User manual ZOOM ZFX PLUG-IN

ZFX Plug-in Operation Manual ZFX STACK PACKAGE / ZFX CONTROL PACKAGE ©ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Usage Precautions Software License Zoom Corporation grants the right to use the ZFX Plug-in, provided that you agree with all conditions listed below. Using the software is considered acceptance of these conditions. Zoom Corporation holds the copyright to the software and the accompanying documentation, and all associated rights. All rights revert to Zoom Corporation. Unauthorized redistribution, sale, leasing, renting, alteration, or reverse engineering of the software is prohibited. The software may not be used for purposes that infringe on the copyright of third parties. Zoom Corporation does not bear liability for cases where the software is used for any such purpose. 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All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned in this manual are for identification purposes only and are not intended to infringe on the copyrighted properties of their respective owners. 001 Contents Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................... 005 Features of USB Audio Interface S2t / USB Audio Interface C5.1t................................. 005 Features of ZFX Plug-in... .......................................................................................006 Controls and Functions of ZFX Plug-in........................................................................... 007 Quick Guide........................................................................................................................008 ... ... Starting up............................................................................................................008 Selecting input source ....................................................................................... 009 Selecting patches ............................................................................................. 009 Controlling Amplifiers ....................................................................................... 010 Magnifying and scrolling the Effect Area... ............................................................... 011 Controlling Effectors............................................................................................. 012 Selecting Instruments... ....................................................................................... 013 Storing patches................................................................................................... 015 Signal Control Area......................................................................................................... 018 ... Controls and Functions... .................................................................................... 018 Selecting input source.......................................................................................... 019 Selecting pickups................................................................................................ 019 Showing/Hiding frames... .......................................................................................020 Adjusting patch level... ....................................................................................... 021 Adjusting master level... ....................................................................................... 021 About the connection state.................................................................................... 022 Basic Operation..................................................................................................................023 Catalog...... ........................................................................................................................ 024 ... Starting up the Catalog... .................................................................................... 024 Catalog - Basic operation... ................................................................................. 025 Turning pages... .................................................................................... 025 Turning a number of pages... .................................................................. 026 ... Jumping pages by index... ..................................................................... 027 ... Jumping to detail page... .................................................................................... 028 ... Selecting Instruments from detail page... ..................................................................029 ... Amplifying Area..................................................................................................................031 ... Controls and Functions... .................................................................................... 031 Amplifier Section - Basic operation... ..................................................................... 031 Setting Amplifiers... ................................................................................. 031 Adjusting Amplifiers... .............................................................................. 033 Deleting Amplifiers... .............................................................................. 033 Booth Section - Basic operation... ........................................................................ 