DigiTech RP250 manual

Modeling Guitar Pr ocessor User’ s Man ual[...]

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DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’ s Name: DigiT ech Manufacturer’ s Ad dress: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy , Utah 84070, USA declares that the product: Product name: RP250 Note: Product name may be suffixed by the letters EX, EU, JA, and UK. Product option: all (requires Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065,[...]

T able of Contents Section One - Introduction Getting Acquainted .......................................................... 1 Included Items .................................................................. 1 About the RP250 ............................................................. 2 Performance Mode ...........................................[...]

Section F our - Other Functions Drum Machine ................................................................ 38 Aux Input ......................................................................... 39 Expression Pedal ............................................................ 39 Factory Reset .......................................................[...]

W arranty W e at DigiT ech ® are very proud of our pr oducts and back up each one w e sell with the following war ranty: 1. The warranty r egistration card must be mailed within ten da ys after purchase date to validate this warranty . 2. DigiT ech war rants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free fr om defects in materials and [...]

1 Section 1 - Introduction Getting Acquainted Congratulations on your purchase of the RP250. Y ou now hav e an incredibly advanced modeling guitar processor that can keep up with your creativ e impulses and ev en increase them. Armed with DigiT ech ® ’ s patented AudioDNA2 ® custom audio DSP chip, the RP250 gives you a huge selection of tones a[...]

2 About the RP250 Performance Mode When you first a pply pow er to the RP250, it powers up in P erformance mode. Performance mode pro vides access to all of the presets within the RP250 via the Up and Do wn Footswitches . Knob 1 selects a tone from the T one Library , Knob 2 selects an effect from the Eff ects Librar y , Knob 3 adjusts the Effects[...]

3 Displa y sho ws note pla y ed T op LEDs indicate note is sharp Green LED indicates note is in tune Bottom LEDs indicate note is flat In T uner mode , you can change y our tuning ref erence. The default factor y setting is A=440 Hz (displa y ed as  ). Rotating Knob 1 selects alternate dropped tunings. Alternate tunings are A = Ab, A[...]

4 T one Libr ar y (Knob 1) In Perf ormance mode, this knob selects a variety of genre-based amp tone defaults ranging fr om Blues to Metal to Countr y . Behind the scenes, the Compressor , Distortion, Amp/Cabinet model, and EQ are configur ed to cr eate a specified tone with a single click of this knob. Y ou can fur ther refine the sound b y edi[...]

5 Presets Presets ar e named and number ed locations of pr ogrammed sounds which reside in the RP250. Presets ar e r ecalled with the Footswitches. The active eff ects in each preset ar e indicated by lighted LEDs in the Effect Matrix. The RP250 comes with 60 User presets (1-60) and 60 Fac- tor y presets (61-120). The User presets ar e locations wh[...]

6 A Guided T our of the RP250 Fr ont Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

7 1. Footswitches These two Footswitches are used to select presets, access the T uner , or bypass the RP250. The Footswitch on the right will select the next preset up, and the Footswitch on the left will select the next preset down. Pressing both Footswitches together will bypass the currently selected preset. Pressing and holding both Footswitch[...]

8 Effects Le v el (Knob 3) 1. In Performance mode, this knob adjusts the overall lev el of post amp model effects (Cho- rus/Mod, Delay , and Rev erb). 2. When editing a preset, this knob modifies the parameter listed in the column directly abov e it for the selected Effect r ow . 3. When the Drums row is selected, this knob adjusts the pla yback T[...]

9 5. Display The Displa y provides information for different functions depending on the mode that has been selected. In Performance mode , the Display will show the currentl y selected preset name and number . In Edit mode , the Displa y will show the name and value of the parameter being adjusted. In T uner mode, the Displa y will show the note pl[...]

10 Rear P anel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Input Connect your instrument to this high-impedance TS input. 2. Amp / Mixer This button optimizes the RP250’ s outputs for use when plugged into a guitar amp or a mixer/ recor ding device . When set to Mixer (“In” position), speaker compensation is turned on and the outputs are optimized for connecting to a m[...]

