TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 1 GETTING STARTED............................................................... 2 INSTALLATION.................................................................. 3 CONNECTIONS............................................................. 3 Power ............................................................3 Inputs............................................................ 3 Outputs........................................................... 3 1/4" Outputs................................................ 3 XLR Outputs................................................. 4 Headphone Outputs........................................... 4 Effect Loop Send and Return....................................... 4 Effect Loop 1............................................... 4 Effect Loop 2............................................... 4 MIDI Out.......................................................... 4 MIDI In........................................................... 4 MIDI Thru......................................................... 5 PWR Out........................................................... 5 CONTROLS AND OPERATION........................................................ 5 Input Level Indicators.................................................. 5 Digital Processor Input Level Control................................... 5 Mains/XLR Output Level Control.......................................... 5 Seven Segment Display................................................... 6 Liquid Crystal Display.................................................. 6 LED Effect Indicator Array.............................................. 6 Rotary Controls......................................................... 7 Encoder........................................................... 7 Drive ............................................................7 Second Stage Equalization......................................... 7 Thrust...................................................... 7 Growl ......................................................7 Warmth...................................................... 7 Crunch...................................................... 7 Edge ......................................................7 Tube Drive Contour................................................ 7 Left/Right Balance................................................ 7 Stereo Master Output.............................................. 7 Push Switches........................................................... 8 Master Overide: EFX Loop 1.................................................. 8 EFX Loop 2.................................................. 8 CONTROL BUTTONS............................................................... 8 FUNCTION BUTTONS........................................................ 8 Preset............................................................ 8 Mix ............................................................9 Param ............................................................9 Value ...........................................................10 Bypass........................................................... 10 Edit Mode........................................................ 11 EDIT MODE CONTROL BUTTONS.............................................. 11 Enter ...........................................................11 Recall........................................................... 11 Add Effect....................................................... 11 Delete Effect.................................................... 12 i Store ...........................................................13 Rec/Arm.......................................................... 13 Trigger.......................................................... 13 Title Edit....................................................... 14 Utility.......................................................... 14 Bypass Level............................................... 15 Remote Switch 1 & 2........................................ 15 Auto PM Display............................................ 16 LCD View Angle............................................. 16 Software Version Level..................................... 16 Preset Memory Allocation................................... 16 Recall Factory Preset...................................... 16 Preset 1-110 Locked/Unlocked............................... 17 MIDI.........................................................17 MIDI Enable................................................ 17 MIDI Channel............................................... 17 OMNI Mode.................................................. 17 MIDI Program Table......................................... 18 FX On/Off Enable (Using X-15).............................. 18 MIDI Event data Monitoring Mode............................ 18 PRESS ENTER TO:............................................ 19 SEND A PRESET (19); SEND ENTIRE MIDI PROGRAM TABLE (19); SEND ALL PRESETS (19) PERFORMANCE MIDI............................................................. 19 DESCRIPTION OF ALGORITHMS.................................................... 20 ANALOG EFFECT ALGORITHMS............................................... 21 Compressor....................................................... 21 Expander......................................................... 21 Distortion....................................................... 22 Harmonic Exciter................................................. 22 Envelope Filter.................................................. 23 Noise Gate....................................................... 23 SIGNAL FREQUENCY SHAPING ALGORITHMS.................................... 23 Equalizer........................................................ 23 Acoustic Environment Simulator................................... 24 Low Pass Filter.................................................. 25 Pitch Transposer................................................. 25 SWEPT OR MODULATED EFFECT ALGORITHMS................................... 26 Flanger.......................................................... 26 Chorus........................................................... 26 Panner........................................................... 27 MIDI-Pan......................................................... 27 Tremolo.......................................................... 