DigiTech RP 150 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Modeling Guitar Processor User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Vice-President of Engineering-MI 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA Date: September 02, 2006 European Contact: Your local DigiTech / Johnson Sales and Service Office or Harman Music Group 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 USA Ph: (801) 568-8800...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Mono Operation - Amplifier ........12 Envelope Filter .............30 Stereo Operation ............13 Auto Ya™ ..............30 Applying Power ..............15 Step Filter ..............31 DigiTech Whammy™ ..........31 Section Two - Editing Functions Pitch Shift ..............32 Detune ................32 Editing/Creating Presets ..........16 Intelligent Pitch Shifting..........33 Storing/Copying a Preset..........18 Delay .................34...
  • Page 4: Section One - Introduction

    DSP chip, the RP150 gives you a huge 2. DigiTech warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and selection of tones and effects, right at your fingertips. When you easily dial up a tone or effect workmanship under normal use and service.
  • Page 5: About The Rp150

    About the RP150 Display shows note played Performance Mode When you first apply power to the RP150, it powers up in Performance mode. Performance mode provides access to all of the presets within the RP150 via the Up and Down Footswitches. Top LEDs indicate Knob 1 selects a tone from the Tone Library, Knob 2 selects an effect combination from the Ef- note is sharp...
  • Page 6: Tone Library Knob

    Effects Library knob Effects Level knob X-Edit Editor/Librarian To learn about storing changes to presets, see page 18. You can edit your RP150 with your computer, using the X-Edit Editor/Librarian. Download X- Edit , USB drivers, and documentation from www.digitech.com.
  • Page 7: A Guided Tour Of The Rp150

    A Guided Tour of the RP150 1. Footswitches These two Footswitches are used to select presets, access the Tuner, or bypass the RP150. The Front Panel Footswitch on the right will select the next preset up, and the Footswitch on the left will select the next preset down.
  • Page 8 5. Display Effects Level Knob (Knob 3) The Display provides information for different functions depending on the mode that has been 1. In Performance mode, this knob adjusts the overall level of post amp model effects (Cho- selected. In Performance mode, the Display will show the currently selected preset number. In rus/Mod, Delay, and Reverb).
  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    RP150 is connected to. optimized for running directly in to the input of a guitar amp. Note: You can download the X-Edit Editor/Librarian software and USB drivers at www.digitech. 3. Left (Mono) and Right Outputs com.
  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Stereo Operation For stereo operation connect the guitar to the Input of the RP150. Connect one cable to the RP150’s Left (Mono) output, and another cable to the RP150’s Right output. Connect one cable Making Connections to the input of one amplifier, channel of a mixer, or power amp. Connect the second cable to a second amplifier, second channel of a mixer, or power amp.
  • Page 11: Applying Power

    Applying Power Stereo Mixer Setup Before applying power to anything, set your amp(s) to a clean tone and set the tone controls to a flat EQ response (on most amps, this would be 0 or 5 on the tone controls). Then follow the Outputs steps listed below.
  • Page 12: Section Two - Editing Functions Editing/Creating Presets

    Section Two - Editing Functions To edit and create a custom preset: 1. Use the Footswitches to select the preset you wish to edit. If you are trying to find some- Editing/Creating Presets thing different from the existing presets, begin by using the Tone Library, Effects Library, and The RP150 is designed to make preset editing and creation easy and intuitive.
  • Page 13: Storing/Copying A Preset

    Storing/Copying a Preset Section Three - Models and Parameters Once the preset has been modified to your liking, you may store your settings to any of the About the Models 50 User preset locations (presets 1-50). The following steps outline the procedure for storing changes to a preset or copying a preset to a different location: The RP150 can be thought of as several different “virtual”...
  • Page 14: Model Definitions

    This gives you the best of both worlds without having to change guitars during a performance. Tone/Attack - Knob 3 adjusts the tone for the DigiTech Compressor, or attack for the Boss CS-2. Ranges from 0 to 99.
  • Page 15: Distortion

