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USER`S MANUAL - Soundart Chameleon

1. Type cip RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 a In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise si Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Off 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Off PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x12Green 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Connect your favourite PreAmp or amp line out to the line in of the Chameleon and enjoy the power amp and cabinet simulation during your late at night sessions 82 Guide to the Factory Presets 041 Open 2x12 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Off 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Off PowerAmp Tube USA Speaker 4x12Green 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description Connect your favourite PreAmp or amp line out to the line in of the Chameleon and enjoy the power amp and cabinet simulation during your late at night sessions 042 Open 4x10 FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Off 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Off PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x12Green 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Connect your favourite PreAmp or amp line out to the line in of the Chameleon and enjoy the power amp and cabinet simulation dur
2. 4x12 Mod Modern style speakers 4x12 Closed Back Configuration Extra Bottom Response British style speakers 4x12 Closed Back Configuration Classic 4x12 Brit Midrange Tone 4x12Green Greenback style speakers 4x12 Closed Back Configuration Vintage Cabinet sound 4x12 Open British style speakers 4x12 Open Back small cabinet Less mid high frequency restrictive 4x10 Clos 4x10 Closed Back Configuration Fast attack 4x10 Open 4x10 Open Back Configuration Faster attack less bottom response 2x12 Closed Back Modern Sound Softer Bottom response Aad than 4x12 Mod 2x12 Vint 2x12 Open Back Classic British Combo Sound 1x12 Clos 1x12 Combo configuration with Closed Back 1x12Clos2 Another 1x12 Combo configuration with Closed Back 1x12 Open 1x12 Combo configuration with Open Back Another Small Combo with a 12 speaker mounted in vented 1x120pen2 b OX 1x15 Open 1x15 Combo with Open Back 2x10 Open 2x10 Combo with Open Back 2x8 Open 2x8 Combo with Open Back 2 2 2 2 The Post FX Slots The post FX section of Amp 0 Matic is made up of three independent stereo FX slots that can create a wide variety of layered or parallel stereo effects You can configure them to take their inputs directly from the Chameleon input the amp section from each other These work in a very similar way to the Pedal FX you find before the Amps but with added features You have a few more options in some Amp 0 Mat
3. FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compression 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 4x12Green FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Delay Delay Time Delay LoCut Delay Level FX 2 Reverb 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut Routing Expert XIE EEOlil DDEEDI IOI A nice clean amp feeds into the delay which is used as a pre delay for the reverb to give it more a sense space 036 Trem Phase Del FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Tremelo 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Phaser PreAmp SS Crunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 1x12Clos2 FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Reverb RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut FX 2 Phaser 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 Delay Phaser Speed Phaser Feedbk Phaser Depth Routing Expert 6 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 Delay Clock 1 Delay Delay level Feedback Quickly pulsing phased sound with very crunchy body and delays on top 80 Guide to the Factory Presets 037 Trem Phase FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Tremelo 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Phase
4. This is a classic 4x10 tube combo sound with a little bit of compression before the PreAmp and a medium long reverb For your best blues lead sounds Guide to the Factory Presets 009 VH Brown Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp BritDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x12 Brit 4 FX 1 Phaser FX 2 5 FX 3 Delay Routing Expert 6 Description Hot overdriven British sound with added phaser and stereo delay very touch sensitive 010 Tremolo Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Tremolo 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp Tube USA Speaker 2x12 Mod 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Classic clean sound taken from a 2x12 tube combo with medium speed tremolo and medium reverb Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 67 011 Tremoverdrive Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Tremolo 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Blue Tube 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 2x12 Vint 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert
5. MIDI ID 0 127 If you have more than one Chameleon and you want to send SysEx information to them independently on the same MIDI chain you can uniquely identify them using this setting Rx CtIChg On Off Amp 0 Matic will respond to MIDI controller change messages when this parameter is On and ignore them when Off Tx CtlChg On Off When this is on whenever you adjust a parameter Amp 0 Matic will transmit the corresponding MIDI controller change message Useful if you want to record a performance with the Realtime controllers Rx PrgChg On Off Will respond to program change messages for changing preset Rx PrgChg On Off Amp 0 Matic will transmit a program change messages whenever you change preset Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 51 SysEx dumps are MIDI code that the Chameleon will send to your MIDI sequencer to save the internal settings of a Preset Do it Soundskin for safekeeping Place your sequencer in record and then use the VALUE UP key to execute This sends the current preset Dump Full Bank Do it This sends the whole bank of presets This sends the rest of the set up data for Amp O Matic such as Global Data Do it ed the parameters in this table Sends a dump of everything This is the safest to use You should make a Total dump regularly to make sure you never Total Do it lose all your finel
6. that you can use to alter internal parameters These can be switched between up to 6 different pot groups to increase the number of parameters you can control with these hand on knobs In Amp 0 Matic the first three pot groups are always hardwired to amplifier parameters such as gain presence bass mid and treble or FX wet dry balance Meanwhile Pot Groups 4 to 6 can be freely assigned to many other internal parameters Different assignment settings can be saved with each preset So you can cycle between the different pot groups controlling up to 9 user definable parameters per preset So the Pot Group number helps you know what you are doing with the Realtime controllers over on the right of the front panel See Sections 2 2 4 and 2 2 5 to know more about Realtime controllers and Pot Groups SOFTWARE VERSION In Preset Mode by pressing the SHIFT key and holding it down you can see a page that tells you the Soundskin name and version number As you let go of the SHIFT key you return to Preset Mode Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 21 2 1 2 Working in Preset Mode By using the keys VALUE UP and VALUE DOWN or the BIG DIAL you can navigate through the bank of stored presets When you hold a key or move the BIG DIAL the three character Pot abbreviations on the lower line of the display will blink indicating that you are changing the current preset but that the new one has not been loaded yet When you release the key or the BIG DIA
7. Input L R Wet Dry ox PostEfx Out L PostEfx OutR As a hint you can select any of the pre configured routings as the starting point for a specific routing Then you can switch from this pre configured routing to the Expert mode so you have more advanced options to adjust the FX configurations to suits better your taste 1 3 4 Typical configurations As we said before you can use Amp 0 Matic for complete or partial gear emulation and here are some examples to show you those typical configurations where you can use it You can use it as a complete emulation tool just as a cabinet emulator etc The following diagrams will show you how Chameleon with Amp 0 Matic loaded can help you to obtain the desired guitar tone depending on your equipment and situation 14 Overview Full Emulation Gear Device With this configuration you can use if you want all the modules inside the Amp 0 Matic You just have to connect your guitar to the Chameleon with an special high impedance to line level converter the device marked as xX in the diagram and then send the Chameleon outputs to a line mixer or a recording workstation The recommended connections would be Mixer Or Recording DAW Line In Guitar PreAmp With this configuration you may use if you want all the modules inside the Amp O Matic except the Power Amp and the Speaker simulator and use external real ones You just have to connect your guita
8. The very last thing in the chain the Master Volume is controlled directly from the Volume knob on the front panel of the Chameleon as you might expect 1 3 3 3 Pre configured Routings So as you can imagine it is possible to configure Amp 0 Matic to create a wild guitar sound in the Amp section and then run three different FX side by side on top of this each taking the amps input signal processing it and sending it to the output Or you might configure it so that each FX Slot receives signals directly from the previous one adding more and more layers of effects as it passes through the three FX Slots until FX3 sends it to the output This would be achieved by turning down to zero the output levels of FX1 Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 11 Amp Out Input L Input R Input L R ox 12 and FX2 that are sent to the main output mix but setting the inputs of FX2 and FX3 to listen to the previous effect in the chain There is of course a whole world of mixing subtleties in between The Post FX slots have many routing options This is a very powerful system that allows a lot of flexibility which is why we call this mode of editing expert mode But this power comes with the added cost of generally increased complexity while editing However there are a handful of very common routing set ups that we have created as optional hardwired choices instead of expert mode so that you only need to set the wet dry balance and the re
9. 117 Post FX3 Output Level R 118 Post FX3 FX Select PROGRAM CHANGE Sending a standard MIDI program change 0xCn program number message to the Chameleon will cause the Soundskin to load the preset with the number of the program Program changes will only be received in the MIDI Channel set in the Amp Midi Channel in the System Menu Preset numbers in Amp 0 Matic have the range 001 to 128 Midi Implementation Appendix Guide to the Factory Presets Amp 0 Matic comes with a Factory Bank of 64 presets to quickly guide you through the Soundskin The following tables contain a description of each preset with a detailed list of settings 001 One Vision FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Crunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 2x12 Mod 4 FX 1 Flanger FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 British 30w Class A 2x12 Combo with a little bit of Flanger 002 Comp Clean FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 2x12 Vint 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Ultra
10. Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 37 TREMOLO The Tremolo effect automatically wobbles the volume of the signal at a controllable speed and depth It is a classic effect Vintage amps and can be used in many different ways especially if you synchronise it to your MIDI clock For instance you could create automatically stuttering power chords The Tremolo is available in any of the two Pedals and in any of the 3 Post FX slots FxSel Parameter Value Description Sync On Off Speed The SHAPE control determines what contour the when sync 5HZ wobble will have and the DEPTH control decides is off 15Hz how extreme the effect is The effect can be Clock synchronised to the MIDI clock or set at a certain Tremolo 1 32nd speed in Hertz cycles per second When the SYNC 2Bar is OFF you can set the speed in Hertz When SYNC is is On h TTT ON you have a range of tempo based options for Dept 2 synchronizing the speed to your MIDI tempo e g Triangle 1 4 notes 1 8 note Triplets etc Square Sine When Sync Shape CHORUS A chorus effect is used to thicken the signal by reproducing the same sound on top of itself several times with a very slight delay and pitch change Controls are added to make these extra voices move about in pitch over time The Chorus is available in any of the two Pedals and in any of the 3 Post FX slots Parameter Description Speed 0 05Hz
11. Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp TubCrunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern Poweramp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 Stereo Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description Smooth overdrive with stereo ping pong delay Several repetitions per channel Roll off half volume and you ll get a clean sound 064 Cleanbreaker FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp USA Drive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 Stereo Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Very dynamic overdrive Roll off half volume on neck or mixed pickup positions and you ll get a nice clean sound Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 95
12. Description Classic dark overdriven sound with lead delay following your melody Play with it 006 Clean Chorus Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Chorus 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp Tube USA Speaker 2x12 Mod 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description American 100w tube 2x12 combo with deep warm chorus stomp box and medium reverb for your best ballad intro Show this preset to your girl boyfriend Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 65 007 Clean Delay Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Delay 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp Tube USA Speaker 2x12 Mod 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Classic clean sound from a 2x12 tube combo with delay stomp box and medium reverb 008 Texas Tone Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp TubCrunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x10 Open 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description
