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Table of Contents Safety Information ..................................................................................I Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................II Warranty ..................................................................................................II Table of Contents ..................................................................................III Section One - Introduction Getting Acquainted ...................................
Section-1 Introduction Getting Acquainted Congratulations on your wise choice in purchasing the RP2000.Thanks to the continuous advances in musical technology, you have the flexibility, power, and capability of producing sonic creations never before thought possible. Although the RP2000 is so user friendly you may not even need to read this manual, we recommend that you become better acquainted with us, and what we have to offer by going through this User’s Guide with your RP2000 in front of you.
Page 2 Section One - Introduction A Guided Tour of the RP2000 The Front Panel 1.Preset Switches - These 4 footswitches are used to select Presets, access the Tuner, turn individual effects on and off, change Amp Channels, select functions in Learn-A-Lick mode, or bypass the RP2000. 2 Matrix - The matrix provides information regarding the current Preset, and parameter edit functions.
6. Mode Buttons- These 6 buttons are used to select various modes in which the RP2000 will function.The top three buttons perform single functions while the bottom three buttons perform dual functions based upon the current operation of the RP2000.The buttons are labeled as follows: A) FX Mode - The FX Mode button selects whether the 1-4 footswitches will recall Presets within the selected Bank, or act as on/off switches for the individual effects in the currently active Preset.
Page 4 Section One - Introduction Rear Panel 1. Mic Output - This XLR jack is used as a Mic throughput passing your Mic signal on to the house mixing console. 2. Mic Input - This XLR jack is used to connect a low impedance Mic to the RP2000 for use with the Talker, and Vocoder effects. A mic with a cardiod pattern is recommended. 3. Input Jack - Connect your instrument to this jack. 4.
Making Connections Before connecting the RP2000, make sure that the power to your amplifier is turned off, and that the power to the RP2000 is disconnected.There is no power switch on the RP2000.To turn the RP2000 on or off, simply connect or disconnect the power supply from an AC outlet. There are several different connection options available when using the RP2000.
Page 6 Section One - Introduction Direct to a Mixing Console The RP2000 can be connected directly to the inputs of a house PA system, or to a recording console. Connect the guitar to the input of the RP2000. Connect from the outputs of the RP2000 to the channel inputs of the mixing console. If the RP2000 is to be used in Stereo mode, set the pan controls of the mixer hard left and right, and select stereo as the output mode in the RP2000’s Utility menu. See page 30 for more information on the output mode.
The Presets Presets are numbered locations of programmed sounds which reside in the RP2000. Presets can be recalled with the Footswitches or the Data Wheel.The RP2000 comes with 64 Factory and 64 User Presets available.The Factory Presets will not allow you to store any changes to them.The User Presets are locations where your creations may be stored. From the factory, the 64 User Presets are exact duplicates of the 64 Factory Presets.
Page 8 Section One - Introduction The Bank and Control switches are located on the upper tear. In Preset mode, the Bank switch will advance Banks with single presses or reverse Banks if held down. In FX mode, the Bank switch will advance Presets with single presses or reverse Presets if held down.The Control switch is used to control a Parameter of your choice in real time, or to change Banks. Pressing and holding the Bank and Control switches simultaneously will access Learn-A-Lick Mode.
Edit Mode The Edit Mode of the RP2000 allows you to customize Presets to suit your particular needs and applications. Pressing the Edit/Exit button allows you to access, replace, or change any aspects of the effects which make up the Preset. Once in the Edit mode, the buttons in the matrix can be used to access the effects. Successive presses of each button will advance through all parameters associated with the selected effect.
Page 1 0 Section One - Introduction Learn-A-Lick Mode The Learn-A-Lick function allows you to record a 10 second passage of music and play it back as slow as 1/4 speed with no change in pitch. This is very useful for picking out the notes of a fast solo passage. There are 6 functions for Learn-A-Lick.
Section Two - Editing Functions Editing/Creating Presets Creating your own signature sound with the RP2000 is easy and intuitive.The RP2000 lets you create your own Presets, or fine tune existing Presets to suit your needs. When creating or editing a sound, you must first start with one of the User or Factory Presets. It is not possible to start with a completely empty Preset.
Page 1 2 Section Two - Editing Functions Storing/Copying a Preset Once you have modified the Parameters and Effects to your liking, you can store them to a User Preset location.When editing a Preset, the Store LED will light indicating that you have changed a Parameter and need to store the changes. The following steps outline the procedure for storing a Preset 1. Press the Store button once and the RP2000 will enter a naming mode.The first letter of the currently loaded Preset name will begin to flash.
Section Three - Effects and Parameters About the Effects The RP2000 can be thought of as several different “virtual” amplifiers, and individual, hi-tech stomp boxes.With stomp boxes, the order in which they are connected can make a big difference in how good the overall sound is.Whether the stomp boxes are placed before the amp, or in the amp’s effects loop will also make a difference.The RP2000 has the Effects connected in the most logical, and best sounding order.
