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1. Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual BPM Modes When dealing with BPM Beat Per Minute tempo in formation TH2 behaves in three different ways based on its settings Clicking in the BPM area lower left of TH2 on either HOST INT or VAR cycles through these settings Host BPM When in HOST BPM mode TH2 derives its BPM refer ence from the host the DAW TH2 is running in If your Host changes BPM TH2 will quickly follow it and adapt its BPM reference to the new host BPM Fig 78 HOST BPM readout Internal BPM When in internal BPM mode INT TH2 sets its own BPM based on the tempo you either type to its left double click to edit tap via the pop up TAP icon or set with a TAP Tempo control via Smart or MIDI message Fig 79 INT BPM readout Variation BPM When in Variation BPM mode VAR TH2 reads its BPM setting when loading every Variation Entry is done just like in the INT mode data entry TAP icon TAP Tempo Smart or MIDI message Fig 80 VAR BPM readout Fig 81 The pop up TAP control Fig 82 Data entry mode NOTE when in INT mode TH2 will never load Varia tion specific BPM settings allowing you to change Vari ation in a Live situation without losing the BPM you di Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com aled in before Be careful to select your preferred op2. Step Down each action on this Smart triggers a change of status This type of control cycles through up Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual to 4 different statuses from the highest to the lowest numbered Step Up Down each action on this Smart triggers a change of status This type of control cycles through up to 4 different statuses from the lowest to highest back to the lowest numbered then again up and so on Smart type can be configured in the lower left part of the Smart connection window Stepup Stepdown Step up down Knob Switch Touch Tap 2 Fig 57 Controls to choose a Smart Control type Managing Smart Controls You can clear copy or swap Smart Controls like you do with Modules Click Dragging a Smart or its display and releasing the mouse over another Smart or its display will make the two Smart Controls swap positions ap Down 2 2 Fig 58 Smart Control swap Click Dragging a Smart or its display and releasing it outside of the Smart panel will delete the Smart Control Step Up 1 2 Fig 59 Smart Control clear Ctrl Click Drag Alt Click Drag on Mac of a Smart or its display copies a Smart to another NOTE copying of Smart Controls is useful if you want to have the same parameters mapped but with a differ ent Smart type like Stepper
3. INPUT Fig 2 Header Panel with Master controls made visible INPUT Input sensitivity changes input sensitivity as much as it would be on a real amp LOW is best suited for single coils HIGH for usually works better with humbuckers GATE The Global Noise Gate threshold level It works as a combined Expander Gate for maximum efficiency LOW Use this to dial in a global Low frequencies EQ for all TH2 Sounds Variations HIGH Use this to dial in a global High frequencies EQ for all TH2 Sounds Variations REVERB Use this to trim Reverb levels in all TH2 Sounds Variations DELAY Use this to trim Delay levels in all TH2 Sounds Variations SOUND PANEL The Sound panel is dedicated to TH2 Banks Sounds and Variations management Fig 3 Sound Panel BANK Bank number TH2 features 999 Factory plus 999 User Banks USER FACTORY The User Factory selector is located under the Bank number Factory Banks cannot be overwritten SOUND Sound number Each Bank features 13 Sounds from 00 to 12 VARIATION Variation number Each Sound has 8 of them the yellow 3 digit number is laid out in order to show a Sound Variation E g 07 3 is Sound 7 Variation 3 BANK NAME Bank name text color matches Bank number color SOUND NAME Sound name text color matches Sound number color 8 VARIATIONS 8 buttons to select Variations upper row Variations 1 to 4 lower row Variations 5 to 8 WRITE Opens the Writes panel or writes a Sound all 8 Variations
4. of the acoustic response of a real cabinet or any linear acoustic system like room reverbs through a technique called Convolution This sample once captured and deconvoluted can be applied to your signal chain in TH2 thanks to this module Find more information on Impulse Responses and Convolution here http en wikipedia org wiki Impulse_response http acoustics net content asp id 19 http noisevault com nv index php option com_remository amp lte mid 29 http emusician com mag emusic_convolution_reverb_beyond f http emusician com tutorials audio_alchemy Cab 1 4 gt Americans Between Ol 4 gt EL34 57 edge grill Invert Phase Import IR Invert Phase Import IR Fig 76 The Cabinet IR module showing its editing panels Import IR TH2 accepts WAV files as sources with any resolution best is 24 bit or 32 bit floating and sample rate The Cabinet IR module is mono meaning that it will accept only mono IR each cabinet speaker is mono by defini tion A useful source for custom cabinet IRs is http www guitarampmodeling com viewforum php f 3 2 a Import IR England Pro 4x12 V30 Freemus 4x12 V30 Modern Oversized 4x12 V30 Modern Trad 4x12 V30 Recabinet Demo Damien 212 Recabinet Demo Ghandi 412 Rock 1960A 4x12 V30 G12 New group Fig 77 Import IR menu Hit Import IR Select either one of the already available groups or click on New group
5. Copy Bank Export Bank Import Bank Fig 45 Copy Paste amp Clear a Bank Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Import and Export Bank Right clicking or Ctrl click on Mac on a Bank name in the Browser window allows for Importing and Exporting of your Banks Calling such commands brings on a file system dialog window which you can navigate in order to locate the Bank to be imported or locate the destination and name for the Bank to be exported oo Le Save Export bank Save As untitled a ZEREN Tii Artist Presets a Q search DEVICES Date Modified W MacBoo X fberti 05 nov 08 08 46 Fi ipi Fritz 24 ott 08 16 01 iDisk i Kbidi 25 ott 08 01 54 L Macinto I Marco Martini 27 ott O8 17 47 f Y PLACES i Michael Raphael 25 ott 08 01 54 Scrivania i nalbantov 10 nov 08 11 04 Downloads A Applicaz I Sergio Michel TH1 Presets 25 ott 08 01 55 Sy Documenti i N simonec Y TH1 1 0 factory rev1 zip 10 nov 08 12 15 New Folder Cancel C Save Fig 46 Export Bank file system dialog box Mac OOA Import bank lt gt ele Gm TH1 Qsearch DEVICES an bank0O1 xmi 1 lll MacBoo E FACTORY H iDisk E FLOOR A E Macinto Gir i MIDI bichon MODULES Scrivania WG oLD Downloads GS OLD IR A Applicaz i
6. D Properties am Name bank001 xml Ji Documenti TH1 Manual pdf Sen 5 KE iS simonec E thumbnails Kind Word 2003 J Musica XML Format v Created Today at Gig Immagini Il El citi nei bd Fig 47 Import Bank file system dialog box Mac NOTE all copy paste and clear operations in the Browser window are immediately effective and cannot be undone in any way Please pay attention before committing to actions like these TH2 Manual Taking control locally Smart Controls Smart Controls is another revolutionary feature of TH2 giving you local host or remote control of TH2 in ways unheard of before both in the software and hardware worlds Fig 48 Smart Controls The idea behind Smart Controls is having one knob or switch that can easily and intuitively automate turning groups of knobs or ON OFF switches and more just by engaging a Smart Control This is a way to act on the current Variation in different ways at the same time Smart Controls are MIDI remote able and host auto mate able further widening the already astonishing ex pressive power of TH2 When any parameter is under Smart Control manage ment we refer to it as being connected to a Smart Con trol You can hide or show the Smart Control panel by click ing on the View Smart tab Reverb How to setup a connection To connect a parameter from a Module to a Smart Con trol Sound Chain Panel click on the Mo
