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CONTENTS ............................................................... 01 INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 02 MAIN FEATURES ....................................................... 02 PEDAL LAYOUT ...................................................... 03-04 INTERNAL SIGNAL CHAIN .......................................... 05 CONTROLS ...........................................................05-09 Channel controls ......................................................
PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Power Supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct voltage. Please be sure to use only an AC adapter which supplies 12V DC1A, , center negative. Unplug the AC power adapter when not in use or during electrical storms. Connections Always turn off the power of this and all other equipment before connecting or disconnecting, this will help prevent malfunction and / or damage to other devices.
INTRODUCTION PREAMP LIVE has been designed from the ground up to be the ultimate digital preamp modeller for use in a live situation. Every control feature has been carefully thought out to provide the best experience for live performance. Based on our popular range of MICRO PREAMPS, PREAMP LIVE lets you carry 12 independent preamp channels of your choice everywhere you go for a whole array of different amp tones right at your feet.
PEDAL LAYOUT FRONT PANEL 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 10 OUT 08 09 11 BACK PANEL INPUT SEND RETURN MIDI IN OUTPUT DC IN MIDI OUT PHONES USB 20 21 12V 1A LIFT GND XLR OUT 12 3 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22
PEDAL LAYOUT 01 VOL Adjusts the preamp channel volume 02 BASS Adjusts the preamp channel low frequencies 03 MID Adjusts the preamp channel middle frequencies 04 TREBLE Adjusts the preamp channel high frequencies 05 GAIN Adjusts the preamp channel gain 06 BOOST Rotate to adjust the boost level for the preamp channel Press to change the boost to pre (before the preamp input) or post (after the preamp volume) Press and hold to access pre and post noise gates.
INTERNAL SIGNAL CHAIN FX LOOP FX LOOP MOOE B MOOE A A/B Serial CONTROLS PREAMP LIVE has been designed primarily with live performance in mind. The controls have been laid out to feel intuitive, familiar, easy to navigate and adjust on the fly. Channel controls OUT Master controls Footswitches For sake of this manual I’ve separated the controls into 3 distinct groups. Let’s have a look at each group seperately.
Channel controls All of these knobs control parameter settings that are specific to each Preamp channel. The LED’s surrounding these controls show the current value of each parameter (See “PEDAL LAYOUT” section of this manual). The LED’s surrounding the control knobs, display the current settings 0% 50% 100% Simply rotate the Knob for the parameter setting you wish to adjust (See “BOOST” section of this manual for more on the BOOST).
Master Controls All of the master controls are global settings which are independent from the PREAMP channels and remain fixed during operation unless adjusted. This provides an easy way to incorporate PREAMP LIVE into various different setups without having to adjust the channel settings you’ve saved. FX LOOP MOOE B A/B FX LOOP MOOE A Serial MASTER- Adjusts the overall output volume of PREAMP LIVE PRESENCE- Adjusts the overall brightness of PREAMP LIVE.
Footswitches / Channel selection / Saving Presets There are 12 channels in total inside PREAMP LIVE. These are organised into 3 banks with 4 channels on each. So you could consider each bank almost like a different 4 channel head and each footswitch of the PREAMP LIVE as a different channel within that head.
BANK SELECTION To select a BANK press the 2 footswitches marked at either side of the BANK you wish to select. The LED’s surrounding the CHANNEL CONTROLS will change colour to indicate which bank is selected BANK A = FOOTSWITCH 1 + 2 RED BANK B = FOOTSWITCH 2 + 3 GREEN BANK C = FOOTSWITCH 3 + 4 YELLOW The colour of the CHANNEL CONTROL LED’s will indicate which BANK is currently selected.
BOOST PREAMP LIVE is fully equipped with 2 different boosters. A PRE BOOST and a POST BOOST. You can make and save independent boost settings for each preamp channel. Here’s where they are in the signal chain. FX LOOP FX LOOP MOOE B MOOE A A/B Serial Boost can be set to PRE or POST by pressing the BOOST control knob. PRE BOOST comes before the PREAMP in the signal chain and will add more saturation by pushing the front end of the preamp and boosting the volume, just like a clean overdrive pedal would.
NOISE GATES Preamp live has 2 adjustable noise gates per channel. PRE and POST. Both can be used simultaneously if needed. FX LOOP FX LOOP MOOE B MOOE A A/B Serial POST N.GATE Press and hold the BOOST control to access the noise gates. The surrounding LED’s will turn yellow to indicate the noise gate level. Press the BOOST control to toggle between PRE or POST noise gate PRE NOISE GATE This noise gate comes after the input of PREAMP live but before the PREAMP model within the signal chain.
FX LOOP FX LOOP FX LOOP MOOE B MOOE A A/B Serial Preamp live has an advanced, programmable effects loop which has 2 different modes. Simultaneously press and release footswitches 2 + 4 to toggle the effects loop on/off Press and hold footswitches 2 + 4 for several seconds to change the FX LOOP mode. The LED beside the FX LEVEL control will illuminate to show when the FX LOOP is active and it’s colour depicts which FX LOOP MODE is selected.
MODE A (serial) FX LOOP MOOE A Serial MODE A is a traditional serial FX LOOP that comes after the PREAMP section of PREAMP LIVE. This is ideal for using external effects units that you want to switch in and out with different preamp channels. Power AMP Input Send Return OUPUT XLR OUT MIXING CONSOLE When the effects loop is set to MODE A (SERIAL) the POST NG will be before the effects loop.
