Try it out, Selecting presets – ART Pro Audio Quadra/Fx - Two Channel Effects Processor User Manual

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Output #2 to the amp’s other effects return jack.) Again, don’t forget that the Quadra/FX has the power to act

as two separate, stereo processors or four separate, mono processors.

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

Quadra/FX. Watch the Smart Meter on the front of the unit. Most of the red 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 Smart Meter

LEDs glow, either turn up your mixer’s send level, or press in the Input Level switch on the back of the unit

and then adjust the send level accordingly.

Now raise the return level on your mixer or amp. You should be hearing the Quadra/FX’s effect. If not, check

your connections and your monitor amp. Make sure that the Quadra/FX’s Bypass button hasn’t been

accidentally pushed; if it has, the front panel Display will read

To turn Bypass either off or on, press

the front panel Bypass button. If the Quadra/FX’s level seems too high, press in the Output Level switch on

the back of the unit.

SELECTING PRESETS:

The Quadra/FX is in

Preset mode when it is powered up. Select a preset by turning the Rotary Encoder (just

to the right of the Display) to any preset you desire. For a list of the presets arranged according to number

and type, see page 63. Editing effects will be covered later in this manual.

NOTE: The Quadra/FX 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 (Discrete 4, Twin

Stereo, Cascade, or Stereo) 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 Factory 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 setup 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 Quadra/FX

has many similarly unique sounds and features, all of which will be covered in the rest of this manual. For