M-AUDIO Black Box - Manual (Page 8)

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Black Box Quick Start Guide • 7
ADDITIONAL SHIFT PARAMETERS
This Black Box has been upgraded to our new version 2 firmware, making it far more powerful than
before at no extra cost. Among the enhancements are the following bonus features:
< Amp Mid control
< Reverb
< Compression
< Link Drumbeat: Now selecting a preset will automatically call up its assigned drumbeat, which
you can change.
< Tempo Source: Now you can select one of three sources for the playing tempo: the preset’s
assigned tempo, the drumbeat’s assigned tempo or the global tempo.
These new bonus features go beyond the 16 parameter menus in the LCD display, so we created a new
Shift mode to access their settings.
The parameters for these new features are implemented as Shift menus. Similar to how the SHIFT key on
your computer keyboard permits a single key to have 2 functions, the new Shift mode permits a single row
and column in the 4 x 4 menu matrix to have both a normal and a shifted menu function.
For example, the new AMP MID control is the Shift function of AMP BASS. To view or change AMP MID:
1) Select AMP BASS by pressing AMP and then turning the 3rd menu knob one “click” to select its
column. You’ll now see the current value of AMP BASS.
2) Double-tap the AMP button to view the Shift parameter, AMP MID. Even though the menu still
blinks AMP BASS, the screen text shows “MID 50” and the screen’s PARAMETER icon blinks to
indicate that Shift mode is active.
3) To change the value of AMP MID, turn the third menu knob up or down.
To exit Shift mode, press any key or turn another menu knob.
Here’s an overview of the new Shift functions and where they are located in the 4 x 4 menu matrix:
For an explanation of these functions, see the relevant section of this Quick Start Guide.