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1. Each Variation is merely a unique combination of the other settings in the Mod F X section so selecting a Variation changes those other settings Here s a brief table of the available Mod Effect settings A more detailed explanation of each is given in the section entitled Mod FX Effect and Variation Descriptions Display Rate Number of variations ErE Tremolo 6 Fer Filter Tremolo 7 FCH Flanger Chorus 7 rok Rotary speaker 2 vb Vibrato 3 cei Random Filter 6 rFL ESE FSE ACP AF EAL LOL PAn PdL FF 1 FFL SF Note When the Effect setting is changed the Variation is set to 1 Random Flanger Tremolo Sequences Filter Sequences Arpeggiator Sequences Auto Filter Talk Box Volume Envelope Auto Pan Wah Pedal Fixed Filter Fixed Flanger Sci Fi science fiction sounds 3 21 21 21 2 4 7 2 6 5 6 5 5 Chapter 2 Presets FX DRY controls the mix between the unprocessed signal 0 and the processed signal 99 MOD ON turns the Modulation Effect On or Off STEREO a Details setting sets the width of the stereo pan modulation from 0 mono to 90 widest stereo panning in increments of 10 SPEED has one of two functions depending on the selected effect f Effect is set to Filter Tremolo Flanger Chorus Rotary Vibrato Random Flanger Pan Sci Fi or some variations of Tremolo Random Filter Auto Filter or Talk Box then Speed controls the effect modulation speed The options are
2. Display 0 99 Arn 4r en ent hi Rate Fixed rate from 1 cycle 30 seconds to 10 Hz One cycle every 8 measures One cycle every 4 measures One cycle every 2 measures One cycle every 2 whole note triplets 3 cycles in 4 measures One cycle every measure 17 Chapter 2 Presets tik One cycle every whole note triplet 3 cycles in 2 measures en One cycle every Ye note et One cycle every Ye note triplet Un One cycle every 1 4 note HE One cycle every 1 4 note triplet Bn One cycle every 1 8 note BE One cycle every 1 8 note triplet Ibn One cycle every 1 16 note IBE One cycle every 1 16 note triplet Jen One cycle every 1 32 note Jet One cycle every 1 32 note triplet If Effect is set to Tremolo Sequence Filter Sequence Arpeggiator Volume Envelope or some variations of of Tremolo Random Filter Auto Filter or A Talk Box then Speed controls the f attack and decay time of the effect Speed controls envelope time Both attack and decay times appear in ei sE the format 0 0 through 9 9 The left a digit indicates one of 10 attack rise u pel times 0 9 and the right digit indicates one of 10 decay times 0 9 For example if the Auto Filter effect is selected with variation 5 slow rise synth filter the left digit controls how quickly the filter frequency rises and the right digit control how quickly it subsequently falls Some Effect Variation combinations have no nee
3. Note To get both open and closed hihat sounds in the same drumbeat use a closed hihat sound from the hihat bank and one of the open hihat sounds from the percussion bank When an open hihat from the percussion bank is followed closely in the drumbeatby a closed hihat from the hihat bank the open hihat will stop playing when the closed hihat plays Clearing Drumbeat Data To clear all notes of a specific drum within the sequence 1 Press the SEQUENCER button repeatedly to step through each drum type until you see the drum you want to erase bA bas 5n snare H hi hat PE percussion 2 Press and hold the SEQUENCER button for 1 2 second The selected drum will be cleared throughout the drumbeat 60 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats Saving Copying amp Initializing Drumbeats SAVE DRUMBEAT HOLD TAP Upon editing any parameter in the DRUMS row the adjacent LED blinks periodically to remind you that the Drumbeat must be saved to preserve any changes Changing Drumbeats without saving changes loses any edits you made prior to changing Drumbeats A single panel function is used to save your edited drumbeat copy your edited drumbeat to another drumbeat number or to initialize the active drumbeat to blank or factory status To save copy or initialize the active drum beat 1 Press and hold the DOWN ARROW button for second The column 2 and Main LEDs will blink prompting you to select the destination drumbea
4. 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x TX 8 X 9 x Metallic closed hihat played with shank of stick Breathy slightly loose hihat Metallic closed hihat played with shank Loose open hihat TR808 closed hihat Tightly closed hihat tick played with tip Shaker Ride cymbal Tambourine PERCUSSION SOUND VOLUME a Details setting works differently from the bass snare and hihat voices The left digit is used to select one of 5 banks of 3 percussion sounds each and the right digit selects one of 9 mix levels for all 3 sounds in the selected bank The 5 percussion banks are Bank 1 Sound 1 Soft shaker Bank 1 Sound 2 Loud shaker Bank 1 Sound 3 Breathy open hihat Bank 2 Sound 1 TR808 claps Bank 2 Sound 2 Ambient synthesis effect sound Bank 2 Sound 3 TR808 open hihat Bank 3 Sound 1 Tom tom low Bank 3 Sound 2 Tom tom mid Bank 3 Sound 3 Tambourine Bank 4 Sound 1 Triangle mute Bank 4 Sound 2 Triangle open Bank 4 Sound 3 Cowbell Bank 5 Sound 1 Conga high tone Bank 5 Sound 2 Conga high slap Bank 5 Sound 3 Conga low tone 57 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats Creating Your Own Drumbeats The AdrenaLinn III has 200 drumbeats all of which can be edited To make your own drumbeats you ll use the sequencer Each drumbeat is comprised of 2 measures of either 1 8 notes 1 8 triplets or 1 16 notes depending on the setting of the drumbeat s Timebase parameter Each note is called a step Each step contains
5. b5t ANP nod Lip diy rEu bri No assignment Effect Foot Switch Right Foot default This performs the action selected in the EFFECT SWITCH parameter which has the advantage of having a unique assignment for each preset NOTE If you change the right foot sw itch s assignment to something other than EFF ECT SWITCH then edit the Effect Switch parameter AdrenaLinn Ill will internally change it back Amp Boost on off Amp on off Mod FX on off Compression on off Delay on off Reverb on off Boost Mod FX on off Boost Compression on off Boost Delay on off Boost Reverb on off Amp Mod FX on off Amp Compression on off Amp Delay on off Amp Reverb on off Mod FX Compression on off Mod FX Delay on off Mod FX Reverb on off Compression Delay on off Compression Reverb on off 67 Chapter 4 System Settings dr bil brid bur bld bir bdr Ane Arid Air ALO ACr Adr ld nor cr Cdr Delay Reverb on off Boost Mod FX Compression on off Boost Mod FX Delay on off Boost Mod FX Reverb on off Boost Compression Delay on off Boost Compression Reverb on off Boost Delay Reverb on off Amp Mod FX Compression on off Amp Mod FX Delay on off Amp Mod FX Reverb on off Amp Compression Delay Amp Compression Reverb Amp Delay Reverb Mod FX Compression Delay on off Mod FX C
6. Chapter 1 Quick Start I Wanna Edit a Preset or Drumbeat Right Now Do you like a preset but want to add delay or reverb increase the amp drive or change the tremolo speed Or do you like a drumbeat but want to hear it with a different snare drum change the drum mix or the swing amount Here s how to edit a preset or drumbeat Press the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to select the row containing the desired parameter then turn the knob above it to change its value Press UP and DOWN together to toggle Details mode on or off These settings make up a preset divided into Mod FX Amp Pedals Delay Compression and Reverb sections Once edited the 6 row These settings make up a drumbeat Once edited the row s light blinks to warn youto save in which the small italicized settings may be accessed lights blink to warn y ou to save y our edits y our edits INPUT LEFT MONO OUTS RIGHT PHONES PRESET DRUMBEAT TEMPO JT Or cup Modulation Effects EFFECT HOLD PRESET Beat Synched Multi FX Amp Modeling Drum Box vw ro measur NORD TROL TUNES The display shows the value To save the edited preset 1 Hold the UP ARROW button for Ye second 2 Optional Turn PRESET to save toa different location 3 Briefly tap the UP ARROW button of the parameter at the lit row and aa D select To save the edited drumbeat an ha um 1 Hold the DOWN ARROW button for second without changing
7. Delay on off Ar Amp Reverb on off nt Mod FX Compression on off nd Mod FX Delay on off nr Mod FX Reverb on off Cd Compression Delay on off Er Compression Reverb on off dr Delay Reverb on off baL Boost Mod FX Compression on off brid Boost Mod FX Delay on off bir Boost Mod FX Reverb on off bEd Boost Compression Delay on off bCr Boost Compression Reverb on off bdr Boost Delay Reverb on off 44 Ane Arid Air ACd ACr Adr ld nor cr Cdr bYP bA Sn HA BES SS5E nE Prd Chapter 2 Presets Amp Mod FX Compression on off Amp Mod FX Delay on off Amp Mod FX Reverb on off Amp Compression Delay Amp Compression Reverb Amp Delay Reverb Mod FX Compression Delay on off Mod FX Compression Reverb on off Mod FX Delay Reverb on off Compression Delay Reverb on off Bypass entire effects signal chain is bypassed Drums mute on off Bass mute on off Snare mute on off Hihat mute on off Percussion mute on off Start stop drumbeat Intro End If stopped plays 4 hihats then drumbeat If playing stops at next bar Start drumbeat if playing restarts drumbeat Stop drumbeat Tap tempo sets the tempo by tapping twice Tap Delay sets the delay time by tapping twice Tuner Mute Last Drumbeat Switch to last selected drumbeat Last Preset switch to last selected preset Drumbeat
8. Inverted comb filter high E string resonator NAS SF 1 Sci Fi This effect produces a number of sounds that are simply weird Trans porter Eternal ascension Eternal descension Pitch bends up to note Dissonant intervals NADA 28 Chapter 2 Presets Mod FX Creating Sequences Among the most powerful features of the AdrenaLinn Ill is its sequencer providing tremolo sequences filter sequences and arpeggio sequences Although you can choose from 20 preprogrammed sequences of each type you can also program a unique User Sequence for each of the 200 presets As with the preprogrammed sequences the User sequence contains 2 measures of 1 16 notes However it may be played as either 1 8 notes 1 8 note triplets or 1 16 notes depending on the setting of the drumbeat s Timebase parameter Each of the steps in the sequence has a level value from 0 to 99 used either for the volume level if a tremolo sequence the filter frequency if a filter sequence or the arpeggiator pitch if an arpeggiator sequence Here s how this sequencer might look if it used hardware sliders and switches Bar Step I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Il 12 13 14 15 16 Encore M g SSPE eRe Pee ABS Level E El EOI EA E Lern El E E aT E rar ZT Bar 2 Step I 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 EESTE Ewelope D E So Se PP ee ee eee
9. Phones Out 73 Right Out 73 Italics settings 7 Main settings 8 Drumbeat 8 Mix Separate Outs 10 Preset 8 Preset Sets Drumbeat 9 Program Change 9 Secondary settings 9 Tempo 8 Tempo Source 9 Volume 8 MIDI Expression Pedals 41 Pedal 10r 2 Amount 41 Pedal 1or 2 Destination 42 Pedal 1 or 2 Source 41 MIDI Foot Switches 66 Mod FX Defined 16 Depth 18 Filter Type 21 Frequency 19 FX Order 20 FX Dry 17 LFO Wave 21 Mod Effect 16 Mod FX amp Variation listing 23 Mod On 17 Modulation Source 20 Resonance 19 Sequences Gearing 31 Se quences Creating 29 Speed 17 Stereo 17 Variation 16 Volume 19 Mod FX types Arpeggiator Sequence 25 Auto Filter 26 Auto Pan 27 Filter Sequence 25 Filter Tremolo 23 Fixed Filter 28 Fixed Flanger 28 Flanger Chorus 23 Random Filter 24 Random Flanger 24 Rotary 23 Sd Fi 28 Talk Box 26 Tremolo 23 Tremolo Sequence 24 Vibrato 24 Volume Envelope 27 Wah Pedal 27 New features 4 Normal Details toggle 7 Power Supply Requirements 73 Presets 13 Amp Pedals 32 Compressor 47 Defined 8 Delay 48 Initializing 51 Mod FX 16 Reverb 50 83 Index Saving Copying amp Initializing 51 Selecting 8 Volume 19 33 47 Quick Start 3 Repair 78 Reverb 50 Compromises with delay 50 Reverb On 50 Reverb Volume 50 Time 50 Treble 50 Software version 72 Support 78 System settings 63 Defined 64 Direct Amp 65 Dump 70 Foot
10. Variable Mod FX Depth a Assuming the MIDI pedal is sending on MIDI Controller 7 volume set Pedal 1 Source to controller 7 b Set Pedal 1 Destination to dE for Mod FX Depth c Set Pedal 1 Amount to 5 A scale Note In addition to expression pedal control MIDI Control Change messages 64 69 and 80 83 are also used for MIDI foot switch control as explained in the section Assigning Foot Switches Panel or MIDI in the System Settings chapter Be careful not to use these Control Change numbers for both MIDI expression pedals and MIDI foot switches or a single pedal or foot switch could control both the expression pedal s function and the foot switches function simultaneously 43 Chapter 2 Presets The EFFECT Switch The EFFECT foot switch may be assigned to switch on amp off a particular effect or combination and that assignment is unique for each preset For example in preset 1 it can turn Mod FX on off and in preset 2 it can turn Delay on off The EFFECT SWITCH parameter a Details setting controls the assignment of the EFFECT foot switch The options are Display Pressing the EFFECT foot switch does this b5t Amp Boost on off AMP Amp on off nod Mod FX on off CaP Compression on off diy Delay on off rEu Reverb on off bri Boost Mod FX on off bE Boost Compression on off bd Boost Delay on off br Boost Reverb on off An Amp Mod FX on off IE Amp Compression on off Ad Amp
11. download this document by visiting www rogerlinndesign com and selecting Downloads from the Support menu 9VDC is the power input intended for the included AdrenaLinn power supply If you want to use an alternate power source it should have the following specific ations 9 volts dc regulated or unregulated at least 500 milliamps with plug dimensions of 12mm long by 5 5mm outside diameter by 2 1mm inside diameter center pin positive 73 Appendix Frequently Asked Questions Here are some answers that we hope will help you learn AdrenaLinn Ill For more help visit our web site www rogerlinndesign com You ll find more FAQs a user forum tips amp tricks downloads email support and more Q When increase delay time the reverb turns off Or when I turn reverb on the delay time is limited Wassup A When reverb is on delay time is limited to 700 milliseconds For more details see the Delay Time or Reverb Time parameters Q How do access those tiny italicized settings A Press the UP and DOWN arrow buttons simultaneously to toggle between the primary settings and the tiny italicized settings For more info see the section Details Settings in the Quick Start chapter Q Can separate the drum sound from the guitar sound A Yes See the Mix Separate Outs parameter located in the secondary MAIN row Q A particular sequence preset will sometimes play 1 8 notes and sometimes 1 16s or sometimes swing
12. A Bass drum at one of 3 volume levels or off A Snare drum at one of 3 volume levels or off A Hihat or ride cymbal or shaker or tambourine note at one of one of 3 volume levels or off One of 3 percussion instruments at the one volume each Here s how the drumbeat sequencer might look if it used real hardware sliders Step I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Loud C J Med Bass M Soft off C Loud gi E F 5 ii MN E u N Snare Soft off IC J C J C zu IC J C J c J c J C J C J C Loud i Med co co Hihat Soft J C J ER J ER i J Off Perc q Perc w o 5 N Bass Snare e Hihat Med co ER L J mn E Perc Editing the drumbeat sequence uses an alternate mode of the 8 x 4 parameter matrix in the center of the panel where the 32 steps printed in gray Bar 1 1 16 and Bar 2 1 16 replace the 32 parameter names printed in white 58 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats RESON owne Be AMPVOL pou io DE DRIVE pov spurce spuRC BASS pou 2 amr MID pox 20857 TREBLE rosrmesu DELAY VO it four nar paa neren fonr onee COMP ON wund REVVO
