Yamaha Bass Effects Processor manual

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    2 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another produ[...]

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    3 WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic prod- uct, basic precautions should always be followed. These precau- tions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructions found in this manual BEFORE making any connections, in[...]

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    5 Thank you for pur chasing the Y amaha MAGICST OMP BASS . T o get the most out of this pr oduct, we ur ge you to thor oughly r ead this manual befor e use. Also, please keep the manual in a safe place for futur e r efer ence. Owner’ s Manual Contents Precautions ............................................................................ 6 Packa[...]

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    6 Package Contents The follo wing items are included in the MAGICST OMP package. Check to see that you ha ve ev er y- thing listed here. Precautions •A v oid using the MAGICST OMP in the following locations to pre vent possible damage: • In direct sunlight or next to heating equipment. • In extremely cold or hot locations. • Locations expos[...]

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    7 MAGICSTOMP BASS ’ Main Features [Prof essional quality preset tone patches make the MA GICST OMP ready to use out of the bo x] • Close collaboration between artists from around the world and our audio engineers has pro- duced a variety of prof essional quality patches. The unit contains a total of 99 onboard patches that are perfect f or use [...]

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    8 Component Names & Functions ■ T op P anel ■ Rear P anel When monitoring through a pair of headphones, make sure you properl y adjust the volume so as not to damage y our hearing. yu i o! 0 !1 q w t e r U99¤MAGICSTOMP ó‡GAINfiMSTRáTONE[...]

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    9 Component Names & Functions q Display Displays inf ormation for the currently selected patch or operating conditions of the MA GICSTOMP . w CONTROL Knobs These are used to control patch parameters. ( → page 14) e V OLUME Knob Controls the ov erall output volume of the MA GICSTOMP . ( → page 12) r ST ORE/EXIT Button This button is used to [...]

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    10 Connections CAUTION • In order to pre vent electric shock or damage to your equipment, turn OFF the power on the bass amp, etc., and set the MA GICSTOMP’ s volume to its minimum level bef ore making any connections. • Use ONL Y a Y amaha AC-10 P ower Adaptor (or other adaptor specificall y recommended by Y amaha). Using another adaptor may[...]

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    11 INPUT AC IN L/MONO INPUT (or POWER AMP INPUT) OUTPUT L/MONO R R L/MONO INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT R L/MONO U99¤MAGICSTOMP ó‡GAINfiMSTRáTONE Bass Guitar , or other instrument Po wer Adaptor Connecting to an amplifier , etc. (monaural) MA GICST OMP Connecting to a mixer (stereo) Connecting to a recording de vice , etc. Connections ● Using the[...]

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    12 ■ T ry out some of the other patches The MAGICST OMP has a total of 198 patches. 99 of those are User Patches (U01 – U99) to which you can sa ve (ov erwrite) data of patches that you hav e created. The other 99 are Preset P atches (P01 – P99) which can not be ov erwritten with new data. Y ou can howe ver , edit the Preset P atches and sav [...]

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    13 The other wa y to select patches is with the [Perf ormance Mode] . In this mode, the – , +, and ON/OFF s witches are used to select one of three adjacent patches. q T o enter the Perf ormance Mode , press and hold any two s witches (from –, +, and ON/OFF). “ PERFORMANCE MODE ” appears in the display to inf orm you that the MAGICST OMP is[...]

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    14 When the knob ’ s position does not match the value f or the selected parameter , you ’ ll need to rotate the knob until it matches the position that corresponds to the parameter value before you can change the setting. Let ’ s rotate the DRIV knob. Bef ore rotating the knob, its par ameter name is shown in the display . [Fig. 1] When the [...]

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    15 Create your own sound OK, now try and edit a patch to your liking. * F or more information on par ameters of individual effects, r efer to the se parate “Ef fect List” sheet. * P arameter s for the patch(effect) can only be adjusted when the MA GICSTOMP is in its normal operating mode (when a patch is selected and the effect is switc hed &qu[...]

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    16 Create your own sound e Use the +/– switc hes to select the parameter setting display . P arameters for the currently selected patch are arranged on se ver al pages. Use the “ + ” or “–” s witches to view the next or pre vious page on the display . * F or more information on individual parameters, r efer to the separate “Ef f ect L[...]

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    17 ● Assigning parameters to the unit’ s control knobs P arameters that are controlled by the unit ’ s control knobs during nor mal operation are as- signed to the control knobs in the upper por tion of the parameter page displa y (shown below: the page bef ore 01/?? ). Select the parameter for the knob b y rotating the knob. * F or mor e inf[...]

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    18 P01⁄Studio ó‡CRATfiGAINáMSTR U01:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec U01:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec U01¤Studio NOW 0 STORING... Store complete! Press and hold Saving Patches Destination patch number for storing The name of the edited patch ■ Storing edited patches (ST ORE) The MAGICST OMP lets y ou store your original patches in its User Patch memory[...]

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    19 U11:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec Saving Patches The name of the edited patch P01⁄Studio ó‡CRATfiGAINáMSTR U01:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec Destination patch number for storing The name of the edited patch U11:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec U11¤Studio NOW 0 STORING... Store complete! Press and hold Destination patch number for storing ● Saving the data [...]

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    20 _ U01¤Studio NAME EDIT MODE U01:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec Press and hold P01⁄Studio ó‡CRATfiGAINáMSTR U01:Studio PRESS[STORE]1sec Current patch number Cursor Giving the patch a name _ U01¤Ttudio NAME EDIT MODE Cursor A to Z (space) a to z (space) 0 to 9 : ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + ,- . / (space) The characters that can be set wi[...]

