Table Of Contents - Rocktron Blue Thunder User Manual

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1
2. Quick Setup ................................................................................................................................. 3
3. Front Panel .................................................................................................................................. 4
4. Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................... 6
5. Connections ................................................................................................................................. 7
6. Operating Format ..................................................................................................................... 12
Blue Thunder Functions and Parameter Descriptions ...................................................................... 12
Blue Thunder Block Diagram .......................................................................................................... 13
GLOBAL Function ........................................................................................................................... 14
MIXER Function .............................................................................................................................. 15
HUSH Function ................................................................................................................................ 16
DISTORTION Function ................................................................................................................... 17
EQ Function ..................................................................................................................................... 18
COMPRESSOR Function ................................................................................................................ 19
DELAY Function .............................................................................................................................. 20
REVERB Function ........................................................................................................................... 22
TREMOLO Function ....................................................................................................................... 23
PHASER Function ........................................................................................................................... 24
FLANGER Function ........................................................................................................................ 25
CHORUS Function ........................................................................................................................... 26
SPEAKER EXCITER Function ....................................................................................................... 27
Master Blue Thunder Effects Parameter List ................................................................................... 28
7. Operating the Blue Thunder™ ............................................................................................... 31
Selecting a preset .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Changing preset parameters ................................................................................................................................. 32
Storing changed preset parameters ....................................................................................................................... 32
Editing a preset title .............................................................................................................................................. 33
Controller Assignments ........................................................................................................................................ 35
Copying Blue Thunder Presets, Titles and Controller Assignments ..................................................................... 39
Tap Delay .............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Program Changes .................................................................................................................................................. 43
MIDI Channels ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
MIDI Dump/Load ................................................................................................................................................. 46
To dump a single Blue Thunder preset into another Blue Thunder ................................................... 46
To dump a single Blue Thunder preset into a sequencer ................................................................... 48
To reload user data from a sequencer ................................................................................................ 50
-Factory Restore ................................................................................................................................................... 52
Restoring a single factory preset: ...................................................................................................... 52
Restoring the Blue Thunder memory (all presets): ............................................................................ 54
Restoring the Blue Thunder controller assignments: ............................................................................................ 55
Selecting a Power On Preset ................................................................................................................................. 56
8. Appendix .................................................................................................................................... 57
ERROR MESSAGES ........................................................................................................................................... 57
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................................. 58
TECHNICAL DATA ............................................................................................................................................ 59
9. Other Rocktron Products......................................................................................................... 60
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