FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............. 3 Channel Tracking ............. 4 The Front Panel ............5 The Rear Panel ............6 The DSP Section ............7 Using the Footswitch with the DSP ......8 Suggested Settings ..........
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Introduction Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate FlexWave120H three-channel guitar amplifier with advanced digital signal processing (DSP) and Channel Tracking. This rug- ged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Digital Reverb, Delay, and Modulation effects provide you with a wide variety of sounds.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Channel Tracking Your Crate FlexWave120H gives you the power of Channel Tracking. Once you select a DSP setting for each channel, Channel Tracking stores the settings to memory whenever you change channels. When you go back to that channel, Channel Tracking recalls those DSP set- tings automatically, without changing the DSP controls! For example: •...
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking The Front Panel SLAP LONG POWER INPUT MEDIUM CLEAN OVERDRIVE FLANGER CHORUS PHASER OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN DELAY REVERB HIGH VOLUME LEVEL HIGH GAIN LEVEL SHAPE GAIN EFFECTS CLEAN OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN 18 19 1.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking 21. SHAPE: Use this control to “dial in” the tone for the High Gain channel. Rotating INPUT OVERDRIVE this control counter-clockwise enhances the mid frequencies, while rotating it clockwise HIGH GAIN enhances the low and high frequencies. LEVEL SHAPE GAIN...
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking The DSP Section SLAP LONG MEDIUM FLANGER CHORUS PHASER Signal Path MOD + DELAY + REVERB DELAY REVERB 4. DELAY: Use this control to select the EFFECTS type of digital delay effect. In its fully coun- terclockwise position, the signal will be “dry”...
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Using the Footswitch with the DSP The Crate three-button footswitch supplied with the FlexWave120H allows access to an addi- tional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier. When the footswitch is connected to the amplifier as shown below, the “original”...
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Suggested Settings Sweet ‘n Clean: SLAP LONG INPUT MEDIUM CLEAN OVERDRIVE FLANGER CHORUS PHASER OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN DELAY REVERB HIGH VOLUME LEVEL HIGH GAIN LEVEL SHAPE GAIN EFFECTS CLEAN OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN DESIRED Just a ‘Lil Nasty: SLAP LONG...
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking System Block Diagram TUNER BUFFER INPUT CLEAN VOLUME MID HIGH OVERDRIVE CLEAN/ LEVEL OVERDRIVE OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE/ HIGH GAIN CHANNEL CLEAN / OD HIGH GAIN CONTROL HIGH GAIN CIRCUIT LEVEL HIGH GAIN SHAPE GAIN BANK A...
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FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.