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Phantom 48V on/off

From the main menu press the 

Pref

. button and use the  

- +

 buttons to activate 

or deactivate the Phantom power for Ch2

Once your Phantom is set, press the 

Pref

. button and the value will be saved. 

Every time you will power up the preamp, the phantom voltage will be set ac-
cordignly. 

Effects

The internal DSP is offering a different variaty of Reverbs and Delays. A copy of 
the analogue preamp out is send to the effect. The send level can be ad-
justed via the

 Send

 knob. The effects are blended stereo into the analogue 

signal via the 

Return

 knob. The effects can be muted and unmuted directly by 

pressing the 

Effect

 button.    

The LED above the 

Effect

 button will turn on. Use the  

- + 

buttons to choose the 

desired Effect. The Effects names among asterisk symbols are programmable. 
Press the 

Edit

 button to enter the settings pages. the 

Edit

 button allows you to 

navigate between Settings pages, while the 

Pref

. button allows you to navi-

gate between parameters on the same Settings page. Use the   

- + 

buttons to 

change the parameters.  To maximize signal quality set the 

Send

 knob to the 3 

o’clock and adjust the 

Return

 knob to desired blended level. The Return signal 

will add to the dry signal and routed to the corresponding outputs (mono or 
stereo).

Metronome and tap tempo

Pressing and holding the 

Tempo

 button will set the device on Tempo mode.   

You can either set the tempo by tapping the 

Tempo

 button or by using the 

 

- +

 keys. The Tempo LED will blink on the tempo you set allowing to use it as  

a visual metronome. Press and hold the 

Tempo

 button to return to Effects 

mode. When you are using the 

SingleTap

 delay effect,  tap on 

Tempo

 button 

to program the Tempo of the delay on the spot. You can also program the 
Tempo using the Settings page of the 

SingleTap

.

External Effect loop and foot switch

The Abox II is equipped with an 

External Effect

 parallel loop so that you can 

add ex-ternal effects  in the chain.  Once the external jacks are insterted, the 
internal  DSP is bypassed.  You can then use the 

Send 

to

 

control the level of 

signal that is routed in to the external effect. Use the 

Return

 knob to adjust the 

effect level. The Abox II has a 

Foot Switch

 input which is used to activate and 

bypass the internal or external effects. Any momentary switch working with 
mono Jack will work fine.  Return level operate at professional line level +4dBm 
(return knob at 10 o’clock)  or instrument line level -10dBm (return knob at the 
maximum). 

Phantom 48V:OFF

The Acoustic Box comes with 10 Reverb and  4 Delay effects preinstalled, more 
will be availabe on the website of  

www.vintage-revolution.com

Reverb

: Spring, Room, Chapel, Church, Med Hall, Big Hall, Gated, Reverse 

Programmable reverb

: Plate, Hall

Programmable Delay

: SingleTap, TripleDly, 4TapsDly, Twin Delay

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Phantom Power - Metronome - Effects 

Press the Effect button to engage the Effect mode for Internal and External ef-

fects. 

Summary of Contents for Acoustic Box II

Page 1: ...Acoustic box II Owner s Manual Ver 2 1...

Page 2: ...d advice in the preparation of this handbook The close contact with many skilled musicians at the labs of VR and by correspondance has been most inspiring and beneficial in the development of our new...

Page 3: ...8 Compressor EQ Tuner Mute Output p9 Phantom Power Metronome Effects p10 ACOUSTIC BOX II IN PRACTICE Levels Outputs Sources p11 Using microphone and Piezo p11 UsingAKGC411and piezo p11 Using only piez...

Page 4: ...reo Reverb and Delay pre installed including Tap De lay Foot switch input for turning on off internal or external effects Effect send and return loop stereo Auxiliary input and output can be used for...

Page 5: ...particu lar attention to cords plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 7 Abnormal smell If an abnormal smell or smoke is detected from the apparatus turn the po...

Page 6: ...rformances of the preamp avoid detaching connecting any of the cables while the Acoustic Box is powered on Before powering on the preamp make sure that the output knobs are not set to maximum Keep in...

Page 7: ...150Hz For double bass the high pass filter remove the subhar monic thump generated by the plucked bass which otherwise can drive ported bass speakers to over excursion Parametric equalizer EQ1 Ch1 is...

Page 8: ...quency 50Hz 250Hz Parametric equalizer Ch2 Ch2 is equipped with a parametric Eq designed to control the low mids of your mic It operates between 350 to 4KHz by correcting within 12dB High pass filter...

Page 9: ...e blended signal on your acoustic sound Parametric Equaliser To equalize the mixed channels the Abox uses a 3 band parametric eq Low Mid High 40Hz 125Hz 250Hz 1KHz 3 5KHz 12KHz respectively by correct...

Page 10: ...n Tempo mode You can either set the tempo by tapping the Tempo button or by using the keys The Tempo LED will blink on the tempo you set allowing to use it as a visual metronome Press and hold the Tem...

Page 11: ...e EQ1 knob at 9 o clock will do the job C Before adding the mic signal unpress the NOTCH filter the low pass filter the High Pass filter and the Phase buttons on Ch2 D Gently increase the LEVEL of cha...

Page 12: ...volume of your mic There are two main frequencies that are most sensitive to feedback The first area is the LOW LOW MID 100Hz 250Hz and the second area is the MID area 400Hz 1 5KHz For the LOW LOW MID...

Page 13: ...nce 1 Meg 8 2 Meg Selectable Signal level up to 0 dBu Adjustable Channel 1 level Parametric equalizer of Channel 1 Frequency range 360 Hz 4KHz MID level correction 12dB Ch2 Channel 2 active channel 48...

Page 14: ...gnal 3 Compressor sensitivity 4 Compression level led 5 Makeup Compression Output level 6 Parametric Low 40Hz 125Hz 7 Parametric Low 12 dB Correction 8 Parametric Mid 250Hz 1KHz 9 Parametric Mid 12 dB...

Page 15: ...1 q w e r t y u Ch2 o Comp EQ q w e r t y u o a q w e Output Effect Metronome Display w r y e r t q y w u i Top Side Controls Left Side Inputs Back Side External effects Effect Switch USB Right Side O...

Page 16: ...Return XLR R XLR L Aux in R XLR R Headphones R Aux in L Headphones L AMP XLR L AMP Phase All Imp switch 1Meg 8Meg 10dB 350 4KHz 40 150Hz 50 250Hz 350 4KHz 40 150Hz 250 1KHz 3K 12KHz Mic Line Switch Pr...

Page 17: ...17 My notes...

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