brief introduction
Due to the continuous development and enterprising in the field of music technology, DIGITECH's RP50 has brought you wider practicability and stronger processing ability, which has made the ability to create better effects reach an unprecedented level. For convenience, it is recommended that you read this user guide carefully before using RP50.
panel
1. footswitch: Two footswitches are used to select preset timbre, tuner or bypass function. Use the up/down foot switch to select the preset timbre; Press two switches at the same time to enter the bypass state of the effector; Press both switches at the same time and hold for a few seconds to enter the tuner function.
2. Numerical buttons: Two numerical buttons perform different functions according to different modes. In "Play" mode, these two keys control the total volume of RP50; In edit mode, these two keys are used to adjust the parameter value of the selected effect item. They can also be used to adjust drum flower, speed and level when the drum machine function is turned on. When using the tuner function, they can be used to select "reference reference sound".
3. Effect/Edit button: press any edit key to enter the editing mode, and select an "effect item" to enter the editing state. Press the left and right edit keys to select "Effect Item". If you select any "effect item" to enter the editing state, the LED indicator of the "effect item" will light up.
4. Drum: This key is used to turn on or off the drum machine function on RP50. When the function of the drum machine is activated, the "pattern" light in the three LED indicators of the drum machine will light up and the drum flower will be played repeatedly.
5. Effect LED:LED indicator can provide what effects are included in the current preset. In edit mode, the lit LED indicator shows which effect item has been selected and is being edited. In the function of sound corrector, the LED indicator shows the pitch.
6. Display screen: The display screen provides different information according to the selected mode. In performance mode, the display shows the selected preset number. In edit mode, the display screen displays the parameter values of the effect items. In the tuner function, it shows the pitch of the played strings.
7. Storage: The storage key is used to store the edited timbre.
backboard
1. Input: Connect your electric guitar here.
2. Output: This is a stereo TRS interface. You can connect only one speaker from this interface to form a mono sound field, or you can use TRS stereo plug to lead out a Y-connector and connect two speakers to form a stereo sound field. This interface can also be connected to headphones.
Note: When the RP50 is directly connected to a mixer or recording device, or when headphones are used, you can simulate the function of the speakers.
3. Control in: You can access the expression pedal to control the volume, wow and whale.
4. Power input: Connect the transformer.
Connection establishment
There are several different connection methods for RP50, as follows:
Before connecting the RP50, please make sure that your guitar speakers are turned off and the RP50 is not powered on. There is no power switch on the RP50 machine. When the RP50 is turned off, you can unplug the connecting cable from the input port or the power cord from the RP50 power connector.
Monophonic operation
Connect your electric guitar to the RP50, and then connect it to your guitar speaker with a mono cable.
Stereo operation
Connect your guitar to the RP50 and connect the Y-shaped TRS stereo cable from the RP50 output interface. You can connect a track on a speaker or mixer with one cable, and then connect it to a second track on a second speaker or mixer with another cable. If a mixer is connected, please set their pan at the left and right positions respectively. When you build a stereo sound field environment, you can activate the speaker simulation function on the RP50 to get better results.
supply electricity
RP50 has two power supply modes: battery or transformer. Before turning on the power supply, it is best to set your guitar speaker to the original sound state and set EQ to the standard position.
Battery-powered
With six 5th batteries, RP50 can work continuously 15 hours. The battery compartment is at the bottom of RP50. Install the battery as shown. (Note: Pay attention to the polarity of the battery when installing. )
Plug the connecting cable into the input port of RP50, and the power will be turned on; unplug the connecting cable, and the power will be cut off. Turn on the speaker and turn the volume to the appropriate position. To prolong the service life of the battery, please unplug the connecting cable when the RP50 is not used.
Transformer power supply
RP50 can also be powered by a transformer. Connect the power cord of the transformer to the power interface on the back panel of RP50, and plug the other end into the power socket. Then turn on your speaker and turn the volume to the appropriate position.