13. A Compressor is added e A Stereo Reverb is added with 5 different room sizes e There are now 200 user presets and 200 user drumbeats instead of AdrenaLinn I s 100 factory and 100 user for each They come filled with improved preset amp drumbeat data that greatly show off the new features e A Tuner is added e The right foot switch is now called EFFECT and may be uniquely assigned within each preset to turn any specific effect or combination on or off Also the 2 foot sw itches and their hold functions may be reassigned from their printed functions to nearly all Internal on off settings or actions Further the START STOP foot sw itch may be set to actuate on the downstroke eliminating the timing delay found in AdrenaLinn I s START STOP foot switch e MIDI control of internal parameters is greatly enhanced Incoming MIDI foot sw itches may be assigned to trigger nearly all internal on off functions or actions including switching individual effects on off tap tempo tap delay amp boost restart sequences start stop drumbeat alternate drumbeat intro ending mute all or specific drums tuner and more Also 2 simultaneous MIDI Expression pedals may be assigned independently per preset to control nearly all panel parameters e The drum sounds are improved e The internal drums may now be triggered from MIDI e A Post Distortion Treble control has been added to the amp models useful for reducing the high frequencies caused by high
14. American Woman and create your own classic oft An Octave Fuzz stomp box model Here you ll find the classic Octave Fuzz sound heard on hits like Purple Haze Best results are achieved on the high E string above the 7th fret using the neck pickup PrE A clean mic preamp Select this one to get the clean warm sound of plugging directly into the console Thought we don t recommend drive settings above 0 overdriving it will produce a sound similar to the opening of the Beatles Revolution Don t worry this won t damage the circuitry 40 Chapter 2 Presets MIDI Expression Pedals AdrenaLinn Ill permits the use of 2 external MIDI expression pedals or other MIDI source to control a variety of settings in real time and each preset has its own unique assignments for the 2 pedals For example preset 1 might use Pedal 1 for Volume and Pedal 2 for Wah while Preset 2 might use Pedal 1 for Tremolo Depth and Pedal 2 for Delay Repeats Note that in addition to MIDI expression pedals these settings allow you to use any MIDI Control Change messages from sequencers or other MIDI sources Note These settings only apply to MIDI expression pedals used as variable level controls To assign MIDI foot swiches or other MIDI trigger or on off messages see the heading Assigning Foot Switches Panel amp MIDI in the System Settings section There are 3 parameters for each of 2 MIDI expression pedals PEDAL 1 SOUR
15. Switch Destination 66 Foot Switch Source 66 Gate 65 MIDI Channel 64 MIDI Drums 69 Sync 64 Tuner Bypass 11 Warranty 2 78 84 I Wanna Play It Right Now For those who don t care for manuals we offer this brief overview to get you up and running fast See the separate Preset amp Drumbeat Listing booklet for a description of each of the presets and drumbeats Connect y our guitar or other instrument here INPUT ERL 199 E Connect the outputs to your mixer or guitar amp Use LEFT MONO for mono or both for stereo Use PHONES to connect headphones LEFTIMONO OUTS RIGHT Ford Fiter Fixed Fingr Talk Box SciFi BUNK DETS ON Adjust INPUT LEVEL so that CLIP lights only when y ou play very hard To select a preset tap MAIN to select MAIN mode then turn the PRESET While MAIN is lit select a drumbeat here There are 200 SEQUENCER knob There are 200 presets 0 199 The preset s assigned drumbeat will be selected automatically MIDI IN IDI OUT FILTER SEQUENCE ser AdrenaLinn Ill Beat Synched Multi FX Amp Modeling Drum Box Tap START to start or stop the drumbeat HOLD to decrement the preset Tapping START starts the drumbeat on the switch release to change it to start on the down strokey ou must remove the HOLD function See the end of the Assigning Foot Switches section in Chapter 4 EFFECT HOLD PRESET naco masur TOD TRHO
16. a mixer or guitar MAIN mode then drumbeat here Connect amp Use turn the PRESET There are 200 your guitar LEFT MONO for knob There are drumbeats 0 or other mono or both for 200 presets 0 199 instrument stereo Use 199 The preset s here PHONES to assigned drumbeat connect will be selected Connect headphones automatically AdrenaLinn s power supply here INPUT LEFT MONO OUTS RIGHT PHONES MIDI IN IDI OUT NDC G MAIN PRESET DRUMBEAT TEMPO VOLUME a DRMBT A O TADOS o P Arpeggiaro Fixed Fiter gt Auto Fiter Fixed Fingr y Rand Filter EAL Talk Box SciFi BUNK DETES ON sar Adrenalinm Ill s 2 We mso Beat Synched Multi FX Amp Modeling Drum Box Tritte HOD TUNERS Adjust Tap START to start or stop Tap EFFECT to turn a specific While INPUT the drumbeat HOLD to effect on off assigned per preset MAIN is LEVEL so decrement the preset by the Effect Switch setting lit use that CLIP Tapping START starts the HOLD to increment the preset these lights only drumbeat on the switch TAP 4 TIMES to set the tempo controls when y ou release to change it to start Tap EFFECT then START fora to adjust play very on the down strokey ou 1 bar count before the beat the hard must remove the HOLD TAP then HOLD to use the tuner tempo or function See the end of the and hear the by passed signal output Assigning Foot Switches hold a little longer to mute the volume section in Chapter 4 guitar while tuning
17. and sometimes straight time What gives A The timebase of the preset s sequences tremolo filter or arpeggio is determined by the selected drumbeat s Timebase setting For example if you select a drumbeat that has an 1 8 note Timebase then the preset s sequence will play 1 8 notes The same rule applies to swing if you select a drumbeat with 1 16 swing timebase then the preset s sequence will also play in 1 16 swing timing To change the timing of the preset s sequence you must change the drumbeat s Timebase setting Q Can I reassign the foot switches to turn specific effects on off A Yes The EFFECT foot switch can be uniquely assigned for each preset using the Effect Switch setting in the Amp Pedals rows It is also possible to reassign both the normal and held function of both foot switches globally This is done with the Foot Switch Source and Foot Switch Destination parameters in the System row Q Why doesn t the drumbeat start playing exactly when hit the Start footswitch A The Start footswitch actually starts the drumbeat when you release it This is the only way AdrenaLinn Ill can know the difference between tapping and holding the switch which decrements the preset To get 74 Appendix around this press the foot switch one 1 8 note before you intend to start then release it on the downbeat Be careful not to hold it too long because holding it Y second causes the preset to decrement Another w
18. drive settings e A variable amp drive boost may be switched in or out by foot switch or MIDI control The Noise Gate is improved to be less noticeable w hen the signal gates or on the fadeout of sustained notes e The Stereo Pan width of the Modulation Effects is now adjustable as is the Stereo Width betw een non delayed and delayed sounds e The attack and decay times of the Random Filter and Random Tremolo effects are now adjustable e Four new Modulation Effect types are added Auto Pan Wah Pedal Fixed Filter and Sci Fi e _ Each preset now has its own unique Tempo value e _ The Delay now has a Treble parameter used to vary the amount of treble on the delay signal e The drumbeats now have a Treble Distortion parameter used to reduce the high frequencies or add distortion to the drumbeats both independent of the guitar signal path e To adjust the many added settings anew Details mode has been added providing a secondary setting for many of the cells in the 4 x 8 parameter matrix e The final output volume of the stereo outputs and headphone jack has been increased Chapter 1 Quick Start I Wanna Play It Right Now For those who don t care for manuals we offer this brief overview to get you up and running fast See the separate Preset amp Drumbeat Listing booklet for a description of each of the presets and drumbeats Connect the To select a preset While MAIN is lit outputs to your tap MAIN to select select
19. driving force in the creation of the MIDI standard Additional engineers sound designers and companies e Tom Oberheim initial hardware design Yes the Tom Oberheim who founded Oberheim Electronics and created all the wonderful Oberheim synthesizers e Darius Mostowfi circuit board design and additional microcontroller DSP software e Gints Klimanis DSP software simulator and additional DSP software e Interform Design industrial design assistance 79 Appendix 80 Index Index Amp 32 Amp Descriptions 35 Amp On 34 Amp Select 32 Amp Volume 33 Bass 34 Boost 33 Drive 34 Mid 34 Post Treble 34 Treble 34 Appendix 71 Bypass 11 Compressor 47 Compressor Drive 47 Compressor On 47 Volume 47 Delay 48 Compromises with reverb 49 Delay On 49 Delay Repeats 49 Delay Time 48 Delay Volume 48 Stereo 49 Treble 49 Details Settings 7 Drumbeats 53 Bass Sound Volume 56 Clearing 60 Creating your own 58 Defined 8 54 FX Send 55 Hi hat Sound Volume 57 Initializing 61 Percussion Sound Volume 57 Saving Copying Initializing 61 Selecting 8 Settings 55 Snare Sound Volume 56 Timebase 56 Treble Distortion 55 Volume 55 Foot Switches Assigning 66 Effect Switch 44 Time lag on START foot switch 69 Frequently Asked Questions 74 Initializing All 72 Drumbeats 61 Presets 51 Inputs and Outputs 73 9vdc Input 73 Input 73 Left Mono Out 73 MIDI Input 73 MIDI Output 73
20. high end for the most shredding of shredders German engineering at its best 37 Chapter 2 Presets En9 Based on ENGL Powerball Another great work of German engineering ENGL s high gain amps are played by the likes of Richie Blackmore and Steve Morse The Powerball is the culmination of years of research and creation by the ENGL team Extreme flexibility tone and gain structure converge in this unit resulting in the ultimate amp Close the windows and doors and crank this model up 5 15 Based on Peavey 5150 MkIil This amp is the result of a collaboration between guitar god Eddie Van Halen and the all American Peavey musical instrument company We think they achieved something great here and we re certainly not alone in our opinion Check out our model of this fine creation and savor its exceptional lead tone and rhythm crunch which goes well beyond the classic Van Halen brown sound ECS Based on Bogner Ecstasy This great Bogner amp was designed to deliver more of the classic tones like the Marshall amps Mr Bogner used to personally modify for the likes of Eddie Van Halen A versatile amp delivering clean to bark to growl and beyond We re proud to model this fine design bUd Based on Budda Twinmaster A well loved boutique amp this gem is similar in tone to an old blackface Fender Deluxe but with more midrange fullness With relatively low power the distortion here is all in the power amp and that s a big part o
21. increment Drumbeat decrement Preset increment Preset decrement Items marked with refer to special additional features described on the following page under the heading Using the EFFECT Foot Switch for TAP TEMPO TUNER BYPASS and INTRO END Note The setting of this parameter is only recognized if the right foot switch is assigned to EFFECT SWITCH with the Foot Switch Source and Destination parameters in the System row To avoid confusion whenever you change this Effect Switch setting AdrenaLinn Ill internally insures that the right foot switch is assigned to EFFECT SWITCH 45 Chapter 2 Presets Note 2 For the selections containing combinations of effects itis possible to select a presetin which only some and not all of the specified effects are on In this case the foot switch s LED lights and the first press of the foot switch turns all effects within the specified combination off Subsequent presses turn all effects within the combination as well as the LED on or off Using the EFFECT Foot Switch for TAP TEMPO TUNER BYPASS and INTRO END Most of the options shown the Effect Switch table on the previous page are de marked with an asterisk This indicates that the EFFECT switehcan EFFECT also be used to invoke the TAP HOLD PRESET TEMPO TUNER BYPASS and TAP ASERTNTROEND INTRO END functions This helps big ee ser compensate for AdrenaLinn III s limitation of only 2 foot switches These ad
22. section Amp Models Amp Descriptions Display The amp model is based on For Fender Bassman Fdr Fender Black Deluxe Reverb AE Fender Twin Reverb Fdl Fender Tweed Deluxe EEH Fender Champ n45 Marshall JTM 45 PL Marshall Plexi Super Lead 100 80 Marshall JCM800 ned Marshall JCM2000 A30 Vox AC30 AIS Vox AC15 JAZ Roland Jazz Chorus Hi Hiwatt DR103 bid Mesa Boogie Mark II rEt Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Sol Soldano SLO 100 UbE Bogner Uberschall dic Diezel VH4 Eng ENGL Powerball 515 Peavey 5150 MkIl ECS Bogner Ecstasy bud Budda Twinmaster 32 CH y ine md 5g MP2 Sto Era Hot bit nel Sid 360 Suk GAL Sr Fue alt BE Chapter 2 Presets Matchless Chieftain RLD Intense Intense high gain solo tone RLD Mid high gain mid centric tone RLD Sizzle Present high end sizzle RLD Plexi Marshall Plexi from AdrenaLinn Il RLD Scoop High gain amp with scooped mid RLD Crisp Crisp twangy tone RLD Hollow Hollow tone RLD Bite Upper mid bite RLD Neck Intense treble for neck pickup RLD Solid Solid crunch tone Bass amp Acoustic 360 Bass amp Ampeg SVT Bass amp Gallien Krueger 800RB Bass amp SWR SM 500 Distortion pedal Fuzz Tone Distortion pedal Octave Fuzz Clean mic preamp Note The above amp names are trademarks of their respective manufacturers No claimis made that the AdrenaLinn III duplicates these sounds exactly but rather that it produces tones inspi
23. the drumbeats timebase BASS SOUND VOLUME a Details setting controls for any selected Drumbeat the bass mix volume and bass drum sample The display shows 2 digits separated by a dash The left digit 1 9 shows which of 9 bass drum sounds is selected The right digit 0 9 displays the bass drum volume within the drum mix Turning the control moves through the 10 volume levels for the first bass sound then the 10 volume levels for the second bass sound and so on through all 9 sounds The bass sounds are 1 x Deep medium hit kick with room sound 2 x Hard hit kick with gated reverb 3 x 70s kick sound with room sound 4 x Tight 80s kick 5 x Loose old fashioned soft hit kick 6 x Hard hit punchy kick 7 x TR909 gulp kick 8 X TR808 deep sustained sine kick 9 x Medium hit deep kick with click room sound SNARE SOUND VOLUME a Details setting works identically to the Bass Sound Volume parameter except that it affects the snare sound The available snare sounds are 1 x Rimshot with room sound 2 x Gated reverb snare 56 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 X 8 x 9 x Chapter 3 Drumbeats Deep full snare medium hit Metal snare Soft snare played with brushes 80s snare TR909 loose snare Soft cross stick snare Old fashioned ringy snare HIHAT SOUND VOLUME a Details setting works identically to the Bass Sound Volume parameter except that it affects the hi hat sound The available hihat sounds are
