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Integrated
Effects Switching
System
Owner’s
Manual
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Table of Contents Harmony Pitch Shifting ......................................28 Section One - Introduction ............1 ® TM Getting Acquainted ..........................................................1 Boss OC-2 Octaver .......................................29 Included Items ...................................................................1 Delay ............................................................................29 About the RP1000 ...........................................
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Warranty ® We at DigiTech are very proud of our products and back up each one we sell with the following warranty: 1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty. 2. DigiTech warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. 3. DigiTech liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that show evid
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Section One - Introduction Getting Acquainted Congratulations on your purchase of the RP1000. The RP1000 Integrated Effects Switching System takes your tone to the next level giving you the control that you need over your external amp and stompboxes while packing in the power of a multi-effects processor. Use the RP1000 to control and spice up your tone without any compromises. The RP1000’s vast pallet of stompboxes, effects, amps and cabinets allow you to get any sound imaginable and then s
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Amp/Cabinet Bypass You can also turn off the internal amps and cabinets for all the presets in the RP1000. This is really useful when you just want to add effects processing to your own core amplifier sound. So basically the RP1000 becomes a straight multi-effects box when you do this, and only Wah, Com- pressor, Distortion, Equalizer, Noise Gate, Chorus/FX, Delay, and Reverb are used. To bypass amp/cabinet modeling in all presets, press the Amp/Cabinet Bypass button. When that button is
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Amp Gain/Effect Parameter (Knob 4) This knob adjusts the Gain (distortion) for the selected Amp (not available for Acoustic) and is also used to adjust parameters of other effects in the matrix. The amplifier and cabinets can’t be adjusted when the Amp/Cabinet Bypass button is enabled. Amp Level/Effect Parameter (Knob 5) This knob adjusts the Level (volume) of the selected amp and adjusts other effect parameters in the matrix. Amp Level can’t be adjusted when the Amp/Cabinet Bypass button is
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A Guided Tour of the RP1000 Front Panel 2 4 6 8 9 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 5 7 13 1. Tap Tempo Footswitch Step on this footswitch repeatedly in time with your music to get the delay to sync up with the music’s rhythm. 2. Stomp Loop Footswitch This footswitch enables and disables the mono stompbox effects loop. 3. Edit Up/Down Buttons These buttons navigate up and down the rows of the matrix for editing presets. 4. Amp Loop Button This button enables and disables the external Amp/Preamp loop. The but
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8. Knobs 1-6 (From left to right) These six knobs perform various functions, depending on which mode is currently active and what (if anything) is being edited. The functions are listed below: Tone Library (Knob 1) 1. In Performance mode, this knob selects from a library of preset amp tones. 2. When editing a preset, this knob changes the Amp or Effect model for the selected row and pressing the knob will turn the effect row on or off. When editing an Effect row, press this knob to turn the
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select the Wah row to adjust this parameter when USB is connected to the RP1000. 3. When the Expression row is selected, this knob selects the LFO waveform. LFO 1or LFO 2 must first be selected with Knob 1 for this parameter to be available. Master Volume (Knob 6) 1. In Performance mode, this knob adjusts the output level of the RP1000. 2. When editing a preset, this knob modifies the parameter listed in the column directly above it for the selected Effect row. 3. When the Expression row is s
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Rear Panel 1 23 4 56 7 89 10 1 1 12 13 1. Amp Loop Ground Lift This Ground Lift switch can be enabled to help prevent unwanted hum or buzz caused by ground loops between the RP1000 and external amplifiers/preamps. 2. Input High impedance 1/4” instrument input. 3. Amp Loop These 1/4” send and return jacks let you connect to an external preamp or amplifier and use the tone from these components instead of the internal amplifiers of the RP1000. A Ground Lift switch is provided and can be enabl
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Getting Started Making Connections There are lots of ways to connect the RP1000 to amps, effects, mixers, and other equipment. Before connecting the RP1000 to anything, make sure both your amp and the RP1000 are turned off. Amp/Cabinet Bypass The RP1000 lets you bypass its amp and cabinet tones so you can apply its effects to your own amp/cabinet tone. To bypass the RP1000 amp and cabinet tones in all presets, push the Amp/ Cabinet Bypass button so it’s lit. To utilize the RP1000 amp and
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Loop: pre aMp (post Distortion, pre Amp Model/Amp Loop send), or pOst aMp (Post Amp Model/Amp Loop return). Note that the Stomp Loop button’s LED turns red when it’s pre amp, and green when it’s post amp or post FX. 4. Store these changes using the Store procedure. Note: If you try to enable the Stomp Loop but nothing is connected to the Stomp Loop jacks, the Display will briefly read nO loop. The Stomp Loop will not enable when no connections are present at these jacks. Connection Setups
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Mixer Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to MIXER. OR Connect the RP1000 Mixer Outputs or 1/4” Line Outputs to the mixer channel inputs. Pan channels hard left and right for proper stereo imaging. Stereo Amps Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to AMP. Connect the RP1000’s 1/4” Line Outputs to the Power Amp inputs. POWER AMP WITH SPEAKER CABS 10
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Amp Loop with Pre-Amp In Line Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to AMP. Connect the RP1000’s Connect the Connect the 1/4” Line Outputs to the External Preamp RP1000 Amp Power Amp inputs. Line Out to the Loop Send to RP1000 Amp Loop the External Return. Preamp Input. PREAMP POWER AMP WITH SPEAKER CABS Stomp Loop Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to AMP. Connect the Connect the Connect the RP10
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Amp Loop using Guitar Amp’s Pre Amp Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to AMP. Connect the RP1000 Connect the RP1000 Amp Loop Send to Line Out to the amp’s Connect the amp’s Loop the amp’s Input. Loop Return. Send to the RP1000 Amp Loop Return. Amp Loop and Stomp Loop Connect your guitar to the RP1000’s Input. Amp/Mixer switch on 1/4" outputs is set to AMP. Connect Connect the amp’s Loop Connect the RP1000 the RP1000 Send to the RP1000 Amp Line
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Studio Setup (Computer and Personal Monitors) Connect your Connect the RP1000’s guitar to the USB port to an available RP1000’s Input. USB port on your computer. XLR Left Out XLR Right Out STUDIO REFERENCE MONITORS 13
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Applying Power Before applying power to anything, set your amp(s) to a clean tone and set the tone controls to a flat EQ response (on most amps, this should be set to 5 on EQ’s to obtain the amp’s natural voicing.). Then follow the steps listed below. 1. Turn your amp volume all the way down. 2. Connect the PS0913B power supply the RP1000. 3. Plug the PS0913B power supply into an AC outlet. 4. Turn on the RP1000’s power switch and adjust the RP1000’s Master Level to 0. 5. Turn your amp on
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Editing/Creating Presets The easiest way to start editing presets is with the Tone Library and Effects Library knobs. Try out some of the tones in the Tone Library and then try out some effects setups with the Effects Library knob. Use the Effects Level Knob to increase or decrease the overall Chorus/FX, Delay and Reverb levels if desired. Once you find a tone that’s pretty close to what you want, use the Edit buttons to navigate through the individual effects to make some adjust- ments. T
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To bypass amp/cabinet modeling in all presets, press the Amp/Cabinet Bypass button. When it is lit, amp/cabinet modeling is bypassed in all presets. Amp/Cabinet Bypass can be used in either Preset or Pedalboard mode. Storing/Copying/Naming a Preset When you’re done editing a preset, you should store your settings to any of the 100 User preset locations (presets 1-00). The following steps tell you how to store changes to a preset or copy a preset to a different location: 1. Press the Store b
