HEX User’s Manual (Preliminary) www.voodoolab.
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Overview Front Panel Rear Panel . . . . . . . . 2 CONNECTIONS Power MIDI Audio . . . . . . . . 4 OPERATION . . . . . . Overview Use with Ground Control Pro Use with Commander Use with Other MIDI Controllers . . . 5 SETUP . . . . . . . . . Enable MIDI Messages Set MIDI Channel Select MIDI Control Change Numbers Quiet Switching Factory Restore . . 7 WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . 10 HOW TO REACH US . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Overview Voodoo Lab HEX is a 6 loop true bypass audio switcher for adding automation to guitar racks and pedalboards. Loops use the finest gold contact relays sealed in nitrogen to be absolutely transparent. Using the Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro or Commander, or any other MIDI controller, you can instantly recall preset combinations of effects. HEX is organized as 5 series loops plus 1 isolated loop to provide routing flexibility.
Rear Panel 3. Loop 1 IN. Input to loop 1. Loop 1 is isolated. 4. Loop 1 S. Send of loop 1. Connect to effect input. 5. Loop 1 R. Return of loop 1. Connect from effect output. 6. Loop 1 OUT. Output from loop 1. 7. Loop 2 IN. Input to loop 2. Loops 2-6 are internally chained together. 8. Loops 2-6 S. Send of loops 2-6. Connect to effect inputs. 9. Loops 2-6 R. Return of loops 2-6. Connect from effect outputs. 10. Main OUT. Main output from loop 6. 11. Power Jack.
CONNECTIONS Power HEX requires 9VDC at 100mA to a 5.5x2.1mm center negative barrel connector. Since this is the same as most pedal effects, you can use any 9VDC output from a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power. Alternately, most 9V power supplies intended for battery operated pedals are also acceptable. If you are using a Voodoo Lab foot controller, such as Ground Control Pro or Commander, it can be phantom powered from HEX. Phantom power is provided over pins 1 and 3 of HEX’s MIDI IN.
OPERATION Overview Use HEX front panel buttons to toggle each loop on or off. The buttons glow red when the effect is engaged, otherwise it is in bypass. You need a MIDI controller to recall preset combinations of effects. The following sections explain how to control HEX with various controllers. Use with Ground Control Pro When connected to a Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro, HEX functions exactly like a GCX Guitar Audio Switcher. GCX/HEX units are numbered in the order they appear in the MIDI chain.
Use with Other MIDI Controllers You can use HEX with any controller capable of sending MIDI Program Change or Control Change messages. To do this, you must setup HEX to respond to the appropriate MIDI messages. Saving and Recalling Presets You can save and recall preset loop combinations using MIDI Program Change (PC) messages. Set HEX to respond to PC messages (SETUP: Enable MIDI Messages). HEX will use MIDI channel 1 by default. Make sure HEX and your MIDI controller are both set to the same channel.
SETUP Enable MIDI Messages You can select whether HEX responds to MIDI Program Change (PC), Control Change (CC), both message types, or none. NOTE: When using Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro or Commander, you must disable both PC and CC. The default is both PC and CC are disabled. 1) Apply power while holding down button #1. The LEDs will flash until you release the button.
MIDI Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LED #1 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON LED #2 OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON LED #3 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON LED #4 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON 3) Remove power when finished. Select Control Change Numbers Each MIDI Control Change (CC) message includes a controller number, which specifies which HEX loop to turn on or off.
Quiet Switching Hex includes a number of unique features to make switching as quiet as possible. Even so, the relays can still produce a small click in your audio path, especially when using very high gain. To eliminate this click, HEX will disable the main output from loop 6 for a few milliseconds while the loops are switching. Because loop 1 is completely independent of the other loops and might not be used in your audio path, you can select which loops trigger Quiet Switching (QS).
WARRANTY North America Only Voodoo Lab warrants this product against any defects that are due to faulty material or workmanship for a period of five years from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty does not include damage to the product resulting from accident or misuse.