24. the most famous and coveted amps ever created It was used by the Beatles Rolling Stones and lots of other British Invasion bands on tons of early recordings as well as later recordings by Brian May of Queen and countless others Originally launched in the late 50s this gem produced a warm and singing power amp distortion by virtue of its 30 watts into two 12 speakers Both the intense but warm treble and the full bass are characteristically different than other amps making it a highly addictive amp to play through A 15 Based on Vox AC15 This smaller precursor to the AC30 produced an understatedly elegant 15 watts of power into a single 12 speaker It wasn t exactly a stadium 36 Chapter 2 Presets filler but like the 30 it delivered a warm and unique tone that is cherished to this day JAZ Based on Roland Jazz Chorus JC 120 A classic transistor amp You bet This was a very popular unit for its shimmering highs full range and loud clear tones It departed from the designs of the day with its inclusion of chorus instead of the standard tremolo This will give you a lovely soft jazz tone an intense treble twang and even a bit of overdrive H Based on Hiwatt DR 103 Most famous for Pete Townshend s sound on classic The Who recordings this classic was also popularized by David Gilmour and many others With a brilliant responsive and distinctive tone it s easy to see why those who have played them won t get
25. third element that makes up a preset is the audio delay its delay time can sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI z er 2 3 4 DELAY VOLUME sets the delay signal volume from 0 off to 99 equal to dry signal DELAY TIME controls the time separating each repeat Options 0 to 99 provide fixed delay times the others reference delay times to the Drumbeat or MIDI tempo Therefore the delay shortens at faster tempos and lengthens at slower tempos Display Delay Time O 280 100 fixed delay times from 0 to 2 8 seconds displayed in 1 100s of a second Add 0 to the right end to get milliseconds For example 10 is 100 ms en 2 measures Uses 1M below 173 BPM 2n below 87 BPM and 4n below 44 BPM ene 2 measure triplets 3 delays in 4 measures Uses 1Mt below 116 BPM and 2t below 58 BPM tid Dotted whole note 1 5 measures Uses 2d below 130 BPM and 4d below 65 BPM in 1 measure Uses 2n below 87 BPM and 4n below 44 BPM IE 1 measure triplet 3 delays in 2 measures Uses 2t below 58 BPM ed Dotted 1 2 note 1 2 note 50 Uses 4d below 65 BPM en 1 2 note Uses An below 44 BPM ck 1 2 note triplet 3 delays in 1 measure 4d Dotted 1 4 note 1 4 note 50 Hn 1 4 note JE 1 4 note triplet 3 delays in a Y note Ad Dotted 1 8 note 1 8 note 50 Bn 1 8 note 48 Chapter 2 Presets dt 1 8 note triplet 3 delays in a note 6d
26. while comparing it to the level of Bypass Tuner mode Tap then hold the right foot switch To assist in setting level the Filter Sequence and Drumbeat Sequence LEDs light to indicate internal overload on the left and right channels respectively but only while Mod FX Volume Amp Volume or Compressor Volume is selected Chapter 2 Presets FX ORDER a Details setting determines the order of the Mod FX Amp and Compression effects Delay and reverb always come after these three The options are Display Order of effects ER Mod FX gt Compression gt Amp gt Delay gt Reverb EAN Compression gt Amp gt Mod FX gt Delay gt Reverb AL Mod FX gt Amp gt Compression gt Delay gt Reverb ANE Amp gt Mod FX gt Compression gt Delay gt Reverb MODULATION SOURCE a Details setting Note You don t need to know this setting It s for those who understand basic analog synthesizer concepts and want to dig a litte deeper All of the Modulation Effects are created by passing the signal through one of 9 Filter Types and modulating the frequency of the selected filter with one of the Modulation Sources below For example the Auto Filter effect is created by modulating the frequency of a Bandpass Filter with an Envelope Follower modulation source Display Modulation Source X multiply add None 5E9 Sequencer the AdrenaLinn s internal 2 measure sequencer ES Envelope Generator with attack and decay triggered by
27. 0 somewhat lower than guitar levels through 60 approximately equal to guitar levels to 99 somewhat higher than line levels The default value is 60 Chapter 1 Quick Start The 4 Secondary MAIN Settings There are 4 secondary MAIN settings below the 4 MAIN settings To access these settings hold the MAIN button for Ya second Like the settings in the System row these are called System settings and will remain as set even when a preset or drumbeat is selected PROGRAM CHANGE determines what action received MIDI Program Change messages will have Program Change messages have a range of 0 to 127 of which only 0 99 are used in AdrenaLinn Ill The options are Display MIDI Program Change messages 0 99 will Pra Select Presets 0 99 Default Pr Select Presets 100 199 dr Select Drumbeats 0 99 dr Select Drumbeats 100 199 Ignore incoming Program Change messages Note This setting can be remotely changed by sending a MIDI Control Change 32 message containing a value from 0 to 4 representing the above 5 options For more information download the AdrenaLinn III MIDI Specification by visiting our web site www rogerlinndesign com and selecting the Downloads option from the Support menu PRESET SETS DRUMBEAT controls whether or not selecting a preset automatically selects its assigned drumbeat Display MIDI Program Change messages 0 99 will aFF When you select a preset the drumbeat does not change an Selecting
28. 2 Optional Turn DRUMBEAT to save toa different location ES 3 Briefly tap the DOWN ARROW button knob one click Chapter 1 Quick Start The Details Settings Notice that most of the cells in the 8 by 4 parameter matrix have an additional parameter printed smaller to the right in italics These are circled below VARIATION Bese MOD ONGD DELAY VOL oe or REPEATS DIY DER COMP DRIVE COMP ON uime gt REV VOLG TENT These lesser used settings are called Details settings To view or edit these settings briefly press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW buttons at the same time The 3 digit display will blink to indicate Details Mode is active You can now view or edit any of the Details settings as you would the normal settings For example to edit the Reverb s TIME setting 1 Turn Details mode ON by pressing UP and DOWN ARROW buttons simultaneously The 3 digit display blinks 2 Press repeatedly either the UP or DOWN ARROW buttons to select row 6 containing the Reverb settings 3 Turn the rotary knob above column 3 to adjust TIME Notice that some cells in the 4 x 8 matrix do not have a Detail setting If one of these is selected the display will show To exit Details Mode and return to viewing and editing the normal settings again press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW buttons at the same time Chapter 1 Quick Start The 4 MAIN Settings The 4 most frequently used settings in the AdrenaLinn Il
29. Beat Synched Multi FX Amp Modeling Drum Box AdrenaLinn Ill PRESET DRMBT TEMPOSRC MIX SEPOUTS SEQUENCER FILTER SEQUENCE User Manual Written By Roger Linn and Craig Anderton loge bing Berkeley CA www rogerlinndesign com Want to double your warranty from 1 to 2 years Simply register your AdrenaLinn Ill on our web site www rogerlinndesign com within 30 days of your purchase You must register in order to get tech support anyway and we only ask for your name email serial number and date place of purchase no other personal info You ll also be given the option to be added to our list for very infrequent emails Don t worry we promise not to give your information to anybody else To register go to the web site and select Register under the Support menu AdrenaLinn Ill User Manual For software version 3 0 2 Version date Wednesday May 14 2008 2008 Roger Linn Design This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada Tested
30. CE and PEDAL 2 SOURCE Details settings are used to select which MIDI Control Change messages are used for the Pedal 1 and 2 control sources The options are UFF followed by I through 99 representing MIDI Controllers 1 through 99 By default Pedal 1 Source is set to controller 4 and Pedal 2 Source is set to controller 11 These two controllers are defined in the MMA MIDI Specification as Foot Pedal and Expression respectively Note These are actually System parameters and therefore do not change when a different preset is selected We ve placed them on the panel within the Preset s 6 rows next to the Pedal Amount and Pedal Destination parameters in order to make MIDI pedal assignments simpler and more intuitive All other parameters shown in the 6 Preset rows are saved within the preset and therefore change when a new presetis selected PEDAL 1 AMOUNT and PEDAL 2 AMOUNT Details settings control are used to set whether the MIDI Controller value is used to add to or scale the destination parameter and the amount of control it has The options are Display How MIDI controllers are used for Pedal 1 or 2 99 to 99 This sets the maximum numeric value that will be added to the destination parameter when the expression pedal is pressed fully forward the maximum MIDI controller value For example if Amount is set to 20 and Destination is set to Tempo then moving the pedal fully back will add nothing and moving it fully 41 Cha
31. Dotted 1 16 note 1 16 note 50 Bn 1 16 note Bt 1 16 note triplet 3 delays in an 1 8 note Jen 1 32 note Jet 1 32 note triplet 3 delays in a 1 16 note Notice that for tempo based settings of 2M 2Mt 1Md 1M 1Mt and 2n the delay time internally switches to a shorter tempo based setting when the tempo falls below specific values If not the required delay time would exceed the AdrenaLinn s maximum 2 8 seconds of available delay Note If reverb is on delay is limited to a maximum of 700 milliseconds Specifically If reverb is on and delay time is increased to a numeric value of 70 700 ms or higher then reverb is turned off If delay time is set to a numeric value of 70 700 ms or higher and reverb is turned on then delay is turned off If reverb is on and delay time is set to any tempo based value that requires 700 ms or more at the current tempo the actual delay time heard will be 12 or 14 of that value even though the display shows the unaltered value so that the total delay time does not exceed 700 ms DELAY REPEATS sets the number of delay repeats feedback from 0 none to 99 near infinite DELAY ON turns the delay signal on or off TREBLE a Details setting sets the level of high frequencies in the delay signal The range is from 0 least treble to 90 most treble in increments of 10 steps STEREO a Details setting sets the width of the stereo spread between the dry and delayed signal The ran
32. L me REVON nun PX SEND susy TREBLEDST S TIMEBASE ncs SYNC wersuosr J GATE morons _JOIRVAMPouw EN Mi Mi Mi SEQUENCER FILTER SEQUENCE DRUMBEAT SEQUENCE LEVEL ENVELOPE ON OFF BASSISNARE HIMAT PER To edit the active Drumbeat s note sequence Select the Drumbeat to be edited Using the UP and or DOWN arrow keys select the Drums row Press the SEQUENCER button once The Drumbeat Sequence LED lights The function ofthe 8x 4 edit matrix now changes from the 32 parameter names printed in white to the 32 sequence step numbers two sets of 16 printed in gray The leftmost display character shows b indicating that you can now edit bass drum data 4 To edit the Bass drum level at a particular step locate the desired step number 1 through 16 in either bar 1 or 2 then press the UP and DOWN buttons until the LED to the left ofthe desired step number lights 5 Turn the control directly above the step number The display shows the value of the current step at the intersection of the lit row and column LEDs As with parameter editing to light a particular column LED turn the control directly above it one click in either direction Subsequent clicks will edit the displayed value The range is bAQ off to bA3 loudest bass drum 6 There are four available drums for each sequence bass snare hi hat and percussion Press the SEQUENCER button again to edit snare data again for hi hat
33. LDTUNEREIS Tap EFFECT to turn a specific effect on off assigned per preset by the Effect Switch setting HOLD to increment the preset TAP 4 TIMES to set the tempo Tap EFFECT then START fora 1 bar count before the beat TAP then HOLD to use the tuner and hear the by passed signal hold a little longer to mute the guitar while tuning drumbeats 0 199 Connect AdrenaLinn s power supply here De amp DRUMBEAT SEQUENCE While MAIN is lit use these controls to adjust the tempo or output volume
34. Mod FX Settings section There are 3 settings related to the compressor COMPRESSOR DRIVE sets the level of compression from 0 to 90 in increments of 10 This is similar to the drive setting in the amp models except that increasing drive does not add distortion A setting of O has no compression and a setting of 90 is maximum compression COMPRESSOR ON turns the compressor on or off VOLUME a Details setting sets the output volume of the compressor from 0 to 90 in increments of 10 A setting of 50 is a good starting point Set it roughly equal to the volume when COMPRESSOR ON is set to OFF Note There is no single parameter used to set the preset s overall volume but rather the Mod FX Amp Modeler and Compressor each have output volume controls and the order of these 3 elements is set with the FX Order parameter described in the Mod FX section When setting the overall level of the preset itis best to set the output of each of these 3 processors equal to their individual bypassed levels to then fine tune the overall preset level adjust the volume of the last element in the chain while comparing it to the level of Bypass Tuner mode Tap then hold the right foot switch To assist in setting level the Filter Sequence and Drumbeat Sequence LEDs light to indicate internal overload on the left and right channels respectively but only while Mod FX Volume Amp Volume or Compressor Volume is selected 47 Chapter 2 Presets The
35. Scoop away Cr An RLD custom amp with crisp twangy tone This fun model gives a very crisp twangy exaggerated tone for those early Beatles chord or solo clear sounds often originally achieved with a Vox AC15 and console EQ Sounds great overdriven too Hol An RLD custom amp with an unusual hollow sound This custom model gives an exaggerated hollowsound that will make people turn their heads and say huh Try it for something completely diffe rent b E An RLD custom amp model with strong treble bite This custom model gives a great treble bite on the high notes coupled with a nice overall warmth Sort of like an AC30 off mic d through warm console EQ nEC An RLD custom with intense treble for a Strat neck pickup This completely exaggerated amp console EQ model gives an intensely boosted upper mid treble and high bass with almost no mids intended to be used when playing a Strat on the neck pickup Think of the Rolling Stones Midnight Rambler or Jimi Hendrix s The Wind Cries Mary Start with little or no overdrive at first Std An RLD custom amp with a solid crunch tone This custom amp model delivers a vintage tone with hints of Tweed Fender Deluxe but with tight upper bass strong mids and pronounced high end presence Its solid rhythm crunch and vintage lead tones will take you places where other amps fear to tread 360 Based on Acoustic 360 bass amp The Acoustic 360 was an amp that just abo
