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  • Page 1 Integrated Effects Switching System Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Harman International Industries Inc. *Other product names modeled in this product are trademarks of their respective compa- nies that do not endorse and are not associated or affiliated with DigiTech or Harman International Industries, Inc. ADA Flanger, Arbiter Fuzz Face, Boss CE-2 Chorus, Boss CS-2, Boss DM-2, Boss DS-1, Boss Metal Zone, Boss OC-2 Octaver, Boss OD-1,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Amp Level/Effect Parameter (Knob 5) ...3 Master Level (Knob 6) ...3 X-Edit Editor/Librarian ...3 Presets ...3 Create Your Sound in Three Easy Steps ...3 A Guided Tour of the RP1000 ...4 Front Panel...4 Rear Panel ...7 Getting Started ...8 Making Connections ...8 Amp/Cabinet Bypass...8 Amp Loop ...8...
  • Page 4 6. The consumer forfeits the benefits of this warranty if the product’s main assembly is opened and tampered with by any- one other than a certified DigiTech technician or, if the product is used with AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer.

  • Page 5: Section One - Introduction

    That means you can turn the distortion, chorus, etc. on and off within each preset. The first time you power up the RP1000 when you take it out of the box (or after doing a factory restore), it’s in Pedalboard mode.

  • Page 6: Amp/Cabinet Bypass

    Amp/Cabinet Bypass You can also turn off the internal amps and cabinets for all the presets in the RP1000. This is really useful when you just want to add effects processing to your own core amplifier sound. So basically the RP1000 becomes a straight multi-effects box when you do this, and only Wah, Com- pressor, Distortion, Equalizer, Noise Gate, Chorus/FX, Delay, and Reverb are used.

  • Page 7: Amp Gain/Effect Parameter (Knob 4)

    LEDs in the Effect Matrix, and if you’re in Pedalboard mode, the LEDs over footswitches 6-10 show you which of those effects are on or off. The RP1000 comes with 100 User presets (1-00) and 100 Factory presets (F1-F00). You can save changes to the User presets, but not the Factory presets.

  • Page 8: A Guided Tour Of The Rp1000

    Effect row is selected for editing. 7. Displays The RP1000 has two sets of displays. The 8 character alpha-numeric display shows preset names, bank names, and effects names while editing. The 2 character numeric display shows preset numbers and effects parameters while editing and shows the note being tuned when the Tuner is enabled.
  • Page 9 RP1000 is connected to a computer and using recording software. Just select the Wah row to adjust this parameter when USB is connected to the RP1000. When the Expression row is selected, this knob selects the toe value for the param- eter linked to the Expression Pedal Expression Pedal or the on state are parameters assigned to footswitches 6-10*.
  • Page 10 This button enables and disables the RP1000’s loop phrase sampler. The Looper can be used at any time during RP1000 operation and offers the ability to create mono loop phrases of up to 20 seconds in length. Three LEDs (Record/Play/Overdub) indicate the status of the Looper during use.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    RP1000’s Looper feature. 11. USB Jack The USB jack connects the RP1000 to a computer and provides two purposes. First it is used to provide communication between the RP1000 and the X-Edit editor librarian software. Second, it is used to stream four channels of audio (2 up / 2 back) to and from the computer when using...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Amp/Cabinet Bypass The RP1000 lets you bypass its amp and cabinet tones so you can apply its effects to your own amp/cabinet tone. To bypass the RP1000 amp and cabinet tones in all presets, push the Amp/ Cabinet Bypass button so it’s lit. To utilize the RP1000 amp and cabinet tones, push the Amp/ Cabinet Bypass button so it’s not lit.

  • Page 13: Connection Setups

    Display will briefly read nO loop. The Stomp Loop will not enable when no connections are present at these jacks. Connection Setups The RP1000 has many different connection options. Here are some more common ways it can be used: Left (mono) Line Output...
  • Page 14 Connect the RP1000’s 1/4” Line Outputs to the Power Amp inputs. Mixer Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to MIXER. Stereo Amps Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4"...
  • Page 15 Amp Loop with Pre-Amp In Line Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Connect the Connect the External Preamp RP1000 Amp Line Out to the Loop Send to RP1000 Amp Loop the External Return. Preamp Input. PREAMP Connect the stompbox Output to the RP1000 Stomp Loop Return.
  • Page 16 Amp Loop Return. Amp Loop and Stomp Loop Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Connect the amp’s Loop Connect the RP1000 Send to the RP1000 Amp Line Out to the amp’s Loop Return. Loop Return. Connect the RP1000 Stomp Loop Send to the stompbox Input.
  • Page 17 Studio Setup (Computer and Personal Monitors) XLR Left Out Connect your Connect the RP1000’s guitar to the USB port to an available RP1000’s Input. USB port on your computer. XLR Right Out STUDIO REFERENCE MONITORS...

