ALESIS QuadraVerb GT Reference Manual sCHAPTER 1 Ð GETTING STARTED ...............................................1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................1 What It Is ...............................................................................................1 Features..................................................................................................2 1.2 SYSTEM HOOKUP BASICS.....................................................................2 AC Transformer Hookup...................................................................3 1.3 AUDIO HOOKUPS ....................................................................................3 Mono In, Mono Out............................................................................3 Mono In, Stereo Out............................................................................4 Stereo In, Stereo Out ...........................................................................4 Mono Send, Mono Return Effects Loop .........................................5 Mono Send, Stereo Return Effects Loop.........................................5 Stereo Send, Stereo Return Effects Loop.........................................6 Interfacing with Mixer Stereo Effects Sends...................................7 1.4 FOOTSWITCH HOOKUP.........................................................................7 1.5 EXTERNAL EFFECTS HOOKUP ............................................................8 1.6 SETTING LEVELS......................................................................................9 1.7 CHECK OUT THE FACTORY PROGRAMS.........................................9 Selecting Programs ..............................................................................10 1.8 MIDI HOOKUP...........................................................................................10 MIDI Program Selection.....................................................................11 MIDI Controller Pedal Hookup ........................................................12 MIDI Thru/Out Hookup....................................................................13 1.9 ROCK OUT!.................................................................................................13 CHAPTER 2 Ð QuadraVerb GT MODULES AND CONFIGURATIONS 14 2.1 ABOUT THE QUADRAVERB GT's EFFECTS ....................................14 Preamp ...................................................................................................14 Reverb ....................................................................................................14 Delay .......................................................................................................15 Pitch Change .........................................................................................15 Equalization ..........................................................................................16 Panning and Tremolo.........................................................................18 Ring Modulation .................................................................................18 Tunable Resonators.............................................................................18 Sampling................................................................................................18 Mixer.......................................................................................................18 Modulation ...........................................................................................19 ÒBi-TimbralÓ Effects.............................................................................19 2.2 ABOUT CONFIGURATIONS.................................................................20 #1 Preamp > EQ > Tremolo/Panning > Pitch > Delay > Reverb 21 #2 Preamp > Lezlie > Delay > Reverb.............................................22 #4 Preamp > 5 Band EQ > Tremolo/Panning >............................23 #5 #6 #7 #8 Preamp > 3 Band EQ > Reverb....................................................24 Preamp > Ring Modulator > Delay > Reverb..........................25 Preamp > Resonators > Delay > Reverb ...................................25 Preamp > Sampling ......................................................................26 CHAPTER 3 - BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES .................................27 3.1 HOW EDITING WORKS .........................................................................27 3.2 COMPARING EDITED AND NON-EDITED VERSIONS OF PROGRAMS 29 3.3 SAVING (STORING) EDITED PROGRAMS .......................................29 3.4 RENAMING PROGRAMS ......................................................................30 3.5 RECALLING INDIVIDUAL FACTORY PROGRAMS.......................31 3.6 RECALLING ALL FACTORY PROGRAMS.........................................31 CHAPTER 4 Ð EDITING CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS.............32 4.1 SELECTING A CONFIGURATION .......................................................32 4.2 SELECTING A CONFIGURATION MODULE FOR EDITING.........33 4.3 EDITING PREAMP PARAMETERS ......................................................33 Compression.........................................................................................33 Overdrive ..............................................................................................33 Distortion...............................................................................................34 Preamp Tone.........................................................................................34 Bass Boost ..............................................................................................35 Cabinet Simulator................................................................................35 Effect Loop .............................................................................................35 Noise Gate .............................................................................................36 Preamp Out Level................................................................................36 4.4 EDITING REVERB PARAMETERS.......................................................37 Reverb Type (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7).......................................................37 Reverb Input 1 (configs 1, 2, 6, 7) ......................................................37 Reverb Input (config 5).......................................................................38 Reverb Input 2 (configs 1, 2, 6, 7) ......................................................38 Reverb Input Mix (configs 1, 2, 6, 7).................................................38 Reverb Predelay (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)................................................39 Reverb Predelay Mix (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)........................................39 Reverb Decay (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7).....................................................40 Reverb Diffusion Amount (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7).............................40 Reverb Density (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)..................................................41 Reverb Low Frequency Decay (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)........................41 Reverb High Frequency Decay (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7).......................42 Reverb Gate Status (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)...........................................42 Reverb Gate Hold Time (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)..................................42 Reverb Gate Release Time (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7) .............................43 Reverb Gated Level (configs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)..........................................43 4.5 EDITING DELAY PARAMETERS..........................................................43 Delay Type (configs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)......................................................43 Delay Input 1 (configs 1, 4, 6, 7) .........................................................44 Delay Input (config 3)..........................................................................44 Delay Input Mix (configs 1, 2, 4, 6, 7)................................................45 Delay Time (configs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7).....................................................45 Delay Feedback (configs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)..............................................46 Right Delay Time (configs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7) .........................................46 Delay Feedback Right (configs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)...................................46 Multi Tap Number (config 4 only)...................................................47 Multi Tap Delay Time (config 4 only) .............................................47 Multi Tap Volume (config 4 only)...................................................47 Multi Tap Panning (config 4 only)...................................................48 Multi Tap Feedback (config 4 only)..................................................48 Multi Tap Master Feedback (config 4 only) ....................................48 4.6 EDITING PITCH PARAMETERS ...........................................................49 Pitch Mode (configs 1, 4).....................................................................49 Pitch Input (configs 1, 4) .....................................................................50 LFO Waveshape (Chorus only) ........................................................50 LFO Speed (Chorus and Flange only)..............................................50 LFO Depth (Chorus and Flange only)..............................................50 Pitch Feedback (Chorus and Flange only).......................................51 Trigger Flange (Flange only)..............................................................51 Pitch Detune (Detune only)...............................................................51 Phaser Speed (Phaser only)................................................................52 Phaser Depth (Phaser only)................................................................52 Lezlie Stereo Separation (config 2 only)..........................................52 Lezlie Motor Control (config 2 only) ...............................................52 Lezlie Speed (config 2 only) ...............................................................53 Ring Modulator Spectrum Shift (config 6 only) ...........................53 Ring Modulator Output Mix (config 6 only)..................................53 Ring Modulator Delay/Reverb Input (config 6 only) ..................54 Reverb Chorus Mode (config 5 only)...............................................54 4.7 A WORD ABOUT EQ, RESONATORS, AND GUITAR TONE ......55 Resonators, EQ, and Tone..................................................................55 Programmable Tone Curves .............................................................56 4.8 EDITING 3-BAND EQ AND RESONATOR PARAMETERS (config 1) 56 EQ Preset ................................................................................................56 EQ Mode.................................................................................................57 Resonator Tune (Resonators + EQ mode only) ............................57 Resonator Decay (Resonators + EQ mode only)............................57 Resonator Amplitude (Resonators + EQ mode only)..................58 Low EQ Frequency (3 Band EQ mode only)....................................58 Low EQ Amplitude (3 Band EQ mode only)..................................58 Mid EQ Frequency................................................................................59 Mid EQ Bandwidth..............................................................................59 Mid EQ Amplitude..............................................................................59 High EQ Frequency (3 Band EQ mode only) ..................................60 High EQ Amplitude (3 Band EQ mode only).................................60 4.9 EDITING LEZLIE EQ PARAMETERS (config 2)..................................61 High Rotor Level .................................................................................61 4.10 EDITING 11-BAND GRAPHIC EQ PARAMETERS (config 3) .......61 EQ Preset ................................................................................................61 Graphic Frequencies and Levels.......................................................62 4.11 EDITING 5-BAND EQ AND RESONATOR PARAMETERS (config 4)63 EQ Preset ................................................................................................63 EQ Mode.................................................................................................64 Low EQ Frequency ...............................................................................64 Low EQ Amplitude..............................................................................64 Low Mid EQ Frequency (5 Band EQ mode only)...........................64 Low Mid EQ Bandwidth (5 Band EQ mode only) .........................65 Low Mid EQ Amplitude (5 Band EQ mode only) .........................65 Mid EQ Frequency........ ...