36. Ss TT Te Ly ae ly TT TP TIT rl Note that in addition to a level control each step has an Envelope On Off switch If set to OFF the step level is held constant throughout the entire step if set to ON then the sequence s output ramps up from zero to the programmed level value at the start of the step then immediately ramps back down to zero as shown below Step I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Envelope off off off on off on off off Speed J E l l Rise gt e Rise Fall Fall 29 Chapter 2 Presets The rate of envelope rise attack and fall decay depends on the Speed control which has the format x y x is the attack time of 0 to 9 and y is the decay time of 0 to 9 To edit the user sequence AdrenaLinn Ill uses an alternate mode of the 8 x 4 parameter matrix in the center of the panel where the 32 steps printed in black Bar 1 1 16 and Bar 2 1 16 are used instead of the o v 2 32 parameter names printed in white SEQUENCER FILTER SEQUENCE DRUMBEAT SEQUENCE HOLD CLEAR LEVEL ENVELOPE ON OFF BASSISNARE HIMATIPERC To edit the active preset s user sequence 1 Select or create a Preset in which the Effect parameter is set to E5E tremolo sequence F5E filter sequence or ArP arpeggiator sequence 2 Using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons select one of the 6
37. To Comply With FCC Standards FOR OFFICE USE Table of Contents Chapter 1 QUICK Start eee cece ee eter reece eaii e a SE 3 What s New in Adrenalinn II l es 4 Wanna Play It Right Now uensssenenssssenennnssennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn anne 5 Wanna Edit a Preset or Drumbeat Right Now 6 The Details Settings oococcconnccccnnnonccnnoncnnnnnnncnnnonannnancnncnannnnos 7 The 4 MAIN Settings ooocccccoonccccnonoccnnnoncnnnnnnncnnnnnnncnnncnnnnnnnnnanos 8 The 4 Secondary MAIN Settings ooocccoconccccnncnnccnnnnnncnnnnnnccnnnnnnnns 9 T ner Bypass une es Kein Beil 11 Chapter 2 PESOS usro nr in 13 OVETVIEW ET TEE E TEA T OTT 14 Mod FX SettiMgS oooooccccconoccccconocnnononononnnannncnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnns 16 Mod FX Mod Effect amp Variation Details oooocooonncccnnnnnccccnnnccnns 23 Mod FX Creating Sequences cooooccccnonoccccnnnnccnnnnnnccnnancccnnnancnnns 29 Amp Models SettingS cecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeees 32 Amp Models Descriptions oooccoconnccccconccnccnncoconnncnnnnnnncnnnnnnnos 35 MIDI Expression P egals cernant ER R ei 41 The EFFECTS Wi Aa na een en 44 COMPLE Os coil nie 47 Del calida tada lato todas 48 Revert ren ee ea RR ee 50 Saving Copying Initializing Presets 2 2444444 Henne 51 Chapter S Dumpe E viii enden 53 OVEIVIeW RR ner ate EE E EN OS 54 The Drumbeat SettingS coooonccccnnnnnnccnonnnnnnnnnnncnnna
38. a preset automatically selects the preset s assigned drumbeat Default Note To change the preset s assigned drumbeat select the desired drumbeat then save the preset Chapter 1 Quick Start TEMPO SOURCE sets the source of the tempo value Display Option 545 The System Tempo is used which never changes unless manually changed dbE The Drumbeat s Tempo is used which changes whenever a new drumbeat is selected Default PSE The Preset s Tempo is used which changes whenever a new preset is selected MIX SEPARATE OUTS controls the mix of the instrument signal and the drumbeat and can also separate the instrument and drum signals in the 2 outputs The range is from 50 all Instrument no drumbeat through EAU equal instrument and drumbeat volume to 452 all Drumbeat no instrument An additional step past d50 5EF separate routes the instrument signal to the left output and the drumbeat to the right output The default setting is E9U equal instrument and drumbeat volume Chapter 1 Quick Start Tuner Bypass To enter Tuner Bypass mode Tap the right foot switch then quickly within Y2 second hold the right foot switch for more than second This tap then hold action will cause TUNER BYPASS mode to be entered in which the tuner is invoked and the bypassed instrument signal is heard If you continue to hold the right foot switch an additional second TUNE R MUTE mode will be entere
39. acent to the 6 Preset rows blink to indicate that the Preset must be saved to preserve any changes Changing Presets wthout saving changes loses any edits you made prior to changing Presets A single panel function is used to save your edited preset copy your preset to another preset number or to initialize the active preset to blank or factory status To save copy or initialize the active preset 1 Press and hold the UP ARROW button for Y second The column 1 and Main LEDs will blink prompting you to select the destination preset if you wish to copy to a different preset The preset you are saving appears by default in the display 2 Optional To copy your edited preset to a different preset number select the new destination with the PRESET knob Or to initialize the selected preset to blank status or to its factory status turn the PRESET knob all the way to the right and select in or FAc respectively 3 To complete the save briefly press UP ARROW again You will hear a beep sound to confirm your save To cancel the save press any button other than the UP ARROW button 51 Chapter 2 Presets 52 Chapter 3 Drumbeats Chapter 3 Drumbe ats The AdrenaLinn III contains 200 Drumbeats 0 199 all of which may be edited Each drumbeat contains the following Two measures of either 1 16 notes 1 8 notes or 1 8 note triplets depending on the setting of the Timebase parameter Each step contains bass sna
40. ally a variable frequency lowpass filter so changing the value changes the cutoff frequency of the filter A value of 90 no filtering is normal and delivers the tone as it was modeled from the original guitar amp 34 Chapter 2 Presets Amp Models Descriptions Each of the 40 amps modeled in AdrenaLinn Ill is described below Note that these amp names are trademarks of their respective manufacturers No claim is made that the AdrenaLinn Ill duplicates these sounds exactly but rather that it produces tones inspired by these classic amps Fbi Based on Fender Bassman The Bassman is a marvelous and very early Fender amp that was embraced by many blues rock and country guitarists in the 60s With four 10 speakers and very sweet 50 watt power amp distortion this one is worthy of the high prices the originals fetch Excellent clear as well as overdriven our hats are off to Leo and the guys Incidentally this was the amp Marshall virtually copied for their early amp designs Fdr Based on Fender Deluxe Reverb The Deluxe Reverb is another stellar Fender design With a single 12 a very high and intense treble and sweet power amp distortion this amp was and still is a popular mid volume blues rock amp The bass folds over a little because of the open back single 12 design but that s part of the sound Oddly they chose to call the tremolo on this early amp vibrato The real amp had only bass and treble controls so
41. are similar to wah pedal effects so if you like a certain amp with wah pedal chances are you ll like the same amp with AdrenaLinn s filter effects However if you re using AdrenaLinn s amp models then the best amp is a full range powered monitor because it faithfully reproduces the intended sound of the amp modeling product just like recording direct This is true for any amp modeler running an amp modeler through a real guitar amp is akin to running a Fender amp through a Marshall you might like how it sounds but it won t sound like a Fender The point is that guitar amps always color the sound and never faithfully reproduce the guitar s sound which is a good thing and the reason you bought the amp And every great sounding guitar amp colors the sound in a different and uniquely good way AdrenaLinn and other modelers have an amp mode which attempts to compensate for this coloring but it s really impossible to compensate for the unique coloration of each guitar amp you might be running your modeler into The bottom line is this If running your guitar through any amp modeler before your guitar amp sounds good to you don t change a thing However if you want to hear an amp modeler s sound as it was intended to be heard plug directly from the modeler s output into your console for recording or into a flat response powered monitor for live Q Can I turn down up the drums volume for all drumbeats A Yes Press and hol
42. ay is to disable the foot switch s hold function this will cause its tap function start stop to actuate on the down stroke See Assigning foot switches panel or MIDI in the System section for more information Q How to initialize all settings in the AdrenaLinn Ill to factory status A While holding both foot switches connect power Continue to hold both until you see ini in the display then release Warning this will erase all user data For more information see Initialization in the Appendix Q The drumbeat changes whenever select a preset How do I stop this A Hold the MAIN button for Y second so that the lower MAIN light goes on Then turn the second knob Preset Sets Drumbeat to the left so that it shows Off Q The tempo changes whenever select a drumbeat How do stop this A Hold the MAIN button for Y second so that the lower MAIN light goes on Then turn the third knob Tempo Source to the left so that it shows 545 This is explained further in the The 4 Secondary Main Settings in the Quick Start Chapter Q How do I change the amount of 1 16 note swing on a drumbeat A Press the up or down buttons repeatedly until the upper DRUMS light goes on Then turn the fourth knob Timebase to select either 16n straight 1 16 notes 16h halfway between straight and swing 1 16 notes or 16S swing 1 16 notes Q How do I send the drumbeat through t
43. cities 1 42 medium velocities 43 84 and loud velocities 85 127 The percussion sounds always play at the same volume regardless of the note velocity level DUMP a Details setting This command permits the saving over MIDI of either the active preset or active drumbeat This is useful for transferring a preset or drumbeat from one AdrenaLinn Ill to another There two options are Display Option PSE Preset Sends the active preset Default dbE Drumbeat Sends the active drumbeat Select whether you want to save a preset or drumbeat then press the EFFECT switch to initiate the save The right foot switch LED blinks to remind you that pressing the right footswitch will initiate the MIDI dump To transfer a preset from one AdrenaLinn Ill to another 1 Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT ofthe sending Adrenalinn Ill to the MIDI IN of the receiving AdrenaLinn Ill 2 At the receiving AdrenaLinn Ill select the destination preset number 3 At the sending AdrenaLinn Ill select a preset number to send then select the DUMP parameter select PSt then press the EFFECT switch to initiate the transfer The receiving AdrenaLinn III will make a beep sound to indicate that the transfer was successful To transfer a drumbeat from one AdrenaLinn III to another do the above three steps but select the sending and receiving drumbeat and select dbt in the DUMP parameter 70 Appendix Appendix Initializatio
44. d in which the tuner is invoked and the instrument signal is muted To tune your instrument play one string at a time The 3 digit display shows which note you re playing 1 u E 07 de Ere SE er age 9 A o and the column of 8 LEDs shows how flat or sharp the note is by moving 2 adjacent lit LEDs up too sharp or down too flat When the 2 LEDs are in the center of the column and blinking fast you re in tune Press any key or foot switch to exit Note If you ve changed the assignment of the EFFECT foot switch a few of the alternate assignments do notinvoke the tuner To learn more see the descripiion of the Effect Switch parameter as well as the Foot Switch Source and Foot Switch Destination parameters Chapter 1 Quick Start Chapter 2 Presets Chapter 2 Presets A Preset is a unique combination of all the AdrenaLinn s functions that alter the guitar s sound These functions are shown in the 6 rows of parameters that comprise the PRESET section of the front panel This chapter PRESETS describes those functions and settings There are 5 main sound processing elements that comprise a preset MOD FX Beat synched modulation and filter effects This can produce classic effects such as tremolo flanging chorus auto wah talk box auto pan rotary speaker and vibrato along with new modulation effects like random filtering or flanging as well as AdrenaLinn s innovative filter tremolo and arpe
45. d for a speed control In this case the Speed parameter shows DEPTH controls the amount of modulation movement of the effect The Range is from 99 maximum negative modulation through 0 no modulation to 99 full positive modulation Note Negative modulation causes upward movements of the modulation source to produce downward movements of the filter frequency When using the Auto Filter effect for example a negative modulation setting will cause the filter frequency to sweep down instead of up as you play harder Chapter 2 Presets FREQUENCY has one of 3 functions depending on the selected Effect If Filter Tremolo Random Filter Filter Sequence Auto Filter or Wah Pedal is the selected effect this controls the filter frequency or brightness The range is 0 lowest filter frequency for deep tone to 99 highest filter frequency for bright tone If Flanger Chorus Vibrato Random Flanger or Talk Box is selected this controls the effect s initial frequency when Depth is set to 0 All of these effects are produced by a very short audio delay of between 0 and 20 milliseconds mixed with the unprocessed signal The resulting sound is called a comb filter In this case this parameter controls the initial delay time from 0 20 ms delay to 99 instantaneous If Effect is set to Arpeggiator this transposes the arpeggio sequence in semitone steps The lowest frequency setting is E the same pitch as the low E st
46. d the main button to access the secondary Main functions Turn the fourth knob Mix Separate Outs to the right to favor the drumbeats over the guitar or to the left to favor the guitar over the drumbeats Q I can t hear any guitar sound What s wrong A Check the following 76 Appendix 1 Press and hold the main button for 1 2 second to change the VOLUME knob to its Mix Separate Outs function which is a balance control between instrument and drum machine signals Set it to EqU equal at the middle of its range 2 Do you hear sound on other presets If so check the Amp Volume for that preset 3 If you turn the little Input Level knob up all the way and play does the CLIP light go on If not check your guitar cable and guitar output Q I can t hear any drums What s wrong A Check the following 1 Press and hold the main button for 1 2 second to change the VOLUME knob to its Mix Separate Outs function which is a balance control between instrument and the drum machine signals Set it to EqU equal at the middle of its range 2 The selected drumbeat may be blank Select a different one 3 If only one drumbeat is silent check the Drums Volume control Q Can I globally turn off the drums A Yes Press and hold the main button for 1 2 second to change the VOLUME knob to its Mix Separate Outs function which is a balance control between the instrument and the drumbeat signals Turn it all the way to th