About RP50
Adjust in advance
"Preset" can be understood as "timbre", which is a sound composed of a variety of "effect items" and their parameters arranged according to the "user-specific" program, and has its own preset number. Presets can be called by foot switches. The RP50 has 40 user presets (1-40) and 40 factory presets (4 1-80). The user preset 40 locations can store the preset you edited. When leaving the factory, 40 user presets are the same as 40 factory presets, so you can create your own timbre without worrying about losing the original data.
Play mode
When you turn on the power for the first time, the RP50 will enter performance mode. The leftmost (play) LED lights up, indicating that you are now in play mode. In performance mode, the preset can be changed by using the upper and lower pedal control switches.
tuner
RP50 has a built-in sound calibrator, which can help you complete the sound calibration quickly and accurately. To enter this function, you need to press two footswitches at the same time and hold for a few seconds until the word "tU" flashes on the display screen, indicating that you have entered the tuner function, and then you can release the footswitches. When correcting the sound, play a note (usually near the head of the piano), and the display shows the pitch of the played note. A row of "effect items" LED lights at the bottom of the display screen are used to indicate whether the pitch of playing notes is low or high. The six LED lights on the right indicate that the tone is high and needs to be lowered; The LED light on the left indicates that the tone is low and needs to be improved. If the green LED in the middle lights up, the pitch is correct. There is no sound at the output port during calibration.
When you enter the calibration function, you can change the "reference tone" of the tone. The manufacturer's default value of "reference tone" is A=440Hz (display 40). Press the Value key to choose among several falling tones in turn. They are A=Ab (display Ab), A=G (display g) and A=Gb (display Gb). The display will briefly flash the reference tone you selected. The reference tone can only be kept until it is turned off, after which the reference tone will be restored to its default value.
Bypass
Bypass state makes the timbre of guitar timbre not processed by RP50. To enter the bypass state, you need to press two foot switches at the same time, and the word "by" will be displayed on the display screen, indicating that it is bypassed by default. Pressing any foot switch can exit the bypass state.
Edit/Create Presets
It is very simple and intuitive to create timbre with distinctive personality characteristics on RP50. You can create your own preset or modify it slightly as needed. To create or edit a sound, you must start with a user preset or a factory preset, because this work cannot start with an empty preset. When saving a preset, you can store it in any user preset location.
Edit/Create Presets
1. Press the footswitch to select the preset.
2. Press the edit key, and the LED indicator of the effect item you want to edit will light up.
3. Press the numerical key to change its parameter value.
Effect item LED
When editing a preset, the effect item LED light is used to indicate which effect item has been selected and is being edited. Two edit keys enable you to choose between effect items. Which effect item is selected, its LED light will light up. No effect item has more than one Set Parameter. These two numeric keys are used to select from "Set Parameter Complete".
When the parameter values of the effect change, the decimal point in the lower right corner of the screen will light up to remind you not to forget to save these modified parameter values. Switching to another preset or closing it before saving will wash away the "modified parameter value" and restore the original value of the preset. If you call up a very good timbre, don't forget to save it.
Save/Copy Presets
After adjusting the preset, you need to store the adjustment results in 40 user preset areas. The following shows how to save or copy a preset.
1. Press the store key once, and the current preset will flash on the screen.
2. Press the foot switch to select the position preset by the user.
3. Press the store key again to finish the storage.
Definition of effect items
RP50 can be imagined as consisting of many "virtual" amplifiers and many independent high-quality effect modules. Each effect item module can be edited according to individual needs. It is very beneficial to know the influence of these effects on sound. It can help you get the sound you want. The functions and functions of each effect item on RP50 are summarized as follows.
Default level (default level)
Controls the level of each preset. Because this setting is set separately for each preset, you can simulate the volume of the amplifier.
Pickup truck/wow (pickup truck/wow)
Pickup analog function. It can bring the heavy timbre of the total double-coil pickup to your single-coil pickup guitar, and it can also bring the single-coil head-inviting timbre suitable for intimacy to your double-coil pickup guitar. Wow sound effect needs the help of external expression pedal.