13. Wet Dry 0 100 Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 33 Group Page Parameter Value Description Off FX Sel This is where Reverb you select the FX Delay type to put into this Tremolo Slot as listed on the Chorus See above right you pick the Flanger effect using VALUE Phaser params UP DOWN AutoPan Pitch shifter From FX Sel above ifl you press PARAM UP With VALUE UP ou will start to DONI yeu ran y edit the effect See section 2 2 2 3 for details navigate through the parameter list of parameters for values FX3 that particular effect Active On Off Amp InL R In L In R Exf1 L R Insel Efx1 L ROUTING Efx1 R See above Exf2 L R Efx2 L Efx2 R InLevel 0 127 OutLevelL 0 127 OutLevelR 1 127 Wet Dry 0 100 After the three Post FX slots there are two more groups that are common to all three FX Mix and FX Routing The parameters in those groups are listed in the following table Note that there are no pages Group Parameter Value Description Fx Amp L 0 100 Fx Amp L and R parameters adjust the mix balance between the Amp section and the Post FX Fx Mix Fx Amp R 0 100 stereo output When Lnk L R is On Fx Amp L and Fx Amp R values are linked i e changing one will Lnk L R on Off change the other In this group you can select any of the pre configured Post FX routings or the Expert routing Expert Series mode When
14. sounds from clean transparent voicings to loud and distorted screams including crunchy riffs and funky or bluesy chords and solos Many of those models are also ideal for using on non guitar sounds such as keyboards vocals and drums The following table describes the available PreAmp models PreAmp Type Parameters Value Description JazzClean Volume 0 10 Crystal clear solid state amp Good for jazz and a transparent guitar IRE Volume 0 10 Another clean transistor amp This one features also a gain control Gain 0 10 so you can add a slight saturation to increase the expressiveness VintClean Volume 0 10 Clean tube amp with nice vintage sound hard to saturate BritClean Volume 0 10 Clean tube amp more darker and more prone to saturation Volume 0 10 Yet another clean tube amp but with a very characteristic bright Mod Clean i tone and with gain control to allow both clean rhythms and more Gain 0 10 saturated phrasings Volume 0 10 Blue Tube Honky tonky tube amp good for blues Gain 0 10 The Dyn models feature a new dynamic saturation algorithm unique to Amp 0 Matic It doesn t simulate any known analog Volume 0 10 amplifier but while we were developing and innovating the Amp 0 Matic sound we discovered these silky smooth amp sounds These models feature a dynamic crunch sound that maintains a DynDrive 1 2 1 Ve constant saturation over the volume and never runs into clipp
15. 15Hz SPEED controls the rate of movement DEPTH Chorus Depth 0 100 controls how much the effect moves DELAY controls the difference in time with the original Delay 2ms 60ms 38 Operating Modes FxSel Flanger FLANGER The Flanging effect is said to have been originally created when engineers started experimenting with the reel to reel technology They would run two analog tape machines in sync with the same recording on each one Then they would rub their thumb over the flange of the reel to reel tape machines forcing each machine to slow down alternately and thus changing the pitch of the sound and causing all sorts of interference patterns when the signals were mixed together again This of course is now easily recreated digitally The Amp 0 Matic Flanger reproduces the signal on top of itself and it moves the sound around in pitch drifting it slightly higher or lower than the original causing the same effect The Flanger is available in any of the two Pedals and in any of the 3 Post FX slots Parameter Value Sync On Off Speed When Sync is off 0 05Hz 15Hz Clock When Sync is On 1 32nd 2Bar Depth 0 100 Feedback Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 0 100 Description FEEDBACK sets the amount of either positive or negative feedback DEPTH controls how extreme the effect is The effect can be synchronised to the MIDI clock or set at
16. B Off PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Ultra clean sound with deep warm chorus stomp box and medium reverb for your best ballad intro Show this preset to your girl boyfriend Guide to the Factory Presets 051 Clean Delay Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Delay 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Classic clean sound with delay stomp box and medium reverb 052 Texas Tone Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp TubCrunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description This is a bluesy overdriven sound with a little bit of compression before the PreAmp and a medium long reverb For your best blues lead sounds Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 89 053 VH Brown Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp B
17. Groups 4 to 6 allow you hands on control of almost any parameter Every preset can have its own unique Realtime controller set up As well as for live performance they can be used for intuitive editing For instance while editing a preset if you loaded into an FX Slot a Reverb you could then assign three of the parameters say Reverberation Time Lo Cut and Hi Cut to the three controllers Then you could tweak the parameters simultaneously focusing on the sound while finding the sweet spot without thinking in numbers or staring at the screen The Realtime controllers also send out MIDI controller data so you can use them to record any parameter edits into you sequencer effortlessly in the same manner This is all really easy as assigning parameters is a very quick process In Edit Mode 1 Find the parameter you want to assign 2 Press SHIFT while turning one of the pots That s it Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 43 44 WHAT HAPPENS AS YOU ASSIGN The value of the parameter won t change but a message P x assigned will be shown in the Display for a few seconds PX refers to which pot you are assigning P1 to P9 It will also show the assigned parameter name and where it comes from PedalA PedalB FX1 FX2 and FX3 To remark that a potentiometer is assigned the LED above it will lit on If you want to assign the same pot to different parameter simply repeat the process You can also un assign a pot by press
18. Hz for the A4 note but you may want to change this setting e g if you have to play with horns or brasses to adjust your tuning to comp a particular singer play along with a particular piano or in many other circumstances The lower line of the display displays the currently detected note and the fine tuning scale While you are not playing the lower line will just display the text indicating that no signal is detected As soon as you pluck a string the note you ve played will be quickly recognised and displayed in the right hand side of the display In the left the tuning scale will display how above or below the note is from matching the note with a precision of 3 cents In the image above an A is being detected which is slightly above the exact note As you adjust the tuning in your instrument the tuning scale will approach to the centre When you re in pitch the symbol in the centre of tuning scale will change to indicate the matching and you will see the following in the display Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 55 56 To exit the Tuner Mode and return to the previous mode simply press EDIT Operating Modes Appendix Loading Soundskins IMPORTANT NOTICE Chameleon Soundskins are stored in the internal Flash memory together with the user data sounds presets banks Soundskin configuration When changing Soundskin or updating an existing one we recommend to follow the instructions below to ensure a
19. Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp High Gain 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern Poweramp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Modern high gain distortion with scooped mid frequencies and short small room reverb Guitar input is compressed to obtain maximum punch For those nu metal heads 048 80s Drive Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SuperLead 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Classic 80s high gain plenty of mid frequencies Medium reverb For those classic overdrive lovers Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 87 049 Ah Via FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SuperLead 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage Poweramp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Classic dark overdriven sound with lead delay following your melody Play with it 050 Clean Chorus FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Chorus 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal
20. a certain speed in Hertz cycles per second When the SYNC is OFF you can set the speed in Hertz When SYNC is ON you have a range of tempo based options for synchronizing the speed to your MIDI tempo e g 1 4 notes 1 8 note Triplets etc 39 PHASER A phaser reproduces the same signal on top of itself while modulating the frequency phase difference between the two thus causing a frequency dependant delay between both signals The result is that certain frequency components are eliminated and others are enhanced as the phase relationship changes over time which is usually controlled by an internal LFO The Phaser is available in any of the two Pedals and in any of the 3 Post FX slots FxSel Parameter Value Description Sync On Off FEELING controls the tonal quality and DEPTH Speed 0 05Hz 15Hz controls how extreme the effect changes The When Sync is off effect can be synchronised to the MIDI clock or set Clock 1 32th 28 at a certain speed in Hertz cycles per second Phaser When Sync is On sE When the SYNC is OFF you can set the speed in Depth 0 100 Hertz When SYNC is ON you have a range of tempo based options for synchronizing the speed Feedback 0 100 to your MIDI tempo e g 1 4 notes 1 8 note 3 Triplets etc Feel Warm Bright AUTOPAN This simple effect takes the sound and moves it around in the stereo field automatically using an internal LFO The A
21. clean sound with medium hall reverb Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 63 003 NuMetal FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp High Gain 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x12 Mod 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert NE Modern high gain distortion with scooped mid frequencies and short small room reverb Guitar input is compressed to obtain maximum punch Be careful with your loudspeakers They will dance synchronised with your palm muting riff 004 80s Drive DE In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise a Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SuperLead 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x12Green 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Classic 80s high gain plenty of mid frequencies Medium reverb For those classic overdrive lovers Guide to the Factory Presets 005 Ah Via Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SuperLead 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x12 Mod 4 FX 1 Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6
22. one part of a phrase and whispers another compression can be used to drastically even out the levels so that the jump is not so extreme It will seem to sound the same but the levels are much more even So when mastering houses compress a mix to make it have weight and punch on the radio it is because the overall loudness has been increased However these days the process is also used with extreme settings for many creative production effects For instance a pumping effect in dance music can be achieved where the compression is so strong that the loudest parts are slammed down hard and the quiet passages in between the beats swell into the foreground as the compression decays Compressor is available in any of the two Pedals Parameter Value Description The compression will kick in once the sound Threshold 60dB 0dB reaches a certain loudness the THRESHOLD The lower the threshold the sooner the effect will start Ratio off inf 1 working Then the compressor will compensate by pulling back the volume more and more as the r sound gets louder so it will not get as loud as Attack Ams e ons quickly The higher the RATIO the more severe the compression Release 20ms 2 sec The ATTACK controls how quickly the effect reacts and the RELEASE controls how long it takes to let Gain 60dB 18dB go Finally the GAIN control can be used to bring the overall volume back up again if needed
23. pedal in your external MIDI device while you are looking at a parameter you want to assign Be sure of having the Receive MIDI Control RxMidiCtrl parameter enabled in the System Menu and that your device is sending data through the appropriate MIDI channel see the MIDI Implementation Table at the end of this manual 2 2 5 Potentiometer Groups Instead of just three Realtime controllers to play with in Amp 0 Matic you can now assign up to nine controllers to whatever parameter you like split into three sets or Pot Groups that you can toggle between This is on top of the first three Pot Groups which are permanently hard wired to these parameters that are very useful get at instantly from the front panel Group 1 Realtime controllers RTCs are assigned to the PreAmp Volume the PreAmp Gain if the currently active PreAmp Model doesn t has a Gain parameter this RTC is disabled and the Presence Group 2 RTCs are assigned to the Tone Bass Mid and Treble parameters Group 3 RTCs are assigned to the Input Level and to the Amp FX Left and Right Mix parameters Note that if you have the Amp FX Link activated in the FX Mix Menu both Pots 2 and 3 will always have the same value Groups 4 5 and 6 RTCs can be assigned to any parameter in the Pedals and the Post FX You can use PART UP and PART DOWN while in Preset or Edit modes to switch the Pot Group The current group is displayed on the right in these Modes So w
24. safe swap between different Chameleon Soundskins or version updates without losing any of your user data With different Soundskins it is possible that the exact configuration of commands to execute the dump may differ but for Amp O Matic it goes like this Connect the MIDI OUT of the Chameleon to the MIDI IN of the Sequencer Recorder machine Be sure that the MIDI Channel and Port settings are properly selected Disabling the MIDI clock is recommended In system mode select the MIDI DUMP page and use PARAM UP to choose a Total dump to save all your settings Start recording MIDI data in the Sequencer Recorder and then send the SysEx information by pressing VALUE UP or DOWN In a few seconds all the user information of the Soundskin stored inside the Chameleon will be recorded as SysEx data in the Sequencer Recorder When MIDI activity ends all the data has been send SysEx should not be filtered Stop the Sequencer Recorder and Save the MIDI file Now that you have stored the total user data of the existing Soundskin you can load the new Soundskin or version update inside the Chameleon safely Follow the instructions below MIDI OUT MIDI IN l Oboi A Chameleon SHIET MIDISequence Player Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 57 58 Power up the Chameleon with the Shift Key held down to put it in ready mode to accept the new Soundskin It will show this message Connect the MIDI OUT of your MIDI Seque
