Vintage Revolution PedalPro Ex Owner's Manual

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Page 2: Introduction
Introduction MESSAGE TO THE USERS SUMMARY OF FEATURES Thank you from all of us at Vintage Revolution for purchasing the PedalPro Ex • 10 group analogue effects that can be used simultaneously and in any – a multi-effect platform we hope will prove to be the best investment of your number of configurations without any sound degradation.
Page 3: Important Safety Instruction
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, unplug the apparatus when there is high probability of lightning. Racks and stands Only use with a rack, stand, bracket or table that is recommended for use with audio equipment.
Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity
Electronic Equipment (RoHS). Damaged units should never be sent directly to us. Please inform the dealer from whom you acquired your PedalPro Ex of the damage, as well as the transportation company that delivered it to you. You must follow the steps DISPOSAL above in order to retain the validity of your warranty.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Shipping, Storing and Transporting Post Effects p.41 9.4.1 Chorus, Vibe, Flanger p.42 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9.4.2 Delay p.45 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PedalPro Ex™ 9.4.4 AUX Connections (Post-loop) p.47 FrontPanel MIDI p.50 Rear Panel 10.1 MIDI IN IMPLEMENTATION p.51 SETUP GUIDE 10.2...
Page 6: Frontpanel
– or the external effects - connected to the PedalPro Ex. If you are in the one of the four main menus this buttom will give 3. Arrow keys – Use the four arrow keys [3a to 3d] to move between different you access to the tuner mode.
Page 7: Rear Panel
AMP OUT GAIN AMP 15. Power input - Connect only the power chord supply with the PedalPro Ex 20. OUTPUT connectors - Use mono jack cables to connect these 1/4” out- to this input. The other end of the chord must be connected to an earthed puts into guitar amplifiers, inputs of mixers or recording device.
Page 8: Setup Guide
On a flat surface now muted. You should also do this when switching instruments. You can also rest your PedalPro Ex on a flat, dry, solid surface of sufficient size. Avoid resting your PedalPro Ex on the floor – its mechanical and electrical...
Page 9: Connecting Amp Switching
Setup Guide CONNECTING AMP SWITCHING (optional) Stereo set-up The diagram on the next page shows you how to connect the PedalPro Ex to If the Amp switching boards are installed in your PedalPro Ex (HARD- a stereo amplifier, to a mixer using a stereo input, or to a stereo amp/speaker.
Page 10: Connecting External Effects (Loops)
Setup Guide CONNECTING EXTERNAL EFFECTS (LOOPS) PedalPro Ex features PedalPro Ex features pre and post loops that allow you to include external effects in your rig. By connecting to the EXT. EFFECT SEND [21b] and RETURN [21a] jacks, you will place your external pedal in the pre-loop as indicated in Fig.
Page 11: Signal Flow
Post ef- fect blocks include Chorus, Flanger, Delay and a post-loop section. For more While PedalPro Ex’s effects are arranged with the goal of maximising the information and routing options, please refer to chapter 9.4 ‘Post...
Page 12: Working With Presets
Press EDIT/SAVE [5]. The screen will show the current preset location and • Sounds are stored as presets – of which the PedalPro Ex has the capacity to store no less than 400 complete machine configurations. 18 can be stored the name of the current preset.
Page 13: Recalling A Preset
How to Use Your PedalPro Ex: Presets Working with Presets In Play Mode TIPS & TRICKS - VR SPECIAL CHARACTERS When in Play Mode the screen will look like this: A set of VR-designed special characters can be added to the name of the preset you have just saved to remind you of the particular features of that preset.
Page 14: Editing A Preset
Move between parameters using the arrow keys [3]. The sounds produced by your PedalPro Ex will change in real (the preset will be pointed at by the arrow next to the word ‘List’ on the screen).
