M-AUDIO Black Box - Manual (Page 4)

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Black Box Quick Start Guide • 3
INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLS
These are the four knobs on the right side of the Black Box:
< Guitar input level knob - controls the amount of incoming guitar signal.
< Mic input level knob - controls the amount of incoming mic signal.
< Mix input/playback level knob - controls how much of the guitar and drum sounds you hear
versus how much output from the computer you will hear.
< Output level knob - controls the overall unit volume output.
WORKING WITH PRESETS
A preset is a unique combination of all the settings that affect the guitar sound, including guitar amp
models, effects and delay. There are 100 fixed factory presets (0-99) followed by 100 editable user presets
(0-99). To browse the presets, press the PRESET INCREMENT and PRESET DECREMENT keys. Hold either
button to quickly scroll through the presets. The number and 6-character name of the currently active
preset will always appear in the LCD display after a preset is selected.
To edit the settings that comprise a preset, you’ll use the AMP, FX, DELAY and UTILITY buttons. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the lower part of the LCD display will show different parameter name sets
in each of the four lower sections of the display. These parameters can be adjusted using the four rotary
controls below the display.
Note that unless you store the preset after you make any changes, your changes will be lost when you
select a different preset. To remind you to save, the word EDIT will appear in the display whenever you
change any of the preset’s parameters..
ADJUSTING THE AMP MODELS AND COMPRESSION
When you press AMP, the four rotary controls will show the functions AMP, AMP DRIVE, AMP BASS and
AMP TREBLE in the bottom of the LCD:
Amp - This knob (#1) is used to select one of 40 guitar amplifier models. For a complete list and
descriptions of the AMP models, please refer to the PDF manual.
Amp Drive - This knob (#2) lets you control the amount of distorted overdrive for the selected amp.
< SHIFT: To adjust Compression, select Amp Drive then double-tap the AMP button. (See the
“Additional Shift Parameters” section below.) The range is from CMP 0 (no compression) to
CMP 99 (maximum compression).
Amp Bass - This knob (#3) behaves just like the bass control of the modeled amp that’s selected.
< SHIFT: To adjust Amp Mid, select Amp Bass then double-tap the AMP button. (See the “Additional
Shift Parameters” section below.) This control behaves just like the mid control of the modeled
amp that’s selected. The range is from MID 0 (minimum) to MID 99 (maximum).
Amp Treble - This knob (#4) behaves just like the treble control of the selected modeled amp.