034 Setting Cabinets and Microphones... ......................................................... 034 Deleting Cabinets and Microphones......................................................... 035 Replacing Microphones........................................................................... 036 Adjusting the microphone distance... ......................................................... 036 Adjusting the microphone position... ......................................................... 037 002 Contents Effect Area ..................................................................................................................... 038 Controls and Functions... .................................................................................... 038 Signal flow of Effect Area... ................................................................................. 038 ... Selecting/Adjusting instruments... ........................................................................ 039 ... Setting instruments................................................................................. 039 Positioning instruments... ........................................................................ 040 Adjusting instruments.............................................................................. 041 Deleting instruments... ........................................................................... 041 Magnifying and Scrolling....................................................................................... 042 Magnifying the Effect Area........................................................................ 042 Zooming up the instrument... .................................................................. 043 Zoom to next instrument........................................................................ 044 Scrolling the Effect Area........................................................................... 044 Wiring shields... ................................................................................................ 045 ... Connecting a shield... .............................................................................. 045 Changing the shield connection... ............................................................ 046 Connecting directly to input / output... ...................................................... 047 Deleting shields... ................................................................................. 048 Splitters and Mixers............................................................................................. 049 Operating Splitters... .............................................................................. 049 Operating Mixers.................................................................................... 050 Amplifier Module... ............................................................................................. 053 Operating Multiple Amplifier Modules......................................................... 053 Deleting Amplifier Modules..................................................................... 054 Patch Management......................................................................................................... 055 ... Starting up the Patch Manager... ........................................................................... 055 Operating patches... .......................................................................................... 056 ... Selecting patches................................................................................. 056 Storing patches... ................................................................................. 058 Storing to certain destination... ............................................................... 059 ... Ordering patches.......................................................................................062 Renaming patches... .............................................................................. 064 Deleting patches... ................................................................................. 065 Clearing the current setting... .................................................................. 066 Exporting current setting... ..................................................................... 067 Importing current setting........................................................................ 068 Operating banks... ............................................................................................. 069 Creating a bank... ................................................................................. 069 Ordering banks... .......................................................................................070 Renaming banks... ................................................................................. 071 Deleting banks....................................................................................... 072 Exporting banks... ................................................................................. 074 Importing banks... ................................................................................. 075 Bypassing Area... ...............................................................................................................077 ... Controls and Functions... .................................................................................... 