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UTPUT One foot controller to the Foot Controller jack found Set the 2112 output level to the 12 o'clock position and on the rear of the 2112. Make sure that connection is turn up the amplifier's main volume to the desired level.
2112 into a pair of Combo Amps ............12 2112 direct with the Programmable Speaker Cabinet Emulator .......13 Getting Around the Operating System .
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Wet/Dry Mix Knob Adjustment ............16 Program Levels .
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DVANCED OPICS ECTION Using Modifiers ..............47 MIDI CC .
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MIDI Basics ...............69 General Format .
You may get some interesting results. Good luck, and thank you for choosing DigiTech. Your 2112 was carefully assembled and packaged at the factory. Before you proceed any further, make sure the fol- INCLUDED lowing items are •...
1.The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty. 2. DigiTech warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and work- manship under normal use and service.
Parameter either locally or globally. Selection of Parameter. either Global or Local mode can be found on Page 11 of the Utilities Menu.When the 2112 is in Edit mode, the Page knob is used to scroll through the pages of the selected Module.
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15) Utility Button - Exits current mode and enters Utilities mode. A successive press will also return the 2112 to Program mode. 16) Bypass Button - Toggles Bypass status (On/Off). 17-23) FX Library Buttons: 17) [PreAmp] - Exits current mode and enters FX edit mode at the Preamp module.
Analog Wah module. It is a balanced-TRS connector. 2) MIDI In - The MIDI In port allows the 2112 to 8) FX Return - This is the effects loop return. It is fed respond to incoming MIDI messages, including...
Programmable Cabinet Emulation Module Every Program in the 2112 has a set of Modifiers. Up to in the 2112. Whether it be live or in the studio, just...
6dB of boost.This feature is also ideal to use in 2112 has 2 user definable LFOs in each program that the studio (or live) to give you a little extra punch for can be assigned to any Parameter.
ROGRAMMABLE For those of you that feel the need to add additional effects to the already extensive menu of sounds , the 2112 pro- vides a programmable line level mono programmable FX loop.The signal leaves the unit after the Wah section of the 2112 and returns just before the Dual distortion paths.
2112 A RCHITECTURE Your 2112 contains 224 Programs . . . each program is comprised of up to 15 effect modules . . . each effect module contains a number of default effects (“defaults”) . . . each default is comprised of a number of different parameters.
• Quarter (module type = 4th ) Dividing each S-DISC II’s processing power is what allows your 2112 to handle up to 15 effects at one time. The figure below represents how each S-DISC II can be divided to accommodate a wide variety of effect routing.
AKING ONNECTIONS Because of its flexibility, your 2112 can be connected in several different ways to meet the requirements of specific applications.The following diagrams offer some ways your 2112 can be connected. NOTE: In all the diagrams we have shown use of the external FX loop (this is of course, optional).
2112.Then, if you prefer to use an additional effect unit in the signal path, you can utilize the programmable mono fx loop of the 2112. In doing this, you will want to run from the fx send of the 2112 into the selected effect unit.
ROGRAMMABLE ABINET MULATOR To use the Fx loop, run from the Fx send of the 2112, ow that you have the indispensible Programmable into either input or Fx return of the selected effects unit. Cabinet Emulator of the 2112, chances are pretty good...
PERATING YSTEM The menu structure of your 2112 has been specially designed to be easy to use.The display shows the information you need, but to make things even easier for you, illumination of the front panel buttons offers additional operating information.
OADING ROGRAM When you first turn on your 2112, it boots up in Program Mode and the display looks something like: Clean Comp Delay %kHz %kHz %kHz msdB msdB msdB LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED COMP TUBE...
DJUSTMENTS For all you Nigel Tuffnels out there, the 2112 really can go to 100, if that is the sound you require. But we at Digitech suggest that you keep it a little lower than that (we would prefer that you purchase our products instead of hearing aids).The best setting for the input control is to use the <Input>...
UNER When using the Tuner of the 2112, it can be accessed one of two ways. Either by pressing the <Tuner> button on the front panel or using the optional Control One foot controller.The following, explains both modes of operation.
TORING AMING ROGRAMS Before we get into editing programs and creating your own, let’s learn how to store changes so you won’t lose any modifications you’ll want to keep.The Store procedure allows you to rename, relocate and save any modifications you have made to Programs so that they can be accessed easily later.
DITING A ROGRAM It is extremely easy to create custom Effect Programs because your 2112 gives you access to a complete library of pro- fessionally developed default effects (“Defaults”). • From Program mode, press the <Pitch> button.The display looks something like this:...
During the course of editing Programs, you may find that you want to compare the edited version of the Program to the original, stored version. Fortunately, your 2112 provides you with this valuable A/B feature in the Compare func- tion.