7. Once in this window you can select the Sound or Varia tion you want to write the current Sound or Variation to The Listen feature comes in handy here since it helps in identifying which Sound or Variation you eventually want to overwrite Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice TH2 Manual Operation is as easy as selecting the proper Variation or Sound by clicking either on the Variation button or the Sound row then clicking on either Write Variation or Write Sound Search options When you hit the Search button on the main TH2 win dow the Sound Browser will open in Search mode Once in this window you can select the Sound or Varia tion you want to load Load Variation will load the selected Variation in place of the currently selected Variation in TH2 Load Sound will locate TH2 to the Bank and Sound you selected in the Search Browser Right click operations in Brows er Right clicking or Ctrl click on Mac on different places in the Sound Browser brings to a set a different options Variation Clean Verh Copy Variation Load at Startup Fig 43 Copy Paste Clear or set a Variation to be loaded at Startup time NOTE the Load at Startup command is also available as a right click or Ctrl click on Mac command on a Variation button in the main window Sound Darkface Copy Sound Fig 44 Copy Paste amp Clear a Sound Bank
8. Thinking of the way guitarists usually need to access different sounds in their rig we conceived the concept of Variations Situations when you need to get things organized the way you want usually involve playing different sections of a song with different sounds playing a whole gig or a set in a gig using your set of sounds This translates into the power of creating variations on the theme a change of amplifier channel a change of stomp box bypass or more complex things while keep ing to the sound concept intact TH2 Sound and Varia tion concepts come from here These will still all fit into a common umbrella like a song title a gig title or some thing like it This said a Variation could really be anything you wish or need Naming memories Bank double click on the Bank name display the up per part of the big display in the Sound panel pale blue text Made in Italy e www overloud com Sound double click on the Bank name display the up per part of the big display in the Sound panel pale yellow text Alternatively right click or Ctrl click on Mac on the Write button and choose Rename Sound Variation double click or right click or Ctrl click on Mac and choose Rename Variation on the desired Variation button Copy Variation Rename Variation Load at startup Clear Variation Fig 31 Right click or Ctrl Click on Mac on a Variation button brings up the Variation menu Basic browsing
9. Unsaved Setting until you load a preset or write your own custom preset Fig 30 Preset Panel with a saved preset The two arrows scroll through all the available presets The plus and minus signs work as Add current to pre sets list and Remove current from presets list while the cross sign simply closes the window Clicking on the currently selected preset name will open the drop down menu showing all presets TH2 Manual TH2 Memory Basic Concepts User and Factory memory loca tions Factory memory locations are for factory installed Banks This memory zone is not writable TH2 can fea ture up to 103 896 factory installed Variations User memory locations are at the user s disposal You have a total of up to 103 896 writable Variations more than anyone can even think of What is a Bank A Bank is a collection of Sounds It responds to MIDI Bank Change messages so you can remotely change Banks inside TH2 Each Bank features up to 13 Sounds and its content should be consistent a set of Sounds for a live gig for a particular style or guitar in your setup or for different instruments TH2 is for guitars but nothing stops you from using it on other instruments or on vocals What is a Sound A Sound is the main reference for your well sound A song name a style name a set of a gig anything can fit into a Sound Each Sound can feature up to 8 Variations What is a Variation
10. User Manual Version 2 0 1 Rev A December 1 2010 TH2 Manual Contents Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com COMES oee ee ee ne ee er ee ee eee reer 2 SITIDOF LANE INOUG sisisi Eaa aaa a Eea 4 ISO WNC ACC eee E dxtuceastxstiocce stasis 5 HEADER PANEL 5 SOUND PANEL 5 OVERVIEW PANEL 6 MODULE VIEW PANEL 6 SMART PANEL 6 FOOTER PANEL 6 FREELY RESIZABLE WINDOW 7 AUTO HIDE THE OVERVIEW PANEL 7 Playing Witi V2 essee aE E EEEE EE aad NA EEEREN 8 Connecting the Guitar 8 TH2 Standalone Options 8 Input Channel Choice in TH2 8 Input Level Adjustment 9 Banks Sound Variations 9 Live MOOG cee E A ss suseeus 9 Editino TH 2 scssi aaia aaa Eai 10 The Sound Chain and the Module Panel 10 TH2 signal flow explained 10 TH2 Splitter Module 10 TH2 Mixer Pro Module 11 Interacting with Modules 11 Module Presets 13 THA Memory Basie GONG bs sessie E E eteceneee sees acceeececeeteehceceateceecet eee 14 User and Factory memory locations 14 What is a Bank 14 What is a Sound 14 What is a Variation 14 Naming memories 14 Basic browsing 14 When to write to disk 14 Writing to disk Basic method 15 Copy and Paste of memories 15 Clearing memories 15 Reverting to a saved memory 15 TH2 Memory Advanced Concepts ssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnne n nnmnnn nenna nnne 16 Sound Browser panel 16
11. eration mode before the start of your live set TH2 Manual Technical Support FAQ Frequently Asked Ques tions If you need technical support please first take a look at our FAQ pages online at www overloud com There you ll find answers to the most common questions Free Technical Support If the FAQ pages didn t help you can get free technical support online at www overloud com or writing to support overloud com While submitting a technical support request please be as more precise and detailed as you can The goal is to let us reproduce your issue Therefore don t forget to report your system specs settings version host application name and version and provide a step by step sequence to spot the prob lem Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual End User License Agreement 1 DEFINITIONS EULA this end user license agreement TH2 plug in software the software program included in the enclosed package and all related updates supplied by Overloud Overloud Product the TH2 plug in software and the re lated documentation and models and multimedia con tent such as animations sounds and graphics and all related updates supplied by Overloud Overloud a trademark property of Almateq srl which does business as Overloud Not for resale NFR Version a version of Overloud Product so id
12. Smart connections window Stepup Stepdown Step up down Knob Switch Touch Tap Fig 55 Smart connections window Step mode How to configure Smart connections Set the parameter s under Smart control to the settings corresponding to your needs then click Sets the Current parameter value as MIN Sets the Current parameter value as MAX Swaps MIN and MAX Sets the current parameter value as Step 1 to 4 Sets the ALL Current parameter value as MIN HBoHBaeG Sets the ALL Current parameter value as MAX Test you Smart behavior either locally or remotely to see if it fits your needs Smart Control types Switch Knob Fe Fig 56 Smart Controls types Switch Knob Step Up Down and Up Down Touch and Tap Knob any parameter assigned to this type of control will change gradually based on the knob position and on the assignment settings Switch parameters assigned to this type of control will be hard switched between their Min and Max settings Touch is a temporary switch When pressed sets mapped parameters to Max When released sets to Min Tap this special type of control is devoted to the Inter nal Global BPM Tap able control or to each single Tap activated parameter in any of TH2 Modules Step Up each action on this Smart triggers a change of status This type of control cycles through up to 4 differ ent statuses from the lowest to the highest numbered
