Getting Sounds; Input/Output Controls; Working With Presets; Adjusting The Amp - M-Audio black box Quick Start Manual

Getting Sounds

< Use the Preset Up and Down buttons try out different effect presets.
< Press the Start/Stop button to hear the drum machine.
< Use the Drumbeat Up and Down arrow buttons to select different beats.
< Use the Tap Tempo button to set the tempo of the drum machine.
To modify any parameters that make up each preset:
Amp - Press the Amp button and then use the 4 rotary controls below the LCD display to adjust the
settings that make up the guitar amp sound.
FX - Press the FX button and then use the 4 rotary controls below the LCD display to adjust effects
settings.
Delay - Press the Delay button and then use the 4 rotary controls below the LCD display to adjust the
sound of the audio delay.
Utility - Press the UTIL button and then use the 4 rotary controls below the LCD display to adjust settings
for preset volume, Guitar/Drum balance, expression pedal assignment and tempo.

INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLS

These are the four knobs on the right side of the Black Box.
Guitar input level knob controls the amount of incoming guitar signal.
Mic input level knob controls the amount of incoming mic signal.
Mix input/playback level knob controls how much of the guitar and drum sounds you hear versus
how much output from the computer you will hear.
Output level knob controls the overall unit volume output.

WORKING WITH PRESETS

A preset is a unique combination of all the settings that affect the guitar sound, including guitar amp
models, effects and delay. There are 100 fixed factory presets (0-99) followed by 100 editable user presets
(0-99). To browse the presets, press the preset up and preset down keys. Hold either button to quickly
scroll through the presets. The number and 6-character name of the currently active preset will always
appear in the LCD display after a preset is selected.
To edit the settings that comprise a preset, you'll use the AMP, FX, DELAY and UTILITY buttons. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the lower part of the LCD display will show different parameter name sets in
each of the four lower sections of the display that can be adjusted using the 4 rotary controls below the
display.
Note that unless you store the preset after you make any changes, your changes will be lost when you
select a different preset. To remind you to save, the word EDIT will appear in the display whenever you
change any of the preset's parameters, reminding you to store the preset.

ADJUSTING THE AMP

When you press AMP, the 4 rotary controls will show the functions AMP, DRIVE, AMP BASS and AMP TREBLE
in the bottom of the LCD:
Amp -
This knob (#1) is used to select one of 12 guitar amplifier simulations.
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