Behringer LX1200H/LX210 manual Control Elements, Front panel

V-AMPIRE LX1200H/LX210

2. CONTROL ELEMENTS

Fig. 2.1: V-AMPIRE’s control elements (front panel LX1200H)

2.1 Front panel				s A: Accesses the MIDI functions. Use the arrow buttons to
				set the MIDI channels (1 through 16) for transmitting and
The GAIN control determines the distortion level and the				receiving MIDI data.
saturation of an amp simulation.				If you use button A in EDIT mode to select the MIDI function
The VOLUME control determines the volume of the selected				and then press the TAP button, the MIDI OUT connector is
preset.				set to act as a MIDI THRU. In this setting (the TAP LED is lit)
The BASS control in the EQ section is for boosting or				no MIDI data is sent, but the device passes on the signal
				received at the MIDI IN connection.
cutting the low-frequency range.
				s B: Selects the DRIVE function. This noticeably raises
The MID control is for boosting or cutting the mid-range
frequencies.				distortion and volume. Use the arrow buttons to switch
				DRIVE on and off. The DRIVE function is wired pre GAIN
TREBLE controls the high-frequency range of the selected				control.
				+ While editing the DRIVE function, you can also
preset.
+ The LED rings around the VOLUME, BASS, MID,				activate and adjust the Wah-Wah effect by turning
TREBLE, GAIN, EFFECTS and REVERB controls each				the EFFECTS control. The LEDs surrounding the
				EFFECTS control indicate the position of the pedal.
have nine LEDs. On each ring either one LED or
				If none of the LEDs light up, the Wah-Wah is not
two neighboring LEDs (in between position) will
				activated.
light up at a time, indicating a total of 17 different
positions.				s C: This button activates the CABINETS mode. Use the
+ If the TAP button
	is pressed, the TREBLE control			arrow buttons to select the type of speaker or combination
functions as a PRESENCE control. This enables you				of speakers you want. You can also switch off the speaker
				simulation completely (“-”). For further details, please refer
to boost/cut a	high-frequency		filter tuned to
				to chapter 5.2.
whatever amp model is active, thus simulating the
frequency-dependent negative feedback of tube				s D: Use this button to select the REVERB function. The
amps.				arrow buttons can be used to select one of nine different
The AMPS control is for selecting one of 32 different				types of reverb in addition to the multi-effects processor.
				For further details see chapter 6.3.
amplifier simulation models. The control is surrounded by a
ring of 16 LEDs. Each LED corresponds to two types of				s E: Here you can activate the NOISE GATE function. Use
amplifiers. The first 16 simulations can be selected by				the arrow buttons to adjust the noise reduction threshold.
turning the AMPS control.
				+ After preset editing, please press TUNER/EXIT to
To select the simulation models 17 - 32, press down the
TAP button while making your selection by turning the AMPS				quit (the EDIT MODE LED dies out).
				+ CONFIGURATION: If you press the D and E buttons
control.
+ The LED “17 - 32” in the bottom left-hand corner of				simultaneously, you can select the general
				operating mode of your V-AMPIRE, allowing
the DISPLAY indicates that one of the simulation				adjustments to different studio and live situations
models 17 - 32 has been selected.
				(see chapter 3). To do that, first exit the EDIT mode
In addition, you can activate a PREAMP BYPASS by				by pressing TUNER (“Exit”).
pressing the button combination TUNER			and TAP	The TUNER button is for switching on the tuner. In addition,
for using the V-AMPIRE as effects unit. If PREAMP BYPASS				this button can be used to quit EDIT mode (“Exit”).
has been selected, none of the LEDs on the AMPS control				Use the two arrow buttons to select a different bank (BANK
lights up. To disable PREAMP BYPASS, simply select a
				DOWN and BANK UP). You can skip banks by holding
different amp model or press both buttons again.
				each of the buttons down. To activate the EDIT mode,
These five buttons are for selecting a preset (A - E) within				press both buttons simultaneously. If you press one of the
one bank.				buttons A - E ( ) in that mode, the arrow buttons can be
In EDIT mode (activated by simultaneously pressing the				used for setting parameters.
arrow buttons described in		), the buttons perform the
function printed directly below them:

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