Alesis AcoustiFX manual

User Manual[...]

Table Of Contents 2 Intr oduction ................................................................................ 3 About the Ac oustiFX .......................................................................... 4 AcoustiFX Basics................................................................................ 4 How to Use T his Manual ............[...]

1 Introduction 3 W elcome! Thank you f or maki ng the Alesi s AcoustiF X a part of y our setup. Sinc e 1984, we’ve been desig n ing and building creative tools fo r th e audio community. We believe in our p roducts , b ecause we’ve heard the results th at creative p eo p le like you have achiev ed with them. One of A les is ’ go als is to m a[...]

1 Introduction 4 About the AcoustiFX The first thi ng you ’ll probabl y notic e about the Acousti FX is its size—it’s not much large r or smaller than most other effect pedals. But don ’t let that fool yo u. Th e A coustiFX does much mo re th an most p edals you’ll find on th e m arket today (and for a n unbeatable price too ). We’ve pa[...]

Introduction 1 5 into one u nit. Ins tead of turning knobs and pushing butto ns on pedal af ter pedal , with the Aco ustiFX y ou have fu ll control ov er doze ns of effe cts with one foot pe dal! It’s tha t easy. Effect Modules If you were to think o f th e A coustiFX as a series o f individual pedals linked together, th en each pedal in th at se[...]

1 Introduction 6 Programs A program is a combinati on of ef fects module s and their respective s ettings. In PLAY m o de, yo u have quick access to the Aco us t iFX ’s 40 prog ram s via the foot pedal s and the VALUE knob. The programs a re divided up into banks A – D and a re identified by a bank letter and a program numbe r on the display.[...]

Introduction 1 7 How to Use This Manual This manual is divided i nto the foll owing sections d escribing the variou s functions and appl ications for the Ac oustiFX. While i t’s a good idea to read t hrough the e ntire manu al once carefully, if you a lready have gener al know ledge ab out eff ects, you sho uld use the tabl e o f con tents to loo[...]

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2 Important Safety Instructions 9 Important Safety Instructions (English) Safety symbols used in this product This symbol alerts the user that there are i mportant opera ting and maintenan ce instructions i n the literatur e accompan ying this unit. This symbol warns the user of uninsulated voltage within the unit that can cause dan ge rous elec tr[...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 10 10. Protect the power cord from bein g walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11. Use only at tachments o r accessories sp ecified by the manufactu rer. 12. Use only with a cart, stand, br acket, or tab le designed for use with profes[...]

Important Safety Instructions 2 11 Instructions de Sécurité Importantes ( French) Symboles utilisés dans ce produit Ce symbole alèrte l’utilisateur qu’ il existe des i nstructions de fonctionnement et de mainten ance dans la documentation jointe avec ce produit. Ce symbole avertit l ’utilisateur de la présence d’une tension n on isolé[...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 12 10. E vitez d e marc her su r le c ordon se cteur ou de le pincer, en particulier au niveau de la prise, et a ux endroits où il sor de l’app areil. 11. N’utilisez que des accessoires spécifiés par le constructeur. 12. N’utilisez qu’avec un stan d, ou table conçus pour l’utilisation d’audio professi[...]

Important Safety Instructions 2 13 Lesen Sie bitte die folgende Sicherheitshinweise (German) Sicherheit Symbole verwendet in diesem Produkt Dieses Symbol alarmier t den Benutzer, da ß es wichtige Funktionieren und Wartun g An weis ung en in der Lite rat ur gibt, die diese Maßei nheit b egleitet . Dieses Symbol warnt den Benu tzer der nicht isolie[...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 14 10. Verlegen Si e das Netzkabel des Gerätes niemals so, daß man da rüber stolpern kann oder daß es gequetscht wird. 11. Benutzen Si e nur das vom Hersteller empfohlene Zubehör. 12. Verwend en Sie ausschlie ßlich Wagen, Stän der, oder Tische, die speziell für pro fessionelle Audi o- und Musikinstrumen te ge[...]

Important Safety Instructions 2 15 CE Declaration Of Conformity See our website at http://www.alesis.com FCC Compliance Statement This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. O peration is subj ect to the following two condi tions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interferenc e and (2 ) this device must accept a ny interfer ence receiv[...]