  • Page 18: Applying Power

    That means you can turn the distortion, chorus, etc. on and off within each preset. The first time you power up the RP1000 when you take it out of the box (or after doing a factory restore), it’s in Pedalboard mode.

  • Page 19: Editing/Creating Presets

    Tone Libraries that use amps only will not provide distortion or tone changes since amps and cabinets are globally disabled. Editing Amp/Cabinet Models Each RP1000 preset has a ton of world class amp and cabinet models to choose from. To edit amp and cabinet models, follow these steps: Press the Edit Down button until the Amp/Cabinet row is selected.

  • Page 20: Storing/Copying/Naming A Preset

    To bypass amp/cabinet modeling in all presets, press the Amp/Cabinet Bypass button. When it is lit, amp/cabinet modeling is bypassed in all presets. Amp/Cabinet Bypass can be used in either Preset or Pedalboard mode. Storing/Copying/Naming a Preset When you’re done editing a preset, you should store your settings to any of the 100 User preset locations (presets 1-00).

  • Page 21: Section Three - Effects And Parameters

    With stompboxes, the order in which they are connected affects the overall sound. The RP1000 has placed the Amps and Effects in an order for optimum results. The following diagram shows the order in which they are connected.

  • Page 22: Distortion

    Distortion The RP1000 includes the tones of many popular distortion stompboxes, each of which can be fully dialed in. Distortion - Knob 1 selects a Distortion. Press this knob to turn the selected Distortion on and off. screamer - Based on an Ibanez...
  • Page 23 Knobs 2-6 have the following functions for the various Distortions: Distortion Knob 2 (Gain) Drive screamer Overdrive Drive ts MOD Drive sD odrv Overdrive OD ODrv Gain sparKDrV Drive Guy ODrV Gain DOD 250 Gain redline Gain ampdriver Drive oc drive Distortion rodent Distortion...

  • Page 24: Amplifier

    The amplifiers are an assortment of popular vintage and modern amp tones. The amplifiers also include acoustic guitar simulations. Amp - By default, Knob 1 selects one of the classic, modern, and DigiTech custom Amp types. Note that when you select an Amp, the default cabinet is automatically selected.
  • Page 25 ® metl4x12 - 4x12 DigiTech Metal ® rock4x12 - 4x12 DigiTech Rock ® altr4x12 - 4x12 DigiTech Alt Rock dvtg4x12 - 4x12 DigiTech Vintage ® chnk4x12 - 4x12 DigiTech Chunk spnk4x12 - 4x12 DigiTech Spank digispkr - DigiTech Speaker Compensa- ®...

  • Page 26: Noise Gate/Auto Swell

    Auto Swell. Ranges from 0 to 99. Chorus/FX The Chorus/FX row in the RP1000 is a multi-function module, allowing you to select Effect types such as Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, Rotary Speaker, Tremolo, Panner, Envelope Filter, Detune, Whammy™, Pitch Shift, Detune, Harmony, OC Octaver and more. When the Chorus/ FX row is selected, Knob 1 is used to choose the Effect type.

  • Page 27: Flanger

    A Flanger uses the same principle as a Chorus but uses a shorter delay time and adds regenera- tion (or repeats) to the modulating delay. This results in an exaggerated up and down sweep- ing motion to the effect. The RP1000 includes the following Flanger Effects: fLanger (the DigiTech Flanger), trigfLnG (the DigiTech Triggered Flanger), fLtrFLng (the DigiTech ®...

  • Page 28: Phaser

    As the phasing changes, dif- ferent frequencies get canceled resulting in a warm sort of twisting sound. The RP1000 includes the following Phaser types: phaser (the DigiTech Phaser), trigphas (the DigiTech Triggered Phaser), mx phasr (based on an MXR Phase 100), and eh phasr (based on an Electro-Har- monix Small Stone).

  • Page 29: Vibropan

    Volume - Knob 6 adjusts the volume of the effect. Tremolo/Panner A Tremolo effect modulates the volume of the signal at an even rate. The RP1000 includes the following Tremolo types: tremolo (the DigiTech (dual asynchronized tremolos)), optotrem (based on the Fender (based on the Vox Bias Tremolo), and panner (the DigiTech Panner).