Page 15: Erasing A Preset
Switch off the PedalPro Ex and wait until the display backlight is off. Copy rase ADES Now switch on the PedalPro Ex while pressing the BYPASS key [1] on the • unit, keeping it pressed until the ‘Initialise’ message appears on the dis- play (it takes about 5 seconds).
Page 16: Copy Settings Of A Preset
How to Use Your PedalPro Ex: Presets 9.1.8 Copy settings of a preset 10) Aux/Ext - All the settings of the pre and post loop excluding the amp switches This feature allows you to copy some specific settings of a known preset into 11) Dsp settings the one you are editing.
Page 17 How to Use Your PedalPro Ex: Presets Virtual Board for Pedalino Parameter name Description Range Unit With the new Virtual Board feature you will be able to tranform the Pedalino --none-- None parameter assigned footcontroller into a regular pedalboard-type setup, so that individual ef- Vowel Ooi ,i-yai, etc..
Page 18: Working With Favourite Presets
001-PhsCircle in the favourite preset memory position 02). PedalPro Ex allows you to select up to 18 onboard presets as part of a favour- ite presets list. Press EXIT [7] twice to exit and then press SAVE [5] to store your new •...
Page 19: Working With Pedalpro Ex's Effects
C Fl DSP Ext The first three pages of PedalPro Ex’s main menu give you access to the con- figuration pages of all fourteen on-board analogue effects and of pre- and post loops.
Page 20: Compressor
C mp r s s e or ÇÁ È1/1 Three different compressor model tubeg PedalPro Ex has three different Compressors model: tubegen, vary-mu and Sens: 8 8 0 . 2 Out:0 . 9 4 4 limiter. A tc : 03 Rels : 1 .
Page 21 Working with Effects: Compressor Out – Output Level. Range: 0-100%, in increments of approximately 0.4% Preventing loud peaks (tube compression) The Output Level is the output volume level of the compressor, and acts as a To prevent loud peaks due to excessive pick striking or to control the make-up.
Page 22: Boost
9.3.2 Boost TIPS & TRICKS - BOOST PedalPro Ex has an ultra low-noise and low-distortion programmable Boost. One great use for the stand-alone Boost is to use it to overdrive your tube You can use it together with the preamp for an additional boost, on its own, amplifier.
Page 23: Preamp
Working with Effects: Preamp DIST-SIGE 9.3.3 Preamp The preamp board cascades a parametric equalizer,a distortion and 8 bands The Dist-SiGe layout allows for distortion sounds produced by silicon or germa- equalizer. Using 5 different layouts, the preamp board is ideal for clean, nium diodes.
Page 24 Working with Effects: Preamp EMPHASIS BLOCK PARAMETERS Frq[Hz] – Emphasis frequency filter. Range: 1000-2000Hz. Frq tunes the fre- quency of the emphasis filter The Emphasis block is a sophisticated parametric equaliser allowing for fre- Res – Resonance of the emphasis frequency filter. Range: 0(low)-3(high quency and gain re-shaping.
Page 25 Working with Effects: Preamp DIST SI-GE PARAMETERS Contour(%] – Contour (dark/bright): is tone control for the jfet distortion. When the value is 100% the sound is very bright. Range: 0-100% This distortion feeds the pre-shaped guitar tone in to a number of silicon and germanium diodes which are cascaded according to the defined Type.
Page 26 Working with Effects: Preamp 8 BANDS EQUALISER The 8 band equaliser allows for controlling the frequency response of your guitar. This stage is placed at the end of the chain of the 5 layouts. : 1. 0 : 2. 0 6 Hz : 0.
Page 27: Noise Gate
9.3.7), it is controlled by an envelope detector placed after the input Release[%] – Release delay. Range: 0-100% buffer of the PedalPro Ex. This means it is driven only by the signal of your The Release parameter sets the amount of delay before the Noise Gate inter- guitar, not by the other effects in the chain, gating the signal at just the right venes at the defined threshold.