TORING AMING EFAULTS Before we get into editing Modules and creating your Defaults, let’s learn how to store changes so you won’t lose any modifications you’ll want to keep.The Store procedure allows you to rename, relocate and save any modifications you have made to Defaults so that they can be accessed easily later.
ODULE Your 2112 comes loaded with pretty much all of the Factory Effect Defaults you’ll need right at your finger tips. In any given situation, however, you may want to tweak a module just a tad (or more than a tad).The parameters of each Effect Module are reached through a series of pages.
IGITAL FFECT ODULE IZE AND With all of the work that these digital effect modules do for your sound, they have a tendency to work up an appetite. So, they consume their food from the FX pies chart referred to on page 4. Since some of these effect modules have a larger appetite than the others, they require more pie.To help divide up the pie, we have provided you with a chart below that tells you what size of effect block that each will fit in.This helpful chart will also let you know if the selected module is either a: Mono, Stereo, or Dual output configuration.
FFECT ODULES AND EFAULTS The following is a list of all the Effect Modules, and their respective Factory Defaults. REAMP ODULES Preamp • SatTube1 • S2PostDst • Bluesy Rhythm • SatTube2 • Fast Swell • Blues Lead • SatTube3 • Slow Swell •...
The days of having to sacrifice reliability for the great tonal characteristics of an old British or American tweed pre- amps are now just a thing of the past with the tube preamp distortion section of the 2112.The great thing about the 2112 is, you are not limited to just one preamp sound setting.You can have anything from Vintage Tweed to a British...
BAND Included in every program of the 2112 Tube and Solid State distortion paths, is a 10-band graphic EQ with 12 dB boost or cut in 1 dB increments. Note: This EQ is separate from the Global/Local EQ and EQ effect modules used in Program mode.
EQ and Mix changes on the fly.The Global/Local EQ and Mix selection section of the 2112 is located on the front panel of the 2112.The Global EQ can also be set to Local mode to control only the selected pro- gram.The Global/Local EQ and Mix selection is located in the 1st page of the utility section.
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EVERB Real life reverberation is the result of sound reflecting off surfaces in a room or hall. It can best be described as mil- lions of small echoes that decay over a period of time.The size of the room, the surface type of the walls, or the car- pet on the floor all contribute to the way real reverberation behaves and sounds.
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hard, flat surfaces while higher DIFFUSION settings can be used to simulate the presence of irregular surfaces in the room such as natural rock masonry or man-made diffusers. Unlike flat surfaces, these materials reflect (diffuse) the sound in many directions because of the irregularity of the surfaces themselves.This builds smoothness over the reverb progression.
Delay D Sets the length of time before hearing Delay Group C and Delay Group D. Ranges from 0 to 120 milliseconds. Out A - D Controls the output level of the Delay Groups. Ranges from Off to 100%. Bal A - D Controls the left/right balance of the Delay Groups.
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Aside from the more obvious speed and depth parameters (which adjust respectively how fast and far the sound goes out of tune), the 2112 allows you to use different waveforms.The waveform defines how it will move in and out of tune.The triangle waveform is very popular for slow, shallow chorus settings, while the sine waveform works nicely for faster, deeper settings.
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produce radical new textures when used creatively.Try setting it slightly faster or slower than SPEED. Ranges from 0.06 to 2.0 Hz. Wander Depth Adjusts the intensity of the oscillation deviations produced by WANDER SPEED.WANDER DEPTH produces dramatic psycho-acoustic swirling effects when set higher than DEPTH2. Ranges from 0 to 10 milliseconds.
FDBACK Parameter is what gives flangers their distinctive voice. Flangers are capable of both positive and negative feedback loops, so experiment to find the sound you like best. Ranges from -99% to 99%. WvFrm Selects which waveform the LFO follows. Options for this control include sine, triangle, SP1 (Special 1), and SP2 (Special 2).The sine wave setting is probably the most easily recognized, but the smooth response of the triangle wave or the intensity of SP1 or SP2 typically pro- duce better results.
2112 do it for you. Aside from speed and depth parameters, the tremolo also has an LFO waveform that determines the way a signal's volume is increased and decreased.While the Sine wave is probably the most common to the ear, the Triangle and...
The Auto Panner's Speed typically doesn't get set as fast as the Tremolo since you usually want a sound to move smoothly back and forth in the stereo image.The 2112 auto panner is especially flexible since it can be used for either mono or stereo input sources.When used with a mono source, the signal pans back and forth as described...
bling, octave division, and chromatic harmonies. Each Pitch Shifter has a 4-octave range, stepped in semitones from -24 to +24. Dtn A - B Controls the detuning amount for pitch-shifted voices A and B. As DTN moves away from zero, dissonance becomes more pronounced. Low DTN settings can be useful for thickening or enhancing the imaging of the source material.
