AdrenaLinn II Manual
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1. Bar Step L 3 s RK e gr 1G Uh 2 Jk AS WG Io m g m m m g RS a EM ee LLLI FLI bane Level TT FEH Str Fr FT si i e eo Oe Gai ze Fees zen pes HR d r CUL UR h H I HA H br di Bar 2 Step LZ az a 35 amp F amp FS WO P EEE D Enee PP RP PRP RNB Ree a BB gi DL is H g u TT Eed H n gi FE ei 1 n g Level TT Feel Lee Note that in addition to a level control each step has an Envelope On Off switch If set to OFF the step level is held constant throughout the entire step if set to ON then the sequence s output ramps up from zero to the programmed level value at the start of the step then immediately ramps back down to zero as shown below Step OZ 3 4 5 6 7 8 Envelope off off off on off on off off Speed TAE sei Rise gt Rise Fall Fall The rate of envelope rise attack and fall decay depends on the Speed control which has the format x y x is an attack time of 0 to 9 and y is the decay time of 0 to 9 29 Chapter 2 Presets To edit the user sequence the AdrenaLinn uses an alternate mode of the 8 x 4 parameter matrix in the center of the panel where the 32 steps printed in black Bar 1 1 16 and Bar 2 1 16 are used instead of the 32 parameter names printed in white u EE SEQUENCER Hold Clear User Sequence Drumbeat Level Envelope Off On Bass Snare Hihat Perc To edit the act2. 2 Receiving a PST dump will overwrite the selected user preset If a factory preset is selected then the incoming preset dump is ignored 3 Receiving a DBT dump will overwrite the selected user drumbeat If a factory drumbeat is selected then the incoming drumbeat dump is ignored 46 Appendix Appendix Frequently Asked Questions Q What is the resolution of the internal digital processing A A D and DA conversion is 24 bits at 40kHz sampling rate Internal processing is 32 bit All internal processing is digital Q Can I separate the drum sound from the guitar sound A Yes Press and hold the main button to access the secondary Main functions Turn the fourth knob all the way to the right to select SEP This will route the drumbeat to the right output and the instrument preset to the left Q Can turn off either the effects amp models or delay for all presets in one step A Yes The Bypass foot switch can be set to turn off any combination of effect amp and delay for all presets Set the Bypass Mode parameter to Ad to turn off effect to E d to turn off amp models or to EA to turn off delay then press the BYPASS foot switch so that the light is ON Q like a particular preset but want to turn off only the effect amp or delay How do do it A To turn off the effect only set the Off On Ster parameter in the Effect section to Off To turn off the amp modeling only
3. in swing timing Note If a preset is selected that contains a tremolo sequence filter sequence or arpeggiator sequence that sequence s timebase will be the same as the drumbeat s timebase For example if a drumbeat is selected that has a 1 16 swing timebase any sequence preset that you select will play with 1 16 swing timing To change a sequence preset s timebase you must change the drumbeat s timebase Bass Sound Volume controls for any selected Drumbeat the bass mix volume and bass drum sample The display shows 2 digits separated by a dash The left digit 1 9 shows which of 9 bass drum sounds is selected The right digit 0 9 displays the bass drum volume within the drum mix Turning the control moves through the 10 volume levels for the first bass sound then the 10 volume levels for the second bass sound and so on through all 9 sounds Snare Sound Volume works identically to the Bass Sound Volume parameter except that it affects the snare sound Hihat Sound Volume works identically to the Bass Sound Volume parameter except that it affects the hi hat sound Percussion Sound Volume works similarly to the Bass Sound Volume parameter except that it affects the percussion sound However for this parameter each sound selection the leftmost digit changes the entire set of 3 percussion sounds used in the percussion part of the Drumbeat Also there are only 5 sound selections available 1 5 each containing 3 p
4. Random filter 24 Random flanger 24 Repair 52 Resonance 18 Right Outputs 51 Rotary 24 Saving and Copying Drumbeats 43 44 Saving and Copying Presets 36 Snare Sound Volume 40 Support 52 Talk box 27 Tempo 9 Timebase 39 To Delay Filter 39 Treble 33 Tremolo sequence 25 Tremolo Pan 23 Use Drumbeat Tempo 39 User Sequence 29 Variation 16 Vibrato 24 Volume 9 22 Volume envelope 27 Volume Amp 33 Volume Drumbeat 39 Volume Effect 22 Warranty 52 55 Appendix Assortment Amp models 00 Boogie Dual Rectifier 01 Marshall JTM 50 02 Fender Bassman 03 Boogie Mark IV 04 Hendrix tone Beat synch modulation 05 Beat synched Tremolo amp 06 Beat synched Flanging amp 07 Beat synched filter sweep amp 08 Beat synched Rotary amp 09 Beat synched Random Filter amp Sequence presets 10 Rock filter sequence 11 Lo fi trash sequence 12 ReggaeTremolo sequence 13 Random Flanger 14 Arpeggiator sequence Filter effects loop delay processed drums 15 Auto wah 16 Auto wah amp 17 Talk box 18 One bar overdub delay 19 Processed drumbeat Amp models 0 Deluxe Reverb S Tweed Deluxe 22 Twin Reverb 23 Marshall JTM 45 24 Marshall JTM 800 25 Hiwatt DR103 26 Vox AC 30 Top Boost 27 Vox AC 15 28 Budda Twinmaster 29 Matchless Cheiftain 30 Roland Jazz Chorus 31 Soldano SLO 100 32 Roger Linn Design thin 33 Roger Linn Design blues 34 Roger L
5. Tremolo sequence Similar to classic tremolo in this case the volume pulses in 2 measure looping rhythmic patterns You can either choose one of 20 preset tremolo sequence variations or create your own Try playing sustained chords at first in order to get a feel for how the rhythm of the tremolo sequences best fit with your playing The variations are 1 20 A variety of preset tremolo sequences USR A user programmable sequence See the next section Effect The User Sequence to learn how to program your own sequence FSE Filter sequence This is a very powerful feature and can lead you in creative directions you d otherwise not thought of In this effect your instrument tone changes in 2 measure looping rhythmic patterns of filter tones As with tremolo sequences try playing sustained chords at first in order get a feel for how the rhythm of the sequences best compliment your playing You can choose one of 20 preset filter sequences or create your own The variations are 1 20 A variety of pre programmed filter sequences USR A user programmable sequence See the next section Effect The User Sequence to learn how to program your own sequence ARP Arpeggiator This effect definitely pushes the weird cool lever to the limit It accentuates specific musical notes in 2 measure patterns Even if you play muted strings on the guitar you ll still hear the generated note sequence because the sequence s notes are actua
6. set the Off On parameter in the Amp section to Off To turn off the Delay only set the Off On Ster parameter in the Delay section to Off Q A particular sequence preset will sometimes play 1 8 notes and sometimes 1 16s or sometimes swing and sometimes straight time What gives A The timebase of the preset s sequences tremolo filter or arpeggio is determined by the selected drumbeat s Timebase setting For example if you select a drumbeat that has an 1 8 note Timebase then the preset s sequence will play 1 8 notes The same rule applies to swing if you select a drumbeat with 1 16 swing timebase then the preset s sequence will also play in 1 16 swing timing To change the timing of the preset s sequence you must change the drumbeat s Timebase setting 48 Appendix Q Is there a way to quickly turn the effect on or off during performance without affecting the amp or delay settings A Yes Set the Bypass Mode parameter to Ad Then when you press BYPASS only the effect will be turned off Q Why doesn t the drumbeat start playing exactly when I hit the Start footswitch A The Start footswitch actually starts the drumbeat when you release it This is the only way the AdrenaLinn can know the difference between tapping and holding the switch for decrementing the preset To get around this press the foot switch one 1 8 note before you intend to start then release it on the downbeat Be careful not to h
7. Settings of FOO F99 send the drums to the AdrenaLinn s input to be processed in the same way as the instrument signal Q The display says AMP whenever I turn it on What does this mean A The AdrenaLinn s guitar amp tone compensation is on which reduces the treble level of the amp models to compensate for the added treble boost of guitar amps To return to normal treble level for recording hold MAIN while connecting power Q How do get more than 2 outputs I want to send both the drums in stereo and the instrument signal in stereo A Buy another AdrenaLinn and synch them together via MIDI using one for the instrument signal and the other for the drums Or record the drums in stereo in one recording pass and the instrument in stereo in the next synched with MIDI clock Q Can I chain drumbeats together to make a song A Sorry no However you can synch your favorite drum machine with drumbeat chaining to the AdrenaLinn via MIDI clock 50 Appendix Inputs and Outputs Input is a mono unbalanced 4 phone jack Using the Input Level control you can vary the input sensitivity from guitar pickup levels to 10dB line levels Left Mono and Right Outputs are two mono unbalanced 4 phone jacks Using the Volume control you can vary the output level from less than guitar pickup levels to greater than 10dB line levels Using the Left output exclusively will mix the stereo output signal to mono Phones Outpu
