Vox E 1 owner manual AN Overview of ToneLab, Signal Route, Structure

Apart from the vital			VOX VALVE REACTOR
valve tone this ingenious
power amp design provides, it
		PHASE
also allows us to replicate
	PREAMP	INVERTER			12AX7	TRANSFORMER		DUMMY
various “circuit characteris-
					(ECC83)		REACTOR	SPEAKER
tics” that are unique to the all-							AMP
					BIAS
valve power stages of the
					BIAS		USING
amps we’ve modelled. These						OUTPUT	CONSTANT
					12AX7		CURRENT &
“characteristics” include:	FEEDBACK				(ECC83)		REACTIVE
	CIRCUIT						FEEDBACK
	(WITH OR W/O
Class A or Class AB opera-
	PRESENCE &
	RESONANCE)
tion, Presence and Reso-	MODEL			12AX7 (DUAL TRIODE)
				PUSH–PULL OUTPUT
nance (low end) control	DEPENDENT
				CLASS A OR AB
				MODEL DEPENDENT
circuitry (both found in the
negative feedback circuit that

some, but not all, valve power

amps have) and power output. Being able to match such vital characteristics helps ensure that each and every one of our models is as tonally authentic as possible - as opposed to the usual “close but definitely no cigar” norm of digital modeling. And just so you know, this patented in USA power amp technology is unique to VOX Valvetronix.

AN OVERVIEW OF ToneLab

Let’s talk about how ToneLab is structured.

SIGNAL ROUTE

When you plug into ToneLab the signal passes through the following stages.

You might want to glance at the explanations in “A Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour” (p.5) while you read this section.

	AMP MODELS		VALVE REACTOR		CABINET	EFFECTS
	16 TYPE				MODELS
			POWER AMP		10 TYPE	MODULATION	AMP/
PEDAL	PRE AMP		CLASS A
						DELAY	LINE
EFFECTS			CLASS AB				SW
				CH
						REVERB
	GAIN	VR GAIN		VOLUME

STRUCTURE

You will perform or create sounds using one of ToneLab’s two modes; Program Select mode or Manual mode.

Additional functions are provided by UTILITY and GLOBAL modes (where you can make settings for the optional foot controller and for MIDI), WRITE mode where you can save your original programs, and TUNER mode which lets you tune your guitar. (To access these modes, just press the corresponding but- ton.)

Introduction
Panel Tour
Setup
Program/	Manual
Creating	and Storing

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