13. The OS file management window opens up Dive to the place your IR s is are placed Select it or shift select them IRs are loaded automatically trimmed maximized DC offset phase regulated analyzed converted and co pied to TH2 own internal file directory The Cabinet IR panel features and con trols Dual IR you can load up to two different Impulse Responses Cab 1 and Cab 2 either coming from totally different cabinets or from the same cabinet with different set tings positioning or mic choice Invert Phase inverts or reverses the phase of the se lected IR for augmented phase cancellation effect when balancing two different IRs Balance balances the relative level of Cab 1 and Cab 2 Power bypasses or activates the Cabinet IR module Accuracy sets the overall accuracy of the IR in the lowest frequencies sub 80 hz Usually Low L is good for CPU overhead un less you need a very faithful and deep bass response then choose either Mid M or High H Filters apply a steep hi pass and or low pass filter to the cabinet sound to get rid of an noying frequencies Delay sets a delay in hundreds of milliseconds between the two IRs emulating different distances of the virtual mics from the speakers thus introducing lots of comb filtering Drag to the left to delay Cab 1 drag to the right to delay Cab 2 Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice
14. To browse through TH2 memories use the arrows to change Bank pale blue number Sound pale yellow number and click with your mouse on any of the 8 Var iation buttons on the right in the Sound panel Alternatively Rolling with your mouse over the Variation number right next to the Sound number a set of arrows appear You can use those arrows to browse quicker through Variations in different Sounds and Banks Fig 32 Pop out Variation change arrows Direct access to Banks and Sounds is done by way of double clicking on either the Bank or Sound number and typing a number 1 to 999 for Banks O to 12 for Sounds When to write to disk When a Variation or a Sound is changed you will see an asterisk appear on the left side of the Variation but ton and of the Write button Clean Verb Full Metal Guitar Hero Fig 33 Asterisks indicating changes to be saved This is the way TH2 informs you that there are unsaved changes in your edits and that you need to write those changes to disk before switching Sound in order to keep those changes Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice 14 TH2 Manual Based on the Playing Mode selected when not in any of the two Live modes you will also get a prompt to save the Sound when changing a Sound with unsaved modifications Writing to disk Basic method There are two methods for writing a Variation or a Sound
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16. and in this paragraph we re exploring the sim plest To write a Variation to disk Click and hold the Variation button The button text will turn red after a moment The button text reverts to black and the asterisk mark disappears Your Variation is successfully written to disk To write a Sound to disk Click and hold the Write button The button text will turn red after a moment The button text reverts to black and the asterisk mark disappears Your Sound is successfully written to disk This dual system allows you to selectively write to disk only the Variations you need or the Sound as a whole Copy and Paste of memories Right click or Ctrl click on Mac a Variation button and select Copy Variation then paste it on the desired memory location User Right click or Ctrl click on Mac the Write button and select Copy Sound then paste it on the desired memo ry location User Clearing memories Right click or Ctrl click on Mac a Variation button and select Clear Variation Right click or Ctrl click on Mac the Write button and select Clear Sound Reverting to a saved memory Right click or Ctrl click on Mac a Variation button and select Reload Variation Right click or Ctrl click on Mac the Write button and select Reload Sound NOTE all these operations are not complete until you commit them to disk with a Write command Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifi
17. kind of re mote MIDI Controller be it a keyboard a table top con troller or a foot controller All MIDI activity is regulated in the MIDI Bindings prefe rence panel accessed by clicking Preferences on the lower right on the main window Preferences WPM Tales ET My Custom MIDI Controller Settings aMi a E Program Change recalls internal memory Learn Event Bank up Bank dn Learn Event Volume pedal Wah pedal Ta Sound up Toner Sound dn o a Var up Prg C Var dn Prg Mute vENENENE NEN Bee ogogo gogogo Output volume W Skip empty banks sounds variations Learn Event Learn Event Ne yio Bie D Nm Ww Spm EN gM Ww iro ti Bie N N Mem ae keg Fig 61 The MIDI Bindings Preference panel MIDI Bindings Preset menu Once you set your MIDI Bindings preferences you can save the settings to disk using this section Hit the plus sign and type a name in the dialog window to add a preset click on the minus sign to remove a preset from the list Program Change recalls internal memory When deselected all incoming Program Change mes Sages can be routed to other functions in the MIDI Bind ings panel When this preference is activated if a Program Change is received by TH2 it routed directly to the internal memory system as described below Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e ww
18. most audio devices to input 1 or 2 Some Audio Devices might not allow you to select a single input for example Input 1 In such a case there s a solution explained in the next paragraph Active MIDI Inputs Please select the physical or virtual MIDI inputs you mean to use to remotely control TH2 TH2 by design listens to MIDI input flow on all chan nels of the selected ports simplifying your work Input Channel Choice in TH2 Some Audio Devices for Standalone use and hosts in plug in mode don t allow for Mono input to Stereo out Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice 8 TH2 Manual put operation which is the one you ll more likely need most of the times To solve this problem TH2 features a right click Ctrl click on Mac pop up menu on its phantom input mod ule When TH2 senses a stereo input this options is availa ble allowing you to choose to which side of the stereo connection your instrument is connected bid My bess Pied tegen fi tf PA Cr ae lt Th Stereo input 355553 v Left channel input ie Right channel input PS aA Fig 14 TH2 bound Input Channel Selection This is also a welcome feature for people playing live and often switching between two guitars you don t need to unplug and re plug cables and re set input le vels just right click and select the proper input Input Level Adjustment By cl
19. that the input is close to clip ping but a clip doesn t yet happen TH2 Standalone Options When using TH2 in Standalone mode you have to set the proper connections and settings for your audio and MIDI hardware MASTER LIVE INLEV Fig 12 TH2 Standalone Options click on Audio Settings Made in Italy e www overloud com Click the Options button and you ll be shown a window like this Fig 13 The Audio and MIDI Settings window Audio Device Selection x Audio Settings Mitia Built in Output WI Built in Microphone Active input channels Sle eet 44100 Hz Wielemesiairasm 512 samples 11 6 ms lt Active midi inputs Select you Audio device which should be listed in the drop down menu Setting Sample Rate Set the Sample rate if you don t have particular needs go for 44100 Hz Audio Buffer Size Audio buffer size is very much dependant on your com puter overall performance and on the kind of audio de vice connected Usually 256 samples is a good starting point you might want to lower this to 128 samples or even to 64 samples if your audio hardware supports them Pay attention that a too much low setting can af fect TH2 or the whole computer performance bringing to clicking and crackling better known as buffer dropouts Active Input Channels Click to activate or de activate the Audio Device inputs according to your needs Usually a guitar is mono and is going to be connected on
20. that were studied during Overloud s sound model development and for describing certain types of tones pro duced by Overloud s digital modeling technologies The use of these names and trademarks does not imply any cooperation or endorsement Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual User Interface The TH2 interface is split into six stacked horizontal panels Header Sound Overview Module Smart and Footer Each of these panels is dedicated to particular functionalities of TH2 Let s take a look HEADER PANEL The Header panel features the global controls of TH2 with the input related ones on the left side while the output related ones are located at the right end MASTER LIVE INLEV TH2 Fig 1 Header Panel LIVE Toggles between normal and Live Mode no prompts to save when changing tone IN LEV Shows the Input Level Adjustment window which helps in setting the optimal input level IN Input level meter TUNER TH2 Tuner press ON to turn it on MUTE to temporarily silence TH2 output OUT Output level knob adjusts TH2 output level OUT Output level meter By clicking the MASTER button near the TH2 logo the sound panel opens up giving you access to TH2 Global controls Global controls act as an overall Master control that affects TH2 sound regardless of the Variation being loaded MASTER LIWE INLEV TH2
