Behringer AC112 manual

Version 1.3 July 2004 Users Manual ENGLISH VINTAGER AC112[...]

2 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosurevoltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Please read the manual[...]

3 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of VINTAGER users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the AC112. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering team to reach [...]

4 VINT AGER AC1 12 AC112 VINTAGER Ultra-flexible 60 Watt Guitar Workstation with Digital Multi-Effects Processor s Powerful 60 Watt RMS Guitar Workstation with a hand-selected 12AX7 vacuum tube s Authentic vintage design with ULTRATUBE circuitry for classic tube sound s Original heavy duty 12" JENSEN ® / BUGERA guitar speaker s Two indepen[...]

5 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION . . ................................................................................................................... 6 1. 1 Design concept ............................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 UL TRA TUBE tech[...]

6 VINT AGER AC1 12 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the VINTAGER AC112. With the VINTAGER, you have acquired a modern guitar workstation that sets new standards in guitar amp engineering. When developing the AC112, our top objective was to reproduce the authentic sound of classic[...]

7 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 1. 1 Design concept The philosophy behind BEHRINGER products guarantees a no-compromise circuit design and employs the best choice of components. The operational amplifiers used in the VINTAGER are exceptional: they boast extreme linearity and very low distortion characteristics. To complement this design, the choice of componen[...]

8 VINT AGER AC1 12 + Please make sure that all your equipment is grounded at all times. For your own protection, you should never tamper with the grounding of the cable or the unit itself. The unit shall always be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection. The MIDI connection (IN) is made over standardized DIN plug-in[...]

9 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 7 The GAIN control determines the degree of distortion in the OVERDRIVE channel. 8 The VOLUME control sets the volume for the OVERDRIVE channel. + Use both VOLUME controls to optimize the volume ratio of the two channels, so that no volume differences can be heard when switching from one channel to the other. This setting is als[...]

10 VINT AGER AC1 12 18 The AUX IN control in the Master section determines the volume of the AUX signal fed in via the AUX IN jacks on the rear of the VINTAGER (e.g. drum computer, playback). 19 The PRESENCE control in the Master section boosts/cuts the higher midrange frequencies in both channels. 20 The EFFECT A control determines the ratio of or[...]

11 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 27 Use the enclosed power cord to connect the unit to the mains. 28 SERIAL NUMBER . Please take the time to have the warranty card filled out completely by your specialized dealer, and return it within 14 days after the date of purchase, so as to be entitled to benefit from our extended warranty. 29 MIDI IN . This connector giv[...]

12 VINT AGER AC1 12 Fig. 2.1: Standard setup 2. 2 Expanded setup with MIDI foot controller, playback source and mixing console To use your VINTAGER for advanced applications, please consider the following suggestions. Of course, the expanded configuration suggested in fig. 2.2. builds on the standard setup described in chapter 2.1. Use the MIDI foo[...]

13 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 3. EFFECTS PROCESSOR A very special feature of your VINTAGER is its bu ilt-in effects processor, which offers the same audi o quality and algorithms as our popular 19" effects devices VIRTUALIZER PRO and MODULIZER PRO. This effects module provides 31 different groups of first-class effects such as reverb, chorus, flanger, [...]

14 VINT AGER AC1 12 Preset-N r. Eff ect Variation PARAMETER EFFECT A EFFECT B 1 SPRING short Pre- Delay Rever b Tim e Mix L Mix R 2 REVERB long Pre-Dela y Reverb T ime Mix L Mix R 3 short Pre- Delay Rever b Tim e Mix L Mix R 4 long Pre-Dela y Reverb T ime Mix L Mix R 5 short Pre- Delay Rever b Tim e Mix L Mix R 6 long Pre-Dela y Reverb T ime Mix L [...]

15 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 1 7 -1 9 Wah/Delay/Distortion: In general, filters are used to provide some static equalization of a signals frequency response. The wah effect  combined with delay and distortion in this preset  allows the mid- range frequencies to pass, while it more or less suppresses the remaining frequency ranges. Guitarists such [...]

16 VINT AGER AC1 12 The LFO speed of all modulation effects is controlled by the PARAMETER control. EFFECT A controls the effect intensity or depth. High values produce a very intensive effect. In the case of the tremolo algorithm, EFFECT A adjusts the panning between left and right, and vice versa. + In the stereo modulation effects (programs 36/3[...]

17 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 Preset-N r. Ef fect Variation PARAMET ER EF FECT A EFFECT B 38 ultra Reverb Tim e Cho rus Mix Reverb M ix 39 s low Reverb Tim e Cho rus Mix Reverb M ix 40 medium I Reverb T ime Cho rus Mix Reverb M ix 41 medium II Reverb T im e Chorus Mix Reverb M ix 42 fast Rever b Tim e Cho rus Mix Reverb M ix CHORUS / REVERB T ab. 3.9: Param[...]