  • Page 30: Envelope Filter

    Envelope Filter (envfiltr) The DigiTech Envelope Filter is a dynamic Wah effect that alters your sound based upon how hard you play. Pre/Post Amp - Knob 2 determines where the effect appears in the effects chain. Turn counter-clockwise for Pre (appears before the Distortion effect), or clockwise for Post (appears after the Noise Gate effect).

  • Page 31: Step Filter

    Intensity - Knob 4 controls the intensity of the Wah effect. Ranges from 0 to 99. Sample Hold (smplhold) The DigiTech Sample Hold randomly shifts the pitch of the note you’re playing, creating an “elec- tronic” or “robotic” sound. Pre/Post Amp - Knob 2 determines where the effect appears in the effects chain. Turn counter-clockwise for Pre (appears before the Distortion effect), or clockwise for Post (appears after the Noise Gate effect).

  • Page 32: Pitch Shift

    Pitch Shift (pitCH) A Pitch Shifter copies the incoming signal, then shifts the pitch of the copy to a different note. The shifted note is then mixed back with the original signal, sounding as if two guitars were play- ing different notes. Pre/Post Amp - Knob 2 determines where the effect appears in the effects chain.

  • Page 33: Boss ® Oc-2 Octaver Tm

    (DigiTech Digital Delay), modulate (DigiTech Modulated Delay), pingpong (DigiTech Pong Delay), tape (DigiTech Tape Delay), echoplex (Based on the Maestro Tape Echo), reverse (DigiTech Reverse Delay), lo fi (a Lo Fidelity Delay), and 2 tap (a 2-tap Delay). Press this knob to turn the Delays on and off.

  • Page 34: Reverb

    It is this similarity to actual acoustic spaces that makes reverberation a useful tool in recorded music. The RP1000 features genuine Lexicon whose rich, lush effects have been heard in countless songs, soundtracks, and live performances for decades.

  • Page 35: Section Four - Other Functions

    Footswitch Assign You can link footswitches 6-10 to almost any of the RP1000’s parameters or to enable and dis- able the Amp Loop. From the factory, footswitches 6-10 are set to turn on and off the Com- pressor, Distortion, Chorus/FX, Delay, and Reverb respectively when the Pedalboard button is enabled.

  • Page 36: Wah Min/Max

    Pedal calibration procedure will begin. Expression Pedal Calibration The Expression Pedal on the RP1000 needs to be recalibrated for use after you do a factory reset. This calibration procedure automatically starts after the factory reset procedure is com- pleted. (You can also start the calibration procedure by pressing and holding the currently active preset’s footswitch for about 5 seconds.) If the pedal’s calibration fails, or if the pedal does not...

  • Page 37: Preset Level

    Note: If the Display shows errOr, an error has occurred and steps 2 through 5 should be repeated. Preset Level Each of the presets in the RP1000 can have a specified programmed level. To change the level of a preset, follow these steps: From the preset name display, press the Turn Knob 6 to change the Preset Level parameter.
  • Page 38 To use the Looper with a quiet start, follow these steps: Press the Looper button to enable the Looper. The Looper button should now be lit. None of the Record, Play, Overdub LEDs will be lit at this time. To begin looping, press the red indicating the Looper is armed and ready to record but not actually recording yet.

  • Page 39: Tuner

    The range for this control is from USB Mix 0% (all that is heard is the RP1000 processing, no playback) to USB = RP (both USB playback Down footswitch. The Looper will start recording as soon as Down footswitch again.
  • Page 40 RP1000 have equal levels) to RP Mix 0% (all that is heard is the USB playback in the outputs, no RP1000 processing). To change the USB Setup options, follow these steps From the preset name display, press the Wah row’s LED will be lit.

  • Page 41: Section Five - Rp1000 Effects Descriptions

    Wah is an effect controlled by an Expression Pedal making the guitar sound as if it’s saying “Wah.” DigiTech ® DigiTech’s Full range Wah sweeps the entire spectrum of audible frequencies giving you the most range of tone from the wah pedal. Dunlop Crybaby™ Wah: ®...

  • Page 42: Chorus Stompbox Models

    A Chorus adds a short delay to your signal. The delayed signal is modulated in and out of tune and then mixed back with the original signal to create a thicker sound. The RP1000 includes the following Chorus Effects: Boss® CE-2 Chorus, DigiTech® Dual Chorus, DigiTech Glistening Cho- rus, DigiTech Multi-Chorus, Electro Harmonix®...

