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Yamaha MAgicstomp Guitar Effects Professor manual

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    GUIT AR EFFECTS PR OCESSOR[...]

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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 . To 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 eference . Owner’ s Manual GUIT AR EFFECTS PROCESSOR Contents Precautions ................................................................[...]

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    6 Package Contents The follo wing items are included in the MAGICST OMP package. Check to see that y ou have e very- thing listed here. •M A GICST OMP ............................... 1 • CD-ROM ......................................... 1 •P ower Adaptor (A C-10) ................... 1 •U SB Cable ...................................... 1 • [...]

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    7 MAGICSTOMP’ s Main Features [Harnessing the power of Y amaha’ s DSP technology] • The MA GICSTOMP utilizes a po werful 32-bit DSP designed by Y amaha to deliver amp simula- tions and effects from the DG series amplifiers and DG, A G, and UD-Stomp effects. It also produces a variety of digital eff ects der ived from the Y amaha SPX ser ies w[...]

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    8 Component Names & Functions ■ T op Panel U99¤MAGICSTOMP ó‡GAINfiMSTRáTONE ■ Rear P anel q w t e r yu i o! 0[...]

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    9 Component Names & Functions q Display Displays inf or mation f or the currently selected patch or operating conditions of the MAGICST OMP . w CONTROL Knobs These are used to control patch parameters. ( → page 14) e V OLUME Knob Controls the ov erall output v olume of the MAGICST OMP . ( → page 12) r ST ORE Button This button is used to st[...]

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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 guitar amp, etc., and set the MA GICSTOMP’ s volume to its minimum level bef ore making any connections. • Only use the supplied A C-10 adaptor to power the unit. Using another adaptor may result in dama g e, overheating or fire[...]

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    11 INPUT AC IN L/MONO INPUT OUTPUT L/MONO R R L/MONO INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT R L/MONO U99¤MAGICSTOMP ó‡GAINfiMSTRáTONE Guitar , or other instrument Po wer Adaptor (supplied) AC-10 Connecting to a guitar amplifier (monaural) MA GICST OMP Connecting to guitar amplifiers (stereo) Connecting to a record- ing device, etc. Connections ● Using the[...]

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

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    13 The other wa y to select patches is with the [Performance Mode] . In this mode, the –, +, and ON/OFF s witches are used to tur n three adjacent patches ON and OFF . q To enter the P erformance Mode, press and hold an y two switc hes (from –, +, and ON/OFF). “PERFORMANCE MODE” appears in the display to inf or m you that the MA GICSTOMP is[...]

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    14 When the knob’ s position does not match the value f or the selected parameter, y ou’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 . Before rotating the knob , its parameter name is shown in the displa y . [Fig. 1] When the kno[...]

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    15 Create your own sound OK, now try and edit a patch to your liking. *P arameters for the patch(ef fect) can only be adjusted when the MAGICST OMP is in its nor mal operating mode (when a patch is selected and the effect is switc hed "ON"). P arameters can not be adjusted if the effect is switc hed "OFF" or when the MA GICSTOMP[...]

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    16 ■ Storing edited patches (ST ORE) The MAGICST OMP lets you store y our original patches in its User Patch memory (U01-U99). After creating a patch you like, use the following procedure to store the patch. *P atc hes can not be stor ed in the Pr eset P atch memory (P01-P99). *T he volume knob’ s setting is not stored with patc h data. The sto[...]

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    17 ● Saving the data to a different patc h number q After you’ re done editing, press the [ST ORE] button. U11:DIST1 0000000 PRESS[STORE]1sec Saving Patches The name of the edited patch e Y ou can also give the patch a ne w name. To change the name of the patch, f ollow steps w through r described on page 18. r Press and hold the [ST ORE] butto[...]

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    18 ■ Giving the patch a name (Name Edit Mode) Y ou can use up to 12 characters when making a name f or a User P atch. * Names of Preset P atches (P01-P99) can not be changed . q Press the [ST ORE] button. “PRESS[ST ORE]1sec” appears in the lower half of the displa y . w Press and hold the ON/OFF switc h until “NAME EDIT MODE” appears on t[...]

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    19 Up to 12 characters can be used in a patch name . * Only 11 char acters ar e displayed when the USB connection is used. r After you’ ve changed the name, press the ON/OFF s witch. The MA GICST OMP is now in store standby mode. Giving the patch a name U01:TUBE 0 DRIVE1 PRESS[STORE]1sec U01:TUBE 0 DRIVE1 NOW 0 STORING... Changing the patch name [...]

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    20 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 T uner Mode This mode is used for tuning y our guitar . In the T uner Mode, the MA GICSTOMP functions as a chromatic tuner . *T he MA GICSTOMP’s OUTPUT jac k is muted (no sound output) when the MAGICSTOMP [...]

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    21 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] button then plug in the po wer adaptor connected to the unit, and “F A CTOR Y SET” will appear in the display . Press the [ST ORE] button to ex ecute the F actor y Set operation. All s[...]

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    22 Editing Patches with a Computer In the CD-R OM that came with your MA GICSTOMP y ou’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- fe r them to the MAGICST OMP’ s User Pa[...]

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    23 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 U01¤AG0CONDENCER ó‡BAL0fiSTERáVOL Patc h Data File U99¤MAGICSTOMP ó‡DRIVfiMSTRáTONE Editing Patches with a Computer ■ Data Flow • Use the supplied USB cable[...]

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    24 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_ YA MAHA USB MIDI driver (f or W in98/Me) Driv er needed when connecting the MA GICSTOMP to the computer with a USB cable. T ools MAGICST OMP patch files. These[...]

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    25 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 f or the accompan ying application or dr ivers , plus the MAGICST OMP Effect List are all f ound in the accompanying CD-ROM → “Manual” folder . In order to view these PDF files ,[...]

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    26 For Macintosh Users ● Contents of the CD-R OM (“International” folder) *T he “Japanese” folder contains the J apanese 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. USBdr v_ Y AMAHA USB MIDI driver Driver needed when connecti[...]

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    27 ● Installing Acrobat Reader PDF files (***E.pdf) for the Sound Editor f or MAGICST OMP Owner’ s Manual and installation guides f or the accompan ying application or dr ivers , plus the MAGICST OMP Effect List are all f ound in the accompanying CD-R OM → “International” f older → “Man ual” folder . In order to view these PDF files[...]

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    28 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 transmitted is damaged. After restoring (overwrite, store, etc.) the user patch data t[...]

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    29 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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    30 SOFTW ARE LICENSING A GREEMENT The follo wing is a legal agreement between you, 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 ind[...]

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