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    21 Giving the patch a name U01:TUBE 0 DRIVE1 PRESS[STORE]1sec U01:TUBE 0 DRIVE1 NOW 0 STORING... Changing the patch name is complete. Press and hold U01¤TUBE 0 DRIVE1 ó‡CRATfiGAINáMSTR Up to 12 characters can be used in a patch name . * Only 11 c haracters ar e displayed when the USB connection is used. r After you’ ve changed the name, pre[...]

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    22 The MA GICSTOMP is equipped with a highly sophisticated A uto F eedback Reduction function (AFR) to eliminate f eedback (howling). * In this case, “F eedback” is when a specific fr equency produced by the amplif ier causes the bass to resonate uncontr ollably , creating a howling sound. The MA GICSTOMP ’ s AFR function uses a notch filter [...]

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    23 Auto Feedback Reduction (AFR) Function U88«Acoustic 00 CAN'T 0 DETECT ■ Using the AFR Function After you ha ve s witched ON (activated) the AFR function us- ing the procedure described on the previous page, the “ « ” edit icon will appear f or patches that can use the AFR func- tion (patches that hav e their effect type set to “ A[...]

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    24 In T une! TUNE 0 PITCH:440Hz E 0 : 00000 >|< Raise Pitch Lower Pitch TUNE 0 PITCH:440Hz 00 : 000000 | 000000 Standard Pitch Note Name 00000 >| | 00 < | 0 < | 000 < |< 000 > 00 | 00 > 000 | 0000 > 0 | T uner Mode This mode is used f or tuning your bass. In the T uner Mode, the MA GICST OMP functions as a chromatic tu[...]

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    25 00 FACTORY 00 SET 00 0 NO:[-] 0 YES:[+] 00 FACTORY 00 SET 00 SURE?PUSH[STORE] ■ Restoring the factory defaults Hold down both the ON/OFF s witch and [STORE/EXIT] b utton then plug in the power adaptor con- nected to the unit, and “ F ACT OR Y SET ” will appear in the displa y . Press the [ST ORE/EXIT] button to e xecute the F actor y Set o[...]

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    26 Editing Patches with a Computer In the CD-R OM that came with your MAGICST OMP you ’ ll find some patch files ( library file f ormat ) that contain patches other than those found in the MA GICST OMP ’ s Preset P atches (P01-P99). Y ou can select any of the patches you lik e from the librar y and trans- fer them to the MA GICST OMP ’ s User[...]

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    27 USB-MIDI Driver(+OMS*) * OMS is requir ed for Macintosh computers only . Computer Supplied CD-ROM MA GICSTOMP Sound Editor for MA GICSTOMP (Application) USB Cable Patc h Data Patc h Data File U99¤MAGICSTOMP ó‡GAINfiMSTRáTONE Editing Patches with a Computer ■ Data Flow • Use the supplied USB cable to connect the USB jack on your compute[...]

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    28 Editing Patches with a Computer For W indows Users ● Contents of the CD-ROM Folder Name Application Name Contents ACR OREAD Enables y ou to view each application ’ s PDF file. USBdr v_ Y AMAHA USB MIDI driver (f or Win98/Me) Driver needed when connecting the MA GICSTOMP to the computer with a USB cable. T ools MAGICST OMP patch files. These [...]

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    29 Editing Patches with a Computer ● Installing Acrobat Reader PDF files (***E.pdf) for the Sound Editor f or MAGICST OMP Owner ’ s Manual and installation guides for the accompan ying application or drivers, plus the MA GICSTOMP Eff ect List are all found in the accompanying CD-ROM → “ Manual ” folder . In order to view these PDF files ,[...]

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    30 For Macintosh Users ● Contents of the CD-R OM ( “ International ” folder) * T he “Japanese” folder contains the J a panese version of the softwar e. Editing Patches with a Computer Folder Name Application Name Contents ACR OREAD Enables y ou to view each application ’ s PDF file. USBdrv_ Y AMAHA USB MIDI driver Driver needed when con[...]

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    31 ● Installing Acrobat Reader PDF files (***E.pdf) for the Sound Editor f or MAGICST OMP Owner ’ s Manual and installation guides for the accompan ying application or drivers, plus the MA GICSTOMP Eff ect List are all found in the accompanying CD-R OM → “ Inter national ” f older → “ Man ual ” f older. In order to view these PDF fi[...]

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    32 Error Messages T rouble Shooting One of the f ollowing messages may appear in the MA GICST OMP ’ s displa y if an error occurs during operation. If so, please stop operation and check the following points to find a solution to the problem. The data being b ulk tr ansmitted is damaged. After restoring (overwrite, store, etc.) the user patch dat[...]

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    33 Specifications Digital Section • Digital signal processing eff ector • Includes special editor application “Sound Editor f or MAGICST OMP” • Patch Select: 2 Modes • Built-in Chromatic A uto T uner Communications Receive: Parameter Change, Bulk In (1 patch), Bulk In (99 patch) Tr ansmit: Bulk Out (99 patch) Controller/Switch Knob x4 C[...]

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    34 SOFTW ARE LICENSING A GREEMENT The follo wing is a legal agreement between y ou, the end user, and Y amaha Cor poration ( “ Y amaha ” ). The enclosed Y amaha software prog ram is licensed by Y amaha to the original purchaser for use only on the terms set forth herein. Please read this licensing agreement with care. Opening this package indic[...]

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