Summary of Contents for Universal Audio Enigmatic 82 Overdrive Special Amp
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Browse help topics UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual Updated 16 days ago This article contains complete operating instructions for the UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp effects pedal from Universal Audio.
11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Enigmatic Overview Enigmatic Operation Creating Sounds on Enigmatic Enigmatic Controls Enigmatic Cabs UAFX Control with Enigmatic Enigmatic Specifications Enigmatic Safety A Letter From Bill Putnam, Jr.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Getting Started with Enigmatic Enigmatic Quick Start UAFX pedals include a quick start sheet in the box. To download the sheet, go here. ...
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Be sure to update your pedal's firmware with UA Connect to get the latest features and functionality. To learn how to use UA Connect with your UAFX pedals, go here.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Perfectly capturing rare ODS amps spanning 30 years, from 1970's Santa Cruz designs to later iterations built in LA in the '80s and '90s, Enigmatic '82 gives you the sound of the most elusive guitar amps ever made.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Explore Classic Mic & Speaker Pairs We handpicked famous mic and speaker combinations and captured them using our groundbreaking Dynamic Speaker Modeling, so Enigmatic '82 will give you album-ready tones for going direct into your mixer or DAW.
11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Enigmatic Operation Live Mode and Preset Mode Note: Enigmatic is in Live | Preset mode by default. You can use UAFX Control to change footswitch assignments.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Note: The left and right footswitch functions can be changed in UAFX Control. Stored Preset You can store a preset on your UAFX pedal, and recall it using the right footswitch. All presets you store, and other artist and factory presets, are available in UAFX Control.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Creating Sounds on Enigmatic This section will help you to build a sound on your Enigmatic pedal. Jazz and Rock Tone settings The Jazz and Rock Tone settings have unique gain structures and sounds, based on their tone stack EQ.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Note: This chart is not intended to show the actual circuit topology, but rather how different factors interact to create a sound on Enigmatic. Get the Enigmatic Tone Workflow Diagram PDF...
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Deep and Mid still change the sound, even when the tone stack is bypassed. See Tone Stack EQ, Tone Stack Type, and Deep / Mid for more information.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home With the Classic tone stack, the Deep switch cuts some high end, shifting the sound toward the low end. With the Skyline tone stack, the Mid switch adds a thick midrange boost to the sound.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home ambience from the room microphones set up in the tracking room of a studio. There is no fully wet Room sound. Overdrive { Ratio } Adjusts two different settings, depending on the position of the Alt / Amp / Store switch.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home ALT mode: Switches the Deep or Mid setting on when above noon. Deep is available with the Classic Tone Stack, and Mid is available with the Skyline Tone Stack. You can set the Tone Stack Type in the UAFX Control app.
11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home LED is green or amber (the bonus speaker cabinets don't have labels). When the LED is off, the amp is active but no speaker cabinet simulation or room sound is applied.
11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Left Footswitch By default, press to toggle the Live mode sound on/off with the current knob and switch settings. This footswitch can also toggle other options, depending on the footswitch mode, as detailed in the table below.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home 4-cable mode Live mode on/off Preset mode on/off Note: If Live and Preset are off, you hear your physical amp's sound. Enigmatic Cabs Each speaker, cabinet, and mic setting has a unique sound. Toggle up or down to cycle through the list with the Cab switch.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home GB25 1x12 1x12 cab with a 25-watt Greenback warmth with Black greenback speaker, miked clarity, and a nicely balanced GB25 with a ribbon 160. high end. Good for thick cleans and punchy overdrive tones.
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Note: Product names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way affiliated with Universal Audio Inc. These name(s) are used solely to identify products studied in the creation of the sound models found in Enigmatic.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home UAFX Control with Enigmatic With UAFX Control, you can manage your presets, change the operation of Enigmatic's footswitches, and toggle 4-cable mode for your amplifier setup and performance preferences.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Live | Preset In Live | Preset mode, you can access Live mode (knobs and switches) and the stored preset. Left Footswitch toggles the Live sound on/off...
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Left Footswitch toggles Overdrive on/off Right Footswitch toggles between Live mode (red LED) and the stored preset (green LED) Pedal is always on and cannot be bypassed...
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Overdrive | Preamp Boost In Overdrive | Preamp Boost mode, you can toggle the Overdrive channel and the Preamp Boost on and off independently. Left Footswitch toggles Overdrive on/off...
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Adjusting Enigmatic Editor settings Enigmatic includes an editor that allows you to make further adjustments to the sound for each amp channel. In Live mode, most editor settings apply per-channel. Only the Preamp Boost setting is global.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home 100W, low plate, squishy More open and less compressed than 50w, tubes and power supply have plenty of sag and fullness. Has more midrange thickness than the other 100w power sections.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Below the Input section, an info strip shows you the state of the Overdrive, Bright switch, and Mid/Deep controls. When an item is active, its green LED is lit. For the Bright and Mid/Deep switches, the values are listed.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Tone Stack EQ On the Custom channel and when editing a preset sound, you can select the Tone Stack EQ. Jazz is a mellower EQ setting with reduced high end and flatter response. Rock is more aggressive, louder, and edgier.
11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home HRM Overdrive EQ The HRM (Hot Rubber Monkey) circuit is a separate passive post-gain tone stack for the Overdrive channel. On the original amp, HRM is adjusted with internal trimmers, and gives an extra set of EQ controls for the overdrive sound.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Tap to revert any changes you have made to the current preset. Enigmatic Specifications Note: All specifications are subject to change without notice. Power requirements...
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home Enigmatic Safety Caution: To help maintain the safety of your product, the chosen power supply must be a certified power supply complying with Limited Power Source (LPS) requirements with the following characteristics and electrical ratings: Isolated 9VDC, center-negative, 400 mA minimum, 2.1x5.5 mm barrel connector.
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11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. • Only use with attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
11.10.2024, 12:27 UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp Manual – Universal Audio Support Home この装置は、クラスB機器です。この装置は、住宅環境で使用することを目的としています が、この装置がラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使用されると、受信障害を引き起こ すことがあります。取扱説明書に従って正しい取り扱いをして下さい。VCCI-B (This is Class B equipment. Although this equipment is intended for use in residential environments, it could cause poor reception if used near a radio television receiver. Please follow instructions in the instruction manual.)
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This device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. All essential radio test suites have been carried out. Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Universal Audio and may void the FCC and IC authorization to operate this equipment.
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