ampLion Pro user manual
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1. NYO Oe Amps and Speaker simulation www audiffex com The core of ampLion are the models of amplifiers soeakers and microphones All of these are placed in the Amps panel MIDDLE E PREAMP MIC POSITION ISTAHCE ee LL l A LE a l rity Mic MODEL F Dynamic 557 OUTPUT MIG AWGLE Amplifiers SPEAMER F Classic 4x12T Closed Back TREBLE PRESENCE VOLUME REVERE Matched PowerAmp POSITION p nar I PET m SPEAMER Classic 4x12T Closed Back MIC MODEL T Dynamic 557 MIG ANGLE To select the preamplifier of the guitar head use the PREAMP button By default the matched belonging to the selected preamp power amp is used To use another one click POWER AMP and select the type also possible you want Bypassing the power amplifier is NJ DO I SIC www audiffex com Speakers The signal from the amplifier can be split and processed by two independent speakers The following parameters can be set for each of them e speaker type e microphone type position and angle e signal level and panning The SPEAKER button opens a list of available speakers If two speakers are not required select Single Speaker in either of the positions MIC POSITION MIG POSITION BISTAHCE POSITION SPEANER FElues 1x12 Combo SPEAKER Single Speaker The signal coming out of the speakers can be panned across the channels with the appropriate PAN knob Similarly the speaker si2. New In This Version The biggest change in this version hides in the guts of the plugin and is related to way the GUI is drawn One of its visible signs is the ability to reorder rack and pedal effects by dragging them Another significant change relates to Mac ampLion is finally available as the AudioUnit for use inside Logic and Garageband A couple of effect models were also added in this version Refer to the Appendix for more information We had to make significant changes to parameters storage therefore presets created in previous versions of ampLion are not compatible with ampLion 1 1 System Requirements To successfully run ampLion you need a computer that meets the following requirements e Windows CPU with SSE2 support newer than Pentium 4 Athlon 64 e Mac OS Intel based Mac 7NOYIDIN I www audiffex com e CPU speed 1 6 GHz recommended 2 GHz e Windows XP SP3 or Mac OS X 10 6 and newer e 300 MB of HDD space e ASIO Win or CoreAudio Mac compatible audio interface e VST AU RTAS host application Installation Windows Unzip and run the installer and follow the on screen instructions You can select the destination path and the installed plug in format VST RTAS during the process Mac Unzip and mount the provided disk image and run the installer You can select the installed plug in format VST AU RTAS during the process by clicking Customize Uninstallation Windows Navigate to ampLion s p
3. OSEA E me ee ASE Erd pope meng LIVE MODE DISPLAY pj ig n k ka 001 Push Me Over Rect HiGain Push Me Over PROGRAM 4 7 PROGRAM Its purpose is to enable you to quickly switch between the programs and to minimize the amount of displayed information that could distract you while on stage Thus there are only four clickable elements those related to the tuner see the next section and the remaining two PROGRAM up down arrow for switching the programs The programs can also be quickly switched via MIDI For more information go to the MIDI Control section The remaining portion of the screen is occupied by signal meters input on the left and the information about the selected program 17 NIDINS SIC www audiffex com Tuner As you have probably noticed ampLion is equipped with a tuner It is accessible from two different places Effect Pedals and Live Mode panel In either of the cases it has a different user interface taking into account the purpose of the panels Liithlititui i eel Pitti tli i tbl ee 50 40 30 20 10 D io 30 lt 40 501 O E C4 AO 440 0 Hz MUTE OUTPUT The tuner can be calibrated in the range of 340 Hz to 500 Hz frequency of A4 To do so use the 1 and 1 buttons in the Effect Pedals panel only The calibration remains the same no matter which panel the tuner is accessed from The MUTE OUTPUT button comes in handy especially while on stage when bot
