DigiTech RP90, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Modeling Guitar Processor Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ... not fit your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manu facture or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart appa...

Page 3: ...pecifications Safety IEC 60065 7th ed 2001 EMC EN 55013 2001 A1 EN 55020 1991 Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 72 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 EEC Vice President of Engineering MI 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA Date August 27 2007 European Contact Your local DigiTech Sales ...

Page 4: ...ake additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured 6 The consumer forfeits the benefits of this warranty if the product s main assembly is opened and tampered with by anyone other than a certified DigiTech technician or if the product is used with AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer ...

Page 5: ... Making Connections 13 Mono Operation Amplifier 13 Stereo Operation 14 Applying Power 16 Section Two Editing Functions Editing Creating Presets 17 Storing Copying a Preset 18 Section Three Models and Effects About the Models 20 Model Definitions 21 Pickup Wah 21 Compressor 22 Amp Distortion Models 23 EQ 25 Noise Gate 25 Chorus FX 26 Chorus 26 Flanger 27 Phaser 27 Tremolo 27 Panner 27 Vibrato 27 Ro...

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Page 7: ...ou ll appreciate the accuracy in each model and the dynamic interaction in each tone Add a built in drum machine and you have the RP90 the key to unlock your creative potential Included Items Before you get started please make sure that the following items have been included RP90 PS200R Power Supply Warranty Card The utmost care was taken while your RP90 was being manufactured Everything should be...

Page 8: ...connect power to the RP90 See page 18 for a description of the Store procedure Bypass Mode The RP90 presets can be bypassed for a clean unprocessed guitar signal To bypass the RP90 press and release both Footswitches simultaneously The Display reads By indicating the preset is bypassed In Bypass mode all buttons are disabled Press either Footswitch to exit Bypass mode and return the RP90 to the la...

Page 9: ...olume Display shows note played Right LEDs indicate note is sharp Center LED indicates note is in tune Left LEDs indicate note is flat In Tuner mode you can change your tuning reference with the Vallue Up Down buttons The default factory setting is A 440 Hz displayed as 40 Other tuning references are A A flat dis played as Ab A G displayed as G and A G flat displayed as gb The display window will ...

Page 10: ...ects Li brary and then use the Value Up Down buttons to select from a variety of post amplifier model effect chains Chorus Chorus Delay Delay Reverb etc You can further refine the sound by editing the preset see Editing Creating Presets on page 17 Changing between different Effects Li brary defaults does not change the Compressor Distortion Amp Cabinet model and EQ settings letting you experiment ...

Page 11: ...storing changes to presets see page 18 Presets Presets are numbered locations of programmed sounds which reside in the RP90 Presets are re called with the Footswitches The active effects in each preset are indicated by lighted LEDs in the Effect Matrix The RP90 comes with 50 User presets 1 50 and 50 Factory presets 51 00 The User presets are locations where your creations may be stored The Factory...

Page 12: ... A GuidedTour of the RP90 Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 ...

Page 13: ...on effects level respectively The Master Level button accesses the master output vol ume parameter for the RP90 Each button is described in detail below Tone Library Button The Tone Library button accesses a library of preset amp tones Press this button and then use the Value Up Down buttons to select from a variety of genre based amp tones ranging from Blues to Metal to Country see page 38 for a ...

Page 14: ... the levels of post amp model effects Cho rus FX Delay and Reverb Press this button and use the Value Up Down buttons to change the relative level of the post amp effects Chorus FX Delay and Reverb Think of it as an effects mix control where increasing this setting increases the level of these effects while decreasing this setting decreases the level of these effects Master Level Button The Master...

Page 15: ...formance mode the LEDs next to each Effect provide a visual indication of which Effects are in use for the currently selected preset While editing a preset the LEDs indicate the Effect currently selected for editing In Tuner mode the LEDs indicate whether the note played is sharp flat or in tune Drums The Drums button is used to turn on and off the RP90 s built in drum machine When the Drums butto...