25. start by selecting an input source adding a simple noise reduction circuit to get a nice and clean signal then you pass through two mono Pedal FX A and B before finally using the amp modeller to build your chosen amplifier and speaker cabinet combo The Post FX This is essentially a three part stereo FX processor This in fact can be thought of as a simplified version of Chromasonic our dedicated multi FX Soundskin These FX can be used to process the mono guitar Amp FX output coming from part 1 above However they can also process the original input signals to the Chameleon directly This should be thought of as a distinct part of Amp 0 Matic that is mixed with the amp signals from part 1 at the output The next figure shows a highly simplified diagram of Amp O Matic where you can clearly see how the two main parts are related Amp Section Wis Foa ee i ee anne RIUR L PiI1r _ _ II All of the features in each of these sections can be turned on or off So you can choose to use just one effect or create a full blown amplifier system with 5 different FX all at once The exact configuration of all these different sections is very flexible and allows for a wide variety of routing and mixing options You could even set it up so that Amp 0 Matic becomes two separate mono FX units the left channel could be a smooth delayed phaser and the right channel a crunchy Amp modeller with WahWah 8 Overvie
26. the maximum they begin to behave non linearly and add extra distortion Description Tube Brit British Class A tube model which tends to saturate at the loudest volumes Tube USA American Class A tube model harder to run into saturation SState 50W Solid State PowerAmp model which tends to saturate at the loudest volumes Mosfet100 Solid State PowerAmp model harder to run into saturation 30 Operating Modes Speaker This is also a fundamental part of real amps it is a very common practice to record the guitars by placing a microphone in front of the amp speaker instead of using the amp line out This is because the cabinet adds its own coloration to the amp sound and guitarists want to record the sound as they hear it The speaker cabinet is seen to make the amp sound more smooth and pleasant This is in fact due to the fact that the speakers mounted in cabinets for guitar are rough low pass filters The signal coming from the guitar has very low components in high frequencies beyond 7 or 8 kHz When the PreAmp introduces distortion even a slight crunch it adds overtones to the mid and high frequencies The high frequency overtones tend to make the sound too harsh and brilliant and they are usually considered as unnatural The cabinet automatically filters and attenuates these high frequency overtones and makes the distortion more gentle and pleasant Speaker Model Description
27. you are in any of the non expert modes by pressing SHIFT VALUE DOWN you ll Fx Routing Fx Routing Parallel 3 Lala switch to the Expert Mode This is useful to start Ser Parallel from a simple pre configured routing and then Ser St 1 E changing to Expert for a more complex edition See Section 1 3 3 3 34 Operating Modes 2 2 2 3 Description of Effects FxSel Reverb As explained in the subsection NAVIGATION above for Pedals A and B and FX 1 2 and 3 depending on the effect type loaded the parameter menus show different things The following sections below give a brief introduction to each type of effect its potential uses and descriptions of the parameters you can edit once it is loaded REVERB A reverb effect is used to recreate digitally the spatial effects that occur when sound bounces around inside different types of physical spaces It is an extremely useful effect to use in music production as our ears are actually very aware of a sense of space as we use them everyday to navigate our surroundings Reverb is widely used in any guitar set up to add depth and space both to solo and rhythm guitar The reverb is available in any of the 3 Post FX slots Parameter Value Description Reverb Time 0 015 105 It controls how long the reverberation takes to die away to nothing You use these two Cut parameters to shape the sound make it darker or lighter Hi Cut 0 100 The h
28. 6 Description Slightly overdriven sound taken from a 2x12 open back tube combo with medium speed tremolo and medium reverb 012 Latin Drive Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp BritDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 1x120pen2 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Overdriven little combo with medium reverb plenty of mid and sustain recommended for playing Latin lead melodies 68 Guide to the Factory Presets 013 Edge Delays Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x12 Brit 4 FX 1 Flanger FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Play funky riffs with this clean sound Very well suited for mixed pickups position on strat like guitars 014 Dirty Lead Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x12 Brit 4 FX 1 Flanger FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Descripti
29. Amp MOSFET100 Speaker 1x12Clos2 Pedal A Pedal A FX 1 AutoPan Wah Clock Wah Depth FX 2 Delay 5 Pedal B Pedal B FX 3 Wah Speed Wah Depth Routing Expert 6 FX 2 FX 2 Description Delay 1 Time Delay 2 Time Wobbly weird WahWahs that squelch around your sound Guide to the Factory Presets 033 Rhodes Boost FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Compressor PreAmp DynDrive 3 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 1x12 Open FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Reverb RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut FX 2 5 Pedal B Pedal B Pedal B FX 3 Threshold Attack Makeup Gain Routing Expert Description E E BREE To add a bit of punch to that keyboard sound 034 Biting Room a In R L Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compression 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 4x10 Open FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Delay Delay Time Delay LoCut Delay Level FX 2 Reverb 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut Routing Expert 6 Description A dirty amp feeds into the delay which is used as a pre delay for the reverb to create a medium room type reverb Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 79 035 CleanVerb
30. Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 25 list using PARAM DOWN and change the effect model type to something else e g DELAY as you go back up the list again you will see a different set of parameters These now correspond to the new effect that you have loaded In this sense the PARAM list is dynamic here as it changes according to what effect type you select at the bottom of the list For clarity we have laid out all the menus that you navigate through in the tables below in this manual with additional descriptions This is actually a lot of words to describe something that is quite intuitive once you have used it even very briefly VALUE VALUE UP and VALUE DOWN keys and or BIG DIAL All the other buttons described above are for navigating around the skin With VALUE UP DOWN and or the BIG DIAL you actually change the value of something The current state of the parameter you have chosen to edit is shown between animated brackets on the lower line of the Display So for example in the following Edit Mode screenshot you can see that the GROUP is Fx1 the PAGE is Delay as we are in the effects editing area the Delay effect PARAMETER is Delay1 the VALUE is 800ms and with the VALUE UP DOWN buttons and or the BIG DIAL you could change it 2 2 2 Menus structure and parameters 26 Over the following pages we have laid out all the parameters which show the menu structure clearly As described in th
31. Chameleon unit properly connected if you haven t already done so Make sure that you have the Chameleon power supply 9V DC 1 2A plugged to the device and connected to the AC mains The following figure shows the Chameleon rear panel connections OUTPUT Before connecting the Chameleon to other units in your system for safety ensure that the power to all units is off IMPORTANT Since the Chameleon only accepts line level signals please do not connect directly your guitar to the Chameleon inputs This would create a low level and poor sound due to impedance mismatching Use a specialised guitar DI box or connect it through a mixing console or a preamplifier To get sounds into Amp 0 Matic connect your sound source outputs amplifier DI box mixer aux bus sends etc to the Chameleon audio inputs To hear the results now connect audio cables from the left and right Chameleon outputs to a suitable amplifier or mixing desk line level inputs or use your headphones using the front panel jack You also need to connect your MIDI sequencer to the Chameleon so that it can send and receive MIDI data The MIDI OUT of your sequencer should be connected to the MIDI IN of the Chameleon and the MIDI OUT of the Chameleon should be connected to the MIDI IN of your sequencer Once all connections are made turn on the power of the Chameleon and all the other devices in your system 6 Overview 1 2 2 Loading the Soundskin The Amp 0 Matic So
32. Factory Presets 021 Wes Bop a In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise ai Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp JazzClean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Sstate 50 Speaker 2x12 Vint 4 FX 1 Reverb FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert CT often ea This one is for getting the purest jazz guitar sound No tricks or artefacts Just you and your guitar 022 Going Blue oh In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise T Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp Sstate 50 Speaker 2x12 Vint 4 FX 1 Reverb FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Another darker blue jazz preset Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 73 023 Let s Surf EN In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise s Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Tremolo PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 2x12 Vint 4 FX 1 Reverb FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert Cr Bikini girls with machine guns 024 FuzzWahKeys a In R L Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B WahWah PreAmp SoftDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Ton
33. L the word will stop blinking indicating that the new preset has been loaded This all takes place quite quickly Note that it is possible to lock the BIG DIAL in System Mode to avoid accidental Preset changes in a live situation see tables on section 2 3 You would then only be able to change preset using VALUE UP or DOWN This way you don t worry about looking like a fool as you are tweaking the Realtime controllers and the effect preset suddenly changes The LED lights above the Realtime controllers will be lit if they are assigned to control anything Remember to note the active Pot Group While you are in Preset Mode at any time you press the SHIFT key and release it immediately you ll put Amp 0 Matic in bypass All the processing will be skipped and you ll hear the just raw input as it comes into the Chameleon When the bypass is active the info on Pots in the lower display line will disappear and it will display Bypass On Pressing SHIFT again will deactivate the bypass 2 1 3 Changing to other modes 22 TO GO TO EDIT MODE The EDIT key has two uses when pressed and released normally the operating mode will change to the Edit Mode Here you can edit the settings for the preset you are using The second use is to go to System Mode TO GO TO SYSTEM MODE If the EDIT key is pressed and held down for about a second the operating mode will change to System Mode Here you can edit the global system parame
34. USER S MANUAL soundart Cam O MM N Cyr T Ic Chameleon Guitar Gear Emulation System Soundskin revision 1 01 2004 soundskin version 1 0 www soundart hot com Copyright 2001 2003 Soundart www soundart hot com Soundart makes no warranty of any kind expressed or implied with respect to the contents or use of the material in this document or in the software and hardware it describes and specifically disclaims any responsibility for any damages derived from its use Hardware and Software may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Soundart reserves the right to revise and modify the topics covered in this book periodically which are subject to change without notice This document may be reproduced and distributed freely provided no alterations of any kind are made Soundart software is subject to the terms of the Soundart Tools Software license Third party software is subject to the terms of their respective owner s license Third party trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners Table of Contents T DVI 4 IL Main feature Sien o a e aaee e a i 4 NED Getting SERE alain 6 1 2 1 Makmigithe connecdions scri 6 1 2 2 Loading the SOUNdSskiniz siccrnianiai 7 1 3 So nd ARCH CURE ariana rai 8 T31 Basi Descripti Meie aires ai 8 1 3 2 The Pedals and Amp section in 9 13 53 The P st FX Se
35. VALUE UP DOWN to change to another a preset and back again to reload the original preset from memory Next you can see the name of the selected preset beside the small arrow in the upper line This name was assigned when the preset was stored In between the name and number the small animated arrow will change its shape to a circular MIDI symbol whenever some MIDI data is received through the Chameleon MIDI input Operating Modes The lower line The lower line first shows the stereo input signal meters on the left It shows the Input Level after it has gone through the Input Level control that you find in the global System menus You can also control this global input using the Realtime controllers see section 2 2 4 The Stereo Output signal meters are shown opposite on the right hand side of the screen displaying the output level before it goes through the Master Volume control on the front panel So note that if you turn down the Volume the meters will still show the output signal generated by Amp 0 Matic in between the meters you see info about the front panel Realtime controllers including position and whether they are assigned to anything Lastly on the right of the lower line the current potentiometer group Pot Group number is indicated from 1 to 6 You can change this with the PART UP DOWN buttons About Pot Groups There are the three physical Realtime controller potentiometers or pots