Pick-up/Wow Type: the number keys select the pick-up or wow type.
OF: Pick /wow effect project module is closed.
SH: Give a single-coil pickup guitar a feeling of double-coil pickup.
HS: Give the double-coil pickup guitar a feeling of single-coil pickup.
Cr: Crywah is the classic voice of wow.
Wave: exquisite wow sound, wider scanning frequency band, more modern sound.
FR: WAH is more dynamic and can be scanned in the full audible frequency band (20 Hz-20 Hz).
Compressor (compressor)
Compressor is used to automatically limit the dynamic amplitude of guitar signals.
1 to 15: Controls the total amount (contrast and sustain) range of the compressor. From 1 (slight compression) to infinite compression (maximum duration) or turn off the compression effect item.
Amplifier/Speaker Modeling (Amplifier/Speaker Module)
Power amplifier simulation is a kind of simulation technology, which can reproduce many popular and classic power amplifier sounds. The value 1-9 represents the gain and level value of the amplifier.
B 1—b9: analog black-side amplifier c 1—c9: analog electron tube amplifier.
O 1—o9: analog boutique amplifier S 1—S9: analog English stack amplifier.
R1-r9: analog rectifier amplifier u1-u9: analog compact amplifier.
H 1—H9: analog speeder Rhodes amplifier g 1—g9: analog high gain electron tube amplifier.
T1-T9: analog classic tweed amplifier f1-F9: analog fuzzy amplifier.
C 1—C9: analog English combination amplifier AC: analog standard acoustic guitar.
EQ (equalization)
Equalization is a term that shapes the frequency response curve of guitar signals. The equalizer on RP50 is like the tone knob on the amplifier. The value of 1-4 is the subtraction value of each equalization, the value of 5 is a fixed value (that is, there is no subtraction or increase), and the value of 6-9 is the elevation value of each equalization.
Bass (b 1—b9): Use the number keys to adjust the intensity of low frequency.
Mid(d 1—d9): Use the number keys to adjust the IF intensity.
Treble (t1-T9): Use the number keys to adjust the intensity of high frequency.
Noise threshold
The noise gate is designed to eliminate the noise when the guitar is not playing. The automatic fade-in setting is a bit like the effect of the volume pedal, but it is actually completed by different "sounds". Different guitars and pickups need different thresholds. The criterion for choosing the threshold is the lowest threshold at which you can't hear the noise when you don't play.
OF, g 1—g9: When the mute noise gate is selected, 1—9 thresholds are set for selection, and OF is to close the noise gate.
S1-S9: When selecting the volume increase effect, there are 9 kinds of startup times to choose from1-.
Chorus/Modulation (Chorus/Modulation Module)
Chorus/modulation effect module is a collection, which can provide you with a variety of modulation effects, including: chorus, edging, phase, vibrato, pan, vibrato, rotating speaker, automatic "ya" sound, envelope generator, detuning, transposition and thumping (a classic effect of Digitech, which can bend the sound up or down by 2 octaves). When selecting the chorus/modulation effect module, the number keys are used to select the effect type. Chorus/modulation effect module can only select one effect type at a time. A detailed description of each effect and its parameters is listed below.
Chorus: Chorus is to add a short delay to your guitar signal, modulate it to a slightly different tone from the original signal, and then mix it with the original signal to form a thicker sound, forming a stereo phase. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 chorus settings.
Flange edging: The principle of edging is the same as chorus, but the delay time is shorter, and a repetitive generator is added to make it have the effect of fast scanning. Use the number keys to select any of the nine edge effects.
Phase: Phase is the separated signal, which changes the phase of the signal. The phase of the signal is different from that of the original signal and mixed with the original signal. When the phase changes, different frequencies cancel each other out, resulting in a soft twisted sound. The number keys can be used to select any of the nine phase settings.
Tremolo vibration: the vibration effect is to modulate the volume of the signal at a stable speed. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 vibration effects.
