Building Your Own Presets; Level Programming Hints When Building Your Own Presets - Art SGX-2000 User Manual

APPENDIX A
HELPFUL HINTS

Building Your Own Presets

Building presets is easy, really. Don't let all those effects possibilities scare
you. What we suggest is to start by modifying existing presets. By doing this,
you'll become familiar with how presets are built, what's in them and most
importantly the level settings. Don't forget, one of the most important parts of
the preset are the Mix parameters. Find a few presets that initially sound
usefull to you. Copy these presets to a block of blank locations. (i.e. start at
preset 130 and work up) Press the Value button and use the Encoder to view the
effects. Or, press the Param button and use the Encoder to view the parameters
and their values.
To modify the preset change the values you think should be different or wonder
about the difference between "types" (distortion, slope, reverb, etc.). To change
a value, press the Value button until the parameter you wish to change is
displayed in the LCD. Use the Encoder to change the value.
To add or delete effects from the preset, press the Add or Delete Effect button
and use the Encoder to make your selection. Press the Enter button to finalize
the command.
When you're done press the Store button to save your changes. Don't forget to
give your preset a name of it's own. You can name it anything, but, a title
describing the sound of the preset will help you remember what it's going to be
used for. Press the Title Edit button while the Edit Mode LED is lit to change
the name.
If you need more information about the buttons and their use, check the Table of
Contents for their location and go to that section in the manual.

Level Programming Hints When Building Your Own Presets

The SGX is capable of an incredible range of effects. One of the reasons is the
fact that every effect is strong enough to stand by itself. Combining effects is
one of the most powerful facets of the SGX. In combining effects you can
mistakenly amplify the raw noise of a guitar to unnecessarily high levels. This
is where you can get into trouble.
Constructing presets for the SGX is very easy. You simply add effects, set the
mix and you have usable presets. The difference between usable and great presets
is in the tweaking of parameters and a few design insights.
Here are some recommendations for things to try:
1) Keep the Input Drive control up as far as it will go without clipping the
unit. This will optimize your guitar to the SGX.
2) Make sure the NOM LED (yellow) is lit while playing. The Clip LED may
occasionally light. If the NOMinal LED is not lit, the unit may sound noisy. If
the level is too low, increase the Compressor Output or add the Programmable
Level effect and set it to 100%.
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