Line 6 Flextone Cab 212S - Manual (Page 13)

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position of every Flextone knob (except the Master Volume) is stored into the
channel memory when you save a channel. You can also save and recall your
Flextone channels hands-free when you use the optional Floor Board or FB4 foot
controllers (see That’s Using Your Feet in Chapter 6 for more details). Once
you get used to the Flextone’s programmable channels, you’ll wonder how you
could ever stand to play an amp without them!
Save - This button saves a complete “snapshot” of all the knob positions
into one of the Channel memories. Chapter 5 explains exactly how it works.
Tap Tempo - This control sets and displays the current tempo or speed of
delay or tremolo/chorus/flange/rotary speaker. This is also called the LFO (Low
Frequency Oscillator) speed. For Chorus, Flange, and Tremolo effects, the LFO
speed is actually displayed and set at twice the speed of the oscillator so you don’t have
to count to 23 between taps if you want to set up a really slow chorus. To use the
Tap Tempo control, just tap the button at the tempo you want. Hmmmm... Tap...
Tempo... Tap... Tempo... Pretty clever naming there, huh?
You can also simply hold the Tap Tempo button and turn the Effect Tweak knob
to change the speed or tempo of your effects. This is especially useful if you are
trying to nudge your Tap Tempo setting to just the right value. See the Effects
chapter, the back cover foldout, and Appendix B for Effect Parameters to learn
exactly what Tap Tempo controls for each of the Effect settings.
The Tap Tempo button also lets you access a few extra Flextone features:
a Presence Boost, a Volume Boost, and a Drive Boost. You can think of the
Tap Tempo button as a sort of BOOST switch for these controls. Here’s the detail:
Hold down, and keep holding down, the Tap Tempo button as you turn the
Drive knob up past twelve o’clock, and you get the kind of extra ‘dirt’ that you’d
get from a Distortion pedal. This is just the same as turning on the Distortion
from the Floor Board (details in Chapter 6). As you do this, the Channel A light
comes on if you turn the Distortion on.
Hold down, and keep holding down, the Tap Tempo button as you turn the
Channel Volume knob up past twelve o’clock, and a Volume Boost kicks in. This
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