSetting Effect Levels Direct OutputsDirect Output Level Take a Load OFF MONO/STEREO DetailFeeling UNBALANCED? Floor BOARD, More MEMORIES, & Midi Midi OUTMore Memory Midi Program Change & Flextone Channels Things to Remember with MidiMidi Continuous Control Midi Program Changes & Flextone Channels Visual Aid Cabinet HOOK-UPS Volume LevelsCarrying a Load Flextone HD Power OutputOPEN-BACK /CLOSED-BACK Emulation Cabinet ChoicesTypical 16 Ohm Wiring Setup Rewiring 16 OHM CabinetsHD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings 715 HD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings 717 HD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings 719 HD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings This page should be Left Blank do not Print this Text Appendix a AMP Models Appendix B Effect Parameters WHO’S RESPONSIBLE? Flextone Design TeamFlextone Manual was brought to you by Index Fans Flextone HD Manual Mode 23, 51, 52 Closed-back cabinet Tone emulation with HD This page should be Left Blank do not Print this Text
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