MPX G2 User GuideLexicon

Wah 1, Wah 2 and PedalWah1, PedalWah2

 

Wah is a mono wah filter mod-

 

 

 

 

 

eled after two classic wah-wah

 

 

Wah 1

Wah 2

pedals.

With Sweep selected,

 

 

 

 

 

press Options to select Model C

 

 

 

 

 

(CryBaby) or Model V (Vox).

 

 

 

 

 

These models capture both the

 

 

 

 

 

characteristic signature and non-

 

 

 

 

 

linear pedal response of the origi-

 

 

 

 

 

nal pedals. Bass allows you to

 

 

 

 

 

change the wah from a band-pass

 

 

 

 

 

type to a low-pass type effect by

 

 

 

 

 

progressively adding more

low

 

 

PedalWah1

PedalWah2

end. (Try it with bass and key-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

boards.)

Resp controls

how

 

 

 

 

 

quickly the wah responds to

 

 

 

 

 

changes of Sweep. (100 is very

 

 

 

 

 

fast, 0 is very, very slow).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make a Mutron-like enve-

 

 

 

 

 

lope filter, patch sweep to Env.

 

 

 

 

 

Use Resp to control the effect’s

 

 

 

 

 

responsiveness to changing dy-

 

 

 

 

 

namics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make an Auto Wah effect, try

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix

0-100%

Dry/Wet ratio

 

patching Sweep to an LFO sine or

 

 

 

Level

0ff, -89 to +6dB

Amount of effect in processsed signal

 

triangle wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweep

0-100

Wah center frequency (available only in Wah 1 & Wah 2)

 

 

Wah 2 uses the same vintage

 

 

wahs as Wah 1 with a built-in com-

 

(Type)

C, V

C= Crybaby, V = Vox

 

pressor following the wah. (All of

 

Bass

0-100

Adds low frequency boost to the wah

 

the compression parameters are

 

Resp

0-100

Responsiveness to changes in sweep

 

fixed and, therefore, invisible.) The

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain

-72dB to +24dB

Post-Wah cut/boost

 

compressor smooths out some of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the peakiness that can occur in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

different portions of the sweep,

 

 

 

 

 

while at the same time adding

 

 

 

 

 

some sustain and punch to the

 

 

 

 

 

overall effect. The end result is a

 

 

 

 

 

wah that cuts through when you

 

 

 

 

 

kick it on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pedal Wah effects are iden-

 

 

 

 

 

tical to Wah 1 and Wah 2 except

 

 

 

 

 

theSweep parameteris hard-wired

 

 

 

 

 

to the Foot Pedal input on the

 

 

 

 

 

MPX G2 rear panel. If you are

 

 

 

 

 

using the MPX R1 MIDI Remote

 

 

 

 

 

Controller, these effects will be

 

 

 

 

 

automatically connected to the

 

 

 

 

 

control pedal — you don’t have to

 

 

 

 

 

make any patches — just load the

 

 

 

 

 

effect and start playing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wah 1 or PedalWah1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = Interpolated; ( ) = Option of preceding parameter

Wah 2 or PedalWah2

 

 

7-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MPX G2 specifications

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