Atomic 50-212 manual

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    Reactor 50 -112 / 50 -212 Owners Ma nual Copyright 20 06 by G66 GmbH[...]

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    2 Introduction Congratul ations on yo ur purchase of an Atomi c Reactor 50 112/212, a major step in bringing vacuum tube anal ogue musicali ty to the digital world. The Reactor 50 112 /212 is an extremely v ersatile musical instrument that prov ides a live performance platform for your modeling tools an d instrument processors. The Reactor 50 112/2[...]

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    3 Once a modeler is installed in the DS -1, all of the signal input and output as well as the power supply connections are made. No wall wart or external power is required, the Reactor automati ca lly selects and sends the correct power / vol tage to the modeler loaded DS-1. Instal lation and de-installation is qu ick and requires no t ools. The DS[...]

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    4 The Atomic Reactor is a full range system, its special loudspeakers can handle frequenci es up to 18 KHz, which is the same as a normal PA system. You can switch t h e o u t p u t m o d e f r o m „ S t u d i o / D i r e c t “ , „ D i r e c t M o d e “ , „ R e c o r d i n g O u t “ o r „ D i r e ct O u t “ , so t h a t t h e r i g [...]

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    5 Template Ki ts The install at ion of yo ur model er int o a Dock requires the proper matchi ng template ki t . Curr ently, the foll owing kits are availabl e. MODELER PART # LINE 6 POD ATP2 LINE 6 POD XT ATPXT BEHRINGER V-AMP ATVAMP BEHRINGER V-AMP 2 ATVAMP VOX TONELAB ATTLAB Template Kits are desi gned to adapt most popul ar desktop modelers int[...]

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    6   Screw the 3 thumbscrews l a b e l e d “ A ” , " B ” & ” C ” , i n t o t h e corresponding holes located on the bottom of the DS- 1.   Attach the 3 rounded mushroom hea ds caps to the ends of the l ock ing screws. * *A set of mushroom heads come shipped with each Reactor 50 112/212.   Position the proper d oc[...]

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    7 Check if everything i s co n n e c t e d co r r e ct l y a n d t h e n l e t t h e „ D o c k i n g S t a t i o n “ cl i c k i n t o p l a c e . I f t h i s s o u n d s c o m p l i c a t e d , d o n ’ t w o r r y , i t i sn ’ t . J u s t t r y i t , i t ’ s e a si e r t h a n you thi n k. Now turn the M aster-Volum e-Control on the rear [...]

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    8   Remove the temp late frame of the DS- 1 Still got the screws?    Replace the template frame wi th a blank templa te (Atomic Pa rt # ATBLANK – pur chased separatel y). Still got the screws?    Replace the 8 screws. (Whew!) You can now load th e DS-1 into t he Reactor as usual *. The Reactor i s now ready to b e used wi [...]

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    9 Desktop Mod eler in Stereo RET URN SEND - L EFFECT S LOOP SEND - R MOD EL R E AC TOR 11 2 A tomic A mpl ifiers LLC. Orange CT. F U SE 0101010101 !C AUTIO N ! RET URN SEND - L EFFECT S LOOP SEND - R MOD EL RE AC TOR 112 A tomic A mplifi ers LLC. Orange CT. F USE 0101010101 !C AUTIO N ! * PLEASE NOTE! If you wish to us e a pair of Reactors in MONO,[...]

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    10 Floorboard Styl e Model ers RET URN SEND - L EFFECT S LOOP SEND - R MOD E L RE A C TOR 11 2 A tomic A mplif iers LLC . Orange CT . F USE 0101010101 !C AUTIO N ! RETURN SEND - L EFFECTS LOOP SEND - R MODEL REACTOR 112 Atomic Amplifiers LLC. Orange CT. FUSE 01010101 01 !CAUTION!   Using two Reactor 50 112/21 2s Install blank tem plates onto [...]

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    11 Pro Rack Type Mo delers or P reamps RET URN SEND - L EFFECT S LOOP SEND - R MOD E L R EA CT OR 1 12 A tomic A mpl ifiers LLC. Orange CT . F USE 0101010101 !C AUTIO N ! RET URN SEND - L EFFECT S LOOP SEND - R MOD E L R EA C TOR 112 A tomic A mpli fiers LLC. Orange CT . F USE 0101010101 !C AUTIO N !   Using two Reactor 50 112 /212s Install b[...]

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    Connecting an external Loudspeak er Box On the rear side of the Atomic Reactors 50 112/2 12/50 and the 212/5 0 i s a Output Jack for an external Loudspeaker Box. The impedance should not exceed 8 Ohms, use a professional loudspeaker cable not a guitar cable which can melt and burn. The red push- b u t t o n “ I n t e r n a l O N / O F F ” i s t[...]