User manual DIGITECH RP50

[. . . ] MODELING GUITAR PROCESSOR USER'S GUIDE Warning For your protection, please read the following: Water and Moisture: Appliances should not be used near water (e. g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. ) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. These symbols are internationally accepted symbols taht warn of potential hazards with electrical products. The lightning flash means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The exclamation point indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owner's manual. [. . . ] Disconnecting your instrument from the Input of the RP50 disconnects the battery power. Turn your amplifier(s) on and adjust the volume(s) to a normal playing level. To prolong the battery life, disconnect your instrument from the RP50's Input when not in use . AC Power The RP50 can also be powered with the optional PS200R power supply. Connect the plug of the PS200R power supply to the power jack on the rear panel of the RP50. Turn your amplifier(s) on and adjust the volume(s)to a normal playing level. About the RP50 The Presets Presets are numbered locations of programmed sounds. Presets are recalled with the Footswitches. The RP50 comes with 40 User Presets (Presets 1-40) and 40 Factory Presets (Presets 41-80). The User Presets are locations where you may store presets you create. From the factory, the 40 User Presets are exact duplicates of the 40 Factory Presets. This lets you make your own presets without the worry of losing any Factory Presets. Play Mode When you first apply power to the RP50, it powers up in Play mode. In Play mode, use the Up and Down Footswitches to access the presets. 8 Tuner The Tuner in the RP50 lets you quickly tune or check the tuning of your guitar. Enter the Tuner by pressing and holding both Footswitches simultaneously. To begin tuning, play a note on your guitar (the neck pickup usually works best). The right 6 red LEDs indicate the note is sharp and should be tuned down. As a button is pressed, the value or status is shown in the display. The EDIT/EFFECT buttons select which effect to edit. The VALUE/MASTER VOLUME buttons edit the selected effect. When the stored value of an effect is changed, the lower right decimal point in the display lights indicating you need to store the changes. Changing presets, or turning the power off before storing any changes will erase any changes made and revert to the stored values for the preset. 11 Storing/Copying a Preset Once the preset has been modified, you may store your settings to one of the 40 User Preset locations (Presets 1-40). The following steps outline how to store changes to a preset or copy a preset to a different location: 1. Use the footswitches to select the preset location you want to store your changes to. 1. 3 Press the STORE button again to save the changes. 12 Effect Definitions The RP50 can be thought of as several different "virtual" amplifiers, and individual hi-tech effects. Each effect within the RP50 can be programmed to suit your personal application. Understanding how these effects alter the sound helps you achieve the sound you are looking for. The following overview of the RP50's effects outlines what each effect does. Pickup Sim / Wah Compressor Amp Modeling Cabinet Modeling Noise Gate EQ Chorus / Mod Delay Reverb Preset Level Controls the individual level for each preset. Because this setting is individual to each preset, you may adjust the volume when using louder or softer amp models. Pickup/Wah The Pickup Simulator gives the thick tone of a humbucker pickup from a guitar with single coil pickups, or the bright edgy sound of a single coil pickup from a guitar with a humbucker. [. . . ] This is indicated by a value 1-99 (10ms-990ms), 1. 0 and 2. 0 (1 and 2 seconds respectively) in the display when the Delay LED is lit. Delay settings are as follows: d, a, p1=5% fback, level 15 d, a, p2=25% fback, level 15 d, a, p3=50% fback, level 15 d, a, p4=5% fback, level 30 d, a, p5=25% fback, level 30 d, a, p6=50% fback, level 30 d, a, p7=5% fback, level 50 d, a, p8=25% fback, level 50 d, a, p9=50% fback, level 50 Reverb Using reverb in recorded program material gives the listener a sense that the material is being performed in an actual room or hall. It is this similarity to actual acoustic spaces that makes reverberation a useful tool in recorded music. Use the Value buttons to select one of the nine predetermined settings. [. . . ]