PREAMP MANUAL
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1. O O ca da E E Q Q Pre amp power amp effects setup FOOTSWITCH emau PREAMP OUT ca VEN Voopoo Las D AS SN NS AN am AN Te it electrical shock do not L ed SD e y CD to Prep service personnel ACIN 100W MAX FUSE MADE IN U S A AMP CABINET i MN MN VITAR PREAMP IN LEFT O IN RIGHT EFFECTS PROCESSOR O O 000 O O o IN LEFT y d RIGHT POWER AMP O 3 ba O E 6 O 5 LIVE continued Pre amp amplifier head setup FOOTSWITCH DIRECT OUT PREAMP OUT A EE A aiii A ACIN 100W MAX FUSE SonoS AB To prevent electrical shock do not remove cover C E E N O O O O ge E No ca pr sde Rr sening 65 B a amp i GUITAR PREAMP Tas AMPLIFIER HEAD CABINET x NA l lt O SPEAKER FX SEND H RETURN E Pre amp power amp PA setup FOOTSWITCH amp HIRED HUT PREAMP OUT A aman ACIN 100W MAX FUSE Voopoo Das A am A o gp o N Y O N Y Y GUITAR PREAMP lia po nd Rong U L kr IN U S A 1 Wp Balanced XLR PA CONSOLE ms POWER AMP CABINET 0000 9990 0000 EH 0000 E 20000 0000 DARA g R Tu EE 0090 USING THE FOOTSWITCH Your Preamp comes equipped with a footswitch for channel selection To use it simply plug the2. WARRANTY Digital Music warrants this product against defects that are due to faulty material or workmanship for a period of five years from the date of original retail purchase This warranty does not include vacuum tubes or damage to the product from accident or misuse This warranty is given to the origi nal purchaser only and is not assignable to any other person If the product should become defective within the warranty period Digital Music will repair it or replace it free of charge provided it s returned freight prepaid to Digital Music with a valid RMA return material authorization number This warranty shall not apply to any goods that have been repaired or altered by anyone other than the manufacturer There are no warranties which extend beyond the terms described herein Should you experience any difficulty with this Digital Music product contact us as described below If it s determined that the product must be returned to the factory for repair you will be issued an RMA and given shipping and packaging instructions HOW TO REACH US You can reach us by any of the following Tel 707 545 0600 Fax 707 545 9777 Mail Voodoo Lab 3165 Coffey Lane Santa Rosa CA 95403 Email info Wvoodoolab com Website www voodoolab com GO
3. SA o a Voopoo Lara PREAMP MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL DIGITAL MUSIC CORPORATION INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your choice of product The three channel all tube Voodoo Lab Guitar Preamp was designed to be simply the most effective and organic direct recording tool available for guitar as well as a centerpiece to the live rig of any tone connoisseur Careful attention was paid in the design stage to provide tighter and more even bass response than you find in many vintage circuits with an emphasis on string definition and picking dynamics Most important was capturing the elusive feel and vibe of a vintage tube amp UNPACKING Your Voodoo Lab Guitar Preamp box should contain the following 1 Guitar Preamp 2 Footswitch 3 AC power cord 4 This manual 5 Warranty card Please take a moment to fill out and mail in your warranty card This will register your warranty make you eligible for technical support and allow us to notify you with updates and new product information Don t worry we respect your privacy and never sell our mailing list SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Your Preamp is a professional piece of equipment Always use common sense and observe these precautions Always make sure the unit is properly grounded Shut the unit off and disconnect AC power before changing fuse or tubes Always insure adequate air circulation around Preamp Always turn off the power of all related equipment before making connections D
4. 4 jack from the captured cord into the footswitch jack on the back panel Plugging into this jack dis ables the channel select switches on the front panel SWITCHING CHANNELS WITH A GCX AUDIO SWITCHER You can also switch the channels of your Guitar Preamp with an external switching device like the Digital Music GCX Guitar Audio Switcher In order to do this you will need an insert point cable which goes from a stereo 4 plug on one end to two mono 4 plugs on the other One of the mono jacks will be ring sleeve and the other will be tip sleeve You will need to have two loops open in your GCX to switch channels Take the stereo end of the cable and plug it into the Footswitch jack on the back panel Then tale the two mono ends and plug them into the OUT N O jacks of two free GCX loops like this FOOTSWITCH AQUI E Ee A Tas AN CAUTION N ri C 00 e mas ol o E 1 AMP TIP SLEEVE RING SLEEVE GCX AUDIO SWITCHER XXX OXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXO When Loop 3 is open and Loop 4 is closed the Clean channel will be selected When both loops are closed the Rhythm channel will be selected and when Loop 3 is closed and Loop 4 is open the Lead channel will be selected OPERATION Your Guitar Preamp is designed to bring the warmth of an all tube signal path to any musical situation Here is a brief description of the character of each channel CLEAN CHANNEL The Clean channel is modeled after the legend