47. data and again for percussion data The display s leftmost character shows bA for bass Sn for snare H for hihat and PE for percussion 7 To exit sequencer mode and return to normal parameter editing press SEQUENCER once more so that the Drumbeat LED turns off Or press MAIN then either the UP or DOWN button 59 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats In summary pressing SEQUENCER while one of the 2 Drumbeat rows is selected rotates between 5 states Editing bass drum level data AJ bA3 Editing snare drum level data 570 5n3 Editing hihat level data H 0 H 3 Editing percussion data PEG PE3 Normal editing of Drumbeat parameters no drumbeat sequence editing NAON The Drumbeat Sequence LED will be on for selections 1 through 4 above While editing the Drumbeat sequence the AdrenaLinn may be either playing or stopped If playing the row and column LEDs will flash to show the currently playing step within the sequence Note that the drumbeat s Timebase parameter influences the total number of steps Ifthe timebase is iEn 1 16 notes 6h half swing or 65 swing then all 32 steps in the drumbeat are used If the timebase is set to An 1 8 notes then the drumbeat will consist of 16 eighth notes which disables the steps in columns 2 and 4 every other 1 16 note If the timebase is set to dt 1 8 note triplets then the drum beat will consist of 24 eighth note triplets which disables the steps in column
48. ditional functions only work if the EFFECT switch is assigned to one of the on off functions marked in the table with Here s how it works TAP TEMPO If you press the EFFECT foot switch 4 times in the rhythm of four Ya notes the tempo will be changed to match the average tempo of the taps INTRO END If you press the EFFECT switch then press Start Stop within Y second four Y note hihat ticks will play followed by the drumbeat If you do the same while the drumbeat is already playing the drumbeat will stop playing at the downbeat of the next measure TUNE R BYPASS If you briefly press the foot switch then quickly hold it for Ye second Tuner Bypass mode is entered or if you hold it for an additional 1 second Tuner Mute mode is enter The tuner is described in the Quick Start section of this manual Subsequently pressing any key exits tuner mode 46 Chapter 2 Presets Compressor The compressor squeezes the dynamic range of the guitar signal reducing the volume difference between quiet and loud signals The compressor in AdrenaLinn Ill has a fast attack fairly fast decay and high compression ratio making it very useful for adding sustain to guitar notes without distortion or for leveling the volume of the resonant peaks in AdrenaLinn Ill s filter modulation effects 5 6 Note The position of the compressor within the effects signal chain can be changed with the FX ORDER parameter described in the
49. e left so it says i50 meaning all instrument and no drums Q I d like to power my AdrenaLinn from a pedalboard power supply What are the specific power specifications A For either AdrenaLinn 1 2 or 3 any power adaptor will work that has the following qualifications 9 volts dc regulated or unregulated at least 500 milliamps plug dimensions of 12mm long by 5 5mm outside diameter by 2 1mm inside diameter center pin positive Q Where can find the MIDI Specification A Go to our web site www rogerlinndesign com select the Support menu then the Downloads option 77 Appendix Support Warranty and Repair Technical Support We re a small company with limited resources for technical support We kindly ask you to read the relevant section of the manual before contacting us If that doesn t answer your question then 1 Visit our web site www rogerlinndesign com and select the Support menu You ll find a larger FAQ section a link to a user forum tips tricks location of international distributors and service centers and more 2 Register your product purchase on our web site by clicking the Support menu and selecting Register my Product 2 Send us your question in an email English only to support rogerlinndesign com Be sure to include your serial number We re happy to talk on the phone if necessary but ask that you email us first Repair If you think your product needs repair first send us an emai
50. e top and bottom ofthe cycle SAE Sawtooth wave PUL Pulse wave at 50 duty cycle square wave rAn Stepped waveform with anew random value on each cycle AMA AU sine triangle sawtooth pulse random FILTER TYPE a Details setting Note You don t need to know this setting It s for those who understand basic analog synthesizer concepts and want to dig a litte deeper The AdrenaLinn Ills filters shape the effect s tone The available selections for this parameter differ depending on the selected Effect and Variation If MOD EFFECT is set to Filter Tremolo Random Filter Filter Sequence Auto filter Wah Pedal or Fixed Filter the available options are Filter How the Filter Responds Type LP2 A lowpass filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope This is the filter type used in vintage Oberheim keyboard synthesizers Gently attenuates frequencies above the filter s cutoff Higher resonance settings give a sharper sound like a wah pedal whereas low resonance gives a more subtle effect LPY A lowpass filter with a 4 pole 24 dB octave cutoff slope This is the filter response used in classic Moog keyboard synthesizers Produces a more drastic 21 Chapter 2 Presets reduction of frequencies above the filter s cutoff frequency Resonance behaves as with 2PO bnP A bandpass filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope attenuating frequencies that are both below and above the filter frequency Wah pedals use t
51. ers is design to most accurately reproduce the tone of the selected amp model when played though flat response audio monitors When playing AdrenaLinn s amp models through a guitar amp the tone will be influenced by the amp s characteristic sound Guitar amps color the sound which is why we love them but they are incapable of flat response You may like the sound you get by running AdrenaLinn s amp models through a guitar amp but it won t as accurately reproduce the sound of the modeled amp Imagine 65 Chapter 4 System Settings playing through a Vox AC30 located in an isolation booth micing its speaker then running the mic through a Marshall it might sound great but it won t sound like an AC30 Similarly running a modeled AC30 through a Marshall may sound great but won t sound much like an AC30 If you do choose to run your AdrenaLinn through a guitar amp it has a setting called Amp Mode that attempts to compensate for this tone change This compensation affects only the AdrenaLinn s amp models and nothing more ASSIGNING FOOT SWITCHES PANEL OR MIDI Two Details parameters Foot Switch Source and Foot Switch Destination work together to reassign the functions of the 2 foot switches and also to assign external MIDI foot switches to control AdrenaLinn Ill functions Note You can also assign external MIDI expression pedals to control a variety of variable settings This is done by using the Pedal 1 amp 2 Source Amo
52. ery inspiring when you re looking for a new sound to enhance your music and AdrenaLinn gives tons of these in a low cost portable stomp box Combined with 40 amp models synced delay note triggered filter effects classic stomp box effects reverb compression and drumbeats AdrenaLinn Ill can provide some truly exceptional and original sounds If you like the AdrenaLinn Ill please do me a favor and spread the word We re a little company and don t have the big advertising bucks like the big companies so word of mouth really helps Another thing I d appreciate is to let me know at support rogerlinndesign com ifyou re aware of AdrenaLinn Il or Ill on any famous recordings Finally please stop by our web site now and again There s always something new like AdrenaLinn tips amp tricks how to videos previews of new products user forums free downloads FAQs our museum of past products and occasional writings from me about fascinating new ideas in the world of music making nelin Chapter 1 Quick Start Chapter 1 Quick Start What s New in AdrenaLinn III If you re familiar with AdrenaLinn Il here s what s new e The number of amp models is increased from 24 to 40 including 4 classic bass amps The quality accuracy and presence of the amps are generally enhanced and they more accurately simulate the characteristics of a tube particularly noticeable in the transition betw een clear and overdriven tones e
53. f its sound Great note articulation with mild or higher gain Ch Based on Matchless Chieftain Another superb boutique amp this one has a unique and addictive sound not to mention a very cool backlit Matchless logo on the front panel With a Class A power amp an unconventional tone circuit and two 12 speakers there is a quality to the mids and highs in this amp that is well Matchless We ve done our best to model its special character int An RLD custom amp with intense high gain solo tone The custom model delivers an extremely intense screaming lead tone Not for the faint of heart but may make you faint of hearing id An RLD custom high gain amp with strong mid tones Another high gain solo tone this model delivers a very solid and powerful midrange to cut through a mix 5 An RLD custom amp with high end sizzle This custom model delivers tremendous presence with its exaggerated high end sizzle 38 Chapter 2 Presets Pe Marshall PLEXI model from AdrenaLinn Il This is the same model as used for AdrenaLinn II s PLE XI Marshall Plexi Super Lead 100 watt Though we ve created a new Plexi model for AdrenaLinn Ill we kept this one because it captures a particular character of Marshall recordings of the 70s Think of Free s All Right Now 5Co An RLD custom high gain amp with scooped mid This custom model gives a big scooped mid high gain tone for solid crunch or lead work
54. fooled again by other amps brid Based on Mesa Boogie Mark 2 This innovative design put high quality and high gain together into a small portable package making it the choice of studio pros in the 70s It s the perfect gig amp it produces a very solid midrange tone with great sustain and articulation plus unusually high volume for its small size rE Based on Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo head Clear guitar tone Who needs it This exceptional amp turns your guitar signal into a solo or crunch tone that is powerful thick well defined and just plain fun to play Our model of this monster will give you all that low end power high end sizzle scooped or full mids and make you sound huge Revel in your tonal grandeur Sol Based on Soldano SLO 100 Super Lead Overdrive We re sold on this amp Originally released in 1987 this stellar design was a major force in defining the high gain sound in scores of famous players Solid both in tone and construction we re proud to pay homage to this fine creation with our AdrenaLinn III model UbE Based on Bogner Uberschall Designed primarily for heaw playing and aggressive styles of music this amp blows others out of the water It delivers extreme gain and volume while staying focused no mushy sounds here This model is guaranteed to split eardrums and shatter rib cages d E Based on channel 4 of a Diezel VH4 This is an intense very high gain lead amp with big bass and great
55. ge is from 0 mono to 90 widest stereo spread in increments of 10 49 Chapter 2 Presets e AdrenaLinn Ill includes a stereo reverb adding depth and ambience to your sound There are four settings REVERB VOLUME sets the level of the reverb signal The range is from 0 none to 99 loudest REVERB ON turns the stereo reverb signal on or off TIME a Details setting permits the selection of one of five reverb times A very small room A small room A medium room A large room A very large room NAL Note If reverb is on delay is limited to a maximum of 700 milliseconds Specifically e If reverb is on and delay time is increased to a numeric value of 70 700 ms or higher then reverb is turned off e Ifdelay time is set to a numeric value of 70 700 ms or higher and reverb is turned on then delay is turned off If reverb is on and delay time is set to any tempo based value that requires 700 ms or more at the current tempo the actual delay time heard will be 12 or 14 of that value even though the display shows the unaltered value so that the total delay time does not exceed 700 ms TREBLE a Details setting adjusts the level of high frequencies in the reverb signal The range is from 0 least treble to 90 most treble in increments of 10 50 Chapter 2 Presets Saving Copying amp Initializing Presets SAVE PRESET HOLD TAP A Upon editing any Preset parameter the LEDs adj
56. ggio sequences and finally note triggered effects like auto wah voice box and guitar synth All modulation effects can be in sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI clock AMP AdrenaLinn produces a variety of superb models of guitar amplifiers bass amplifiers and distortion boxes plus a clean preamp COMPRESSOR This acts as a sustainer and is also useful for keeping the level of the Mod FX even DELAY A beat synched audio delay processor This produces audio delays up to 2 8 seconds that can be in sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI clock REVERB This stereo reverb has 5 different room types Although the 200 Presets do a great job of showing off what the AdrenaLinn can do you can create your own Creating a Preset generally involves the following steps 1 Choose a Preset that s close to what you want 2 Use the AdrenaLinn s editing options to modify various parameters thus changing the sound 3 Save it to a different preset number The settings that make up a preset are printed in white in the 6 rows of the Preset section VARIATION FX DRY x orDER DEPTH trowave FREQ iter tyre AMP pol source BOOST pot amr AMPVOL pot vest DRIVE pox 2 source BASS ror zamr MID pou 2 dest TREBLE posrrresie DELAY VOL DLY TIME rreste DELAY REPEATS COMP DRIVE COMP ON voume REVVOL time Chapter 2 Presets The upper 2 rows contain the Modulation Effect settings the next 2 rows control the Amp and pedal settings the 5th row controls
57. guitar note MIDI note LFO random or sequencer step depending on selected variation LFo LFO low frequency oscillator with 5 waveforms Aud Audio Envelope tracks the level of the guitar signal Hol Hold Peak holds the peak level of each guitar note played until a subsequent note is played similar to the Velocity data from MIDI Note On messages E L Env Gen XLFO useful for random envelope height E H Env Gen X Hold Peak scales the height of the envelope depending on how hard the note is played L 5 LFO X Seq useful for example to slowly move a sequence up and down over time la MIDI Note Number from Note On messages permits transposing the filter frequency by playing a MIDI keyboard S n Sequencer MIDI Note Number allows real time MIDI transposition of sequence E above middle C is dividing line between low and high transposition 20 Chapter 2 Presets LFO WAVE a Details setting Note You don t need to know this setting It s for those who understand basic analog synthesizer concepts and want to dig a litte deeper This parameter is active only if Modulation Source contains a setting that includes the LFO low frequency oscillator These settings are LFO E L or L S The LFO has 5 available waveforms Display What it means Er a Triangle wave moves up and down at a constant rate immediately reversing direction at the top and bottom S n Sine wave moves up and down slowing as it approaches th
