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ALESIS
MidiVerb 3
Reference Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 2 ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ................................ ................................ ................ 3 SECTION 1 MIDIVERB III QUICK START........................................................................ 4 FACTORY PROGRAMS .........................
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SECTION 3 INTERFACING MIDIVERB III......................................................................... 14 ................................ ................................ ........... MONO OPERATION ................................ ................................ .................. ................................ ................................ .............................. ................................ ............................... ................................ .. CONNECTION TO
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TRANSMITTING PROGRAMS VIA MIDI ................................ .................... RECEIVING PROGRAMS VIA MIDI ................................ ........................... MIDI MAPPING ................................ ................................ .......................... 4 3 MIDI PROG ................................ ................................ .................... INT. PROG ................................ ................................ .................... HOW TO USE MIDI MAPPIN
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USERS MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION Alesis MIDIVERB III 16 BIT MULTI-EFFECTS PROCESSOR WITH REAL-TIME MIDI PARAMETER CONTROL INTRODUCTION The Alesis MIDIVERB III is a high quality multi-effects unit which features up to 4 simultaneous effects (Delay, Reverb, Chorus, EQ) at a full 15KHz bandwidth and with 16 bit resolution. Since all features of MIDIVERB III are accessible from the front panel, the operator can set up a wide range of complex effects without a complex user interface. The MIDIVERB III features 200 on-boa
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INTRODUCTION 3
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INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Since a musician's time is better spent making music than reading manuals, we've tried to make this manual not only easy to use, but also fast and easy to find things when you need to. Therefore, the manual is broken down to 6 major sections, of which Section 4 will be probably be referred to the most. They are: SECTION 1 - QUICKSTART This section tells you how to use the most frequently needed operations. If you have to use your MIDIVERB III now but don't
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QUICK START SECTION 1 MIDIVERB III QUICK START FACTORY PROGRAMS The MIDIVERB III contains 200 factory supplied programs, 100 of which are stored in memory locations 000 to 099 and repeated again in locations 100 to 199. Only the programs in locations 100 to 199 can be permanently altered and stored as desired by the user. SELECTING PROGRAMS 1) Press the PROGRAM button. The LED in the middle of the button will light. 2) Press either VALUE button until the desired program is displayed.
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SECTION 1 EDIT button again will select the upper LED which 2) Pressing the indicates that the top row of edit functions on the top row of buttons can be accessed. 3) Select the desired function to be edited. The stored value of the parameter will appear in the numeric display and the button will light up. 4) Press either VALUE button to adjust the desired parameter. 5) Select another function to be edited, if desired. PLEASE NOTE: — Once a parameter has been edited, the dot to the right of th
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SECTION 1 SAVING (STORING) EDITED PROGRAMS 1) Once a program has been edited to your liking, press the STORE button. The LED in the middle of the button will flash. 2) The numeric display will show the current program number if it was program 100 through 199, or will display the program number plus 100 if it was 000 to 099, since 000 to 099 cannot be stored to. 3) If another storage location is desired, press either VALUE button until the desired program location is displayed. 4) Press the STOR
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS SECTION 2 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS FRONT PANEL INPUT The INPUT control is a stereo control that determines the master volume level of the signal being fed into both inputs of the MIDIVERB III. MIX The MIX control determines the ratio of direct to effect signal. Full counterclockwise (to the left) applies only direct signal to the outputs of MIDIVERB III. Full clockwise (to the right) applies only effect signal to the outputs. OUTPUT The OUTPUT control determines the outp
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SECTION 2 VALUE The VALUE buttons can be used to select the desired number or, once a desired parameter has been selected, edit the parameters value. PROGRAM The PROGRAM button will display the number of the current program. A period appearing behind the program number indicates that a parameter or function has been edited and is different from its stored value. STORE The STORE button allows you to store an edited program into any available program location. By pressing the STORE button once, t
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS DELAY/2 When in the EDIT mode, pressing the DELAY button will access either the DELAY TIME or DELAY REGENERATION amount for editing, depending which EDIT LED is lit. The DELAY TIME parameter allows the user to adjust the time between repeats as required. The DELAY REGENERATION parameter adjusts the number of repeats. After pressing the DELAY button, pressing the VALUE buttons will select the desired DELAY TIME or REGENERATION levels. When in the PROGRAM mode, this is bu
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SECTION 2 MIX/5 When in the EDIT mode, pressing the MIX button will adjust the relative level of either the Delay or Reverb, depending on which page the Edit LED is set. The Chorus level is always the same and is either On or Off depending upon the Configuration selected. After pressing the MIX button, pressing the VALUE buttons will select the desired levels. When in the PROGRAM mode, this is button 5 of the keypad for selecting a program by directly entering the desired program number. CONFIG
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS When in the EDIT mode, the MIDI button is used to select the send and receive channel for the MIDIVERB III. The range is channel 01 through 16. Pressing the MIDI button a second time selects if the MIDIVERB III will accept MIDI Program Change commands. Pressing the MIDI button a third time selects the ECHO On or Off function. This will echo any MIDI information that the MIDIVERB III receives at its MIDI input (except for system exclusive messages that are specifically f
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SECTION 2 The other half of the MIDI program MAPPING section when in the EDIT mode, the INT. PROG (Internal Program) button selects the internal MIDIVERB III program (from 000 to 199) that will be chosen by the external MIDI program number that is selected by the MIDI PROG button. When in the PROGRAM mode, this is button 0 of the keypad for selecting a program by directly entering the desired program number. BYPASS The BYPASS button bypasses the effects of the MIDIVERB III and supplies only Dire
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Retransmits MIDI information received by MIDIVERB III to other MIDI MIDI OUT jack units if the MIDI ECHO function is enabled. Also used as a for MIDI system exclusive data dumps. BYPASS JACK The BYPASS jack bypasses the effects of the MIDIVERB III and supplies only Direct Signal Level to the stereo outputs. When the signal is bypassed, the BYPASS LED on the front panel will light. Any momentary switch can be used. POWER Accepts the +9VAC power from the MIDIVERB III Pow