8. Wanna Edit a Preset or Drumbeat Right Now 7 How 4 Knobs Control 40 Settings gt 8 The 4 MAIN Gettngs AA 9 The 4 Secondary MAIN Gettngs 10 Playing Through a Guitar Amp seen 12 Chapter 2 Presets 2 000 13 EIER dE EEN 14 Effect The 8 Parameters een nenn 16 Effect The 4 Hidden Parameters 19 Effect Effect amp Variation Details 23 Effect The User Geouence 29 Clearing Sequence Data 31 Amp The 8 barameters nennen 32 Delay The 4 Parameters 244 4 44444 4 34 Saving and Copying Presets AAA 36 Chapter 3 Drumbeats 444444000000000nnnnn nenn 37 ONT AV EAN Eeer 38 The 8 Drumbeat Parameters 39 Making Your Own Drumbeats The Sequencer 41 Clearing Drumbeat Data 43 Saving and Copying Drumbeats AAA 44 Chapter 4 MIDI 45 The 4 MIDI Parameters 222444444444 nenn 46 REIDEN u ened eee eee a ie p eae 47 Frequently Asked Ouestons 48 Inputs and Outputs ua ek 51 Support Warranty and Repair 224444 n 52 EE 53 lte E 54 Hello From Roger Linn Thank you for purchasing the AdrenaLinn II the successor to my company s first product the AdrenaLinn You may know of me from having invented the first digital drum machines years ago or from having designed the Akai MPC series of sampling drum machines But when started this new company realized that can
9. changed the Variation is E elm ee g ged rF Rand filter UOL Vol envel set to 1 and the other 6 parameters in FL RandFingr H d Midi this section are set to the default settings for variation 1 Variation selects one of a number of preset variations for the selected effect For example the Tremolo Effect has classic tremolo pulse tremolo random tremolo and others The next section describes the specific variations for each effect Note that when you change the Variation setting the other 6 parameters in this section return to the default settings for the selected variation Effect Dry Mix controls the mix between the unprocessed signal 0 and the processed signal 99 On Off Ster has 3 options Off Bypasses effect On Effect in on in mono Ste Effect is on in stereo Chapter 2 Presets Speed has one of two functions depending on the selected effect If Effect is set to Tremolo Pan Filter Tremolo Flanger Chorus Rotary Vibrato Random Filter or Random Flanger then Speed controls the effect modulation speed in 2 ways fixed settings and tempo based settings these sync to the Drumbeat s playing tempo The options are Display Rate 0 99 Fixed rate from 1 cycle 30 seconds to 10 Hz 8M One cycle every 8 measures 4M One cycle every 4 measures 2M One cycle every 2 measures 2Mt One cycle every 2 whole note triplets 3 cycles in 4 measures 1M One cycle every measure 1Mt One cycle every whole note trip
10. design drum boxes in my sleep and wanted to do something new For years as a guitarist had been fascinated with the idea of synchronizing filtered sequence effects to music and finally decided to create the AdrenaLinn to do exactly that But during the design process it grew to do far more than that including a variety of beat synch modulation effects beat synched delay amp modeling and lots of classic filter effects What does all that mean to your music In the same way that playing along with a great drumbeat inspires you to play new ideas playing through beat synced effects like the AdrenaLinn s filter sequences can inspire you to create new musical ideas you d never have thought of before In short AdrenaLinn will pull ideas out of your head you never thought possible dene P S If you like the AdrenaLinn please do me a favor and tell somebody We re a small company and dont have the big advertising bucks like the big companies so every little recommendation helps Another thing we d particularly appreciate is for you to add your comments to the user testimonials page on our web site or to let us know if you ve used the unit on any famous recordings Thanks much Read on be inspired and have lots of fun Chapter 1 Quick Start Chapter 1 Quick Start I Wanna Play It Right Now It s easy to get great sounds right away with the AdrenaLinn II by selecting the presets and drumbeats Simply hook it
11. hear byP Unprocessed input signal default setting Eft Only the effect AMp Only the amp model dLy Only the delay EA Only the effect and amp E d Only the effect and delay Ad Only the amp and delay This feature can also be used to turn effect amp or delay off for all presets For example to defeat amp modeling on all presets set Bypass Mode to E d then turn the BYPASS foot switch on PRESET SETS DRMBT controls whether or not selecting a preset automatically selects a drumbeat OFF When you select a preset the drumbeat does not change ON Selecting a preset automatically selects the preset s assigned drumbeat Note To change the preset s assigned drumbeat select the desired drumbeat then save the preset Chapter 1 Quick Start GATE controls the AdrenaLinn s noise gate The options are OFF The noise gate is off ON1 ON9 The noise gate is on ON1 is the most sensitive gate level even light playing will open the gate ONS is the least sensitive gate threshold and you will need to play harder to open the gate Using lower settings will allow even your softest notes to open the gate but it may also be opened by pickup hum or brushing your hand against the strings Higher settings will prevent the gate opening from pickup hum or your hand brushing against the strings but it also won t open on softly played notes A setting of ON2 ON3 works best for most situations Note The gate is also en
12. require proof of purchase either by registration of your product on our web site or by a copy of the original sales receipt Repair If you think your product needs repair and you live in the U S contact us at support rogerlinndesign com or 510 898 4878 If we determine that your product needs to be sent back to us for repair we will give you an RA return authorization number in order to send it back to us Products returned without a RA number on the outside of the box will be refused Warranty repairs are free but you must pay for shipping to us and wel pay for the return shipping Be sure to include your name return shipping address duh and phone number In other countries check the SUPPORT section of our web site for a service center near you 52 Appendix Roger Linn would like to express his gratitude for a job well done to the fine engineers and companies who worked on the AdrenaLinn s development Primary engineers e Dan Ash primary DSP and microcontroller software engineer Software engineering extradinaire e Dave Smith microcontroller software Yes the Dave Smith who founded Sequential Circuits invented the Prophet 5 synthesizer and invented MIDI e Darius Mostowfi hardware design microcontroller software DSP algorithm design and coding Additional engineers sound designers and companies e Tom Oberheim initial hardware design Yes the Tom Oberheim who founded Oberheim Electronics and inven
13. U 0 through U99 DRUMBEAT selects the active Drumbeat Each drumbeat contains 2 measures of either 1 16 notes 1 8 notes or 1 8 note triplets and contains 4 simultaneous instruments bass snare hihat and percussion Also each drumbeat has unique values for drum mix sound selection volume and other settings There are 100 factory presets numbered F 0 through F99 and 100 user presets numbered U 0 through U99 TEMPO varies the playing tempo from 30 to 250 Beats Per Minute BPM When you select a new drumbeat that drumbeat s tempo will become active You can also set a mode in which the tempo always remains the same until you manual change it See The 4 Secondary Main Settings VOLUME adjusts the overall output level from 0 somewhat lower than guitar levels through 50 approximately equal to guitar levels to 99 somewhat higher than line levels Note This volume also controls the bypassed signal volume Chapter 1 Quick Start The 4 Secondary MAIN Settings In addition to the 4 MAIN settings there are also 4 secondary MAIN settings printed directly below the 4 knobs Preset Drumbeat Tempo Volume W Bypass Mode W Preset Sets Drmbt Mix Sep outs To access these settings hold the MAIN button for second instead of tapping it Here s a description of these 4 settings BYPASS MODE sets the function of the Bypass footswitch The options are Display If Bypass in on then you
