The Effects Section - Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Mode D'emploi

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Volume: Use the Volume knob to adjust preset levels and adjust their
relative balance to other presets.
Heads up: Unlike a conventional Volume control, this knob does not
bring the level all the way down; it merely boosts or cuts the given level.
The 12 o'clock position is the best starting point for adjusting volume.
Caution: Please don't use this knob to control the amp's overall output
level – that's the Master knob's job (see chapter 3.3)!
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Noise Gate: This knob controls the noise gate's sensitivity. The
noise gate's IDB™ technology automatically adapts the standard attack
and threshold parameters. Turning the knob all the way down – that is,
counterclockwise as far as it will go – bypasses the noise gate. The further
you turn up the noise gate, the more aggressively it responds. Set it to 9
o'clock if you want it to open up at very soft signal levels. The further you
twist the knob to the right, the harder the noise gate kicks in and cuts off
signals. The noise gate's sensitivity setting can be stored within each preset.
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Pre Loop: Pre Loop buttons 1 and 2 located next to the chicken-head
selector switch activate the two Pre Loops on the left of the amp. See
section 4.2 for more on using and programming these loops.

3.2 The effects section

Black Spirit 200 Floor offers three independent effects modules, with
Reverb, Delay and Modulation effects and a Noise Gate. You can use them
all at the same time.
Heads up: The far left knob positions of the Reverb, Dly Level, and Intensity
knobs bypass the given effect. Twisting those knobs counterclockwise to
the far left dials the given effect module out of the signal path.
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FX Access: Press the FX Access button to access Reverb, Delay and
Modulation effects. It will start flashing. Now the amp is in FX mode, with
the channel control knobs serving to adjust effects. Press FX Access again
to exit FX mode. It stops flashing and the amp returns to normal operating
mode with the knobs serving as tone controls.
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Reverb: Black Spirit 200 Floor's digital reverb matches the warmth and
musicality of classic spring reverbs. A genuine improvement over its analog
ancestors, it automatically adjusts the reverb tail – the higher the Reverb
volume setting, the longer the reverb time.
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Delay: The Delay module's Dly Level, Feedback and Dly Time knobs
afford you total control over all parameters.
• Dly Level: Adjusts the volume of repetitions, sweeping from all the way
off to just as loud as the original signal.
• Feedback: Adjusts the number of repetitions from one to infinite.
• Dly Time: Adjusts the time to the next repetition from 50 milliseconds
to 1.4 seconds. When you're tapping in delay time on Black Spirit 200
Floor's Tap button (see 5.1), the effect adopts the new time after your
second tap. The Tap LED flashes for about five seconds in sync with the
beat to give you a visual indication of delay time. The Tap function only
works when the Delay is active. If the Delay is off – or more accurately,
bypassed – the effect will not adopt your Tap tempo.
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Modulation FX: This module serves up four modulation effects –
Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, and Tremolo.
• Mod Type: Each effect is assigned to one quarter of this knob's control
range. The first quarter addresses Chorus, the second addresses Flanger,
the third addresses Phaser, and the final quarter addresses Tremolo. You
can adjust the modulation effect's rate within its assigned quarter. The
more you turn Mod Type up, the faster the rate gets.
• Intensity: This knob adjusts the volume of the modulation effects.
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FX Loop: This serial loop lets you patch in external effects devices:
connect the Send jack in the FX Loop section on the amp's rear panel
to your effects processor's input and the Return jack to the processor's
output. The FX Loop button activates and deactivates the loop.
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Store: Use the Store button to save your settings to a preset. For more
info on this function, read section 5.2, Programming Presets.
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Cab Type: This knob selects one of eight painstakingly designed
cabinet emulations for the Red Box AE+ Out on the back of the amp. See
section 4.1, Red Box AE+, for more on this. On the rear panel, you can
switch the output level from Mic to Line On to match the level to whatever
device you wish to address. The Red Box AE+ is the perfect medium for
sending your sound to the PA, monitoring system or a recording device.
With the Red Box AE+ tweaking your tone for you, there's no need to fuss
with microphones or negotiate with sound techs.
Black Spirit 200 Floor – Manual 1.0
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