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Millennium Enterprises Integrated Modeling Amplifier Stereo Amplifier User Manual

1. Running Direct and using the Programmable Cabinet Emulator XLR Direct Outs The Millennium offers you two ways to record guitar tracks With the first you can do classic recordings by placing a microphone in front of the speakers of the extension cabinet s you can use the XIR direct output to record direct to a mixing console When running direct the speaker cabinets can be disconnected so the only signal being heard is that being run to the board Now you can run out of the Millennium to the mixing board using the following XLR cabinet functions XIR Cabinet Emulation functions Engaging the XLR cabinet emulator is done in Page 2 of the Utilities menu To get there press the Utilities button Now use the Page knob and turn to page 2 Once there you can globally enable global on or disable global off the emulator or enable local settings local on by turning the 4 knob Set up local presets dependent cabinet emulation is located on page 2 of the Output Master mix module in edit mode To exit this mode simply press the lt Preset gt button At this point you will want to run from either Left or Right XLR outputs or both for a stereo mix into the selected inputs of the mixer You can set the Output mode to either Stereo splitting the signal into a stereo soundfield or Mono summing the stereo signal on page 1 of the Utilities menu by using the lt 2 gt knob to select the mode A
2. P Effect Name ky A Effect Name Dual Cho Chorus Dly Quad Cho Dual Hange DI Octal Cho v Dual Pre Delay Dual Ha v v Dua Reverb Dual Pha v Dual DualReverb RotarySpkr St Reverb St Tremolo Gated Rvrb V Auto Pan St Dual Reverb Ex Fr 4 Dual Dtn Room Echo Quad Dtn Spring Tank Octal Din Smooth Pch Compressor Dual Pitch Quad Pitch Octal Pch St Pitch StDual Pch 7 Whammy Harmony Delay Dual Delay Quad Delay Stereo Delay StDual Dly StQuad Dly 1 Dly Ion Analog Dly StAlog Dly User Guide BESSA SESSSSBRESESSSSR NS SSINE SNSSS SESS Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Default List The Following list contains the names of all of the Effect Defaults in the Millennium Noise Gate Nasally Quad Pitch Quad Delay Multi FX Mods Gated Reverb Auto Wah S1 Pre Gate Gonzo MajChord RoundNRnd Chorus Delay 100msGated Low Sens S2 Post NR Intense MinChord SynchroTap MedCHoEcho 200msDcyEx High Sens Post Tub Intense R Oct Din RoLPanTap LitChoEcho 200msDecay S2 PostDst FlaChorus1 5th OctDtn Triplelow MedChoSlap 200msGated Compressor Fast Swell HaChorus2 bOctaves Ping Pong DeepChoDly 300msDcyEx
3. sss 28 Selecting Effect Defaults sssse 28 Adjusting FX Module Parameters s 28 C stom Default 28 Comparing Changes cmm teemerie 29 Section 4 Editing Modules Storing Naming Defaults enisinia 30 Editing d Module 31 Output Module Functions 32 Effect Module Size and Type List 33 Effect Default TSt MM 34 Effect LID TARY 35 Amplifier Section Analog Wall ioco ermita 35 Amiplifier Models eoo Rs 35 IUE Nri c T 36 Digital Effects Section 37 Choras Q FANDEN 40 Phasers er ETNE 44 Rotary Speaker oususssuounsonsinussnssuonsson 45 Tremolo amp Auto Pannier onn an RR RIS 46 rii dur NENNEN S 47 TM 48 Delays dia 50 Equalizers 51 Effect Modules 53 Whammy Effects 54 55 Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics Assignee MotllDefs onscens mene atre E RU REPRE ER PEE URS 56 56 56 M 56 External Expression Pedals sss 57 Linking a Parameter to a Mod
4. Ex Loop Send Output loop Return Input Left Speaker Output p th 27 Right Speaker Output Gr UG Millennium into Two 2X12 or 4X12 Extension Speaker Cabinets with Selectable Voicings The Millennium Two Fifty offers selectable voicing modes for using either 2X12 or 4X12 extension cabinets located in the Utility menu To select which voicing is to be used From Program mode press the Utility button and turn the lt Data Wheel gt until you reach page 1 Now use the 3 knob to select either the 2X12 or 4X12 voice Once the selection has been made press the Program button to exit You can now make connections from the left and right extension cabinet outputs located on the rear of the Millennium Use an un shielded speaker cable and run into the input jacks of either 2X12 4X12 extension cabinets Always make sure that the extension speaker cabinet being used has minimum input load resistance of 4 ohms User Guide Section 2 Setting Up Johnson M illennium ge 9e Input Output ene Loop Send Loop Return Y Input Left Direct XLR Output Right Direct XLR Output i iH 4 2 4 5 V a GTR SYNTH Swm B BAS o o o o
