Vox VC-4 - Manual (Page 8)

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IMPORTANT NOTE 1: If you forget what pro-
gram you’re using, merely take a look at the
Top Panel of your Valvetronix amp and the
BANK DISPLAY and CHANNEL LEDs will
reveal all!
IMPORTANT NOTE 2: When your VC-4 is in
INDIVIDUAL MODE you can use the both the
TAP TEMPO SWITCH and the BUILT-IN
PEDAL as described earlier in this guide.
3. T UNER M ODE
As you know your Valvetronix amp has a built-in
tuner and guess what? You can now do the same
exact thing using your VC-4 Foot Controller –
including that super cool SILENT TUNING thing
which is a must when playing live. As you’d expect,
when the VC-4 is in TUNER MODE or SILENT
TUNING MODE the note name appears in the
BANK DISPLAY while the 5 LEDs above
SWITCHES 1-4 and the TAP TEMPO SWITCH act
as your “tuner needle,” with LED 3 being the “you’re
exactly in tune” one. So, when the VC-4 is in
TUNER MODE, the note you are playing is exactly
in tune with the one shown in the BANK DISPLAY
when only LED 3 is “on.” If either LED 1 or 2 are “on”
then the note is flat, and if LED 4 or 5 (TAP TEMPO)
are “on” then the note is sharp. And obviously, when
LED 2 or LED 4 are “on” it means you are closer to
being in tune with the note in the BANK DISPLAY
than when LED 1 or LED 5 are “on.”
When in TUNER MODE the VC-4 is CHROMATIC,
just like the built-in tuner in your Valvetronix amp.
And just like your amp, it displays the note names
in the BANK DISPLAY as follows:
As already mentioned, when your VC-4 is in
TUNER MODE its BANK DISPLAY will show “
”
or, if in SILENT TUNER MODE, “ ”…unless, of
course, you are playing a note in which case the
BANK DISPLAY will show the nearest note name to
the one you’re sounding. Here’s how you get to
TUNER MODE.
G ETTING TO T UNER M ODE
i) From PROGRAM SELECT MODE: All you have
to do is hold down the SWITCH of the selected
channel (1-4) for 0.5 seconds. As soon as the
BANK DISPLAY shows “
” you’re ready to tune
with your VC-4.
ii) From INDIVIDUAL MODE: Here you have to
switch on the tuner via the Top Panel of your
amp by simply pressing the TUNER/CANCEL
Button. As soon as the BANK DISPLAY shows
“
” you’re ready to tune
iii) From MANUAL MODE: As you know, when the
amp is in MANUAL MODE, the VC-4 goes to
MANUAL MODE as well and “
” appears in its
BANK DISPLAY WINDOW. To get to TUNER
MODE from here you simply hold down the FX
ON & OFF/ CHANNEL SWITCH down for 0.5
seconds. As soon as the BANK DISPLAY shows
“
” you’re ready to tune.
C OOL VC-4 F UNCTION A LERT !
C HANGING P ROGRAMS IN I NDIVIDUAL
M ODE
Yes, you can do this using your VC-4 Foot Con-
troller – how great is that!? And to do this all you
have to do is follow the exact same 3 steps you
follow when changing programs in PROGRAM
SELECT MODE. Namely:
STEP 1:Hold down the FX ON & OFF/CHANNEL
SWITCH for more than 1 second so that
the BANK DISPLAY starts flashing.
STEP 2:Select the Bank you want with
SWITCHES 1 – 4. This will cause the
BANK DISPLAY to flash faster.
STEP 3:Select the Channel you want with
SWITCHES 1 – 4. Once you’ve done
this, the BANK DISPLAY will display the
selected Bank and the LED of the
selected Channel (1 – 4) will light up for
approximately one second and then the
VC-4 will revert back to INDIVIDUAL
MODE.
NOTE 1: Remember, the Top Panel of your amp
will let you know what program you’re using when
in INDIVIDUAL MODE.
NOTE 2: As was the case when changing pro-
grams in PROGRAM SELECT MODE, you can
only change between programs stored in Banks 1
– 4 or programs stored in Banks 1. – 4., it
depends whether you are in Banks 1 – 4 or
Banks 1. – 4.. This means you can’t change from
say 1-3 to 2. (or vice-versa) using your VC-4
when in INDIVIDUAL MODE.
Note
Name BANK
Display Note
Name BANK
Display
C F#
C# G
D G#
D# A
E A#
F B