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BLUE DEVIL GX112 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosurevoltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of BLUE DEVIL users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the GX112.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 BLUE DEVIL ® Ultra-flexible 60-Watt Guitar Workstation with digital multi-effects processor GX112 s Powerful 60-Watt RMS Guitar Workstation with authentic VIRTUBE® tube emulation s Original 70-Watt heavy duty 12" JENSEN guitar speaker model JCH12/70 s Two independent channels with separate volume controls and effects s HEAVEN channel delivers clean tube sounds s HELL channel offers a broad range, from modern crunch to high-gain sounds s Dedicated vintage-type 3-band EQ s 24-bit stere
BLUE DEVIL GX112 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 The design concept ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 VIRTUBE technology ............................................................................................................ 7 1.2 Before you begin .....................................
BLUE DEVIL GX112 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the BLUE DEVIL GX112. With the BLUE DEVIL, you have acquired a Guitar Workstation that sets new standards in guitar amp engineering. When developing the GX112, our top objective was to reproduce the direct sound of analog guitar amps as perfectly as we could and combine it with latest DSP technologywhile focusing on a user interface that can be operated intuitively.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 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 which are used in the BLUE DEVIL, are exceptional. They boast extreme linearity and very low distortion characteristics. To complement this design the choice of components includes low tolerance resistors and capacitors, high-quality potentiometers and several other stringently selected elements.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 1.3 Control elements Fig. 1.1: The front panel of the BLUE DEVIL The BEHRINGER BLUE DEVIL GX112 features eleven controls, five push-buttons and one 2-digit, 7-segment LED display on its front panel. Additionally, there are two 1/4" jacks for input and headphones. 1.3.1 The front panel Fig. 1.2: The front panel control elements 1 INPUT is the BLUE DEVILs 1/4" jack input for your guitar.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 + 13 s + + When the MIDI functions are inactive, one effect can be stored for each of the two channels on your BLUE DEVIL, which allows you, for instance, to select a DELAY effect for the HELL channel and assign a REVERB/CHORUS effect to the HEAVEN channel. The corresponding program numbers will be stored with the channels and can be recalled using the footswitch or the front panel buttons.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 20 + The 1/4" stereo jacks allow you to monitor the BLUE DEVILs audio signal with a pair of commercially available headphones. Connecting the headphones will mute the built-in speaker. Since speakers can have quite an impact on the sound of a guitar amp, both the headphones and LINE OUT signals are frequency-corrected (speaker emulation). Without this frequency correction extreme treble frequencies would deteriorate the sound.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 + 30 Please note that when using the serial effects path, the external effect should not be set to 100% wet (100% effect signal); otherwise, there will be no direct signal portion fed back to the BLUE DEVIL. Connect the enclosed footswitch FS112 via the stereo plug to the FOOTSWITCH jack. The footswitch allows you to change channels or disable the effects module. 2. WIRING EXAMPLES 2.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 Fig. 2.2: Expanded setup 3. EFFECTS PROCESSOR A very special feature of your BLUE DEVIL is its built-in effects processor, which offers the same audio quality and algorithms as our popular 19" effects devices VIRTUALIZER PRO and MODULIZER PRO. This effects module provides 31 different groups of first-class effects such as Reverb, Chorus, Flanging, Delay, Pitch Shifting, Compressor, Expander, Wah-Wah variations, various combination effects and even Tube and Speaker Emulations.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 3.1 Description of effects 01-02 Spring Reverb: Even a guitar amp with a digital multi-effects processor should allow you to use a spring reverb. This algorithm emulates the typical sound of a spring reverb, as it is known from numerous guitar amps. However, here you dont have the typical shatter sound when you knock over your amp. 03-04 Studio: This effect simulates the characteristics of middle-sized rooms. With its natural sound it can be used for a great variety of applications.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 15-16 Ambience: The reverb of any room consists of so-called early reflections and the reverb tail. This algorithm emulates the first 15 of these early reflections. Since our ears use these reflections to determine the room size, they can be employed to create subtle and impressive reverb densities, without clouding the overall signal with long reverb tails.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 Preset-Nr. Effect Variation 21 min. Feedback 22 DELAY (stereo) 23 24 max. Feedback 25 26 DELAY 27 (long mono) 28 29 - PARAMETER Delay Time R Delay Time R Delay Time R Delay Time R Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time EFFECT A EFFECT B Mix L Mix R Mix L Mix R Mix L Mix R Mix L Mix R Feddback Mix Feedback Mix Feedback Mix Feedback Mix Feedback Mix Tab. 3.6: Parameters of effects 21 through 29 The LFO speed of all modulation effects is controlled by the PARAMETER control.