14. a guitar amp to reduce the upper midrange and lower treble frequencies This compensates for the fact that guitar amps typically boost these ranges When shipped from the factory the AdrenaLinn comes set to Direct To change from the Direct to Amp or vice versa hold MAIN while connecting power AdrenaLinn remembers the selected setting even when the power is off If set to Amp the word AMP will appear in the display for one second on power up Chapter 2 Presets Chapter 2 Presets A Preset is a unique combination of all the AdrenaLinn s sound processing elements There are 3 main processing elements Effect Beat synched modulation and filter effects This can produce classic effects such as tremolo flanging chorus auto wah talk box auto pan rotary speaker and vibrato along with new modulation effects like random filtering or flanging as well as AdrenaLinn s innovative filter tremolo and arpeggio sequences and finally note triggered effects like auto wah voice box and guitar synth All modulation effects can be in sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI clock Amp AdrenaLinn produces a variety of superb models of guitar amplifiers and distortion boxes plus a clean preamp Delay A beat synched audio delay processor This produces audio delays up to 2 8 seconds that can be in sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI clock Although the 100 Factory Presets do a great job of showing off what the AdrenaLinn can do you can c
15. ates the filter frequency A notch filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope attenuating frequencies close to the filter frequency This produces a sound similar to a phaser effect Resonance adds a resonant peak at each edge of the notch area A hipass filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope attenuating frequencies below the filter frequency Resonance accentuates the filter s cutoff frequency If Effect is set to flanger chorus random flanger arpeggiator talk box or certain MIDI variations then the available options are FL1 Flanger FL2 Flanger Flanging imparts a whooshing jet airplane effect by combining a signal with the same signal delayed over a range of approximately 0 to 24 milliseconds In flanger mode the Filter Frequency parameter controls delay time The Resonance parameter controls delay feedback Increasing Resonance emphasizes a particular frequency adding a sense of pitch to the sound Same as FL1 but with an inverted delayed signal This removes more bass frequencies particularly at higher Filter Frequency settings to produce a more dramatic flanging tonality Resonance behaves as with FL1 If effect is set to Vibrato or Volume this parameter cannot be changed Volume hidden under Off On Ster use knob 4 This controls the effected signal s volume Change this only when you need to match the effected volume to the volume when the effect is bypassed Effect Off On is se
16. clear all notes of a specific drum within the sequence 1 Press the SEQUENCER button repeatedly to step through each drum type until you see the drum you want to erase bA bas Sn snare Hi hi hat PE percussion 2 Press and hold the SEQUENCER button for 1 2 second The selected drum will be cleared throughout the drumbeat 43 Chapter 3 Drumbeats Saving and Copying Drumbeats Upon editing any parameter in the Drumbeat subsection of the Edit section the two Edit Drumbeat row LEDs blink periodically to remind you that the Drumbeat must be saved to preserve any changes Changing Drumbeats without saving changes loses any edits you made prior to changing Drumbeats To save edits to the active Drumbeat to the same or a different Drumbeat 1 Press and hold the DOWN button for second The column 2 and Main LEDs will blink prompting you to select the destination user drumbeat if you wish to copy to a different drumbeat If the drumbeat you are saving is a user drumbeat its number appears in the display If it is a factory drumbeat then the same numbered drumbeat in the user bank appears because you can t save to a factory drumbeat 2 Optional To copy to a different drumbeat than the displayed drumbeat select it with the DRUMBEAT knob 3 To complete the save briefly press DOWN again Or to cancel the save press any other button 44 Chapter 4 MIDI Chapter 4 MIDI The 4 MIDI Parameters Channel sele
17. cts the MIDI channel 1 16 or ALL over which the AdrenaLinn receives MIDI Channel Voice messages MIDI note velocity bend controller pressure and program change The default setting is ALL Omni mode Clock In selects whether or not the AdrenaLinn responds to incoming MIDI Clock synchronization messages The options are On and Off If on the AdrenaLinn also responds to song position pointer messages so no matter where your external audio sequencer starts the AdrenaLinn will start at the appropriate point within its 2 measure drumbeat and sequence Note the AdrenaLinn always outputs MIDI Clock messages Prog Chng selects whether or not the AdrenaLinn responds to incoming MIDI Program Change commands The options are On and Off If On incoming MIDI Program Change messages are used to select user presets U 0 though U99 Incoming Program Change messages specifying programs above 99 are ignored Dump selects which of three types of MIDI dumps will be performed when the Bypass footswitch is pressed Display Option PST Preset Sends the currently selected preset DBT Drumbeat Sends the currently selected drumbeat ALL Sends all user presets and drumbeats While this parameter is selected the Bypass LED blinks to indicate that pressing the Bypass footswitch will initiate the MIDI dump Note The AdrenaLinn is always ready to receive an external MIDI data dump 1 Receiving an ALL dump replaces all user presets and drumbeats
18. ctually sends the drumbeat signal to the main input allowing the drumbeat to be processed by the filter amp models and delay the same as the instrument signal By processing the drumbeats in this way you can create some very interesting processed drumbeats Use Drumbeat Tempo controls whether or not the drumbeat uses its assigned tempo There are 2 options Off The tempo never changes unless changed manually On Upon selecting a new drumbeat the tempo changes to the newly selected drumbeat s assigned tempo Note Unlike the other 7 parameters in this section this setting is not stored with the drumbeat but rather is a global parameter It remains the same until manually changed even after selecting a new drumbeat Timebase controls both the Drumbeat s note duration and the amount of swing There are 5 settings Display Option 8n Each step of the sequence is an 1 8 note Every alternate step in the sequence is skipped for a total of 16 steps or 2 bars of 1 8 notes 39 Chapter 3 Drumbeats 8t Each step of the sequence is an 1 8 note triplet If selected the 4th step of each group of 4 is skipped for a total of 24 steps or 2 bars of 1 8 note triplets 16n Each step of the sequence is an even 1 16 note for a total of 32 steps or 2 bars of 1 16 notes 16h Same as 16n except that the 1 16 notes are played halfway between even timing and swing timing 16S Same as 16n except that the 1 16 notes are played
19. e fej e u B lt Beat Synched Filter FX Amp Modeling Drum Box enaLinn Il Bypass Boat ar FE Amp Modeling Drum Box en User Manual Written By Roger Linn and Craig Anderton loge Ling Roger Linn Design Berkeley CA www rogerlinndesign com ATTENTION Want to double your warranty from 1 to 2 years Simply go to www rogerlinndesign com to register your AdrenaLinn purchase with us That will also enable us to notify you about upgrades useful tips and special offers Don t worry we promise not to give your information to anybody else and we won t bug you with frequent or trivial emails AdrenaLinn Il Users Manual 2003 Roger Linn Design Revision date July 11 2003 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR OFFICE USE Table of Contents Hello From Roger mp 4 Chapter 1 Quick Start 2 3222232 nee 5 Wanna Play It Right Now 6
20. e the desired step then view or edit the value 6 To exit Sequencer mode and return to normal parameter editing press SEQUENCER again The Filter Sequence light will turn off Or press MAIN then either the UP or DOWN button 30 Chapter 2 Presets In summary pressing SEQUENCER while one of the 5 Edit Preset rows is selected rotates between 3 states 1 Editing sequence step level data L 0 to L99 2 Editing sequence step envelope on off status E 0 or E 1 3 Normal editing of Preset parameters no sequence editing The User Sequence LED will be on for states 1 and 2 above If you play the drumbeat while in User Sequence mode the row and column LEDs will animate to show the currently playing step within the sequence Although the user sequence contains 2 bars of 1 16 notes it may also play as 2 bars of either 1 8 notes or 1 8 note triplets depending on the setting of the selected drumbeat s Timebase parameter If Timebase is 16n 1 16 note 16h half swing or 16S swing then all 32 steps in the sequence are available for editing f Timebase is 8n 1 8 notes then the sequence will consist of 2 measures of eighth notes and the steps in columns 2 and 4 every other 1 16 note are disabled If the Timebase is 8t 1 8 note triplets then the sequence will consist of 2 measures of eighth note triplets and the steps in column 4 after each group of 3 triplets are disabled Note I
