User manual
AmpliTube
™
Live
4 - Controlling AmpliTube™ Live
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Wah-Wah
AmpliTube™ Live Wah (fig. 4.8) carefully recreates that typical mid-rangey
funky sweep of the best vintage units. Click on the “Wah-Wah” switch but-
ton to engage the effect, putting it in the AUTO position. The red led shows
that the unit is active. The Wah knob sets the wah center frequency. When
the switch is in AUTO mode, this is the base frequency that will be modulat-
ed by the input signal envelope. When the switch is set to MANUAL this is
the static center freq which can be changed with an external Midi Controller
or the Wah knob. Any midi foot controller can be used for the Wah effect.
Setting up a midi foot controller to control wah is explained on Page 23 in
the “Midi control” section.
Delay
Click on the Delay switch and set it to ON to engage the effect. The red led
shows that the unit is active (fig. 4.9).
Level: determines the amount of the delay. Fully counterclockwise is
dry, no effect, fully clockwise is only delay.
Delay: sets the delay time. From 2 mS to one second.
Feedback: determines the number of repetitions. Being an analog delay
the sound bandwidth will decrease on each repetition. Fully
clockwise gives a sustaining effect.
Overdrive
This is modeled after one of the most acclaimed overdrive stomp box ever
made. When used with crunch or lead amps it delivers a very high gain, and
when used with clean amps it can drive them to produce a rich, warm and
thick crunch sound (fig. 4.10).
Click on the Overdrive switch button and set it to ON to engage the effect.
The red led shows that the unit is active.
Distortion: determines the amount of distortion that occurs inside the
overdrive pedal. High settings of this control will produce
a more solid-state sounding kind of distortion because the
distortion occurs within the circuitry of the overdrive pedal.
Level: sets the output level of the overdrive pedal. By turning this
up the amplifier that follows will be overdriven. To get a more
amp driven sound use low distortion settings with a high
output level.
Tone: Controls the timbre of the overdrive pedal. From extra warm
at the full counterclockwise position to extra bright and sharp
at the fully clockwise position.
4.4
4.5
4.6
fig. 4.9
fig. 4.8
fig. 4.10