Rocktron INTELLIFEX XL, User Manual

Page 1: ... E S S O R USER S MANUAL May be covered by one or more of the following U S Patents 4538297 4647876 4696044 4745309 4881047 4893099 5124657 5263091 5268527 5319713 5333201 5402498 5493617 and 5638452 Other patents pending Foreign patents pending ...

Page 2: ... equipment and in the operating instructions should be adhered to and all operating instructions should be followed Do not use this equipment near water Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the unit through any openings The power cord should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time DONOTATTEMPTTOSERVICETHISEQUIPMENT THISEQ...

Page 3: ...UCKERConfiguration 26 D HUSH EQ 8 VOICE CHORUS DELAYConfiguration 29 E HUSH EQ PITCH SHIFT DELAY Configuration 31 F HUSH EQ PITCH SHIFT DELAY REVERB Configuration 33 8 Operating the Intellifex 35 A Recalling an Intellifex XL preset 35 B Changing preset parameters 36 C Storing modified parameter values 37 D Editing a preset title 39 E Selecting a Power On preset 40 9 MIDI Operation 41 A MIDI Contro...

Page 4: ...h easier After removing the Intellifex XL from the box save all packing materials in case it becomes necessary to ship the unit What makes the Intellifex XL unique Super quiet operation due to use of digital HUSH and high quality 20 bit converters High purity sound due to the use of a 64X oversampling A D converter which samples the signal 64 times as often as a conventional converter and also due...

Page 5: ... title to begin the store procedure The Intellifex XL will alternate displaying the current preset number title and STORE TO PRESET STEP 2 Turn the PRESET control to select the desired preset number to store the new parameter values into if the new values are to be stored into the current preset location this step is not necessary User presets may be stored in preset locations 1 80 Presets 81 160 ...

Page 6: ...ed preset executes and the order in which they are executed The LED above the CONFIG button is lit when the configuration is displayed 5 DISPLAY panel The DISPLAY panel consists of 16 characters Each character consists of 14 segments 6 COMPARE button The COMPARE button may be used to compare a modified parameter value to its stored value If comparing an altered value to the stored value and the st...

Page 7: ... are bypassed 12 INPUT LEVEL meter These LEDs provide visual indication of the peak level of the input signal For the optimal signal to noise ratio it is best to adjust the input level so that the last LED 0dB is rarely lit This will guard against the possibility of overdriving the unit 13 INPUT LEVEL control This control adjusts the unit s gain to match the signal level at the input of the Intell...

Page 8: ...ANTOM POWER jack on the Intellifex XL This will power the MIDI Mate through pins 6 and 7 of the MIDI cable connecting the two units A 7 pin MIDI cable must be used and is available through your Rocktron dealer 6 MIDI IN jack This 7 pin DIN connector receives MIDI information from the device which is transmitting the MIDI commands for the Intellifex XL to execute 7 MIDI OUT THRU jack This standard ...

Page 9: ...6 5 Connections Using the Intellifex XL with the auxiliary sends and returns of a mixer ...

Page 10: ...7 Using the Intellifex XL with a keyboard and a mixer ...

Page 11: ...sing the Intellifex XL with high gain distortion always put the Intellifex XL after the distortion in the signal chain never before it G CAUTION Never connect the outputs of a power amplifier or guitar amplifier to the inputs of the Intellifex XL This could damage the Intellifex XL ...

Page 12: ...o high when using the HUSH section with the direct signal If this occurs reduce these levels until the front panel CLIP L E D does not light Also note that when passing the direct signal through the digital HUSH Post a stereo signal will be converted to mono The first function accessible when turning the FUNCTION SELECT control in any preset is the Mixer function This digital mixer allows you to c...

Page 13: ...horus or delay effects provide individual left and right regeneration level controls to determine the number of times the delayed signals are repeated Regeneration is achieved by feeding the delayed output back into the input Higher levels of regen eration will result in more repeats Note that the Intellifex XL provides Regeneration Limiting This feature guards against the possibility of overloadi...

Page 14: ... the low mid band frequencies by up to 15dB LMID FRQ The LOW MID FREQUENCY parameter specifies a center frequency between 250Hz and 2kHz to be cut or boosted by the LMID LVL param eter LMID BW The LOW MID BANDWIDTH parameter specifies in octaves the width of the selected low mid band HMID LVL The HIGH MID LEVEL parameter can be used to cut or boost the high mid band frequencies by up to 15dB HMID ...