21. ency oscillator LFO Wave to Sine and Filter Type to 2PO lowpass 2 pole filter To access the 4 hidden parameters 1 Select the preset to be edited 2 Using the UP or DOWN buttons select one of the 5 Edit Preset rows 3 Simultaneously press both the UP and DOWN arrow buttons and quickly release The uppermost row of the Edit Preset section will blink as well as one of the 4 column LEDs This acts as an indication that Hidden Parameter mode is active 4 Turn the 4 knobs The 4 hidden parameters are hiding under the following 4 parameters Bar I 2 3 4 Hidden Mod Source LFO Wave Filter Type Volume 5 To exit hidden parameter mode press any button Chapter 2 Presets Modulation Source hidden under Effect use knob 1 The AdrenaLinn uses 10 different Modulation Sources to move the filter frequency flanger frequency or volume up and down There are also 7 available combinations of the 10 modulation sources Display Modulation Source X multiply add SEq Sequencer the AdrenaLinn s internal 2 measure sequencer EG Envelope Generator with attack and decay triggered by guitar note MIDI note LFO random or sequencer step depending on selected variation LFO LFO low frequency oscillator with 5 waveforms AUd Audio Envelope tracks the level of the guitar signal HOL Hold Peak holds the peak of each guitar note played until next note not MIDI Note Number the number of
22. ercussion sounds 40 Chapter 3 Drumbeats Making Your Own Drumbeats The Sequencer The AdrenaLinn II has 100 factory drumbeats that cannot be changed but also 100 editable user drumbeats To make your own drumbeats you ll use the sequencer Each drumbeat is comprised of 2 measures of either 1 8 notes 1 8 triplets or 1 16 notes depending on the setting of the drumbeat s Timebase parameter Each note is called a step Each step contains A Bass drum at one of 3 volume levels or off A Snare drum at one of 3 volume levels or off A Hihat note at one of one of 3 volume levels or off One of 3 percussion instruments at the same volume Here s how the drumbeat sequencer might look if it used real hardware sliders Bass Snare Hihat Snare Hihat Perc Step gz it Step i 2 3 4 5 6 IF 10 Editing the drumbeat sequence uses an alternate mode ofthe 8x 4 parameter matrix in the center of the panel where the 32 steps printed 41 Chapter 3 Drumbeats in gray Bar 1 1 16 and Bar 2 1 16 replace the 32 parameter names printed in white i E SE SEQUENCER Hold Clear User Sequence Drumbeat Level Envelope Off On Bass Snare Hihat Perc To edit the active Drumbeat s note sequence Select the Drumbeat to be edited 2 Using the UP and or DOWN arrow keys select one of the 2 Edit Drumbeat rows 3 Press the SEQUENCER butt
23. erent preset than the displayed preset select it with the PRESET knob 3 To complete the save briefly press UP again Or to cancel the save press any other button 36 Chapter 3 Drumbeats Chapter 3 Drumbeats The AdrenaLinn contains 100 Factory Drumbeats FO0 F99 and 100 User Drumbeats U00 U99 Here s the basic info Each Drumbeat contains 2 measures of either 1 16 notes 1 8 notes or 1 8 note triplets depending on the setting of the Timebase parameter Each step contains bass snare hihat and percussion voices At each step the bass snare and hi hat voices can each play at one of three volume levels and the percussion voice can play one of three percussion instruments at a single volume level For each Drumbeat a selection of alternate sounds is available for the bass snare hi hat and percussion instruments The instrument mix tempo volume and send level to AdrenaLinn s processing are editable 38 Chapter 3 Drumbeats The 8 Drumbeat Parameters Each drumbeat has 8 parameters contained in the 2 rows of the Edit Drumbeat section Edit DRUM us BEAT 9 10 i 12 Volume controls the overall Drumbeat volume 00 to 99 Use this to match the volumes of different Drumbeats To Delay Filter allows routing the drum signal to either the delay input or filter input The options are DOO D99 amount to delay followed by F00 F99 amount to filter input Note Sending to the filter a
24. f Variation is set to 1 20 not USR when SEQUENCE is pressed the selected variation s sequence is copied over the user sequence allowing you to use a variation sequence as a Starting point in creating your user sequence If Variation is set to USR the contents of the preset s user sequence are presented unchanged Note There is only one user sequence per preset used for the user tremolo sequence user filter sequence and user arpeggiator sequence For example if you create a user tremolo sequence then create a user filter sequence in the same preset you will be editing the same data Note If a sequence step has the envelope turned on E 1 normally the envelope s decay terminates when the next step plays However if the next step s level is set to L O and its envelope status is set to E 0 the envelope will continue to decay into the next step Clearing Sequence Data To clear level or envelope data for an entire sequence 1 Press SEQUENCER repeatedly until either Level L or Envelope on off data E is displayed 2 Press and hold the SEQUENCER button for 1 2 second If Level is selected all steps will be reset to L 0 If Envelope is selected all steps will be reset to E 0 31 Chapter 2 Presets Amp The 8 Parameters The Amp section controls the selection and settings of the AdrenaLinn guitar amplifier models 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 Amp selects an amplifier model from the fo
25. gaged while Bypass is on MIX SEP OUTS controls the mix of the instrument Preset signal and the Drumbeat and can also separate the instrument and drum signals in the 2 outputs The range is from P50 all Preset no Drumbeat through EQU equal Preset and Drumbeat volume to d50 all Drumbeat no Preset An additional step past d50 SEP separate routes the instrument signal to the left output and the Drumbeat to the right output Chapter 1 Quick Start Playing Through a Guitar Amp Guitar amps are basically loud distorted woofers Guitars sound great through them but drumbeats and modeled guitar amps both of which the AdrenaLinn produces don t sound as good We recommend playing your AdrenaLinn through a high fidelity sound system such as powered monitors or an audio console with quality speakers For live use you can even patch directly into the PA mixer A high fidelity flat response system will best reproduce both the modeled guitar amp sounds and the drum sounds produced by the AdrenaLinn If you do use a guitar amp the AdrenaLinn can compensate for the increased upper midrange lower high frequency boost of guitar amps This compensation affects only the AdrenaLinn s amp models and nothing more There are two settings Direct For feeding a console or other flat response hi fidelity sound system This is the default setting and produces the best sound quality Amp Select this when playing through
26. he time separating each repeat Options 0 to 99 provide fixed delay times the others reference delay times to the Drumbeat or MIDI tempo Therefore the delay shortens at faster tempos and lengthens at slower tempos Display Delay Time 0 10 Fixed rates from 0 no delay to 10 100 ms in 10 ms increments 11 99 Fixed rates from 11 130 ms to 99 2 8 seconds in 30 ms increments 2M 2 measures Uses 1M below 172 BPM 2n below 86 BPM and 4n below 43 BPM 2Mt 2 measure triplets 3 delays in 4 measures Uses 1Mt below 115 BPM and 2t below 58 BPM 1Md Dotted whole note 1 5 measures Uses 2d below 129 BPM and 4d below 65 BPM 1M 1 measure Uses 2n below 86 BPM and An below 43 BPM 1Mt 1 measure triplet 3 delays in 2 measures Uses 20 below 58 BPM 2d Dotted note 1 2 note 50 Uses 4d below 65 BPM 2n 2 note Uses An below 43 BPM 2t note triplet 3 delays in 1 measure 4d Dotted note 1 4 note 50 An Ya note 4t Ya note triplet 3 delays in a note 8d Dotted 1 8 note 1 8 note 50 34 Chapter 2 Presets 8n 1 8 note 8t 1 8 note triplet 3 delays in a l note 16d Dotted 1 16 note 1 16 note 50 16n 1 16 note 16t 1 16 note triplet 3 delays in an 1 8 note 32n 1 32 note 32t 1 32 note triplet 3 delays in a 1 16 note Notice that for tempo based settings of 2M 2Mt 1Md 1M 1Mt and 2n the delay time internally switches to a sho