077 Bypassing the sound... ....................................................................................... 077 003 Contents Muting the sound... ............................................................................................. 078 Comparing current and original state... .................................................................. 078 Tuner ... ........................................................................................................................... 079 ... Starting up the tuner... ....................................................................................... 079 ... Using the chromatic tuner... ................................................................................. 080 Adjusting the calibration... .................................................................................... 082 Dropping halftone................................................................................................ 082 Dropping whole tone... ....................................................................................... 082 Using other tuner types... .......................................................................................083 Expression pedal and foot switches... ........................................................................... 085 Starting up the Pedal/Switch Manager..................................................................... 085 ... ... The Pedal/Switch Manager with the C5.1t connection.................................... 085 The Pedal/Switch Manager with the S2t connection... ................................. 086 ... Assigning parameters... ..........................................................................................087 Assigning parameters to expression pedal................................................... 087 Assigning parameters to foot switches... ................................................... 089 Adjusting the parameter range... ..................................................................090 Deleting the assignment........................................................................... 092 Assigning Global Settings... ................................................................................. 093 Assigning next/previous patch selection.........................................................093 Assigning next/previous bank selection... ................................................... 095 Assigning the patch selection... ............................................................... 097 Assigning the bypass/mute function... ...................................................... 100 Enabling the Global Setting... .................................................................. 102 Canceling the assignment........................................................................ 102 Operating the machine image... ........................................................................... 103 ... Checking pedal assignments... ............................................................... 103 ... Checking foot switch assignments... ......................................................... 104 Switching USB Audio Interface S2t/USB Audio Interface C5.1t........................ 106 Other functions................................................................................................... 106 Targeting the instance.............................................................................. 106 Receiving MIDI message... ..................................................................... 107 Adjusting pedal calibration... ..................................................................... 108 ... Standalone mode...... ...................................................................................................... 112 ... Starting up the host application.............................................................................. 112 Device Menu... ................................................................................................... 113 Selecting ASIO driver... ........................................................................... 113 Configuring ASIO driver........................................................................... 113 Connect/Disconnect... ........................................................................... 114 File Menu... ...................................................................................................... 114 Setting BPM.......................................................................................... 114 Quitting application................................................................................. 115 Help Menu......................................................................................................... 115 Displaying the current version... ............................................................... 115 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................117 Appendix... 