Pan: The automatic pan adjusts the sound from left to right at a steady speed. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 pan settings.
Tremolo: The vibrato effect is to modulate the tone of the signal at a steady speed. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 vibrato effects.
Rotating sound box rotating sound box: rotating sound box is a sound box that simulates high-speed rotation (including tweeter and woofer). Two rotating loudspeakers create a wonderful sound field environment. It can swing from side to side, the sound is close to the audience and then passes by the audience, and the sound has a slight pitch change. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 kinds of rotating speaker effects.
Auto Ya automatic "Ya" sound: the automatic "ya" sound combines the characteristics of wow sound and edging to create a sound "ya" similar to that made by people. The strength of the automatic "ya" sound depends on the strength of plucking the strings. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 kinds of automatic "ya" sounds.
Envelope filter Envelope generator: The envelope generator changes the dynamic range of wow effect according to your piano playing intensity. You can choose from 9 kinds of envelope generators by the number keys.
Demodulation: Demodulation can duplicate the input signal, then change the tone of the duplicated signal very slightly, and finally mix the duplicated signal with the original signal. This duplicated effect is like two guitars playing the same tune. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 detuning settings.
Transposition: Transposition is to copy the input signal and then mix the copied signal with the original signal. This effect is like two guitars playing different tones. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 transposition effects. Transposition settings are as follows:
H 1=-12 semitone H4= -4 semitone H7= +5 semitone.
H2= -7 semitone H5= +3 semitone H8= +7 semitone
H3= -5 chromatic H6= +4 chromatic H9=+12 chromatic.
Bad luck: this is an effect that can only be achieved with the help of an external expression pedal. It can bend the input signal or add bendable harmony to the original signal. When the pedal is stepped up and down, the tone will bend up and down. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 unlucky effects. W stands for unlucky bending and h stands for harmonic bending. Its settings are as follows:
Y 1=W up one octave Y4=W down two octaves Y7=H up three degrees/quadrant.
Y 1=W rises two octaves, Y5=H minor chord/major triad rises Y8=H rises one octave and harmony rises.
Y3=W octave down Y6=H Second chord/major triad up Y9=H and octave down.
Delay Delay: RP50 has three delay types: single delay, analog delay and ping-pong delay. The maximum delay time is 2 seconds. There are two different parameters for editing the delay effect. They are variables and time. Variable parameters are used to select the delay type and feedback amount (i.e. the number of repetitions) and the level size of variables. The time parameter sets the delay time. When the delay LED is on, the delay time displayed on the screen is as follows: 1-99( 10 microsecond -990 microsecond), 1.0 and 2.0( 1 second and 2 seconds). The variable settings of the delay are as follows:
P 1=5% feedback, 15 level value P4=5% feedback, 30 level value P7=5% feedback, 50 level value.
P2=25% feedback, 15 grade value P5=25% feedback, 30 grade value P8=25% feedback, 50 grade value.
P3=50% feedback, 15 grade value P6=50% feedback, 30 grade value P9=50% feedback, 50 grade value.
Reverberation Reverberation: Reverberation effect is that your guitar sound has a sense of reality in the room or hall. Reverberation is a simulation of natural real acoustic environment, which is widely used in music recording. You can use the number keys to choose from 9 reverberation effects. The higher the value, the greater the reverberation. Reverberation settings are as follows:
R 1-R9= room reverberation H 1-H9= hall reverberation P 1-P9= flat reverberation.
C 1-C9= church reverberation A 1-A9= arena reverberation S 1-S9= spring reverberation.
Other functions
Expression pedal
There is an interface on the back panel of RP50, into which the expression pedal can be inserted. Any volume pedal can be used as the expression pedal on the RP50. When connected, this pedal can control the volume of RP50, wow or unlucky. If the wow or Whammy effect item is not turned on, the pedal can only be used as a volume pedal at this time. If the wow sound or unlucky effect item is activated, this is the pedal to control the effect.