21. to disk Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual SEARCH Search the database for a particular Sound or Variation The Overview panel shows an interactive view of the full TH2 Sound Chain You can easily modify the composition of each Sound Chain by way of simple mouse actions Fig 4 Overview The Module view panel shows a zoomed coordinated view of the sound chain This view allows for a full editing capabili ty of all parameters of the single modules in the Sound Chain In order to have the Module view focus on one particular module in the Sound Chain just click on the module itself in the Overview 4 MID RANGE Y ji GAIN LEVEL BASS TREBLE DENSITY PRESENCE i Lt OVERDRIVE l l BOOST SWELP Fig 5 Module View The Smart panel has 8 customizable controls that you can easily program in order to control as many parameters at same time as you want and need Fig 6 Smart Panel The Footer panel contains BPM Beat Per Minute Tempo controls a complimentary display and buttons Fig 7 Footer Panel Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy TH2 Manual BPM Shows the current BPM be it Host driven or internally generated HOST INT VAR Toggles between Host Int own generated and Var per variation te
22. to write to disk the Variation or Sound in order to keep those changes for future needs Furthermore when switching Sound or Bank TH2 will prompt you to write the changed Sound to disk This is perfect when you are creating your Sound pre paring for a rig or mixing your project but can be very annoying when you re playing live or dealing with TH2 in a recording session For this reason we are also featuring the Live Mode click on the Live button on the upper left side of TH2 in the Header panel This mode allows you to play freely with all TH2 controls locally or remotely without incur ring any dialog boxes requiring you to take your hands away from your instrument When this mode is acti vated any changes you may wish to write to disk have to be done intentionally since you will not get any alert when abandoning a modified Variation or Sound Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice TH2 Manual Editing TH2 The Sound Chain and the Module Panel TH2 graphic interface is mostly filled by the Sound Chain and Module Panel showing the Modules con nected in order to form the signal path of the currently loaded Variation The Sound Chain is the upper horizontal panel showing an overview of the entire signal path The Module View shows you a closer view of your cur rent selection To focus the Module Panel on what you need to edit click on any Module in the S
23. Ask confirmation for Browser operations Fig 63 Preferences Interface Knob Mode In Linear Mode knobs are turned with vertical linear movements of the cursor up rises down lowers val ues In Rotating Mode knobs are turned by way of cir cular movements of the mouse around the knobs them selves Tooltips When Show tooltips is selected you will see tooltip clouds appearing when you stop over an interface con trol suggesting you how to use it Views Overview for navigation only by checking this option editing operations copying moving deleting etc will not be allowed in the Overview Panel thus avoiding ac cidental changes in case your hands are focusing on your instrument Ignore Variation Floors TH2 saves the currently se lected Floor background with each Variation When this preference is selected TH2 will always show the currently default Floor Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Tuner Mode TH2 Tuner can work in two ways In Dot Mode the tun er has a single LED lit to indicate the currently meas ured tuning In Bar Mode the tuner turn on all LEDs be tween the middle LED the currently measured tuning Auto Mute This setting when activated automatically selects the Tuner Mute each time you turn the Tuner on Tuner Mute serves also as a Global Mute function Microphone distance u
24. CTION EVENT Variation 1 to When assigned recalls numbered Note the equally Variation in the currently Program active Sound NOTE when using some hosts some MIDI Messages might be stolen especially the most common MIDI CC 7 and 10 TH2 Manual Cosmetics TH2 Floor management TH2 has the capability to change its skin to the user s taste This user selectable cosmetic behavior can be global or linked to each Variation see the Interface Pre ferences chapter for more on this Just right click and Ctrl click on Mac in any place in the background of the Module View or Overview panels and you ll be presented with the Floor choice menu which looks like this Solid Burgundy Solid Carmine Red Solid Cerulean Blue Solid Cobalt Blue Set current as default e Use default TH1 factory floor 70s Blue 70s Green 70s Red 70s Bordeaux Carpet Black Carpet Dark Grey Carpet Grey Cyan Carpet Red Carton Concrete Dark Diamonds Orange Paper Sand Sky l Solid Army Green Solid Blue f Solid Bondi Blue Solid Dark Grey Solid Emerald Green Solid Gold Solid Green Solid Jade Green Solid Lavender Solid Red Pigment Solid Steel Blue Solid Tangerine Solid UN Blue Soundproof Squared Starship Striped Carpet Autumn Striped Carpet Bluey Striped Carpet Vivid Stripes Light Grey Under Construction Underground Wallpaper Add new from file Fig 62 the righ click and Ctrl click on
25. Mac menu to se lect custom Floors with a long list of user added Floors Add new from file Selecting this option opens up a OS dialog window Point to the place your graphic file of choice is located to load it into TH2 Once selected the file is copied to the TH2 internal working directory so that all files are kept in a safe and common place TH2 accepts both PNG and JPG files NOTE an additional method of adding Floors to TH2 is by means of drag and drop of the graphic file from your OS files system windows to TH2 The file will be applied Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com immediately and copied to the internal working directo ry Set current as default Sets the currently selected Floor as the default Floor being loaded when no Variation based Floor is as signed or when the Ignore Variation Floors preference is selected Use default Selects the currently default Floor for the active Varia tion TH2 Manual Interface Preferences Clicking Preferences lower right of TH2 will open the equally named window Here you can set some TH2 functions and global behaviors x Preferences Interface MIDI Bindings Linear Bar Mode Rotating Dot Mode S Show tooltips Auto Mute when Tuner is turned on Overview for navigation only Centimeters Ignore Variation Floors Inches This copy is authorized
26. Right click operations in Browser 17 Import and Export Bank 17 Taking COMUOMIOG ANY irnia aiaa Eaa eE niaaa apanka iaaa 18 Smart Controls 18 Taking control Vid Host AUTLOMAUIOMN sccsecsedccccescccestenccecnsewseescenscsdsenussceecenusetensactcanseweacdsatossneviuasencestecinestenweccnseuctcaxseusis 21 Automatable Parameters Table 21 Faking control via MIDI MIDE Bindings siiecccecccsecesscceesan see ed eecncceescsiccediccn ssn socesdaneceaeiennassecesiermeceecccneaneucentaeeecs ences 22 MIDI Bindings Preset menu 22 Program Change recalls internal memory 22 TH2 Manual How to program MIDI events to control TH2 OSG eas ooca cesses oe vas econ eceee sae sa cee E A TH2 Floor management IATETTACE PIOlCLS COS aA EAE E E Advanced usage of TH2 oiri a im uenecesianecee se eeweccesaueesees The Amplifier Module The Cabinet Module The Cabinet IR module BPM Modes Technical SUPPO riiigo aa A aa AAAA ATEA AAAA ANE AAA FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Free Technical Support End User License AGree ment esris Eea Se Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual Important Note All product names and trademarks are property of their respective owners which are in no way associated or affiliated with Overloud These product names and trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely for the purpose of identifying the specific products