11 4. Headphones Connect a pair of stereo headphones to this 1/8" jack. For proper frequency response, the Amp/ Mix er switch should be set to Mixer (“In” position) when using headphones. Note: The Headphones output can hav e either a mono or stereo signal, depending on what 1/4" outputs are connected. If neither (or both) 1/4" o[...]

12 Getting Star ted Making Connections There ar e sev eral differ ent connection options a vailable with the RP250. Before connecting the RP250, make sur e that the pow er to your amplifier and the RP250 is turned off. There is no pow er switch on the RP250. T o turn the RP250 on or off, connect or disconnect the included PS0913B pow er supply fr [...]

13 Stereo Oper ation For ster eo operation connect the guitar to the Input of the RP250. Connect one cable to the RP250’ s Left (Mono) output, and another cable to the RP250’ s Right output. Connect one cable to the input of one amplifier , channel of a mixer , or power amp . Connect the second cable to a second amplifier , second channel of [...]

14 Stereo Mix er Setup Computer Recording Setup Outputs Instrument Input P o wer ed Studio Monitor P o wer ed Studio Monitor USB Amp/Mixer switch set to Mixer Outputs Instrument Input Pan Mute -10 0 +5 +10 -20 -30 - -5 L / R Mute L / R Mute L / R Mute L / R -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Pan -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Pan -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 [...]

15 Applying Po wer Befor e applying po wer to an ything, set your amp(s) to a clean tone and set the tone contr ols to a flat EQ response (on most amps, this would be 0 or 5 on the tone contr ols). Then follow the steps listed below . 1. T urn the amp volume all the wa y down. 2. Connect the plug of the PS0913B power supply to the po wer jack on t[...]

16 Section T w o - Editing Functions Editing/Creating Presets The RP250 is designed to mak e preset editing and creation easy and intuitive. When creating your own sound, you must first star t with an existing preset. Note that the preset you begin with doesn’ t hav e to be in the memor y location you intend to ha ve it reside, since you can stor[...]

17 Anytime a stor ed value within a pr eset is changed, the Store button LED lights up. This indicates that you need to stor e the changes. Changing presets, or turning the power off bef ore storing an y changes, erases any changes made and the RP250 will re vert to the stored values f or the preset. Storing/Cop ying/Naming a Preset Once the preset[...]

18 4. Select the User preset location where y our new sound will r eside using the Up and Do wn F ootswitches . The displa y alternates between sho wing the preset name and User pr eset num- ber about to be ov erwritten. 4. Select destination with Foots witches 3. Press Stor e again; Preset number flashes 5. Press the Store button again to sa v e t[...]

19 Section Three - Models and P arameters About the Models The RP250 can be thought of as sev eral differ ent “vir tual” amplifiers and individual, high-tech stompbox es in a single pr ogrammable package. With stompbox es, the order in which the y are connected affects the ov erall sound. The RP250 has placed the Amp and Effect models in an or[...]

20 Model Definitions Each Amp and Effect model within the RP250 can be programmed to suit y our personal taste and application. Understanding how these components alter the sound, and how each parameter alters the effect, will help you achiev e the sound y ou are looking f or . The following o verview of the RP250’ s effects outlines what each e[...]

21 W ah Level - Knob 4 adjusts the W ah Level. Ranges from 0dB to +12dB. Compressor A Compressor is used to incr ease sustain, tighten up guitars, and pre vent the signal fr om clipping the input of other effects. It sets a maximum boundar y for the str ength of a signal. Comp Model - Knob 1 selects one of two Compressor models:  [...]

22  - Based on an Ibanez ® TS-9  - Based on an Ibanez TS-808 T ube Screamer  - Based on a Guyatone ® Over drive OD-2  - Based on a DOD ® 250 Over drive/Pr eamp  - Based on a Pro Co RA T TM  - Based on an MXR ® Distortion +  - Bas[...]