36. cancel the operation IMPORTANT Never turn off the Chameleon immediately after saving a preset The whole flash memory is being accessed and you could lose all your presets However if you leave turning the unit off until three seconds after it has finished saving the preset you will never have any problems An example of this situation might be if you want to shut down your system for the night You might be saving your preset and then immediately powering down the unit Just wait a couple of seconds longer and you won t get a shock in the morning To explain this is because we have designed the system to be as smooth to use as possible So while you are working you are disturbed by the saving process for as short a time as possible because some of the saving is finalised in the background for a split second In reality this should never be a problem even though you should have regular back ups of all your presets anyway because you need to make SysEx backups every time you change Soundskin Operating Modes 2 3 System Mode The System Mode is entered when pressing and holding the EDIT key when in Preset Mode In this operating mode you can modify several global parameters and access different utility functions These parameters are independent of whatever preset you might have loaded The tables below outline all the functions The menu structure in System Mode is similar to Edit Mode so you navigate through the parameters in t
37. ce 0 10 Bass 0 10 Mid 0 10 Lala p Modern Modern tone control with extra attenuation in mid frequencies Treble 0 10 Presence 0 10 Bass 0 10 Mid 0 10 Treble 0 10 To further increase you sound sculpture options we have added Presence 0 10 a parametric EQ model This is quite unusual in guitar amps but BasFrq 20 250 Hz with this you get unprecedented tonal possibilities For non guitarists using Amp O Matic in the studio this is very useful s MidFrq 250 Hz 3kHz too You have actually four parametric shelving filters which Parametric allow you to control the gain 12dB the cutoff frequency TreFrq 2 8 kHz and bandwidth PrFrq 2 14 kHz BasSIp 0 1 1 oct Bass is a low pass filter Treble is a high pass and Mid and MidBW 0 1 4 oct Presence are band pass TreSlp 0 1 1 oct PreBW 0 1 4 oct PowerAmp Model Power Amp After the PreAmp stage real amps have a Power amplification stage to reach the desired loudness of the modelled sound Ideally the Power amps are actually transparent to the sound they just add loudness but do not affect to the sound in any other way In the digital domain the term Power amplification has no sense since we are not radiating acoustic energy to the air Nevertheless in Amp 0 Matic we have created a Power Amp stage to simulate the imperfections of real amps to add an extra step of realism At normal volumes the models are almost transparent but as the volume reaches
38. diari 10 1 3 4 Typical configlrations csp serata 14 2 Operating Mades l ia 18 2A Preset Mode rale 20 2 1 1 The Main DISBIaV cee ele ee ere ak 20 2 1 2 WorkinginPresetMode niro li er eas ee au eo 22 2 1 3 Changing to other modes lrn ein nee 22 22 LIMI iter 24 2 2 1 WorknginEditMedessri cose nai 24 2 2 2 Menus structure and paraMeterS 26 2 2 3 Quick Activation Deactivation of a part of the System 43 2 2 4 The Realtime Controllers crearla 43 2 2 5 Potentiometer GrOuUpS 3 elena 45 2 2 6 Comparing your Edits with the stored Preset 46 2 2 7 Finishing and Preparing to Save Edits 46 2 2 8 Naming and NUMBETINI n 47 23 System MO rire 49 2 3 1 Tempo Sync and the Metronome 49 2 3 2 MID OMIM PS i earn ani 49 2 3 3 System Parameters Table 50 2 4 Quick Mixer MO 53 2 5 JUNE MOJE E derini ennn T A E E ae 55 A Loading Soundskins sarei 57 B Midi Implementation ica escasiacingn iaia aa 59 Guide to the Factory Presets uccelli 63 Amp 0 Matic User s Manual Chapter Overview Amp 0 Matic is a Soundskin that turns your Soundart Chameleon multi purpose DSP hardware into a guitar amp modelling performance tool and multi effects processor It features a highly realistic guitar amplifier modelling system allowing you total control over the types of PreAmps s
39. e MIDI input activity icon has moved slightly to the left it is shown at the very left side of the upper line The current Pot Group number is now shown on the right of the upper line The Stereo Input meter has not moved it is still displayed where it was before on the left side of the lower line Note that the output meter is not displayed in Edit Mode Again while you are in Edit Mode at any time you press the SHIFT key and release it immediately you ll put Amp 0 Matic in bypass All the processing will be skipped and you ll hear the just raw input as it comes into the Chameleon When the bypass is active the editing info disappears and the lower line in the LCD will display Bypass On Pressing SHIFT again will deactivate the bypass Operating Modes NAVIGATION CONCEPT Navigating this mode is quite easy with parameters grouped together into logical menus which you can browse through to access and modify parameters The LCD display always tells you where you are as you navigate You move around with the three pairs of keys named GROUP UP DOWN PAGE UP DOWN and PARAM UP DOWN You actually adjust things using the final pair VALUE UP DOWN and or the BIG DIAL In Edit Mode the menus have the following structure GROUP GROUP UP and GROUP DOWN keys The group buttons move you between the main sections These are laid out in sequential order Firstly the pedal and amp section amp input source the anti noise ci
40. e Modern PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 1x12Clos2 FX 1 FX1 Pedal B FX 1 Flanger Flanger Clock Flanger Feedbk Flanger Depth FX 2 Tremelo 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 Delay Trem Clock Trem Depth Routing Series 6 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 Del 1 Feedbk Del2Feedbk Delay LoCut WahWah keyboard with nice crunch followed by tasty tremolo 74 Guide to the Factory Presets 025 Trem Del FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Tremelo PreAmp DynDrive3 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 4x10 Open 4 FX 1 FX1 Pedal B FX 1 AutoPan AutoPan AutoPan Depth Trem Clock Speed FX 2 Chorus 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 Delay Chorus Speed Chorus Depth Routing Parallel 6 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 Del 1 Feedbk Del 2 Feedbk Delay LoCut Gently pulsing thick guitar sound with light delay echoes 026 Delays FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Delay 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp SS Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp MOSFET100 Speaker 4x10 Mod 4 Pedal A Pedal B FX 1 Delay Clock Clock FX 2 Delay 5 FX 1 FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 Delay Clock 1 Clock 2 Clock 1 Routing Expert 6 FX 2 FX 3 FX 3 clock2___ lock 1 Clock 2 Lots of layered delays this one can get quite wei
41. e introduction to the main features on page 4 Amp 0 Matic is made up of two distinct blocks The mono section pedal FX and amplifier and the stereo section the post FX Operating Modes 2 2 2 1 The Mono Block Pedals and Amps At the start of this block you first choose the input source for the pedals and amp followed by the anti noise gate A gate is a commonly used circuit for cleaning up a signal especially where there is background noise As the volume of the signal drops at a certain point the gate will close and no longer allow any sound to pass through Group Parameter Value Description You can choose between either input of the Pedals amp In Sel L R L R Chameleon or both summed together into a mono signal z ON ida Active OEE This turns on or off the gate circuit a THRESHOLD sets the signal level at which it opens Anti noise and closes The higher the value i e closer to 0dB Threshold 60dB 12dB the cleaner the signal as only the loudest sounds pass through Background hum and hiss will not be allowed to pass when you are not playing THE PEDALS Pedal A and B are identical and are chained in series one after the other between the input and the amplifier section You can select from many different effects which are all described later Many effect types appear both amongst the pedals and amongst the post FX options The only difference is that the pedals are mono We
42. e the preset the next screen will allow you to set the name and number of the preset you are saving By default the current preset number and name will be shown First you can change the number then the name Use the BIG DIAL or the VALUE UP and VALUE DOWN keys to alter the value and the EDIT key to move to the name field to edit that The active field is enclosed between two animated brackets Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 47 When the Name field is selected you edit the name using these keys whose function temporarily change VALUE UP amp DOWN These choose from the different characters available from numbers to capital letters and symbols PARAM UP amp DOWN These move you around left or right within the name You can use up to 12 characters for the name PAGE UP amp DOWN These let you jump back to the preset number field from the preset name field and back again PART UP or DOWN If you are saving to another location by default the name and number of that location will be shown However if you wish to use the original name of the source preset you are copying to the new location you can do so using the PART UP and DOWN keys You will then be prompted to confirm this request and the VALUE UP and VALUE DOWN keys will temporarily choose between Y and N The EDIT key will execute and the SHIFT key will cancel Once finished press the EDIT key to store the settings or press the SHIFT key to
43. elect 53 Post FX1 Paramo 54 Post FX1 Param1 55 Post FX1 Param2 56 Post FX1 Param3 57 Post FX1 Param4 58 Post FX1 Param5 59 Post FX1 Param6 60 Post FX1 Param7 61 Post FX1 Param8 62 Post FX1 Param9 63 Post FX1 Param10 64 Post FX1 Param11 65 Post FX1 Param12 66 Post FX1 Param13 67 Post FX1 Param14 68 Post FX1 Active 69 Post FX1 Wet Dry 70 Post FX1 Input Select 71 Post FX1 Input Level 72 Post Fx1 Output Level L 73 Post Fx1 Output Level R 74 Post FX1 FX Select 75 Post FX2 Param0 76 Post FX2 Param1 77 Post FX2 Param2 78 Post FX2 Param3 79 Post FX2 Param4 80 Post FX2 Param5 81 Post FX2 Param6 82 Post FX2 Param7 83 Post FX2 Param8 84 Post FX2 Param9 85 Post FX2 Param10 86 Post FX2 Param11 87 Post FX2 Param12 88 Post FX2 Param13 89 Post FX2 Param14 90 Post FX2 Active 91 Post FX2 Wet Dry 92 Post FX2 Input Select 93 Post FX2 Input Level 61 94 Post FX2 Output Level L 95 Post FX2 Output Level R 96 Post FX2 FX Select 97 Post FX3 Paramo 98 Post FX3 Param1 99 Post FX3 Param2 100 Post FX3 Param3 101 Post FX3 Param4 102 Post FX3 Param5 103 Post FX3 Param6 104 Post FX3 Param7 105 Post FX3 Param8 106 Post FX3 Param9 107 Post FX3 Param10 108 Post FX3 Param11 109 Post FX3 Param12 110 Post FX3 Param13 111 Post FX3 Param14 112 Post FX3 Active 113 Post FX3 Wet Dry 114 Post FX3 Input Select 115 Post FX3 Input Level 116 Post FX3 Output Level L
44. ert 6 Overdriven sound with medium reverb plenty of mid and sustain recommended for playing Latin lead melodies Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 057 Edge Delays FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage Poweramp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 Flanger FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Play funky riffs with this clean sound Very well suited for mixed pickups position on strat like guitars 058 Dirty Lead FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 Flanger FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Lead overdriven sound with compressor and delay stomp boxes and flanger and reverb effect Do you need more There s still one free effect slot 92 Guide to the Factory Presets 059 Small Beast FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp High Gain 3 FX Amp
45. es using PARAM UP and DOWN and then press VALUE UP DOWN to execute If your MIDI sequencer has been put into record first you can record the data as it streams out from the Chameleon and save it as a MIDI file just like the other Chameleon files from us that you use to load Soundskins and presets To reload these back into Amp 0 Matic later you simply play them to the Chameleon with Amp 0 Matic loaded of course and the Chameleon will do the rest Be sure that your sequencer is set up to record MIDI SysEx and that you have made the proper connections Also be careful to start your sequencer before you execute a system exclusive MIDI dump and not to stop your sequencer before it has finished 2 3 3 System Parameters Table The table on the following pages shows all the available system parameters Page Parameter VENTS Description Tempo dr Sets the internal tempo rate SyncMode defines the source of the MIDI clock to synchronise the tempo dependant effects When set to internal the MIDI clock is generated internally using the Tempo specified in the internal Next parameter or using the Tap parameter If set to external Graal Gia the clock is extracted from the incoming MIDI stream and the y Auto Tempo is calculated from it The Auto Mode is used to automatically change between external and internal tempo if Sync the system receives incoming MIDI clock then it will follow the external tempo If there is not incom
46. f the 3 Post FX slots FxSel Parameter Value Description Voices 1 4 The pitched voice has its own controls PITCH for Pitch 1200cents 1200cents setting the pitch change in cents which are Slow 1 100th of a semitone You can go up or down Pitchshift Mode Fast one octave 1200 cents PAN places a voice Pan 50 Left 50 Right within the stereo field and LEVEL controls its loudness in relation to the original Fast mode is Level inf 0 dB more accurate but it introduces a slight delay though 42 Operating Modes 2 2 3 Quick Activation Deactivation of a part of the System In the tables above one of the options in the list of Models and FX types is OFF the deactivated state You don t however access the OFF state by scrolling through the list to find it We think it s more useful to be able to switch off the slot directly from any of the types you have loaded and set up If you had to scroll through the list you would lose your edits By turning it OFF directly using the shortcut below you can always reactivate it later if you wish and carry on where you left it So to turn it OFF press SHIFT VALUE DOWN deactivate to turn it ON again press SHIFT VALUE UP activate You will notice that in the Routing pages there is the menu option to activate the slot and this is exactly the same function and will display the same state 2 2 4 The Realtime Controllers The Realtime controllers in Pot
47. gain amp configurations Next the Pedals are two simple mono FX processors and are just after the Anti Noise There are permanently chained in series as if they were the stomp boxes that you put between your guitar and your amp Pedal A receives the initial input processes it and passes it to Pedal B From Pedal B it is sent to the Amplifier With each pedal you can of course activate deactivate them or mix the wet dry levels before the signal is passed on The Amp section comprises all the modelling stages PreAmp Tone PowerAmp and Speaker or Cabinet Simulator This section has no Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 9 routing or mix options The signal is simply fed into the PreAmp then to the Tone controls then to the PowerAmp and then to the Speaker simulation just like the real thing Each of these can be independently configured If any one is turned off the signal just passes by to the next part instead This modular approach allows for instance to use just the PreAmp modeller and put it into a real speaker cabinet or use a real PreAmp and pass that signal into the speaker cabinets of Amp 0 Matic Once the signal leaves the Amp modelling section it is sent towards the output However it can also be used as one of the inputs for the Post FX units and it can also be mixed with the Post FX output 1 3 3 The Post FX Section The Post FX section is a separate section of Amp 0 Matic which comprises 3 stereo FX and has many optio
