User manual

AmpliTube

™

Live

4.3

4 - Controlling AmpliTube™ Live

vibrating, showing that the gate is closed.

We suggest leaving the Gate OFF (fully counterclockwise) unless you notice

high background noise from the guitar signal. In that case try to slightly

increase the gate knob up to a point where the LED lights and the Gate cuts

the input.

Tuner

AmpliTube™ Live sports a high precision automatic tuner that makes really

easy to tune your guitar perfectly.

Being a chromatic auto tuner it will be able to detect any note you may play

on your instrument, there’s no need to select the note on the tuner before

playing it.

The tuner mode switch (fig 4.3) determines the way the tuner works:

Off: In this mode the tuner is turned off and the guitar signal is routed

directly to the amplifier. Nothing is displayed on the tuner indicators.

On: In this mode the tuner is turned on, and the signal is passed to both

the tuner and the amplifier. The note display (fig 4.4) indicates which

note the tuner has detected and the deviation LEDs (fig 4.5) indicate

the tuning accuracy. When the correct tuning is reached the “OK” LED

lights up (fig 4.6). The “OK” LED will light when the note is within

a range of +/- 2 cents from the correct pitch. You can use this mode

when you need to be able to check your tuning while you’re playing.

Mute: In this mode the tuner turns on and the guitar signal is muted. The

amplifier won’t receive any signal from the guitar. The indication of

the note and accuracy is the same as what you have in the “ON” mode,

but a more accurate indication is provided because the AmpliTube™

Live big display will in this mode show the exact deviation value in

cents.

The AmpliTube™ Live tuner can be adjusted to match master tunings that

could differ from the standard A=440 Hz. To change the master tuning go

to the “file” menu and select “tuner setup”. A small dialog box will appear

asking for the reference frequency you need for the note A (fig 4.7).

Remember that the most commonly used value is 440 Hz.

fig. 4.3

fig. 4.4

fig. 4.6

fig. 4.5

fig. 4.7