27 NATURAL REVERBERATION ALGORITHMS....................................... 27 Reverb-1......................................................... 28 Reverb-2......................................................... 28 Reverb-3......................................................... 29 GATED REVERBERATION ALGORITHMS......................................... 29 Gate-Verb-1...................................................... 29 Gate-Verb-2...................................................... 30 Gate-Verb-3...................................................... 30 DELAY ALGORITHMS....................................................... 30 Tapped DDL-S..................................................... 30 Tapped DDL-L..................................................... 30 Regen DDL-S...................................................... 31 Regen DDL-L...................................................... 31 ii Stereo DDL-S..................................................... 31 Stereo DDL-L..................................................... 32 Sampler-S........................................................ 32 Sampler-L........................................................ 32 Sampler+PTr...................................................... 33 SYSTEM CONTROL/LEVEL ALGORITHMS.............................................. 34 Patch Bay........................................................ 34 Digital Contour.................................................. 34 Programmable Level............................................... 35 Tuner ...........................................................35 How to use the Tuner....................................... 36 MIDI DATA MONITOR............................................................ 37 PERFORMANCE MIDI Data Monitor.......................................... 37 MIDI EVENT MONITOR..................................................... 37 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.................................................... 40 About the Presets...................................................... 40 Battery Backup......................................................... 40 Low Battery Indicator.................................................. 40 Software Revision Level................................................ 40 User Registration Card................................................. 40 Factory Reset.......................................................... 40 Other Means of Bypassing the SGX 2000.................................. 41 X-15 .................................................................41 Customer Service....................................................... 41 ART SGX 2000 SPECIFICATION................................................... 41 APPENDIX A................................................................... 43 Building Your Own Presets.............................................. 43 Level Programming Hints When Building Your Own Presets................. 43 Using Your Head (Amplifier)............................................ 44 Guitar/SGX 2000/Amp.............................................. 44 Guitar/Amp/SGX 2000 in Amp Effects Loop.......................... 44 Miscellaneous Suggestions.............................................. 45 APPENDIX B................................................................... 46 EXAMPLES............................................................... 46 Copying a Preset................................................. 46 Factory Reset.................................................... 46 Editing the MPT from the SGX 2000 front panel controls........... 46 Editing the MPT with a keyboard or external controller........... 47 INCREMENT PROGRAM...................................................... 47 Setting up a preset sequence including a bypass preset........... 48 Programming the REMOTE jack for Incrementing Programs............ 48 Adding Performance MIDI to an existing preset.................... 49 APPENDIX C................................................................... 50 SGX 2000 MIDI Messages................................................. 50 System Exclusive Messages.............................................. 50 Detailed Description of Messages....................................... 51 APPENDIX D................................................................... 52 MIDI Implementation Chart.............................................. 52 APPENDIX E................................................................... 54 MIDI Controllers & Numbers............................................. 54 Default MIDI Controller Numbers........................................ 54 APPENDIX F .................................................................55 Guitar Or Keyboard Into SGX 2000, Controlled by an X-15 ULTRAFOOT...... 55 APPENDIX G................................................................... 56 Using the SGX 2000 With an X-15 ULTRAFOOT.............................. 56 WARRANTY .................................................................... 57 iii SGX 2000 PRESET LIST......................................................... How to Read the Preset Description Table of Effect Abbreviations.......................................... 58 65 iv INTRODUCTION Thank you and congratulations on your new ART purchase. The SGX 2000 combines the dazzling effects of ART's own digital VLSI technology with applied analog and tube technology. The result is an incredible preamp/analog/digiital effects processor offering a level of processing resolution with the sound quality of multiple devices. This new technology boasts 24 bit architecture, classic tube circuitry, the latest in analog circuit technology, and an amazingly easy user interface. FEATURES: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 20KHz bandwidth New ASIC 24 bit digital integrated effects system Tube and analog preamp circuitry Premium selected 12AX7 tube Over 70 effects to choose from Built in guitar/bass tuner Better than 90 dB signal to noise ratio Multi-function rotary encoder Over two octaves of pitch transposing 200 memory locations 115 factory presets Pitch Transposer and Reverb combination Sampling capabilities Direct interface capability with the ART X-15 ULTRAFOOT Full programmability of all parameters Programmable mix and level Stereo inputs and outputs Two assignable remote jacks Power supply contained in unit 9 volt DC output jack Full MIDI system exclusive c ...