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32. MIC
This button enables/disables the rear-panel micro-
phone input [49]. The word MIC above the button lights
when the mic input is enabled.
There are two routing options for the microphone in-
put, accessible by pressing and holding the MIC button:
Mic Path and Guitar Path.
Mic Path mixes the microphone signal into the audio
path independent of the guitar signal, so, for example,
you can mix clean full-range vocals with a distorted
guitar sound. Additionally, Mic Path routing allows you
to "borrow" any one of the guitar effects for use on the
microphone signal, i.e., either None (no effect bor-
rowed), Modulation, Delay, or Reverb. The settings for
the borrowed effect can be edited through the normal
procedure as outlined in the "EQ and Effects" section.
GuitarPath routes the microphone input into the gui-
tar signal path, so that tube distortion and guitar effects
may be employed on the microphone signal for, as an
example, a distorted harmonica or saxophone sound.
The following parameters for the Mic input can be
edited:
Routing: Mic Path or Guitar Path
Effect (Mic Path only): None, Modulation, Delay, Reverb
Bass: ±15 dB
Treble: ±15 dB
33. COMP
Press this button to enable the compressor (the word
COMP above the button lights when the compressor is
enabled).
A compressor reduces the gain for signals above its
Threshold setting. The amount of gain change is modi-
fied by the Ratio setting. The Attack and Release controls
affect the rate of the gain change; Attack affects the rate
of the onset of gain reduction and Release affects the
recovery rate once the transient has passed. The Gain
control adds makeup gain to the output of the compres-
sor, to make the apparent volume of the signal the same
EQ
with the compressor in and out of the signal path.
Press and hold the Comp button for two seconds to
access and edit the following parameters:
TYPE
STYLE
Threshold:
–60 to +20 dB, in 0.1 dB steps
Ratio:
1:1 to infinity:1, in variable steps
EFX
Attack:
0.1 to 300 ms, in variable steps
Release:
50 to 3000 ms, in variable steps
Gain:
0 to +20 dB, in 0.1 dB steps
TYPE
TYPE
34. CLICK
This button activates the metronome feature. Press
and hold the Click button for two seconds to access and
edit the following parameters:
Volume:
off to 0 dB, in 0.4 dB steps
Tempo:
60 to 240 bpm
Sample:
Rim Shot, Kick, Sticks, HiHat,
Snare, Cowbell
35. TUNER
This button activates the onboard chromatic tuner.
Activating the tuner will mute the amplifier output
by default, but muting can be disabled if desired as a
user preference under the Tools menu [36]. Strike the
desired note to be tuned, and the nearest target note ap-
pears in the text box in the center of the tuner display. A
strobing graphic in the lower portion of the display will
indicate if the input note is flat or sharp with respect to
the target note (i.e., the strobing will move in a left-to-
right direction if the note is sharp and a right-to-left
direction if the note is flat of the indicated target note).
In addition to the scrolling display, there are indica-
tor arrows to the left and right of the target note in the
top portion of the screen. If the current note is flat with
respect to the target note, the left arrow lights indicating
that the pitch needs to be raised. Conversely, if the cur-
rent note if sharp with respect to the target note, the right
arrow lights indicating that the pitch needs to be lowered.
When the current note is perfectly in tune with the
target note, the scrolling in the bottom line will halt, and
both the left and right arrows will light in the top line.
To deactivate the tuner and return to normal opera-
tion, either press the Tuner button again, or the Exit
button [27].
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