Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with DSP and Channel Tracking Owner’s Manual
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................. 3 Channel Tracking ..................................................... 4 The Front Panel ....................................................... 5 The Rear Panel ........................................................ 6 The DSP Section ...................................................... 7 Using the Footswitch with the DSP ............................
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Introduction Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate FlexWave120H three-channel guitar amplifier with advanced digital signal processing (DSP) and Channel Tracking. This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Digital Reverb, Delay, and Modulation effects provide you with a wide variety of sounds.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Channel Tracking Your Crate FlexWave120H gives you the power of Channel Tracking. Once you select a DSP setting for each channel, Channel Tracking stores the settings to memory whenever you change channels. When you go back to that channel, Channel Tracking recalls those DSP settings automatically, without changing the DSP controls! For example: • Select the Clean channel.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking The Front Panel SLAP POWER LONG MEDIUM CLEAN FLANGER CHORUS CD OVERDRIVE 10 0 DELAY MOD REVERB HIGH 10 0 MID EFFECTS 1 2 3 4 INPUT OVERDRIVE PHASER 5 10 0 LOW 0 10 HIGH GAIN 0 VOLUME 10 LEVEL 0 10 HIGH CLEAN 6 7 8 1. POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the amplifier is turned on. 2.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking 21. SHAPE: Use this control to “dial in” the tone for the High Gain channel. Rotating this control counter-clockwise enhances the mid frequencies, while rotating it clockwise enhances the low and high frequencies. 22. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion for the High Gain channel. 23. HIGH GAIN LED: This LED illuminates when the High Gain channel is selected. 24.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking The DSP Section SLAP LONG MEDIUM FLANGER CHORUS Signal Path MOD + DELAY + REVERB CD DELAY 4. DELAY: Use this control to select the type of digital delay effect. In its fully counterclockwise position, the signal will be “dry” (without delay). As you rotate the control clockwise, you can select from three slap settings, three medium delay settings, or three long delay settings. The chart below describes these effects. 5.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Using the Footswitch with the DSP The Crate three-button footswitch supplied with the FlexWave120H allows access to an additional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier. When the footswitch is connected to the amplifier as shown below, the “original” DSP presets are active for each channel when the #3 footswitch LED is illuminated. These are referred to as “DSP Bank A.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking Suggested Settings Sweet ‘n Clean: SLAP LONG MEDIUM CLEAN FLANGER CHORUS CD OVERDRIVE 10 0 DELAY INPUT OVERDRIVE PHASER MOD REVERB 10 0 HIGH MID EFFECTS 10 0 LOW 0 10 HIGH GAIN 0 VOLUME 10 LEVEL 10 0 CLEAN 10 0 HIGH 10 0 MID LOW 10 0 0 GAIN 10 LEVEL OVERDRIVE AS DESIRED 0 10 SHAPE 10 0 GAIN HIGH GAIN OUT Just a ‘Lil Nasty: SLAP LONG MEDIUM CLEAN FLANGER CHORUS CD OVERDRIVE 10 0 DELAY INP
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking System Block Diagram TUNER BUFFER INPUT CLEAN VOLUME LOW MID HIGH OVERDRIVE LEVEL OVERDRIVE GAIN CLEAN/ OVERDRIVE LOW MID HIGH OVERDRIVE/ HIGH GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH GAIN LEVEL HIGH GAIN GAIN SHAPE CONTROL CIRCUIT PHASER MEDIUM DSP BANK A BANK B MIX AMP DSP FLANGER CHANNEL CLEAN / OD HIGH GAIN INSERT LONG POWER AMP CHORUS SLAP MOD EXT.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking FlexWave120H TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating 120W rms @ 5% THD into 4 ohm load, 120 VAC Gain 110 dB, all controls @ 10 88 dB, all controls @ 10 58 dB, all controls @ 10 High Gain Channel Overdrive Ch Clean Ch CD Input 29 dB Maximum Input Signal Accepted 2.