3 Hookup Diagram 16 The first thing we’ll show yo u is ho w to get your AcoustiFX up and runni ng. The f ollowing diagram shows you the most common me thod of hooking u p your Ac oustiFX, but there are other ways o f doing it. Fo r example, yo u m a y decid e to run the AcoustiFX straight in to your mixer or recordin g device inst ead o f an amp [...]

4 A Tour of the AcoustiFX 17 Top Panel EFFECT VA L U E BYPASS ( TUNER ) PUSH TO STORE HOLD FOR VOL HOLD FOR MUTE INPUT CONTROL 9VDC OUTPUT # EDITED BANK PROGRAM COMP / LIMI T LOW LO MID HPF EDGE NOISE PARAM PARAM LEVEL HI MID HIGH HUM CANCEL EQ PING PONG HALL ROOM PLAT REVERSE DOUBLING STEREO ECHO TAPE CHORUS PHASER FLANGER TREMOLO 12-STRING SLOW A[...]

4 A Tour of the AcoustiFX 18 AcoustiF X’s tuner to he lp indic ate the pitc h of a n ote you ’re playing, and the EDITED decim a l point ligh t s up when you have changed the settings of the cu rrent program. Y ou can read more abo ut these in ch apte r 6, “Editing Pr ograms,” and chapter 7, “Using the Tuner.” EFFECT knob The EFFECT kno[...]

A Tour of the AcoustiFX 4 19 Rear Panel The rear panel is where you’ll co nnect th e po wer so urce, optional con trol pedal and your guitar and amplifier. It’s importan t th at you us e th e right types of plugs in thes e jacks . Be sure to follow th ese guidelin es.[...]

5 Selecting Programs 20 After you’ve plug ged ev erything in , yo u’ll probab ly want to check out the facto ry p resets we programm ed into th e AcoustiF X. This chapter s hows you how to do th at. To Select Programs 1. Make sure the AcoustiFX is hooked u p prope rly and turned on, as ou tlined in chapter 3. 2. Make sure you’re in PLAY mode [...]

6 Editing Programs 21 To Edit a Selected Program 1. Select a program to edit using the foot pedal s or VALUE k nob. 2. Turn the EFF ECT knob t o the effect mo dule o r parameter you wish to modify. 3. Turn the VALUE knob to select an effect typ e o r value for the module. As so on as you change the value, th e ED ITED decimal point on the display l[...]

7 Using the Tuner 22 To Tune Your Guitar 1. In PLAY mode, enter BYPASS mode by pressin g both f oot pedals at t he same time once , or enter MUTE mode by holding the m both d own for more than hal f a se cond. The display will now sh o w tuning information. 2. Make sure your guitar is connected to th e AcoustiFX, and play the open stri ng you wish [...]

Using the Tuner 7 23 Changing Pitch Reference If you turn the VALUE knob while using the tuner, the display shows yo u the setting for t he AcoustiFX’s pi tch reference, wh ich is set to 440Hz (shown as ) for the A note ab o ve middle C. The poss ible range o f values fo r this setting is 35 to 45, which represents 435Hz to 445Hz. When you turn t[...]

8 Storing & Copying Programs 24 To Store a Program 1. In PLAY or E DIT mode, press the VALUE knob . Th e display will flash the current p rogram number. 2. Use the VALUE kno b o r the foot pedal s to sele ct the program numb er wh ere the current program will be stor ed. If you want t o save it in the same program number, y ou can skip this ste[...]

9 Deferred Program Change 25 When you s w itch p rograms, th e Aco ustiFX n orma lly chan ges immediately to the p r o g ram sh o wn on the disp lay. However, in some situations—especial ly wh en playing live— yo u may want the ab ility to scro ll through pro gram n umbers while remaining in the current program setting. For exa mple, l et’s s[...]

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10 EFFECT Knob Settings 27 Following are descriptions of each of the eff ect module s (and other setting s of the EFFE CT knob), along wi th their e ffect types and para meters. PLAY In this setti ng, the di splay shows y ou the cu rrent program number. Thi s is the mode in w hich y ou should be perf orming , as it allows you to easily switch progr[...]

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 28 Bright Accentuates th e h igh er frequenci e s fo r a crisp sound us ually fo und in acoustics with smaller bodies. Rhythm A full, warm sound th at’s grea t for strumming rhythm parts. Jumbo Provides a little more lo w-end for that soun d associated with large- body acousti cs. Drive Adds a crunch to yo ur aco ustic sou[...]