48. have put all the FX descriptions together as the controls are the same wherever you put the FX There are also some effects that are only available amongst the pedals such as compression and WahWah The next table outlines the menu options for choosing FX types and the routing of the pedals Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 27 Group Page Parameter Value Description The pedal FX Slot is turned OFF NOTE To choose this off state you can press SHIFT VALUE DOWN from anywhere in the list SHIFT VALUE UP will reactivate the FX Slot again See section 2 2 3 more details For controlling dynamics commonly used for pulling Compressor down the loudest part of a sound evening it out and creating more punch Delay Multiple echo type effects FX Sel This is where Adds one or several voices each with a slight you select the FX Chorus variation of pitch and delay creating a thickening type to put into this double voice effect Slot as listed on the Similar to the Chorus but with very short delays and right you pick the Flanger feedback to create a sound with a swirling frequency effect using VALUE pattern PARAMS UP DOWN It uses an all pass filter to shift the phase of the input signal whose output is mixed with the original Phaser gt 4 nie PEDAL It also uses feedback producing a whooshing A B sound WahWah Uses a controllable band pass filter to create that classic sound Tremolo Modulate
49. he input signal the more the filter will ValueMax 5 1 10 open VALUE determines the general filtering point lower or higher SENSITIVITY controls how Sensitivity much the auto mode reacts to the input volume When Mode is Auto 0 6 Value Min and Max allow you to limit the Value range Sync When Mode is LFO On Off The WahWah can also be controlled by an LFO Then VALUE controls the lower value of frequency Speed 0 05Hz 24Hz and DEPTH controls how much the filter will open When Sync is off i from that point in time to the LFO It can be Clock 1 32nd 2Bar synchronised to MIDI if you wish When the SYNC When Sync is On is OFF you can manually set the SPEED time in Shape Triangle Square Hertz When SYNC is ON you have a range of When Mode is LFO sine tempo based options for synchronizing the speed Depth to your MIDI tempo e g 1 4 notes 1 8 note When Mode is LFO 0 100 Triplets etc Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 41 PITCH SHIFT This effect reproduces the original signal at higher or lower pitches You can create everything from subtle harmonies to chipmunks and monster deep voices It also works well on instruments such as drums while on pianos it can create a honky tonk effect if detuned just a little By assigning the Pitch parameter to the MIDI Expression Controller or to a Realtime Controller you can recreate a Whammy effect The Pitch Shift is available in any of the two Pedals and in any o
50. he same manner with the GROUP PAGE PARAM and VALUE keys 2 3 1 Tempo Sync and the Metronome Amp 0 Matic has an internal tempo generator and is able to synchronise to an external MIDI clock signal This is extremely useful to synchronise effects parameters such as the Delay Time to be in tempo with what you re playing The Sync page in the System Menu allows you to set the tempo to internal external or auto When set to internal the internal tempo generator will be active The led next to the SHIFT key will blink at the tempo rate that you have selected You can also use the tap tempo function to set the tempo on the fly see the System parameters table below When set to external the tempo will be received by the MIDI port as a MIDI clock signal from an external tempo generator When set to auto the internal generator will be active if not external clock is received or in sync with the external clock otherwise In sync with the tempo internal or external you can have a metronome tick active This tick will be mixed with the global output You can adjust the level of the tick or turn it off 2 3 2 MIDI dumps The System Mode also includes the pages where you perform the all important MIDI System Exclusive SYSEX dumps that safeguard your presets before you might load a new Soundskin instead of Amp 0 Matic The screen looks like this Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 49 and you simply select from the different SysEx dump typ
51. hen you are assigning you should of course always keep an eye on what Pot Group you are in As you change Pot Group you can see if a pot has been assigned to something as the LED above it will lit Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 45 2 2 6 Comparing your Edits with the stored Preset In Edit Mode it is possible to compare at any time the preset you are editing with the last version stored in flash You do this by pressing SHIFT GROUP UP Then the stored version of the preset will be loaded to show how it was before your changes and to remind you that you are in this mode a little C on a black background will appear on the top right of the display When comparing a preset you can navigate through all the parameters of the original preset whose values will be displayed as they are stored but it is not possible to modify anything Pressing SHIFT GROUP UP again will return you to the modified version and the little C will disappear This can be done as many times as you like while in the Edit Mode 2 2 7 Finishing and Preparing to Save Edits 46 To exit the Edit Mode and return to the Preset Mode press the EDIT key again If at this point any of the parameters of the current preset have been modified you will be asked if you want to store the modified preset to memory You can choose whether you want to overwrite the old preset or save it with a new name new location So it will ask you if you want to store the alte
52. ic User s Manual 31 of the effects as the slots are stereo and you have many more routing options There are also new effects amongst the post FX Reverb and Autopan Meanwhile compression and WahWah are missing as these are only for the pedals Here are the menus for setting up the post FX routing The pedal FX Slot is turned OFF NOTE To choose this state you can press SHIFT VALUE DOWN from on anywhere in the list SHIFT VALUE UP will reactivate the FX Slot again See section 2 2 3 for more details Reverb Spatial effects such as Halls as Rooms Delay Multiple echo type effects tremolo Modulates the signal volume at a specified speed FX Sel This is where and depth producing a wobbling sound you select the FX Adds one or several voices each with a slight type to put into this Chorus variation of pitch and delay creating a double voice Slot as listed on the effect right you pick the x 9S ia Similar to the Chorus but with very short delays and effect using VALUE REA UP DOWN Flanger feedback to create a sound with a swirling frequency PARAMS pattern It uses an all pass filter to shift the phase of the input signal whose output is mixed with the original Phaser 4 on It also uses feedback producing a whooshing sound AutoPan Moves the sound around in the stereo field FX 1 E Pitch shifter Changes the pitch up or down From FX Sel ab
53. ich effects and speakers you want to use instead of using always the same emulation that the amplifier can have Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 17 Chapter Operating Modes Amp 0 Matic can work in five different operating modes These are Preset Mode Typical preset sound navigation for choosing between different Amps and FX set ups stored in the memory Edit Mode For adjusting the Amps routing and FX parameters of a particular preset System Mode For adjusting global parameters and functions that remain the same regardless of what preset you have loaded e g screensaver modes MIDI SYSEX dump requests etc Quick Mixer Mode This is specifically for displaying mix information on all the different FX at once This is probably where you will do most of your mixing once you have chosen your amp and FX as it is very intuitive The input levels and the anti noise gate threshold can also be controlled from here Tuner Mode In this mode the built in Chromatic Tuner is active You can access this mode at any time you need to tune your instrument Each of these modes is described in detail in their own subchapter below 18 Operating Modes THE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL BUTTONS The following diagram highlights the main buttons and knobs used for controlling Amp 0 Matic These are referred to throughout this manual The only controller not magnified here is the BIG DIAL on the left of the Realtime controllers in the cent
54. igher the value more the high frequencies of the reverberation are taken away The higher the value more the low frequencies 0h 0 pokut ii of the reverberation are taken away Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 35 DELAY Some of the earliest delay FX machines were loops of tape that would record a short clip of sound and play it back via play heads that were located further round the loop By mixing itself back into its own input feedback further echoes could be introduced and by changing the position of the playback head or the speed of the tape created different delay times These tape delays sounded beautiful but limited the controls of the modern digital delay can be far more accurate and you can do a lot more with them The Amp 0 Matic digital delay has two delay lines that can be set up independently and synchronised to MIDI But if you want to recreate the classic tape delay sound start by using the hi cut to colour the sound darker and darker In Amp 0 Matic the pedal delay FX are mono with only one delay line In the Post FX slots there will be two delay lines per slot So if you put a delay in every FX you could have up to 8 delay lines in total FxSel Parameter Value Description Sync On off You can set the MIDI clock sync ON or OFF for each Delay Time delay line When the sync is OFF you can set the When Sync is Off Oms 2000ms delay time in milliseconds fr
55. ing and 3 They can therefore create unusual ultra smooth crunchy sounds and work really well when creating distorted keyboards and vocals Gain 0 10 3 i Dyn 1 has a smooth and gentle distortion range Dyn 1 is more aggressive and Dyn 3 has a wider range from clean to brute crunch f Volume 0 10 This is a crunch model which also features tonal variations through SoftDrive Gain 0 10 the Tone parameter Volume 0 10 Pee ter SS Crunch x No need to look further this is the crunch Gain 0 10 Volume 0 10 TubCrunch a A softer and brighter tube crunch Gain 0 10 ace Volume 0 10 3 A l BritDrive Transistor lead with huge gain range Gain 0 10 Volume 0 10 SuperLead Another solid state leader beast Gain 0 10 Volume 0 10 Tube lead with huge gain range to create vintage ultra dirty USA Drive Gain 0 10 guitars 1 Volume 0 10 A more modern Tube lead with brutal saturation and your favourite High Gain A nyt i Gain 0 10 V shape fixed pre EQ Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 29 Tone Any guitar amplifier has tone controls to help guitarists to further sculpt their own personal sound In Amp 0 Matic we have extended this functionality by adding a separate module and by creating three different tone models to give you extra possibilities Tone Type Parameter Value Description Bass 0 10 Vintage Mid DO Vintage classical tone control Treble 0 10 Presen
56. ing MIDI clock then the system will use the internal tempo Tick Level sets the level of the built in metronome tick The Tick Level 0 127 signal of the metronome is mixed with the Amp 0 Matic global 7 output When this parameter is set to 0 the metronome is disabled ifs oi Do it When SyncMode is set to Internal it is possible to adjust the is terran Di tempo by pressing the Shift key at the desired tempo rate Ref Ad 416 460 This sets the reference frequency for the note A4 in the tuner Hz The starndard is 440 Hz Tuner Mute When set to MUTE the output of Amp 0 Matic will be muted Mode when entering in Tuner Mode If set to BYPASS the processing Bypass will be bypassed and you will hear the raw input 50 Operating Modes Setup LockEnc On Off When playing with the Realtime controllers it is possible to knock the big dial by accident which could mean changing preset in Preset Mode This option switches off the big dial in Preset Mode so that during a gig you don t accidentally change preset and sound stupid Aren t we nice Fx Amp Preset Global When this parameter is set to Preset the parameter Fx Amp Balance between the Amp and the Post Fx can be different for each preset and changing it will affect the preset When set to Global the Fx Amp of each preset is overridden and all the presets will have the same Fx Amp ratio In this case changing the Fx Amp of a preset won t change the
57. ing system In the following presets you will find the same first 20 presets but the power amp and cabinet emulation disabled This way you can connect the Chameleon outputs directly to you stereo mono power amp or amplifier effect return if case you don t want to play through the mixer PA Hi Fi Note that some EQ tweaking could be needed to adapt each preset to your amplifier and speaker to obtain the desired sound Each preset sounds fine when connected to the appropriate power amp and speaker configuration Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 85 045 One Vision TN In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise oi Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Crunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 Flanger FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert sDesipion I Crisp overdrive with a little bit of Flanger 046 Comp Clean a In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise ai Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Ultra clean sound with medium hall reverb 86 Guide to the Factory Presets 047 NuMetal FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti
58. ing the SHIFT key and turning the pot all the way to the left The Display will show this message P x unassigned and its LED will turn off to show that this potentiometer is free Once a parameter is assigned to a controller its value can be modified outside of Edit Mode as well When you move it the screen will always briefly show you details of what you are doing Note that there are some specific parameters that cannot be assigned If you try to assign them the display will show the following message Note also that if you have assigned a pot to a parameter of a particular effect e g a Compressor s Threshold but then you change effect type to say a Delay the pot will become inactive But if you change the effect type back to a Compressor it will be able to control the Threshold again as before This memory of where you had assigned the pot will of course be wiped once you reassign the pot to something else Before you go ahead and do all this do read the next section about the Pot Groups concept so that you see how to assign up to nine parameters to the controllers MIDI EXPRESSION PEDAL CONTROL If you have a MIDI device which is able to send the MIDI expression controller number 11 you can assign it a to any parameter just like the Realtime controllers The whole mechanism behaves in exactly the same way as the Realtime controllers Simply hold down the SHIFT key Operating Modes and move the Expression