5. Tp3th Firg 45th Tpeth lpsth ip3th ULM OD SIO beth hrth bth brth 400 Act Ach rth dbrth Adin 400th User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix Millennium Specifications Power Amp Section 80 Watts RMS per channel 8 ohms 125 Watts RMS per channel 4 ohms DSP Section A D Converter 20 bit 128X oversampled delta sigma stereo D A Converter 20 bit 128X oversampled Audio Outputs Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Left Speaker outputs 2 1 4 inch jacks paralleled Static Dynamic Instruction Set Computer S DISC IT Right Speaker outputs 2 1 4 inch jacks paralleled paw de DI Loop Send 1 4 inch TRS balanced unbalanced 10dBu Enteral Vata path widths hiis Left Right Direct Recording Delay DRAM 250 Kees Outputs 2 XLR servo balanced 4 dBu Delay SHAM 256 24 Dit registers 1 ground Maximum level 18 dBu Dati SEN processum Th MARS impedance 100 ohms Multiplier size 24 x 24 bits Audio Inputs DSP co processor Digital Signal Path width 24 bits Internal Data Path width 48 bits Delay SRAM 768 24 bit registers Data ALU processing 22 6 MIPS Multiplier size 24 X 24 bits Bright Input 1 4 inch unbalanced sensitivity adjustable by input level control Impedance 1 megohm Normal Input 1 4 inch unbalanced sensitivity adjust
6. I l lt Si d 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec Modulated Sounc Original Sound Figure 4 1 Modulation Example The only difference between choruses and flangers is that flangers use less delay and have a feedback parameter that sends a portion of the effected signal back to the input of the module When the effected signal reaches the input it is sent through the module again building thickness and depth If you increase the feedback enough the source begins to lose its own original pitch to the dramatic pitch modulation of the feedback loop LFO Waveforms There are four LFO waveforms available for Choruses Flangers Phasers Tremolos Auto Panners They include SINe TRIangle SPecial 1 SPecial 2 and SPecial 3 See figure 4 2 for examples of what these waveforms look like ANHTIUCE LEPIH ANHTIUCE LFPIH ANHTIUCE LFPIH FREQUENCY SPEED FREQUENCY SPEED FREQUENCY SPEED FREQUENCY SPEED FREQUENCY SPEED SINE LFO TRIANGLE LFO SP1 LFO SP2 LFO SP3 LFO Modifiers only Figure 4 2 LFO Types Chorus Chorus is probably the most basic modulation effect It is really just a very small delay whose time is always changing As the time is varied the delayed signal s pitch changes just like a tape recordings pitch raises when you play it faster By moving the time back and forth you hear a sound that goes in and out of tune When combined w
7. quu PAGE C or 2 Using the 3 and 4 knobs will let you set the Master dry and wet levels in the selected preset 3 By turning the Page knob you will now be taken to page 2 of the Output module and the display will appear like this B Li n 4 B LII SL waud rus fea feath f f 1 f 1 PAGE 4 The lt 1 gt knob is used to set the Master Volume level and the lt 3 gt knob is used to set the XLR Cabinet emulator to On or Bypass in the currently selected preset To Exit the Output module either turn the lt Preset Effect gt wheel or press the lt Preset gt button User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Digital Effect Module Size and Type With all of the work that these digital effect modules do for your sound they have a tendency to work up an appetite So they consume their food from the FX pies chart referred to on page 12 Since some of these effect modules have a larger appetite than the others they require more processing power To help divide effect sizes we have provided you with a chart below that tells you what size of effect block that each will fit in This helpful chart will also let you know if the selected module is either a Mono Stereo or Dual type effect module Note The Effect Module size will always be displayed in Page 1 of the selected effect module next to the number 2 icon located in the display
8. Algorithm Number gt 00 00 lt lt Module Count for Module Types gt 00 07 FX Module Class Type 00 22 00 24 00 18 00 07 00 00 00 06 00 03 20 Character Preset Name dynamic gt gt 00 31 00 5 00 52 00 76 00 62 00 20 00 32 00 3A 00 47 00 74 00 52 00 76 00 20 00 33 00 3A 00 44 00 6C 00 79 00 20 00 34 00 3A 00 43 00 68 00 OF Null to indicate end of Character String gt gt 00 00 Misc Preset Data too dynamic to document gt 00 07 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 03 00 06 00 03 00 32 00 08 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 08 00 00 00 00 un 01 7E 00 00 00 00 00 20 01 7F 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 lt lt SysEx End gt F7 NOTE When the length of the program name is modified the Preset s Transmit Count must also be modified accordingly User Guide 97 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium Fx Module codes and numbers E Bd The Following chart shows all effect modules and their respective parameters with 03 h Phase SysEx Effect I D numbers attached Page 3 04 h 80Hz 05 h 140Hz FX FXName EditPage P Parameter Name 06 h 250Hz 131 h Tube Dist Page 1 00 h On Off 07 h 450Hz 01 h Default type Page 4 08 h 800Hz Page 2 02 h Distortion Type 09 h 1 5kHz 03 h Gain level 10 h 2 5kHz 11 h 5kHz 132 h TubeEQ Pagel 00 h On Off Page 5 12 h 01 h Default
