User manual ROCKTRON ARTIST

[. . . ] USER'S MANUAL May be covered by one or more of the following: U. S. Patents #4538297, 4647876, 4696044, 4745309, 4881047, 4893099, 5124657, 5263091, 5268527, 5319713, 5333201, 5402498 and 5493617. Foreign patents pending. Your Taboo Artist footpedal has been tested and complies with the following Standards and Directives as set forth by the European Union: Council Directive(s): Standard(s): 89/336/EEC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) EN55022, EN50082-1 This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used. Improper use of this equipment could result in increased RF emissions, which may or may not interfere with other electronic products. [. . . ] The pre-MID BANDWIDTH parameter determines how wide or narrow the bandwidth of the selected mid-band frequency is (in octaves). A small bandwidth only boosts or cuts frequencies close to the center frequency, while a large bandwidth affects the level of frequencies up to two octaves from the center frequency. LF FREQ MID LEVEL MID FREQ MID BW 25 POST EQ (EXPERT) Function post eq (expert) The POST EQ (EXPERT) function is available in all presets regardless of which configuration is currently recalled. This function allows you shape the tone after it has passed through the distortion stage. These post-distortion EQ parameters have a more pronounced effect on the overall tone than the pre-distortion parameters. Post EQ parameters PARAMETER BASS LVL DESCRIPTION The post-BASS LEVEL parameter allows you to cut or boost the low frequencies by 15dB after the distortion stage. The post-BASS FREQUENCY parameter allows you to select a center frequency between 63Hz and 500Hz to be cut or boosted by the post-BASS LEVEL parameter. The post-BASS BANDWIDTH parameter determines (in octaves) the width of the selected bass band. The post-MID LEVEL parameter allows you to cut or boost the mid-band frequencies by 15dB after the distortion stage. The post-MID FREQUENCY parameter allows you to select a mid-band center frequency between 250Hz and 2kHz to be cut or boosted via the post-MID LEVEL parameter. The post-MID BANDWIDTH parameter determines (in octaves) the width of the selected mid-band. The post-TREBLE LEVEL parameter allows you to cut or boost the high-band frequencies by 15dB after the distortion stage. The post-TREBLE FREQUENCY parameter allows you to select a high-band center frequency between 1kHz and 8kHz to be cut or boosted via the post-TREBLE LEVEL parameter. The post-TREBLE BANDWIDTH parameter determines (in octaves) the width of the selected high band. The post-PRESENCE LEVEL parameter allows you to cut or boost another high-band frequency by 15dB after the distortion stage. The post-PRESENCE FREQUENCY parameter allows you to select a high-band center frequency between 2kHz and 8kHz to be cut or boosted via the post-PRESENCE LEVEL parameter. The post-PRESENCE BANDWIDTH parameter determines (in octaves) the width of the selected high band. BASS FREQ BASS BW MID LVL MlD FREQ MID BW TREBLE LVL TREBL FRQ TREBLE BW PRESENCE LVL PRES FREQ PRES BW 26 COMPRESSOR Function compressor The COMPRESSOR function is available in configurations which display L-GAIN in the configuration title. This function allows you to compress the signal prior to the distortion stage. Compression is often used to maintain an even level when using clean tones, and also to increase sustain when using distorted tones. Compressor parameters PARAMETER COMPRESSOR I/O COMP THRESH DESCRIPTION The COMPRESSOR IN/OUT parameter determines whether the compressor is active for the current preset. The COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD parameter determines the input level (in dB) at which compression will begin. Lower settings of this parameter will result in more compression. The COMPRESSOR ATTACK parameter determines the speed (in milliseconds) in which the compressor will reach its maximum compression level after the input signal has exceeded the threshold level (set by the COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD parameter). The COMPRESSOR RELEASE parameter determines the speed in which compression will cease after the input signal has dropped below the threshold level. COMP ATTACK COMP RELEASE 27 SPEAKER SIMULATOR Function speakersim The SPEAKER SIMULATOR function is available in all presets, and provides a realistic approximation of a miked speaker cabinet when connecting the Artist directly to a mixing board, recording system or other full range system. Note: The parameters provided in this function are operational only when the SPKR SIM parameter under the GLOBAL FUNCTION is stored UNLOCK, LOCK L or LOCK B. Speaker Simulator parameters PARAMETER SPKR SIM I/O DESCRIPTION The SPEAKER SIMULATOR parameter allows you to select whether the Speaker Simulator is on for BOTH outputs, on for only the LEFT output or OFF. The SPEAKER TYPE parameter determines the type of speaker to be simulated. [. . . ] If you have altered and stored presets which you do not want to erase, turn the FUNCTION control to exit this function immediately. 4 Press the STORE button at this time to initiate the All Restore procedure and erase all current Artist presets, replacing them with the original factory presets. The Artist will display "INITIALIZING" as the Artist memory is restored. initializing After the process is completed, the display should read "ERRORS 0". This represents the number of bytes that the Artist found that did not initialize properly. Any number of errors other than "0" means that the Artist may not have initialized properly and the process should be repeated. errors 0 c The Artist will continue to display the above message until the FUNCTION control is turned to exit the Factory Restore function. [. . . ]