User manual M-AUDIO BLACKBOX

[. . . ] IMPORTANT! Audio equipment should ALWAYS be powered up and down in a certain order. The power amp feeding your speakers should ALWAYS be turned on last and turned off first. If you turn other pieces of audio equipment on while they are connected to the powered speakers, loud transient pops will occur which can damage your hearing and your speakers. Always turn on all of your other audio devices that are connected to your powered speakers BEFORE you turn on your powered speakers. [. . . ] This is a global parameter, meaning that it stays where you set it even after you change presets. A setting of P50 will only provide guitar sound. A setting of D50 will only provide drum sounds. Any setting in between will play a combination of both. A middle setting of EQU means that the output of the drums is equal in volume to the output of the guitar effect. A setting of SEP means the drum signal will come out of one output, while the guitar effect signal will come out of the other. Expression Pedal Assign This allows you to assign the function of the expression pedal. (For more information please refer to "How to assign expression pedal functions" below. ) Tempo This allows you to view and manually set a specific tempo value rather then using the tap-tempo feature. How to Assign Expression Pedal Functions The Black Box has three pedal connections on the back panel. One is for an expression pedal and the two others are for momentary foot switch pedals. An expression pedal has a range of travel from one extreme to another, passing many other values in between, like a wah-wah pedal. In contrast, a momentary pedal is a simple, two-position switch: Open or Closed, On or Off, like a distortion pedal. We recommend using the M-Audio EX-P expression pedal with the Black Box. The expression pedal must be connected when the Black Box is powered up in order for it to work. Press the Utility key and use the third rotary control under EXP PEDAL on the LCD to assign a function to the expression pedal. Many expression pedals, including the M-Audio EX-P, have a level control. This level controls needs to be turned all the way up for the expression pedal to have maximum effect. Turning the knob down limits the lowest value of the parameter you are controlling. For example if you are controlling the Amp Drive value and the pedals level control is all the way up, the value of the Amp Drive will be zero when the pedal is at the heel position. If you're trying to achieve a rhythm gain and lead gain with the pedal, turn the pedals level control down until the Amp Gain value is where you want it for the rhythm gain setting with the pedal at the heel position. Expression Pedal Settings: Amp Drive (AmpDrv) The pedal acts as an attenuator right after the drive parameter, varying the signal level from Off up to the current drive setting. FX Speed (FXSped) If your current setting is tempo-based, the pedal will range from -2 to +2, limited to the extent of allowed tempo-based settings; if the current setting is number-based, the pedal ranges from halfway between 0 and current setting to halfway between current setting and 99. FX Frequency (FXFreq) Pedal range is -30 to +30 of current panel setting. 14 FX Key (FXKey) Range is from current setting to +7 semitones. FX Wet/Dry (FX WetDry) Pedal movement replaces panel parameter and has range of 0-99. Delay Volume (DlyVol) Pedal range is from 0 to current setting. [. . . ] Because the sequences are only 2 measures, incoming positions above 2 measures are reduced to give the correct position within the 2 measure sequences. For example, if the received number gives a position of bar 55, beat 2 and tick 3, it is automatically changed to bar 1, beat 2 and tick 3. System Real Time Messages Status 1111 1000 Description Timing Clock. When received, replaces the internal tempo clock. If `Send MIDI Clock' in Main parameters is set to 1, this message is sent out. Start. [. . . ]