4. EOT 19 SPEAKERT TNE ANETT OOT TTN 19 MITODNORE ongona a ee ee eee 20 Pedal ENEC S nn E S N N anced atecsstessseseasazenneanieneieee 20 RACK EMEC US muriani ania Te ARA AOE A OTAI O OE TAAN OAA 21 All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners which are in no way associated or affiliated with Audiffex Copyright 2012 Audiffex Iams www audiffex com Introduction Dear musician Thank you for purchasing ampLion We do believe you will be satisfied with its possibilities and hope that it will bring you new inspiration and productivity Please read through the whole manual to learn and fully understand the features of ampLion The Technology Behind ampLion The core of ampLion simulation is a specially designed realtime solver of nonlinear circuit equations Using this technique the equations that entirely describe the simulated circuits are solved in real time That means that we can get the simulated nonlinear circuit to behave realistically under dynamic conditions This unique technique is applied to all amplifier and distortion circuits present in ampLion In addition we have used an interconnection compensation between several parts of the signal flow providing you with maximally trustworthy simulation results when connecting preamps power amps speaker cabinets and so on Last but not least models of speaker cabinets and microphones are based on highly precise measurements of real devices
5. SD1 Ibanez Tube Screamer 9 Ibanez Tube Screamer 808 BOSS Metal Zone MXR Dyna comp 20 Chorus Pedals Super Chorus Chorus Ensemble Phaser Pedals Small Phaser Flanger Pedals EH Flange EH Flange Deluxe Wah Pedals mcClyde Wah Cry Wah V847 Wah EH Wah 1 EH Wah 2 Tremolo Pedals Analog Tremolo Rack Effects Chorus Effects see the chorus pedals Flanger Effects see the flanger pedals Phaser Effects see the phaser pedals Delay Effects Analog Delay www audiffex com BOSS CH1 BOSS CE5 Electro Harmonix Small Stone Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress Deluxe VOX Clyde McCoy Wah Dunlop Cry Baby VOX V847 Wah Pedal EHX Big Muff M Crying Tone Pedal high EHX Big Muff M Crying Tone Pedal low Boss TR 2 Boss DM 2 21
6. enormous amplification Warning Using an improper IR file can lead to additional delay in sound processing NIDINS SIC www audiffex com Effect Pedals Up to eight effect pedals can be placed into the signal path before the amp CLEAN LOWER Fia kaa EH Wah 1 62 64 69 64 E LEVEL RATE EQ DEPTH i ____ _ EE Analog Iremolo Super Chorus Analog Tremolo No Effect Wo Effect To place an effect into a desired slot click the down arrow button and select the effect from the list No Effect wv No Effect Wah Pedals Drive Pedals Dynamics Compressor Chorus Pedals Noise Gate Flanger Pedals Phaser Pedals DCompressor INIDINS SIC www audiffex com You can freely change the order of the effects by dragging them to a new position If you drop it over slot that is already occupied by another effect they will swap their positions No Effect T No Effect WAVE i r Ls 4 i m4 Ay TU DEPTH a a a Analog Tremolo gt Analog Tremolo There are two ways of arranging the two rows of pedals in series or in parallel In the first case all of the effect pedals are daisy chained r PEDAL CHAINING Serial The second option creates two parallel chains of 4 effect pedals PEDAL CHAININHG Parallel The selection is performed using the PEDAL CHAINING button 10 NIDINS SIC www audiffex com Effect Rack Besides the aforeme
