Flextone Manual Rev E; bookfile Page 13 Tuesday, September 8, 1998 10:31 AM
GRAND TOUR: FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
position of every Flextone knob (except the Master Volume) is stored into the channel memory when you save a channel. You can also save and recall your Flextone channels
controllers (see That’s UsingYour Feet in Chapter 6 for more details). Once 2 • 3 you get used to the Flextone’s programmable channels, you’ll wonder how you
could ever stand to play an amp without them!
12Save - This button saves a complete “snapshot” of all the knob positions into one of the Channel memories. Chapter 5 explains exactly how it works.
13TapTempo - This control sets and displays the current tempo or speed of delay or tremolo/chorus/flange/rotary speaker. This is also called the LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) speed. For Chorus, Flange, and Tremolo effects, the LFO speed is actually displayed and set at twice the speed of the oscillator so you don’t have to count to 23 between taps if you want to set up a really slow chorus. To use the Tap Tempo control, just tap the button at the tempo you want. Hmmmm... Tap...
Tempo... Tap... Tempo... Pretty clever naming there, huh?
You can also simply hold the Tap Tempo button and turn the Effect Tweak knob to change the speed or tempo of your effects. This is especially useful if you are trying to nudge your Tap Tempo setting to just the right value. See the Effects chapter, the back cover foldout, and Appendix B for Effect Parameters to learn exactly what Tap Tempo controls for each of the Effect settings.
TheTapTempo button also lets you access a few extra Flextone features: a Presence Boost, a Volume Boost, and a Drive Boost. You can think of the Tap Tempo button as a sort of BOOST switch for these controls. Here’s the detail:
Hold down, and keep holding down, the Tap Tempo button as you turn the Drive knob up past twelve o’clock, and you get the kind of extra ‘dirt’ that you’d get from a Distortion pedal. This is just the same as turning on the Distortion from the Floor Board (details in Chapter 6). As you do this, the Channel A light comes on if you turn the Distortion on.
Hold down, and keep holding down, the Tap Tempo button as you turn the ChannelVolume knob up past twelve o’clock, and a Volume Boost kicks in. This