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28. Up and Down NOTE swapping Smart Controls makes it easy to setup your Smart Controls to reflect your desires when it comes to MIDI remote control since each Smart re sponds to a particular MIDI message hence physical controller Smart applications ON OFF switching of a single Module a Wah or an Overdrive for example Easily step through different amp channel settings Complex step through completely different tones Human triggered temporary On Off effects Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Complex ON OFF switching or alternating of Modules Continuous control of a single parameter Continuous control of a set of parameters from a sin gle Module Continuous control of a coherent set of parameters from many Modules all distortion related parameters under the control of a macro distortion parameter Complex switching of bypass states and pre set pa rameter settings making Variation switch almost use less in some applications Global or Module Tap Tempo control Your imagination is the limit TH2 Manual Taki trol viaHost e em a Ing con ro via OS Master Reverb Global Automation Global TH2 allows you to control its inner parameters through Output Level Global host based automation making room for complex in mix Global sound changes Since TH2 has a very large number of parameters hund
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30. al gives readout of the microphone ver tical position Y Axis To change this value just click and drag vertical the relative microphone Mic A B Distance use this slider to set the distance be tween the speaker grill and the microphone Z Axis Mic B Invert Phase with this button lit the microphone B channel is phase reversed relative to the micro phone A channel Mic B Model 4 gt AustriaGold414 C Mic B Horizontal 0 0 em Mic B Yertical 0 0 cm Mic B Invert Phase 0 0 em Fig 74 Mic B Model positioning and phase controls The Mixer panel allows you to set the level of all the four available microphones independently Mix Mic A 0 0 dB Mic B Rear Mic 45 Mic IF Fig 75 Microphone mixer panel Overloud is a trademark of Almategq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual This Module with all of its features really allows for a life like microphone positioning and balancing making TH2 one of the most powerful modeling based products on the market The microphone selection and positioning tool can be a good learning tool for students wishing to learn the se crets of cabinet micing The Cabinet IR module The Cabinet IR is a custom module allowing users to load preset IRs or to import their own IRs First of all IR stands for Impulse Response which is a particular technique allowing for the sampling
31. an actual memory con tent Made in Italy e www overloud com Ignore empty banks sounds Fig 39 The Ignore empty banks sounds option button On the right of it there s a text input field This serves as a direct text search tool for the whole database names Looking for a Rock sound Just type Rock here and the Browser will only show you Banks Sounds or Variations with the word Rock in their name Fig 40 Search text edit control The main window is filled with the results of the Search or a simple list of the Banks Sounds and Variations if no Search value was typed in Fig 41 Search resulting list Pre listening If the Listen check box is activated then while you browse Variations you ll be able to have a real time pre listen of that tone if you play some audio a track or a guitar through it This is a great feature when you re looking for a hard to identify tone or before overwriting an existing Variation you might need Fig 42 Pre listening controls Nothing changes in the main TH2 window until you eventually commit a Load or Write action in the Sound Browser While in Listen mode you can eventually set an output level for this feature NOTE using the Arrow keys on your keyboard you can browse very quickly through all the Variations eventual ly filtered by your search Write options When you hit the Write button on the main TH2 window the Sound Browser will open in Write mode
32. axis to one cone The second is a microphone positioned to the back of the cabinet Fig 71 TH2 Cabinet Cabinet Model panel Cabinet Model W 4p 2212 OB Dorkface 65 US W ReSPiRe Fig 72 Cabinet Model selector Cabinet Module Bypass when highlighted the whole cabinet and mics module is bypassed Cabinet Selector click on the selector arrows to scroll through the different cabinets click on the cabinet name to reveal the popup menu for direct cabinet choice ReSPiRe Real Sound Pressure Response is an Over loud custom technology developed in order to repro duce the same kind of sound pressure feeling you get when playing in front of a real amplifier and cabinet This is the default setting ON and will sound best in most situations However you might want to deactivate it when your mix tends to be muddy Mic A Model Mic B Model and Mixer panels Mic A Model Mic A Dis 4 gt AustriaGold414 C Mic A Horizontal 0 0 em Mic A Vertical 0 0 em 0 0 em Fig 73 Mic A Model and positioning controls The Mic A and Mic B Model panels are very similar Mic A B Model click on the selector arrows to scroll through the different microphones click on the micro phone name to reveal the popup menu for direct cab inet choice Mic A B Horizontal gives a readout of the microphone horizontal position X Axis To change this value just click and drag horizontally the relative microphone Mic A B Vertic
33. cations subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Copy Variation Paste Variation Rename Variation Reload Variation Load at startup Fig 34 The Variation right click or Ctrl click on Mac Menu paee Write Sound Export current Bank Copy Sound Paste Sound Rename Sound Reload Sound Fig 35 The Write right click or Ctrl click on Mac Menu TH2 Manual TH2 Memory Ad vanced Concepts Sound Browser panel TH2 has a dedicated Sound Browser panel putting the whole memory database under your fingertips This panel has two operating modes Search and Write linked to the buttons in the Sound View of TH2 Fig 36 Write and Search buttons When hitting either buttons you will be presented with this panel Femersearchtexthere Clean Verb Fig 37 The Sound Browser panel On the upper left side of the panel you ll find two selec tor buttons for Factory and User presets Here you re selecting which kind of Banks you re browsing In the Write mode the Factory presets button is of course deactivated since you cant write to Factory pre sets Factory presets Fig 38 Factory User presets selector Next to them there s Ignore empty banks sounds se lector Activating it will filter out all Banks and Sounds with no written Variations on them making it easier for you especially in the Search operating mode where you will only see Sounds with
34. dule drag and drop it over the Smart Control of your choice Module Panel click on the Module name drag and drop it over the Smart Control of your choice Fig 49 Dragging a module to a Smart Control to assign parameters Made in Italy e www overloud com A popup menu appears right away listing all the para meters of the Module Select the parameter you wish to assign to that Smart Control Already assigned parame ters are marked with a Volume SLA Level VariFire Fig 50 Assigning more parameters to the same Smart Control If you need to assign more than one parameter from the same Module or from a different Module repeat the steps above Connecting Global parameters Drag and drop the Tuner Global section to a Smart Control will allow you to assign Input Sensitivity Low High Input Level Noise Gate Threshold Global Low EQ Global High EQ Master Reverb Level Master Delay Level Output Level Tuner ON OFF Tuner Global Mute Fig 51 Assigning Master parameters to Smart Controls NOTE Input Level is available as a parameter only here Please use it with care since changing this para meter can affect heavily the way TH2 sounds and be haves especially with distortion Digital Input Level if set wrong can bring to very poor noise performance Connecting the Global Internal BPM Parameter When in VAR or INT modes the BPM indicator number can be dragged