7. panel is occupied by the PRESET section which provides the preset manage ment For more on this topic see the ee chapter Working With Presets PARAMETER DISPLAY Whenever you change any parameter of Welcome to Audiffex ampLion the value is displayed on the ach antec PARAMETER DISPLAY LEFT OUAL amp IGHT a ee ee To adjust the INPUT or OUTPUT volume level use the appropriate slider Both of them are accompanied by their signal level meter allowing you to visually check if it doesn t exceed the maximum Default INPUT OUTPUT The rest of the panel s controls consists of the following buttons CHANNEL select the input channel to be processed left both right LEARN set the output volume optimally After es pressing the button play your guitar with eerie E E maximal intensity for five seconds The signal NORM HIGH ENTAR level will be measured and OUTPUT slider set ovau HELP amp INFO appropriately BYPASS turn ampLion on off MEMORY MODE ECO only current amp s data is loaded in RAM Lower memory consumption suitable for use in DAW LIVE data of all of the amps is loaded Provides smooth amps switching at the cost of higher RAM use LOCK SPK locks the arrangement of speakers when changing the preset LOCK EFF locks the effects when changing the preset QUALITY selects the simulation quality by internal resampling 1x 2x 4x HELP amp INFO find the help you need or check for newer ampLion versions
8. All information will be stored i e amps speakers microphones and the effects Saving a User Preset Open the list using the STORE button and select either Save for saving the current preset or Save As for saving the settings to a new preset PRESET Click the preset name to edit it Custom Preset 1 Click SAVE PRESET to save preset with the assigned name SAVE PRESET CANCEL amp submenu Loading a Preset Presets are attached to the amp type so you may retrieve the preset in the PRESET menu and the currently used Click the PRESET button and select the requested preset The settings will change to reflect the preset Note The presets are grouped by the used amplifier PRESET Y STORE 5 Super Clean Deluxe Clean Bass Crunch 800 Lead 900 Lead Rect HiGain 650 HiGain 530 HiGain 530 Clean TF TYF YF YYY YF bd Deleting a User Preset Default BlGuitar Lost In Taxes Bad Dreams Horrrorrr Brother Toaster Load the preset you wish to delete and click Delete in the STORE menu PRESET User Preset 1 AMPU E PRESET vO OnE v PARAMETER DISPLAY 650 HiGain User Preset 1 LEFT DUAL RIGHT 14 Save Save as Delete www audiffex com Presets Backup ampLion stores the user presets in the following folders Mac Home Library Preferences com audiffex effects Windows Home Documents Audiffex PLlugiIn Presets To backup your presets save the following files to a safe place M
9. NDD OIC AmpLion 1 1 User Manual Table Of Contents roduc Micra E E 1 The Technology Behind amplio Menene E E A N NOA 1 Newln This Verionenn ee E A ETEEN TEENETE T a a a 1 System Regule ment Ssasiiinoninnin a i a a T N 1 Detala os T a a 2 Uamstalatio Naganon aaa a ene eee neaiealaausalaes 2 amip LION OVET E Wacnnn an cies ET N TN A EO 3 Snar FOW Didor a Mesana a a heh aedustisuns Cagtcus shiotbusduleabsusestonsiuntusangueeschaosssasmaveals 4 USING AM PLIOMN caisscesccisscescivesvscecawcctvescsccacecteevesenvenses ENNE EN EELEE EEES iA 5 COMIN OM COMUOIS PANG naper ea eE EEr a A OEA A AEEA ON E E OEE EEN EEE TE E 5 Amos and Speaker SIMU AC ON enraniriie ain EE EE T E A E A T A AA 6 GOMV OIUTION PEKE oaa A EE AA EAE AE OE 8 Eeee ed 21 0 gt cee ener a A E TENA O OTOA O NEETA TE 9 ENE CRACK aoea o a a a a hoes 11 Working Wit PrES OES maei a E T as aseucancoas luc tossant ededa etme escolar eimai ruaande 14 Organizing Presets FOR Live Use soinnin nean a E EE E OA 16 EVE MOO Cean E E TOT OTOOTO OET OAT OOE 17 MAUS AAIE I NAE E EETA EAN T NEE E E 18 MIDICOOTObunarsenansonernni nenn ee O E ee em ee aE re 18 CONGCIUSION cccvacesvcssaccsciussecvesscssstesctastecbsacccsaesveadcsueucdadecssctadesatedseadeudeucseastensssessacuardacdssevareisecustecesses 18 Appendix Included MOGEIS siscacesscisccsisevccesievacscenscescedssssvasteecesesaieaseeses aeaieie oa aseeni anenai 19 AMO MOE naaraana eee 19 POW GR AMD S airnn E A ease sans E E ENT