  • Page 43: Phasers

    DigiTech® Filter Flanger The DigiTech tone team expanded on the traditional flanger by adding a band pass filter in the feedback path of the effect. Because of the filter, the filter flanger’s feedback affects only a set amount of frequencies to generate a different flanger effect.

  • Page 44: Vibrato / Rotary

    DigiTech Whammy™ The DigiTech Whammy is an effect that uses an Expression Pedal to bend the pitch of the incom- ing signal, or add a bendable harmony with the original signal. As the Pedal is moved, the note bends either up or down.

  • Page 45: Envelope / Special

    DigiTech Step Filter The Step Filter changes frequency in related patterns much like a sample and hold effect. DigiTech Synth Talk™ Another DigiTech first, the Synth Talk™ makes your guitar sound like it’s talking due to vowel like qualities. DigiTech YaYa™...

  • Page 46: Reverbs

    Distortion and overdrive pedals were designed to give your guitar tone gain before it reaches your amp. Many heavily distorted pedals such as the DigiTech Grunge™ were designed to pro- vide most or all of the gain and run through a cleaner amp. Overdrives are great for boosting the gain of your guitar sound and driving an already distorted amp giving your total tone, more gain and a heavier feel.
  • Page 47 The Grunge produces tones from early famous Seattle sounds to borderline metal. Don’t forget your flannel…. DigiTech Redline Modified Overdrive Not your standard overdrive, the Redline takes overdrive to a place that never existed. The Red- line’s circuit overdrives the guitar’s signal in a way that is not evenly clipped like the way a tube amp distorts.

  • Page 48: Amps

    Fulltone® OCD Overdrive Straddling the border of overdrive and distortion, the OCD produces amazing harmonics and drives any amp into oblivion. The overdrive is thicker than most yet clear letting every string and note come through. Guyatone® Overdrive OD-2 The OD-2 is yet a different flavor of overdrive. The OD-2’s is transparent and does not get in the way when playing single notes or chords.
  • Page 49 ‘65 Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb® The single speaker version of its bigger brother, this amp is equally at home for blues, country and rock players. ’59 Gibson® GA-40 A very cool blues/rock amp in the ranks with the Deluxes but with a personality all its own. ‘69 Hiwatt®...
  • Page 50 DigiTech® Blackbass – ’65 Blackface preamp w/ Bassman poweramp What happens when you combine the cleaner input stage of Blackface and connect it to the gritty poweramp of a Bassman? You get an experimental amp that works perfect for blues, rock- a-billy, country and rock.
  • Page 51 Perfect if you play intricate metal. DigiTech Fuzz The DigiTech Fuzz tone is based off of the fuzz tone of the late 60’s English bands with our own twist with fizz. Thus making the DigiTech Fuzz ideal for 90’s grunge to today’s mix of music.

  • Page 52: Cabinets

    Direct No amp model Dreadnaught Acoustic Awesome dreadnaught acoustic simulation with an articulate top end. Best suited for middle and neck pickups. Jumbo Acoustic A warmer acoustic model with more midrange. Cabinets 1x8 ‘57 Fender® Tweed Champ® A small speaker but a great way to cut through the mix. 1x12 ‘57 Fender Tweed Deluxe®...
  • Page 53 A particularly bright but full sounding combo cabinet. Great for clean. 4x12 DigiTech Alt Rock The DigiTech Alt Rock is a dirtier cabinet with more sizzle than a standard 4x12 cabinet. Use if you want to drive your tone over the edge.

  • Page 54: Section Six - Appendix

    2.0 compliant 2 channels to computer, 2 channels from computer 44.1 kHz 24 bit for use with optional DigiTech FS3X 120 VAC, 60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B-120 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B -100 230 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS0913B -230...

  • Page 55: Tone Library

    Windows Software Requirements ® Vista Home/Premium, XP Home/Professional (SP2 installed, .NET 2.0 installed*) Pentium /Athlon™ 1.4GHz or later 512MB RAM (1GB RAM recommended) ® 180MB hard disk space for application DVD-ROM drive USB Port Internet connection required for Cubase activation *.NET 2.0 will be installed during installation of X-Edit software if required on XP systems Software Requirements ®...
  • Page 56 Harman International Industries Inc. *Other product names modeled in this product are trademarks of their respective compa- nies that do not endorse and are not associated or affiliated with DigiTech or Harman International Industries, Inc. ADA Flanger, Arbiter Fuzz Face, Boss CE-2 Chorus, Boss CS-2, Boss DM-2, Boss DS-1, Boss Metal Zone, Boss OC-2 Octaver, Boss OD-1,...

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