23 Dist. Model Knob 2 (Gain) Knob 3 (T one) Knob 4 (Lev el) P4 (X-Edit TM only) P5 (X-Edit only) P6 (X-Edit only)  Distortion -- Output -- -- --  Gain T one Lev el -- -- --  Grunge Face Loud Butt -- --  Gain Mid Lev el Lev el Low Mid Freq High  Low Mid Level High -- --[...]

24  - Bas ed on a ‘57 F ende r ® T weed Ch amp ®  - Based on a ‘57 Fender T weed Delux e  - Based on a ‘59 Fender T weed Bassman ®  - Based on a ‘65 Fender Blackface T win Rev erb ®  - Based on a ‘65 Fender Blackface Delux e Rev erb ® ?[...]

25 Cabinet - Knob 2 selects the speaker Cabinet model.  - Based on a 1x8 ‘57 Fender ® T weed Champ ®  - Based on a 1x12 ‘57 Fender T weed Delux e ®  - Based on a 2x12 ‘65 Fender Blackface T win Reverb ®  - Based on a 2x12 ‘63 V ox ® AC30 T op Boost w/ Jensen ® Blu[...]

26 EQ The RP250’ s EQ helps further shape your tone with Bass, Midrange , and T reble controls. T o help get you started, there are f our preset EQ curves: Mid Boost (  ), Scoop (  ), Bright (  ), and W arm (  ) that can be selected using Knob 1 . Bass, Midrange , and T reble paramete[...]

27 open or close the Noise Gate, or the Swell Sensitivity for the Auto Swell. Both parameters range from  (opens easily/high sensitivity) to  (requiring strong signals to open/high sen- sitivity). Attack Time - Knob 3 sets the attack time . Ranges from  (shorter attack time) to  (longer attack time). Release - Knob 4 sets the Rele[...]

28 from  to  . W av eform (X-Edit TM only for DigiT ech Chorus models) - Selects a wav eform:  ,  , or  . Flanger A Flanger uses the same principle as a Chorus but uses a shorter dela y time and adds r egeneration (or repeats) to the modulating dela y . This results in an exaggerated up and d[...]

29 Depth - Knob 3 adjusts the Depth of the modulation. Ranges from  to  . Regeneration - Knob 4 controls the regeneration of the effect. Ranges from  to  . W av eform (X-Edit TM only) - Selects a wav eform:  ,  , or  . Le vel (X-Edit only) - Controls the level of the effect. Ranges f[...]

30 VibroP an (  ) A vibrato is an effect that modulates the pitch of the incoming signal. This will take the whole signal slightly in and out of tune at a steady pace. The VibroPan also incorporates an automatic panner with the vibrato effect that cr eates a lush chorus-lik e sound. Speed - Knob 2 adjusts how fast the signal is be[...]

31 Depth - Knob 3 adjusts the intensity (Depth) of the changing pan. Ranges from  to  . W av eform - Knob 4 selects a wav eform:  ,  , or  . En velope Filter (  ) The Env elope Filter is a dynamic W ah effect that alters your sound based upon how har d you pla y . Sensitivit[...]

32 Range - Knob 4 adjusts the throaty quality of the Y aY a effect. Ranges from  to  . Step Filter (  ) The Step Filter is lik e an automatic “random wah” with a square wa vef orm. Speed - Knob 2 adjusts the speed of the W ah effect. Ranges from  to  . Intensity - Knob 3 controls the intensity of the W ah eff[...]

33 P edal P osition - Knob 3 provides a manual control of the Whamm y pedal position. Ranges from  to  . Mix - Knob 4 adjusts the Whammy mix. Ranges from  to  . Pitch Shift (  ) A Pitch Shifter copies the incoming signal, then shifts the pitch of the copy to a differ ent note. The shifted note is then mix ed back wi[...]

34 Intelligent Pitch Shifting (IPS) Intelligent Pitch Shifting mak es a cop y of the incoming signal, and then changes the pitch of the copied note to a diatonically corr ect interval specified by the Amount parameter . An Intelligent Pitch Shifter sharpens or flattens the shifted pitch in order to k eep the specified interval within the selecte[...]

