A tour of the acoustifx – ALESIS NanoVerb Stereo Amplifier User Manual

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A Tour of the AcoustiFX

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AcoustiFX’s tuner to help indicate the pitch of a note you’re
playing, and the EDITED decimal point lights up when you

have changed the settings of the current program. You can
read more about these in chapter 6, “Editing Programs,” and
chapter 7, “Using the Tuner.”

EFFECT knob

The EFFECT knob is used for selecting effect modules,
parameters and other settings to edit. Around the knob, you’ll

see the names of sixteen different settings, including eight
effect modules (EQ is a single module made up of five
separate settings), two effect parameters (labeled PARAM)
and a program-level setting (LEVEL). The PLAY setting is

what you’ll want to be in while playing your guitar through
the AcoustiFX.

Refer to chapter 10 for descriptions of the possible values for

the EFFECT knob’s settings.

VALUE knob

In PLAY mode, this knob lets you select a program. When
you make a selection other than PLAY with the EFFECT
knob, you are in edit mode, and the VALUE knob allows you

to change the setting of the mode, parameter or global setting
you have selected. Also, you can press this knob to store
changes you have made to a program.

Foot Pedals

While in PLAY mode, the left foot pedal decrements the

program number, and the right foot pedal increments the
program number.

When you press both pedals together, the

AcoustiFX goes into bypass mode, in which the audio signal
from your guitar simply passes through the AcoustiFX

without being affected. When you hold both foot pedals
down for longer then half a second, the AcoustiFX goes into
mute mode, in which no signal at all leaves the AcoustiFX.
When you are in bypass or mute mode, the tuner is activated.

While in PLAY mode, if
you press and hold the
VALUE knob for longer
than half a second, the
display will change to
the current master
volume setting (1 to 30).
Default volume is 21
(unity gain) and each
number indicates a 2dB
change from the
number above or below
it. Unlike LEVEL,
which indicates the
level of an individual
program, the master
volume is a global
setting that is
remembered each time
the unit is turned off.

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