004 Introduction . Features of ZFX Plug-in Introduction Thank you for selecting the ZFX Stack Package/ZFX Control Package. This manual covers both the ZFX Stack Package and the ZFX Control Package. In order to take full advantage of the their versatile functions and to ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully. Keep this manual in a safe place together with the warranty card. Features of USB Audio Interface S2t / USB Audio Interface C5.1t The USB Audio Interface S2t / USB Audio Interface C5.1t (simply called the "S2t", "C5.1t" in this manual) are the USB audio interface with following features. Real time control with the expression pedal The C5.1t has a built-in expression pedal unit as standard, and for the S2t, the external pedals (FP01/FP02) are available optionally. With these expression pedals, you can adjust the effect tone or volume in real time. Tube powered Accelerator The analog input stage features an Accelerator that lets you freely mix the signals amplified by a vacuum tube circuit and a solid-state circuit. In this way, you can add characteristics tube compression and distortion to a clean sound. Programmable function foot switches The C5.1t has five built-in foot switches, and for the S2t, the external foot switch(FS01) is available optionally. With these switches, you can program the functions such as switching amp channels, setting delay time, switching patches, and various other tasks. Support for a wide range of input sources Input connectors are compatible with high-impedance sources and 48V phantom power. These allow the unit to handle any kind of source, from electric guitar/bass and other high-impedance instruments to dynamic/ condenser microphones, synthesizers and other line-level equipment. Software copy protection S2t/C5.1t works as a hardware key to prevent copies. Please make sure that S2t/C5.1t is connected to your computer before starting up ZFX Plug-in. ZFX Plug-in works only when S2t/C5.1t is connected properly. 005 Introduction . Features of ZFX Plug-in Features of ZFX Plug-in The ZFX Plug-in is a VST plug-in effect with the following features. Ready-to-use patches Effect module combinations and settings can be stored and recalled as "Patches". The ZFX Plug-in offers more than 300 ready-to-use patches, and you can store them as many as you want as far as your hard disk drive has enough space. The stimulating Catalog ZFX Plug-in offers you 78 effects, including amplifiers, effectors and microphones, through a catalog style console. Here, you can choose the instruments much easily and inspirationally while sound making. Realistic amplifier/stomp box modeling The analog clip of the tubes and the diodes are simulated digitally, therefore, the distortion characters of tube amplifiers and vintage effectors are precisely modeled. This includes historical and fascinating models and recent popular models. The cabinet simulator brings you the natural reverberation, through the various microphones of variable position. Freely editable effect chain The connections of effectors and amplifiers can be easily changed, by rewiring the shielded cables by mouse. You can freely position them, since there are no limits according to its category, such as drives, modulations, and reverbs, as in usual multiple effectors and plug-in effects.The number of amplifier/effector that can be used at the same time depends on your computer environment. Built-in tuner supports special tuning requirements In addition to the standard auto-chromatic tuner, various other tuning methods are possible. Please take time to read this manual carefully, in order to get the most out of your Z Stack Package/Z Control Package and to ensure optimum performance and reliability. 006 Controls and Functions of ZFX Plug-in Controls and Functions of ZFX Plug-in Tool Area ...Signal Control Area Amplifying Area Effector Area Bypassing Area Area The tool area contains four functions: Catalog (P024), Tuner (P079), Patch Management (P055) and Pedal / Switch Manager (P085). Signal Control Area This manages the total signal flow of the ZFX Plug-in. In the Signal Control Area, you can select the input sources and guitar pickups, adjust the master level and other general parameters.(P018) Amplifying Area The Amplifier section and the Cabinet Section belong to the Amplifying Area. At the Cabinet Section, you can adjust the microphone position.( P031) Effect Area Here you can set, order, and adjust the various effectors such as drive, dynamics, modulation, reverb, and other.(P038) Bypassing Area he Bypassing Area lets you set the bypass/mute condition of ZFX Plugin. With the Current/Original button, you can compare the current patch setting and its original patch setting which had been recently stored. ( P077) Tool 007 Quick Guide Quick Guide Starting up The application shortcut is located at [Start]-[Programs]-[ZOOM]-[ZFX Plugin]-[ZFX Plug-in]. To start up the ZFX Plug-in by standalone, select "ZFX Plug-in" as above. To start up from a DAW application as a plug-in, please refer the operation manual of your DAW application. 008 Quick Guide Selecting input source At first, select the input source according to the input of S2t/C5.1t, which your instrument is connected. When guitar/bass is connected to the Hi-Z input, this setting will be ignored. For details, refer "Selecting input source" (P009) Selecting patches 1. Click the [PATCH] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Patch manager comes available. 009 Quick Guide 2. Click a patch to load, from the PATCH SELECT list. To view all patches, drag the scroll bar horizontally. The patch will be loaded. Controlling Amplifiers At the Amplifying Area, you can adjust the knob, switches, microphone position, and other parameters of the amplifier, which are currently selected. 