Page 28: Vca And Mid Volume
Wv – Modulating waveform. Range: sine, trig, trap, rect, pcal, shlf, vntg. The tremolo / panner modulating waveform parameter allows you to select The PedalPro Ex’s optical VCA (Voltage Control Amplitude) can either be from among the available modulating waveforms. All the classic waveforms used as tremolo, panner or as mid volume pedal (volume control before are included, along with some exclusive, VR-designed waveforms.
Page 29 The waveform vntg (Vintage) will produce the same tremolo as a vintage Fender amplifier. Setting the value of Depth to 50.0% on the analogue Tremolo of the PedalPro Ex corresponds to setting the inten- sity potentiometer of your vintage Fender amplifier to a value of 10.
Page 30: Phaser
But the PedalPro Ex Phaser outperforms any classic vintage equivalent. The Phaser has many modulating waveforms from which you can choose. All PedalPro Ex uses six OP275 operational amplifiers that allow for a far greater the classic waveforms are included, along with some exclusive VR-designed transparency, an ultra-low noise output, and an incredible modulator flex- waveforms.
Page 31 Working with Effects: Phaser TIPS & TRICKS - PHASER • When you assign the value 0 to Depth, the amount of phase shift de- pends on the Manual level (manual phasing). By adjusting the value of the Manual parameter, you can then: ›...
Page 32: Filters
This section introduces the nine routing options for the analogue effects of The PedalPro Ex is fitted with two different filters: Filter 1, referred to as ‘F1’ in your PedalPro Ex. These can be selected by adjusting the parameter Route the on-screen configuration menu, and Filter 2, referred to as ‘F2’.
Page 33 Working with Effects: Filters Route type: 02 Route type: 05 Pre Filter F1: F1 is placed just after the Com- Stereo filters: This configuration is used F l i te o t u ng È1 /6 F l i te o t u ng È1 /6 pressor.
Page 34 Because of the number of different parameters and filter options available, used for cascading the F1 and F2. The Rout e the configuration of PedalPro Ex’s two Filters is spread over six menu pages, output of the cascade is available at the F1 - >d st...
Page 35 This menu allows you to select from the nine different routing possibilities, i.e., and when it stops, using your guitar. the nine different configurations of the PedalPro Ex effects chain, whereby • To engage HSync simply press the PARAM. SWITCH key [10b].
Page 36 [3] to position the blinking cursor next to Fmin1 or Fmax1. Adjust the value F ax [Hz 0 : with the selection dial [4]. Please note: PedalPro Ex will NOT allow you to set Fmax1 smaller WaveF1 – Filter F1 modulating waveform. Range: sine, trig, trap, rect, expo, than Fmin1. shl1, shl2, shl3.
Page 37 F ax [Hz 1 : WaveF2 – Filter F2 modulating waveform. Range: sine, trig, trap, rect, expo, Please note: PedalPro Ex will NOT allow you to set Fmax2 smaller shl1, shl2, shl3. than Fmin2. This is the waveform assigned to the individual modulator of each filter. You...
Page 38 Working with Effects: Filters To change the value of the sensitivity of F1, press EDIT [5]. Use the arrow PAGE 6/6 - EQUALIZER MODE • keys [3] to position the blinking cursor next to Sens1. Adjust the value with the selection dial [4]. On this page you can configure filters F1 and F2 when you are in equalizer mode (F1Md and/or F2Md set to EQ on page 2/6).
Page 39 If the mode of F1, F2, or both is set to envelope (e.g., env+ or env), adjust the parameters on pages 2 and 5. Because the Filters of your PedalPro Ex can work in so many different ways, › If the mode of F1, F2, or both is set to equalizer, adjust the param- you may need some time before you will be completely familiar with all eters on pages 2 and 6 of the filter configuration menu.
Page 40 LvL – Volume control, left channel. Range: 0-100% This parameter controls the total output level on the left channel. To change the total output level of PedalPro Ex’s left channel, press EDIT • [5]. Use the arrow keys [3] to position the blinking cursor next to LvL. Ad- just the value with the selection dial [4].