35 Delay Dela y is an effect that will r ecord a portion of the incoming signal, and then play it back a short time later . The recor ding can repeat just once or se veral times. Dela y Model - Knob 1 selects one of the 5 different Delay models. V alues include:  (DigiT ech ® Analog Dela y),  (DigiT ech Digital [...]

36 Duck Thresh (X-Edit TM only) - Adjusts the lev el the input signal must reach befor e the dela y ed signal is attenuated. Ranges from  to  . Depth (X-Edit only) - Adjusts the intensity of the modulation (chorusing) in the delay repeats. Ranges from  to  . W o w (X-Edit only) - Adjusts low frequency modulation (below about 6 Hz)[...]

37 Rev erb Model Knob 2 (Deca y) Knob 3 (Liveliness) Knob 4 (Rev erb Lev el) P4 (X-Edit TM only)  -- -- Reverb --  Deca y Liveliness Rev erb Lev el Predela y  Deca y Liveliness Rev erb Lev el Predela y  Deca y Liveliness Rev erb Lev el Predela y  Deca y Liveli[...]

38 Section F our - Other Functions Drum Machine The RP250 includes a built-in drum machine loaded with 60 useful patterns and 5 metronome set- tings that are easil y accessible at the touch of a button (the Drums button, specifically). Pressing the Drums button will enable the drum machine and start playback of the selected drum pattern (except wh[...]

39 Aux Input The Aux Input allows you to connect an MP3 or CD pla y er to the RP250 and jam with your fa vor - ite artists. The signal from y our MP3 or CD pla y er is output thr ough the left, right, and headphone outputs of the RP250. T o use the Aux Input, connect the headphone output of your MP3 or CD pla y er to the Aux Input on the rear panel[...]

40 Factor y Reset This function resets the RP250 to its original factory settings. This pr ocedure erases all custom User presets, and recalibrates the Expr ession P edal. A TTENTION: P erf orming this function will erase all user -pro grammed data. All such data will be lost for e ver! Be sur e y ou want to erase the memor y and start fresh befor [...]

41 Expression Pedal Calibr ation The Expression P edal on the RP250 needs to be r ecalibrated for use after a factory reset has been performed. This calibration procedur e is automatically enter ed after a factory reset procedur e. (Y ou can also initiate the calibration pr ocedur e by pr essing and holding both F ootswitches for appr oximatel y 5 [...]

42 Specifications General Specifications A/D/A Converter : 24-bit high performance audio Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz DSP Section: AudioDNA2™ DSP Processor Simultaneous Effects: 11 Preset Memor y: 60 User Presets (1-60) / 60 Factor y Presets (61-120) Drum Machine: 60 Patterns Dimensions: 8.25” Length x 9.375” Width x 2.125” Height Unit W e[...]

43 Digital Connections: Universal Serial Bus (USB): T ype B, suppor ts USB2.0 Full Speed RP250 USB Recording Specifications: Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz Bit depth: suppor ts 16-bit or 24-bit (depends on setup in Recording Software) P ow er Requirements: US and Canada: 120 V A C, 60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B-120 Japan: 100 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B -100 E[...]

44 Expression Pedal - Assignable P ar ameters Disclaimer : DigiT ech, Lexicon, Whammy , Y aY a, AutoY a, and Johnson Amplification are trademarks of Harman International Indus- tries, Inc. Other pr oduct names modeled in this pr oduct are trademarks of their r espective companies that do not endorse and are not associated or affiliated with DigiT[...]

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47 Effects Library[...]

48 Preset List[...]

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DigiT ech® 8760 South Sandy Parkwa y Sandy , Utah 84070 PH (801) 566-8800 F AX (801) 566-7005 http://www .digitech.com Printed 11/2006 RP250 User’ s Manual 18-0432-B ©2006 Harman International Industries, Incorporated, all rights reser ved. DigiT ech and the RP250 ar e trademarks of the Harman Music Group . Other product names modeled in this p[...]