1. Drag the knob of the amplifier vertically. The effect parameter will be adjusted according to the knob position. 010 Quick Guide Each amplifier has different knobs and switches. Please refer the effect types and parameters for detail. (Appendix) 2. Drag the microphone horizontally. The effect tone gets adjusted according to the position. For instance, the hard and solid sound to the soft sound. 3. Roll the mouse wheel over the Booth Section. As the microphone gets nearer or farther, the room reverberation changes. Magnifying and scrolling the Effect Area 1. Roll the mouse wheel over the Effect Area. The magnification ratio will be changed. 011 Quick Guide To magnify, you can also click the [+/-] icon in Effect Area (P043) 2. Zoom in the Effect Area, and hover the mouse pointer over it. See the pointer changes its shape to a palm icon. When the palm icon is displayed, you can drag the floor to scroll it. Controlling Effectors At the Effect Area, you can adjust the knob, switches, and other controls. 1. Click a knob of the instrument displayed in the Effect Area, and drag it vertically. The effect tone will be adjusted according to the knob position. Each instrument has different knobs and switches. Please refer the effect types and parameters for detail. (Appendix) 2. Click a foot switch of the instrument. 012 Quick Guide The instrument will be powered off, and bypassed. To enable it again, click the foot switch once more. Instruments can also be turned off by clicking its LED. Selecting Instruments 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. 2. Click the index labeled as "GUITAR", "BASS", "CABINET" and other, at the right side of the Catalog. 013 Quick Guide The thumbnails for the amplifiers, cabinets, effectors, and other will be shown. Refer P027 for the details of each category. 3. To insert an instrument, drag-and-drop the thumbnail to the appropriate area/section. The instrument gets inserted. The amplifiers can be dropped to the Amplifier Section. The cabinets and microphones can be dropped to the Booth Section, and other instruments to the Effect Area. 014 Quick Guide 4. To delete the instrument, double-click the right button over it. The instrument gets deleted. The amplifiers, cabinets, and microphones can be deleted the same way. At the Effect Area, the [TRASH CAN] icon is also available. Storing patches To store the patch setting, follow the instruction below. 1. Click the [PATCH] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Patch Manager comes available. 015 Quick Guide 2. Click the [STORE] button to overwrite the current patch. The current patch will be overwritten with the current setting. 3. To store the setting to the other patches, click the [STORE AS] button. "Store as" dialog opens. 016 Quick Guide 4. Select the target bank and patch and then click the [STORE] button. The current setting gets stored to the patch, which you had selected. 017 Signal Control Area Signal Control Area The Signal Control Area manages the total input/output settings, such as volumes and input source selection. The details are as below. Controls and Functions PICK UP SELECTOR [SINGLE/HUMBUCKER] button Patch Name [HORIZONTAL FRAME] button [VERTICAL...FRAME]...button ...[CPU] meter INPUT SOURCE [L/R/STEREO] button ...[INPUT/OUTPUT] Level meter [ZFX Plug-in Logo mark] [PATCH LEVEL] knob [MASTER] knob FRAME] button This lets you show/hide the horizontal frame. [VERTICAL FRAME] button This lets you show/hide the vertical frame. INPUT SOURCE [L/R/STEREO] button This lets you select the input source. PICK UP SELECTOR [SINGLE/HUMBUCKER] button This could be switched according to your guitar pickup. Patch Name This displays the current patch name. [INPUT/OUTPUT] Level meter The input/output level will be displayed here. [PATCH LEVEL] knob This adjusts the patch level of the current patch. [MASTER] knob This lets you adjust the total output level. [CPU] meter This indicates the total CPU usage of the application. [ZFX Plug-in Logo mark] This indicates whether or not the S2t/C5.1t is connected to your computer. When S2t/C5.1t is connected properly, ZOOM Logo mark lights blue and indicates that ZFX Plug-in is available. [HORIZONTAL 018 Signal Control Area Selecting input source 1. When the instrument is connected to CH1/L input, click the INPUT SOURCE [L] button. 2. When the instrument is connected to CH2/R input, click the INPUT SOURCE [R] button. 3. When the instrument is connected to both CH1/L and CH/R inputs as a stereo source, click the INPUT SOURCE [STEREO] button. When guitar/bass is connected to the Hi-Z input, this setting will be ignored. Selecting pickups For electric guitar/bass, the pickup selection have to be set correctly. When a electric guitar is on use, the indication "SINGLE" should be lit for single coiled pickups, and "HUMBUCKER" for humbucker pickups. For electric bass, the "SINGLE" is for passive type, and "HUMBUCKER" is for active type. To change setting, click the button. For microphones and line input instruments, click the button above until it lights off. 019 Signal Control Area Showing/Hiding frames You can show/hide the frames with the [HORIZONTAL FRAME] button and the [VERTICAL FRAME] button. 1. Click the [HORIZONTAL FRAME] button at the Signal Control Area. The Tool Area gets hid. 2. To display the all areas again, click the [HORIZONTAL FRAME] button once more. The Tool Area will be shown. 