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Trademarks fender, cyber-twin, virtual tone interpolation, “better tone through cybernetics”, “innovate… don’t emulate”, the fender logo, the cyber-twin logo, the vti logo, the fender “f” dsp logo, ‘59 bassman, bassman, pro amp, prosonic, dyna-touch, hot rod, twin amp, twin reverb, super reverb, del...
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Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contents 7 - $. A continuous contr...
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16 ! "!# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power - switches the power on or off to the cyber-twin. Iec ac power line connector - the power line cord must be connected to a grounded ac receptac...
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18 $%& '! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! The cyber-twin appears and acts like a traditional guitar amp on the left side. On the right side, more advanced functions are accessed. Now, take a look at how the cyber-twin ...
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20 $%& '! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 01+ three modes have menus that you can edit. The amp edit and the fx edit keys activate modes that enable you to set preset parameters. The utility mode is for global system f...
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22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amp menu map use the fx val2 knob to move the blinking cursor and the data wheel to select characters. Alphanumeric characters in a sequential list. Tone stack refers to the circuitry o...
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24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use the noise gate to reduce any hum or buzz sounds from the amp at rest. Select between 1.0 for and 10.0 for the necessary depth. 1.0–10.0 set the sensitivity of the noise gate with th...
Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P reset edit amp mode 25 reverb—defined there are 11 reverb typ...
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30 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " ! ) description the most basic digital delay effect. Use this when you want a straightforward, single-tap delay. Adjustable parameters delay out level. Adjusts the wet/dry sig...
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32 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ducking delay description a mono delay with the added feature that while you are playing, the delay stays out of the way, and when you stop playing, the delay tail comes to the fo...
Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P reset edit fx mode 33 # delay rev feedback. Adjusts the n...
34 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ [ [ [ for “tape echo madness,” use the default ramp setting, set the echo time and feedback to near maximum, and then - rotate the echo time (ms) (fx val 1) knob and listen. You...
Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P reset edit fx mode 35 + " % % % description stereo flange...
36 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3) tremolo duty cycle. Adjusts the low frequency occilator maximum volume / minimum volume interval ratio. Select between 1.0 for short high volume intervals and 10.0 for long hig...
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38 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum frequency and wah maximum frequency can “cross” one another, such that the direction of drive for the wah can be reversed (i.E., idle state is high frequency, playing loud...
Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P reset edit fx mode 39 & description twelve-stage, stereo ...
40 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delay + flange description mono delay plus stereo triangle flange. Adjustable parameters fx wet out level. Adjusts the wet/dry signal ratio. Select between 1.0 for 0% wet (no effe...
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42 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 / description ultra-clean guitar tone with triangle chorus. For best results, use with clean amp settings and your guitar’s neck (rhythm) pickup. Adjustable parameters fx wet ou...
Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P reset edit fx mode 43 % ) / description ring modulator+mo...
44 ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . # 8 8 8 87 7 7 7,/ ,/ ,/ ,/,,,,7 7 7 7 " there are 13 utility parameters, all accessed through the the utility mode. Nine of these parameters are used for midi functions and the r...
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46 $%& )*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $# ' a dedicated team of individuals made the cyber-twin a reality including people who contributed skills in drafting, graphic arts, assembly, purchasing, marketing, beta...
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48 $%& )*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The goal of the cyber-twin was to pro- duce a digital amp that worked as if it were the best analog amp money could buy. Job number one for me was to recre- ate the action...
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50 $%& )*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ! / # the cyber-twin is made up of interchangeable pieces from different amplifiers. One very important piece from these amplifiers are the different sets of tone contro...
Instruction manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cyber-twin insights 51 w e to o k th e lib e rty of slig ...
52 + ,"#,! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "%&& use the utility key to access the menus used in the operations below, (except for the first operation which uses the amp key). Use the data wheel to select values w...
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54 + ,"#,! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . # 1! [ [ [ [ refer to appendix 3 on page58 for system exclusive message format for all operations on this page: to receive system exclusive information, the device id mu...
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56 "" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix 1 0,', ,psohphqwdwlrq &kduw function transmitted recognized remarks basic default channel channel x 1-16 1-16 1-16 memorized default mode mes...
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58 "" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #6 note: all system exclusive data values are displayed in hexadecimal with h for clarification. System exclusive header system exclusive data packet ...
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60 "" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0bh = hmb tube3 0ch = dyna touch 1 0dh = dyna touch 2 0eh = dyna touch 3 0fh = dyna touch 4 effects type selection 03h 00h = none 01h = mono delay 02h...
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