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CATALYST COMPARISON CHART Features Amplifier Wattage Power Damping Speakers Number of Channels Amp Voicings Instrument Inputs EQ Controls Digital Reverb Digital Effects Tap Tempo Tuner FX Loop Aux In Headphone Out Direct Out USB Audio Interface Power Amp In MIDI Software Weight Dimensions Accessories (sold separately) CATALYST 200 CATALYST 100 CATALYST 60 200 Watts 100 Watts 60 Watts 2x12" custom voiced 1x12" custom voiced 1x12" custom voiced Full Power, Half Power, 0.
Overview • Protect your investment with a custom-designed Line 6 amp cover (sold separately) Welcome to the Line 6 CATALYST Family Pilot’s Guide. This guide covers the features and functionality of the CATALYST amplifiers. The CATALYST family of amplifiers offers six Line 6 Original Amp Designs, from sparkling clean to blistering hi-gain, allowing guitarists to blaze their own musical trails.
Top Panel Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 10 1. CHANNEL SELECT – Press either the CH A or CH B button to select the channel you want to configure. • Optionally, press MANUAL to enter Manual mode and use the knobs like a traditional amp. • Make any changes you like to the amp knob settings, effects, etc., and optionally save your changes—see "How To:" on page 8. 2. GUITAR INPUT – Plug your guitar in here. 6. BASS, MID, TREBLE – Allow you to adjust the overall EQ for each preset that you store.
Rear Panel Connections 13 14 15 16 13. POWER Switch – Turns the amplifier on/off. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20. PHONES – Connect a pair of headphones here. The top panel’s MASTER VOLUME controls the level to your headphones. For silent practicing and recording, set the OUTPUT POWER (3) to “MUTE.” When muted, the DIRECT OUT is still active. 14. AC IN – The included power cable connects here. See the rear panel markings for electrical information. 15.
Standard Hookup FX Pedal Hookup Plug in a Line 6 LFS2 Footswitch (sold separately), or other compatible latching footswitch into the FOOTSWITCH jack.* A standard “latching” type, dual footswitch controls the Channel Select (A/B) and Effects On/ Off. Note that the effect stored within the current preset is the effect that will be accessed via the footswitch. Typical setup with pedals before the amp, and an effects unit connected within the CATALYST FX Loop. The Mode switch should be set to FX LOOP.
Modeler Hookup Computer Hookup If using an amp/multi-effects modeler, such as a Line 6 Helix, HX Stomp, or POD Go device, connect your guitar into the modeler’s input, and the modeler’s output into the CATALYST’s RETURN jack, with the MODE switch set to POWER AMP IN. Optionally, feed the CATALYST’s analog DIRECT OUT to a mixer, audio interface, or other outboard gear.
How To: TIP! You can edit the deep parameters of the effects, controlling things like delay time, pitch shift amount, and more using the CATALYST Edit software. Change Presets 4. Press and hold the EFFECT button for two seconds to enter Effect Selection mode. The AMP SELECTOR encoder LED ring will dim, and you can then use the SELECTOR to scroll through the six different effects within a given category. Press EFFECT again to set that effect within your preset. 1.
PITCH/FILTER MODEL Bass Octaver Growler Synth Pitch Harmony Pitch Shift Tycoctavia Fuzz Synth String REVERBS BASED ON* MODEL EBS® OctaBass Line 6 Original Line 6 Original Chamber Line 6 Original Hall Line 6 Original Line 6 Original Plate Tycobrahe® Octavia Ganymede Line 6 Original Plateaux *All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
CATALYST Firmware Updates Tone-shaping effects (e.g., distortions, pitch shifters, and filters) typically to work best in the “Pre” position. Time-based effects (e.g., modulation effects, delays, and reverbs) tend to work well in the “Post” position. • After selecting the appropriate effect type, press and hold the EFFECT button and turn the EFFECT knob. • From any setting below the 12:00 position, the EFFECT is positioned "Pre" (before the Amp Voicing).
MIDI Implementation Table CC COMMAND VALUE/RANGE FUNCTION MIDI CC 4 0-127 Expression MIDI CC 5 0-5 Amp Voicing Type MIDI CC 7 0-127 Volume Pedal Level MIDI CC 6 MIDI CC 13 MIDI CC 14 MIDI CC 15 MIDI CC 16 MIDI CC 17 MIDI CC 18 MIDI CC 19 MIDI CC 21 MIDI CC 22 MIDI CC 23 MIDI CC 24 MIDI CC 25 MIDI CC 26 MIDI CC 28 MIDI CC 29 MIDI CC 32 MIDI CC 37 MIDI CC 41 MIDI CC 43 MIDI CC 47 MIDI CC 58 MIDI CC 64 MIDI CC 70 0-63=Off; 64-127 = On 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-2 0-127 0-63=Off; 64-12
CC COMMAND VALUE/RANGE FUNCTION NOTES MIDI CC 71 0-2 Cabinet Select Selects Speaker Cabinet 1-3 (utilized on the XLR Direct, Phones, and USB outputs) MIDI CC 88 0-5 Delay Type Selects Delay type 1-6 MIDI CC 74 MIDI CC 103 MIDI CC 107 0-63=Pre; 64-127 = Post 0-5 0-63=Off; 64-127 = On Effect Pre/Post Amp Controls position of the Effect before (Pre) the Amp Voicing or after (Post) Pitch/Filter Type Selects Pitch/Filter type 1-6 FX Loop Bypass/Enable Toggles FX Loop On/Off (regardless of jac
