Behringer GX110 manual

Version 1.1 June 2001 User’s Manual ENGLISH ULTRAROC ® GX110[...]

2 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 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. Read the manual. SAF[...]

3 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of ULTRAROC users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the GX110. 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 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 /: ULTRAROC ® Ultra-flexible 30-Watt Guitar Workstation with digital multi-effects processor s Powerful 30-Watt RMS Guitar Workstation with authentic VIRTUBE ® tube simulation s Original 35-Watt vintage 10" JENSEN guitar speaker model JCH10/35 s Two independent channels with separate volume controls and effects s[...]

5 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 CAUTION! + It should be pointed out that extreme output volumes may damage your ears and/or your headphones. Turn down all LEVEL controls before you switch on the unit. Always pay attention to an appropriate volume level. T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ........................................................................[...]

6 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the ULTRAROC GX110. With the ULTRAROC, you have acquired a modern Guitar Workstation that sets new standards in practice amp engineering. When developing the GX110, our top objective was to reproduce the authentic sound of clas[...]

7 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 1.1 The 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 ULTRAROC are exceptional: they boast extreme linearity and very low distortion characteristics. To complement this design, the choice of compo[...]

8 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 The mains connection of the GX110 is made by using the enclosed mains cable and a standard IEC receptacle. It meets all of the international safety certification requirements. + Please make sure that all units have a proper ground connection. For your own safety, never remove or disable the ground conductor of the unit or of the[...]

9 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 7 With the MID control you can boost/cut the midrange frequencies. 8 The TREBLE control governs the upper frequency range. + Please note that with all three EQ controls set fully to the left, there will be no signal sent to the speaker, which is due to the classical and extremely efficient EQ circuit used in the ULTRAROC. 9 Use [...]

10 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 15 FUSE HOLDER/VOLTAGE SELECTOR . Please make sure that the voltage indicated on the unit, matches your local voltage, before you attempt to connect and operate the ULTRAROC GX110. Blown fuses may only be replaced by fuses of the same type and rating. Some models allow for inserting the fuse holder in two different positions, i[...]

11 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 2 . WIRING EXAMPLES 2.1 Standard setup consisting of guitar, footswitch and external effects device To use your ULTRAROC for rehearsals or on stage, please wire up the unit as shown in fig. 2.1. Of course, you can also use a wah-wah or other pedal effect instead of the external 19" effects unit, or simply work with the int[...]

12 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 Fig. 2.2: Expanded setup 3. EFFECTS PROCESSOR A very special feature of your ULTRAROC is its built-in effects processor, which offers the same audio quality and algorithms as our popular 19" effects devices VIRTUALIZER PRO and MODULIZER PRO, however, here completely in mono. This effects module provides 31 different groups[...]

13 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 05-06 Chamber: You can clearly hear the sound as it bounces back from the walls of this “ room ” . The program is particularly suited for diffuse types of reverb or to make a dry guitar sound more natural. 07-08 Stage: A fine reverb e.g. to liven up and widen a clean guitar. 09-10 Concert: Here, you can choose from a small [...]

14 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 38-42 Chorus/Reverb: Here, the signal passes a chorus effect with various intensities and then a reverb. Adjustable parameter: reverb mix. 43-47 Chorus/Delay: First, the signal is chorused with various intensities, then follows a delay effect with various feedback levels and adjustable delay time. Adjustable parameter: delay mi[...]

15 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 75-81 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. 82-85 Pitch/Reverb: Here, a pitch [...]

16 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 + Once you activate the MIDI functions, the automatic effect-to-channel assignment feature will be disabled, i.e. changing channels does not automatically load the previously set effect. As this assignment feature would cause some confusion when controlling the ULTRAROC via a MIDI foot controller, it makes sense only when it is[...]

17 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 Whichever option you choose, the ears of discerning musicians recognize that, behind the bells, whistles and hype, there must be a great-sounding amplifier – a real musical tool that not only uses the best of today ’ s technologies, but pays its respects to the great pioneers that have gone before. (We would like to thank M[...]

18 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 Fig. 5.1: Wiring of a mono 1/4" plug Fig. 5.2: Wiring of a stereo headphones 1/4" plug 5.2.1 Loudspeaker connector Your GX110 features a speaker jack that allows you to hook up a supplementary speaker. Optimum adaptation is ensured with 8 Ω loudspeakers. You can also connect speakers with lower impedances. However, [...]

19 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 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, and today it is completely normal to network entire [...]

20 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 6. APPENDIX 6.1 Preset list Range Default Range Default 1 Shor t Mix 0..5 0 5 52 Clas s ic Shor t Rever b Mix 0..5 0 10 2 Long Mix 0..5 0 8 53 Clas s ic Lo ng Rever b Mix 0..5 0 15 3 Shor t Mix 0..5 0 8 54 Ultra Rever b Mix 0..5 0 20 4 Long Mix 0..5 0 8 55 Inte ns e Rever b Mix 0..5 0 15 5 Shor t Mix 0..5 0 20 56 Light Rever b [...]

21 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 6.2 MIDI-Implementation MI DI Imp l e men ta ti on Char t Function Transmitted R ecognized Remarks Ba sic Channel Default Changed X X OFF, 1 - 16 OFF, 1 - 16 me m or i z ed Mode Default Messages Alt ere d X X X 1,2 X X Note Number True V oice X X X X Velo cit y Note ON Note O FF X X X X Afte r Tou ch Keys Channels X X X X Pitch[...]

22 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 7. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUTS Guitar input Connector 1/4" mono jack T y p e RF filtered input Guitar input impedance approx. 1 M Ω unbalanced Insert return Connector 1/4" mono jack Input impedance approx. 1 k Ω unbalanced Aux input Connector RCA jacks Input impedance approx. 10 k Ω unbalanced AUDIO OUTPUTS Inse[...]

23 UL TRAROC GX1 1 0 The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording of any kind, for any purpose, without the express written permission of BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechn[...]