Alesis GuitarFX User Manual page 16

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A Tour of the GuitarFX
GuitarFX's tuner to help indicate the pitch of a note you're
playing, and the EDITED decimal point lights up when you
have changed the settings of the current program. You can
read more about these in chapter 6 "Editing Programs" and
chapter 7, "Using the Tuner."
EFFECT knob
The EFFECT knob is used for selecting effect modules,
parameters and other settings to edit. Around the knob, you'll
see the names of sixteen different settings, including nine
effect modules, four effect parameters (DRIVE and the three
PARAMs) and two program-level settings (LEVEL and
ROUTE). The PLAY setting is what you'll want to be in
while playing your guitar through the GuitarFX.
Refer to chapter 10 for descriptions of the possible values for
the EFFECT knob's settings.
VALUE knob
In PLAY mode, this knob lets you select a program. When
you make a selection other than PLAY with the EFFECT
knob, you are in edit mode, and the VALUE knob allows you
to change the setting of the mode, parameter or global setting
you have selected. Also, you can press this knob to store
changes you have made to a program.
Foot Pedals
While in PLAY mode, the left foot pedal decrements the
program number, and the right foot pedal increments the
program number. When you press both pedals together, the
GuitarFX goes into bypass mode, in which the audio signal
from your guitar simply passes through the GuitarFX without
being affected. When you hold both foot pedals down for
longer then half a second, the GuitarFX goes into mute mode,
in which no signal at all leaves the GuitarFX. When you are in
bypass or mute mode, the tuner is activated.
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While in PLAY mode, if
you press and hold the
VALUE knob for longer
than half a second, the
display will change to
the current master
volume setting (1 to 30).
Default volume is 21
(unity gain) and each
number indicates a 2dB
change from the
number above or below
it. Unlike LEVEL,
which indicates the
level of an individual
program, the master
volume is a global
setting that is
remembered each time
the unit is turned off.