Page 16: ...ion the outputs are optimized for connecting to a mixer recording device or headphones When set to Amp Out position the outputs are optimized for running directly in to the input of a guitar amp Left Mono and Right Outputs Connect the Left Mono output to the input of a single amplifier or mixer input for mono operation Connect the Left and Right outputs to the inputs of 2 amplifiers or 2 mixer cha...

Page 17: ...e of 100 Ohms or less are recommended Note The Headphones output can have either a mono or stereo signal depending on what 1 4 outputs are connected If neither or both 1 4 outputs are connected the Headphones output will be in stereo If a cable is connected to the Left Mono 1 4 output only the Head phones output will be in mono Power Input Connect only the DigiTech PS200R power supply to this jack...

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Page 19: ...the included PS200R power supply from the Power Input jack Mono Operation Amplifier Connect your guitar to the Input of the RP90 Connect a single mono instrument cable from the Left Mono output of the RP90 to the instrument input or effect return on your amplifier Set the Amp Mixer switch to Amp Guitar Amp Input Effect Return Left Mono Output Input Amp Mixer switch set to Amp NOTE When using a gui...

Page 20: ...r second channel of a mixer or power amp If connecting to a mixing console set the pan controls of the mixer channels hard left and right in order to retain stereo separation If connecting to a mixer set the Amp Mixer switch to Mixer If connecting to two amplifiers set the Amp Mixer switch to Amp Stereo Amp Setup Guitar Amp Input Effect Returns Outputs Input Amp Mixer switch set to Amp NOTE When u...

Page 21: ... 2 3 4 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 Mute L R 5 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 Mute L R 6 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 Mute L R 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0...

Page 22: ...S200R power supply to an AC outlet Use the Master Level button and the Value Up Down buttons to set the RP90 s Master Level to 0 Turn the power of your amplifier s to the on position and adjust the volume s to a nor mal playing level Use the Master Level button and the Value Up Down buttons to gradually increase the RP90 s Master Level to achieve the desired volume 4 Turn amp volume up 1 Turn amp ...

Page 23: ...crease the Chorus FX Delay and Reverb levels if desired Using these three controls should get you close to a sound you are after From there you can then use the Edit buttons to select individual Effects and the Value Up Down buttons to adjust their settings To edit and create a custom preset Use the Footswitches to select the preset you wish to edit If you are trying to find some thing different f...

Page 24: ...ocations presets 1 50 The following steps outline the procedure for storing changes to a preset or copying a preset to a different location Press the Store button once and the current Preset location will flash in the Display This is asking you to select a new User Preset location where your new sound will reside If desired select a new User Preset location using the Footswitches Press the Store b...

Page 25: ...19 Storing Copying a Preset 2 Select a destination with the Footswitches 1 Press the Store button the Preset number flashes 3 Press the Store button again to save your changes ...

Page 26: ...ble package With stompboxes the order in which they are connected affects the overall sound The RP90 has placed the Amp and Effect models in an order for optimum results The following diagram shows the order in which they are connected Pickup Wah Compressor EQ Amp Cabinet Distortion Modeling Volume Pedal Pre Volume Pedal Post Chorus FX Whammy Chorus FX Noise Gate Delay Reverb ...

Page 27: ...ups or the bright edgy sound of a single coil pickup to a guitar with a humbucker This gives you the best of both worlds without having to change guitars during a performance Wah is an ef fect controlled by an Expression Pedal making the guitar sound as if it s saying Wah See page 32 on how to link the Wah effect to the Expression Pedal The Pickup Wah settings are OF Pickup Wah is turned off SH Ma...

Page 28: ...tion and AudioDNA2 are trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated in the U S and other countries Fender Tweed Deluxe Fender Blackface Twin Reverb Fender Twin Reverb Marshall Super Lead Marshall Slant Marshall MasterVolume Marshall Straight Vox AC30 Mesa Boogie Dunlop Cry Baby Vox Clyde McCoy Wah Ibanez Tube Screamer Boss DS 1 Electro Harmonix Big Muff are products of DigiTech s com...