10. ac e ampLioni1 1Pro plist e ampLioni 1ProBank pLlist Windows e ampLioni 1Pro afxpreset e ampLioni 1ProBank afxpreset 15 N JDS OI www audiffex com Organizing Presets For Live Use For live use it is convenient to have the presets organized in a single chain playlist disregarding the amplifier type they belong to This need is addressed by the Program Manager panel PRESET MAWAGEMENT FOR LIVE MODE Rock Me E B Super Clean Rock Me B B Push Me Over Rect HiGain Push Me Over Black n Blue 800 Lead Black n Blue There are 128 rows that can be assigned a preset Each row represents a program hence Program Manager that can be renamed e g according to the song name played with it The resulting order of the programs is subsequently used in the Live Mode panel Several operations can be performed with the programs in the list All of them are accessible after right clicking the given row Apply Program Rename Unassign Move Up Move Down Insert Row Delete Row Assign lt Not Assigned gt Alternatively you can e drag a row to change the order of programs e activate any of the programs by double clicking its row 16 INIDINS SIC www audiffex com Live Mode ampLion has been designed not only for home practicing or recording in studio but for playing live as well Therefore it includes the Live Mode panel TT TUNER G3 TPUT ez il TET S wra TEIE
11. eaches the threshold it passes the limiter unaltered If it gets above the threshold it is attenuated to the threshold level In other words the limiter is a compressor with the ratio of infinitive 1 The activity of limiter is indicated by the CLIP indicator Three parameters are user adjustable THRESH Threshold signal level necessary to activate the limiter ATTACK Time necessary for limiter to take full effect after the signal exceeds the threshold RELEASE Recovery time from limiter activity to normal operation after the signal returns below the threshold Convolution Reverb This effects lets you define your own space for signal reverberation Similarly to convolution speaker it is determined by so called impulse response IR WET Amount of processed signal added to the effect output DRY Amount of original signal added to the effect output SPACE Selects the impulse response to be used IMPORT Adds the selected impulse responses to the list REMOVE Deletes the selected impulse response from the list USE OVERLAP Ifon the reverb of previously selected IR will be sustained until it fades out when switching to another IR REM DIRECT Removes the direct sound from the reverberation by removing the first pulse of the impulse response 13 N JDS IC Working with Presets www audiffex com When you have set your sound according to your needs you can save ampLion s State to a preset not to be confused with a program
12. ents involved along the signal path of ampLion Each of them amplifies not only the effective signal but the noise as well That results in disturbing noise present at the output To limit the effect of noise the noise gate comes into play Its principle is straightforward when the signal falls below the defined threshold the gate attenuates the signal in ratio defined by ATTEN This is indicated by the CLOSED indicator THRESH ATTEN ATTACK RELEASE LEARN Speed of closing and reopening the gate is determined by the remaining two knobs ATTACK and RELEASE There are 5 controllers that influence the function of noise gate Taken left to right THRESH Threshold signal level necessary to open the noise gate ATTEN Attenuation level of suppression when the gate is closed ATTACK Time necessary to reach the full attenuation after the signal falls below the threshold level RELEASE Time necessary to open the gate after the signal exceeds the threshold level LEARN Useful for optimal threshold setting To use it keep the strings silent and press the button The threshold will be set just above the noise level 12 NIDINS SIC www audiffex com Limiter Another consequence of multiple amplification elements in the signal path is that the output signal level can easily exceed 0 dB which introduces an audible distortion To prevent such situations the limiter can be used THRESH ATTACK RELEASE Until the signal r
