ART Pro Audio DMV-Pro - Dual True-Stereo Effects Processor - Manual (Page 9)

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TRY IT OUT:
Turn on your amp or mixer and monitor amplifier.
Make sure that your mixer’s or amp’s send level control is turned up and that a signal is being sent to the
DMV-PRO. Watch the Meters on the front of the unit. Most of the lights (LEDs) should be on, except for the
+6 LED, which should only glow when a really loud, instantaneous signal reaches the unit. If the +6 LED
glows constantly, turn down the send level from your mixer or instrument. If only a few LEDs glow, either turn
up your mixer’s send level, or depress the Input Level switch on the back of the unit and then adjust the
mixer’s send level accordingly.
Now raise the return level on your mixer or amp. You should be hearing the DMV-PRO’s effect. If not, check
your connections and your monitor amp. Make sure that the DMV-PRO’s Bypass button hasn’t been pushed
accidentally; if it has, the Preset Display will read -, To turn Bypass either off or on, press the front-
panel Bypass button. If the DMV-PRO’s level seems too high, depress the Output Level switch on the back of
the unit.
SELECTING PRESETS:
The DMV-PRO is in Preset Mode when it is powered up. Select a new preset by turning the Preset Encoder
(on the far right) to any preset number that you desire. Notice that the information on the front-panel has
changed to reflect the new preset’s configuration. Also notice that the Load LED (above the numeric display)
is lit to indicate that you are looking at an unloaded preset. You won’t hear an unloaded preset until you press
the Preset Encoder to load it. For a list of Factory Presets, arranged according to number and type, see page
48. Editing effects will be covered later in this manual.
NOTE: The DMV-PRO can handle up to two stereo channels and up to four mono channels, depending on
how a preset is internally “routed.” Some of the factory presets may use a routing scheme (Twin Stereo,
Cascade, Discrete 4, or Multi FX) that is different from how your rig is currently configured. You may not hear
what you would expect to hear. For instance, you may be set up to only monitor stereo outputs (#1 and #2),
and you may be listening to a preset that creates four separate flangers in a Discrete 4 routing (four effects
with separate inputs and outputs). Obviously, you will not hear all four flangers because you are not listening
to Outputs #3 and #4; you will only hear the two flangers at Outputs #1 and #2. Unmatched routing schemes,
however, can still produce creative results. For example, in the previous situation, the Discrete 4 flanger
preset would yield a stereo flanger, but with completely independent (unlinked) left and right channel sweep
widths and rates! When is the last time you easily created THAT effect? The DMV-PRO has many similarly
unique sounds and features, all of which will be covered in the rest of this manual. For your reference, more
information on the concept of routings can be found on page 26 and a list of all factory presets and their
routings begins on page 48.