    Face Loud Butt trademarks of their respective companies that do not endorse and are not associated or affiliated with DigiTech or Harman International Industries, Inc. They are trademarks of other manufacturers and were used merely to identify products whose Gain...
  • Page 16: Amplifier

    DigiTech is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc. Other product names modeled in this product are trademarks of their respective companies that do not endorse and are not associated or affiliated with DigiTech or Harman International Industries, Inc. They are trademarks of other manufacturers and were used merely to identify products whose sounds were The RP150’s EQ helps further shape your tone with Bass, Midrange, and Treble controls.
  • Page 17: Noise Gate

    Level - Knob 4 controls the level of the effect (DigiTech Chorus models only). Ranges Threshold/Swell Sensitivity - Knob 2 sets the signal strength (Threshold) required to from 0 to 99.
  • Page 18: Flanger

    (or repeats) to the modulating delay. This results in an exaggerated up and down sweeping motion Speed - Knob 2 adjusts the rate (Speed) at which the pitch modulates. Ranges from 0 to to the effect. The RP150 includes the following Flanger Effect models: fL (the DigiTech Flanger), and mx (based on an MXR Flanger).
  • Page 19: Panner

    The Envelope Filter is a dynamic Wah effect that alters your sound based upon how hard you play. bends either up or down. When DigiTech Whammy is selected, it is automatically placed before the Amp modeling as shown in the block diagram on page 19.
  • Page 20: Pitch Shift

    Intelligent Pitch Shifting (HA) Pitch Shift (Ps) Intelligent Pitch Shifting makes a copy of the incoming signal, and then changes the pitch of the A Pitch Shifter copies the incoming signal, then shifts the pitch of the copy to a different note. The copied note to a diatonically correct interval specified by the Amount parameter.
  • Page 21: Delay

    Analog Delay), dd (DigiTech Digital Delay), md (DigiTech Modulated Delay), pd Reverb Model (DigiTech Pong Delay), and td (DigiTech Tape Delay). Press this knob to turn the Delay mod- Knob 1 selects the Reverb model or acoustic space. Press this knob to turn the Reverb els on and off.
  • Page 22: Section Four - Other Functions

    Optional Passive Volume/Continuous Control Pedal Section Four - Other Functions Connect a passive volume or continuous control pedal to the RP150’s Control In jack to control Drum Machine the RP150’s Volume, Wah, or Whammy™ in real time with your foot. Turn on the Wah or Wham- my to control it with the optional pedal, or turn on both the Wah and the Whammy to control The RP150 includes a built-in drum machine loaded with 65 useful patterns including a metronome both simultaneously.
  • Page 23: Specifications

    Section 5 - Appendix Specifications Digital Connections: Universal Serial Bus (USB): Type B, supports USB1.1 Full Speed (12 Mbps Bandwidth USB 2.0 compatible) General Specifications RP150 USB Recording Specifications: A/D/A Converter: 24-bit high performance audio Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz Bit depth: supports 16-bit or 24-bit (depends on setup in Recording Software) DSP Section: AudioDNA2™...
  • Page 24: Tone Library

    Tone Library Effects Library Overdrive Rock Wah Chorus Chorus + Digital Delay Rock 1 Chunky Phaser Chorus + Delay + Reverb Rock 2 Smooth Flanger Flanger + Analog Delay Blues 1 Heavy Pitch Phaser + Tape Delay Blues 2 Clean 1 Tremolo Phaser + Mod Delay Metal 1...
  • Page 25: Preset List

    Preset List (User/Factory)
  • Page 27 Printed in China ©2007 Harman International Industries, Incorporated, all rights reserved. DigiTech and the RP150 are trademarks of the Harman Music Group. Other product names modeled in this product are trademarks of their respective companies that do not endorse and are not associated or affiliated with DigiTech. They are trademarks of other manu- facturers and were used merely to identify products whose sounds were reviewed in the creation of this product.

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