Page 41: Post Effects
RIGHT OUTPUT volume noise filter F2 RIGHT control gate envelope detector C Fl DSP Ext The post effects of your PedalPro Ex are at the end of the PedalPro Ex’s effect chain, just before stereo volume controls and noise gates.
Page 42: Chorus, Vibe, Flanger
Post Effects 9.4.1 Chorus, Vibe, Flanger PAGE 1/4 - MODULATION TYPE This menu allows you to select the modulation type. PARAMETERS • To enter the Chorus, Vibe and Flanger configuration pages, press the M d o u a l t n È...
Page 43 Post Effects the value with the selection dial [4]. TIPS & TRICKS - CHORUS Input – Range: 0-100%. • Set Bright: Â (standard/off) for a more natural chorus sound (similar to The Input parameter defines the input gain of the analogue Chorus effect. the Boss CE-1*).
Page 44 Post Effects PAGE 4/4 - FLANGER CONFIGURATION Boost – Range: on ( Á ), off ( Â Press the PARAM. SWITCH key [10b] to turn the Boost on ( Á Â • ) or off ( To add the Flanger of the Expansion Board to your effect chain, set the pa- rameter Type on page to either ‘flanger’.
Page 45: Delay
Post Effects 9.4.2 Delay available modulating waveforms for the Flanger. All the classic waveforms are included, along with some exclusive, VR-designed waveforms. Available PARAMETERS waveforms include: sine, triangle, trapeze, rectangle, and shlf (shelf) (see pendix A for more details on the modulating waves). Because of the number of parameters that can be accessed and adjusted, the configuration of the analogue Delay and Detuner is spread over three •...
Page 46 The menu on this page allows you to position (or route) your delay on either This is the configuration page for the parameters of the Delay. the left or right channel. If you use the PedalPro Ex in a mono configuration, select ‘left’ to insert the Delay in your effect chain (see Fig.
Page 47: Aux Connections (Post-Loop)
Post Effects 9.4.4 AUX Connections (Post-loop) Fbk – Feedback control. Range: 0-100% The Fbk parameter controls the amount of delayed signal that is fed back page 3 of the main menu the user can access the configuration for the into the Delay effect. external effects loop (pre-loop, see section 7.6, on page 10) or the AUX...
Page 48 Post Effects AUX LOOPS ROUTING OPTIONS - AN OVERVIEW Page 1/3(Ext. effects, AUX type) activates and selects the post-loop routing. Page 2/3 (AUX mixer) defines the settings for the auxiliary mixer*. This figures below show the AUX loop (post-loop) routing options. These can be selected by adjusting the parameter Aux type on page of the Exter- •...
Page 49 Mixer’, you can adjust on this page the settings of the auxiliary mixer, so as to WtL – Wet level, left return channel. Range: 0-100%. change how the sound of your PedalPro Ex is blended with that of your exter- nal (stereo) effect.
Page 50 MIDI (in) protocols. This sections refers to a use of a standar MIDI WtR – Wet level, right return channel. Range: 0-100%. controller. The MIDI out of the PedalPro Ex is used as MIDI thru. Therefore all the MIDI messages received will be copied to the MIDI out connector.
Page 51: Midi
Global switches Global switches On/Off Wah On/Off Wah Lead 1 Lead 1 On/Off Lead1 On/Off Lead1 PedalPro Ex preset cross reference table Lead 2 Lead 2 On/Off Lead2 On/Off Lead2 Filters Filters On/Off if on assign filter routing * On/Off if on assign filter routing *...
Page 52 MIDI Parameter Midi range Range Parameter Midi range Range Name MIDI CC MIDI CC Name Envelope sensitivity F2 100% Boost gain -6dB 25dB Q1 resonance F1 16dB Compression model Limiter Tube Q2 resonance F2 18dB Compression sensitivity 100% Vowel F1+F2 370Hz 1968Hz Compression output level...
