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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual Document OMABY190912A...
- Page 2 The genie was noticeably pleased at the thoughtful request. "And so the Abyss you shall have." and with a wave of his hand, an Abyss magically appeared and the musician lived happily ever after reaching levels of fame and fortune she never dreamed of and she got the hot...
- Page 3 Sound Sculpture shall not be liable for any consequential damage or loss of profits as a result of the use of this product even if Sound Sculpture is advised of the possibility of such damages or loss. In no event will Sound Sculpture's liability exceed the price paid for the product.
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Page 4: General Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Abyss is a powerful new type of AB switch with features that take it beyond just simple switching. Check this out: Route input to amp A, B, both, or mute Boost the input up to 18dB with a separate boost switch ... -
Page 5: Boost Switch
LAYOUT AMP A AND AMP B FOOTSWITCHES These switches are used to select the amps or to change the gains of the selected amp(s). See GENERAL OPERATION for more information about how to use these switches. BOOST SWITCH This switch is used to toggle the boost function on the selected amp(s). When boost is active, the BOOST INDICATOR will light. - Page 6 MIDI IN AND THRU JACKS These are standard MIDI IN and MIDI THRU jacks and are used to connect the Abyss to a MIDI foot controller or MIDI capable computer to control amp selections, boost state, gains and other function as well as respond...
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Page 7: General Operation
GENERAL OPERATION SELECTING AMPS There are two user selectable modes available, exclusive and non-exclusive modes. In exclusive mode, the A and B switches operate like this: Press A to select amp A and turn off amp B Press B to select amp B and turn off amp A ... -
Page 8: Important Notes
EXPANDING One of the great features of the Abyss is that it allows you to connect together several Abyss units together to control as many amps as you like. Multiple units act like one big unit by communicating with each other over the expansion cable. -
Page 9: Additional Notes
Program numbers 0-11 simply select the amps in the same way that the A and B switches do. If you have a single Abyss only Programs 0, 1, and 2 are meaningful. Programs 3-11 are used only if you have additional units linked together (up to 4 units total). - Page 10 PROGRAM CHANGE MESSAGES MIDI PROGRAM ACTION DESCRIPTION NUMBER A 1 ONLY Amp A on (all other amps turn off) B 1 ONLY Amp B on (all other amps turn off) BOTH 1 ON Both amps on (amps on other units off) A 2 ONLY Amp A on (all other amps turn off) B 2 ONLY...
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Page 11: Control Change Messages
+18dB. If the gain is set to 0dB, the gain will sweep from mute to 0dB. If no controller is used, the levels are simply the levels set by the switches. If controller 7 is seen by the Abyss by movement of that controller, then the volume will from that point be controlled by the controller until the unit is powered down or until Program message #41 (disable volume pedal) is seen. - Page 12 EXCLUSIVE MODE IS STILL AVAILABLE IN MIDI MODE simply by using Programs 0-11. MUTING UNITS FROM SWITCHES. Normally, if Abyss units are used without MIDI, pressing and holding the Boost switch will mute all units. However, if any MIDI message is received, only the Boost switch on the right most unit will mute all units.
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