13. gnal level is controlled by the OUTPUT knob Microphones Select the suitable microphone from the list inside MIC MODEL The mic position is adjustable in two ways either by dragging the mic itself or using the sliders alongside the speaker image To adjust the mic distance use the vertical slider on the left the angle towards the speaker membrane is adjusted by MIC ANGLE If you wish to bypass the microphone simulation select the Flat microphone NIDINS SIC www audiffex com Convolution Speaker New in ampLion 1 1 is the possibility to use custom impulse responses IRs of the speakers Their management is accessible via the Convolution Speaker item in the list of soeaker models MIC POSITION BISTAMCE POSITIOH l nl f Convolution Speaker Single Speaker IMPORT REMOVE TF SPEAKER IR T Bypass Classic 1x10 Combo FBlues 1x12 Combo FRocPro 1x12 Combo v Modern 1x12V30 Combo ModernE 1x12V30 Combo Classic 2x12T Combo Classic 2x12 V H H Open Rect 2x12V30 Closed Back RKing 4x12 C90 Half Back RKing 4x12 V30 Half Back ee Rect 4x12V30 Closed Back Fah Classic 4x12T Closed Back SPEAMER T Convolution Speaker Note Convolution Speaker is not available in the Single Speaker mode Before using custom IRs they must be imported into the list The supported format is WAV both mono and stereo When importing stereo files only the left channel is used ampLion also uses internal normalization to prevent
14. h the button and the tuner are switched on the output signal from ampLion is muted MIDI Control There are over 200 assignable MIDI parameters available in ampLion In fact every task performed by the mouse can also be done via a MIDI controller or automated in a DAW Switching the programs via MIDI in Live Mode There are two options of changing the program You can either select the program number 0 127 directly using the Program parameter or map two controllers most probably foot switches to the Program Up and Program Down parameters In this case the program number will be increased decreased every time the plug in receives the maximal value of the respective parameter 127 Conclusion We believe that you are now able to successfully work with ampLion and use its full potential However should there be something unclear to you feel free to contact us at support audiffex com 18 Appendix Included Models www audiffex com The following is an exhaustive list of all modeled devices present in ampLion The second column denotes the real world model Note Items written in italics have been added in this version Amp Models Super Clean Deluxe Clean Bass Crunch 800 Lead 900 Lead Rect HiGain 650 HiGain 530 HiGain 530 Clean Power Amps 6L6 Silicon Rect 100W 6L6 Tube Rect 100W 6L6 Bass 50W 6L6 Super 50W EL34 Classic 100W EL34 Classic 50W 6V6 Deluxe 30W Speakers Classic 1x10 Combo FBlues 1x12 Comb
15. ngaged by a user selectable effect units The first and the last position contain the noise gate and the limiter respectively N JDS IC www audiffex com Program Manager Panel Here you can place and organize your presets in 128 positions for playing live The defined order is then used in the Live mode Live Mode Panel brings you the opportunity to play live with ampLion Two buttons allow you to quickly switch between the programs according to their order in the Program Manager panel Common Controls Panel occupies the left part of the screen Using its controls you can set the input output volume levels work with presets etc It also contains an information display Signal Flow Diagram For better understanding of ampLion take a look at the following diagram It shows the path of signal across ampLion INPUT TUNER STOMP BOXES PREAMP EFF LOOP A ECR LERS TELLER ELLA LER l SPRING REVERE EFFECTS POWER AMP ALWAYS CONNECTED EFFECTS IN POST AMP MODE EFFECTS IN EFFECT LOOP MODE POST AMP d SPEAKER 2 _ SPEAKER g EFFECTS mi m GAIN amp PAN LIMITER GAIN amp PAN NIDIN SIC www audiffex com Using ampLion Common Controls Panel This part of ampLion s UI contains controls whose functionality relates to the whole plug in in other words that are not related to any of the five panels PRESET The topmost part of the