Page 53 Therefore the global switches have higher priority with respect to the preset switch settings. The preset switch settigns can be edited manually from the PedalPro Ex by accessing the corre- sponding effect pages.
Page 54: Assign Midi In Channel & Midi Monitor
33 of the manual. If the filter PedalPro Ch#>01 routing is set to 00 as indicated in the figure, the PedalPro Ex assigns by default filter routing 5 (Filter F1) Latency=00 #35(Modl) –...
Page 55 Tap Tempo 10.4 TAP TEMPO Delay division - This parameter allows you to subdivide only the Delay tempo according to the main tempo set with the Tap Tempo. You can subdivide the Delay tempo in 1/4 note, 1/8 note or .1/8 note (.1/8note = 3/16 note). Tap Tempo È1/1 •...
Page 56: Leads
Additional Features: Tuner Leads 10.6 WAH VIA MIDICC 10.5 LEADS To turn on/off the wah you need to send MIDICC#30. Use MIDICC#75 to control The leads are two global sound patches created by a specific configuration of Com- the frequency via an expression pedal. If you use the MIDICC#30 the filter routing pressor, ,Boost, Preamp,Pre_loop, Amp switching and Noise gate which the user can is assigned to type 5 (filter F1 before the distortion).
Page 57: Working With Presets On Your Computer
Once you’ve finished working with the PedalManager and are ready to exit the USB terminal mode, simply switch off the PedalPro Ex. PedalPro Ex not only stores 400 presets in its internal memory, it can be con- nected to your computer via a USB port and accessed using the PedalMan- ager software.
Page 58: Installing A New Firmware
With the PedalPro Ex switched OFF, press and hold the down the down • the file contains the correct firmware for your PedalPro Ex. If the check is suc- arrow key [3c] and switch on the PedalPro Ex (while still holding the down cessful, a confirmation message will appear on your computer screen.
Page 59: Technical Specs
Distortion 0.0005% Impedance AUX SEND 640 Ohm Technology THAT®1512 (High performance audio am- Impedance AUX RETURN 1 MOhm (with all effects in PedalPro Ex plifier) and opto-resistors bypassed) PREAMP CONTROL CONNECTIONS Parameters USB 2.0, type B 4 x volume level 0-100%, resolution 0.39%...
Page 60 Technical Specs Modulation speed range 3 BPM (20 s) to 550 BPM (9.16 Hz) Minimum cut-off frequency 370 Hz – 1968 Hz, resolution 1.56 Hz (Tempo) Maximum cut-off frequency 370 Hz – 1968 Hz, resolution 1.56 Hz Phase control of modulating 4 values: 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°...
Page 61 Technical Specs Sensitivity 0-100%, resolution 0.39% Phase control of modulating 4 values: 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° waveform Transfer curves available linear, positive exponential, negative expo- nential Harmonics switch ON / OFF Q (resonance) 1 to 16, resolution 0.5 Manual 0-100%, resolution 0.39% Parameters in Fixed Frequency mode Depth 0-100%, resolution 0.39%...
Page 62 Technical Specs EMC & SAFETY MODULATION (DELAY) Complies with EN 55103-1 and 55103-2 Certified to IEC 60065 / EN 60065 Parameters Speed 0-100%, resolution 0.39% MISC Depth 0-100%, resolution 0.39% Chassis Front: Painted Aluminium Other parts galvanised, painted steel AUX & MIXER Display 20 x 4 character STN Positive LCD display Parameters...
Page 63: Factory Presets
Factory preset list - Version 8.1 Position Name Position Name Position Name Postion Name #DubleDrv CleanJazz Chrs Brght Talk ee-ah #MelloDrv CleanBrght Dual Chrs Talk ia-ah #DistVox JazzRoom1 3D Chorus Sync i-yaÖ #DistKing CleanFunk Bend Chrs SenseWah+ #Guv'nor WidePlate Morph Chrs VibeTremÖ...
