Table of contents Introduction Front panel features Rear panel features Modes Editing/programming Midi hookup VCA control Setup ex. 1: The Mono Guitar System Setup ex. 2: The Stereo Guitar System Specifications MAC 1 block diagram...
If you are fed up with dancing ballet on top of a tangled mess of pedals and cables in order to change sounds, the MAC 1 provides you with a first class opportunity to clean up the stage area in front of you.
Frontpanel features POWER: Turns MAC 1 on/off VOLUME: Adjusts the overall volume level from the VCA left and right outputs (Only active when the VCA-control is hooked up.) INPUT: Front panel input socket. DISPLAY: The display has 4 characters and shows patch-number, MIDI channel or mix-...
Sends out MIDI messages identical to those coming in through the MIDI IN terminal. R10) MIDI IN: Terminal to receive incoming MIDI messages from external MIDI device. R11) MAINS INPUT: The MAC 1 is capable of operating at line voltages 100, 115 or 230 V AC, 50-60Hz.
Modes MAC 1 has 3 different modes: 1) PLAY-mode 2) EDIT-mode 3) MIDI-mode PLAY-mode is the start up mode. EDIT-mode and MIDI-mode are described in the following. Editing and programming Loopsection Press once on the EDIT/STORE button (F7).The button lights up, as you enter edit mode. Each loop can now be activated individually by pressing one of the 8 buttons within the loop section.The LED indicators...
MIDI Channel. The MAC 1 can be set to operate on any one of the 16 MIDI channels (01-16) or in Omni mode (00). In Omni mode the MAC 1 will respond to MIDI messages on all channels.
The Mono Guitar System In this set-up the MAC 1 feeds a combo amp or mono stack. It has 4 serial pedals connected to the LOOP- section and 1 parallel pedal connected to FX mix A. Switch A/B controls channel-switching and reverb ON/OFF on the amplifier.
Ex. 2 The Stereo Guitar System In this set-up the MAC 1 feeds a Stereo Rack System. It has 4 serial pedals connected to the LOOP-section and stereo effects processor connected to FX mix A. Switch A/B controls channel switching on the preamp. (If your set-up includes a MIDI controllable preamp, use MIDI THRU (R3) for patch changes.)
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