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VTX350H
Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier
with Advanced Digital Signal
Processing
User’s Guide
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The DSP Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Storing Your Own P
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate VTX350H three-channel guitar amplifier with Advanced Digital Signal Processing. This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Dual DSP controls provide 15 mod- ulation effects and 15 delay effects which can be combined for a wide variety of sounds. The Tap/Save button allows you to manually set the tempo of many of the effects and to sa
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP The Front Panel: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1. POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the power is on. 2. REVERB: Use this control to adjust the amount of digital reverb effect. In its fully counterclock- wise position the signal will be “dry” (without any reverb). As you rotate the control clockwise the amount of reverb incre
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 10. HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of Channel 3. 11. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of Channel 3. 12. MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level of Channel 3. 13. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion produced by Channel 3. 14. LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency level of Channel 3. 15. 2 (CH 2 SELECT):
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP The Rear Panel: 28 29 30 31 32 28. LINE OUT: When using an external effects processor, connect this jack to the input of the effect by means of a shielded signal cable. This jack also doubles as a source for a post-EQ preamp signal to send to a mixing board, recorder, powered monitor or external amplifier. 29. LINE IN: When using an external effects processor, connect this jack to the output of the effect by means of a shielded signal cabl
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP The DSP Section: The VTX350H features DSP controls for Reverb, Delay and Effects. Complete information about the modulated and delay effects is given below. The Delay control selects the delay or echo effects. All of these effects have their speed controlled by the Tap/Save button. The Effects con- trol selects the “pitch modified” and wah effects. Many of these effects have their speed controlled by the Tap/Save button. Additional inform
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP Storing Your Own Presets: Each channel of the VTX350H has two factory assigned Effects presets, as shown on pages 10 and 11. No matter what the settings of the Reverb, Delay and Effects controls, the DSP and reverb presets are recalled when a channel is selected. You may change the DSP and reverb settings by rotating the Reverb, Delay and Effects controls - these changes will remain active until a different channel is selected, but will no
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP Using the Footswitch: The special Crate four button footswitch supplied with the VTX350H performs a vari- ety of functions. The footswitch allows remote channel selection, remote Tap/Save for each channel, and allows access to an additional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier. Use only the supplied Crate four button footswitch with the VTX350H. A stan- dard 5-wire midi cable (supplied) may be used to connect the footswitch to the
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP DSP Factory Presets: The VTX350H Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows: Factory Preset 1: Clean w/Chorus, Delay, Reverb CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM 3 Factory Preset 2: Rhythm w/Slapback Delay CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo FAST TAP Tempo N/A 3 Factory Preset 3: Solo w/Flange, Delay, Reverb CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM 3 10
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP DSP Factory Presets: The VTX350H Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows: Factory Preset 4: Clean w/Reverb CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM 3 Factory Preset 5: Rhythm w/Reverb CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo FAST TAP Tempo N/A 3 Factory Preset 6: Solo w/Reverb CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM 3 11
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP Suggested Settings: "Oceanic" Clean with Vibrato, Delay, & Reverb TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM "Super Funk" Clean with Wah, Delay, & Reverb TAP Tempo FAST TAP Tempo N/A "Arena" Rhythm with Reverb & Delay TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo N/A "Haze Faze" Rhythm with Phase & Reverb TAP Tempo N/A TAP Tempo MEDIUM "Solo Wah" Solo with Wah, Delay & Reverb TAP Tempo N/A TAP Tempo N/A "Octanator Solo with Octave & Reverb TAP Tempo N/A TAP Tempo N/A
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP Suggested Settings: 13
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP DSP “Fill in the Blanks” (User Settings): Copy this page to fill in your own DSP Presets! User Preset: CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo ________ 3 TAP Tempo ________ User Preset: CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo ________ 3 TAP Tempo ________ User Preset: CHANNEL: 1 BANK: "A" 2 "B" TAP Tempo ________ 3 TAP Tempo ________ 14
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP System Block Diagram: TUNER A BC D EF G CHANNEL 1 FLEX INPUT WAVE BUFFER LEVEL INPUT (LOW GAIN) GAIN LOW MID HIGH CHANNEL 2 FLEX WAVE LEVEL (MEDIUM GAIN) GAIN LOW MID HIGH CHANNEL 3 FLEX FOOTSWITCH WAVE 1 2 34 LEVEL (HIGH GAIN) GAIN LOW MID HIGH MUTE SWITCH CONTROLLER LINE OUT DSP TAP/ A/B SAVE LINE DSP IN POWER AMP SPEAKERS REVERB DELAY EFFECTS TUBE AMP SIMULATING DAMPING CIRCUIT 15
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VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP VTX350H TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating 350W RMS @5% THD, 2Ω , 120 VAC Input Impedance 470kΩ Total System Gain Ch 1 74dB, all controls @10 Ch 2 88dB, all controls @10 Ch 3 103dB, all controls @10 Maximum Input Signal Accepted 5 volts peak-to-peak Channel 1 Low Control 26dB range @ 70Hz Mid Control 10dB range @ 900Hz High Control 20dB range @ 10kHz Channel 2 Low Control 26dB range @ 70Hz Mid Control 10dB range @ 900Hz High Con