58. he AdrenaLinn s effect proce ssing A Press the up and down buttons repeatedly until the DRUMS row lights Then turn the second knob FX Send Settings of d 0 999 send the drums to the delay Settings of 0 39 send the drums to the AdrenaLinn s input to be processed in the same way as the instrument signal and settings of 5 49 send to the reverb Q How do I get more than 2 outputs want to send both the drums in stereo and the instrument signal in stereo A Buy another AdrenaLinn and synch them together via MIDI using one for the instrument signal and the other for the drums Just kidding Or record the drums in stereo in one recording pass and the instrument in stereo in the next synched with MIDI clock 75 Appendix Q Can I chain drumbeats together to make a song A Sorry no However you can synch your favorite drum machine with drumbeat chaining to the AdrenaLinn via MIDI clock Q Is there any editing software available for AdrenaLInn III A Yes There is a very capable editor available from www soundtower com Q Can I trigger the drum sounds from MIDI A Yes using the MIDI Drums setting in the System row Q What guitar amp do you recommend play my AdrenaLinn through when play live A If you re only using AdrenaLinn s effects and not the amp models then we recommend you use the amp you like best because it s really personal taste Filter effects
59. hen either the UP or DOWN button In summary pressing SEQUENCER while one of the 6 Preset rows is selected rotates between 3 states 1 Editing sequence step level data L 0 to L99 2 Editing sequence step envelope on off status E 0 or E 1 3 Normal editing of Preset parameters no sequence editing The Filter Sequence LED will be on for states 1 and 2 above If you play the drumbeat while in Filter Sequence mode the row and column LEDs will animate to show the currently playing step within the sequence Although the user sequence contains 2 bars of 1 16 notes it may also play as 2 bars of either 1 8 notes or 1 8 note triplets depending on the setting of the selected drumbeat s Timebase parameter If Timebase is br 1 16 note IER half swing or 155 swing then all 32 steps in the sequence are available for editing If Timebase is dn 1 8 notes then the sequence will consist of 2 measures of eighth notes and the steps in columns 2 and 4 every other 1 16 note are disabled Ifthe Timebase is Gt 1 8 note triplets then the sequence will consist of 2 measures of eighth note triplets and the steps in column 4 after each group of 3 triplets are disabled Note If Variation is set to 1 20 not USR when SEQUENCER is pressed the selected variation s sequence is copied over the user sequence allowing you to use it as a starting pointin creating your user sequence If Variation is set
60. his type of filter Resonance accentuates the filter frequency nok A notch filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope attenuating frequencies close to the filter frequency This produces a sound similar to a phaser effect Resonance adds a resonant peak at each edge of the notch area HP A highpass filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope attenuating frequencies below the filter frequency Resonance accentuates the filter s cutoff frequency lf MOD EFFECT is set to Flanger Chorus Random Flanger Arpeggiator Talk Box or Fixed Flanger then the available options are Filter Type Howthe filter responds FLA Flanging imparts a whooshing jet airplane effect by combining a signal with the same signal delayed over a range of approximately 0 to 24 milliseconds In flanger mode the Filter Frequency parameter controls delay time The Resonance parameter controls delay feedback Increasing Resonance emphasizes a particular frequency adding a sense of pitch to the sound FE Same as FLA but with an inverted delay signal This removes more bass frequencies particularly at higher Filter Frequency settings to produce a more dramatic flanging tonality Resonance behaves as with FLA lf MOD EFFECT is set to Vibrato the only option is u ib If set to Tremolo Tremolo Sequences Volume Envelope or Auto Pan the only 1 option is uci 22 Chapter 2 Presets Mod FX Mod Effect amp Variation Deta
61. iations are 1 Slow rotation 2 Fast rotation u ib Vibrato Vibrato is a mild up and down variation in the pitch over time The variations are 1 Slow 1 4 note synch 2 Medium 1 8 note synch 3 Note triggered Pitch bend imagine rubber band strings rF Random Filter In this effect the instrument tone changes to a randomly chosen filter frequency at every new 1 8 or 1 16 note or any other note duration In the past this effect has sometimes been called sample and hold filter The variations are Random filter 1 8 notes Random filter 1 8 note triplets Random filter 1 16 notes Random swept filter 1 8 notes Random swept filter 1 8 note triplets Random swept filter 1 16 notes OOTP GON rFL Random Flanger This effect is similar to the classic flanger effect except that instead of slowly sweeping up and down it generates a new random flanger tone at every new 1 8 note 1 16 note or other note duration Try this while softly arpeggiating chords The variations are 1 Random 1 8 note flanger 2 Random 1 16 note flanger 3 Random 1 4 note flanger ESE Tremolo Sequence Similar to classic tremolo in this case the volume pulses in 2 measure looping rhythmic patterns You can either choose one of 20 preset tremolo sequence variations or create your own Try playing sustained 24 Chapter 2 Presets chords at first in order to get a feel for how the rhythm of the tremolo sequences best fit with you
62. ils ErE Tremolo Tremolo is the classic effect available on lots of guitar amps over the years in which the volume pulses up and down The variations are Classic tremolo Pulse tremolo Sawtooth tremolo Random tremolo 1 8 notes Random tremolo 1 8 note triplets Random tremolo 1 16 notes Onrown Fer Filter Tremolo Similar to standard tremolo except that instead of the volume pulsing the filter frequency tone pulses similar to a wah pedal automatically rocking forward and back The variations are Lowpass filter tremolo 1 8 notes Wah tremolo 1 8 notes Lowpass filter sweeping up and down every 4 bars Wah filter sweeping up and down every 2 bars 1 8 note Sawtooth downswept lowpass filter 1 4 note sawtooth upswept wah filter Hi low lowpass filter switch NOooahwWN gt FCH Flanger Chorus Flanging imparts a whooshing jet airplane effect that slowly travels up and down over time Chorus creates a sound similar to 2 or more instruments playing the same part The variations are 4 bar flanger 1 bar flanger Ya note flanger Chorus Deep chorus Swept notch filter Swept notch filter similar to phase shifter but more subtle NOP ON gt rot Rotary Rotary speaker is a classic effect in which the speaker actually spins 23 Chapter 2 Presets around in a circle sending the signal continuously around the room Originally used with electronic organs it also works very well with guitar The var
63. in adding our Mid control we tried to stick to the spirit of the Fender design principle by looking at what they did in subsequent models Fer Based on Fender Twin Reverb It seemed that in the 70s just about everybody had a Twin or a friend that had one With 100 watts in two 12 speakers as well as intense treble boost this amp is probably responsible for more tinnitus than any other It might not achieve that much distortion by today s standards but it gets a sound that s pure classic Fender FdL Fender Deluxe This early Fender delivered great distortion regardless of whether it was intended or not by virtue of its low power and relatively flat EQ before the distortion I m not sure if Leo bought into Minimalism with this design but this little screamer had but one tone control effectively a treble control In adding our bass and mid controls we tried to predict what Leo would have done had he been less austere FCH Based on Fender Champ Intended as a low cost beginner s amp the small 60s vintage tweed unit was embraced by a number of studio players who valued it for its solid tone and kindness to their backs when carrying it around The little 35 Chapter 2 Presets speaker didn t deliver much low end but the uniquely crisp high end more than makes up for it 45 Based on Marshall JTM 45 Released in 1962 this amazing amp head has a full warm and remarkable tone Though its circuitry is la
64. l in English with your serial number and a description of the problem to support rogerlinndesign com If we determine that your product needs repair we ll coordinate with your nearest service center to have warranty repairs done for free or non warranty repairs done at lowest cost You can also find additional information about repair on our web site Warranty Roger Linn Design warrants this product when purchased directly from us or from one of our authorized dealers to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original purchase Or two years if you register your product within 30 days of purchase on our web site During the warranty period Roger Linn Design shall repair the product for free if we determine it to be defective If purchased from an authorized dealer proof of purchase will be required either by registration of your product on our web site after verification or by a copy of the original sales receipt 78 Appendix Roger Linn would like to express his gratitude for a job well done to the fine engineers and companies who worked on the AdrenaLinn s development Primary engineers e Dan Ash primary DSP and microcontroller software engineer Software engineering extraordinaire e Ingrid Linn DSP algorithm design e Dave Smith microcontroller software Yes the Dave Smith who founded Sequential Circuits created the Prophet 5 and Evolver synthesizers and was the
65. l Amount to 21 Note resonator Set Pedal Amount to 7 to move 7 semitones NAS 27 Chapter 2 Presets FF Fixed Filter This provides the AdrenaLinn s lowpass bandpass or highpass filters in a fixed configuration with no modulation This can be used like a single band parametric EQ to further alter your guitar tone Use Effect Dry Mix to vary the balance between filtered and non filtered signal and Frequency to adjust the filter frequency Fixed lowpass filter bass Fixed bandpass filter low mid Fixed bandpass filter mid mid Fixed bandpass filter hi mid Fixed bandpass filter treble Fixed highpass filter hi treble D1P N 3 FFL Fixed Flanger This provides a resonator as used in the flanger or arpeggio sequencer in a fixed frequency configuration with no modulation This is also called a comb filter lt can be used to produce a range of very pitch specific resonances like a tiled bathroom with wall distances tuned to accentuate a specific note Use the Frequency parameter to tune the resonant note in semitones use Resonance to vary how long the note resonates and FX Dry to vary the balance between the resonator and dry signals You may also change the resonant note in real time from a MIDI keyboard Simply plug a MIDI keyboard into the MIDI input and press any key up or down from the E below middle C Bass E string resonator Guitar A string resonator Guitar G string resonator Guitar D below high E resonator
66. l are the 4 Main settings PRESET selects the active Preset A preset is a unique combination of all of the settings that affect your instrument signal Mod FX settings amp model settings compression settings delay settings reverb settings a custom filter sequence and more There are 200 presets numbered 0 through 199 all of which may be edited DRUMBEAT selects the active Drumbeat Each drumbeat contains 2 measures of either 1 16 notes 1 8 notes or 1 8 note triplets and contains 4 simultaneous instruments bass snare hihat and percussion Also each drumbeat has unique values for drum mix sound selection volume and other settings There are 200 drumbeats numbered 0 199 all of which may be edited Note When you change the preset number you ll notice thatthe presef s assigned drumbeatis automatically selected If desired this automatic selection can be turned off by using the Preset Sets Drumbeat setting accessed in the Secondary Main row TEMPO varies the playing tempo from 30 to 250 Beats Per Minute BPM When you select a new drumbeat that drumbeat s tempo will become active You can also set a mode in which the tempo always remains the same until you manual change it or changes to a unique value stored within each preset whenever you select a new preset See The 4 Secondary Main Settings You can also set the tempo by tapping the EFFECT foot switch 4 times VOLUME adjusts the overall output level from
67. lay Compression and Reverb sections are described in detail in the following pages Chapter 2 Presets Mod FX Settings Of the 5 sections that make up a preset Mod FX Amp Delay Compression and Reverb the Mod FX section controls the beat synched modulation and filter effects You can produce classic effects such as tremolo flanging chorus auto wah talk box auto pan rotary speaker and vibrato but also new effects like random filtering or flanging and AdrenaLinn s innovative filter tremolo and arpeggio sequences All modulation effects can play in sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI clock The upper 2 rows of the Preset make up the Mod FX section Bar 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Note The position of Mod FX within the effects signal chain can be changed with the FX ORDER parameter described later in this section The settings are MOD EFFECT and VARIATION work together to select one of a number of preset modulation effects MOD EFFECT selects one of 18 Modulation Effect types printed on YP p Modulation Effects the left side of the j panel and ErE Tremolo rfi RandFingr uot Vol Envel Fer FilterTrem ESE TremSegnc PAn Auto Pan VARIATION selects FC FOE Fi a PdL one of anumber of H Flang Chor F5E Filter Seqnc Pdt Wah Pedal preset variations of the selected Modulation Effect rot Rotary ArP Arpeggiator FF Fixed Filter u b Vibrato AF Auto Filter FFL Fixed Fingr rF Rand Filter EAL Talk Box SF Sci Fi
68. lly a talk box but a weird sound NOarhwnh gt 26 Chapter 2 Presets vol Volume Envelope This causes the signal s volume to swell with each new note played simulating the sound of bowed strings Also other volume effects are available The variations are 1 Slow rise 2 Sharp attack slow fall PAn Auto Pan In this effect the signal automatically pans left and right The variations are 1 8 note soft auto pan 1 8 note hard switch auto pan 1 8 note random pan position 1 16 note random pan position 1 measure right to left Trading fours 4 bars on left then 4 bars on right DARON Note that the DEPTH parameter is disabled Adjust the stereo width with the STEREO parameter PdL Wah Pedal These variations are merely filters for wah pedal or flangers for talk pedal sound intended to be moved up and down in frequency by a MIDI expression pedal To learn how to set up a MIDI expression pedal see the section MIDI Expression Pedals At the end of that section is a step by step example of how to use a MIDI expression pedal as a wah pedal using variation 1 below For each of these 5 variations you should set Pedal 1 or 2 Destination to Fr Mod effect Frequency and Pedal 1 or 2 Amount to the value shown below for each variation below The variations are Classic wah pedal Set Pedal Amount to 36 Soft wah pedal Set Pedal Amount to 36 Intense wah Set Pedal Amount to 36 Talk box Set Peda
