Behringer LX1200H/LX210 manual Tuner, Tuning your guitar, Setting reference pitch a

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	V-AMPIRE LX1200H/LX210
6.2.3 Combinations of effect algorithms
				1		Tiny Room
(multi-effects programs)				2		Small Room	Classic room simulation featuring various
				3		Medium Room	room sizes from bathroom to cathedral
PHASER & DELAY: Phaser and delay combined.
				4		Large Room
FLANGER & DELAY: Here the input signal is delayed and			5			Ultra Room	Special effect transforming guitar signals
							into heavenly pad sounds
processed with a pronounced wave-like effect. It is particularly
				6		Small Spring
effective for highlighting single notes, but can also be used to							Simulations of typical spring reverbs
				7		Medium Spring
make solos more interesting.
				8		Short Ambience	Simulates the early reflections of a
CHORUS & DELAY: This algorithm combines signal delay with			9			Long Ambience	reverbless room
the popular chorus effect.						Table 6.2: Different reverb effects
CHORUS & COMP: Incredible sustain effects can be produced
with the compressor. This is especially useful for sustaining							7. TUNER
individual guitar notes. Combined with chorus, it can make the
audio signal extremely dense.
				Press the TUNER button to activate the built-in tuner.
						7.1 Tuning your guitar
6.2.4 Special effects				The chromatic tuner automatically recognizes the frequencies
		of all the standard guitar notes. For the A-string this means a
COMPRESSOR: A compressor limits the dynamic range of the		frequency of 220 Hz. When you plug your guitar into the
		device and play an open string, the tuner will recognize and
audio material, thus producing audible and creative sound effects.
		display the note. Since the tuner uses an auto-chromatic scale,
Pronounced use of the compressor (using the EFFECTS control)
		it can also recognize semi-tones, which are shown with a “b” in
allows you to compress the overall dynamic range of the material.
		the display.
AUTO WAH: The legendary wah-wah effect owes its fame
				It may happen, however, that a note is displayed as “A” but is
mainly to Jimi Hendrix. Describing it is certainly more difficult than
		actually slightly out of tune. This is shown by at least one of the
simply listening to Hendrix using it on Voodoo Chile. In American
		four LEDs at the foot of the display lighting up. In certain cases
funk music of the ’70s you can hear auto-wah effects used in a
		even two of the LEDs may light up, which indicates that the pitch
variety of applications. The auto-wah alters its filter frequency
		of the note played lies between the pitches represented by the
automatically depending on the signal’s magnitude, rather than
		two LEDs. When the circular tuner LED in the middle lights up,
being controlled by the position of a pedal.
		this means the note played is in tune.
TREMOLO: Simulates the classic Fender Tremolo. It has
returned to popularity with trip-hop.						7.2 Setting reference pitch “A”
ROTARY: This is the quintessential simulation of the classic
				To give you maximum freedom for tuning your guitar, you can
organ effect normally produced by speakers rotating at slow or
		change the preset reference pitch “A”. For clarity’s sake, let’s
fast speed in an extremely heavy speaker cabinet. This effect
		look at this in more detail.
uses the physical principle of the Doppler effect to modulate the
sound.				The so-called concert pitch “A” has been raised steadily over
NOISE GATE: Noise gates are used to remove or reduce		time. For example, the tuning forks used by Bach, Händel or
		Mozart were 415, 420 or 421 Hz (oscillations per second). Today’s
noise or other interference. Guitar signals in particular are very
		orchestras tune to “A” at 444 Hz, and the Berlin Philharmonic
sensitive to interference. Not only do guitarists often use high-
		Orchestra lead the field with their own concert pitch “A” at
gain settings but guitar pick-ups can amplify unwanted inter-
		447 Hz.
ference. This can be painfully apparent during breaks in the
music. And how does a noise gate work? It simply mutes the				The reference “A” on your V-AMPIRE has been factory-
signal during breaks, eliminating any interference at the same
		programmed at 440 Hz. If you are going to play with a big orchestra
time.
		tuning their instruments to a reference pitch of 444 Hz, you will
		need a function that allows you to change your reference pitch.
6.3 The separate reverb effect		To activate this function, switch on the tuner by pressing the
		TUNER button and switch to EDIT mode by pressing the two
The reverb effect is independent of the multi-effects processor		arrow buttons simultaneously. The display will show “40”, which
and can be added to the mix signal at any time. To edit the		means 440 Hz. Use the arrow buttons to raise or lower the
REVERB function, press button D in EDIT mode (pressing the		reference pitch by up to 15 Hz. The display always shows the
two arrow buttons simultaneously) and use the two arrow		last two digits as the first digit is always 4. For example, if you
buttons to select one of the nine different reverb types available:		start with a reference pitch of 440 Hz and press the right-hand
		arrow three times, the display will read 43, i.e. 443 Hz. To quit
		EDIT mode, press either the TUNER or the TAP button. Any
		changes will be stored automatically. The tones for the other
		strings on your guitar will automatically be adjusted to the new
		reference pitch.

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