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Congratulations! You have just purchased the ultimate harmonic distortion-
sustain device developed to date for all musicians and recording artists:
the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin®! Not just for guitar players anymore, the
Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin® (BMπHP) opens up the world of real analog
circuitry to digital recording artists and computer musicians.
Features Include:
BMπHP acts like a standard DAW plugin but your tracks are processed
through the real analog Big Muff® circuitry.
Integrates with DAWs such as Pro Tools®, Ableton Live®, Cubase®,
GarageBand®, Logic Pro X®, Reaper® and more.
A true stereo Ram's Head™ Big Muff® with Tone Wicker and Tone By-
pass buttons.
Save up to 10 Presets on the BMπHP pedal and unlimited presets on
your computer.
Functions as a 2 In/2 Out USB Audio recording interface / record
with or without Big Muff® tone.
Power through USB or supplied AC Adaptor.
Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Managing Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Interfacing with Your DAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Transferring Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Updating the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MIDI Implementation Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tips, DAW Notes, & Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
WARNING: This device comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI power
supply. It requires 120mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Use of the wrong adapter
or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage the device and void the warranty.
Big Muff π® and Hardware Plugin® are registered trademark of Electro-Harmonix/New Sensor Corp.
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Transferring Presets ..........12 Updating the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin® ......13 MIDI Implementation Charts . -
Page 2: Quick Start Guide
4. Open up your DAW. 7. When the STATUS light in the soft- ware plugin turns green the BMπHP 5. Insert the Electro-Harmonix Big is ready for use. Muff Pi software plugin on a track or channel within your DAW. - Page 3 4. Begin recording on your DAW. Press the Bypass footswitch to enable/ 1. Follow steps 1–4 on the opposite page. disable Big Muff distortion while 2. In your DAW, select Big Muff Pi for recording. your input and output connections. 5. Rock-n-Roll! 3.
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Page 4: Hardware Overview
Hardware Overview Front Panel Controls usb controls 1. DIRECT MONITOR Illuminated Button When enabled, DIRECT MONITOR sends the signal headed to the ADC to the stereo output jacks and to the Headphone output located on the rear panel. This is particularly useful when using the BMπHP as a USB audio interface for recording new audio tracks. - Page 5 11. BYPASS Footswitch & LED Press the BYPASS footswitch to enable or disable the Big Muff effect. When the associated LED is lit, the Big Muff effect is enabled; when the LED is off, the unit is in buffered bypass mode.
- Page 6 instrument or output from another effects pedal into this jack. Use this jack with the MONO/L INPUT jack for stereo use. The input impedance presented at this jack is 2MΩ. The maximum allowable signal level is +9.0 dBu. The MONO/L input routes to the Right input if no plug is inserted into R INPUT jack.
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Page 7: Managing Presets
Managing Presets The BMπHP can store up to 10 presets on the pedal itself and as many presets as your computer can hold through the software plugin. Here’s how to manage your presets on the BMπHP: Saving Presets 1. Turn the PRESET knob to the preset number (0–9) you would like to save with the current BMπHP settings. -
Page 8: Interfacing With Your Daw
Your DAW’s sample rate should be set to 44.1kHz or 48kHz. 2. Select a track or channel and open the menu for plugins. Find and select Electro-Harmonix -> Big Muff Pi. Choose either Mono or Stereo.* 3. VERY IMPORTANT: You must assign the software plugin to the BMπHP unit for the software to control the hardware. -
Page 9: Software Overview
1. Preset Menu When clicked, it will open a dropdown menu with 3 submenus: Hardware: Access BMπHP’s hardware presets. Electro-Harmonix: Access EHX’s software presets. User: Access User’s defined presets. This submenu is mutable. Beneath the User submenu are two menu options: Show in Finder (Mac) / Show in Folder (PC): opens the folder where your BMπHP... - Page 10 BMπHP, routing audio from the DAW to the analog Big Muff circuit. Control Mode: Select this to use your DAW to control the parameters of the Big Muff without routing audio to it. This can be used to remote-control the BMπHP while it is being used in a basic guitar-pedal-amp setup.
- Page 11 16. BYPASS Footswitch & LED Press the BYPASS footswitch to enable or disable the Big Muff effect. When the associated LED is lit, the Big Muff effect is en- abled; when the LED is off, the unit is in buffered bypass mode.
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Page 12: Transferring Presets
Transferring Presets To perform any of these actions, click on the Preset Transfer button in the toolbar. Transferring from Computer to BMπHP Click on the SEND tab. Load any number of presets in any of the slots to prepare them for sending to the BMπHP. -
Page 13: Updating The Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin
Updating the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin ® Updating the Software Plugin Upon opening the plugin while connected to the Internet, the plugin will prompt a message indicating there is a new version of the software plugin to install. If you wish to install the newest version, press OK and it will open the installer download page on www.ehx.com/BMPHP. -
Page 14: Midi Implementation Charts
MIDI Implementation Chart In addition to the plugin’s USB Audio and USB Control modes, the BMπHP can be controlled via MIDI, without using the DAW plugin. Send the appropriate MIDI message from your computer using MIDI over USB, and the BMπHP will adjust its parameters accordingly. -
Page 15: Tips, Daw Notes, & Technical Specifications
Disable Offline Rendering/Bouncing: Any rendering, bouncing, or freezing of tracks with the BMπHP must be done in real-time, since the signal is sent to the analog Big Muff circuitry in real-time. Reaper® – Disable Anticipative Processing Reaper’s Anticipative Processing must be disabled for the BMπHP to stay in sync with other audio. -
Page 16: Warranty Information
WARRANTY INFORMATION Please register online at www.ehx.com/product-registration or complete and re- turn the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of purchase. Electro-Harmonix will repair or replace, at its discretion, a product that fails to operate due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase. This applies only to original purchasers who have bought their product from an autho- rized Electro-Harmonix retailer.
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