Alesis Spitfire 15 quick start Features of the Spitfire, Effect Quick Reference

Features of the Spitfire

1.Input – plug your guitar into this 1/4" unbalanced input using a TS cable.

2.Program Up/Down Buttons – these change the program number; when pressed together, they put the unit in Bypass and Mute modes and access the tuner.

3.Display – indicates bank and program, shows parameter values and displays pitch in tuner mode.

4.EFFECT Knob – puts the Spitfire in PLAY mode or EDIT mode. You are in EDIT mode when you select a module or parameter with this knob.

5.VALUE Knob – adjusts parameter values, program numbers and master volume; stores changes.

6.DRIVE Knob – gives direct control of the DRIVE parameter found in the effect processor.

7.BASS Knob – adjusts the bass in your signal independently of the EQ effect.

8.TREBLE Knob – adjusts the treble in your signal independently of the EQ.

9.MASTER VOLUME Knob – controls the volume of the signal sent to the speaker, headphones, STEREO LINK OUTPUT and SPEAKER OUTPUT.

10.HEADPHONES Jack – plug in your headphones using a 1/4" stereo plug.

11.Power Switch – turns the Spitfire on and off.

12.Fuse – Replaceable fuse. See the rear panel of the Spitfire for details.

13.Power Cord – Plug this cord into a proper AC outlet. See the rear panel for details.

14.FOOTSWITCH UP/DOWN INPUT – Plug footswitches into these 1/4" jacks. Footswitches serve the same functions as the Program Up and Down buttons.

15.EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT – Plug an expression pedal into this 1/4" jack for easy control over effect parameters.

16.AUX INPUT – Plug a CD player or other audio device into these RCA jacks and play along!

17.STEREO LINK OUTPUT – Use a 1/4" TS cable to connect this jack to the input of another amplifier for true stereo.

18.SPEAKER OUTPUT – Use a 1/4" TS cable to connect this jack to an external 8-ohm speaker.

Effect Quick Reference

Refer to chapter 10 of the User Manual for more details on effect modules.

1.COMP/LIMIT – provides increasing levels of compression (C1-C9) and limiting (L1-L9).

2.DIST – various types of distortion.

3.DRIVE – controls the drive/gain for the DIST module; expression pedal may be used.

4.EQ – 50 separate values that cover a wide variety of EQ settings. See page 31 of the User Manual for details.

5.NR – noise reduction and hum elimination working together. The left digit of the display shows the level of hum elimination and the right digit shows the level of noise reduction.

6.CAB – settings C1 – C3 simulate 1 x 12", 2 x 12" and 4 x 10" cabinets respectively.

7.FX1 – various mono effects; most have a separate setting for pedal control.

8.PARAM – direct-control parameter for FX1; for most effects, can be set to pedal control independently of the FX1 setting.

9.FX2 – stereo versions of the effects found in FX1, with several additions; these also have settings for pedal control.

10.PARAM – direct-control parameter for FX2; for most effects, can be set to pedal control independently of the FX2 setting.

11.FX3 – various delay-based effects; most have pedal-controlled versions.

12.PARAM – direct-control parameter for FX3; for most effects, can be set to pedal control independently of the FX3 setting.

13.DIGIFX – a couple of digital-sampling effects with pedal-controlled versions.

14.LEVEL – the level of the current program.

15.ROUTE – eight variations of the routing order of all nine effect modules.