Page 15: ...nt the output level would drop by approximately 14dB A drop in the input level by 20dB would cause the output level to drop by approximately 54dB i e 34dB of gain reduction In the absence of any input signal the expander will reduce the gain such that the noise floor becomes inaudible HUSH Parameters Parameter Description HUSH I O This parameter determines whether the HUSH circuit will be in the s...

Page 16: ...is picked up by contact microphones The Intellifex XL offers two Plate reverb types which reflect the most common plate charac teristics This type of reverb is often used on drum and vocal tracks Room reverb effects simulate various rooms of different sizes and surfaces For example a room which is made up of primarily hardened surfaces such as tile or hard wood will generate reflections containing...

Page 17: ... to 100 where 0 full left 100 full right and 50 center PREDELAY L This determines the amount of time after a signal is input to the Intellifex XL that the left channel signal will be input to the Reverb Delaying the reverb signal provides greater separation of the input and reverb signals and helps to increase the apparent size of the Room Hall or Stadium PREDELAY R This determines the length of t...

Page 18: ...TE TYPE This parameter allows for muting of the Delay section at its input Pre its output Post or both Muting the input Pre of the Delay restricts any signal from entering the delay section until the delay is switched in When using a moderate amount of regeneration switching out the delay with the input muted will generate a non delayed signal which will play over the decaying regen erated signal ...

Page 19: ...is provided for each delay and determines the number of times the delayed signal will repeat itself This is achieved by feeding the delayed output back into the input Higher levels of regeneration will result in more repeats D TYPE The Delay Type parameter determines whether the Stereo Ping Pong or 2 Tap delay type is currently active DL HF DAMP Delay High Frequency Damping determines the amount o...

Page 20: ...Shift Delay Reverb configurations this parameter determines whether the Ducker is either A off B operating on the delay C operating on the reverb or D operating on both the delay and reverb SENSITIVITY This parameter determines the threshold point above which the ducker will begin attenuating the delay and or reverb signal Until the input signal reaches this level the delay reverb signal will not ...

Page 21: ...ion LEVEL This parameter adjusts the volume of the delayed signal relative to the other voice s of the effect and is included in the parameter list for each voice or each delay signal of both the 8 Voice and 4 Voice Chorus effects This level control is not the same as the Chorus Level found in the Mixer function parameter list PAN The Pan parameter allows you to pan each voice or delay of the chor...

Page 22: ...stable in 20 cent increments and any interval may be selected from one octave above to two octaves below the input signal This parameter is adjust able from 2400 to 1200 where 2400 2 octaves below the input signal 0 unison and 1200 one octave above the input signal Each 100 cents or 5 20 cent steps above or below 0 represents the amount of half steps or semitones the harmony note will be above or ...

Page 23: ...jor 2nd minor 2nd One octave One octave plus a Major 7th One octave plus a minor 7th One octave plus a Major 6th One octave plus a minor 6th One octave plus a perfect 5th One octave plus a diminished 5th One octave plus a perfect 4th One octave plus a Major 3rd One octave plus a minor 3rd One octave plus a Major 2nd One octave plus a minor 2nd Two octaves Equal to the input signal G Note There are...

Page 24: ...ach effect Selecting a Configuration To select a specific configuration press the CONFIG button the CONFIG LED above the button will light and the Intellifex XL will display the configuration for the current preset Turning the PRESET control while in this mode will step through each preset displaying each preset s configuration instead of its preset number and title The basic signal path arrangeme...

Page 25: ...uitar preamp 4 band EQ is also provided as well as four chorus delay voices and reverb Please note that when the Delay Time for any voice is set to zero that voice is removed from the regeneration loops This allows for higher regeneration levels if needed It also allows for a more pure sounding decay of the echo when used with other voices set at long delay times ...

