Vox AD15VT-XL manual

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IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Read these instructions. •K eep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. •F ollow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water . • Mains powered appar atus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as v ases, shall be placed on the apparatus[...]

3 Ta b le of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 4 Welcome aboard! ............................................................................ 4 Main features ................................................................................... 4 Signal path ..................[...]

4 Intr oduction W ELCOME ABOARD ! hanks f or choosing the V O X AD15VT -XL, AD30VT -XL, AD50VT -XL or AD100VT -XL V alv etronix amp. T o ensure a long and troub le-free relationship with your ne w amp, please read this manual carefully , use the amp as directed and keep the manual f or future ref erence. M AIN FEATURES • The XL-series uses V alve[...]

5 S IGNAL PATH Y our guitar sound passes through the follo wing sections. (Y ou can refer to “The Guitar ist’ s Guided P anel T our” while you read the e xplanation that f ollows .) V ALVE R EACTOR T ECHNOLOGY T HE P OWER ( AMP ) AND THE G LORY ! alv e Reactor technology was first used on the V O X AD60VT & AD120VT V al- v etronix amps. [...]

6 Apar t from the vital valv e tone this ingenious power amp design provides , it also allows us to replicate v ar ious “circuit characteristics” that are unique to the all-v alv e pow er stages of the amps we’v e modelled. These “characteristics” include: Class A or Class AB operation, Presence and Resonance (lo w end) control circuitr y[...]

7 C HECKING OUT THE PRESET PROGRAMS 1. Press the top panel PRESET button. The PRESET LED will light (this means you’ re in Preset mode). 2. T urn the AMP selector to select an amp type . F or each amp type you select, a preset containing a typical sound f or that type will be selected; i.e., the GAIN, V OLUME, TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS , and eff ect s[...]

8 The Guitarist’ s Guided P anel T our In this chapter we’ re going to take a look at the top and rear panels of y our V alvetronix amp . A. T op P anel 1. I NPUT SECTION This is where you plug in y our guitar . 2. A MP SECTION Here’ s where you mak e y our settings. AMP selector switc h This selects one of the amp type models. As mentioned e[...]

9 TREBLE, MIDDLE, and B ASS This trio of knobs allow you to dial in the e xact amount of high, mid, and low fre- quencies. Also, as y ou’ d e xpect (and hope!), the exact manner in which each one of these controls behav es and also interacts with the others is dependant on the amp model selected. T ur n to the “Amp models and eff ects” sectio[...]

10 T AP (EDIT 2) and LED This button enab les you to set the speed of a modulation-type eff ect (such as CHOR US or FLANGER) the delay time REVERB length; simply press the b utton twice at the desired inter val. The LED blinks at the specified speed or time . HINT : To set the time to exactly match the tempo of a song, press the T AP button se v- [...]

11 WRITE button Use this button to sa ve a ne w program into CH1 or CH2. Refer to “Stor ing your program” (page 17). 5. P OWER SWITCH When the power is on, the indicator located abov e the switch will be lit. B. Rear P anel AC power This is where you connect the included po wer cord. FOO T SW Y ou can connect the optional VFS2 dual foot s witch[...]

12 This control lets you get that highly desir able , fat, w ar m sound of the V alv etronix pow er stage being driven hard (a common trait of all g reat v alve po wer amps), at va r ious lev els. This will enable y ou to play comf or tably in a small room or compro- mising your all-important tone. LINE/PHONE Use this jac k if you’ re plugging di[...]

13 About the three operating modes he XL-series contains elev en “preset progr ams. ” T o select one of these, enter Pre- set mode (which simply means, press the PRESET b utton) and tur n the AMP selector . There are also two re writable “channel programs” which you can select by press- ing the CH button or b y using the optional VFS2 f oot[...]

14 S WITCHING CHANNELS With either the CH1 or CH2 LED lit, press the CH s witch. The channel will change each time you press the b utton, and the program stored in each channel will be recalled. (The ph ysical settings of the top panel selector knobs and control knobs are ignored at this time.) HINT : If the optional VFS2 dual foot s witch is conne[...]

15 Creating and storing y our o wn pr ogram here are two w a ys you can do this; b y tweaking an e xisting preset program that’ s close to what you ha ve in mind, or b y star ting from scratch. C REATING YOUR OWN PROGRAM Let’ s star t from scratch. 1. Choose any pr ogram in Preset or Channel Select mode , or select Manual mode. HINT : Since we?[...]

16 HINT : F or details on the effects , ref er to “Amp models and eff ects” (page 20). 8. When y ou’ve come up with a sound y ou like , store the program. NO TE: In Preset or Channel Select mode, the changes y ou made will be lost if you s witch to a diff erent program or Man ual mode or tur n off the pow er without storing the program first[...]

17 S TORING YOUR PROGRAM When you’v e come up with a sound you lik e, y ou should store (wr ite) the program. 1. Press the WRITE button. The CH1 or CH2 LED will blink. 2. Press the CH button to select the c hannel in which y ou want to store your program. The program will be stored in the channel whose indicator is blink- ing. HINT : If , during [...]

18 R ESTORING THE FACTORY SETTINGS Here’ s how y ou can restore the f actor y settings. NO TE: If you do this , the programs y ou saved in the channels will be completely er ased, and will be reset to the f actor y settings. NO TE: Eff ect and noise reduction settings made in the Manual mode will also be erased. 1. T urn the power off. 2. While h[...]

19 Using the VFS2 dual f oot switc h f the optional VFS2 dual foot s witch (sold separately) is connected to the rear panel FOO T SW jack, you can use it to s witch programs or turn effect b ypass on/off. S WITCHING THE CHANNEL PROGRAM ( SWITCH 1) Each time you press the VFS2’ s left s witch (switch 1), y ou’ll alter nate between CH1 and CH2. N[...]