59. ing your late at night sessions Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 043 Open 1x12 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Off 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Off PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x12Green 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description Connect your favourite PreAmp or amp line out to the line in of the Chameleon and enjoy the power amp and cabinet simulation during your late at night sessions 044 Closed 1x12 FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Off 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Off PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x12Green 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Connect your favourite PreAmp or amplifier line out to the line in of the Chameleon and enjoy the power amp and cabinet simulation during your late at night session 84 Guide to the Factory Presets Presets 1 to 25 showed the Amp 0 Matic routing flexibility letting you connect your favourite PreAmp or amplifier line out to the line in L or R if mono L R if stereo of the Chameleon This configuration is basically recommended for a stand alone set up with no external components needed but a monitoring or record
60. l A WahWah 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B PreAmp High Gain 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 2x8 Open FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Reverb RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert Description Piercing and crisp lead sound with full on distortion 030 Blues Man FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B PreAmp Blue Tube 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 1x12 Closed 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description Simple bluesy sound No effects needed Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 77 031 Slo Mojo TN In R L Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B PreAmp SS Crunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x12Green FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Phaser Phaser speed Phaser Feedbk Phaser Depth FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Series Description E ELE Nice classic phasing guitar amp sound 032 Jitter Wah FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A WahWah 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B WahWah PreAmp SoftDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern Power
61. level Use PARAM UP DOWN to switch the Anti Noise On Off The Pedal FX mix Use PAGE UP DOWN and PARAM UP DOWN to switch the corresponding Pedals A and B On Off The Post FX mix Use PAGE UP DOWN PARAM UP DOWN and VALUE UP DOWN to switch the corresponding FX 1 2 and 3 On Off The Post FX Amp balance Use GROUP UP and DOWN to move between the groups Mixing the levels is easy too Simply turn the Realtime controllers 1 2 and 3 to mix the levels of the corresponding item in the display Note that if there are only two parameters you only need to use Realtime controllers 1 and 2 The navigating and editing system is quite logical once you get used to it For instance when you enter the Quick Mixer mode you see a screen similar to this In this example the Compressor is active in the Pedal A and the WahWah in the Pedal B You can disable enable the Compressor with PAGE DOWN UP and the WahWah with PARAM DOWN UP With the Pot 1 you can adjust the Compressor Dry Wet and with the Pot 2 you adjust the Dry Wet for the WahWah VALUE UP DOWN and the Pot 3 Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 53 54 don t have any effect since there are not more items to edit in the screen If you now press GROUP UP a new screen will display for instance Now you see the mix information for the 3 Post FX slots FX 1 has a Reverb FX 2 a Phaser and FX 3 is off You can now continue editing as before and so on Note that while in this special m
62. lled WahWah 018 Ping Pong Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 1x12 Open 4 FX 1 Stereo Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description 1x12 openback combo with stereo ping pong delay 1 repetition per channel Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 71 019 Stereo Drive EN In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise T Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp TubCrunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp Tube Brit Speaker 1x120pen2 4 FX 1 Stereo Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert roest foe ae ee 1x12 openback combo with smooth overdrive and stereo ping pong delay Several repetitions per channel Roll off half volume and you ll get a clean sound 020 Cleanbreaker oh In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise T Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp USA Drive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 2x12 Mod 4 FX 1 Stereo Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description 2x12 closed combo with very dynamic overdrive Roll off half volume on neck or mixed pickup positions and you ll get a nice clean sound Guide to the
63. mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage Poweramp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Another aggressive high gain sound 060 Jammin alone FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp TubCrunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Playing alone before the venue long hall reverb Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 061 Autowah FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B WahWah LFO PreAmp BritDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Smooth overdrive with LFO controlled WahWah 062 Ping Pong FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp SS Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 Stereo Delay FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Clean sound with stereo ping pong delay 1 repetition per channel Guide to the Factory Presets 063 Stereo Drive
64. mpo Sync internal external and tap for the time based effects and built in metronome Up to 5 simultaneous effects 2 mono and 3 stereo optimised for specific guitar processing including Reverb Chorus Phaser e Flanger Delay Tremolo e Auto panner e WahWah manual envelope or LFO with tempo sync e Pitch Shift e Compressor 18 Realtime controllers 9 pre assigned to most common amp parameters Volume Gain Presence EQ etc and 9 more can be assigned to any of the front panel Realtime controller pots to control virtually any internal parameter for hands on control and performance duties Comprehensive MIDI implementation allowing you to modify parameters using external MIDI controllers record parameter changes using a sequencer and make receive SYSEX dumps that store your own presets and configurations You can assign the standard MIDI Expression Controller number 11 to virtually any effect parameter Flexible system parameters configuration 128 user presets to store effect combinations permanently Factory bank with 64 presets included Compare preset function for checking what the stored preset sounds like in comparison to the one you have arrived at while editing Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 1 2 Getting Started This section explains how to get started with Amp O Matic for the first time 1 2 1 Making the connections In order to start using Amp 0 Matic you need first to have the
65. ncer Player machine for example a computer with a MIDI interface to the MIDI IN of the Chameleon and Play the Application MIDI File containing the new Soundskin or version update Disabling the MIDI clock in the MIDI Sequencer is recommended If everything is connected properly the following screen will be displayed showing an increasing block counter When the counter arrives at the last block the Chameleon will ask you to store the Soundskin in the internal Flash memory this must be confirmed by pressing the SHIFT key within 20 seconds in order to accept the received data If you don t press SHIFT the Chameleon will simply return to the Waiting state If you do press the SHIFT key to accept the Soundskin will be burned in the internal FLASH memory Don t turn off the Chameleon during this step or you will have to start again If any problem happens during the downloading process the display will show BAD DATA or TIME OUT To solve this try setting a lower tempo in the sequencer e g 90 BPM After the process has been successfully completed the Chameleon will power up automatically loading the new Soundskin which will need a few seconds to be fully operative after reconfiguring all the internal resources to it s needs It is at this stage that all the old presets of the previous Soundskin are wiped out It is therefore vital that you save all your precious work by doing a MIDI dump BEFORE you l
66. ns for mixing and routing This includes the possibility for each FX to receive signals directly from the inputs as well as the pedals and Amp Each FX slot receives a mono signal and generates a stereo output signal The routing options can be quite complex but we have also created a number of fixed standard routings that you can choose from This way you may only need to set the relative wet dry levels for each of FX 1 2 and 3 Alternatively you can work in Expert mode where you have total control over all the routings inputs output levels mix levels and so on for each of the Post FX slots More on this later on page 11 1 3 3 1 How the Post FX Routing works The following diagram now outlines in detail the Post FX section with all its options enabled Users of Chromasonic will notice many similarities with the addition of the extra input source coming from the Pedals Amp Amp Out Input L aevaey Input R Input L R PostEfx Qut L i H PostEfx Qt OutLevel R Out R OutLevel L H 4 H InLevel L i x 4 Cd D HASH gt i Hej R H Opi Insel OutLevelR 10 Overview You can see that the three FX Slots are essentially identical Each one receives a mono input and generates a stereo output However as you work along the chain from FX1 gt FX2 gt FX3 you have more and more input options for each FX Slot At the start of this chain the mono input for FX1 can only be selected from the direct input
67. oad a new Soundskin even if it is just a version update NOTE There s no risk of damaging the Chameleon with wrong or corrupted data as the Chameleon simply won t accept it In case of error the old Soundskin will remain unharmed Loading Soundskins Appendix Midi Implementation MIDI CONTROLLERS The following table shows the parameters mapped to MIDI Controllers whose value can be changed using standard MIDI control change messages 0xBn ctrl value The controllers are mapped in two MIDI channels which can be set from the System Menu The MIDI control changes received on the Amp MIDI Channel will modify the parameters shown in the first table below and the controllers received on the Channel set in the EFX MIDI Channel will change the parameters outlined in the second table below Trying to modify a parameter controller that is not listed in the tables below will not cause any effect MIDI Ctrl Amp Parameter 6 Input Level 7 Master Volume 11 Expression Controller 16 PreAmp Active 17 PreAmp Select 18 PreAmp Param 0 19 PreAmp Param 1 20 PreAmp Param 2 21 PreAmp Param 3 22 PreAmp Param 4 23 EQ Active 29 EQ Select 30 EQ Param 0 31 EQ Param 1 33 EQ Param 2 34 EQ Param 3 35 EQ Param 4 36 EQ Param 5 37 EQ Param 6 38 EQ Param 7 39 EQ Param 8 40 EQ Param 9 41 EQ Param 10 42 EQ Param 11 48 PowerAmp Active 59 Midi Implementa
68. ode controls like Pot Groups and Bypass do not operate Once you have finished in Quick Mixer mode simply press SHIFT to take you back to the mode and page you were in before This of course means that if you are editing some particular aspect of your preset and you decide to change the mix you can go to the Quick Mixer and return to exactly where you were working without having to page around within the system at all It is quick hence the name and easy to use in the end you may end up doing all your mixing here We certainly do Operating Modes 2 5 Tuner Mode We wanted Amp 0 Matic to be a complete guitar performance tool so we have built in a chromatic tuner inside because we think it is a fundamental add on for any guitar player You can access the Tuner mode from the Preset or Edit modes at any time by pressing EDIT PART UP keys simultaneously As you enter the built in tuner will be activated and the tuning information will be displayed in the LCD Depending on how the Tuner Mode parameter is set in the System Menu the output of Amp 0 Matic will be muted this is useful in live situations or the processing will be simply bypassed while you are tuning your instrument so you can hear your instrument sound The following image shows what you will see while in tuning mode The upper line in the displays shows the current tuner reference which you can adjust in the System Menu The standard tuning reference is 440
69. om 1 millisecond to 2 seconds 2000ms When sync is ON you have a Clock Pi range of tempo based options for synchronizing When Sync is On Rial the delay to your MIDI tempo e g 1 4 notes 1 8 note Triplets etc Without any feedback the delay unit will just reproduce the input signal once after the desired amount of time But if you feed a portion of the delayed sound back into the input of the DELAY it Feedback 0 100 will create more than one echo For sounds that repeat several times before dying away set the Delay feedback somewhere between 0 and 50 Above 50 you start to get a feedback loop that builds and builds until you have total noise as the DELAY builds up in layers Level 0 100 This sets the volume of the each delay line Pan 50Left 50Right This sets the stereo position of each delay line This cuts the low frequencies which means the 0h 0 7 COGI IONI delayed sounds get thinner and brighter This cuts the high frequencies which means the 0h 0 RCO Dae La delayed sounds get darker and more muffled 36 Operating Modes FxSel Compressor COMPRESSOR A compressor is commonly used to subtly help control the dynamics of a sound its loudness The loudest parts of a signal are pulled back if it gets too loud It can be quite subtle but usually the sound ends up tighter and easier to work with in a mix It is a very important FX in audio production For instance when a singer almost shouts