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 29 This range corresponds to -12dB to +12dB in 1dB steps. Turns off the LO W EQ band. LO MID This EQ band is a parametric band at 700Hz with a Q of 1.5. This type of EQ works by boosting or cutting at 700Hz, alon g with a band of frequencies above and below 700Hz. Q determines the range of frequencies af fe cted (th e bandwi[...]

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 30 HUM CANCEL The hum cancell er eliminates un wan t ed lo w-end hum by elimin atin g the frequency th at con tains the hum (60Hz). Unlike the high -p ass filter, this mode allows you to co ntro l ho w much noise you wan t to eliminate. If the high-p ass filter is turned on, you do no t need to us e th e hum can cell er. Inc[...]

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 31 Flanger Shifts the pitch of the sign al up and do wn, creatin g a swirling effect. Higher values res ult in m o re feedback. Pedal Flanger A flanger wh ose delay is controlle d by the contr ol pedal . Tremolo Varies the volume o f th e signal, creatin g a risin g and falling effect. Higher val ues result in grea ter depth[...]

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 32 Pedal Wah A wah soun d cont rolled by mo ving the co nt ro l pedal up and down as you play. Rotary Speaker Emulates the so und of the class ic rotary, creating a Doppler effe ct similar to that achi eved by an org an’s rota ting speake r. Higher values result in greater inten sity and p an depth. Pedal Rotary Speaker A [...]

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 33 For Cry and Auto Wah, indicates th e attack/releas e rate. Indicates that the contr ol pedal controls the parame ter. Indicates that the effect ass ign ed to the FX1 mo dule do es not have a direct-control parameter (for e xample, 12 -String, Pedal Wah or Pedal Cry) or that FX1 is off. FX2 (Multi-Effect M odule 2, Delay-B[...]

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 34 Pedal Reverse Reverb A Reverse Reverb effe ct whose wet/dry m ix is co ntrolled by the control pedal . Doubling Doubles th e signal with a s ligh t delay, creating the effect of two instrumen t s playin g at on ce. High er valu es indicate h igher intensity. Pedal Doubling Doubling effe ct wh ose intens ity is co ntrolled[...]

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 35 Off Indicates FX2 is off. P ARAM (Dir ect-Contr ol P arameter f or FX2) This direct-control parameter works in a similar fashion as th e on e for FX1. For Doubling, Ping Pong, Tape Del ay, Stereo Del ay and Echo, indicate s the length of the delay , up to one second f or Tape Del ay and up to hal f a se cond for the ot he[...]

11 Troubleshooting 36 T roubleshooting Index Symptoms Cause Solution Unit does n ot function (no displa y or audi o). Batteries dead. R eplace batteries . Incor rect A C adapter . Use only Alesis P6 or equiv alent. No/incor rect INPUT connection. On battery po we r , the AcoustiFX will tu rn on only when a mono 1/4” plu g is in ser t ed in to th [...]

12 Specifications 37 For the more techn ical-min d ed, here are s o m e detailed specificatio ns fo r th e Aco us t iFX . AUDIO PROCESSING Effect Modules: 8 Programs: 4 banks x 10 Programs = 40 programs, user overwritable, maintain ed wh en unit is off, restorable to factory defaults AUDIO PERFORMANCE THD+N: < 0.05% A/D Converter: 20-bit, 64 tim[...]

13 Warranty/Contact Alesis 38 Alesis Limited W arranty ALESIS CO RPORA TION ( "AL ESIS") war rants this produ ct to b e f ree of def ects in mat eria l and workmanship fo r a period of one (1) year for parts and for a perio d of one (1) year for labor fr om the date of origina l retail pu rchase. Th is w arranty is enfo rcea bl e only by [...]

Warranty/Contact Alesis 13 39 Alesis Contact Information Alesis Distribution, LLC Los Angeles, USA E-mail: support@ alesis.com Website: http://www.alesis.com AcoustiF X User Manual Version 1.1 by Edwi n Erdmann Copyright 2003, Alesis Distribution, LLC. All righ ts reserved Reproducti on in whol e or in part is pr ohibited. Spe cifications subject t[...]

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