18 VINT AGER AC1 12 5 7 - 61 Flanger/Delay: The first element is a flanger with various intensity levels, then comes a delay effect with adjustable delay time. Preset-N r. Eff ect Variation PARAMET ER EFF ECT A EFF ECT B 57 ultra Delay Tim e Flanger Mix Delay Mix 58 s low Delay Tim e Flanger Mix Delay Mix 59 medium I Delay Time Flanger Mix Delay Mi[...]

19 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 6 9 -7 0 Magic Drive: This is an absolutely up-to-date effect combined with a delay. EFFECT A governs the basic character of the effect in 32 steps, PARAMETER adjusts the delay time, and EFFECT B controls the delay mix. As a little extra, this effect includes an LFO-controlled notch filter, which is added as of Variation #24. P[...]

20 VINT AGER AC1 12 7 5 - 81 Pitch Shifter: This effect shifts the pitch of the input signal and can be used to produce musical intervals and harmonies or simply to widen a single voice. Heavy detuning by several semi-tones up creates a Mickey-Mouse-type effect. The preset variations include various fixed intervals for the right channel, while the [...]

21 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 9 0- 9 1 Compressor: Often, the signal level exceeds the headroom of signal-processing devices and therefore needs to be limited in its dynamic range, so as to avoid distortion. This job is done by compressors and/ or limiters. Limiters abruptly limit the signal above a specific threshold, while compressors provide for a sof[...]

22 VINT AGER AC1 12 9 7 -9 9 Speaker Cabinet: This algorithm emulates three different types of speaker cabinets. Additionally, you can shift the speakers main resonance peak. Various degrees of resonance emphasis allow you to emulate different speaker characteristics. The PARAMETER control adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. EFF[...]

23 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 Additionally, you can deactivate the LFO in LFO-controlled modulation effects, and modulate these effects with MIDI controller #15. To activate this MIDI controller, you need to set the LFO speed to zero, either on the VINTAGER or by means of the corresponding MIDI controller. Of course, you can also control the VINTAGER from a[...]

24 VINT AGER AC1 12 5. INSTALLATION Your BEHRINGER VINTAGER was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging is designed to protect the unit from rough handling. Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully examine the packaging and its contents for any signs of physical damage, which may have occurred during transit. + If the unit is damaged[...]

25 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 Fig. 5.2: Wiring of a stereo headphones 1/4" plug 5. 3 MIDI connection The MIDI standard (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) was developed in the early 80s to enable electronic musical instruments of different makes to communicate with each other. Over the years the range of MIDI applications has constantly expanded[...]

26 VINT AGER AC1 12 Range Default Range Default Range Default 1 s hort Pre-Delay Reverb T ime 1..32 8 M ix L 0..50 10 M ix R 0..50 1 0 2 l o ng Pr e-Delay Reverb Tim e 1..32 14 Mix L 0..50 10 Mix R 0..50 1 0 3 s hort Pre-Delay Reverb T ime 1..32 5 M ix L 0..50 10 M ix R 0..50 1 0 4 l o ng Pr e-Delay Reverb Tim e 1..32 14 Mix L 0..50 10 Mix R 0..50 [...]

27 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 Range Default Range Default Range Default 52 ultra Reverb Time 0..63 20 F langer Mix 0..99 50 Reverb Mix 0..50 1 0 53 slow Reverb Time 0..63 20 F langer Mix 0..99 40 Reverb Mix 0..50 1 0 54 medium I Reverb T im e 0..63 50 Flanger Mix 0..99 50 Reverb Mix 0..50 1 0 55 medium II Reverb T im e 0..63 50 Flanger Mix 0..99 50 Reverb M[...]

28 VINT AGER AC1 12 6.2 MIDI implementation 0,',,P S OHPHQWDWLRQ&KDUW )XQFWL RQ 7UD QVPLWWHG 5HFRJQL ]HG 5HPDU NV Basi c Channel Default Changed X X OFF, 1 - 16 OFF, 1 - 16 memo ri z ed Mode Default Messages Altered X X X 1,2 X X Note Number Tr ue Voice X X X X Velocity Note ON Note OFF X X X X After T ouch Key s Channels X X X X Pit[...]

29 VINT AGER AC1 1 2 7. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUTS Connector 1/4" mono jack T ype RF filtered input Guitar input impedance approx. 1 M Ω unbalanced Insert return impedance approx. 10 k Ω unbalanced Aux input impedance approx. 10 k Ω unbalanced AUDIO OUTPUTS Connector 1/4" mono jack T y pe line level output Insert send Impedance app[...]

30 VINT AGER AC1 12 8 . WARRANTY 8. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION To be protected by the extended warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure to return the card[...]