Page 26: ...ctive or Muted L 0 to 100 R DlR 0 to 100 DLY to 0dB 0 to 99 0 to 99 Plate A Plate B Room A Room B Dual Hall A Hall B Stadium Parameter List via PARAMETER SELECTcontol EFFECTS LVL L DIR LVL R DIR LVL DIRECT HUSH CHORUS LVL DELAY LVL REVERB LVL REGEN L REGEN R HUSH I O EXP THRESH REL RATE EQ I O BASS LVL BASS FRQ BASS BW LMID LVL LMID FRQ LMID BW HMID LVL HMID FRQ HMID BW TREB LVL TREB FRQ TREB BW L...

Page 27: ...4 B HUSH EQ REVERB Configuration This configuration combinesHUSH noise reduction and 4 band EQ with high purity reverb sounds Eight different reverb types are provided as well as up to 254mS of Predelay ...

Page 28: ...to 99 0 to 99 Plate A Plate B Room A Room B Dual Hall A Hall B Stadium L 0 to 100 R 0 to 254mS 0 to 254mS On or Off 0 to 31 92 to 20dB 0 to 99 Parameter List via PARAMETER SELECT control REVERB LVL L DIR LVL R DIR LVL DIRECT HUSH HUSH l O EXP THRESH REL RATE EQ I O BASS LVL BASS FRQ BASS BW LMID LVL LMID FRQ LMID BW HMID LVL HMID FRQ HMID BW TREB LVL TREB FRQ TREB BW REVERB LVL REVERB DECAY RV HF ...

Page 29: ...26 C HUSH EQ DELAY DUCKER Configuration The Intellifex XL offers three types of delay 2 Tap Stereo andPing Pong The signal paths for each are shown 2 Tap Delay ...

Page 30: ...27 Ping Pong Delay Stereo Delay ...

Page 31: ... BOTH to 0dB L 0 to100 R 0 to 1720mS 3440mS 2 Tap to 0dB to 0dB L 0 to l00 R 0 to 1720mS 3440mS 2 Tap to 0dB 2 Tap Stereo or Ping Pong 0 to 99 Off or On 92 to 20dB to 0dB 2 to 9 0 Seconds Parameter List via PARAMETER SELECTcontrol DELAY LVL L DIR LVL R DIR LVL DlRECT HUSH HUSH l O EXP THRESH REL RATE EQ I O BASS LVL BASS FRQ BASS BW LMID LVL LMID FRQ LMID BW HMID LVL HMID FRQ HMID BW TREB LVL TREB...

Page 32: ...delayed up to 1025 milliseconds each Please note that when the Delay Time for any voice is set to zero that voice is removed from the regeneration loops This will allow for higher regeneration levels if needed It also allows for a more pure sounding decay of the echo when used with other voices set at long delay times ...

Page 33: ...ATE LEVEL 1 PAN 1 DELAY 1 DEPTH 1 RATE 1 Range via PARAMETER ADJUST contol to 6 0dB to 6 0dB to 6 0dB Pre or Post to 0 0dB to 0 0dB In or Out 15 to 15dB 21Hz to 500Hz 1 to 2 0 octave 15 to 15dB 250Hz to 2kHz 1 to 2 0 octave 15 to 15dB 1kHz to 8kHz 1 to 2 0 octave 15 to 15dB 2kHz to 16kHz 1 to 2 0 octave In or Out 92 to 20dB 25mS to 800mS to 0dB L 0 to 100 R 0 to 1025mS 0 to 100 0 to 254 MIXER HUSH...

Page 34: ...31 E HUSH EQ PITCH SHIFT DELAY Configuration ...

Page 35: ... FRQ HMID BW TREB LVL TREB FRQ TREB BW PITCH 1 FINE 1 LEVEL 1 PAN 1 DELAY1 Range via PARAMETER ADJUST control to 6 0dB to 6 0dB to 6 0dB Pre or Post to 0 0dB to 0 0dB In or Out 92 to 20dB 25mS to 800mS In or Out 15 to 15dB 21Hz to 500Hz 1 to 2 0 octave 15 to 15dB 250Hz to 2kHz 1 to 2 0 octave 15 to 15dB 1kHz to 8kHz 1 to 2 0 octave 15 to 15dB 2kHz to 16kHz 1 to 2 0 octave 2400 to 1200 20 to 20 to ...

Page 36: ...lay This is followed by a ducking feature for the delayed signals and reverb Please note that when the Delay Time for any voice is set to zero that voice is taken out of the regeneration loops This will allow for higher regeneration levels if needed It also allows for a more pure sounding decay of the echo when used with other voices set at long delay times ...

