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When tuning, the two rightmost sliders will update 

to show how close your tuning is from the note’s 

perfect pitch. Distance below the center line 

indicates that the note is tuned flat, and distance 

above the center line indicates that the note is tuned 

sharp. The red LEDs will transition to green as you 

approach the perfect pitch, and the slider and preset 

LEDs will fully illuminate in green when you are on 

perfect pitch.

BYPASS

To enter the bypass mode, press 

A and B 

simultaneously. 

To exit the bypass mode, press 

A and B simultaneously 

or one of the footswitch presets.

In this mode, ADAM does not perform any processing 

on the input signal, and passes the unprocessed 

input signal through to the outputs. All LEDs are 

turned off during bypass mode.

PERFORMANCE LOCK

To enter or exit the performance lock, press 

A and C 

simultaneously.

In this mode, all LEDs will gently breathe on ADAM to 

indicate that it has been locked.

This mode prevents any accidental parameter 

changes or edits to your presets. You can still change 

between the saved presets 

AB, and C, and enter the 

tuner or bypass modes, but potentiometer updates, 

slider touches, or encoder rotations will not respond 

to any changes.

Tip: Enter the performance mode after the 

soundcheck while playing live gigs.

BLUETOOTH PAIRING

To begin Bluetooth pairing with ADAM, press and 

hold an encoder while simultaneously rotating the 

encoder. The five LEDs under each encoder will 

illuminate one-by-one, and pairing will begin when 

all five are lit. Look for “ADAM” on your list of available 
bluetooth devices.

Summary of Contents for ADAM

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...OMPRESSOR BLEND EQ CONTROLS SMART POTENTIOMETERS TOUCH SENSITIVE SLIDERS ROTARY FOOTSWITCH ENCODERS 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 BASIC OPERATION EDITING AND SAVING PRESETS TUNER BYPASS PERFORMANCE LOCK BLUETOOTH PAIRING ADAM AS A USB AUDIO INTERFACE SETTING UP THE DRIVERS USB AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTING DARKGLASS IR LIBRARY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 ...

Page 3: ...djust the level and headphone volume if applicable to your liking and start playing Using ADAM as an audio interface may require some extra steps depending on your operating system CONNECTIONS INPUT This is the primary instrument input on ADAM Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the 1 4 mono jack AUX IN The stereo input of ADAM enables the playback of backing tracks while pr...

Page 4: ...for a guaranteed low noise signal MIDI IN A standard 1 8 TRS jack allows connecting an external MIDI controller to ADAM for even more flexibility Read more about the MIDI capabilities at https www darkglass com creations adam USB The USB C port unlocks ADAM s USB audio interface capabilities and enables interaction with the Darkglass Suite desktop app allowing for software updates and access to th...

Page 5: ...TION ADAM supports Impulse Response IR cabinet simulations and has 5 cabinet slots on board The default IRs have been captured by Nolly himself New IRs can be assigned to the 5 slots using the Darkglass Suite desktop or mobile MULTIBAND COMPRESSOR In the clean sidechain you will find a fixed multiband compressor This multiband compressor incorporates Nolly s personal settings that have been develo...

Page 6: ... the signal chain The Character potentiometer changes the tone of the distortion adding brightness to the distortion signal The Blend potentiometer mixes between the distortion signal and the clean sidechain signal The Level potentiometer controls the master volume of ADAM The smart potentiometers allow for their positions to be stored in each preset with the stored position indicated by the ring ...

Page 7: ...and C which can be pressed or rotated These footswitch encoders enable many of ADAM s functions Simply press A B or C to switch to the preset stored in that footswitch The rotational position of each encoder is displayed on the five LEDs under each encoder Additionally when rotating the position is shown on the potentiometer LEDs this is a visual aid that does not affect the potentiometer configur...

Page 8: ...ee saved presets by pressing the footswitch associated with that preset After changing to a preset pressing the footswitch again will swap between that preset and your active editing session For instructional videos on editing and saving the presets please visit https www darkglass com creations adam TUNER To enter the tuner press B and C simultaneously To exit the tuner press B and C simultaneous...

Page 9: ...t signal through to the outputs All LEDs are turned off during bypass mode PERFORMANCE LOCK To enter or exit the performance lock press A and C simultaneously In this mode all LEDs will gently breathe on ADAM to indicate that it has been locked This mode prevents any accidental parameter changes or edits to your presets You can still change between the saved presets A B and C and enter the tuner o...

Page 10: ... the latest USB audio drivers from https www darkglass com suite Please refer to the Darkglass website for more details regarding USB audio DARKGLASS IR LIBRARY The Darkglass Suite software currently comes with an extensive library of IR files and hundreds more will be added in the near future The library consists of both bass and guitar cabinets Captures of Darkglass Elite Series and Neodymium Se...

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