User manual ALESIS WILDFIRE 30

[. . . ] User Manual This page intentionally left blank 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Table Of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About the Wildfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wildfire Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 2: Hookup Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 4: Selecting Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 12: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Using the 80 available program locations, you can even arrange the programs conveniently for multiple songs in a set. For example, you can use programs A0-A5 for the first song, programs A6-B0 for the second song, and so on. Another convenient way to switch programs during a performance is to enter deferred program-change mode, which is explained in chapter 8. 22 7 Using the Tuner To Tune Your Guitar 1. In Play mode, enter BYPASS or MUTE mode by pressing the Program Up and Down buttons at the same time once (for BYPASS) or by holding them both down for more than half a second (for MUTE). Make sure your guitar is connected to the Wildfire, and play the open string you wish to tune. The left digit of the display indicates the pitch nearest that of the open string. Look at the right digit of the display to determine if the pitch is correct. If the top four segments of the digit are rotating clockwise, then the pitch is higher than the pitch shown in the first digit. If the bottom four segments are rotating counterclockwise, the pitch is low. Tune the string until an 8 appears in the second digit, indicating that the string is in tune with the pitch displayed in the left digit. The visual guide on the next page shows what you'll see on the display while tuning your guitar. Remember, the optional footswitches work the same way as the Program Up and Down buttons. Step on both footswitches once to enter BYPASS mode, and hold them down for more than half a second to enter MUTE mode. 2. 3. 4. 23 7 Using the Tuner Visual Guide to Tuning Low In tune High Here are the 12 possible pitches (a decimal point indicates a sharp): The bottom four segments rotate counterclockwise if pitch is low. An 8 means the string you have played is in tune with the displayed pitch. = no pitch detected. Changing Pitch Reference If you turn the VALUE knob while using the tuner, the display shows you the setting for the Wildfire's pitch ) for the reference, which is set to 440Hz (shown as A note above middle C. The possible range of values for this setting is 35 to 45, which represents 435Hz to 445Hz. When you turn the Wildfire on and off again, the reference pitch is reset to 40. While you are viewing or editing the pitch reference, the display will return to pitch indication if you do not rotate the knob for more than two seconds. 24 8 Deferred Program Change When you switch programs, the Wildfire normally changes immediately to the program shown on the display. However, in some situations--especially when playing live--you may want the ability to scroll through program numbers while remaining in the current program setting. For example, let's say you're soloing in a program that gives you strong distortion and fat chorus. If you want to continue playing while you scroll up to a program that provides a clean rhythm sound, you'll have to be in deferred program-change mode. See "Arranging Programs for Performance" in chapter 6 for an alternative to deferred program-change mode. Enabling & Using Deferred Program Change 1. As you turn on the Wildfire, hold down one or both of the Program Up/Program Down buttons. Letters will scroll by on the display, spelling the word "deferred. " While in PLAY mode, use the Program Up or Program Down button or the VALUE knob to change the program number. The Wildfire will remain in the program it was in before you changed the program value. [. . . ] For fixed-interval Pitch Transpose, indicates the wet/dry mix from 0 (100% dry) to 10 (50% dry, 50% wet) to 20 (100% wet). 38 EFFECT Knob Settings Indicates that the expression pedal controls the parameter. Indicates FX3 is off. 10 DIGFX (Digital Sampling Effects) This effect module emulates the effect that different variations of digital sampling can have on an audio signal. Sample Rate Decimation Lower values indicate lower decimation frequency (more decimation, more aliasing). Pedal Sample Rate Decimation A sample rate decimator effect controlled by the expression pedal. [. . . ]