Crate Amplifiers GLX50 manual

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  • Page 1

    User ’ s Guide GLX50 Dual Input Guitar Amplifier with Digital Signal Processing[...]

  • Page 2

    T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Digital Signal Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . [...]

  • Page 3

    The Digital Signal Processor: Crate’s Digital Signal Processing of fers eight exciting digital effects, accessible through the DSP Mode control. The effects are described below . Use the Mode control to select the effect and the Level control to mix in the desired amount of each effect. 3 GLX50 Guitar Amplifier with Digital Signal Processing Cong[...]

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    The Front Panel: 4 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 2 NOTE: Channel A and Channel B are independent of each other up to the DSP and CD inputs. The text below (#1–10) applies to both channels. 1. INPUT : Use this 1/4” jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instru- ment cable. 2. TUNER A / TUNER B: Use this switch to assign the ele[...]

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    5 11 12 13 14 18 15 17 16 1 1. DSP MODE: Use this control to select one of the eight built-in digital effects. A listing of the effects is printed below the control knob. A brief description of these effects is shown on page 3 of this manual. 12: DSP LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of the digital ef fect: in its fully counter- cl[...]

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    Suggested Settings: 6 CRYSTAL CLEAN: OUT PUNCHY CLEAN: OUT DIRTY PUNCH: IN DIRTY BLUES: IN EDGIE: IN SWEATY METAL: IN ARENA METAL: IN MAMMOTH METAL: IN GLX50 Guitar Amplifier with Digital Signal Processing[...]

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    System Block Diagram: 7 INPUT OVER- DRIVE CLEAN OD GAIN LEVEL POWER AMP SPEAKER CD INPUTS HIGH MID LOW EFFECTS OD LEVEL OD GAIN OD LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MODE DSP MIX STAGE HEAD PHONES CHANNEL A: INPUT OVER- DRIVE CLEAN LEVEL HIGH MID LOW EFFECTS CHANNEL B: TUNER A BC D EF G GLX50 Guitar Amplifier with Digital Signal Processing[...]

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    GLX50 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 50 watts RMS @5% THD, 4 ohm load Maximum Input Signal Accepted 5 volts peak-to-peak T otal System Gain Clean Channel 70dB, all controls @10 Overdrive Channel 1 10dB, all controls @10 Input Impedance 270k ohm T one Controls Low 28dB range @ 40Hz Mid 20dB range @ 1.5kHz High 27dB range @ 12kHz CD I[...]