3. Click the [VERTICAL FRAME] button at the Signal Control Area. 020 Signal Control Area All areas excluding the Signal Control Area gets hid. The Tool Area is still hidden after the [VERTICAL FRAME] button is clicked once again. To show all areas, click the [HORIZONTAL FRAME] button. The all areas are shown when the ZFX Plug-in is booted. Adjusting patch level Patch level is the output level for the patch setting. To adjust it, drag the [PATCH] knob vertically. 0dB will be the unity gain (no increasing or decreasing). To store this setting, click the [STORE] button at the Patch Manager. The patch level will be stored with the current patch setting. ( P058) The setting you are currently editing gets lost when the new patch has been loaded. Store the settings as above if necessary. (P058) Adjusting master level The master level cannot be stored severally since it controls the total output level of the ZFX Plug-in. To adjust it, drag the [MASTER] knob vertically. 0dB will be the unity gain (no increasing or decreasing). The master level will not be stored as the patch setting. 021 Signal Control Area About the connection state When the S2t/C5.1t is connected properly to your computer, the [ZFX Plug-in Logo mark] at the Signal Control Area lights on. This lights off if no connection is detected. While using the ZFX Plug-in, please notice that the S2t/C5.1t is connected properly to your computer. With no connection, the copy-protection system runs and bypasses all the signals despite however the setting is. 022 Basic Operation Basic Operation Below is the basic operation for the ZFX Plug-in. At first, choose an instrument from the Catalog, and drag-and-drop it to corresponding area or section. The Amplifier Section is for amplifiers, the Booth Section is for cabinets and microphones, and The Effect Area is for other instruments. At the Amplifier Section, you can control the knobs and switches to adjust the effect. At the Booth Section, microphone distance and position are adjustable for the better reverberation. You can also control the knobs and switches at the Effect Area. Here, the instruments can be wired freely with the shielded cables. 023 Catalog Catalog The effect types can be selected through the Catalog. The Catalog contains the various effect types including the amplifiers and effectors. There are two types of pages: the thumbnail page, and the detail page. Starting up the Catalog Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and Catalog comes available. Below is its detail page. Category ...Effect type name Effect type image Index Detail description ...[NEXT][PREVIOUS] button Page index This indicates the category of the instrument, which you are now viewing. Effect type name This indicates the name of the instrument. Effect type image This is the image graphic of the instrument. Index This lets you jump to the top page of each category. Detail description This describes the character of the instrument. [NEXT][PREVIOUS] Button These let you turn the pages. Page index This indicates the current page index. Category 024 Catalog When the ZFX Plug-in is booted, the thumbnail page for the guitar amplifiers is shown as default. Catalog - Basic operation Below is the basic operation for both thumbnail and detail pages. Turning pages Pages can be turned with the [NEXT][PREVIOUS] buttons. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. 2. The [NEXT] button and the [PREVIOUS] button appear when the mouse is hovering over the Catalog. To turn to the next page, click the [NEXT] button. The page turns over. The [PREVIOUS] button will not appear at the first page. 3. To turn to the previous page, click the [PREVIOUS] button. The page turns back. With these buttons, the pages turn one by each. Besides using the [NEXT][PREVIOUS] button, you can also drag the blank part of the page to turn over. 025 Catalog Turning a number of pages By rolling the mouse wheel, you can turn a number of pages at once. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. 2. Hover the mouse over the Catalog, and roll the wheel upward. The pages turn over at once. 3. Hover the mouse over Catalog and roll the wheel backward. The pages turn backwards this time. 026 Catalog Jumping pages by index o jump between the categories, follow the instruction below. The distortion category is for example. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. 2. Click the "DIST" index at the right side of Catalog. The thumbnail page of the distortion effectors gets shown. 3. Do as same for other categories. Below are the details. GUITAR BASS index index CABINET index MIC index CMP/WAH index DIST index MOD index DLY/REV index TOOLS index Guitar amplifiers Bass amplifiers Guitar/Bass cabinets Microphones Dynamics/WAH effectors Distortion effectors Modulation effectors Delay/Reverb effectors Other instruments, typically the splitter and the mixer. 027 Catalog One category might include more than one thumbnail pages. With the indexes, their first pages become current. Click the [NEXT] button for the pages afterwards. (P025) Jumping to detail page With the thumbnail page, you can jump directly to the detail pages, or insert the instruments into the Amplifier Area and the Effect Area. The details are as below. The "DIST" category is for example. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. 2. Click the "DIST" index at right side of the Catalog. The thumbnail page of the distortion effectors becomes current. 