20 Amp models and effects In this section we’ re going to talk about the ele v en amp models and eff ects. XL A MP MODELS F or the XL range of amplifiers , we w anted to design an amp with a selection of sounds that would span the entire range of hea vy music. We already had a truckload of great amp models from the acclaimed "VT" or &q[...]

21 T UBE T ALK Us Brits call ’em valv es while our US cousins call ’em tubes ... as the saying goes: England and America are merely two countries divided by a common language! Anyw a y , call ’em what you will, these w ondrous glass bottles lie at the tonal hear t of each of our 11 models. As all the amps we’ve modeled hail from one of the [...]

22 GLASS F or this amp type, w e modeled the Clean channel of a v er y rare, v er y expensiv e and respected 100 Watt head named the Ov erdr iv e Special. We auditioned se v- eral top-shelf boutique amps f or this model but this amp was the clear winner . Its beautifully rounded low-end, delightfully tr ansient mid-range attac k and s weet tre- ble[...]

23 Original’ s valve compliment: 5 x ECC83s & 1 x ECC82 in preamp , 1 x GZ34 rectifier , 4 x EL84s in power amp . THRASHED This is modeled on a 1983, all tube, single channel 100 W att head that boasts a Master V olume control - a wonderful feature that allo ws the user to dial in a great crunch tone without having to max out the amp’ s vo[...]

24 FLUID If f ast, legato licks and thic k saturated chunking is your thing, look no fur ther . Again, we star ted with our "UK Moder n" model which is modeled on the High Gain channel of a moder n, all-tube 100 W atter . But this time we modded the mid-range EQ to emphasize the almost v ocal-like midrange f av ored by certain legato styl[...]

25 E FFECTS The XL-series provides ele v en of the most popular eff ects (some eff ects actually com- bine two eff ects). you can adjust the SPEED parameter of modulation eff ects or the TIME parameter of dela y/rev erb effects simply b y pressing the T AP s witch twice. In addition to using the EDIT 1 knob to adjust the most impor tant parameters,[...]

26 COMP W ant to play a clean passage that needs to be nice , smooth, and e v en? Need a bit more sustain on a lead line? Then look no fur ther ; COMP is the eff ect f or y ou. It’ s modeled on a compressor pedal that is hugely popular due to the percussiv e clean sound it can pro- duce — making it perf ect f or ’80s and ’90s pop and funk r[...]

27 FLANGER A model of a truly classic flanger that “unchained” a highly influential moder n guitarist who many hail as the “godfather of tw o-handed tapping. ” TREMOLO This eff ect is based on the highly acclaimed tremolo circuit f ound in an amplifier modeled f or one of our amp models, “FUNKED . ” ROTARY This models a rotar y speak[...]

28 DELAY This is a model of one of the most respected analogue tape echo machines e v er made. In the original the “echo” is produced by a pla yback head and the e xact “dela y time” is set by var ying the motor speed. Many prof essionals prefer these “lo-fi” units because of the war m, dark echoes they produce . HINT : In the CHOR US+[...]

29 Tr oub leshooting 1.The amp isn’t powering up when the PO WER switc h is ON. ➢ Is the pow er cable plugged into the A C power connector on the rear panel of the amp? ➢ Is the pow er cable plugged into an A C outlet? ➢ Is the A C outlet s witched on and actually working? ➢ Does the pow er cable w ork? 2. There’ s no sound coming from [...]

30 ➢ Check the settings of the GAIN, V OLUME, TREBLE, MIDDLE, and BASS con- trols. On cer tain amp types, if the TREBLE, MIDDLE, and BASS controls are all tur ned down, there will be little or no sound coming from the amp due to the w a y the circuit of the original works. ➢ If you’ re in Manual mode (the MANU AL LED lit), turn the follo wing[...]

31 Specifications * Appearance and specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. URL = http://www .vo xamps.co .uk Number of amp types: 11 Number of effects: 11 Noise reduction: 1 Number of programs: 11 preset, 2 channel Input/output jacks T op panel: 1 x INPUT Rear panel: 1 x FOO T SW jack, 1 x LINE/PHONE jac k (AD50VT -XL[...]

32 Pr ogrammer’ s Cheat Sheet W anna remember how you set up y our fa v ourite programs? Well this is the place to do it! Simply do as f ollows: 1. Indicate where all the knobs are set by dr awing a line in the empty circles . 2. Indicate which MODULA TION, DELA Y & REVERB effects are being used b y colouring in the relev ant LED 3. Don'[...]

33 PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): POWER LEVEL EDIT2[T AP+EDIT 1]: /T AP EDIT3[BYP ASS+EDIT 1]: PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): POWER LEVEL EDIT2[T AP+EDIT 1]: /T AP EDIT3[BYP ASS+EDIT 1]: PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): POWER LEVEL EDIT2[T AP+EDIT 1]: /T AP EDIT3[BYP ASS+EDIT 1]:[...]

34 PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): POWER LEVEL EDIT2[T AP+EDIT 1]: /T AP EDIT3[BYP ASS+EDIT 1]: PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): POWER LEVEL EDIT2[T AP+EDIT 1]: /T AP EDIT3[BYP ASS+EDIT 1]: PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): POWER LEVEL EDIT2[T AP+EDIT 1]: /T AP EDIT3[BYP ASS+EDIT 1]:[...]

1 E 7 IMPORT ANT NO TICE T O CONSUMERS This product has been manuf actured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicab le in the countr y in which it is intended that this product should be used. If you ha ve purchased this product via the internet, through mail order, and/or via a telephone sale , you m ust v erif[...]