16. ntioned effect pedals you can use additional six effects in the rack tikis EF ATTEN ATTACK RELEASE LEARN Power EQ DEPTH POST AMP ij D EFF LOOP Super Chorus pen SMALL COLOR PHA SER POWER POST AMP d EFF LOOP Small Phaser F T 2 A P lt GAIN FREQ SLOPE TTPE POST AMP d D EFF LOOP Parametric EQ fal a pa Ty amp Ee gt LEVEL TEMPO DECAY stereo smew TAP POWER POST AMP d 3 EFF LOOP Delay j if pa i THRESH ATTACK RELEASE POWER The choice of available effects is limited to those commonly used in an effect rack You can select the effect for the middle four positions of the rack The first and the last one are always occupied by noise gate and limiter respectively Their operation will be described in the next section Just like the effect pedals you can select the rack effect by the down arrow yt No Effect ee Dynamics H Chorus Effects i Flanger Effects Phaser Effects Tremolo Effects AutoPan EQ Octaver Delay Effects Reverb Effects 11 INIDINS SIC www audiffex com Rack Effects Placement Each of the user selectable rack effect can be placed in two different locations of the signal path the effect loop and right after the amplifier The position is defined by the switch next to the name of the effect For more information on rack effect placement refer to the Signal Flow diagram Noise Gate There are always several amplification elem
17. o FrocPro 1x12 Combo Modern6 1x12V30 Combo ModernE 1x12V30 Combo Classic 2x12T Combo Fender Super Reverb Fender Deluxe Reverb Fender Bassman 59 Marshall JCM800 Marshall JCM900 MesaBoogie Dual Rectifier Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature Engl Tube Preamp 530 Lead mode Engl Tube Preamp 530 Clean mode MesaBoogie Dual Rect solid state rectifier MesaBoogie Dual Rect tube rectifier Fender Bassman Fender Super Reverb Marshall 100W Marshall 50W Fender Deluxe Reverb Marshall MG30FX Combo Fender Blues Junior Combo Fender RocPro 700 Combo Line6 Spider Valve Bogner Engl E320 Thunder 50 Combo Marshall JCM900 Combo 19 Classic 2x12 V H H Open Rect 2x12V30 Closed Back Rking 4x12 C90 Half Back Rking 4x12 V30 Half Back Rect 4x12 Closed Back Classic 4x12T Closed Back Microphones Dynamic S57 Dynamic A5 Condenser 1A Condenser 1000 Condenser 451 Condenser kh40 Bass Dynamic 6 Bass Dynamic 112 Pedal Effects Drive Pedals Treble Booster XXL Distortion BAT Distortion OverDrive SuperDrive 9 Screamer 808 Screamer Metal Tone Dynamics DCompressor www audiffex com Marshall TSLC MesaBoogie Rectifier 212 MesaBoogie RoadkKing left speaker C90 MesaBoogie RoadkKing right speaker V30 MesaBoogie Rectifier 412 Slant Marshall 1960A Shure SM57 Audix i5 Rode NT1 A AKG C1000 AKG C451 Sennheiser MKH40 Audix D6 AKG D112 Brian May Booster Dunlop MXR Distortion ProCo Rat BOSS OD1 BOSS
18. rogram folder in the Start menu and run the uninstaller Mac Open the provided disk image and run the uninstaller NIDINS SIC www audiffex com ampLion Overview The user interface UI consists of six main parts five panels assigned to the top buttons Effect Pedals Amps amp Speakers Effect Racks Program Manager and Live Mode and the Common controls panel Their functionality will be further described later on in the text But first of all lets quickly go through all of them Amps amp Speakers Super Clean Rock Me B B AFT DUAL RIGHT O VOLUME INPUT BRIGHT BASS MIDDLE TREBLE SPEED INTENSITY REVERB pr i j CHANNEL LEARN BYPASS PREAMP v Super Clean POWER AMP v Matched PowerAmp a na MIC POSITION MIG POSITION DISTANCE POSITION eel DISTANCE POSITION p a a eo _ __ MEMORY MODE LOCK SPK LOCK EFF SPEAKER FBlues 1x12 Combo SPEAKER FBlues 1x12 Combo NORM HIGH EXTRA mE OO O O C a ET QUALITY HELP amp INFO MIC MODEL v Condenser 451 MIC MODEL v Condenser 451 OUTPUT MIC ANGLE OUTPUT MIC ANGLE Effect Pedals Panel is the first out of five panels accessible by the top buttons Contains 8 slots for stomp box guitar effects and the tuner Amps amp Speakers Panel introduces the actual amplifier speaker and microphone modeling Two speakers with independent microphones can be used at the same time Effect Racks Panel is a virtual 6U effect rack The middle four positions can be e
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