028 Catalog 3. Double-click over the image of "FUZZ SMILE". The detail page of the "FUZZ SMILE" becomes current. You can directly drag-and-drop the image into the Amplifier Area or the Effect Area, as in the detail pages explained below. Selecting Instruments from detail page To insert the instrument, you have to set them into the Amplifier Area or the Effect Area. Follow the example below. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. 029 Catalog 2. Click the [NEXT][PREVIOUS] buttons to seek pages. The buttons appear when the mouse is hovering over the Catalog. (P025) The detail pages are after thumbnail pages. Here for example, the "FUZZ SMILE" in the "DIST" category. 3. Drag-and-drop the "FUZZ SMILE" image into the Effect Area. The "FUZZ SMILE" gets inserted. The shielded cables will be automatically connected. 030 Amplifying Area Amplifying Area The amplifier, cabinet, and microphone can be operated through the Amplifying Area. The amplifier belongs to the Amplifier Section, and the cabinet and microphone belong to the Booth Section. You can set and adjust them as below. Controls and Functions Amplifier Section Booth Section VU meter Amplifier Section Booth Section VU meter This section contains the amplifier. This section contains cabinet and microphone. This indicates the final signal level after all effects and master level. Amplifier Section - Basic operation When the amplifier is set from the Catalog, it can be adjusted and deleted through the Amplifier Section. Setting Amplifiers To set the amplifier, follow the instruction below. "1965 Bright Amp" is for example. 031 Amplifying Area 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. For the details of Catalog, refer "Catalog - Basic operation". (P025) For the details of Catalog thumbnails, refer "Jumping to detail page". (P028) 2. Click the "GUITAR" index at right side of the Catalog. The thumbnail page for guitar amplifiers becomes current. 3. Drag-and-drop the "1965 Bright Amp" image into the Amplifier Section. The amplifier gets set. You can also set the amplifiers from the detail pages of the Catalog. You may drag-and-drop the image into the Amplifier Section. (P029) 032 Amplifying Area Adjusting Amplifiers To adjust the effect tone of the amplifier, control the knobs and switches. Switch Knob Switch This lets you switch the channels or other belonging parameters. Knob With dragging it vertically, you can adjust the belonging parameters. Some instruments may contain other types of controls, but all controls can be operated through clicking and dragging. The power switch of the amplifier cannot be edited. Deleting Amplifiers To delete the amplifier, double-click the right button over it. 033 Amplifying Area The amplifier gets deleted. You can also delete the amplifier, cabinet, and microphone at once by deleting the belonging amplifier module. (P041) Booth Section - Basic operation When the cabinet and microphone are set from the Catalog, it can be adjusted and deleted through the Booth Section. Setting Cabinets and Microphones To set the cabinet into the Booth Section, follow the instruction below. "Bright Combo 2x12" is for example. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. For the details of Catalog, refer "Catalog - Basic operation".(P025) For the details of Catalog thumbnails, refer "Jumping to detail page". (P028). 034 Amplifying Area 2. Click the "CABINET" index, at right side of the Catalog. The thumbnail page of the guitar/bass cabinets becomes current. 3. Drag-and-drop the image of "Bright Combo 2x12" into the Booth Section. The cabinet and a recommended microphone get set to the Booth Section. Deleting Cabinets and Microphones To delete cabinet and microphone, double-click the right button over it. The cabinet and the microphone get deleted. 035 Amplifying Area Replacing Microphones To replace the microphone in Booth Section, follow the instruction below. "Dynamic 421" is for example. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. For the details of Catalog, refer "Catalog - Basic operation".(P025) For the details of Catalog thumbnails, refer "Jumping to detail page". (P028) 2. Click the "MIC" index at right side of the Catalog. The thumbnail page of the microphones becomes current. 3. Drag-and-drop the image of "Dynamic421" into the Booth Section. The microphone gets set into the Booth Section. Adjusting the microphone distance Hover the mouse over the Booth Section, and roll its wheel. The distance between microphone and cabinet can be adjusted. The [+][-] button appears then the mouse is hovering over the Booth Section.The distance can also be adjusted through these buttons. 036 Amplifying Area Adjusting the microphone position By dragging the microphones horizontally, you can adjust its position against the speaker. 037 Effect Area Effect Area At the Effect Area, you can set, adjust, and position the instruments, and wire the shielded cables freely. Controls and Functions Shielded cable Amplifier Module [+][-] buttons [LEFT][RIGHT] scroll buttons [INPUT] bar ...Trash can [OUTPUT] bar Shielded cable Amplifier Module [+][-] buttons [LEFT][RIGHT] scroll buttons [INPUT] bar Trash can [OUTPUT] bar This connects the signal between the instruments. This sends the input signal to the Amplifying Area, and processes the signal in following order: amplifier, cabinet, microphone. (P053) These let you magnify the view of the Effect Area. These let you zoom up the instruments one by each. This can be used to connect the instruments to the input signal of ZFX Plug-in.