27. iations are 1 4 bar flanger 2 1 bar flanger 23 Chapter 2 Presets Ya note flanger Chorus Deep chorus Swept notch filter Phaser NO UBS ROT Rotary Rotary speaker is a classic effect in which the speaker actually spins around in a circle sending the signal continuously around the room Originally used with electronic organs it also works very well with guitar The variations are 1 Slow rotation 1 4 note synch 2 Fast rotation 1 16 note synch VIB Vibrato Vibrato is a mild up and down variation in the pitch over time The variations are 1 Slow 1 4 note synch 2 Fast 1 8 note synch 3 Note triggered Pitch bend RFI Random filter In this effect the instrument tone changes to a randomly chosen filter frequency at every new 1 8 or 1 16 note or any other note duration In the past this effect has sometimes been called sample and hold filter The variations are Random 1 8 note wah Random 1 16 note synth filter Random 1 8 note down swept filter Random 1 8 note soft swept filter PON gt RFL Random flanger This effect is similar to the classic flanger effect except that instead of slowly sweeping up and down it generates a new random flanger tone at every new 1 8 note 1 16 note or other note duration Try this while 24 Chapter 2 Presets softly arpeggiating chords The variations are 1 Random 1 8 note flanger 2 Random 1 16 note flanger 3 Random note flanger TSE
28. inn Design deep 35 Roger Linn Design bright 36 Roger Linn Design rectified 37 Classic Fuzz 38 Ocrtave Fuzz 39 Clean preamp Beat synched modulation 0 Tremolo 1 8s a Tremolo 1 16s 42 Gated tremolo 43 Wah tremolo 44 Downsweep filter tremolo 45 Flanger 4 measure 46 Flanger 1 measure 47 Rotary speaker slow 48 Rotary speaker fast 49 Chorus 50 Auto pan 1 8s 51 Slow filter sweep 52 Phaser 53 Sample amp hold filter 54 Random flanger 1 8s 55 Uni Vibe 56 Vibrato amp and delay 57 Gently weeping guitar 58 2 bar synch delay 59 You too can use synch delay Sequences Filter sequences 60 Power rock 61 Synchopated rock 62 Rubber band 63 Dreamy filter 64 Lo fi space guy 65 Reso house 66 Rock sweep 67 Rock bubbles 68 Sweep the four 69 Sample amp hold filter Arpeggiator all in E use Frequency Key or MIDI keyboard to transpose 70 Rock Island bass Line 71 70s synth line 72 Step flanger 73 Harmonic Minor 74 Take Five and flatten it 75 Augmented 76 Octaves Tremolo sequences 77 Trem o rock 78 Synchro trem 79 Ping pong tremolo Filter effects 80 Envelope wah 81 Inverted wah 82 Auto wah soft 83 Cars filter 84 Guitar synth 85 Talk box 86 Envelope talk box 87 Peak hold filter 88 Peak hold flanger 89 Volume swell amp 90 Volume swell 91 Hammer on 92 Rubber strings 93 Ascending 3rds Processed beats amp blan
29. ive present s user sequence 1 Select or create a Preset in which the Effect parameter is set to TSE tremolo sequence FSE filter sequence or ARP arpeggiator sequence 2 Using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons select one of the 5 rows of the Edit Preset section 3 Press the SEQUENCER button once The User Sequence LED lights and the variation internally changes to USR The AdrenaLinn is now in User Sequence editing mode 4 To edit the level value for a particular step in the sequence visually locate the desired step number 1 through 16 in either bar 1 or 2 in the 8 x 4 matrix then press the UP and DOWN buttons until the LED to the left of the row containing the step number lights Then turn the control directly above the step number The 3 digit display shows the current level value of the step at the intersection of the lit row and column LEDs shown preceded by an L As with parameter editing to light a particular column LED turn the control above it one click in either direction Subsequent clicks will edit the displayed value The range is LO to L99 5 Each step can optionally trigger the attack decay envelope as the AdrenaLinn steps through the sequence To edit the Envelope On Off status for each step press the SEQUENCER button again once Now the 3 digit display shows either E 0 or E 1 indicating that the envelope is off E 0 or on E 1 As with editing Level information locat
30. k 94 Trip hop 95 Rockeggio 96 Warehouse 97 Industrial 98 Rock fours 99 Blank preset initialized Drumbeats 00 19 Assortment 20 39 Rock 40 49 Hard rock punk metal 50 59 Light beats 60 69 Busy beats 70 91 Dance hiphop 92 97 Processed beats 98 Metronome 99 Blank The above amp names are trademarks of their respective manufacturers No claim is made that the AdrenaLinn duplicates these sounds exactly but rather that it produces tones inspired by these classic amps
31. l Preset Drumbeat Tempo amp Volume Hold MAIN to select the secondary Main row The 4 knobs now control Bypass Mode Preset Sets Drumbeat Gate and Mix Sep Outs This display shows the value of the setting in the selected lit row and column Press MAIN or the UP DOWN arrows to select the row then turn the knob above the desired parameter to change it To select an unlit column without changing any data turn its knob one click Continuing to turn the knob will change the setting s value AdreneLinn Il syss Beni Synched Filter FA Amp Modeling Drum Box Tap the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW buttons to select one ofthese 8 rows Rows 1 5 contain settings that make up each preset rows 6 amp 7 contain settings that make up each drumbeat and row 8 contains MIDI settings Chapter 1 Quick Start The 4 MAIN Settings The 4 most frequently used settings in the AdrenaLinn Il are the 4 Main settings Drumbeat Tempo Volume Preset N Bypass Mode Preset Sets Drmbt PRESET selects the active Preset A preset is a unique combination of all of the settings that affect your instrument signal effect settings amp model settings delay settings and a user sequence Examples of presets are an amp sound tremolo flanging a filter sequence a delay setting or any combination of these There are 100 factory presets numbered F 0 through F99 and 100 user presets numbered
32. let 3 cycles in 2 measures 2n One cycle every note 2t One cycle every note triplet An One cycle every note 4t One cycle every note triplet 8n One cycle every 1 8 note 8t One cycle every 1 8 note triplet 16n One cycle every 1 16 note 16t One cycle every 1 16 note triplet 32n One cycle every 1 32 note 32t One cycle every 1 32 note triplet If Effect is set to Tremolo Sequence Filter Sequence Arpeggiator Auto Filter Talk Box Volume Envelope and MIDI Speed controls attack and decay time rise and fall time of the f signal envelope as a 2 part display Speed controls envelope time 0 0 through 9 9 The left digit a BS e selects one of 10 attack rise times 0 l l 9 and the right digit selects one of piet pey 10 decay times 0 9 For example if the Auto Filter effect is selected with variation 5 slow rise synth filter the left digit controls how quickly the filter frequency rises and the right digit control how quickly it subsequently falls Chapter 2 Presets Depth controls the amount of modulation movement of the effect The Range is from 99 maximum negative modulation through 0 no modulation to 99 full positive modulation Note Negative modulation causes upward movements of the modulation source to produce downward movements of the filter frequency When using the Auto Filter effect for example a negative modulation setting will cause the filter frequency to sweep d
33. llowing list Model Description AM1 American 1 Fender Bassman AM2 American 2 Fender Black Deluxe Reverb AM3 American 3 Early Fender Tweed Deluxe AM4 American 4 Fender Twin Reverb BR1 British stack 1 Marshall JTM 45 BR2 British stack 2 Marshall JTM 50 BR3 British stack 3 Marshall JTM 800 HIW High wattage Hiwatt DR103 BCA British class A Vox AC 30 Top Boost BSM British small Vox AC 15 CAB Class AB Budda Twinmaster MCA Modern Class A Matchless Chieftain JAZ Jazz clean Roland Jazz Chorus JC 120 SST Small studio amp Boogie Mark IV REC Rectified Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head HIG High Gain Soldano SLO 100 RTH Roger Linn Design thin RBL Roger Linn Design blues RDE Roger Linn Design deep RBR Roger Linn Design bright RRE Roger Linn Design rectified FUZ Fuzz OCT Octave fuzz CLE Clean console preamp EQ Note The above amp names are trademarks of their respective manufacturers No claim is made that the AdrenaLinn duplicates these 32 Chapter 2 Presets sounds exactly but rather that it produces tones inspired by these classic amps Amp Fx Order determines the order of the Effect and Amp processors There are 2 options EA The effect occurs before the amp in the signal chain In this case the effect s filters alter which frequencies will distort more than others like a wah pedal before an amp A E The amp occurs before the effect in the signal chain In this case the effect s filters al
34. lly generated in response to your playing The note sequence is fixed and does not change depending on what you play You can choose one of 20 preset arpeggiator sequences a variety of major minor seventh and other patterns or create your own The variations are 25 Chapter 2 Presets 1 20 A variety of pre programmed arpeggiator sequences USR A user programmable sequence See the next section Effect The User Sequence to learn how to program your own sequence For consistency all ofthe 20 preset sequences are in the key ofE To transpose the key edit the Frequency Key parameter which transposes numerically in semitones For example to lower a sequence from E to D reduce the Frequency Key value by 2 If you have a MIDI keyboard you can use it to transpose the arpeggiator sequences in real time Simply connect your keyboard s MIDI OUT to the AdrenaLinn s MIDI IN and as the arpeggiator sequence plays press any key on the keyboard to instantly transpose Press E above middle C for no transposition press any lower key to transpose down or press any higher key to transpose up Important information about tremolo sequences filter sequences and arpeggiator sequences While playing tremolo filter or arpeggiator sequences you may notice that a specific sequence will play 1 8 notes when one drumbeat is selected and 1 16 notes with another or may play at a different swing level depending on the selected drumbeat Thi