69. n Check Software Version Initialization You can initialize AdrenaLinn III to its factory status This will do the following 1 Reset all system settings to their default status 2 Reset the 200 presets to their factory status 3 Reset the 200 drumbeats to their factory status Warning this will erase any user presets or drumbeats that you have created To perform an initialization 1 Disconnect power 2 While holding both foot switches connect power 3 Continue to hold both foot switches until the display shows ini Checking the software version Here s how to check the software version of your AdrenaLinn Ill Disconnect power 1 2 While holding the UP ARROW button connect power 3 y y The display will show a 3 digit number For example 30 i means ersion 3 0 1 72 Appendix Inputs and Outputs INPUT is a mono unbalanced Y phone jack Using the Input Level control you can vary the input sensitivity from guitar pickup levels to 10dB line levels LEFT MONO OUT and RIGHT OUT are two mono unbalanced phone jacks Using the Volume control you can vary the output level from less than guitar pickup levels to greater than 10dB line levels Using the Left output exclusively will mix the stereo output signal to mono PHONES can drive standard stereo headphones MIDI INPUT and MIDI OUTPUT receive and send standard MIDI messages as detailed in the AdrenaLinn Ill MIDI Specification You can
70. n The variations are 1 20 A variety of pre programmed arpeggiator sequences USR A user programmable sequence unique for each preset See the next section Mod FX Creating your own sequences to learn how to program your own sequence For consistency all of the 20 preset sequences are in the key of E To transpose the key edit the Frequency parameter which transpos es numerically in semitones For example to lower a sequence from E to D reduce the Frequency Key value by 2 You may also transpose the sequences in real time from a MIDI keyboard Simply plug a MIDI keyboard into the MIDI input and press any key up or down from the E below middle C 25 Chapter 2 Presets Important information about tremolo filter and arpeagiator sequences While playing tremolo filter or arpeggiator sequences you may notice that a specific sequence will play 1 8 notes when one drumbeat is selected and 1 16 notes with another or may play at a different swing level depending on the selected drumbeat This is because the sequence s timebase 1 8 notes 1 8 triplets 1 16 notes or 1 16 swing is always the same as the drumbeat s Timebase setting For example if asequence is playing with swing timing and you d prefer to hear it with straight 1 16 notes change the drumbeats Timebase setting to the desired value AF Auto Filter Also called auto wah or envelope wah this effect simulates for example a wah pedal that automatically r
71. ni mode MIDI SYNC This controls whether AdrenaLinn Ill responds to received MIDI Clock and whether it sends MIDI Clock There are 4 options Display Option MIDI Clock is not received or sent in in AdrenaLinn Ill automatically switches between normal and external MIDI sync This is the default setting auk out MIDI Clock is sent no in out Same as IN and OUT simultaneously The AdrenaLinn III s Modulation Effects and drumbeats can synch up to MIDI Clock sent from your computers recording software or other tempo based devices To do this 1 Set SYNC to either in or ro 2 Set TEMPO to approximately the same as the tempo source device 3 Set your tempo source device computer recording software or other tempo source device to send MIDI Clock 4 Connect the sending device s MIDI Out jack to the AdrenaLinn III s MIDI Input 5 Start your tempo master device playing The AdrenaLinn III will automatically start playing in synch Note Here are the rules for syncing to external sources If Sync is set to i or 1 0 64 Chapter 4 System Settings 1 If MIDI Timing Clock messages are received AdrenaLinn Ill uses the external Tempo and the Tempo parameter shows 7 d If no MIDI Timing Clock is received for 100 ms A3 uses the internal tempo 2 If MIDI Start or Continue is received A3 starts playing upon receipt of the next Timing Clock message if no Timing Clock is received for 100 ms after
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73. ocks forward and back each time a new note is played The variations are Auto lowpass filter Auto wah Auto wah down sweep Auto lowpass filter soft tone Slow rise lowpass filter with resonance Speed controls rise amp fall Slow rise lowpass filter soft Speed controls rise and fall Slow rise wah Speed controls rise and fall Sharp attack lowpass filter with resonance Speed rise fall Sharp attack wah Speed controls rise fall 10 Peak hold lowpass filter 11 Peak hold wah 12 Peak hold wah inverted COON ARWH gt Note The last 3 variations are a very usetul effect Like most of the other variations the filter frequency is proportional to how hard you play each note butin this case the filter Stays at that frequency until you play the next note This works similar to the MIDI velocity information that keyboards produce EAL Talk Box This simulates the classic talk box effect originally generated by a device that pipes the instrument signal into your mouth via a plastic tube Moving your mouth as you play adds vocal characteristics to the signal which is then picked up by a mic This simulation doesn t generate specific words but does replicate the sound of a variety of mouth movements The variations are Classic talk box Talk box down sweep Slow rise talk box Sharp attack box Note triggered flanger Peak hold flanger holds the flanger frequency until the next note Ascending minor 3rds not rea
74. ompression Reverb on off Mod FX Delay Reverb on off Compression Delay Reverb on off Bypass entire effects signal chain is bypassed All drums mute on off Bass mute on off Snare mute on off Hihat mute on off Percussion mute on off Start stop drumbeat Foot Left default Intro End If stopped plays 4 hihats then drumbeat If playing stops at next bar Start drumbeat if playing restarts drumbeat Stop drumbeat Tap tempo sets the tempo by tapping twice Tap Delay Sets the delay time by tapping twice Tuner Mute on off Last Drumbeat Switch to last selected drumbeat Last Preset switch to last selected preset Drumbeat increment Drumbeat decrement Preset increment Foot Right Hold default Preset decrement Foot Left Hold default 68 Chapter 4 System Settings Some of the selections in the table show a reference of either or Here are the explanations If a MIDI Control Change message is assigned to one of these on off functions the message s data 0 127 can be used to either 1 specifically turn the assigned function on or off or 2 toggle it on off with each received message CC Data What it does a Sets the function to OFF l 26 Toggles ON or OFF with each message ict Sets the function to ON Table assignments not marked with a do not toggle between two states For these assignments the same action will be performed regardles
75. pter 2 Presets forward will add 20 Selecting a negative number reverses the pedal s influence if AMOUNT is set to 30 and Destination is set to Frequency then moving the pedal fully back will add nothing and moving fully forward will subtract 30 add 30 For non numeric destinations such as Drumbeat Timebase or Tempo based settings of Mod FX Speed the Pedal Amount value sets the maximum number of steps above the current setting For example if Delay Time is currently set to 1 8 notes and the Pedal Amount is set to 2 then moving the pedal will move from 1 8 notes 1 step higher to 1 8 note triplets to 1 16 notes 2 steps higher The MIDI source value is used to scale the destination parameter s current panel value For example if Amp Volume is set to 55 and Pedal Destination is set to Amp Volume then moving the pedal will vary between O and 55 Note 1 This option is not available for destinations Mod FX Dry Mix Mod FX Speed Mod FX Frequency Delay Time Drumbeat Timebase or Tempo If any of these is selected the SCA option is replaced by in the display and no MIDI messages are passed 2 If the destination is Amp Drive the resulting range is from silence to the panel s Amp Drive setting 3 If the destination is Drums FX Send then only the current portion of the range is scaled To Delay To Input or To Reverb PEDAL 1 DESTINATION and PEDAL 2 DESTINATION Details settings a
76. r playing The variations are 1 20 A variety of preset tremolo sequences USR A user programmable sequence unique for each preset See the next section Mod FX Creating your own sequences to learn how to program your own sequence FSE Filter Sequence This is a very powerful feature and can lead you in creative directions you d otherwise not thought of In this effect your instrument tone changes in 2 measure looping rhythmic patterns of filter tones As with tremolo sequences try playing sustained chords at first in order get a feel for how the rhythm of the sequences best compliment your playing You can choose one of 20 preset filter sequences or create your own The variations are 1 20 A variety of pre programmed filter sequences USR A user programmable sequence unique for each preset See the next section Mod FX Creating your own sequences to learn how to program your own sequence ArP Arpeggiator Sequence This effect definitely pushes the weird cool lever to the limit It accentuates specific musical notes in 2 measure patterns Even if you play muted strings on the guitar you ll still hear the generated note sequence because the sequence s notes are actually generated in response to your playing The note sequence is fixed and does not change depending on what you play You can choose one of 20 preset arpeggiator sequences a variety of major minor seventh and other patterns or create your ow
77. re hihat and percussion voices At each step the bass snare and hi hat voices can each play at one of three volume levels and the percussion voice can play one of three percussion instruments at a single volume level For each Drumbeat a selection of alternate sounds is available for the bass snare hi hat and percussion instruments The instrument mix tempo volume and send level to AdrenaLinn s processing are editable The drumbeat settings are shown in the DRUMS row of the panel This section describes each of those settings 54 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats The Drumbeat Settings Each drumbeat has 8 parameters contained in the single row of the Drumbeat section DRUMS 9 10 11 12 VOLUME controls the overall Drumbeat volume 00 to 99 Use this to match the volumes of different Drumbeats FX SEND allows routing the drum signal to the delay guitar input or reverb The options are Display Option al 1 EE Amount of drums set to delay MUS Amount of drums sent to guitar input to receive same processing as guitar Pi gt PE Amount of drums sent to reverb TREBLE DISTORTION has 2 functions 1 It acts as a treble control removing highs from the drums signal or 2 It adds filtered distortion to the drums signal to give it more edge Both of these are independent of the guitar signal The options are Display Option Bae No filter or distortion 2 Ein Amount of treble in the drums signal from 0 leas
78. re used to select which sound parameters are controlled by each pedal or MIDI source The options are Display Panel parameter Options for Amount Sos None nFd Mod FX Dry Mix 99 to 99 SE Mod FX stereo 99 to 99 Scale Sp Mod FX Speed 99 to 99 nde Mod FX Depth 99 to 99 Scale fr Mod FX Frequency 99 to 99 mr Mod FX Resonance 99 to 99 Scale Auo Amp Volume 99 to 99 Scale Adr Amp Drive 99 to 99 Scale Ab5 Amp Bass 99 to 99 Scale And Amp Mid 99 to 99 Scale Atr Amp Treble 99 to 99 Scale CoP Compression Drive 99 to 99 Scale duo Delay Volume 99 to 99 Scale 42 Chapter 2 Presets d Delay Time 99 to 99 drE Delay repeats 99 to 99 Scale d5t Delay Stereo 99 to 99 Scale ruo Reverb Volume 99 to 99 Scale dru Drumbeat Volume 99 to 99 Scale drS Drumbeat FX Send 99 to 99 Scale dre Drumbeat Timebase 99 to 99 EPo Tempo 99 to 99 Here are a few examples of common settings 1 Volume pedal before amp a Assuming your MIDI pedal is sending on MIDI Controller 7 volume set Pedal 1 Source to controller 7 b Set Pedal 1 Destination to Adr Amp Drive c Set Pedal 1 Amount to 5 A scale 2 Wah pedal a Set Mod Effect to Pot wah pedal b Set Variation 1 classic wah pedal c Assuming the MIDI pedal is sending on MIDI Controller 7 volume set Pedal 1 Source to controller 7 d Set Pedal 1 Destination to Fr Mod FX Frequency e Set Pedal 1 Amount to 36 add 0 36 to Frequency 3
79. receipt of MIDI Start or Continue it starts playing at the internal tempo This permits MIDI Start and Stop to remotely start and stop AdrenaLinn Ill atits internal tempo However because of the 100 ms delay itis better to set the Foot Switch Source and Destination parameters to remotely start and stop with MIDI Control Change messages GATE This controls the AdrenaLinn s noise gate The options are e OFF The noise gate is off e onl on9 The noise gate is on ON1 is the most sensitive gate level even light playing will open the gate ON9 is the least sensitive gate threshold and you will need to play harder to open the gate Using lower settings will allow even your softest notes to open the gate but it may also be opened by pickup hum or brus hing your hand against the strings Higher settings will prevent the gate opening from pickup hum or your hand brushing against the strings but it also won t open on softly played notes The default setting is onc DIRECT AMP This selects one of two output EQ settings Display Option dir Direct Normal EQ intended to be played through a flat response system such as aconsole powered monitors or a full range speakers Default ANP Amp Intended for playing through a guitar amp this reduces the frequencies between 3kHz to 5kHz to compensate for the corresponding boost that guitar amps tend to give to this frequency range AdrenaLinn s amp modeler like all amp model
80. red by these classic amps BOOST sets the amount that is added to Amp Drive when Amp Boost is turned on The options are 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 or 90 Amp Boost is turned on by one of 2 methods 1 By pressing the EFFECT foot switch The Effect Switch parameter must be set to BOOST or one ofits options that includes BOOST 2 By pressing an external MIDI foot switch The external MIDI foot switch must be set to BOOST or one of its options that includes BOOST using the Foot Switch Source and Destination parameters in the System row Note A preset cannot be saved with Amp Boostin the ON state AMP VOLUME sets the amp modeling processor s output volume from 0 off to 50 normal to 99 maximum Once you ve set the Amp sound 33 Chapter 2 Presets to your liking use this parameter to set the amp volume roughly equal to the volume when Amp On is set to OFF Note There is no single parameter used to set the presets overall volume but rather the Mod FX Amp Modeler and Compressor each have output volume controls and the order of these 3 elements is set with the FX Order parameter described in the Mod FX section When setting the overall level of the preset itis best to set the output of each of these 3 processors equal to their individual bypassed levels to then fine tune the overall preset level adjust the volume of the last elementin the chain while comparing it to the level of Bypass Tuner mode Tap then hold the
