DigiTech RP1000 owner manual About the Effects, Effect Definitions, Wah, Compressor, Block Diagram

Section Three - Effects and Parameters

About the Effects

The RP1000 is like a dream collection of vintage and contemporary amplifiers with several ped- alboards full of classic, modern, and boutique stompboxes all in a single programmable, portable package. With stompboxes, the order in which they are connected affects the overall sound.

The RP1000 has placed the Amps and Effects in an order for optimum results. The following diagram shows the order in which they are connected.

Block Diagram

AMP/CABINET

BYPASS

WAH

VOLUME POST REVERB	DELAY	CHORUS/FX	VOLUME PRE	EQ	NOISE GATE AMP/CABINET DISTORTION	CHORUS/FX	COMPRESSOR
		(POST)				(PRE)

GUITAR IN

Effect Definitions

Each Amp and Effect within the RP1000 can be programmed to suit your personal taste and application. Understanding how these components alter the sound, and how each parameter alters the effect, will help you get the sound you are looking for. The following pages talk about the RP1000’s amps, cabinets, and effects and what each effect and parameter does. For more in- formation about each effect, like how it’s used by some musicians, check out the Effects Descrip- tions section on page 37.

Wah

Wah is an effect controlled by an Expression Pedal making the guitar sound as if it’s saying “Wah.”

Wahs - Knob 1 selects the Wah type. Values include: CRY wah (Cry Wah is a tradi- tional sounding Wah), clydewah based on a Vox® Clyde McCoyTM Wah), and FULlRaNG

(DigiTech® Full Range Wah sweeps the entire spectrum of audible frequencies). Press this knob to turn Wah on and off.

Wah Level - Knob 2 adjusts the Wah Level. Ranges from 0dB to +12dB.

Compressor

A Compressor is used to increase sustain, tighten up guitars, and prevent the signal from clip- ping the input of other effects. It sets a maximum boundary for the strength of a signal.

Comp - Knob 1 selects one of three Compressors: DIGiCoMP (DigiTech® Compressor),

CS COMP (Based on a Boss® CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer), or DYNoCOMP (Based on an MXR® Dynacomp). Press this knob to turn the selected Compressor on and off.

Knobs 2-6have the following functions for the various Compressors:

Compressor	Knob 2	Knob 3	Knob 4	Knob 5	Knob 6
	(Sustain)	(Tone)	(Attack)		(Compres-
					sor Level)
digicomp	Sustain	Tone	Attack	--	Level
cs comp	Sustain	--	Attack	--	Level
dynocomp	Sensitivity	--	--	--	Output

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