35. nvelope The Speed parameter is set to slow attack change it to alter attack decay times MIDI triggered fast attack flanger MIDI velocity modulates the flanger frequency and MIDI Note On triggers the attack decay envelope The Speed parameter is set to fast attack and medium decay change it to alter attack decay times MIDI velocity modulates flanger frequency MIDI note number modulates flanger frequency MIDI bend modulates flanger frequency MIDI controllers 1 11 16 70 amp 74 modulate flanger frequency MIDI pressure modulates flanger frequency 28 Chapter 2 Presets Effect The User Sequence Among the most powerful features of the AdrenaLinn Il is its sequencer providing tremolo sequences filter sequences and arpeggio sequences Although you can choose from 20 preprogrammed sequences of each type you can also program a unique User Sequence for each of the 100 user presets As with the preprogrammed sequences the user sequence contains 2 measures of 1 16 notes However it may be played as either 1 8 notes 1 8 note triplets or 1 16 notes depending on the setting of the drumbeat s Timebase parameter Each of the steps in the sequence has a level value from 0 to 99 used either for the volume level if a tremolo sequence the filter frequency if a filter sequence or the arpeggiator pitch if an arpeggiator sequence Here s how this sequencer might look if it used hardware sliders and switches
36. old it too long because holding it second causes the preset to decrement Q How to initialize all settings in the AdrenaLinn to factory status A While holding both foot switches connect power Continue to hold both until you see ini in the display then release Warning this will erase all user data Q The drumbeat changes whenever I select a preset How do stop this A Hold the MAIN button for 2 second so that the lower MAIN light goes on Then turn the second knob Preset Sets Drumbeat to the left so that it shows Off Q The tempo changes whenever I select a drumbeat How do stop this A Press the up and down buttons repeatedly until the upper of the 2 Edit Drumbeat lights goes on Then turn the third knob Use Drumbeat Tempo to the left so that it shows Off Q How do change the amount of 1 16 note swing ona drumbeat A Press the up and down buttons repeatedly until the upper of the 2 Edit Drumbeat lights goes on Then turn the fourth knob Timebase to select either 16n straight 1 16 notes 16h halfway between straight and swing 1 16 notes or 16S swing 1 16 notes 49 Appendix Q How do I send the drumbeat through the AdrenaLinn s filter amp and delay processing A Press the up and down buttons repeatedly until the upper of the 2 Edit Drumbeat lights goes on Then turn the second knob To Delay Filter Settings of DOO D99 send the drums to the delay
37. on once The Drum Sequence LED lights The function of the 8 X 4 edit matrix now changes from the 32 parameter names printed in white to the 32 sequence step numbers two sets of 16 printed in gray The leftmost display character shows b indicating that you can now edit bass drum data 4 To edit the Bass drum level at a particular step locate the desired step number 1 through 16 in either bar 1 or 2 then press the UP and DOWN buttons until the LED to the left of the desired step number lights 5 Turn the control directly above the step number The display shows the value of the current step at the intersection of the lit row and column LEDs As with parameter editing to light a particular column LED turn the control directly above it one click in either direction Subsequent clicks will edit the displayed value The range is bAO off to bA3 loudest bass drum 6 There are four available drums for each sequence bass snare hi hat and percussion Press the SEQUENCER button again to edit snare data again for hi hat data and again for percussion data The display s leftmost character shows bA for bass Sn for snare Hi for hihat and PE for percussion 7 To exit sequencer mode and return to normal parameter editing press SEQUENCER once more so that the Drumbeat LED turns off Or press MAIN then either the UP or DOWN button 42 Chapter 3 Drumbeats In summary pressing SEQUENCER while one of the 2 Dr
38. own instead of up as you play harder Frequency Key has one of 3 functions depending on the selected Effect f filter tremolo random filter filter sequence or auto filter is the selected effect this controls the filter frequency or brightness The range is 0 lowest filter frequency for deep tone to 99 highest filter frequency for bright tone If flanger chorus vibrato random flanger or talk box is selected this controls the effect s starting frequency All of these effects are produced by a very short audio delay of between 0 and 20 milliseconds mixed with the unprocessed signal The resulting sound is called a comb filter In this case this parameter controls the initial delay time from 0 24 ms delay to 99 instantaneous f Effect is set to Arpeggiator Frequency Key transposes the arpeggio sequence in semitone steps The lowest frequency setting is E the same pitch as the low E string on a guitar Resonance assumes one of two functions depending on the Effect setting If Effect is set to filter tremolo random filter filter sequence or auto filter this emphasizes the tones at the filter frequency In guitar effect terms at higher resonance settings you ll get a wah pedal effect and a low resonance setting you ll get a more subtle effect The range is 0 low resonance to 99 high resonance If Effect is set to flanger chorus vibrato random flanger arpeggiator or talk box this increases the effec
39. reate up to 100 user Presets to personalize your sound Creating a Preset generally involves the following steps 1 Choose a Preset that s close to what you want 2 Use the AdrenaLinn s editing options to modify various parameters thus changing the sound 3 Save the modified Preset as one of the 100 User Presets The settings than make up a preset are printed in white in the 5 rows of the Edit Preset section The upper 2 rows contain the Effect settings the next 2 rows control the Amp settings and the 5th row controls the Delay settings Also note some numbers printed in black These are the sequence settings explained further in this chapter To edit one of these 20 settings in the preset section 1 Locate the row that contains the setting to be edited Chapter 2 Presets Press either the UP or DOWN arrow buttons until the LED next to the desired row lights Locate the column that contains the parameter to be edited Turn the knob associated with that column to change the parameter value Example You want to alter the Delay Volume which is located in Edit Preset Row 5 Press the UP or DOWN arrow buttons until Row 5 s LED lights Delay Volume is in the first column so the leftmost knob varies the amount of Delay Volume There are a couple details Upon selecting a row if the LED directly above the parameter name is lit the 3 digit display shows the current parameter value If the LED above the parameter is no
40. rter tempo based setting when the tempo falls below specific values If not the required delay time would exceed the AdrenaLinn s maximum 2 8 seconds of available delay Delay Repeats Sets the number of delay repeats feedback from 0 none to 99 near infinite Off On Ster e OFF no delay e ON delay on in mono Note If the effects Off On Ster parameter is set to STE stereo then the delay s pan position will follow the effect e STE Delay on with dry signal panned left and delayed signal panned right Note If the effects Off On Ster parameter is set to STE stereo then the delay s pan position will always be the opposite of the dry signal 35 Chapter 2 Presets Saving and Copying Presets Upon editing any Preset parameter the 5 Preset LEDs blink periodically to indicate that the Preset must be saved to preserve any changes Changing Presets without saving changes loses any edits you made prior to changing Presets To save edits to the active Preset to the same or a different Preset 1 Press and hold the UP button for 2 second The column 1 and Main LEDs will blink prompting you to select the destination user preset if you wish to copy to a different preset If the preset you are saving is a user preset its number appears in the display If itis a factory preset then the same numbered preset in the user bank will appear because you can t save to a factory preset 2 Optional To copy to a diff