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 38-42 Chorus/Reverb: Here, the signal passes a chorus effect with various intensities and then a reverb that can be edited in its time. Preset-Nr. Effect Variation PARAMETER EFFECT A EFFECT B 38 ultra Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix 39 slow Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix CHORUS / 40 medium I Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix REVERB 41 medium II Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix 42 fast Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix Tab. 3.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 52-56 Flanger/Reverb: Here, a flanger with various intensities is followed by a reverb with adjustable reverb time. Preset-Nr. Effect Variation PARAMETER EFFECT A EFFECT B 52 ultra Reverb Time Flanger Mix Reverb Mix 53 slow Reverb Time Flanger Mix Reverb Mix FLANGER / 54 medium I Reverb Time Flanger Mix Reverb Mix REVERB 55 medium II Reverb Time Flanger Mix Reverb Mix 56 fast Reverb Time Flanger Mix Reverb Mix Tab. 3.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 67-68 Rotary Speaker: This is the quintessential simulation of the classical organ effect normally produced by speakers that rotate at slow/fast speed in a bulky and extremely heavy speaker cabinet. This effect uses the physical principle known as Doppler effect. The PARAMETER control determines the speed of horn (treble) and rotor (bass), while EFFECT A allows you to modify the basic character of the sound. Finally, EFFECT B lets you edit the mix ratio. Preset-Nr.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 75-81 Pitch Shifter: This effect shifts the pitch of the input signal and can be used to produce musical intervals and harmonies or simply to widen a single voice. Heavy detuning by several semi-tones up creates a mickey-mouse-type effect. The preset variations include various fixed intervals for the right channel, while the left channel can be shifted with the PARAMETER control. Depending on your mix settings, you can thus hear a triad for each tone of the input signal.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 90-91 Compressor: Often, the signal level exceeds the headroom of signal-processing devices and therefore needs to be limited in its dynamic range, so as to avoid distortion. This job is done by compressors and/or limiters. Limiters abruptly limit the signal above a specific threshold, while compressors provide for a soft control process over a wider range.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 97-99 Speaker Cabinet: This algorithm emulates three different types of speaker cabinets. Additionally, you can shift the speakers main resonance peak. Various degrees of resonance emphasis allow you to emulate different speaker characteristics. The PARAMETER control adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. EFFECT A determines the gain of the resonance filter. EFFECT B can be used to adjust the filter frequency. Preset-Nr.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 Additionally, you can deactivate the LFO in LFO-controlled modulation effects and modulate these effects with MIDI controller #15. To activate this MIDI controller, you need to set the LFO speed to zero, either on the BLUE DEVIL or by means of the corresponding MIDI controller. Of course, you can also control the BLUE DEVIL from a computer-based sequencer software, particularly in a home recording environment.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 5. INSTALLATION Your BEHRINGER BLUE DEVIL was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging is designed to protect the unit from rough handling. Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully examine the packaging and its contents for any signs of physical damage, which may have occurred during transit.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 Fig. 5.2: Wiring of a stereo headphones 1/4" plug 5.3 MIDI connection The MIDI standard (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) was developed in the early 80s to enable electronic musical instruments of different makes to communicate with each other. Over the years the range of MIDI applications has constantly expanded, and today it is completely normal to network entire recording studios using the MIDI standard.
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6. APPENDIX Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Mix Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Mix Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix R Mix R Mix R Mix R Mix R Mix R Mix R Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Reverb Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Delay Mix Gain Gain Gain Gain Mix Mix Mix Peak Freq. Peak Freq. Peak Freq.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 6.2 MIDI implementation MIDI Implementation Chart Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Transmitted Recognized Default Changed Default Messages Altered X X X X X X X X X X X X X True Voice Note ON Note OFF Keys Channels Pitch Bender Control Progr. Change True # System Exclusive Song Pos. System Song Sel.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 7. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUTS Connector Type Guitar input impedance Aux input impedance Insert return impedance 1/4" mono jack RF filtered input approx. 1 MW unbalanced approx. 10 kW unbalanced approx. 1 kW unbalanced AUDIO OUTPUTS Connector Type Impedance Max. output level 1/4" mono jack line level output approx.
BLUE DEVIL GX112 8. 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.