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36. h can have different names Instrument Inst Guitar Hi Z DI are just a few examples Once you have connected a guitar to the proper input you ll have to adjust the input level of the audio inter face using its level knob When you play very hard the guitar and the input level is almost approaching its up per limit it means that you have reached an optimal setting This setting is critical to TH2 proper functionality espe cially regarding all gain based modules amplifiers dis tortion pedals If you adjust the level in the digital realm through your DAW Digital Audio Workstation or using a plug in in serted in a track before TH2 you will most likely not get an optimal tone For example if the input level is too high and the audio interface input is clipping lowering the level on the DAW track will not solve the clipping which happens at the Analog to Digital converter So the only way to set the proper input level is by ad justing your audio interface level following these guide lines Connect your guitar to the audio interface directly the fewer processing prior to conversion the best Select the pickup next to the bridge of your guitar switch it to the humbucker position if it s a split pickup Ride the guitar volume and tone pots to their maximum setting Play very hard on the guitar while still being musical usually some strong open position chords will make it Raise the input level so
37. h Module in TH2 can be bypassed even if this is something not achievable in real life you can bypass the Amplifier and Cabinet modules for example This feature makes it easy to create hybrid hardware and modeled setups re amping schemes or combina tions using external third party plug ins In the Module Panel just click on the proper zone Power Led or Bypass switch to bypass that Module While in the Sound Chain Panel double click the mod ule icon Focusing on a Module While the signal path management can be dealt with either in the Sound Chain or Module Panel editing of the Modules can only happen in the Module panel In order to focus on the desired Module you can Click on a Module in the Overview you will see the four white corners move around the clicked Module these four corners represent in the Overview the por tion of it that is zoomed in the Module view Click and drag the background in the Module view to move around the Sound Chain Module Presets With the exception of the Cab IR each Module in TH2 carries its own preset management system In the Module View panel double click on the Module name or anywhere but on parameters and the Module Preset panel will appear Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Preset 4 gt Unsauved Setting Fig 29 Preset panel on opening The panel will show
38. icking on the IN LEV button you ll see the Input Level Adjustment window Input Level Adjustment E Mute output Fig 15 Input Level Adjustment window This window will guide you through in setting the proper input level on your audio hardware following the rules just mentioned in the former paragraph Made in Italy e www overloud com Banks Sound Variations TH2 memory is organized in Banks Sounds and Varia tions TH2 has Factory and User areas You can switch be tween these areas by clicking on the button under the Bank number in the Sound panel Each area Factory or User features up to 999 Banks ranging from 001 to 999 Each Bank features 13 Sounds ranging from 00 to12 Each Sound features 8 Variations ranging from 1 to 8 Bank 001 Sound 00 Variation 1 Variation 8 Sound 01 Variation 1 A E EEE EEEN PTT TTTTeT reer rer teeter tere rer rr errr errr ers Variation 8 S a Or Variation 8 Bank 002 Sound 00 Variation 1 Use the up and down arrows to navigate Banks and Sounds Alternatively you can double click on the Bank or Sound number and type the desired go to Bank or Sound Switch between Variations using the 8 Variation buttons on the right side of the Sound panel Live Mode TH2 keeps trace of any modification you do to a Varia tion or a Sound as a whole As soon as you change an ything in a Variation both the Variation and the Write buttons will show an asterisk mark meaning that you need
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40. in the Sound Chain or Module Panel When dropped on a cable a copy of the dragged module will be created When dropped on an existing module a copy will be created overwriting the former module Fig 24 Ctrl Alt dragging a module to duplicate it Overloud is a trademark of Almategq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Copying a Module 2 Right click or Ctrl click on Mac a module in the Sound Chain or Module View and select Copy Other Copy Fig 25 Copy via right click or Ctrl click on Mac Vibrato Wah Noise Reduction Other Fig 26 Paste a module via right click Ctrl click on Mac menu Pointing to another module will overwrite it with the pasted pointing to an empty place holder or on a cable will insert the copied module NOTE this method works across Variations and plug in instances Removing a Module 1 Right click right click or Ctrl click on Mac and choose Remove from the contextual menu in order to remove a module see picture above You also can remove a module by dragging it out of either the Sound Chain or Module Panel TH2 Manual Fig 27 Drag a module out of the panels to remove it Removing a Module 2 Right click or Ctrl click on Mac a module in the Sound Chain or Module View and select Remove Fig 28 Remove a module via right click Ctrl click on Mac Bypassing a Module Eac
41. it A serial path is where all Modules are connected direct ly one into the next A parallel path is where the signal splits into two signals running in parallel allowing you to apply processing independently to the two paths Since you can place any module type in any position its very easy to build Dual Cabinet Dual Amp Dual FX or any other kind of parallel processing using this sec tion together with the serial paths at both ends in the signal flow Please note that even if in real life you are forced to have an amplifier connected to a cabinet in TH2 you are totally free to create any signal path you can im agine You could for example put two amplifiers in se ries or have rack effects placed between amplifier and cabinet It s easy to set up a traditional signal path but its also easy to experiment with new sounds and with unconventional sequences of modules The possibilities are endless TH2 Splitter Module The TH2 Splitter is placed at the beginning of the paral lel processing section lts function would have been almost self explanatory wasn t it for some extra features we added Solitte THI Splitter Balance X Over Freq ca 573 He wt hike a Freq Spread Fig 17 Splitter Module X Over Modes There are three so called crossover modes Off when in this position all controls but Balance are deactivated The Splitter acts as an off the shelf splitter Normal the crossover func
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43. mpos HELP TEXT Help text display PREFERENCES Opens the Preferences window HELP Activates the interactive Help Text display MANUAL Opens the TH2 Manual INFO Opens the TH2 Product Information window FREELY RESIZABLE WINDOW TH2 Window is freely resizable in real time no need to re instantiate TH2 or tweaking numbers in a Preference window Just click and drag the lower right corner of TH2 interface in any direction TH2 will remember its size when you reopen it next time Fig 8 Bottom right corner of TH2 window SHOW HIDE THE OVERVIEW PANEL In case you fall short on screen estate TH2 allows you to hide the Overview panel Just click on the View Map tab Fig 9 The auto hide overview preference When closed the Panel looks like this Full Metal Fig 10 Overview panel closed view Click again on the View Map tab and the panel will open again Fig 11 Overview panel open view Overloud is a trademark of Almategq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual Playing with TH2 Connecting the Guitar Guitar pickups have high electrical impedance while computer standard line inputs have low impedance For this reason you cannot connect the guitar to your com puter directly doing so you would get a muddy and dark tone You need to connect the guitar to a proper instrument input Many audio interfaces offer such an input whic