41. s is because the sequence s timebase 1 8 notes 1 8 triplets 1 16 notes or 1 16 swing is always the same as the drumbeat s Timebase setting For example if a sequence is playing with swing timing and you d prefer to hear it with straight 1 16 notes change the drumbeat s Timebase setting to the desired value AFI Auto filter Also called auto wah or envelope wah this effect simulates for example a wah pedal that automatically rocks forward and back each time a new note is played The variations are Auto synth filter Auto wah Auto wah down sweep Auto synth filter soft tone Slow rise synth filter with resonance Speed controls rise and fall Slow rise synth filter soft Speed controls rise and fall Slow rise wah Speed controls rise and fall Sharp attack synth filter with resonance Speed controls rise fall Sharp attack wah Speed controls rise fall 10 Peak hold synth filter 11 Peak hold wah 12 Peak hold wah inverted OMONOARWN gt 26 Chapter 2 Presets TAL Talk box This simulates the classic talk box effect originally generated by a device that pipes the instrument signal into your mouth via a plastic tube Moving your mouth as you play adds vocal characteristics to the signal which is then picked up by a mic This simulation doesn t generate specific words but does replicate the sound of a variety of mouth movements The variations are Classic talk box Talk box down sweep Slow rise
42. t s emphasis It actually adds feedback to the delay The highest settings emphasize specific notes this produces the arpeggiator effect Chapter 2 Presets Effect The 4 Hidden Parameters In addition to the 8 Effect parameters there are 4 hidden parameters that are not necessary but give enhanced control over the details of the sound When you select an effect or variation these 4 parameters are internally and automatically set to the optimum settings Advanced users however will appreciate the ability to fine tune the effect by manually changing these settings Of the 4 hidden parameters the 4th parameter Volume is fairly straightforward it controls the volume of the effect signal compared to the bypassed signal when Effect Off On is set to OFF However the first 3 parameters Modulation Source LFO Wave and Filter Type are more complex functions taken from the world of music synthesis Although they will be described briefly in this section a full explanation is beyond the scope of this manual For a more detailed explanation please visit our web site or consult other books on analog synthesis functions These 3 parameters Modulation Source LFO Wave and Filter Type are the principal settings that define the sound of the selected effect variation For example if you select the Filter Tremolo effect and choose variation 1 synth filter tremolo the AdrenaLinn internally sets Modulation Source to LFO low frequ
43. t can drive standard stereo headphones MIDI input and output receive and send standard MIDI messages 9VDC is the power input intended for the included AdrenaLinn power supply The connector is center positive and can work with any regulated or unregulated DC power supply that produces 500 milliamps at between 7 5 and 10 volts DC 51 Appendix Support Warranty and Repair Technical Support Before contacting us with questions please read the manual which will likely answer your question For common questions in English try the Frequently Asked Questions section of our web site s SUPPORT section For email support in English send an email to support rogerlinndesign com or use the support form on our web site For other languages check the SUPPORT section of our web site There may be a support email address in your language For phone support in the U S call 510 898 4878 In other countries check the SUPPORT section of our web site There may be a local support number Warranty Roger Linn Design warrants this product when purchased directly from us or from one of our authorized dealers to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original purchase Or two years if you register your purchase on our web site During the warranty period Roger Linn Design shall repair the product for free if we determine it to be defective If purchased from an authorized dealer we may
44. t lit turn the knob above it one click in either direction to select the column and view the parameter value The parameter value won actually change until a second click occurs Upon editing a parameter the five row LEDs will blink This isn t just to amuse you with a light show it s to remind you to save your edits Edits are not saved until you use the Save Preset feature If you select a different Preset before saving any edits will be lost The Effect Amp and Delay sections are described in detail in the following pages Chapter 2 Presets Effect The 8 Parameters Of the 3 sections that make up a preset Effect Amp and Delay the Effect section controls the beat synched modulation and filter effects You can produce classic effects such as tremolo flanging chorus auto wah talk box auto pan rotary speaker and vibrato but also new effects like random filtering or flanging and AdrenaLinn s innovative filter tremolo and arpeggio sequences All modulation effects can play in sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI clock 8 parameters make up the Effects section Bar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Effect selects one of the 14 Effect types Effect printed at the left side of the panel Each LE Trem Pan ESE Trem seqne of the effect types is described in detail in MAMLA Ne the section entitled Effect Effect and FCH Flang Chor Ar P Arpeggiator Variation Details Note that when the rOE Rotary FF Auto fiter Effect setting is
45. t to OFF 22 Chapter 2 Presets Effect Effect amp Variation Details The following is a description of each of the 14 settings of the Effect parameter and the settings of the Variation parameter that are available for each TRE Tremolo Pan Tremolo is the classic effect available on lots of guitar amps over the years in which the volume pulses up and down However if you set the Effect Off On Ster parameter to STE the effect switches to Auto Pan an effect in which the signal automatically pans left and right The variations are Classic tremolo Stereo auto pan gradually between left and right Pulse tremolo Stereo hard switch between left and right Sawtooth tremolo Stereo pan from left to right repeatedly Random tremolo Stereo randomly select a new pan position for each new pulse of the tremolo ons FTR Filter Tremolo Similar to standard tremolo except that instead of the volume pulsing the filter frequency tone pulses similar to a wah pedal automatically rocking forward and back The variations are Synth filter tremolo 1 8 notes Wah tremolo 1 8 notes Slowly swept synth filter Slowly swept wah 1 8 note Sawtooth down synth filter 1 8 note sawtooth up wah Hi low filter switch NOaARWN gt FCH Flanger Chorus Flanging imparts a whooshing jet airplane effect that slowly travels up and down over time Chorus creates a sound similar to 2 or more instruments playing the same part The var
46. talk box Sharp attack box Note triggered flanger Touch flanger Ascending minor 3rds NOORWN gt VOL Volume envelope This causes the signal s volume to swell with each new note played simulating the sound of bowed strings Also other volume effects are available The variations are 1 Slow rise 2 Sharp attack slow fall MID Midi control With this setting external MIDI keyboards or other MIDI sources may control the AdrenaLinn s filter frequency Certain variations also permit an external MIDI keyboard to trigger the AdrenaLinn s attack decay envelope generator Variations 1 MIDI triggered slow attack filter MIDI velocity modulates the filter frequency and MIDI Note On triggers the attack decay envelope The Speed parameter is set to slow attack change it to alter attack decay times 2 MIDI triggered fast attack filter MIDI velocity modulates the filter frequency and MIDI Note On triggers the attack decay envelope The Speed parameter is set to fast attack and medium decay change it to alter attack decay times 3 MIDI velocity modulates filter frequency 27 Chapter 2 Presets ana MIDI note number modulates filter frequency MIDI bend modulates filter frequency MIDI controllers 1 11 16 70 amp 74 modulate filter frequency MIDI pressure modulates filter frequency MIDI triggered slow attack flanger MIDI velocity modulates the flanger frequency and MIDI Note On triggers the attack decay e