"sampled" or recorded into memory, where it is held for the amount of time you specify with the delay time set- ting, after which the sample is replayed at the output.The 2112 delays have a feedback meter that is used to send a por- tion of the delayed signal back to the input to be re-recorded along with new source material.The feedback setting...
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the screen). Now turn the <4> "TapIt" parameter knob to activate. Now press the <TapIT> on the downbeat of each triplet.You can "TapIt" as often as you like to make sure you really nail that downbeat. The delay time will be automatically measured and since the Delay is set up so that DlyA=33%, DlyB=67% and DlyC=100% (DlyD is not used in this program), you'll hear a triplet delay that matches the beat of your music.
Graphic EQs give you control of the levels for fixed or pre-selected frequencies (bands) that are evenly spaced.The 2112 offers 8 and 15 band stereo and mono GEQs and a 31 band mono GEQ.They all cover the complete range of frequencies, but the spacing between the 31 bands is much closer than the 8 bands, therefore offering more exact con- trol of the sound.
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Parametric EQs offer the added flexibility of letting you define the center frequency you want to adjust, and how many frequencies around that center frequency you want to affect. Some of the PEQ modules in the 2112 also include high shelf and low shelf EQ bands.
When using a guitar for example, it creates the swelling sound usually associated with volume pedal or a pinky fin- ger on the guitar's volume knob.The 2112 can take care of this for you so that you hands (or feet) are free to do more important things.
In today’s music industry, it seems that every album on the charts, whether it be Country, Rock, Industrial, or Alternative, are using the DigiTech Whammy technology in some shape or form.Whether it be a subtle chorus Detune, or an all out 2 octave Whammy Dive, this thing is a definite attention getter, and first-call studio effect. At this rate, the Whammy effect could possibly log-in as much studio time as Chet Atkins.
(6 octaves down), to 24 (2 octaves up). Min Detune This parameter sets the minimum pedal level of detune effect. Ranges from: -50% (down 50 cents), to 50% (up 50 cents). Max Detune This parameter sets the maximum pedal level of detune effect. Ranges from: -50% (down 50 cents), to 50% (up 50 cents).
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) or MIDI Continuous Controller and external footswitch and pedal infor- mation. Every Program in your 2112 has a set of Modifiers. Up to 16 Modifier links can be assigned to control any parameter. There are five types of Modifiers that can be linked to a parameter: •...
• Use the <2> knob to scroll through the different ETTING UP A YNAMIC ODIFIER modifiers that can be linked to the Parameter you • Enter Assign Mode by pressing the <Assign> button. want assigned. The possibilities are: MIDI CC’s (CC): 0-127 & ChP (aftertouch) •...
In this day and age where the role of the Guitarist has taken on so many new responsibilities, his or her equipment has to be fast, and has to be able to communicate with other devices at the drop of a hat. So, we at Digitech have given the 2112 all of the MIDI goodies that your heart may desire.
SysEx Device channel or Program maps. the Program to be dumped, and, when dumping to anoth- er 2112, the Program location where you want the To perform a SysEx Bulk Dump of all 2112 Programs, do Program dumped. the following: To initiate an individual patch dump from the 2112, do •...
Factory or User pro- grams to be changed. On power up, this map will default to the normal MIDI map.This simply means that the 2112 will respond to the MIDI receive map within the Utilities menu. Send CC information on CC 31.
THER TILITY UNCTIONS These are the extra Utility functions included in the 2112 that make your programming life a little easier. • Press <Utilities> and scroll to page 2 of the Utility ACTORY ESET page using the <Page> knob.The display reads:...
ONFIGURING THE EDALBOARD The optional Control One foot controller can help you get the most out of your 2112. Since the Control One talks to the 2112 using a proprietary communication protocol, it offers better response time and capabilities not available with convention MIDI pedalboard controllers.
The Foot Controller setup menu contains all the setup options necessary to use the 2112 with the optional DigiTech Control One foot controller.The submenus included under the Foot Controller setup are located on pages 10 and 11 of the utilities menu and they include: •...
Type: Bright Clean Gain LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED COMP TUBE GATE L/R OUTS FACTORY USER SEAMLESS DIGITAL PAGE CLIP L/R OUTS • Turn the <4> knob to select the gain parameter, then Press the <Assign> button once.The display reads: Gain Exp 1 Min[ 56]Max LINK CHANGED...
The footswitches on the Control One can be assigned to do several functions.This is done through the Foot J12FC:Bank FS=Tog CCTran Controller menus in the Utilities section of the 2112. These functions include: LINK CHANGED...
CC Transmit Channel - This option allows you to set the MIDI channel on which CCs will be sent out the 2112 MIDI Out port to other MIDI devices. If you are using the Control One for the 2112 only, you don't need to worry about setting up this option.