70. on Lead overdriven sound with compressor and delay stomp boxes and Fglanger and reverb effect Do you need more There s still one free effect slot Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 69 015 Small Beast TN In Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise oi Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp High Gain 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 1x12Clos2 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert sDesipion Little 1x12 high gain combo 016 Jammin alone FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Delay PreAmp TubCrunch 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x10 Open 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Playing alone before the venue long hall reverb Guide to the Factory Presets 017 Autowah Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B WahWah LFO PreAmp BritDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 1x12 Clos 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Routing Expert 6 Description Little combo with overdrive and LFO contro
71. ove ifl you press PARAM up With VALUE UP you will start to BONT YOO eau edit the effect See section 2 2 2 3 below for details on each effect navigate through the parameter list of parameters for values that particular effect Turns the whole FX Slot On Off This is the same as Active On Off pressing SHIFT VALUE DOWN from within the FX Sel list See section 2 2 3 below for more details Amp InL R o Insel inL Here you choose the input source for the FX Slot ROUTING In R InLevel 0 127 For adjusting the input source volume OutLevelL 0 127 For adjusting the left output volume OutLevelR 0 127 For adjusting the right output volume Wet Dry 0 100 Balances the FX Slots processed output with the input signal it has processed 32 Operating Modes Group FX2 Page Parameter Value Description Off FX Sel This is where Reverb you select the FX Delay type to put into this ___Tremolo Slot as listed on the Chorus See above right you pick the Flanger effect using VALUE Phaser params UP DOWN AutoPan Pitch shifter From FX Sel above ifl you press PARAM Up With VALUE UP you will start to DOWN yacan j 7 edit the effect See section 2 2 2 3 for details navigate through the list of parameters for parameter par lues that particular effect ue Active On Off Amp InL R In L Insel InR Exf1 L R ROUTING Efx1 L See above Efx1 R InLevel 0 127 OutLevelL 0 127 OutLevelR 0 127
72. peaker cabinets tone controls power amps and all their settings On top of this there are two stomp box guitar pedal FX before the amp section Pedal A and B and three stereo FX slots after the amps FX 1 2 and 3 This means it is possible to create a wide variety of full FX and guitar amp signal paths that a guitarist might use Therefore Amp 0 Matic can be seen as a complete guitar FX and performance tool It s important to note that Amp 0 Matic is intended as a creative tool to process naked guitar sounds in absence of a real amplifier Its main purpose is to help guitarists to enhance their creativity and to achieve a wider range of rich guitar sounds It is not intended to imitate specifically known amplifier brands but instead create a new sonic arsenal based on this rich sonic heritage 1 1 Main features Main features of Amp 0 Matic include 16 PreAmp models both tube and solid state modelling 3 Equalisation models Vintage Modern and Parametric 4PowerAmp models both tube and solid state modelling 15 Speaker Cabinet models Special Noise Reduction Algorithm Extensive signal routing capabilities including classic pre configured routings Built in Chromatic Tuner with 3 cents accuracy and a 440hz reference adjustable sharp and flat between 416 460 Hz Input and Output signal meters with clipping indicators 4 Overview New and handy Quick Mixer mode for effortless mix balance Te
73. preset stored This feature has been added to allow you easily change all the wet dry settings on a gig rehearsal to fit to a bands playing the room acoustics etc without touching your home settings Pot Mode Free Catch When this parameter is set to Free changing the assigned Realtime controllers will affect the parameters immediately no matter if the current potentiometer position actually matches the parameter value This can imply sudden and abrupt changes in the parameter value When this parameter is set to Catch changing a Realtime controller won t affect the parameter until the potentiometer value actually matches the parameter value This will produce smoother changes in the sound although response can be slower as you have to centre on the real value before being able to adjust it Start Pr 1 128 This parameter defines the default preset number that will be loaded at start up ScrnSaver Off 1m 3m 5m 15m Sets the waiting interval without panel activity for displaying the Screen Saver Levels Input inf dB 0 dB Control the input signal level that goes into Amp O Matic MIDI MIDI Thru On Off When on the Chameleon will echo out instantly of the MIDI OUT port all information that it receives at the MIDI IN port MIDI Chan 1 16 Defines which MIDI channel is used to process incoming MIDI Program Changes and Controllers messages and to send them
74. r PreAmp SoftDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 2x12 Vint 4 FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Reverb RevTime RevLocut RevHiCut FX 2 Phaser 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 Phaser Speed Phaser Feedbk Phaser Depth Routing Expert 6 Description Rhythmic pulsing phased sound with crunchy body 038 Sly Amp FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A WahWah 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Flanger PreAmp SoftDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Parametric PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x10 Open 4 FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Reverb RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut FX 2 Delay 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 Delay Clock 1 Delay Feedbk 1 Delay Level 1 Routing Series 6 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 Delay Clock 2_ Delay Feedbk 2 Delay Level 2 Funky sexy WahWah with delayed reverb Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 039 BiscuitHead Type cip RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 ro In R L Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp High Gain 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp Tube Brit Assignable RTCs Speaker 4x10 Open 4 FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Delay DelayTime Delay Delay LoCut Feedback FX 2 Phaser 5 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 3 Phaser Speed Phaser Feedbk PhaserDepth Routing Expert Description Crunchy sound with subtle phaser on top 040 Classic 4x12
75. r to the Chameleon with an special high impedance to line converter the device marked as X in the diagram and then send the Chameleon outputs to a line mixer or a recording workstation It s not recommended to emulate power amps and speakers in this configuration as this would affect the tone specially the speaker emulation which would make the sound darker than desired in this kind of configuration Next figure shows how tho connect your gear in this situation Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 15 16 FX and Speaker Simulator Device If you want to use your favourite PreAmp with Amp 0 Matic you can do it and then use all the 2 pedal effects the power amp the speaker and Post FX modules at your taste You just have to connect your guitar to you favourite PreAmp send the PreAmp line out to the Chameleon input s and then send the Chameleon outputs to a line mixer or a recording workstation as swown in the following figure Guitar Preamp Line Out gs 00 00060000 0 NOTE If you re connecting the frequency compensated outputs recording or cabinet emulation outputs that some preamplifiers may have you ll need to deactivate the speaker emulation in Amp 0 Matic to avoid the tone being very dark In this case you can use all the pedals and effects We recommend to use the line out of effects send to get the amplifier sound as this way you can select inside Amp 0 Matic which effects and speakers you wan
76. rcuit then pedal FX A and B then the four amp modelling sections PreAmp Tone Power amp and Speaker Next you can choose between the three Post FX slots FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 and finally the FX Mix the final output mix between the Post FX and the Amp output which goes to the output and FX Routing groups The name of the current group is shown in the upper left line of the Display PAGE PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys For each of the above groups the PAGE keys move you between two areas the routing configuration area for choosing how the signals flow through the FX Slot or the effect parameters editing area for changing the set up of the effect itself Note that in certain groups these buttons do nothing as there is only one page PARAMETER PARAM UP and PARAM DOWN Keys the name of the current parameter is shown in the lower line of the display aligned to the left These controls will generally take you through the list of parameters available for editing in the particular page you have navigated to There is only one subtle exception to this that is quite easy to learn If you want to set up an effect or a model the first parameter you can edit is the type of effect or model you want to use for that slot For instance this might be REVERB Then as you press PARAM UP you will travel through the list of REVERB parameters available The thing to note is if you travel back down to the bottom of the
77. rd The RTCs control the clock and each delay is set to around 36 feedback All delays have a lo cut to make it delay upwards Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 75 027 Airy Crunchy FX Type Grp RICI RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In R L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Compressor 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B PreAmp DynDrive 3 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Tube USA Speaker 4x10 Clos FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Reverb RevTime RevLoCut RevHiCut FX 2 Tremelo 5 FX 2 FX2 FX 3 Trem Speed Trem Depth Routing Expert Description Light and crunchy sound with space and a touch of tremolo wobble 028 Fat Swirls Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 on In R L Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Chorus 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Phaser PreAmp SoftDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp_ Tube Brit Speaker 4x10 Clos FX 1 FX1 FX1 FX 1 Delay Delay 1 time Delay 2 time Delay Lo Cut FX 2 5 Pedal A Pedal A Pedal A FX 3 Chorus Speed Chorus Depth Chorus Feedbk Routing Expert 6 Pedal B Pedal B Pedal B Phaser Speed Phaser Depth Phaser Feedbk Swirling guitar sound with echoes Guide to the Factory Presets 029 Hi NRG Lead TN In R L Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Peda
78. re O O DO omeceon a O o0 00 Ga group page param value Lit v v v v Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 19 2 1 Preset Mode Preset Mode is for selecting from the bank of 128 presets An Amp 0 Matic preset is a combination of FX settings routings and other such parameter values stored in memory When you switch on the Chameleon with Amp 0 Matic loaded it automatically defaults to this Preset Mode The start up preset can be selected from the System Mode From here you can enter the other modes easily 2 1 1 The Main Display 20 In Preset Mode the LCD display will show information about the currently loaded preset as showed in the following picture Here s a detailed list of what you see The upper line The upper line first displays the number of the currently selected preset which represents the memory location This number will blink if the preset is dirtied in any way that is the preset is somehow changed in relation to what is stored in the memory and it has not yet been saved This can happen via MIDI by changing a parameter assigned to a MIDI controller by moving an assigned front panel Realtime controller or by editing something while in Edit Mode So if you change preset without first saving what you have edited you will lose all the changes you may have made Equally if you have ended up with an effects set up you don t like and want to return to the saved preset simply use
79. red preset like this By pressing VALUE UP and VALUE DOWN you can select between Operating Modes Save Changes This option will take you to the next dialogue described in the next section for naming and numbering your preset Don t Save Yet This will dump you back into Preset Mode without saving Your edits will remain in place but if you change preset you will lose them You can come and go between Edit Mode and Preset Mode like this as often as you like as your preset will still be modified the number will blink to remind you of this and you will still be able to store it later Note that SHIFT also acts like a cancel command and will abort the saving dialogue and return to the Preset Mode without storing in just the same way Discard Edits If you don t like what you have been creating and you would like to return straight away to the original saved version of the preset choose this Once selected press EDIT to proceed QUICK SAVE Also while in Edit Mode if you are sure you want to save your preset just press and hold the EDIT key down and it will let you save it straight away without asking This is also useful if you haven t changed anything but want to save it to a new location otherwise the Edit button wouldn t normally ask you if you want to save it as you have made no changes and would simply take you back to Preset Mode 2 2 8 Naming and Numbering So once you have chosen to sav
80. ritDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Modern PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 Phaser FX 2 5 FX 3 Delay Routing Expert 6 Description Hot overdriven British sound with added phaser and stereo delay very touch sensitive 054 Tremolo Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Tremolo 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Mod Clean 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Description Classic clean sound with medium speed tremolo and medium reverb 90 Guide to the Factory Presets 055 Tremoverdrive FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise Off Pedal A Tremolo 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp Blue Tube 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage Poweramp Off Speaker off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Expert 6 Slightly overdriven sound with medium speed tremolo and medium reverb 056 Latin Drive FX Type Grp RTC1 RTC 2 RTC 3 Amp In L 1 Volume Gain Presence Anti Noise On Pedal A Off 2 Bass Mid Treble Pedal B Off PreAmp BritDrive 3 FX Amp mixL FX Amp mixR Input level Tone Vintage PowerAmp_ Off Speaker Off 4 FX 1 FX 2 5 FX 3 Reverb Routing Exp