5. ary black face era American amps of the mid 60 s It s airy and open sounding with lots of spank and headroom for clean guitar sounds of many flavors from rhythmic funk to sparkly pop to country twang Higher gain settings will reveal a slightly compressed and meatier sound that will start to break up when the Gain knob is turned up all the way The Punch switch will add a more throaty punchier element to your sound by accentuating the lower mid frequencies while the Bright switch will bring out the highs and let you dial in as much high end sheen as you could ever want without thinning out your tone or sounding tinny RHYTHM CHANNEL The Rhythm channel is extremely versatile A fertile source for a wide palette of earthy crunchy tones that recall the plexi era British amps of the late 60 s the Rhythm channel is also a great choice for blues and country players who want a little bit of grind behind their sound One of the most desirable characteristics of the Rhythm channel is the way it cleans up as you back off the volume on your guitar yielding a rich and full tone that is subtle yet clear Higher gain settings reveal a saturated grind with plenty of sustain for single note playing and solos The Shift switch shared with the Lead channel shifts the whole curve of the EQ section down which tends to accentuate both the lower midrange and the lower high frequencies In addition to adding a bit of bottom end oomph the Shi
6. channel 20 Yellow Gain gain control for the Rhythm channel 21 Red Bright Switch enhances high frequencies in the Lead channel 22 Red Gain gain control for the Lead channel 23 Input jack standard 4 instrument level input BACK PANEL FOOTSWITCH ay DRET OUT PREAMP OUT ACIN 100W MAX FUSE e Me CAUTION VooDoo Tias A A G FUSE O oo O A NS IU SSA o GUITAR PREAMP To quad sevice perna o B ES MADE IN U S A iia 1 Footswitch Jack 4 TRS input jack for footswitch 2 Direct Out 1 balanced XLR with Cabinet Simulator 3 Direct Out 2 unbalanced 4 with Cabinet Simulator 4 Preamp Out 2 standard 4 outputs 5 AC In AC power input jack this is a standard IEC style connector CONNECTIONS Here are some of the possible ways that your Preamp can be configured into your setup RECORDING Direct out to recording console setup FOOTSWITCH DIREC OUT PREAMP OUT ewe or eee O AT 5 Balanced XLR Unbalanced 1 4 EHH 9099 LIVE Pre amp power amp setup FOOTSWITCH DIREC OUT PREAMP OUT Semus Voopoo Las A gt n GUITAR PREAMP SZ To prevent electrical shock do not remove cover No user serviceable pars inside Refer servicing AX caution AN D to qualified service personnel MADEIN USA a IN LEFT IN RIGHT POWER AMP
7. ft switch makes the Treble control more active and will push your signal into saturation with a little more urgency The Bright switch brings out the high end frequencies and is particularly valuable if you are going for that scooped mid type of tone LEAD CHANNEL The Lead channel is the side of the Preamp that is the most modern and aggressive It saturates even at lower Gain settings and gives you that searing violin like lead tone with long and smooth sustain that has become the signature of many prog rock and heavy metal guitar styles The Lead channel is also great for heavy riffs and rhythm parts the tightness and definition in the low end that characterizes the Preamp overall really comes into it s own for heavier playing styles CABINET SIMULATION Your Preamp is also equipped with our Cab Tone analog speaker emulation circuitry The Cabinet Simulator offers accurate and punchy emulations of either 2x12 open back or 4x12 closed back speaker cabinets and is the icing on the cake of the Preamp when it comes to direct recording Your signal goes through the Cabinet Simulator when you use either the XLR or the 4 direct outputs on the back panel The XLR output is balanced and should always be used for longer cable runs The 4 output is unbalanced and can be used any time it s more convenient to use that style connection The Cabinet Simulator is also great when you are using one of the direct outs to feed the P A ina live situation
8. o not use excessive force in handling buttons switches or controls FRONT PANEL O l POWER VOLUME TREBLE VOLUME VOLUME TREBLE GAIN GAIN INPUT o O l CABINET q CHANNEL SIMULATOR SELECT O Sete popeo TAS a A a E O alr JL ra ioe T ma 0000 60000 bd O O O MOWA O 1 Power switch 2 Cabinet Simulator In Out 3 Cabinet Simulator 2x12 Open 4x12 Closed 4 Green Volume volume control for Clean channel 5 Green Treble treble EQ control for Clean channel 6 Green Mid midrange EQ control for Clean channel 7 Punch Switch changes EQ curve of Clean channel to accentuate the lower mid frequencies 8 Green Bass bass EQ control for Clean channel 9 Green Bright Switch enhances high frequencies in the Clean channel 10 Green Gain gain control for Clean channel 11 Channel Select Select between Clean and Rhythm Lead 12 Channel Select Select Rhythm or Lead 13 Yellow Volume volume control for Rhythm channel 14 Red Volume volume control for Lead channel 15 Red Yellow Treble treble EQ control for both Rhythm and Lead channels 16 Red Yellow Mid midrange EQ control for both Rhythm and Lead channels 17 Shift Switch shifts EQ curve of both Rhythm and Lead channels to accentuate the lower mid and lower high frequencies 18 Red Yellow Bass bass EQ control for both Rhythm and Lead channels 19 Yellow Bright Switch enhances high frequencies in the Rhythm
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