MODE B (A/B) FX LOOP MOOE B A/B MODE B is a special FX LOOP that will bypass the digital preamp section of PREAMP LIVE and replace it with the analog preamp section of your amplifier. This allows you to connect PREAMP LIVE up to an amplifier head or combo with 4 cables and use the preamp section of the head/ combo instead of the digital PREAMP when the FX LOOP is active.
TONE CAPTURE FX LOOP FX LOOP MOOE A MOOE B Serial A/B PREAMP LIVE has a very interesting special feature called TONE CAPTURE. TONE CAPTURE allows you to create an advanced EQ stage based on feedback sampling of external equipment. The primary application for this function is to try and replicate the sound of your favourite amplifiers (or preamp pedal) by combining one of the MOOER PREAMP models with a TONE CAPTURE EQ you have created by sampling your amp.
TONE CAPTURE operation 1. Select a PREAMP CHANNEL that you think most closely matches that of your target amplifier in tonal characteristics. Tweak the settings to further match the sound you want. 2. Simultaneously press footswitches 1 + 4 on PREAMP LIVE to enter TONE CAPTURE mode. If the channel does not have a tone capture already saved in memory then footswitch 3 will be illuminated yellow and flashing on/off.
5. Press footswitch 3 (CAPTURE) and play your guitar whilst the CHANNEL CONTROL LED’s countdown. Try and play all over the fretboard and reach as big a note range as possible to get the best capture results. When the capture process has finished, footswitch 3 LED’s will stop flashing and remain solid. 6. Press footswitch 3 to listen to the PREAMP LIVE channel combined with your newly created TONE CAPTURE.
CHANGING PREAMP MODELS Preamp Live contains 12 PREAMP channels in total. By default the preamp channels that ship with the unit are as follows…. BANK A 1 2 BANK B 3 4 1 2 BANK C 3 4 1 2 3 4 DS E ON ST O TW CL E ON ST O TW DS k3 li M Ca CL k3 li M Ca DS OD D UN SO LD GO C SI AS CL CL N OW BR UK US no ue Bl S 3D B LD GO UK A LD GO DS UK N IO AT ST S CL N GA IO AT ST S GA To change the PREAMP models and/or organise their channel allocation, download the software from www.
PREAMP MODELS PREAMP LIVE has 50 different preamp models available within the software. No.
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MIDI Preamp LIVE has a very simple and straight-forward MIDI functionality. It can send and receive MIDI PC signals to change Channels/Presets. The PC signals are fully mappable within the PREAMP LIVE software. MIDI IN 1 02 01 03 0 1. Select the MIDI channel that PREAMP LIVE receives PC signal changes on 2. Choose an incoming PC signal 3. Select the Channel that PREAMP LIVE will switch to when receiving the PC signal MIDI OUT OUT 02 1 01 122 03 1.
CAB SIM Each preamp channel within PREAMP LIVE can have it’s own cab sim assigned from a list within the official software. Optional power amp modelling is also available. LIVE OFF 18 2.V.Champer 1x8 A 1 2 3 4 B 1 2 3 4 C 1 2 3 4 17 SERIAL 17 1 122 OUT 1 0 V1.0.0 STUDIO You can import your own IR files to replace some of the default cab sims in the CAB MODEL drop down menu. 26.B.SVT 1x15 27.B.SVT.S2.V.Champer 1x15 28.B.SVT 4x10 OFF 29.B.SVT.S 4x10 30.B.SVT 8x10 31. EMPTY 32.
SPEAKER CAB MODELS PREAMP LIVE has 30 different native CAB models available within the software. MODEL Champer 1x8 BASED ON Fender Champ Silverface V.Champer 1x8 Fender Vibro Champ Silverface Prince.B 1x10 Fender Princeton Tweed Prince.S 1x10 Fender 65'princeton reverb 65DLX 1x12 Fender 65 deluxe reverb 57DLX 1x12 Fender 57 tweed deluxe Kitty 1x12 Bad cat AC15 1x12 Vox AC15C1 Twinverb.S 2x12 Fender 70'twin reverb silverface Twinverb.
MICROPHONE MODELS PREAMP LIVE has 11 different microphone models available within the software.
MOBILE APP PREAMP LIVE is equipped with an integrated wireless module for connecting with your mobile devices via the official MOOER PREAMP LIVE mobile app. The mobile app allows you to edit all of your preamp channel parameter settings, programme midi and change the preamp models on the go. To connect to the mobile app Power on PREAMP LIVE and wait for it to finish booting up Put PREAMP LIVE into bypass mode by simultaneously pressing footswitches 1+3.
FIRMWARE UPDATE Your PREAMP LIVE may need a firmware update to operate correctly with the software. If a firmware update is required then boot PREAMP LIVE into update mode to receive the firmware update from the computer software.
SPECIFICATIONS Preamp Channels: 12 Input: 1/4'' mono audio jack (impedance 500k) Outputs: 1 x 1/4'' mono audio jack (impedance100Ω) 1 x XLR balanced out (impedance100Ω) 1 x 3.5mm headphone jack (impedance10Ω) Effects Loop: Mode 1 Serial ~ Mode 2 A/B Effects Send: 1/4'' mono audio jack (impedance100Ω) Effects Return: 1/4'' mono audio jack (impedance 500k) MIDI IN & OUT: 5 pin DIN connector USB: Type-B Female Connector Sampling rate: 88.
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