Marshall Amplification MIDI JMP-1 manual

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    JMP-1 HANDBOOK[...]

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    From The Chairman I would like to thank you personally for selecting the JMP-1 MIDI Pre-amp. As our first venture into MIDI controlled guitar equipment, many hours of development have been spent ensuring that it fulfils the functions that you really need to cope with todays widely varied playing environments. W e have always worked very closely wit[...]

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    Contents Description Page number Introduction 3 JMP-1 Front Panel Features 3 Rear Panel Features 4-5 When You Switch On 5 Creating Your Sounds 5 Storing Your Sounds 6 Sound Selections 6 Factory Sounds 7-8 Some Notes on MIDI 9 MIDI Channel 9 MIDI Mapping 10 Four Way Footswitch 11 To Re-initialise The JMP-1 11 System Exclusive 11-12 MIDI Implementati[...]

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    Introduction The relationship between the guitarist and amplifier has been our prime concern since the earliest Marshall’s were produced. We always aim to give that extra edge, which can help to inspire the player, fuelling creativity and the ability to express. Advances in technology have allowed us to modify and enhance this basic principle for[...]

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    14. Effect Key This key varies the mix of the stereo effects loop between 0 and 12. At 0 only the direct signal is heard and at 12 only the effected signal is heard. When at 12 the loop is effectively running in series i.e. no direct signal. This is ideal for use with a graphic equalizer or compressor limiter. As the effect parameter level is reduc[...]

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    27. Effects Return Jacks Left and right jack sockets for connection from the outputs of an external effects processor. If using a mono effects processor the left hand return socket only should be used. In this instance both the left and right master outputs and speaker emulated outputs will now be working in mono. 28. Effects Level Selection Switch[...]

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    Storing Y ours Sounds When you are satisfied with the sound that you have created, storage is achieved in the following way. Push the store key (6) once , the LED will flash (Fig 2). Select the desired patch location using the data entry control (7). (Pressing the patch or any parameter key will abandon the store). Push store a second time to compl[...]

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    Factor y Sounds Your JMP-1 has 26 sounds ready programmed into patches 00-25. These patches have been programmed by experienced guitarists. They have also been used in full stage and studio performance. These sounds can all be edited in the way described earlier and recalled if necessary using the procedure described in the section-“to re-initial[...]

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    Pre set sounds descriptions TITLE MODE ATTRIBUTES PICKUPS COMMENTS 00 Smoke-em OD 2 Lots of drive & sustain It starts here 01 Chunkus OD 1 Big, Ugly & Fat Gain controls "chunkiness" 02 Sticky OD 1 Edgy grime Big change for different guitars 03 Cleeeeen CL 2 Very Lots of headroom 04 British Steel OD 2 Warm & Heavy English overd[...]

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    Some Notes On MIDI In a modern guitar set-up you might have a number of elements, a pre-amp and an effects processor or two. By using MIDI to link these devices together, you can control them all simultaneously. This is the real use of MIDI for the guitarist (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). Most MIDI devices are equipped with three MIDI term[...]

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    MIDI Mapping MIDI mapping is a simple and very useful facility, but it often confuses those who are new to MIDI. The MIDI Mapping table is stored in the memory and is made up of two parts, Input mapping and Output mapping. Input Mapping The input mapping table makes it possible to transpose any incoming MIDI Program Change number to select any desi[...]

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    Four W ay Footswitch The optional Marshall four way footswitch (model MPM 4E) provides a simple means of selecting four patches. The footswitch will call up patches one to four, however, the Mapping facility can be used to call up any four of the 100 JMP-1 patches. To Re-initialise The JMP-1 This procedure will re-load the factory sounds and reset [...]

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    If their is an error (Fig 10) in the MIDI data the JMP-1 will abandon the load and return to normal. Try the load again, the error could be due to a file corruption or faulty cable. MIDI Implementation Char t Mode 1 :OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2 :OMNI ON, MONO 0:YES Mode 3 :OMNI ON, POLY Mode 4 :OMNI ON, MONO ✕ :NO FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS[...]

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    JMP-1 Front Panel Features JMP-1 Rear Panel Features Patch Data Patch Store VA L VE MIDI PRE-AMP JMP-1 V olume OD1 Gain OD2 Bass Bass Shift Middle Clean 1 Treb le Clean 2 Presence Map Effect Channel Data Output Level Input Phones Po wer Made in England - + MAINS INPUT 230V ~ 50Hz 20 Watts Marshall Amplification plc. England WARNING: Fire and Shock [...]