Page 64: Appendix A - Modulating Waveforms
4. rect (rectangle) - Tremolo, Panner, Phaser, Filters, Chorus*, Vibe*, Flanger*. The following diagrams show models of the modulating waveforms avail- able on PedalPro Ex’s analogue effects. The parameters amplitude (Depth), period (Tempo), and relative phase (Ph; see ‘Phase of the modulating wave- forms’...
Page 65 Appendix shl1 (filter shelf waveform 1) - Filters, Chorus*, Vibe*, Flanger*. Time [Tempo, ms] shl2 (filter shelf waveform 2) - Filters, Chorus*, Vibe*, Flanger*. Time [Tempo, ms] 10. shl3 (filter shelf waveform 3) - Filters Time [Tempo, ms] 11. expo (filter exponential waveform) - Filters, Chorus*, Vibe*, Flanger*. Time [Tempo, ms]...
Page 66: Appendix B - 4-Wires Cable Method
4 -wires cable method 4-wires cable layout OUTPUT Ext. effect Ext. effect Gain post send return effects L buffer OUTPUT envelope volume noise phaser LEFT control gate detector (mono) Attenuator LEFT panner / Preamp compressor filter F1/F2 Boost buffer post Ddream tremolo effects R...
Page 67 (normally indicated in your guitar amp as channel volume) is not too high to saturate/distort the effects in the PedalPro Ex. In practice just turn on the chorus of the PedalPro Ex with chorus input and wet to100% and adjust the volume knob on your preamp untill you have no distortion.
Page 68: Appendix C - Hardware Upgrades
Hardware upgrades Upgrade - Amp switches board: This customisation allows you to control up to 4 amp switches. Each switch position can be stored individually either in the preset or in each lead sound. SxÇÁ SxÇÂ AMP SWITCHES AMP SWITCHES AMP OUT GAIN AMP MODEL PP003A...
Page 69 At the same time the FC-300 will display the preset name and number. If you need toedit a preset parameter, use the EXIT button on the PedalPro Ex to disconnect from the FC-300, adjust your parameter, save the changes and use the 1/6 button to reconnect on the FC-300.
Page 70: Pedalpro Ex And
Trem- Once the preset is changed, the status of all modulation effects is stored depth temporarily in the PedalPro Ex. If the Modulation 3/8 button is pressed, all the Patch Patch modulation effects which were prevoiusly engaged will be turned off.
Page 71 PedalPro Ex and FC-300 Expression pedals assignment. If your are in Favourite mode : If you press down any of the expression pedals, a corresponding LED on top the expression pedal will turn ON or OFF to change the expression pedal status.
Page 72: Dsp
DSPÇÁ Program:*DoubleDly* The DSP (Digital Signal Processing) installed in the PedalPro Ex allows you to add Reverbs/Digital delays on the effect chain. On page 3 of the main menu I np: 100. ry: 0 0 the user can access the configuration for the DSP board. The DSP board is Wet: 025.
Page 73 Parameters mapping: Twin delay algorithm • Delay=Dly The delay program Double and Cave are based on the Twin delay algorithm used in the Lexicon 480L. • Level=Lvl • Feedback=Fbk • Filter1,2=Fr1,Fr2 • FilterL,FilterR=FrL,FrR • OutLeft,OutRight=OutL,OutR Twin delay 1&2 Dly1 : 036 Dly2 : 036 Lvl1 : 100 Lvl2 : 100...
Page 74 Multi tap delays Single tap, Triplet tap and 4 taps are based on the same algorithm. • 4 tap delay have the 4 equal delay elements. The total amount of delay time is set in BPM via the Tempo parameter. •...
Page 75 Plate reverb Hall reverb • Room size range 3-127 • Pre delay in ms 20-100ms • LP freq= Low Pass filter frequency • Reverb time range 20-127 • HP freq= High Pass filter frequency • LP freq= Low Pass filter frequency •...