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User Manual
V-AMP3
Next-Generation Virtual Guitar Amplifier with USB Audio
Interface and energyXT2.5 Recording Software
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2 V-AMP3 User Manual Table of Contents Thank you ....................................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ...................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer ............................................................. 3 Limited Warranty ........................................................... 3 Basic Operation .............................................................. 5 Audio Connections ...............................................
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3 V-AMP3 User Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Important Safety Important Safety or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades Instructions Instructions § 1 Warranty with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug [1] This limited warranty is valid only if you purchased has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide the product from a BEHRINGER authorized dealer in the blade or the third prong are provided f
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4 V-AMP3 User Manual [2] Subsequently, the product must be returned in [7] Any repair or opening of the unit carried out by § 9 Amendment its original shipping carton, together with the return unauthorized personnel (user included) will void the Warranty service conditions are subject to change without authorization number to the address indicated by limited warranty. notice. For the latest warranty terms and conditions MUSIC Group. [8] If an inspection of the product by MUSIC Group and
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5 V-AMP3 User Manual Basic Operation Audio Connections 1. Plug the included power cable into the AC IN on the side of the unit. The V-AMP 3 will automatically turn on and resume the previously ¼" TRS headphones connector selected preset. strain relief clamp 2. Plug your guitar into the INPUT using a ¼" instrument cable. sleeve 3. Connect a monitoring system: ring • If using a pair of headphones, connect to the PHONES jack. tip • If using a guitar amplifier, connect a ¼" cable from the V-A
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6 V-AMP3 User Manual Controls and Connectors [10] BANK UP and DOWN: In play mode, use these buttons to scroll through the banks of presets. Press both buttons simultaneously to enter EDIT mode. Front panel After an edit category has been selected (buttons A – E), use the BANK UP and DOWN buttons to edit parameters. [1] GAIN: Adjusts the distortion level of an amp simulation. [11] TAP: Performs seven functions: [2] TREBLE: Adjusts the upper frequencies of the guitar tone. • Tap: Tap th
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7 V-AMP3 User Manual Rear/Side panel [16] INPUT: Plug a guitar into this jack using a ¼" instrument cable. [19] AUX LEVEL: Adjusts the input level of the AUX IN jack. [17] PHONES: Plug a pair of headphones into this jack using a ¼" TRS cable. [20] LINE OUT: Plug balanced or unbalanced ¼" cables into these jacks to send the stereo signal for recording or performance applications. [21] AC IN: Plug the included power cable into this socket. When connected to the mains, the V-AMP 3 switche
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8 V-AMP3 User Manual To exit configuration mode, press the TUNER/EXIT button. Operating Function Application Mode LINE OUT L LINE OUT R V-AMP 3 as practice amp, e.g. with headphones. Stereo operation with selected effects Studio 1 (S1) Recording situation: (V-AMP 3 is and speaker simulations. connected to stereo line channel on the mixing console). Recording situation: with the left channel connected to the recording [22] MIDI OUT/THRU: Sends MIDI information from the V-AMP 3 or directly
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9 V-AMP3 User Manual Live mode 1, 2 and 3 Calling up presets When performing live with the V-AMP 3, the most common way to get the When the unit is powered on, it automatically loads the last used preset. In the sound to the crowd is to run the unit into an amplifier on stage, route your signal following example, the last preset selected was preset D in bank 25: directly into a mixing board, or both. If you chose to run the outputs directly to the main mixer, Live Mode 1 will be the best opti
