ART Pro Audio SGX Series - Guitar Effectss Processor - Manual (Page 61)

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APPENDIX G
USING THE SGX 2000 WITH AN X-15 ULTRAFOOT
When an ART X-15 ULTRAFOOT is used with the SGX 2000, remote control of the
parameters and the ability to turn on and off the effects themselves greatly
extend the capabilities of the SGX 2000. More than half of the SGX 2000's factory
presets are set up with MIDI controllers providing you instant access to the
parameters with your X-15. Presets 5 and 22 through 30 are designed specifically
for use with the X-15 Ultrafoot.
To correctly hook up the two devices, two MIDI cables should be used (see the
hookup diagram on the preceding page). Both the SGX 2000 and X-15 "talk" to each
other keeping their status' up to date. When the X-15 is in Effect Mode, it will
display which effects in the preset are active by lighting the associated pad's
LED. If you add, delete, or change the status of an effect with the SGX 2000, the
X-15 will monitor and display (or not display if you remove or turn off an
effect) the change.
All of the presets in the SGX 2000 with MIDI controllers assigned to them are set
to be controlled by MIDI Controllers (MC) 4 and 11. On the X-15, the left
expression controller is MC 4 and the right pedal is MC 11. When adding a MIDI
controller to a preset in the SGX 2000 the default value for the MIDI controller
(screen 2, CONTROLLER IS) is MC 4, Foot Controller. To select another MIDI
controller, use the Encoder to change the Value while editing this screen.
Every time a message is sent from the X-15 to the SGX 2000, the SGX's LCD
displays the message sent. Effects on and off messages and real time pedal values
will be displayed, program change messages (preset changes) will not be
displayed. For effects on and off messages to be displayed the X-15 must be in
Effect Mode. Anytime either foot controller is moved, the SGX 2000 displays the
parameter name and value.
Under the LCD are 16 individual LED's which indicate at all times what effects
are present and active in a preset. When an LED is lit, it indicates which effect
is present and active in the preset you are currently using. A flashing LED
indicates the effect is present in the preset but has been turned "off" from an
external controller such as the X-15 ULTRAFOOT.
All of the analog and digital effects parameters (even the MIX) are controllable
via the X-15. Some parameters were specifically tuned to be used with foot
controllers. These include: compressor output, envelope filter tuning, and any
threshold, attack, release or range parameter, distortion output when using
TURBO, or JAZZ TUBES, SOLID WARM or TUBE STACK.