81. rgely copied from the original Fender Bassman subtle differences gave it its own distinct and very attractive personality PL Based on Marshall 100 watt Super Lead Plexi This wasn t just an amp but almost an instrument in itself redefining how guitar is played it s that significant Released in 1966 this 100 watt head is the heart of the famous Marshall stack used by countless bands in the 60 and 70s Along with the JTM 45 this amp was usually played with all controls set to full because it doesn t provide that much gain compared to later high gain amps 80 Based on Marshall JCM800 A very popular evolution of the Plexi this was one of the first amps to include higher gain a master volume and an overdrive stage before the tone controls Although preamp distortion isn t quite the same as power amp distortion it introduced a distinctive tone similar to putting a distortion stomp box before your amp The full and intense high gain sound further redefined lead guitar 20 Based on Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 This modern amp stretched the Marshall sound to include more versatile tone controls and 3 channels clean crunch and lead You could easily switch between clean full mid scooped mid and super high gain tones just by switching channels We modeled the lead channel here and love the full bass and warm treble it serves up A30 Based on Vox AC30 Top Boost A unique and truly inspired design the Vox AC30 is one of
82. right foot switch To assist in setting level the Filter Sequence and Drumbeat Sequence LEDs light to indicate internal overload on the left and right channels respectively but only while Mod FX Volume Amp Volume or Compressor Volume is selected AMP ON determines whether amp modeling is on On or bypassed Off in the signal chain DRIVE sets the amount of amplifier overdrive from 0 lowest no distortion for most models to 99 maximum BASS sets the level of bass frequencies and models the selected amp s range and frequency response Depending on the selected model this may come before or after the distortion The range is from 0 minimum to 99 maximum MID sets the level of midrange frequencies and models the selected amp s range and frequency response Depending on the selected model this may come before or after the distortion The range is from 0 minimum to 99 maximum TREBLE sets the level of treble frequencies and models the selected amp s range and frequency response Depending on the selected model this may come before or after the distortion The range is from 0 minimum to 99 maximum POST TREBLE a Details setting is a post distortion treble shelving filter with a range of 0 minimum treble to 90 no filtering in increments of 10 steps each 0 10 20 80 90 This is useful if you want to reduce the high frequencies caused by amp distortion Unlike the Treble control this is actu
83. ring on a guitar RESONANCE has one of two functions depending on the Effect setting If Effect is set to Filter Tremolo Random Filter Filter Sequence Auto Filter or Wah Pedal this emphasizes the tones at the filter frequency In guitar effect terms at higher resonance settings you ll get a wah pedal effect and a low resonance setting you ll get a more subtle effect The range is 0 low resonance to 99 high resonance f Effect is set to Flanger Chorus Vibrato Random Flanger Arpeggiator or Talk Box this increases the effect s emphasis It actually adds feedback to the delay The highest settings emphasize specific notes this produces the arpeggiator effect VOLUME a Details setting controls the Mod FX signal s output volume from 0 off to 50 normal to 99 maximum Once you ve set the Mod Effect sound to your liking use this parameter to set the volume roughly equal to the volume when Mod FX is bypassed Mod On is set to OFF Note There is no single parameter used to set the preset s overall volume but rather the Mod FX Amp Modeler and Compressor each have output volume controls and the order of these 3 elements is set with the FX Order parameter described in next page When setting the overall level of the preset itis best to set the output of each of these 3 processors equal to their individual bypassed levels to then fine tune the overall preset level adjust the volume of the last elementin the chain
84. rows of the Preset section 3 Press the SEQUENCER button once The Filter Sequence LED lights and the variation internally changes to US The AdrenaLinn is now in User Sequence editing mode 4 To edit the level value for a particular step in the sequence visually locate the desired step number 1 through 16 in either bar 1 or 2 in the 8 x 4 matrix then press the UP and DOWN buttons until the LED to the left of the row containing the step number lights Then turn the control directly above the step number The 3 digit display shows the current level value of the step at the intersection of the lit row and column LEDs shown preceded by an L As with parameter editing to light a particular column LED turn the control above it one click in either direction Subsequent clicks will edit the displayed value The range ist 010199 5 Each step can optionally trigger the attack decay envelope as the AdrenaLinn Ill steps through the sequence To edit the Envelope On Off status for each step press the SEQUENCER button again once Now the 3 digit display shows either E E or E 1 indicating that the envelope is off or on respectively As with editing Level information locate the desired step then view or edit the value 30 Chapter 2 Presets 6 To exit Sequencer mode and return to normal parameter editing press SEQUENCER once or twice if you skipped step 5 The Filter Sequence light will turn off Or press MAIN t
85. s of the controller message s data value 0 127 If LEFT FOOT HOLD or RIGHT FOOT HOLD is assigned to one of these increment or decrement functions then the value increments or decrements repeatedly as long as the foot switch is held Removing Time Lag on START Foot Switch You may notice a slight time lag between pressing the START foot switch and when the drumbeat starts playing This is because the 2 panel foot switches perform their actions when released not on the down stroke of the switch This is necessary in order for them to have both tap briefly pressed and held functions If you would prefer a foot switch s assigned tap function to occur on the down stroke instead of the release simply remove that same switch s hold function by assigning it to no assignment So to remove the START foot switch s hold function select LFH in Foot Switch Source then select in Foot Switch Destination MIDI DRUMS a Details setting This selects whether incoming MIDI Note On messages are used to trigger the internal drums The options are ON and OFF If ON the internal drums are triggered by the following MIDI note numbers Note Number Plays this drums Velocity levels 36 Bass drum 3 38 Snare drum 3 40 Hihat 3 69 Chapter 4 System Settings 41 Percussion 1 1 43 Percussion 2 1 45 Percussion 3 1 As shown at the right side of the table the bass snare and hihat play at 3 MIDI velocity levels soft velo
86. t if you wish to copy to a different drumbeat The drumbeat you are saving appears in the display 2 Optional To copy your edited drumbeat to a different drumbeat number select the new destination with the DRUMBEAT knob Or to initialize the selected drumbeat to blank status or to its factory status turn the DRUMBEAT knob all the way to the right and select in or FAc respectively 3 To complete the save copy or initialize briefly press DOWN ARROW again You ll hear a beep as confirmation To cancel the save press any button other than DOWN ARROW 61 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats 62 Chapter 4 System Settings Chapter 4 System Settings The System settings are not specific to any single preset or drumbeat but rather affect the entire product s operation and don t change when a new preset or drumbeat is selected These are sometimes called Global settings on other products and are accessed in the SYSTEM row SYSTEM 13 14 15 16 Unlike the Preset and Drumbeat settings these settings are automatically saved in memory when they are changed and do not need to be saved The System settings also include the Main and Secondary Main settings but only the settings in the System row are described in this section MIDI CHANNEL This selects the MIDI receive channel 1 16 or ALL over which the AdrenaLinn receives MIDI Channel Voice messages MIDI note controller and program change The default setting is ALL Om
87. t treble to 90 normal non filtered drums signal in increments of 10 steps dd ggg Level of distortion drive in the drums signal from 0 normal no distortion to 90 highest distortion in increments of 10 steps The distortion is similar to guitar amp distortion though not as good as running the drums through the amp models 55 Chapter 3 Drumbe ats TIMEBASE controls both the Drumbeat s note duration and the amount of swing There are 5 settings Display Option An 1 8 Notes Each sequence step an 1 8 note Every alternate step in the sequence is skipped for a total of 16 steps or 2 bars of 1 8 notes BE 1 8 Triplets Each sequence step is an 1 8 note triplet If selected the 4th step of each group of 4 is skipped for a total of 24 steps or 2 bars of 1 8 note triplets Bn 1 16 Notes Each sequence step is an even 1 16 note for a total of 32 steps or 2 bars of 1 16 notes IBH 1 16 Half swing Same as 16n except that the 1 16 notes are played halfway between Ibn and 165 65 16 Swing Same as iEn except that the 1 16 notes are played in swing timing Note If a presetis selected that contains a tremolo sequence filter sequence or arpeggiator sequence that sequence will change to match the selected drumbeat s timebase For example if a drumbeat is selected that has a 1 16 swing timebase any sequence preset that you select will play with 1 16 swing timing To change asequence presets timebase you must change
88. the Delay settings and the 6 row contains the Com pression and Reverb settings Also note some numbers printed in black These are the sequence settings explained further in this chapter To edit one of these settings in the preset section 1 Locate the row that contains the setting to be edited 2 Press either the UP or DOWN arrow buttons until the LED next to the desired row lights 3 Locate the column that contains the parameter to be edited 4 un the knob associated with that column to change the parameter value Example You want to alter the Delay Volume which is located in Preset Row 5 Press the UP or DOWN arrow buttons until Row 5 s LED lights Delay Volume is in the first column so the leftmost knob varies the amount of Delay Volume There are a couple more things to know Upon selecting a row if the LED directly above the parameter name is lit the 3 digit display shows the current parameter value If the LED above the parameter is not lit turn the knob above it one click in either direction to select the column and view the parameter value The parameter value won t actually change until a second click occurs Upon editing a parameter the 6 row LEDs will blink This isn t just to amuse you with a light show it s to remind you to save your edits Edits are not saved until you use the Save Preset feature If you select a different Preset before saving any edits will be lost The Mod FX Amp Pedals De
89. to USR the contents of the presets user sequence are pres ented unchanged Note There is only one user sequence per preset used for the user tremolo sequence user filter sequence and user arpeggiator sequence For example if you create a user tremolo sequence then create a user filter sequence in the same preset you will be editing the same data Note If a sequence step has the envelope turned on E 1 normally the envelope s decay terminates when the next step plays However ifthe next step s level is set to L O and its envelope status is set to E 0 the envelope will continue to decay into the next step Clearing Sequence Data To clear level or envelope data for an entire sequence 1 Press SEQUENCER repeatedly until either Level L or Envelope on off data E is displayed 2 Press and hold the SEQUENCER button for 1 2 second If Level is selected all steps will be reset to L 0 If Envelope is selected all steps will be reset to E 0 31 Chapter 2 Presets Amp Models Settings The two Amp Pedals rows primarily control the selection and settings of the guitar amplifier models 3 9 10 N 12 o lt u 13 14 15 16 Note The position of the amp models within the effects signal chain can be changed with the FX ORDER parameter described in the Mod FX Settings section AMP selects an amplifier model from the following list Detailed descriptions of the amps are given in the
90. unt amp Destination settings described inthe MIDI Expression Pedals section in chapter 2 To view or change assignments 1 In the Foot Switch Source parameter select the internal or MIDI foot switch to be assigned 2 Inthe Foot Switch Dest parameter view or change its current assignment FOOT SWITCH SOURCE Select the internal or MIDI foot switch to be assigned The options are Display Option LF Left foot switch amp LED default is Start Stop LFH Left foot switch when held for more than Y second Default is Preset Decrement rF Right foot switch amp LED Default is Effect Switch rFH Right foot switch when held for more than Y second Default is Preset Increment C64 MIDI Controller 64 Default is Boost on off 65 MIDI Controller 65 Default is Amp on off C66 MIDI Controller 66 Default is MOD FX on off 61 MIDI Controller 67 Default is Compression on off 68 MIDI Controller 68 Default is Delay on off 69 MIDI Controller 69 Default is Reverb on off 66 Chapter 4 System Settings MIDI Controller 80 MIDI Controller 81 MIDI Controller 82 MIDI Controller 83 Default is Start Stop Default is Intro End Default is Tap Tempo Default is Last Drumbeat E E FOOT SWITCH DESTINATION This parameter shows the current assignment for the panel or MIDI foot switch selected in the FOOT SWITCH SOURCE parameter The options are Display Pressing EFFECT foot switch does this EFS
91. ut everybody in the 70s used including John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin Its deep loud bass partly derives from its unique 18 folded horn design We pay homage to this fine instrument in our model 39 Chapter 2 Presets Sut Based on Ampeg SVT bass amp The 300 watt SV T a classic and virtually ubiquitous rock bass amp of the 60s and 70s was heavy both in tone and weight particularly with the 8 x 10 SVT cabinet we used for our model JAL Based on Gallien Krueger 800RB bass amp Gallien Krueger amps are very well engineered very loud and very heavy We dare you to try lifting an 800RB head from which this model was created The Gallien Krueger team understands that you need massive amounts of power to reproduce low bass without distortion Beyond that they also understand bass tone This amp very popular in the 80s was a testament to that understanding We honor the Gallien Krueger team with our model of their fine amp 5 r Based on SWR SM 500 bass amp The SWR SM 500 upon which our model is based is the successor to the world famous SWR 400 chosen by professionals for its well defined tone and graphic EQ SWR amps have great versatile sound and high consistent quality and we re proud to include it in the AdrenaLinn Ill s arsenal Fue A Fuzz Tone stomp box model This amp and stomp box hybrid gives you the sound of vintage fuzz tones like Fuzz Face with bass mid and treble controls Think

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