44. ng function will be automatically reactivated VariFire When rolling over the amplifier module a semi transparent ear shows up on the rightmost side of the module Placing the mouse over this zone will show the VariFire module in all its glory we oe BES om we ew Norma 3 Soo SLR Bright Drive Bass Mid Treble Presence Volume Power 16 46 16 r 16 416 a gt 7 2e2e o0 5 a 0 oo e A 0 Fig 70 VariFire This control goes from 0 to 12 and it s a proprietary technology developed by Overloud for TH2 exclusively Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice TH2 Manual VariFire acts on a great number of internal parameters practically changing in a dramatic way the whole gain character of TH2 When driven hard the color of the dis tortion changes in a different way some would say more raw and the sound becomes more alive and fat ter while keeping a very good image focus The default setting of 0 equals to the default sound of the modeled amplifier The Cabinet Module This Module features two edit modes When you double click on the Cabinet Module while in the Module Panel you ll be presented with the editing panels for that Module The Cabinet Module features four microphones the Mic A and Mic B can be positioned in the 3D space in front of the cabinet There are two additional micro phones one is rotated at 45 and placed in
45. nit You can choose whether to use Centimeters or Inches as distance measure for the Microphones in the Cabinet Module TH2 Manual Advanced usage of TH2 The Amplifier Module A o zE O m Q Ampiifier Norma p K 1s SLR Treble Presence Volume Power Level m o 6 446 4i6 d C Ai a s gt 2 Tyee we ma a o w 0 7 Apa ie Fig 64 TH2 Amplifier While the Amplifier Module carries a rather familiar look and set of parameters it also has some unique features to it SLR Seamless Live Remodeling The horizontal fader is dedicated to one of TH2 most unique features Acting on this fader will make TH2 en gine morph in real time between the A and B Amplifiers SLR Fig 65 SLR fader When the fader is full left only Amp A will be processing the incoming sound When the fader is full right only Amp B will be heard We re not talking about a simple cross fade between two amplifiers for that you just need to use the parallel processing section in TH2 with two Amplifier Modules and use the TH2 Mixer Balance control to cross fade between two amplifiers With SLR engaged every single position of the fader between its extreme settings will create a hybrid am plifier based on both Amplifier A and B characteristics The more you drag the fader to the right the more Am plifier B like the amplifier will be the more you keep it on the left side the more Amplifier A like the hybrid am
46. nserting a Module When working on a Variation from scratch to insert a module in any of the two views click on the grey square insertion area if available and choose the module from the popup menu Vibrato Wah Other bs Fig 19 Click the grey square area to insert a module In any other case inserting a new module is done by right clicking or Ctrl click on Mac on the cable where you would like the module to be positioned Vibrato Fig 20 Right Ctrl clicking a cable to insert a module Replacing a Module You can load a new module in place of another one by right clicking or Ctrl click on Mac the module s name in the Module view TH2 Manual Tremolo Vibrato amp Wah Other Fig 21 Right Ctrl clicking a module to replace it Moving a Module In order to move a Module click on a module and drag it around the signal path either in the Sound Chain or Module view and drop it on a cable in the desired place You will see a small down arrow icon showing you where you can drop it Fig 22 Dragging a module to move it Swapping Modules Click on a module and drag it around the Sound Chain or Module Panel Dropping it on another module will swap their positions Fig 23 Dragging a module over another one to swap them Copying a Module 1 You can copy a module by way of Ctrl click PC or Alt click Mac an existing module and dragging it any where in the signal path either
47. o 2 3 ms Op timal control to correct phase delay problems or as a creative tool to dial in complex comb filtering like ef fects Width sets the stereo width of the input channel 0 equals to Mono 100 to stereo and 100 to inverse stereo swap of L and R inputs Pan sets the panpot or panorama position of the input channel at the output For stereo signal it acts as a balance control at minimum it will only pickup the left channel signal at maximum only the right channel will be preset at the mixer output Level the reference level in dB of the channel Balance this control allows you to dial in a real time balance between the two mixer channels Mono Stereo switch sets the output mode of the mixer Mono will merge all inputs to mono Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com All controls in this custom module are available as Smart Connections Interacting with Modules Our goal in designing TH2 was to keep things simple while still retaining a lot of power and flexibility This will allow you to focus on what s really important creating your sound and playing not worrying too much about how to do that Highlights and Icons will help you understanding the functions of TH2 and you will also get some interactive help about what you are doing from the highlights and small icons shown while you are performing your ac tions I
48. ound Chain Panel The semi transparent guitar at the left side of the signal path represents the input to TH2 while the semi transparent mixer at the right end represents the output from TH2 either to the DAW host or to your audio inter face Between the aforementioned guitar and mixer these panels show all the processing being applied to your sound by TH2 in order to create its tones The signal path carries by default a serial parallel serial layout You can add as many modules as you need to any part of the signal path either from Sound Chain or Module Panel Fig 16 TH2 Default Sound Chain There are five different kinds of modules in TH2 Stomp boxes Expression pedals Amplifiers Cabinets Rack effects The above mentioned modules can be loaded in any order and number and in any position inside the TH2 signal path either in the Sound Chain or Module Panel Having this power joined together with the seri al parallel insertion points will allow you to create either basic down to earth configurations or very complex dual parallel mono stereo processing kind of signal paths Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 signal flow explained The signal path is strictly serial one module s output signal always feeds the following module s input apart from the section where the signal gets clearly split in two This section has parallel processing capabilities further powered by TH2 Mixer at the end of
49. plifier will be This feature lets you explore virtual experimental am plifiers something that could take ages to achieve in real life just for a single setting of the SLR fader Cabinet Linking Located on the right side of Amplifier A and Amplifier B selectors find the Cabinet Linking zone Made in Italy e www overloud com Depending on TH2 state and on your input just click on the icon this zone will indicate the linking status of the Amplifier Module and the Cabinet Module following it Fig 66 No cabinet to be linked A question mark will indicate that there s no Cabinet Module loaded after the Amplifier module Obviously no linking can happen in this situation Fig 67 Cabinet link off A grayed out chain will indicate Cabinet Linking is OFF Changing amplifier model will not change cabinet model in the Cabinet Module Fig 68 Cabinet link on The lit chain stands for an active Cabinet Linking With this setting every amplifier model you select from the dropdown list or the arrow selectors will automatically load its own cabinet Darkface 65 Amplifier and Dark face 65 Cabinet Fig 69 Cabinet link temporarily suspended A slashed chain means that Cabinet Linking is selected but temporarily deactivated This happens when you selected a different cabinet model directly from the Cab inet Module while Cabinet Linking was active Once you choose a different amplifier model the Cabinet Linki