47. ted all the wonderful Oberheim synthesizers e Gints Klimanis DSP software simulator and additional DSP software e Interform Design industrial design assistance e Jay Walker presets and drumbeats e Joe Encarnacion drumbeats Additional thanks goes to our office manager Tati Argue for keeping everything running smoothly while we all made noise in the lab 53 Appendix 9VDC 51 Amp 14 32 Amp Parameters 32 Amp Fx Order 33 Arpeggiator 25 Auto filter 26 Bass 33 Bass Sound Volume 40 BYPASS MODE 10 Clearing Sequence Data 31 Credits 53 54 Delay 14 Delay Parameters 34 Delay Repeats 35 Delay Time 34 Delay Volume 34 Depth 18 Drive 33 Drumbeat Parameters 39 Drumbeat Sequences 41 Drumbeats 9 37 38 Effect 14 16 Effect amp Variation Details 23 Effect The 8 Parameters 16 Effect Dry Mix 16 Filter Frequency 18 Filter Mode 21 Filter sequence 25 Filter Tremolo 23 Flanger Chorus 23 Frequency Key 18 GATE 11 Guitar Amp 12 Hidden Parameters 19 Hihat Sound Volume 40 Input 51 Left Mono 51 LFO Wave 21 Mid 33 MIDI 45 46 MIDI Channel 46 MIDI Clock In 46 Midi control 27 54 MIDI Dump 46 MIDI input 51 MIDI Output 51 MIX SEP OUTS 11 Modulation Source 20 Off On Amp 33 Off On Ster Delay 35 On Off Ster Effect 16 Percussion Sound Volume 40 Phones 51 PRESET SETS DRMBT 10 Presets 9 13 processed drumbeats 39 Prog Chng 46
48. ter the enriched output frequencies of the amp model like a wah pedal after a distortion box Volume sets the amp modeling processor s output volume Compare this level to the bypassed level with On Off set to Off Depending on the amp model a setting of 40 to 60 is usually equal to the bypassed volume Off On determines whether the amp model is on On or bypassed Off in the signal chain Drive sets the amount of amplifier overdrive from 0 lowest no distortion for most models to 99 maximum over 1600 times gain far higher than the modeled amp s original overdrive gain Bass sets the level of bass frequencies and models the selected amp s range and frequency response Depending on the selected model this may come before or after the distortion Mid sets the level of midrange frequencies and models the selected amp s range and frequency response Depending on the selected model this may come before or after the distortion Treble sets the level of treble frequencies and models the selected amp s range and frequency response Depending on the selected model this may come before or after the distortion 33 Chapter 2 Presets Delay The 4 Parameters The third element that makes up a preset is the audio delay its delay time can sync to the drumbeat or to MIDI En Bar 2 1 2 3 D Delay Volume sets the delay signal volume from 0 off to 99 equal to dry signal Delay Time controls t
49. th a different snare drum change the drum mix or the swing amount Here s how to edit a preset or drumbeat Press the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to select the row containing the desired parameter then turn the knob above it to change its value These 20 settings make up a preset divided into Effect Amp and Delay categories Once edited the 5 lights blink to warn you to save your edits These 8 settings make up a drumbeat Once edited the 2 lights blink to warn you to save your edits Input Level Effect The display To save the edited preset 1 Hold the UP ARROW button for 2 second 2 Optional Turn PRESET to save to a different location 3 Tap the UP ARROW button To save the edited drumbeat 4 Hold the DOWN ARROW button for second 5 Optional Turn DRUMBEAT to save to a different location 6 Tap the UP ARROW button shows the value of the parameter at the lit row and column To select an unlit column without changing any data turn its knob one click Chapter 1 Quick Start How 4 Knobs Control 40 Settings There are 10 rows of 4 settings printed each on the AdrenaLinn II panel yet there are only 4 knobs to control them You can select one of these 10 rows at a time and the 4 knobs will control the 4 settings in that row To select a row use the MAIN and UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW buttons as shown below Tap MAIN to select the MAIN row The 4 knobs now contro
50. the key played on an external MIDI keyboard VEL MIDI Velocity how hard a key is played on a MIDI keyboard bEn MIDI Bend the pitch bend wheel on a MIDI keyboard COn MIDI Cont any information sent from a MIDI keyboard on any of the following controller numbers 1 mod wheel 11 16 70 or 74 PrE MIDI Pressure how hard a key is pressed and held on a MIDI keyboard E L Env Gen X LFO useful for random envelope height E H Env Gen X Hold Peak scales height of envelope depending on how hard guitar note is played E V Env Gen X MIDI Vel scales height of envelope depending on how hard MIDI key is pressed L S LFO X Seq useful for example to slowly move a sequence up and down over time L C LFO X MIDI Cont scales LFO modulation by MIDI controller amount such as mod wheel L P LFO X MIDI Pressure varies LFO modulation by how hard keys are pressed S n Sequencer MIDI Note allows real time MIDI transposition of sequence E above middle C is dividing line between low and high transposition 20 Chapter 2 Presets LFO Wave hidden under Variation use knob 2 This parameter is active only if Modulation Source contains a setting that includes the LFO low frequency oscillator These setting are LFO E L L S L C or L P The LFO has 5 available waveforms Display SIN TRI PUL SAT RAN Waveform Shape Sine wave moves up and down slowing as it approaches the top and bottom of the cycle Triangle wa
51. umbeat rows is selected rotates between 5 states Editing bass drum level data bAO bA3 Editing snare drum level data SnO Sn3 Editing hihat level data HiO Hi3 Editing percussion data PEO PE3 Normal editing of Drumbeat parameters no drumbeat sequence editing aARON gt The Drum Sequence LED will be on for selections 1 through 4 above While editing the Drumbeat sequence the AdrenaLinn may be either playing or stopped If playing the row and column LEDs will flash to show the currently playing step within the sequence Note that the drumbeat s Timebase parameter influences the total number of steps Ifthe timebase is 16n 1 16 notes 16h half swing or 16S swing then all 32 steps in the drumbeat are used If the timebase is set to 1 8n 1 8 notes then the drumbeat will consist of 16 eighth notes which disables the steps in columns 2 and 4 every other 1 16 note If the timebase is set to 1 8t 1 8 note triplets then the drumbeat will consist of 24 eighth note triplets which disables the steps in column 4 Note To get both open and closed hihat sounds in the same drumbeat use a closed hihat sound from the hihat bank and one of the open hihat sounds from the percussion bank When an open hihat from the percussion bank is followed closely in the drumbeat by a closed hihat from the hihat bank the open hihat will stop playing when the closed hihat plays Clearing Drumbeat Data To
52. up and use the buttons and knobs as shown below Connect your guitar or other instrument here Adjust INPUT LEVEL so that CLIP lights only when you play very hard Connect the outputs to your mixer or guitar amp Use LEFT MONO for mono or both for stereo Use PHONES to connect headphones Letioro Outputs Rige Phones Input Level Effect Tap START to start or stop the drumbeat Beat synched presets will play in perfect sync HOLD to select the next lower preset To select a preset tap MAIN to select MAIN mode then turn the PRESET knob There are 100 factory presets F 0 F99 and 100 user presets U 0 U99 shown in the 3 digit display The preset s assigned drumbeat will be selected automatically Tap BYPASS to bypass all processing Soft bypass HOLD to select the next higher preset TAP 4 TIMES to set the tempo Tap BYPASS then START to hear a 1 measure intro before the drumbeat While MAIN is lit select a drumbeat here There are 100 factory drumbeats F 0 F99 and 100 user drumbeats U 0 F99 Connect AdrenaLinn s power supply here While MAIN is lit use these controls to adjust the tempo or output volume Chapter 1 Quick Start I Wanna Edit a Preset or Drumbeat Right Now Do you like a preset but want to add delay increase the amp drive or change the tremolo speed Or do you like a drumbeat but want to hear it wi
53. ve moves up and down at a constant rate immediately reversing direction at the top and bottom Pulse wave at 50 duty cycle square wave Sawtooth wave Stepped waveform with anew random value on each cycle Seele sine triangle sawtooth pulse random Filter Mode hidden under Effect Dry Mix use knob 3 The AdrenaLinn s filters shape the effect s tone The available selections for this parameter differ depending on the selected Effect and Variation If effect is set to filter tremolo random filter filter sequence auto filter or certain MIDI variations the available options are Filter Mode 2PO 4PO How the Filter Responds A lowpass filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope This is the filter type used in vintage Oberheim keyboard synthesizers Gently attenuates frequencies above the filter s cutoff Higher resonance settings give a sharper sound like a wah pedal whereas low resonance gives a more subtle effect A lowpass filter with a 4 pole 24 dB octave cutoff slope This is the filter response used in classic Moog keyboard synthesizers Produces a more drastic reduction of frequencies above the filter s cutoff frequency 21 Chapter 2 Presets BNP NOT HIP Resonance behaves as with 2PO A bandpass filter with a 2 pole 12 dB octave cutoff slope attenuating frequencies that are both below and above the filter frequency Wah pedals use this type of filter Resonance accentu
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