Page 1 4 Section Three - Effects and Parameters Wah/Pitch The Wah/Pitch column in the RP2000 is a multi-function module, allowing you to select your choice of classic Wahs, Pitch Shifting, Detuning,Whammy™, or Intelligent Harmonies. Only one effect from this column can be used at a time. After choosing the type of effect from this module, you can then adjust the individual parameters of the selected effect. This Parameter is used to program the on/off status of the Wah/Pitch module.
Harmony The Harmony module functions much the same as a Pitch Shifter except that a Pitch Shifter stays parallel to your note at the specified interval, and the Harmony module knows which notes to make sharp or flat in order to keep the shifted pitches within the specified key and scale.The Harmony module lets you select the key, scale and amount of shifting in the signal and all shifted notes will remain diatonically correct. The Amount Parameter selects the Harmony interval.
Page 1 6 Section Three - Effects and Parameters The Gain adjusts the amount of drive applied by the Amp Model. Higher amounts of Gain will produce more break up or distortion. Gain ranges from 0 to 99. Gain is not available on the Acoustic or Direct Modeling selections. Amp Level adjusts the overall volume for the selected Amp Model. Amp Level ranges from -15dB to +15dB. Cabinet Modeling The Cabinet Modeling simulates different types of microphoned speaker cabinets.
Talker™ The Talker™ is an effect designed exclusively by DigiTech, which enables your instrument to speak.The Talker™ requires a microphone to be connected to the Mic Input on the rear panel of the RP2000. As you speak into the microphone, your instrument will mimic any words that you say.The Talker™ effect is produced only at the 1/4” left and right outputs.When the Talker™ is bypassed, the mic signal is passed from the XLR mic in to the XLR mic out unaffected.
Page 1 8 Section Three - Effects and Parameters Chorus (Chorus) A Chorus adds a short delay to your signal and modulates the delay time which takes the delayed signal slightly in and out of tune.The delayed signal is then mixed back with the original signal to create a thicker sound as if two guitars were playing the same part. Chorus Parameters are as follows: Speed - Controls the rate that the Chorus modulates at. Ranges from 0 to 99. Depth - Sets the amount of intensity in the Chorus.
Panner (Panner) An auto panner is a modern relative of the tremolo that modulates the sound from left to right at a given rate. Parameters are as follows: Speed - Controls the Panning speed (speed of modulation). Ranges from 0 to 99 Depth - Adjusts the intensity of the Panning effect. Ranges from 0 to 99. Vibrto (Vibrato) Vibrato was one of the first real effects, and appeared mostly on early guitar amplifiers. A Vibrato effect modulates the pitch of the incoming signal at a steady, even rate.
Page 2 0 Section Three - Effects and Parameters Envlop (Envelope Filter) The Envelope Filter is an automatic Wah.The Envelope alters your sound based upon how hard you play. The softer that you play, the less intense the sweep of the Wah will be.The harder you play, the more intense the sweep will be. EnvType- Adjusts the range of the Envelope sweep.Types include 1 through 3. EnvSen - Adjusts the response of the Envelope in relation to the attack strength of the incoming signal. Ranges from 0 to 99.
Sets the time interval between repeats.The available delay time ranges are 10 milliseconds (1/100 of a second) to 3.0 seconds. Controls the number of repeats for the Delay. Ranges from 0 to 99, and rphold (infinite repeats).The Feedback Parameter is not available with the Reverse Delay. Reverb Ambience, or reverberation, is produced when sound energy is reflected off room surfaces and objects.
Page 2 2 Section Four - Tutorial Section Four - Tutorial A Guided Example Suppose you wanted to create your own dual channel Preset which gave your single coil pickup a humbucker sound, used no Compression, had Wah before the Amp Modeling, the ripping distortion of a Rectified Amp with boosted bass on the red channel, the warm sounds of a vintage Tweed in the Green Channel, a Noise Gate that opens quickly, a classic Phaser sound, no Delay, and a little bit of a Hall reverb.
Select the Green Channel Amp Model We wanted our green channel’s Amp Model to produce the sound of a Tweed Amp. Press the Amp Model button and if necessary, rotate the Data Wheel until the Display reads Green. Press the Amp Model button again which will take us to the Amp Type Parameter for the Green channel. Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows tweed as the type.
Page 2 4 Section Four - Tutorial Now to get a full sound out of the Cabinet, we should place the mic close to the center of the speaker. Press the Amp Model button again which will take us to the Mic Placement Parameter. Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows MicP 9. Select the Red Channel Amp Model We wanted our red channel’s Amp Model to be a heavily distorted Rectified sound. Pressing the Amp Model button again will take us back to the Channel selection.
Adjust the Noise Gate Now we can move on to our Noise Gate Parameters. Press the Talker button which will give us access to the Noise Gate Parameters. Our Example did not call for the use of the Talker effect so if necessary, rotate the Data Wheel to set the Talker to bypass. Press the Talker button three more times which will take us to the On/Bypass Parameter of the Gate/Swell module. If necessary, rotate the Data Wheel to set the Gate status to on.
Page 2 6 Section Four - Tutorial Turn the Delay Off In our example Preset we wanted the Delay to be bypassed. Press the Delay button and if necessary, rotate the Data Wheel until the Display reads bypass. Adjust the Reverb In our example Preset we also wanted a little bit of Hall Reverb to provide some ambience. Press the Reverb button to access the Reverb’s On/Bypass Parameter. If necessary, rotate the Data Wheel to turn the Reverb on.
