User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX GIBSON ECHO PLEX PLUS

[. . . ] EchoplexDi gital Pro Plus User 's Manual CREDITS MANUAL WRITTEN BY KIM FLINT AND WARREN SIROTA LAYOUT & DESIGN BY WS DESIGNS ECHOPLEX DIGITAL PRO PLUS LOOPIV SOFTWARE LOOP® IS A PRODUCT OF GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION IS A PRODUCT OF AURISIS RESEARCH, LLC AURISIS RESEARCH, LLC IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ECHOPLEX DIGITAL PRO PLUS AND LOOPIV SOFTWARE DESIGNED BY: AURISIS RESEARCH, LLC ­ MATTHIAS GROB, KIM FLINT, ERIC OBERMÜHLNER WITH MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM: ANDY EWEN, CLAUDE VOIT, ANDY BUTLER, MARK LEAS, KEITH MCMILLEN, TIM CANNING, ANDRE LAFOSSE, DAVID TORN, CHRIS MUIR, WILLY STREHLER, LJUBO MAJSTOROVIC, EBERHARD WEBER, DAVID KIRKDORFFER SPECIAL THANKS TESTERS, AND TO THE STAFF OF GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION, ECHOPLEX. 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COM HTTP WARNINGS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN i-4 Echoplex Digital Pro Plus User's Manual EchoplexDi U S E R gital Pro Plus N U A L ' S M A Contents Introduction Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-2 Contact Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-3 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii-1 About This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii-1 Typeface Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii-1 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii-2 Section I ­ User Guide User Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-i Chapter 1 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Instant Gratification and Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Before Powering Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Start Looping!Buttons generally either represent parameters or initiate actions, which we usually call functions or operations. We use different versions of the same typeface for the button (bold) and the function (regular); e. g. [. . . ] See the discussion under the Undo heading in this chapter for a full explanation. INSERT The effect of ending a recording with Insert depends on the setting of InsertMode. Reference - Functions 5-47 Record Continued If InsertMode=Insert, then pressing Insert at the end of a recording ends the recording and immediately inserts a second cycle (as it continues recording); in other words, it puts you into Insert mode. The insertion continues until memory runs out or you end it with Insert or an alternate ending for the Insert operation. This is very useful for dividing a longer loop into multiple cycles as you record it. This can allow you to easily set a tempo for an external sequencer when using MIDI clock out, for example. If InsertMode=Replace, then pressing Insert at the end of a recording ends the Record as if you'd pressed the Record button. The Replace function immediately begins as explained in the InsertMode section. If InsertMode=Rehearse, then pressing Insert at the end of a recording puts you in Rehearse mode. The cycle that you've just recorded will be played back exactly once, regardless of the Feedback setting. The underlying timing of the cycle will continue and any new audio played is fed into the loop. If you play something that you really like and want to keep for more repetitions, press Insert again immediately after you've played it. One cycle's worth of material prior to that point will be kept as the loop, and will repeat according to the Feedback setting. Rehearse is useful for practicing an idea before keeping it as the loop. If InsertMode=Reverse, then pressing Insert at the end of a recording will end the Record and immediately start playing the loop backwards. MUTE Ending a recording with Mute is exactly like ending it with Record, except that the audible sound will shut off as soon as you press the Mute button. Once you're in Mute mode, you can restart the sound with the mute button or with the Alternate Endings under the "Mute" heading in this chapter. OVERDUB Ending a recording with the Overdub button ends the recording immediately and toggles Overdub mode. It's the equivalent of ending the Record by pressing Record a second time, and then pressing 5-48 Echoplex Digital Pro Plus User's Manual Record Continued Overdub immediately. If Overdub was off it will now be on. NEXTLOOP If you have the MoreLoops parameter set greater than one, ending a recording with NextLoop immediately ends the recording and puts you immediately into the next loop. If AutoRecord=On, the Echoplex immediately continues recording in the new loop. You can continue playing without any interruption, and have what you play split into the two loops. This is especially useful for filling the loops with the various parts of a song while playing continuously. This is a great way to record a verse loop and chorus loop in one pass, as you play them live. If you continue to press NextLoop at the end of each part, you can use this method to record into all of the loops you have set up. Similarly, if LoopCopy=Sound or LoopCopy=Time, you can continuously copy the audio or the time base into new loops as you record them in one pass. [. . . ] F0 00 01 30 0B dev vers 0 F7 240 00 01 48 11 dev vers 0 247 3. 1. 1. 1. 1) COMMAND: INFO ---------------------Essentially ignored. = $1 =1 F0 00 01 30 0B dev vers 01 vers (mem_1 mem_2 mem_3) F7 240 00 01 48 11 dev vers 01 vers (mem_1 mem_2 mem_3) 247 _____________________________________________________________ |byte# | bits | description |_______|______|_____________________________________________ |0 | | vers | version number of this unit |1-3 | 21 | mem | soundmemory size |_______|______|_____________________________________________ The version number of the sending unit may be used in further communications. 3. 1. 2) COMMANDS: PARAMETER GROUP -------------------------------The global parameters are accessed by indexes. The indexes in version 1 are: 0 VGPrmPrevParamSet 1 VGPrmParamSet 2 VGPrmMIDIChannel 3 VGPrmMIDIReceiveCommand 4 VGPrmMIDIFirstKey 5 VGPrmMIDIVolCtrlr 6 VGPrmMIDIFBCtrlr 7 VGPrmMIDIFirstLoop 8 VGPrmMIDIDevID 9 VGPrmMIDISampleNumHi 10 VGPrmMIDISampleNumLo The local parameters are accessed by indexes. [. . . ]