81. s or the Amp section either Amp L R or L R which means the Left and Right signals are summed together You can control the volume of this input with the In Level The Post FX2 and FX 3 can receive their input in the same way But they can also be set to receive signals from the output of any preceding FX Slot in the chain instead That is to say FX 2 can also be set to receive processed signals from FX 1 while FX 3 can also receive processed signals from FX 1 or from FX 2 So FX 3 has the most input options as it is at the end of the chain Note that each FX Slot is totally independent and can be thought of as a self contained entity For instance once an FX slot has done its thing you can mix the processed signal it creates back in with the input signal it received by adjusting the slots own unique Dry Wet mix Each FX slot creates a stereo signal that can then be sent on towards the output directly or be picked up by the next FX slots along 1 3 3 2 Mixing for the Output Each FX slot has its own Left and Right output levels By adjusting these you can balance the three FX slots together on their way to the main output both in terms of volume and stereo position So referring back to the above diagram to the right of the FX Slots you can see the outputs of the three FX slots being mixed together Then just before the main output the FX Amp Mix balances this mixture of FX sounds with the amp section s direct output
82. s the signal volume at a specified speed and depth producing a wobbling sound Pitch shifter Changes the pitch up or down From FX Sel above ifl you press PARAM Up With VALUE UP you will start to DOU you can f edit the effect See section 2 2 2 3 below for details on each effect navigate through the list of parameters for Parameter pal lues that particular effect a Turns the whole FX Slot On Off This is the same as Active On Off pressing SHIFT VALUE DOWN from within the FX Sel ROUTING list See section 2 2 3 below for more details Wet Dry 0 100 Balances an FX Slot processed output with the input signal it has processed THE AMP SECTION This is where you set up the amp you want to use There are four stages PreAmp This is the stage that emulates the guitar preamplifier This is probably the stage that will add the most personality to your guitar sound The sound directly produced by an electrical guitar clean and unprocessed is usually considered as poor and too tinny by most guitarists Even when there s no need for amplification e g in direct recordings a guitar PreAmp is used to add richness and eventually distortion to the sound These days the 28 Operating Modes PreAmp is so associated with the electric guitar that it is considered as a part of the instrument itself In Amp 0 Matic you can select from amongst 16 different PreAmp models which will help you in creating a wide range of typical
83. st is done for you Sometimes less is more These pre configured routings always take their starting input directly from the amp section and when you switch to any of them many expert control options remain hidden to simplify editing These routings are described below In the accompanying diagrams we have rubbed out the signal paths that are now unused Series The FX slots are set up in a chain from the amp output The routing remains as shown in the following diagram Overview Parallel All three FX slots take the amp output and process it independently before sending it to the output Note that in this routing configuration there will be up to three sound sources being summed so be careful adjusting the levels to avoid unwanted clipping The Routing is then Amp Out Input L Input R Input L R e Series Parallel FX 1 feeds into FX 2 and FX 3 at the same time The result of FX 2 and 3 are mixed together for the output In this configuration you also have some risk of getting clipping a bit less severe than in the parallel configuration The Routing will be Amp Out Input L Input R Input L R o_nk PostEfx Out L PostEfx Out R Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 13 Series Stereo FX 1 s left output goes to FX 2 The right output goes to FX 3 They then stay separated at the output so you have a common effect and two different effects at the left and right output Amp Out Input L Input R
84. t to use instead of using always the same emulation that the PreAmp can have Overview FX and Speaker Simulator Device for your Amplifier You just have to connect your guitar to you favourite amplifier send the amp line out or effects send to the Chameleon input s and then send the Chameleon outputs to a line mixer or a recording workstation This configuration is very useful in several situations Use it Live to avoid the need of place microphones to you power amp and speaker or late at night with the Master volume of your amp turned down to record those tracks that only came up when everybody is sleeping Of course if you want you can add all the pedal effects and post effects at your taste Amp Line Out 00006 09000 00 CO Or Recording DAW Line In CAUTION Do not connect the amplifier speaker outputs to the Chameleon inputs as serious damage can occur to you amplifier power stage and the Chameleon Always connect a matched impedance real speaker to the speaker output of your amplifier NOTE If you re connecting the frequency compensated outputs recording or cabinet emulation outputs that some amplifiers may have to the Chameleon you ll need to deactivate the speaker emulation in Amp O Matic to avoid the tone being very dark In this case you can use all the pedals and effects We recommend to use the line out of effects send to get the amplifier sound as this way you can select inside Amp 0 Matic wh
85. ters TO GO TO QUICK MIXER MODE You cannot enter Quick Mixer mode while in System mode but at any other time the combination of keys SHIFT PART DOWN takes you to Quick Mixer Mode Here you can see detailed info about the mix status Operating Modes of all the effects simultaneously To leave this mode press SHIFT See section 2 4 for more details on Quick Mixer Mode TO GO TO TUNER MODE By pressing the combination of keys EDIT PART UP you ll enter the Tuner Mode Here the built in Chromatic Tuner is active and you can use it to tune your instrument To leave this mode press EDIT See section 2 5 for more details on Tuner Mode Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 23 2 2 Edit Mode This mode allows you to go inside the current preset and modify all the parameters As you leave Edit Mode by pressing EDIT again you will be given the option to save what it is you have been doing see section 2 2 7 for more information on saving your edits As in Preset Mode where the number blinks you can easily see if the preset has been modified from the original stored in memory In Edit Mode this is indicated by the LED next to the EDIT key blinking instead 2 2 1 Working in Edit Mode THE DISPLAY 24 As well showing you the menus and parameters of the preset the screen also displays at all times the Input meters and the Pot Group indicator However in Edit Mode they have moved about a little from where they were in Preset Mode Th
86. tion 60 D Amp Paramete 49 PowerAmp Select 60 Speaker Active 61 Speaker Select 72 Anti Noise Active 73 Anti Noise Threshold 81 FX Amp Mix L 82 FX Amp Mix R 83 FX Amp Mix Link 84 Amp Input Select 85 Global Bypass For any of the FX Slots the parameters are displayed as Param0 Param1 and so on The actual parameter modified will depend on the effect that is loaded at any time see tables in section 2 2 2 3 MIDI Ctrl Effect Parameter 16 Pedal A Param0 17 Pedal A Param1 18 Pedal A Param2 19 Pedal A Param3 20 Pedal A Param4 21 Pedal A Param5 22 Pedal A Param6 23 Pedal A Param7 24 Pedal A Param8 25 Pedal A Param9 26 Pedal A Param10 27 Pedal A Param11 28 Pedal A Param12 29 Pedal A Param13 30 Pedal A Param14 31 Pedal A Active 33 Pedal A Wet Dry 34 Pedal A FX Select 35 Pedal B Paramo 36 Pedal B Param1 37 Pedal B Param2 38 Pedal B Param3 39 Pedal B Param4 40 Pedal B Param5 41 Pedal B Param6 42 Pedal B Param7 43 Pedal B Param8 44 Pedal B Param9 45 Pedal B Param10 Midi Implementation Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 46 Pedal B Param11 47 Pedal B Param12 48 Pedal B Param13 49 Pedal B Param14 50 Pedal B Active 51 Pedal B Wet Dry 52 Pedal B FX S
87. undskin is contained into a MIDI file called ampOmatic_vX X mid where X X is the current version number of the Soundskin Like any other Chameleon Soundskin when you load Amp 0 Matic you will wipe clean the memory of the Chameleon and use it for this new Soundskin instead So you have to first make sure you have saved your personal settings and user data stored in the Soundskin you are about to replace with Amp 0 Matic You can save it by making a quick MIDI SYSEX dump Remember that if you have an older version of Amp 0 Matic or a different Soundskin installed in your Chameleon you will lose your user data if you don t make a backup of it before updating the software version Please read the important notice in the Appendix A to check how to save your work and load new Soundskins into the Chameleon When you have loaded the latest Amp 0 Matic you can still reload again your old Amp 0 Matic presets previously backed up by MIDI The new software version will update the preset formatting of your presets if necessary Once the Soundskin is loaded it is ready to use and you can treat the Chameleon as if it was a regular multi effects unit By default the Soundskin comes loaded with the Factory presets bank which provide a range of ready to use FX to choose from and are useful starting points for editing your own presets Play around with these to take a quick overview of Amp 0 Matic Remember you can tweak many parameters straight awa
88. utopan is available in any of the 3 Post FX slots FxSel Parameter Value Description arnt On Off You can choose the contour of the movement with Speed the SHAPE control and the DEPTH controls how When Sync is off 0 05Hz 15Hz extreme the effect is It can also be synchronised PEARCE Clock with MIDI clock When the SYNC is OFF you can set When Sync is On 1 32nd 2Bar Shape Triangle Square Sine Depth 0 100 the speed manually in Hertz When SYNC is ON you have a range of tempo based options for synchronizing the speed to your MIDI tempo e g 1 4 notes 1 8 note Triplets etc 40 Operating Modes FxSel WahWah WAHWAH The WahWah effect is a classic guitar and keyboard effect popularised by classic foot pedals that allowed instrumentalists a further means of expression It consists of a Band pass filter with unity gain in the centre frequency and bandwidth whose centre frequency can be moved up and down between two fixed limits The WahWah is available in either of the two Pedals Parameter Value Description In NORMAL mode it will operate as a classical Mode Normal Auro LEO WahWah The only parameter available will be VALUE which corresponds to the position of the Value 0 10 foot pedal The effect can be controlled manually or by assigning VALUE to a Realtime controller or ValueMin 0 4 9 to the MIDI Expression Controller In AUTO mode the louder t
89. w For clarity note that throughout this manual and in the Amp 0 Matic interface itself the term Pedal always refers to the Pedal FX before the Amp and the term FX refers to the Post FX section 1 3 2 The Pedals and Amp section The following diagram shows in more detail the signal flow in the Pedals and Amp section The post FX section is included for completeness but its contents will be explained later on section 1 3 3 All the stages of the Pedals and Amp section are explained below Global InLevel 4 Wet Dry Wet Dry Global Master Bypass Volume OUTL Efx Amp R PostEfx Out L Post Effects Section As you can see all of the processors in this section are routed in series one after the other At the start you can select just one sound source from the Chameleon Inputs Input L Input R or Input L R as all the processing in this section is done in mono When connecting only one guitar to one input L or R it s recommended not to select the Input L R source to avoid loosing signal level Once an input source is selected the first processor in this section chain is the Anti Noise stage It features an advanced noise reduction algorithm which can be very useful to reduce hum or buzz from the guitar or any other unwanted noise It will simply dip the volume of the input below a certain threshold so when you stop playing nothing passes through This is very useful for high
90. y tuned presets and your beloved configuration You can reset a preset s parameters but without losing it s Init Preset Do it mame so you can start again Note you still have to save the changes for it to be permanent This will wipe your user presets and initialise all presets back to Utility Factory Bank Do it the Factory settings Unlike Init Preset this will happen straight away Careful This will wipe your user presets and initialise all presets back to Reset Bank Do it identical defaults Unlike Init Preset this will happen straight away Careful Version For your information Info Serial No For your information About For your information 52 Operating Modes 2 4 Quick Mixer Mode We decided that Amp 0 Matic needed an easy way to mix all the FX together rather than locating the routing parameters in each group and page if you want to balance the FX together So we have created the Quick Mixer window to help you As long as you are not in System or Tuner mode you can access the Quick Mixer at any time You simply press SHIFT and PART DOWN Note that here the navigation system that is constant throughout the rest of Amp 0 Matic no longer applies The GROUP buttons still take you between the groups of Quick Mixer but the others are now for activating deactivating each item in the Mixer The parameters are grouped together logically on separate screens The Input Level and Anti Noise Threshold
91. y with the Realtime controllers on the front panel NOTE Factory presets can be edited modified and overwritten like any other preset so all 128 available presets are considered as user presets and there are not the so called ROM presets So be careful how and where you save However don t worry about overwriting the Factory presets permanently If you think you have made a total mess of everything the factory bank can be reloaded at any time However the factory bank reload command will reset ALL the factory presets So if you change one and like it and save it then change another save it but don t like it if you want to return to the factory bank you will lose both So an idea might be that when you make an interesting preset by adapting something from the factory bank to always save it to an empty slot if you have one free That way you retain the flexibility of being able to return to the factory bank at any time without too much pain Of course you could just as well overwrite the factory bank completely if you create something better You could even save a MIDI dump of your presets and swap them with the other members of the Chameleon community via the forum on our website http www soundart hot com Amp 0 Matic User s Manual 7 1 3 Sound Architecture 1 3 1 Basic Description Amp 0 Matic consists of two main parts The Pedal FX and the Amp modelling section This is a mono chain of signal processes You

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