Store the Preset The last step that we need to do is to store our changes to a User Preset. If we changed Presets or turned the RP2000 off without storing these settings, it would forget what we had done and revert back to the original Preset. Press the Store button once.The first letter in the Display begins to flash which is asking us to rename the Preset. Since this is an example Preset, let’s name the Preset exampl. Rotate the Data Wheel until the flashing character in the Display is an E.
Page 2 8 Section Five - Other Functions Section Five - Other Functions Rhythm The Rhythm mode in the RP2000 is a great tool for improving your timing, rehearsing different musical styles, or just jamming when your drummer is out delivering pizzas.The Rhythm mode plays sampled drum beats in an infinite loop and lets you to select different patterns, change tempo, and adjust the volume level.
Use the Rhythm button to scroll to the right, or the FX Mode button to scroll to the left through the minimum and maximum value menus, and to reach the Control Switch and LFO menus. Note:The Rhythm mode must be disabled to access the Assign menus. Expression Pedal The Expression Pedal offers real time control over a variety of Parameters, and lets you vary the value of the Parameter with your foot.To assign a Parameter to the Expression Pedal: 1. Press the Assign button once.
Page 3 0 Section Five - Other Functions LFO 1 and LFO 2 The LFOs in the RP2000 are filters that sweep back and forth between two points at an even rate.The speed that the LFOs cycle back and forth is programmable, and there are 5 selectable wave forms for the LFOs.The waveform controls the abruptness of change between the minimum and maximum values.These LFOs can be assigned to Parameters and as the LFO sweeps back and forth, the assigned Parameter will continuously change values at an even rate.
Global Cabinet Modeling The Cabinet Modeling in the RP2000 can be enabled globally in every Preset.This can save time when your application requires the use of the Cabinet Modeling on all Presets.To access the Global Cabinet Modeling, press the Utility button and scroll to the left or right until the display shows cabloc (Cabinet Local), or cabglb (Cabinet Global).When set to Global, all Presets will have the Cabinet Modeling enabled, regardless of whether it was programmed into a Preset or not.
Page 3 2 Section Five - Other Functions MIDI Channel The RP2000’s MIDI channel is used for receiving incoming MIDI data only. The MIDI channel is access by pressing the Utility button and scrolling to the left or the right until MIDIch is shown in the Display. Rotate the Data Wheel to select the desired MIDI channel the RP2000 will respond to.The MIDI channel will be shown in the red Display. Choices include 1 through 16, al (all), and of (off).
MIDI Merge The MIDI Merge function is used to enable or disable the transmission of incoming MIDI data to the MIDI Out port. This is useful when multiple MIDI devices are chained together, and you wish to pass the incoming MIDI Data on to MIDI devices downstream from the RP2000.To access the MIDI Merge function, press the Utility button once and scroll to the left or right until the Display shows Mmerge. Rotate the Data Wheel to select either on or of.
Page 3 4 Section Six - Appendix Section Six - Appendix Preset List Bank 1 - Showcase (shocas) 1. DaSolo 2. Clasic 3. Rhythm 4. AYah Bank 2 - Stars (stars) 5. Eric J 6. SRV 7.Vaiish 8. Limpy Bank 3 - Amps 1 (amps 1) 9.Tweedy 10. Matchd 11.VoxVib 12. Stacks Bank 4 - Modern (modern) 13. ElAcou 14. Phasin 15.Triplt 16. Revers Bank 5 - Rock (rock) 17. Rockin 18. DrtFlg 19. Ballad 20. HGLead Bank 6 - Funk (funk) 21. ClnFnk 22. Mo Wah 23. Be Bad 24. EFiltr Bank 7 - Blues (blues) 25.TwdBlu 26. Muddy 27.
Pickup On/Bypass Type CC 1 CC 2 Comp. On/Bypass Attack Threshold Ratio Gain CC CC CC CC CC 3 4 5 6 8 Wah/PitchOn/Bypass Type Level Amount Scale Key Pre/Post CC CC CC CC CC CC CC 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Amp Model Model Channel Green Channel Type Gain Amp Level Cabinet Type Mic Position EQ On/Bypass Bass Low Mid Freq. Low Mid Level High Mid Freq. High Mid Level Presence Red Channel Type Gain Amp Level Cabinet Type Mic Position EQ On/Bypass Bass Low Mid Freq. Low Mid Level High Mid Freq.
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A/D Converter: D/A Converter: Sampling Frequency: 24 bit 24 bit 44.1 kHz DSP Section: Dual DSP architecture with true 24-Bit stereo processing @ 128 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS) Connections: Guitar Input and Outputs: Microphone: Jam-A-Long/Learn-A-Lick: Headphone: MIDI: Digital Output: 1/4" TS Balanced XLR with hard wire relay bypass to XLR output.
MODELING GUITAR EFFECT SYSTEM Copyright the Harman Music Group 1999 Printed in the USA 11/99 Manufactured in the USA RP2000 User’s Guide 18-6334