Page 29: ...nson Straight Celestion Vintage 30 4x12 cabinet H1 H9 Based on a 77 Marshall Master Volume amp with a Marshall Straight Celestion G12 T70 4x12 cabinet J1 J9 Based on an 83 Marshall JCM800 amp with a Johnson Straight Celestion Vintage 30 4x12 cabinet A1 A9 Based on a 63 Vox AC30 Top Boost amp with an AC30 TB Jensen Blue Back 2x12 cabinet r1 r9 Based on an 01 Mesa Boogie Dual RectifierTM amp with a ...

Page 30: ...n Ibanez TS 9 Tube ScreamerTM o1 o9 Based on DOD 250 Preamp Overdrive d1 d9 Based on Boss DS 1TM Distortion G1 G9 DigiTech Grunge L1 L9 DigiTech Death Metal F1 F9 Based on Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi Other AC Acoustic Guitar simulator ...

Page 31: ...9dB and 12dB respectively Noise Gate The Noise Gate effect includes two models a Silencer gate and an Auto Swell gate A silencer gate is designed to eliminate noise while you are not playing The Silencer gate s nine settings g1 g9 determine the threshold which determines how loud a signal must be before it can be heard The higher the setting the louder a signal must be in order to be heard The Aut...

Page 32: ...E 2 Chorus C1 C9 Dual Chorus F1 F9 Flanger P1 P9 Phaser t1 t9 Tremolo n1 n9 Panner b1 b9 Vibrato r1 r9 Rotary Speaker Y1 Y9 YaYa A1 A9 AutoYa S1 S9 Step Filter E1 E9 Envelope Filter d1 d9 Detune h1 h9 Pitch Shift H1 H9 DigiTech Whammy Chorus A Chorus adds a short delay to your signal The delayed signal is modulated in and out of tune and then mixed back with the original signal to create a thicker...

Page 33: ... a warm sort of twisting sound Settings are P1 P9 Tremolo A Tremolo effect modulates the volume of the signal at an even rate Settings are t1 t9 Panner A Panner modulates the sound from left to right at an even rate Settings are n1 n9 Vibrato AVibrato effect modulates the pitch of the incoming signal at an even rate Settings are b1 b9 Rotary Speaker Rotary Speaker is an emulation of a device that ...

Page 34: ...e S1 S9 Envelope Filter The Envelope Filter is a dynamic Wah effect that alters your sound based upon how hard you play Settings are E1 E9 Detune A Detuner makes a copy of your incoming signal takes the copied signal slightly out of tune from the original then mixes the two signals together The result is a doubling type of effect as if two guitars were playing the same part together Settings are d...

Page 35: ...hort time later The recording can repeat just once or several times The RP90 offers four different delay models Analog Delay Digital Delay Pong Delay and Tape Delay each with 5 seconds of delay time available There are two different parameters used to program the delay DelayVariation and Delay Time The first parameter of the delay effect is Delay Model type andVariation which varies the amount of ...

Page 36: ... 20 level 50 d7 feedback 45 level 15 d8 feedback 45 level 30 d9 feedback 45 level 50 Pong Delay P1 feedback 5 level 15 P2 feedback 5 level 30 P3 feedback 5 level 50 P4 feedback 20 level 15 P5 feedback 20 level 30 P6 feedback 20 level 50 P7 feedback 45 level 15 P8 feedback 45 level 30 P9 feedback 45 level 50 Tape Delay t1 feedback 5 level 15 t2 feedback 5 level 30 t3 feedback 5 level 50 t4 feedback...

Page 37: ...the material is being performed in an actual room or hall It is this similarity to actual acoustic spaces that makes rever beration a useful tool in recorded music Settings are OF Reverb effect is turned off S1 S9 Based on a Fender Twin Reverb Spring r1 r9 Room reverb H1 H9 Hall reverb ...

Page 38: ...ffect s LED is lit in the matrix The Expression LED will stay lit during your selection and the Display will show a two digit char acter value to describe the effect parameter that the Expression Pedal is assigned to Once you have assigned a parameter you can set the control range of that parameter Press the Edit Up button again The number value shown is the minimum parameter value this is the val...