TUBE GATE L/R OUTS FACTORY USER move to the next Bank Up in the 2112, as well as access DIGITAL CLIP L/R OUTS the Tune Mode by simply pressing and holding the footswitch until the Tuner appears in the display.
To help all of you Tone and Effect connoisseurs along the way, this list gives you a brief description all 100 Factory Programs of the 2112. Go For It! - Pure and rich uneffected Tube Preamp tones right out of the box.
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70’s British Stack - A 1959-type tone when used with two 4X12 speaker cabinets. Twin Combo - The only closer emulation of a Twin would require that the 2112 have a tweed front panel. Fuzz Me Tender - A heavy 60’s Fuzz face emulation that Jimi himself would be proud to use.
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Electro Acoustic Det/Rev - Ideal for an Electric-Acoustic Guitar with Dual Detune and Dual Reverb effects. PEQ Chorus/Delay - When PEQ boost is needed, this is the one that also has Chorus and Delay modules. 12-String - When you don’t have the budget for a 12-String, let the 2112’s 12-String emulator lend a hand.
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Just a Phase - A heavily effected Phaser with Auto panner and Dual Delay modules for acoustic guitar. Moving Detune/Reverb - Plenty of Detune and Reverb to thicken up acoustic guitar tracks. 17 D YNAMICS FFECTED ROGRAMS Hit-Me-Hard-Phase - A Clean tone with a Dynamic modifier linked to the phaser speed. So, the harder you pick, the faster the phaser speed.
2112 S PECIFICATIONS A/D Converter: 20 bit, 64 x oversampled delta-sigma stereo D/A Converter: 20 bit 64 x oversampled Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz Frequency Response 20~20kHz +/- 0.5 dB DSP S ECTION Static-Dynamic Instruction Set computer 2 (S-DISC II ® ) Digital Signal Path Width: 24 bits (144.5 dB)
MIDI System Exclusive communication allows a user to control a device directly through MIDI in a very powerful and flexible manner. Much care has gone into creating and testing this documentation but DigiTech can not guarantee 100% accuracy, nor can DigiTech be held responsible for presets and data lost in a product from System Exclusive Information use.
In the following section, SYS_HEAD refers to a valid System Exclusive header.The System Exclusive header starts with the System Exclusive status byte, and includes all bytes through the DigiTech device type. F7(h) is the System Exclusive ‘Message End’ byte. All SysEx numbers in the format definition of each procedure are given as hexadecimal values, along with this symbol (h) for clarification.
The Receive One Program procedure is used to load a program into the 2112.The number of program bytes to be received (n) is different for each program. If the 2112 is sent a Receive One Program procedure where the program number is not a valid RAM destination, it will be ignored.
Effect Module’s Position Effect Parameter’s Position Parameter Value The Receive Parameter Value procedure is used to load Parameter Values into the 2112. Please refer to the Parameter Charts for more information. REQUEST ALL CURRENT PARAMETER VALUES (23h) SYS_HEAD, 23(h), ww1, ww2, F7(h) When ww= 7F(h) All module’s parameters will be requested.
Code echoed for the Key Scan received. (00(h) if key is invalid) The Receive Key Accepted procedure is sent from the 2112 in response and acceptance of a Receive Scan Code Key or Receive Hold Scan Code Key procedure but is ignored if received by the 2112.
ID # zz= index map max = 5 FX ID # = 255 The following are codes for each of the buttons or keys on the 2112. Numbers are given as hexadecimal values. Key Label Hex equivalent Key Label...
FX M ODULES AND ARAMETER ODES The Following chart shows all effect modules and their respective parameters with SysEx Effect I.D. numbers attached. FX # FX Name EditPage P# Parameter Name FX # FX Name EditPage P# Parameter Name 128(h) Compressor Page 1 00(h) On/Off 3F(h) GEQ 8...
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22(h) 16.0kHz Page 2 03(h) Level 23(h) 18.0kHz 04(h) Phase L 05(h) Phase R 41(h) St GEQ 8 Page 1 00(h) On/Off Page 3 06(h) Loshlv Freq 01(h) FX Type 07(h) Level 02(h) Default Page 4 08(h) Band1 Freq Page 2 03(h) Level 09(h)
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05(h) Balance Page 3 06(h) Delay A Page 3 06(h) Reverb Type 07(h) Delay B 07(h) Decay 08(h) Delay C Page 4 08(h) Density 09(h) Delay D 09(h) Diffusion Page 4 0A(h) Out A Page 5 0A(h) Blend 0B(h) Bal A 0B(h) OutL 0C(h)
ROGRAM XAMPLE For those of you that are reluctant to stick your feet in the SysEx water, we have included a simple example of a SysEx Program jump. It takes you set by step through all of the operation commands of a typical SysEx procedure. <<SysEx Header>>...
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