(P047) This lets you delete the instruments and shielded cables. This can be used to connect the instruments to the output signal of ZFX Plug-in.(P047) Signal flow of Effect Area The signal will be processed from left to right as below. The shielded cables are available for both the stereo and monaural signals. 038 Effect Area Selecting/Adjusting instruments The instruments which had been set from the Catalog can be adjusted and deleted. Setting instruments To set the instrument into the Effect Section, follow the instruction below. "FUZZ SMILE" is for example. 1. Click the [CATALOG] button above the Tool Area. The corresponding LED lights on, and the Catalog comes available. For the details of Catalog, refer "Catalog - Basic operation". (P025) For the details of Catalog thumbnails, refer "Jumping to detail page". (P028) 2. Click the "DIST" index at right side of the Catalog. The thumbnail page of distortion effectors becomes current. 3. Drag-and-drop the image of "FUZZ SMILE" into the Effect Area. 039 Effect Area "FUZZ SMILE" gets inserted into the Effect Area, at the position where you have dropped. In order to set the instruments, you can also drag-and-drop the image at the detail page of the Catalog. The shielded cables will be connected automatically. Positioning instruments The instrument can be positioned freely with the drag-and-drop operation. 1. Start dragging the target instrument. Make sure that there are no knobs or switches at the start position. The translucent image of the instrument appears as the operation starts. 2. Drop the instrument to the destination. The instrument moves to the destination. The shielded cables gets rewired automatically after this operation. 040 Effect Area Adjusting instruments To adjust the instrument, control its knobs and switches. Knob [OUTPUT] jack [INPUT] jack Foot switch Tool tip Knob [OUTPUT] jack [INPUT] jack Foot switch Tool tip With dragging it vertically, you can adjust the belonging parameters. The output signal will be sent out from here. The output signal will be sent into here. This lets you to enable/disable the instrument. The tool tip appears while the parameters are edited. This indicates its current value. To adjust the knobs precisely, press the shift key while dragging. Then the knobs will turn slowly. Some instruments may contain other types of controls, but all controls can be operated through clicking and dragging. Deleting instruments To delete the instruments, follow the instruction below. 1. Start dragging the target instrument. Make sure that there are no knobs or switches at the start position. The instrument starts dragging. 041 Effect Area 2. Drop the instrument into the trash can icon at the right-bottom corner. The instrument gets deleted. You can also double-click the right button over the instrument to delete it. When the instrument is deleted, its previous and next instruments will be wired automatically. Magnifying and Scrolling At the Effect Area, you can magnify and scroll the view. Magnifying the Effect Area To magnify the Effect Area, follow the instruction below. 1. Hover the mouse pointer over the Effect Area. 042 Effect Area 2. Roll the mouse wheel upward. The view gets magnified. To reduce its ratio, roll the wheel downward. The [+][-] button appear when the mouse is hovering over the Effect Area. You can also click them to adjust the magnification ratio. When the view is widely magnified, the instruments cannot be dragged. Reduce the magnification ratio for the dragging operations. Zooming up the instrument Double-click the target instrument. Make sure that there are no knobs or switches below the mouse pointer. The instrument zooms up. 043 Effect Area Zoom to next instrument The [LEFT][RIGHT] scroll buttons appear at the left-bottom corner while the mouse is hovering over the Effect Area. You can zoom up the instruments one after another by clicking these buttons. By clicking [LEFT] button, the instrument at the left side zooms up. Click the [RIGHT] button to zoom up the instrument at the right side. When no certain instrument is zoomed, the one next to the one which had been previously edited zooms up. Scrolling the Effect Area When the Effect Area is magnified, the mouse pointer changes to the "Palm Cursor" while hovering. With the palm cursor, you can drag the floor to scroll it. 044 Effect Area Wiring shields You can connect the instruments each other freely with the shielded cables. Connecting a shield To connect the shielded cable, follow the instruction below. 1. Set an instrument into the Effect Area, and hover the mouse pointer over its [OUTPUT] jack. The pointer changes to "Jack cursor". With this, you can start dragging the shield. To set the instrument, refer "Setting instruments". (P039) 2. Start dragging from the [OUTPUT] jack. Now you can connect the shield to the [INPUT] jack of other instruments. Connecting from output to output, or input to input, are not allowed. In these cases, the "unavailable" cursor appears as below. 045 Effect Area To cancel while dragging, drop it on the floor, or wherever beside jacks. 3. Drop it to the [INPUT] jack of other instrument. The shield will be connected. You can also start dragging from [INPUT], and then drop it to the [OUTPUT].