ULTRACOUSTIC ® ACX1000 User’s manual
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ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of ULTRACOUSTIC users, and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the ACX1000.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 ULTRACOUSTIC® Ultra-flexible 2 x 60 Watt, 2-channel stereo acoustic guitar amplifier with digital multi-effects processor )+: s Powerful 2 x 60 Watt RMS amplifier with tube emulator specifically designed for acoustic instruments and vocals s Dedicated tube emulator in both channels adds warmth and presence to instruments and vocals s Two independent channels with separate volume controls, dedicated EQ’s and two feedback filters each s Instrument channel produces warm and transp
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 The design concept ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 Tube emulator ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Before you begin ...........................
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000. With the ULTRACOUSTIC, you have acquired a state-of-the-art 2-channel amplifier that can be operated easily and quickly, and enables you to create out-of-the-ordinary sounds for a variety of applications.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 1.1 The design concept The philosophy behind BEHRINGER products guarantees a no-compromise circuit design and employs the best choice of components. The operational amplifiers used in the ULTRACOUSTIC are exceptional: they boast extreme linearity and very low distortion characteristics. To complement this design, the choice of components include low-tolerance resistors and capacitors, high-quality potentiometers and several other stringently selected elements.
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ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 + Please note that with all three EQ controls set fully to the left (instrument channel), the resulting signal will be very low-volume. 10 The FEEDBACK 1 control adjusts a notch filter that allows you to suppress feedback frequencies or other forms of interference. The frequency range is from 65 Hz through 400 Hz. To detect and suppress interference frequencies, please turn the FEEDBACK 1 control slowly.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 30 The AUX input on the rear of your ACX1000 can be muted with the MUTE switch. 31 The AUX LEVEL control in the master section adjusts the volume level of the AUX signal (e.g. drum computer, playback) fed in via the AUX IN or TAPE IN jacks on the rear of the ULTRACOUSTIC. Your ACX1000 features an on-board effects module that produces 23 different types of effects comprising 99 effect variations plus associated program numbers.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 41 SERIAL NUMBER. Please take the time to have the warranty card filled out completely by your specialized dealer, and return it within 14 days after the date of purchase, so as to be entitled to benefit from our extended warranty. You may also use our online registration option available on the Internet at www.behringer.com. 42 Connect the enclosed footswitch to the FOOTSWITCH jack. The footswitch allows you to recall the four effects presets. 43 MIDI IN.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 2. EFFECTS TABLE Preset no.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 Connect the MIDI IN jack of your ULTRACOUSTIC to the MIDI OUT jack of a MIDI footcontroller. Now, enable the MIDI functions on your ULTRACOUSTIC by pressing the PRESET buttons #3 and #4 for about two seconds: the two control LED’s of PRESET buttons #3 and #4 start flashing, the right decimal point in the display lights up. Select a MIDI channel with the PROGRAM control (1 through 16, “on” = Omni, “OF” = inactive) and quit the menu by pressing either one of the PRESET buttons.
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ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 MIDI IN: receives MIDI controller information. The receiving channel can be set with the buttons UP and DOWN. On = Omni, i.e. MIDI data are received and processed on all channels (see section 3.2). 4. APPENDIX 4.1 MIDI implementation MIDI Implementation Chart Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Default Changed Default Messages Altered True Voice Note ON Note OFF Keys Channels Pitch Bender Control Progr. Change System Exclusive Song Pos. System Song Sel.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 5. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUTS Instrument channel Connector Type Input impedance Microphon/line channel Microphone input Connector Type Input impedance Line input Connector Type Input impedance Aux/tape input Connector Type Input impedance AUDIO OUTPUTS Direct out output Connector Type Output impedance Max. output level Tape output Connector Type Output impedance Max.
ULTRACOUSTIC ACX1000 6. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION To be protected by the extended warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any extended warranty claims.