Page 39: ...ed LE Level Phaser SP Speed LE Level Tremolo SP Speed dP Depth Panner SP Speed dP Depth Vibrato SP Speed dP Depth Rotary SP Speed dP Depth YaYa Pd Expression Pedal acts as aYaYaTM Effect when engaged AutoYa SP Speed dP Depth Envelope Filter ES Sensitivity Detune LE Level of the Detuned signal Pitch Shift LE Level of the Pitch Shifted signal Whammy HY Expression Pedal acts as a DigiTech WhammyTM pe...

Page 40: ...ases all custom User presets ATTENTION Performing this function will erase all user programmed data All such data will be lost forever Be sure you want to erase the memory and return the RP90 to its factory default state before continuing with this procedure The procedure for performing a Factory Reset is as follows 1 Press and hold the Store button while powering up the RP90 2 When the display pr...

Page 41: ...nd hold the Up Down Footswitches until PC appears in the display BY and Tu will be displayed before PC is shown Release the Footswitches at this time When the Display prompts you with td rock the Expression Pedal forward toe down and press either Footswitch When the Display prompts you with hd rock the Expression Pedal back heel down and press either Footswitch If calibration is successful CS will...

Page 42: ...ory 50 User Presets 1 50 50 Factory Presets 51 00 Drum Machine 40 Patterns Dimensions 6 5 Length x 8 5 Width x 2 Height Unit Weight 1 52 lbs Analog Input Connections Guitar Input 1 4 Unbalanced TS Input Impedance 500k Ohms Analog Output Connections Left Right Outputs 1 4 Unbalanced Left Right Output Impedance 500 Ohms per side Maximum Output 7 0 dBu Headphones 1 8 Stereo TRS 17 4mW per channel 50 ...

Page 43: ...37 Power Requirements US and Canada 120 VAC 60 Hz Adapter PS200R 120 Japan 100 VAC 50 60 Hz Adapter PS200R 100 Europe 230 VAC 50 Hz Adapter PS200R 230 UK 240 VAC 50 Hz Adapter PS200R 240 ...

Page 44: ...y 1 Overdrive 11 Rock Wah 2 Rock 12 Chunky 3 Blues 13 Smooth 4 Metal 14 Heavy 5 Country 15 Clean 6 Warm Drive 16 British 7 Crunch 17 Distortion 8 Texas Tone 18 Scooped 9 Rockabilly 19 Bright Clean 10 Solo 20 Acoustic ...

Page 45: ...r 13 Chorus Digital Delay 4 Pitch 14 Chorus Delay Reverb 5 Tremolo 15 Flanger Analog Delay 6 Rotary 16 Phaser Tape Delay 7 Envelope Filter 17 Digital Delay Hall Reverb 8 Digital Delay 18 Analog Delay Spring 9 Analog Delay 19 Pitch Room Reverb 10 Tape Delay 20 Vibrato Tape Delay ...

Page 46: ...RITISH COMBO 36 86 CAPTAIN CRUNCH 12 62 WAHS HAPPENING 37 87 5THS 13 63 BLUES DRIVE 38 88 PHASE DELAY 14 64 JAZZY DRIVE 39 89 JAZZ BOX 15 65 SB DISTORTION 40 90 SARGENT D 16 66 YOU TOO 41 91 WARM DRIVE 17 67 COUNTRY PICKIN 42 92 SB GOOD GRUNGE 18 68 SB FUZZ KING 43 93 TREMOLO VERB 19 69 BIG BLUES 44 94 UNPLUGGED 20 70 HEAVY DUTY 45 95 MOSHIN 21 71 PLEXI TIME 46 96 MR CLEAN 22 72 FLANGIST 47 97 ANG...

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Page 48: ...ndustries Incorporated in the U S and other countries Fender Tweed Deluxe Fender Blackface Twin Reverb Fender Twin Reverb Marshall Super Lead Marshall Slant Marshall MasterVolume Marshall Straight Vox AC30 Mesa Boogie Dunlop Cry Baby Vox Clyde McCoy Wah Ibanez Tube Screamer Boss DS 1 Electro Harmonix Big Muff are products of DigiTech s competitors and trademarks of their respective companies in th...