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- Page 1 Owner's Manual Ampete Engineering 835 Locust Ave Long Beach CA 90813 United States engineering@ampete.com www.ampete-engineering.com...
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Page 2: Introduction
The 442 signal chain consists of two 2x2x1 switchers (2 amps, 2 FX loops, 1 cabinet). If the stereo mode is active these two switchers operate completely independent from each other. If the stereo mode is inactive the 442 works like a 4x4x2 switcher by interconnecting both switcher’s FX loop bus and speaker bus. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction .................................... 2 Routing concept ..................................2 Front Panel ....................................4 Rear Panel ....................................5 Graphical User Interface (GUI) ............................6 Operation Modes .................................. 8 Rig Mode ....................................8 Dual Cab Mode ..................................8 System Menu ..................................9 Presets .................................... -
Page 6: Graphical User Interface (Gui)
The main part of the screen shows information about the connection status of the devices. Devices are amplifiers, cabinets, effect pedals or effect rigs. The device status area consists of a schematic representation of the analog path through the 442, starting from the input jacks on the left, followed by rigs, amplifiers and cabinets. - Page 7 4. OSC connected status: If the 442 has an active connection to TouchOSC, this icon will be displayed 5. Wifi strength: If the 442 has an active Wifi connection to an access point this icon shows the strength of the Wifi signal 6.
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Page 8: Operation Modes
Stereo Mode In the stereo mode the 442 is internally configured to work like a dual 2 amps, 2 fx loops, 1 cabinet switcher. Therefore two amplifiers and two cabinets can be selected at the same time. Amplifier 1 and 2 can be routed to cabinet 1, while amplifier 3 and 4 can be routed to cabinet 2. -
Page 9: System Menu
Submenue “Presets” The Presets menu gives you an overview over all presets saved in the 442. You can recall a preset directly from here. It is arranged in 10 banks with 10 presets each. -
Page 10: Presets
Presets The 442 has a non-volatile memory to store up to 99 presets. Coming from the factory all presets are empty. Selecting an empty preset will not change the current status of the 442. You can see the status of each preset in the Presets Menu. -
Page 11: Midi
Midi Midi Channel: set the 442 Midi channel in the System Menu. 0=OMNI, 1-16 = Midi Channel 1-16 Midi Program Change: sending a Midi Program Change message to the 442 activates the corresponding preset. Midi Control Change messages Midi control change messages give the possibility to switch single devices without creating a preset first. -
Page 12: Connecting To A Wifi Network
Connecting… : 442 is trying to connect to the last used access point Disconnected: the Wifi connection has been los Waiting for Provisioning… : the 442 was not able to connect to a Wifi and is now waiting to be provisioned with Wifi credentials from the EspTouch App... -
Page 13: Osc With Touchosc
OSC with TouchOSC The 442 is designed to be controlled via OSC (Open Sound Control). OSC is an open source protocol for digitally controlling all kinds of music equipment like DAWs, Digital Mixers, Midi Devices and much more. There are several programs and apps you can use for OSC. We have chosen “TouchOSC” as an example. - Page 14 4. Open the 442 overlay file you have downloaded from our website via File > Open… 5. Click on 6. Make sure the 442 is switched on and the Wifi is configured like explained in “Connecting to a Wifi” 7. Press “CONNECT” in the TouchOSC overlay 8.
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Page 15: Osc Protocol
442 by clicking on Note that the 442 can only send responses like button states and error messages to one single host device. While you can control the 442 from two or more different devices, you will only receive responses from the device that first connected via the CONNECT button in TouchOSC. -
Page 16: Technical Specifications
Ampete Engineering 835 Locust Ave Long Beach CA 90813 United States engineering@ampete.com www.ampete-engineering.com Technical Specifications Dimensions: Width: 438mm Height: 44mm Depth: 143mm Front Panel width: 482mm (19“) Weight: 2,3kg (5 lbs) Power consumption: 5W max Mains: 85 - 305VAC...
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