User manual FISHMAN AURA PRO

[. . . ] Image # Instrument Name Microphone Mic Distance 1 2 3 4 4 Fundamentals To experience the benefits of Aura, install the Aura Gallery CD on your computer then upload Images into the Aura Pro preamp. Flip open the preamp and connect the included USB cable to the side of the preamp. USB mini jack 5 Quick Start Before you begin, set the controls as shown: 1. Select an Image · Raise the Volume and use the Image switch to browse the Images. [. . . ] Volume For the cleanest noise-free sound, set the Volume as high as possible without causing your amp or mixer to distort. Blend Use the Blend slider to set the balance between the pickup and the Image. 10 Tone Controls & Play/Edit Switch The Play/Edit switch lets you EQ the pickup and Image(s) independently. Pickup EQ Move the Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust the Bass, Mid and Treble controls. Switch to Edit and the preamp retains the pickup EQ settings, disengages the pickup tone controls and enables Image EQ. Return to Play and the preamp holds the pickup EQ settings until the Bass, Mid or Treble controls are moved (regardless of the current position of the controls). Programmable Image EQ To EQ an Image, move the Play/Edit switch to Edit. Move the Blend slider to Aura, select an Image and adjust the tone controls. You can program EQ for each of the four Images: simply select another Image and adjust the controls. Switch to Play and the preamp retains the Image EQ settings, disengages the Image tone controls and enables pickup EQ. Go back to Edit and the preamp holds the Image EQ settings until the Bass, Mid or Treble controls are moved (regardless of the current position of the controls). 11 Phase Switches Phase (global) Use the Phase switch to improve bass response at low volume and suppress feedback at high volume. Push the Phase switch in and out and leave it in the position most pleasing to your ear. Relative Phase (pickup phase) To change the character of your blended sound, you may wish to change the phase of the pickup relative to the Image. There is no "best" position for Relative Phase and where you set it is a matter of personal taste. You can program different Relative Phase settings for each of the four Images. 12 = default. Anti-Feedback Use this search-and-destroy Anti-Feedback filter in addition to the Phase switch. Turn up Volume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body or play the troublesome note until the feedback begins. The circuit will hold this offending frequency in memory until you push the Measure button again. [. . . ] Use a small flat-head screwdriver to raise or lower the trim control so all three LEDs flash occasionally with hard strumming. Unplug the guitar and move the tone controls to the center detent position. Hold the Anti-Feedback button, plug in the guitar and press the Tuner button within two seconds. [. . . ]