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V-AMP 3 User Manual

 

Separate Reverb Effect

The reverb effect is independent of the multi-effects processor and can be added to the mix signal at any time. To edit the REVERB function, enter EDIT mode (press BANK UP and DOWN simultaneously) and press button D. Use the arrow keys to select one of the 9 reverb types avail- able:

Reverb #
Reverb Type
Quality

 

 

 

1Tiny Room

2

Small Room

Classic room simulation featuring

 

 

 

 

various room sizes from bathroom to

3

Medium Room

cathedral

 

4Large Room

5

Ultra Room

Special effect transforming guitar

signals into heavenly pad sounds

 

 

6Small Spring

Simulations of typical spring reverbs

7Medium Spring

8Short Ambience

Simulates the early reflections of a

reverbless room

9Long Ambience

Tuner

Press the TUNER button to activate the built-in tuner.

Tuning your guitar

The chromatic tuner automatically recognizes the frequencies of all the standard guitar notes. For the A-string this means a frequency of 220 Hz. When you plug your guitar into the device and play an open string, the tuner will recognize and display the note. Since the tuner uses an auto- chromatic scale, it can also recognize semi-tones, which are shown with a“b”in the display. It may happen, however, that a note is displayed as “A”but is actually slightly out of tune. This is shown by at least one of the four red or yellow LEDs at the foot of the display lighting up. In certain cases even two of the LEDs may light up, which indicates that the pitch of the note played lies between the pitches represented by the two LEDs. When the circular tuner LED in the middle lights up, this means the note played is in tune.

Setting reference pitch“A”

To give you maximum freedom for tuning your guitar, you can change the preset reference pitch“A.”To activate this function, switch on the tuner by pressing the TUNER button and switch to EDIT mode by pressing the two arrow keys simultaneously. The display will show“40,”which means 440 Hz. Use the arrow keys to raise or lower the reference pitch by up to 15 Hz. The display only shows the last two digits as the first digit is always 4. For example, if you start with a reference pitch of 440 Hz and press the right 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.

MIDI

MIDI connections

The MIDI standard (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was developed in the early‘80s to enable different makes of electronic instruments to communicate with each other. Over the years, the range of MIDI applications has constantly expanded, and today it is standard practice to network entire recording studios using the MIDI standard. The heart of such a network is a computer with sequencer software that controls not only all the keyboards but also affects other peripheral devices. In such a studio setup you can control the V-AMP 3 in real time from a computer. For live performances in particular, you can also use a MIDI foot controller to control both effect parameters and preset changes.

The MIDI connectors are international-standard 5-pin DIN connectors. To connect your device to other MIDI equipment you will need dedicated MIDI cables. They are commercially available in various standard lengths.

MIDI IN: This receives MIDI controller data. The receiving channel can be adjusted in EDIT mode by pressing the A button and then using the arrow keys.

MIDI OUT/THRU: This sends data to a computer or any other device. You can transmit both preset data and parameter changes. If set to MIDI THRU, the V-AMP 3 does not send its own MIDI information, but passes on the signal received at the MIDI IN connector. The TAP LED lights when the V-AMP 3 is set to MIDI THRU (see the Edit mode section for details).

Sending/receiving MIDI SysEx data

The V-AMP 3 can receive system-exclusive data from other MIDI devices provided that the MIDI function (button A) has been activated in EDIT mode. However, this means that all presets on your device will be overwritten automatically. You can also transmit MIDI data from your V-AMP 3 to other devices (total dump) by switching to EDIT mode and holding the MIDI button (A) until the display reads“d.” The total dump function