User Manual

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5. Enter the ‘Effects’ tab. Click the input which corresponds to the ‘AFX IN’ block. Click the
‘ADD NEW EFFECT’ button to choose an amp first, then click again and choose a cabinet.
Here’s a textbook California-style heavy metal rig, for example:
While the guitar amps don’t really need an explanation, the cabinet module is worth
examining:
● Change the cabinet model anytime from the ‘Cabinet’ drop-down menu.
● Change your cabinet’s mics from the ‘Mic A’ and ‘Mic B’ drop-down menus. Click
the adjacent ‘Phase’ button if your choice of microphones results in phasing issues.
● Click and drag the virtual microphones to adjust their vertical and horizontal
positioning.
● Click and turn the ‘Mic A’ and ‘Mic B’ knobs to dial-in the amount of signal you want
from each microphone.
● Click and turn the ‘Rear Mic’ knob to mix-in signal from an additional mic behind the
cabinet.
● Click and turn the ‘45-degree Mic’ knob to mix-in signal from an additional mic
positioned at a 45-degree angle from a speaker cone.
● Click the ‘ReSPiRe’ button to hear some cab sim mojo courtesy of our friends
from
Overloud. In their own words, the ReSPiRe technology lets you switch
between the ‘real’ response of the cabinet and a processed version optimized to fit
into a mix and avoid frequency overlap with the other instruments.
● Click the ‘HPF’ button to engage a preset high-pass filter (tames excessive low
end).
● Click the ‘LPF’ button to engage a preset low-pass filter (tames harsh or shrill-
sounding highs).
● Click the ‘BP’ button to bypass the cab sim.