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V-AMPIRE/V-AMP PRO/V-AMP 2

MIDI IN: receives MIDI controller data. The receiving channel

can be adjusted in EDIT mode by pressing the A button and then

using the arrow keys.

MIDI OUT/THRU: used for sending data to a computer or any

other devices. You can transmit both preset data and parameter

changes. If set to MIDI THRU, the V-AMPIRE/V-AMP PRO/

V-AMP 2 does not send its own MIDI information, but passes on

the signal received at the MIDI IN jack (see chapter 2.1,

A).

8.3.1 Sending/receiving MIDI-Sysex data

All V-AMP models can receive system-exclusive data from

other MIDI devices provided that the MIDI function (button A) has

been activated in EDIT mode. However, this means that all presets

on your device will be overwritten automatically. You can also

transmit MIDI data from your V-AMPIRE/V-AMP PRO/V-AMP 2 to

other devices (total dump) by switching to EDIT mode and

pressing the MIDI button until the display reads “d”. The total

dump function can be useful for transferring all the stored data

from your device to a MIDI sequencer and storing it there.

To send individual presets to other devices: switch to EDIT

mode by pressing both arrow keys on the transmitting unit

simultaneously, activate the MIDI function and briefly tap the MIDI

button. The preset data are first filed in the temporary buffer and

can be stored in the preset position of your choice using the

store function.

8.4 AES/EBU and S/PDIF standards

In principle, there are two standards for digital signal

processing. AES/EBU is the professional, balanced connection

via XLR connectors. This interface is based on two identical

protocols published in November 1985 (EBU Tech. 3250-E) by

the European Broadcast Union and in December 1985 by the

Audio Engineering Society (AES3-1985). Sony and Philips

oriented themselves to this standard and developed a further

interface with unbalanced signal routing and a few other major

differences, predominantly related to the assignment of the

channel status bits. This interface, named after the two com-

panies and known as S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface),

uses either RCA jacks or optical connections with optical fiber

cables. The procedure, standardized in IEC 958, made a name

for itself mainly due to efforts to introduce a copy-protect

technique. This standard also describes the revised AES/EBU

interface, which was adapted to the S/PDIF format and named

IEC 958 Type I (professional). The name of the S/PDIF interface

is then IEC 958 Type II (consumer).

8. INSTALLATION

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