ALESIS MidiVerb 3 Reference Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 2 FEATURES............................................................................................................. 2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ................................................................................ 3 SECTION 1 MIDIVERB III QUICK START........................................................................ 4 FACTORY PROGRAMS ......................................................................................... 4 SELECTING PROGRAMS ...................................................................................... 4 EDITING PROGRAMS............................................................................................ 4 COMPARING AN EDITED TO A STORED PROGRAM .......................................... 5 SAVING (STORING) EDITED PROGRAMS ........................................................... 6 SECTION 2 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS .................................................................... 7 FRONT PANEL....................................................................................................... 7 INPUT ........................................................................................................ 7 MIX............................................................................................................. 7 OUTPUT .................................................................................................... 7 CLIP INDICATOR....................................................................................... 7 SIGNAL PRESENT LED............................................................................. 7 LED DISPLAY ............................................................................................ 7 VALUE ....................................................................................................... 8 PROGRAM................................................................................................. 8 STORE....................................................................................................... 8 EDIT........................................................................................................... 8 REVERB/1.................................................................................................. 8 DELAY/2 .................................................................................................... 9 CHORUS/3................................................................................................. 9 EQ/4........................................................................................................... 9 MIX/5.......................................................................................................... 10 CONFIG/6 .................................................................................................. 10 MOD/7........................................................................................................ 10 MIDI/8 ........................................................................................................ 10 MIDI MAPPING .......................................................................................... 11 MIDI PROG/9 ............................................................................................. 11 INT. PROG/0.............................................................................................. 11 BYPASS..................................................................................................... 12 REAR PANEL ......................................................................................................... 12 INPUT JACKS ............................................................................................ 12 OUTPUT JACKS ........................................................................................ 12 MIDI IN JACK ............................................................................................. 12 MIDI OUT/THRU ........................................................................................ 12 BYPASS JACK........................................................................................... 12 POWER ..................................................................................................... 12 i SECTION 3 INTERFACING MIDIVERB III ......................................................................... 14 INSTRUMENTS/MICROPHONES........................................................................... 14 MONO OPERATION .................................................................................. 14 MIXING CONSOLES .............................................................................................. 15 INTERFACING VIA AUX SENDS ............................................................... 15 INTERFACING VIA INSERT SEND AND RETURNS.................................. 16 CONNECTION TO THE MAIN OUTPUTS.................................................. 17 SETUP.................................................................................................................... 17 SECTION 4 USING MIDIVERB III ...................................................................................... 19 PROGRAM MODE.................................................................................................. 19 SELECTING A PROGRAM ..................................................................................... 19 WITH VALUE BUTTONS ........................................................................... 19 WITH KEYPAD .......................................................................................... 20 FROM MIDI ................................................................................................ 20 EDITING A PROGRAM........................................................................................... 21 REVERB ................................................................................................................. 22 REVERB ALGORITHM............................................................................... 23 REVERB DECAY ....................................................................................... 23 DELAY.................................................................................................................... 24 DELAY TIME .............................................................................................. 24 DELAY REGENERATION .......................................................................... 24 CHORUS ................................................................................................................ 24 CHORUS ALGORITHM.............................................................................. 24 WHAT IS CHORUS? .................................................................................. 25 WHAT IS FLANGING? ............................................................................... 25 CHORUS SPEED....................................................................................... 25 EQ .......................................................................................................................... 26 INPUT EQ .................................................................................................. 26 EFFECT EQ ............................................................................................... 26 MIX PARAMETERS ................................................................................................ 27 DELAY OUTPUT ........................................................................................ 27 REVERB OUTPUT ..................................................................................... 27 MODULATING MIDIVERB III's PARAMETERS ....................................................... 27 MOD PARAMETERS.................................................................................. 27 MOD ROUTING ............................................................................. 27 MOD CONTROLLER SOURCES....................................... 27 MOD ROUTING DISPLAY................................................. 28 MOD AMPLITUDE ......................................................................... 30 CONFIGURATIONS................................................................................................ 30 CONFIGURATION SIGNAL PATHS........................................................... 30 INDIVIDUAL CONFIGURATIONS .............................................................. 31 SAVING (STORING) EDITED PROGRAMS ........................................................... 39 USING MIDIVERB III WITH MIDI ............................................................................ 40 MIDI PARAMETERS .................................................................................. 40 MIDI CHANNEL ............................................................................. 40 TO CHANGE MIDI CHANNELS.................................................................. 40 MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE............................................................ 41 SELECTING MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE.................................................... 41 MIDI ECHO.................................................................................... 41 SELECTING MIDI ECHO ........................................................................... 42 MIDI SEND .................................................................................... 42 ii TRANSMITTING PROGRAMS VIA MIDI .................................................... 42 RECEIVING PROGRAMS VIA MIDI ........................................................... 43 MIDI MAPPING .......................................................................................... 43 MIDI PROG.................................................................................... 44 INT. PROG .................................................................................... 44 HOW TO USE MIDI MAPPING .................................................................. 44 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS ............................................................................ 46 INITIALIZING THE MIDIVERB III................................................................ 46 BOOKS AND VIDEOS ON MIDI.............................................................................. 47 SECTION 5 SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................... 48 iii USERS MANUAL INTRODUCTION Alesis MIDIVERB III 16 BIT MULTI-EFFECTS PROCESSOR WITH REAL-TIME MIDI PARAMETER CONTROL INTRODUCTION The Alesis MIDIVERB III is a high quality multi-effects unit which features up to 4 simultaneous effects (Delay, Reverb, Chorus, EQ) at a full 15KHz bandwidth and with 16 bit resolution. Since all features of MIDIVERB III are accessible from the front panel, the operator can set up a wide range of complex effects without a complex user interface. The MIDIVERB III features 200 on-board memory locations, of which the first 100 (000 to 099) are factory pre-programmed with a variety of programs. Memory locations 100 to 199 contain the same programs as the first 100 so that the user can modify or erase these locations without loosing any of the factory programs. All of the second 100 programs can be edited and stored by the user as desired. The original 100 factory programs (000 to 099) cannot be altered permanently. The rear panel consists of five 1/4" jacks (left and right inputs and outputs, bypass), MIDI input and output jacks, and a power supply connector. The unit can also be rack mounted in a single 19" rack space. FEATURES · · · · · · · · · · Full 15KHz signal bandwidth for greater fidelity True 16 bit resolution for quieter performance 200 memory locations consisting of 100 factory and 100 user Up to 4 simultaneous effects - Delay, Reverb, Chorus, EQ Simplified user interface for faster set-up Clip and Signal Present LEDs Inputs and outputs via 1/4" phone jacks +4dBV capable for use in the studio or on stage MIDI program MAPPING for programmable program selection Programmable levels for Delay and Reverb 2 INTRODUCTION 3 INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Since a musician's time is better spent making music than reading manuals, we've tried to make this manual not only easy to use, but also fast and easy to find things when you need to. Therefore, the manual is broken down to 6 major sections, of which Section 4 will be probably be referred to the most. They are: SECTION 1 - QUICKSTART This section tells you how to use the most frequently needed operations. If you have to use your MIDIVERB III now but don't have the time to read the entire manual, Section 1 will quickly guide you through. SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS This section gives a brief explanation of all front ...