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10 V-AMP3 User Manual a 1 for distortion. Restoring all factory presets • CABINETS – Enter EDIT mode and press the C button to select one of the All factory presets can be restored as follows: speaker CABINETS. Press the BANK UP and DOWN buttons to select one of the • While holding buttons D and E, power on the unit. “CL” appears in the display. 15 available speaker cabs. • Release the D and E buttons. • REVERB – Enter EDIT mode and press the D button to edit REVERB settings. Press the B
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11 V-AMP3 User Manual V-AMP 3 Preset Chart Bank A Preset B Preset C Preset D Preset E Preset 1 acoustic ambienc 1 clean reverb 2 blackface dry 3 calif. compressed 4 clean comp+CH+RV 5 2 crunch rhythm 6 windmill rhythm 7 EL34power crunch 8 british crunch 9 british solo 10 Single-coil pickups 3 tight rhythm 11 tight hi octane 12 80s metallic 13 90s metallic 14 80s harmonics 15 4 break da blues 16 crunch a blues 17 blisteringblue 18 american hot 19 brit rotary 20 CALIF. CLEAN 5 ACOUSTIC AMBIENC 2
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12 V-AMP3 User Manual BRIT BLUES: Modeled on the JTM 45, the first Marshall amp ever designed. ROCK Extreme gain settings produce a highly compressed and really “dirty” sounding NEW! ROCK 59SL: This is modeled on the sound of a Marshall 1959SLP, distortion. Combined with a 2 x 12" speaker simulation, it produces impressive which stands out for its extremely dynamic rock sound, dishing out fat clean Bluesbreaker sounds. tone as well as solid crunch. This new amp model captures the liveliness
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13 V-AMP3 User Manual Effects Processor Cabinets — BYPASS (NO SPEAKER SIMULATION) A great complement to the selection of amps and speaker cabinets is the built-in multi-effects processor. You may select from 16 high-quality effects 1 1 x 8" VINTAGE TWEED such as chorus, flanger, delay, auto wah, and many others. These effects can 2 4 x 10" VINTAGE BASS be used to thicken up your guitar tone in a subtle way, or create extreme and 3 4 x 10" V-AMP CUSTOM experimental sounds that push your c
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14 V-AMP3 User Manual Wah Wah ROTARY: This is the quintessential simulation of the classic organ effect normally produced by speakers rotating at slow or fast speed inside a heavy speaker By using a MIDI pedal, such as the BEHRINGER FCB1010, you can access an cabinet. This effect uses the physical principle of the Doppler effect to modulate additional Wah Wah effect. You may adjust the sweepable filter characteristic the sound. by entering EDIT mode, selecting the DRIVE menu and turning th
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15 V-AMP3 User Manual MIDI MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Received Remarks MIDI connections 16 Y Y Amp Vol (0-127) The MIDI standard (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was developed in the 17 Y Y Presence (0-127) early ‘80s to enable different makes of electronic instruments to communicate 18 Y Y Reverb Mix (0-127) *2 with each other. Over the years, the range of MIDI applications has constantly Y (skipped on Amp Type (0-32) with default expanded, and today it is standard
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16 V-AMP3 User Manual Application HPM1000 EP2000 X1222USB X1204USB Balanced or unbalanced cables VP1520 MIDI cable FCB1010 MIDI Controller Studio Recording Live 1 Configuration Live performance without a guitar ampli er UCA222 HPM1000 ¼" to RCA cable AUX Input EP2000 FS112V (optional) X1222USB Jamming with a PC using UCA222 VP1520 GMX112 MIDI cable B3031A FCB1010 HPM1000 MIDI Controller Live 3 Configuration Live performance with a guitar ampli er Direct Monitoring = On Latency-free home recording
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17 V-AMP3 User Manual Online Registration Specifications Please register your new BEHRINGER equipment right after your purchase Audio Inputs by visiting http://behringer.com and read the terms and conditions of our warranty carefully. Instrument input ¼" TS connector, unbalanced Should your BEHRINGER product malfunction, it is our intention to have it Input impedence 1 Mohms repaired as quickly as possible. To arrange for warranty service, please contact Max. input level +9 dBu the BEHRINGER
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18 V-AMP3 User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION V-AMP3 Responsible party name: MUSIC Group Services USA, Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011, USA Phone/Fax No.: Phone: +1 425 672 0816 Fax: +1 425 673 7647 V-AMP3 complies with the FCC rules as mentioned in the following paragraph: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a
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