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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    BYPASS AUX IN PERFORMANCE LOCK HEADPHONE OUTPUT BALANCED OUTPUTS BLUETOOTH PAIRING DIRECT OUTPUT MIDI IN ADAM AS A USB AUDIO INTERFACE SETTING UP THE DRIVERS USB AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTING SIGNAL CHAIN BLOCK DIAGRAM DARKGLASS IR LIBRARY COMPRESSOR DISTORTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...
  • Page 3: Quick Start Guide

    BALANCED OUTPUTS to your liking and start playing! The two balanced outputs add routing versatility and the option of using ADAM as a fully equipped audio *Using ADAM as an audio interface may require interface. some extra steps depending on your operating...
  • Page 4: Direct Output

    Compressor external audio interface for a guaranteed low-noise signal. MIDI IN Distortion A standard 1/8” TRS jack allows connecting an external MIDI controller to ADAM for even more Multiband Compressor flexibility. Read more about the MIDI capabilities at https://www.darkglass.com/creations/adam/ Cabsim The USB-C port unlocks ADAM’s USB audio interface...
  • Page 5: Compressor

    CABINET SIMULATION ADAM supports Impulse Response (IR) cabinet simulations and has 5 cabinet slots on board. The default IRs have been captured by Nolly himself. New IRs can be assigned to the 5 slots using the Darkglass Suite (desktop or mobile).
  • Page 6: Controls

    TOUCH SENSITIVE SLIDERS The Drive potentiometer adds distortion and drive to At the center of ADAM are the touch-sensitive sliders your signal. Crank this knob to apply Nolly’s favorite that control the 6-band graphic EQ at the end of the vintage distortion to the distorted part of the signal signal chain.
  • Page 7: Touch Sensitive Sliders

    A, B, and C, which can be pressed or rotated. These footswitch encoders enable many of ADAM’s functions. Simply press A, B, or C to switch to the preset stored in that footswitch. The rotational position of each encoder is displayed on the five LEDs under each encoder.
  • Page 8: Basic Operation

    ADAM will always indicating that the edit or audition mode is active. return to the last active preset. ADAM will not output any audio when tuning. Auditions are an easy way to try new sounds and settings, which can be either saved or discarded.
  • Page 9: Bypass

    The five LEDs under each encoder will illuminate one-by-one, and pairing will begin when In this mode, ADAM does not perform any processing all five are lit. Look for “ADAM” on your list of available on the input signal, and passes the unprocessed bluetooth devices.
  • Page 10: Adam As A Usb Audio Interface

    Nolly) have also contributed to the library. INTERFACE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Whatever your DAW of choice is, it’s compatible with ADAM. You can record your processed signal to one Input impedance: 1 MΩ track and simultaneously record an unprocessed Output impedance: 220 Ω...

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