50. r its authorized dealer will use reasonable commercial efforts to repair or replace the product and return it to you postage pre paid or issue to you a credit equal to the purchase price at its option TH2 Manual 9 LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTY Overloud warrants only that the program will perform as described in the user documentation No other advertis ing description or representation whether made by an Overloud dealer distributor agent or employee shall be binding upon Overloud or shall change the terms of this warranty EXCEPT AS STATED ABOVE OVERLOUD MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING THIS PRODUCT OVERLOUD DIS CLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE IS FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY IM PLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO A NINETY 90 DAY DURATION OF THIS LIMITED EXPRESS WARRANTY AND IS OTH ERWISE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DIS CLAIMED OVERLOUD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAM AGES EVEN IF OVERLOUD IS ADVISED OF OR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THIS MEANS THAT OVERLOUD SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES OR FOR DAMAGES OR COSTS AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF TIME DATA OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE EXCEPT THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PRODUCT IN NO EVENT SHALL OVERLOUD LIA BILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THIS PRODUCT 10 CHOICE OF LAW You agree that any and all cla
51. reds if not thousands we decided to make life Variation based simpler for users while at the same time allowing you Wer T to achieve a greatly expanded degree of host based How We simply linked the host your DAW to the Variation based main Global parameters and the Smart Controls High Low Master Delay Smart 8 Variation based Display off Master High Volume Master Low Master Reverb Noise Gate Output Level Smart 1 Smart 2 Smart 3 Smart 4 Smart 5 Smart 6 Smart 7 Smart 8 Tuner Mute Pan Tuner Power Fig 60 Automation Parameter choice in Apple Logic Pro 8 The advantages of this solution are You don t have to learn different ways of assigning pa rameters to very similar functions Smart Controls for their very nature expand the capa bilities of your automation controls by a large amount via a single automation parameter you can control as many parameters as you want in TH2 You still keep control over the Global controls which could be automated also for stage usage Automatable Parameters Table PARAMETER FUNCTION High Low Global Master Delay Global Master High Global Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com TH2 Manual Taking control via MIDI MIDI Bindings TH2 has a very deep MIDI implementation allowing for very powerful MIDI routings with almost any
52. rols the Internal and CC Variation based Tap Tempo Note feature Pro gram Change Tuner Global switch to control Tuner status TH2 Manual Global switch to control out put Mute status Output Vo Global control for the main lume Output Volume parameter handle with care Memory Navigation These functions are unique to the MIDI remote control Any viable message can help you browse through TH2 internal memory system PARAMETER FUNCTION Bank Up Increases Bank number by one unit 1 Bank Down Decreases Bank number by one unit 1 Sound Up Increases Sound number by one unit 1 Sound Down Decreases Sound number by one unit 1 Var Up Increases Variation num ber by one unit 1 Var Down Decreases Variation number by one unit 1 Smart Controls CC Note Program Change CC Note Program Change CC Note Program Change CC Note Program Change CC Note Program Change CC Note Program Change Link any valid MIDI Message to TH2 Smart Control sys tem for expanded real time control PARAMETER FUNCTION EVENT Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in Italy e www overloud com Smart 1 to 8 Controls the equally CC named Smart Control Note Program Change Direct Variation Recall MIDI Messages can directly recall any Variation in the currently selected Sound PARAMETER FUN
53. tions as a common hi pass lo pass network You can process lower and high er frequencies separately in the two parallel paths X Over Freq and Swap are active in this mode Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice Q TH2 Manual Bandpass the crossover works as a band pass band reject filter network You can process mid frequencies and high lo ones separately in the two parallel paths All parameters are active Splitter Parameters Swap button this button swaps the destination paths of the filter networks when X Over Mode is not in the Off position X Over Freq sets the frequency around which the fil ters operate Freq Spread in Bandpass mode it controls the width of the band reject filter allowing for a partial layering of the signals for added flexibility Balance it simply sets the amount of signal directed to the upper 1 and lower 2 paths TH2 Mixer Pro Module The TH2 Mixer is placed at the end of the parallel processing section and allows you to trim each path s signal to your needs TH1 Mixer Pro Balance Phase 1 Delay 1 Width 1 Pan 1 Level 1 0 ms 100 0 00 0 0 dB S WDD Phase 2 Delay 2 Width 2 Pan 2 Level 2 0 ms 100 50 0 5 0 dB OTOOTO Fig 18 Mixer Pro Module Phase controls the phase 0 or 180 of the input channel Delay controls the amount of delay of the input channel in hundreds of milliseconds from zero t
54. to any Smart Control Fig 52 Assigning Global BPM to a Smart Control Overloud is a trademark of Almateq srl All Specifications subject to change without notice TH2 Manual Editing Smart names A double click on an active Smart Display the display above each Smart Control will open the Rename po pup window Just type a name and click Ok to rename the control Set Smart name Enter the new name for this Smart control Fig 53 Smart name editing window Smart connections window A right click right click or Ctrl click on Mac on the Smart Display will open the Smart connections window A table lists all the parameters connected to that Smart For each of them min value max value or 1 to 4 and curve MIN the value corresponding to the Minimum or OFF setting of the Smart Control MAX the value corresponding to the Maximum or ON setting of the Smart Control 1 to 4 with Step types of controls define the values for each of the single steps CURVE how fast the controlled parameter will go from Min to Max along the Smart Control run A linear action corresponds to the intermediate setting while moving it to the left right will gradually make the parameter rise slower in the initial ending part of the Smart Control run Extreme settings correspond to hard MIN to MAX switching behaviors 12 EEEE 62 Stepup Stepdown Step up down Knob Switch Touch _ BET Le Fig 54
55. w overloud com MIDI Bank Change MIDI Bank change is fully supported you can select all 999 banks as well as you can switch between Factory and User Banks MIDI Program Change When you look at the Sound panel of TH2 you can see that Sound numbers are displayed in a SS V format where SS stands for the Sound number 00 to 12 and V stands for the Variation number 1 to 8 Quite simply this number leaving out the dot represents the MIDI Program Change you have to send remotely in order to select that Variation inside TH2 As an example if you want to select Variation 2 in Sound 03 reading 03 2 on TH2 Sound panel then you will have to send a MIDI Program Change 032 How to program MIDI events to control TH2 In the MIDI Bindings panel each entry is shaped as a button in the Learn columns Clicking it will put TH2 in Auto Learn mode any mea ningful incoming MIDI message is directly mapped to the parameter linked to that button An alternative way of assigning MIDI events is hand picking the event type in the Event menu and its num ber in the field Miscellaneous These parameters are Global and don t change function when switching Variations PARAME FUNCTION EVENT TER Volume The first Volume Pedal in CC Pedal any Variation is controlled via the eventually assigned MIDI message Wah Pedal The first Wah Pedal in any CC Variation is controlled via the eventually assigned MIDI message Tap Cont
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