Page 37: ...ff Dly Rev or Both 92 to 20dB to 0dB 2 to 9 0 Seconds Active or Muted L 0 to 100 R DlR 0 to 100 DLY to 0dB 0 to 99 0 to 99 HUSH EQ PITCH SHIFT DELAY REVERB Parameters Parameter List via PARAMETER SELECT control EFFECT LVL L DIR LVL R DIR LVL DIRECT HUSH PSHIFT LVL DELAY LVL REVERB LVL REGEN L REGEN R HUSH I 0 EXP THRESH EQ I O BASS LVL BASS FRQ BASS BW LMID LVL LMID FRQ LMID BW HMID LVL HMID FRQ H...

Page 38: ...reset number to be recalled The display will alternate between the preset number title selected and PRESS RECALL FOR 2 1 To recall the selected preset press the RECALL button and the display will now show only the new preset number and title or configuration type depending on the CONFIG L E D status Step 2 14 PRESET TITLE 14 PRESET TITLE Ç Æ Ã Ê ...

Page 39: ...ER SELECT control to choose which parameter to be altered for that effect Step 2 REV DECAY 59 Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to modify the parameter value The LED above the STORE button will light indicating that the preset has been altered from its original state Step 3 REV DECAY 32 The COMPARE button may be used to compare the old parameter value to the new one Step 4 REV DECAY 59 4 1 2 3 ...

Page 40: ... STORE button a second time to store the new values into the selected preset number The display will briefly flash STORED before displaying the new preset number and title Step 3 STORED STORE TO PRESET STORE TO PRESET 2 1 3 4 Altered preset parameters can only be stored in user preset numbers 1 80 Factory presets 81 160 cannot be copied over and therefore cannot be selected as a destination for an...

Page 41: ...STORED If it is not desired to copy the title of the original preset simply turn the PRESET control to any other preset or turn the FUNCTION SELECT control to any function to exit The altered parameters will still be stored into the new preset number If a preset with modified parameters is exited without completing the store procedure all edited parameter values will be lost and the preset will re...

Page 42: ...ITLE Flashing decimal 29 N RESET TITLE To edit the character in the next position turn the PARAMETER SELECT control one step clockwise the flashing decimal will move to the next position Step 4 STORED The STORE button must be pressed to save the new title Exiting the Title Edit function before pressing the STORE button will erase any editing done in the Title Edit function After flashing STORED br...

Page 43: ...T control to the preset number that is to be recalled each time the unit is turned on Step 1 24 PRESET TITLE Recall the selected preset by pressing the RECALL button Step 2 24 PRESET TITLE Step 3 Press the STORE button while the preset number title or configuration is displayed to save the current preset as the power on preset PWR ON PR STORED 1 2 3 ...

Page 44: ...AMETER SELECT control to access the first parameter of the Controller Assign function This parameter allows for the selection of a controller number which the first parameter selected in Step 5 will respond to Step 1 To access the Controller Assign function turn the FUNCTION SELECT control one step clockwise past Title Edit CONTROLLER ASSIG Step 2 NUMB1 XXX Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to sele...

Page 45: ...parameter value For example if a given parameter has a range from to 6dB yet it is desirable for the full range of the controller to vary from only 10dB to 2 5dB a lower limit of 10 and an upper limit of 2 5 may be set via the Upper Limit and Lower Limit parameters When storing a parameter the maximum value is stored as the upper limit and the minimum value is stored as the lower limit automatical...

Page 46: ...vert the response of the controller For example the toe position of an expression pedal would provide the minimum value while the heel position would provide the maximum value Step 11 Turn the PARAMETER SELECT control for the last parameter Controller Lower Limit LLIM C1 XXX Step 12 Use the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the parameter value which the controller is not to fall below LLIM C1 10 ...

Page 47: ...This parameter determines whether program mapping is on or off When program mapping is OFF the preset number recalled is identical to the program number sent via MIDI When ON the preset number recalled is the preset that the program number sent is mapped to Step 2 PROG MAPPING OFF Step 3 Select whether the program mapping is to be ON or OFF via the PARAMETER ADJUST control PROG MAPPING ON Step 4 S...

