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Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics
Aggressively Distorting Advanced
Quick Start Guide
Connections
Signal Chain
Controls
Basic Operation
Bluetooth Pairing
USB Audio Interface
Darkglass IR Library
Technical Specifications
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Machine Manual
Programmable Series
Quick Start Guide
Connect your instrument into the 1/4" INPUT.
Connect a compatible power supply (9V center negative, min. 500 mA) to the power
connector.
Connect at least one of the following:
Headphones into the headphone jack
USB-C cable between the USB connector and your computer*
Instrument cable between one of the balanced 1/4" outputs and your amplifier's input
XLR cable between DIRECT OUTPUT and your mixing desk or audio interface
The Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machineis pre-programmed with three presets, A,
B, and C that are selectable via the dedicated footswitches. Press and hold one of the
footswitches for two seconds to save your changes into a preset. Three additional presets
can also be accessed via MIDI or the Darkglass Suite.
Adjust the level (and headphone volume, if applicable) to your liking and start playing!
*Using the Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine as an audio interface may require
some extra steps depending on your operating system
Connections
Input : This is the primary instrument input on the Aggressively Distorting Advanced
Machine. Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the 1/4" mono jack.
Aux In : The stereo input of the Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine enables the
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- Page 1 Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual Programmable Series Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Connections Signal Chain Connect your instrument into the 1/4” INPUT. Controls Connect a compatible power supply (9V center negative, min. 500 mA) to the power connector.
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Page 2: Signal Chain
Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics playback of backing tracks while practicing or recording. Connect your mobile phone, laptop etc. to the 1/8” stereo jack. Headphone Output : The headphone output can handle headphones with an impedance of 16 – 600 ohms. Connect your headphones to the 1/8” stereo jack and set the desired level from the dedicated potentiometer next to the jack. - Page 3 Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics Compressor : This control allows setting the input gain of the compressor that will translate into how much the signal is compressed while our intelligent make-up gain algorithm keeps the output of the compressor at usable levels. The compressor has 5 ratios available: 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1 and ALL IN.
- Page 4 Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics compressor. This multiband compressor incorporates Nolly’s personal settings that have been developed with years of experience in the studio. There are no controls for the multiband compressor. Blend : The blend control allows you to mix the distorted/preamp signal with the clean sidechain signal.
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Page 5: Basic Operation
Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics At the center of the Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine are the touch-sensitive sliders that control the 6-band graphic EQ at the end of the signal chain. Each slider has a -12 dB to 12 dB range. From left to right, the frequency bands for each slider correspond to a low shelf, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz, and a high shelf. - Page 6 Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics preset. This will overwrite any previous unsaved auditions/edits. During an edit/audition, you can change to any of the three saved presets by pressing the footswitch associated with that preset. After changing to a preset, pressing the footswitch again will swap between that preset and your active editing session.
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Page 7: Bluetooth Pairing
Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics To enter or exit the performance lock, press A and C simultaneously. In this mode, all LEDs will gently breathe on the Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine to indicate that it has been locked. - Page 8 Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine Manual – Darkglass Electronics · Output 3: Balanced left · Output 4: Balanced right · Output 5: XLR DI (mono) Both Mac and PC send system audio to outputs 1 and 2 by default, so you can always use the Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine’s stereo output of choice without...
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Page 9: Technical Specifications
Input impedance : 1 M Ω Output impedance : 220 Ω Current consumption : ~500mA Voltage : 9VDC (center negative) PRIVACY POLICYCAREERS DARKGLASS is a registered trademark in the U.S., number 4,616,801, owned by Darkglass Electronics Oy.Designed by Revolve Studio https://www.darkglass.com/manual-aggressively-distorting-advanced-machine/[2/16/2024 8:29:58 AM]...
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