Electronic drum
RP50 includes many drum flowers to help you have a better sense of rhythm. Press the drum key to enter this mode, and at the same time, the drum flower begins to play circularly (except when the machine is in storage or bypass state). In drum mode, the Edit key is used to select three options: drum flower, speed and horizontal value, and the Value key is used to adjust their values. Press the drum key again to stop playing.
Speaker simulation
When we connect RP50 in series to a mixer or recording device, it can provide us with speaker simulation. Speaker simulation can be added to all presets, but the speaker simulation is "bundled" with the amplifier simulation. Input speaker simulation needs to do this:
In the off state, press and hold the Drums key, then turn on the power until the word "CABINET ON" is displayed on the screen, and then release the Drums key. At this point, each amplifier simulation has a "bundled" speaker box simulation, as shown below:
B 1—B9: Blackface amplifier is equipped with 2 12 speakers.
O 1—O9: The boutique power amplifier is equipped with classic 4 x 12 speakers.
R 1—R9: The rectifier power amplifier is equipped with classic 4 x 12 speakers.
H 1—H9: HOTROD amplifier with English 4 x 12 speakers.
T 1—T9: The classic tweed amplifier is equipped with 2 12 speakers.
C 1—C9: British Combo amplifier is equipped with two x 12 speakers.
C 1—C9: Clean electron tube amplifier is equipped with English 4 x 12 speakers.
S 1—S9: English 4 x 12 speakers are provided for the British stack amplifier.
U1-U9: Crunch power amplifier is equipped with classic 4 x 12 speakers.
G 1—G9: High-gain electron tube amplifier with English 4 x 12 speaker.
F 1—F9: Fuzzy amplifier with English 4 x 12 speaker.
Restore factory settings
This function can restore the factory status of RP50. This program will clear all User Presets and restore them to the same settings as Factory Presets. Be careful before performing the secondary function, because it will make the user's data completely clear.
The steps to realize this process are as follows:
1. When it is not open.
2. Press and hold the left key of the edit key, and then turn on the power.
3. When the screen displays = =, release the key, and then press the store key, and the screen displays re. At this point, RP50 has been restored to the factory settings.
appendix
Specifications:
Input: 1/4 inch large dual-core input interface.
Output: 1/4-inch stereo large three-core output interface (headphones can be connected)
Control input: 1/4 inch super-large dual-core input interface (passive volume pedal can be used as expression pedal)
A/D conversion: 24 bits
Power supply: 6 No.5 batteries or AC transformer.
Power consumption: 5W max (when using AC transformer)
Endurance: continuous use of rainstorm 15 hours.
Presets: 40 user presets /40 manufacturer presets.
Effect items: pickup simulation, wow sound, compression, 1 1 power amplifier simulation, acoustic guitar simulation, three-level equalization, noise gate, speaker simulation, chorus, edging, phase, vibration sound, pan, vibrato, rotating speaker, automatic "Ya" sound, envelope generator, transposition, and so on.
Drum machine: 30 drum flowers
Synchronous sound effect: 8
Size:15.24cm (length) *12.7cm (width) * 5.4cm (height)
Weight: 0.39 kg
Suitable for solo
Pickup/Hua HS
Compressor 8
Amplifier/cabinet
S8
Equalizer (Bass) 4
Equalizer (Middle) 7
Equalizer (treble) 7
Noise gate G5
Chorus/modulation
delay
Reverberation r4
Heavy and strong metallic tone.
Pickup/Hua HS
Compressor 6
Amplifier/cabinet
G9
Equalizer (Bass) 8
Equalizer (middle) 1
Equalizer (treble) 6
Noise gate G9
Chorus /Mod 0FF
Delay 0FF
Reverberation R4
Very classic distorted timbre
Pickup/wow
compressor
Amplifier/cabinet
D4
Equalizer (bass) 12
Equalizer (mid) 12
Equalizer (treble) 12
Noise gate 36
Chorus/modulation
delay
reverberation