Page 48: ...nt Use the PARAM ETER ADJUST control to select the preset number 1 160 or OFF to map to Step 6 Step 7 110 MAP TO XXX MIDI Program Number 1 128 110 MAP TO 56 Preset Number 1 160 OFF Press the STORE button after each MIDI program number and preset number have been selected to save the change for each mapping STORED will flash briefly on the display Step 8 STORED The Program Mapping function may be e...

Page 49: ...R ADJUST control to select the MIDI channel that the Intellifex XL is to receive MIDI commands on Channels 1 16 OMNI all channels or OFF will not receive MIDI commands may be selected Step 3 MIDI CHANL 10 Press the STORE button to save the new MIDI channel status STORED will briefly flash on the display Step 4 STORED To exit the MIDI Channel function turn either the PRESET or FUNCTION SELECT contr...

Page 50: ... receiving Intellifex XL Dumping a single Intellifex XL user preset into another Intellifex XL Step 2 Using a standard MIDI cable connect the MIDI OUT of the transmitting Intellifex XL to the MIDI IN of the receiving Intellifex XL Do not connect the other MIDI ports together Step 1 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT knob on both units to MIDI Dump Load MIDI DUMP LOAD Turn the PARAMETER SELECT knob on the tr...

Page 51: ...the STORE button on the transmitting Intellifex XL to initiate the dump The transmit ting Intellifex XL will display the preset number of the preset dumped and DUMPED The receiving Intellifex XL will display the preset location being stored to and RECEIVING while it receives and stores the preset s parameters title and controller information After all information for that preset is stored the rece...

Page 52: ... consists of the lower 7 bits of the first value The second transmitted data byte consists of the most significant bit of the first value These two transmitted bytes are combined when received to form the first value The next two transmitted bytes will form the next value in the same way and so on until all 200 bytes are transmitted The order of data byte transmission is as follows 75 Parameter va...

Page 53: ...ntellifex XL will display the number of the data string as it is dumped Data strings 1 80 are the user presets as described by the preset dump function while data string 81 is the program map pings Data string 82 contains the footswitch types MIDI channel mapping status and power on preset After all the user data is transmitted the Intellifex XL will display USER DATA DUMPED The process takes appr...

Page 54: ...m the sequencer Step 3 LOAD USER DATA Play back the user data previously recorded on the sequencer The Intellifex XL will display the data strings as it is storing them The data string and LOADED will appear on the display After all the user data has been loaded the Intellifex XL will display USER DATA LOADED The entire procedure will take approximately 3 minutes to complete Step 4 USER DATA LOADE...

Page 55: ... command byte 2AH The following data strings will contain the command byte 2BH Data string 81 which is the program mapping will contain 256 data bytes Data string 82 which is miscellaneous data will contain 12 data bytes Error Messages RECEIVE ERROR This message will appear on a receiving Intellifex XL if Check Sum bytes do not match or if a status byte MSB 1 is received when a data byte was expec...

Page 56: ...tellifex XL will display Enter Code 0 Step 3 ENTER CODE 0 Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST control to select the number 249 The only number which can be entered to perform the restore function is 249 Entering any other number will immediately exit this function and return to the previously recalled preset number and title Step 4 ENTER CODE 249 Pressing the STORE button at this time will erase all user pr...

Page 57: ...NT IS 0 127 CORRESPONDING TO PRESETS 1 128 OPTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM MAPPING ALSO AVAILABLE EIGHT DIFFERENT PARAMETERS MAY BE CHOSEN FROM EACH USER PRESET AND ASSIGNED A CONTROL NUMBER THE CONTROL NUMBER MAY BE FROM 0 120 OR OFF AN UPPER AND LOWER RANGE MAY ALSO BE SPECIFIEDFOR EACH PARAMETER NOTES Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Program Chang...

Page 58: ... 10Hzto 18KHz 5 3dB 20Hz to 17KHz 5dB CONDITIONS Input Level Pot minimum Output Level Pot maximum Input Level Pot minimum Input Level Pot maximum Peak Signal A weighted Noise Floor Direct Level 6dB Direct Post HUSH Effects Level 1KHz 5dB input level 22Hz to 22KHz Bandwidth Direct Post HUSH Direct Level 6dB Effects Level Rocktron Corporation 2870 Technology Drive Rochester Hills MI 48309 USA Custom...