9. es 71 Receive Bulk Dump 5T B partit 91 Assigning MIDI Control to the Exp 71 Request Utility Settings TB iiu seii 91 Toggle MIDI setatis tuia 71 Receive Utility Settings 12 h sss 92 Assigning CC Numbers to Expression Pedals 72 Request Parameter Value 92 CC Transmit Channel 7 Receive Parameter Value 18 h ss 92 Other Pedalboard Tidbits es 75 Request All Current Parameter Values 23 h 92 Bank Up Tuner amp Bank Down Bypass Footswitches 75 Receive All Current Parameter Values for current preset 93 Using the Tuner 75 Request Module Configuration 25 h 93 Naming Banks s 75 Respond Module Configuration 26 h 93 UnLinking or Viewing Assignment Links 76 Receive Key Scan Code 8B ii oie suis de GU 94 Receive Key Accepted 56 h sss 94 Section 7 Appendix Select One Preset 94 Factory Preset List 77 Reset Preset 20 h 95 Preset Descriptions tennnnnn 79 Reset Device 21 ics socie RB EHE M PIENE HER 95 Effect Configuration Chart e 85 Reset Factory Settings 22 B 95 Harmony Interval Chatts ccccssssssssssusssssssssus
10. 2 Using the function 2 knob select the Effect Module whose Default you want to dump 3 Use the function 4 knob to select the User Default you want to dump 4 To initiate the dump turn the function lt 1 gt knob The Information line briefly reads after which it returns to the User default screen Bulk Dump This option allows you to dump all resident presets in memory to an external recording device like a patch librarian computer or sequencer for backup storage or organization This option dumps all presets simultaneously It does not send any Millennium system information such as SysEx Device channel or Presets maps To perform a SysEx Bulk Dump of all Millennium presets do the following 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 7 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads x Dump Bulk BYES after which the display returns to the Dump screen Bulk Dumps are very large and may take several minutes to complete System Dump This is the option to use for dumping system data to an external MIDI or SysEx recording device All the item settings in the Utility menu are sent using this option Presets are not included in this dump The System Dump procedure is the same as the Bulk Dump procedure see above except that to initiate a System Dump turn the lt 4 gt knob User Guide 65 Section 5 Advanced Topics Johnson M illennium Other Utility Functions The following page
11. 800Hz 1 0kHz 45 h 1 25kHz 1 6kHz 2 0kHz 2 5kHz 3 15kHz 4 0kHz 5 0kHz 6 3kHz Page 9 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 OA h OB 0C h h h h h h h h OD h OA h h h On Off 8 0kHz 10 0kHz 12 5kHz 16 0kHz 18 0kHz On Off FX Type Default Level Phase L Phase R 80Hz 160Hz 315Hz 630Hz 1 25kHz 2 5kHz 5 0kHz 10 0kHz On Off FX Type Default Level PhaseL PhaseR Band1 Freq Width Level Band2 Level Width Level Band3 Freq Width Level FX Type Default Level Phase Inv LoShlv Freq Level Band1 Freq Width Level 99 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium 100 46h 1F b St PEQ 6 Dual Cho Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 09 h OB h OCh OD h 00 h 01 02 h 03 h 07 h 08 h 09 h 0A h OB h 00 h 01 h 02 h 03 h 04 h 05 h 06 h 07 h 08 h 09 h OA OB h Band2 Freq Width Level Band3 Freq Width Level Band Freq 20 h Quad Cho Width Level HiShlv Freq Level On Off FX Type Default Level Phase L Phase R Loshlv Freq Level Bandl Freq Width Level Band 2 Freq Width Level Band3 Freq Width Level Band4 Freq 22 b Octal Cho
12. Amplifier Type Parameters Amp Selector This parameter is used to select the different Amplifier types available Channel Selector Selects which channel of the Amplifier is being used or modified Selections are channel A or channel B Channel A Gain This parameter controls the amount of gain used in channel A Range is from 0 0 to 10 Channel A level This parameter controls the overall level of channel A Range is from Off to 100 Channel B Gain This parameter controls the amount of gain used in channel B Range is from 0 0 to 10 Channel B level This parameter controls the overall level of channel B Range is from Off to 100 User Guide 35 Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Channel A Treble Channel A Mid Channel A Bass Channel B Treble Channel B Mid Channel B Bass Ch A Ch B Ch A mlvl Ch mlvl Noise Gate This parameter controls the high EQ frequency used in channel A Range is from 0 0 to 10 This parameter controls the mid EQ frequency used in channel A Range is from 0 0 to 10 This parameter controls the low EQ frequency used in channel A Range is from 0 0 to 10 This parameter controls the high EQ frequency used in channel B Range is from 0 0 to 10 This parameter controls the mid EQ frequency used in channel B Range is from 0 0 to 10 This parameter controls the low EQ frequency used in channel B Range is from 0 0 to 10 This parameter controls the overall digital effects level in chann
13. As DTN moves away from zero dissonance becomes more pronounced Low DTN settings can be useful for thickening or enhancing the imaging of the source material Ranges from 50 to 5096 Shft C D See Shift A B Dtn C D See Dtn A B User Guide 4 Section 4 Editing Modules Johnson M illennium Shft E See Shift A B Din E H See Dtn A B Key Sets the diatonic key for the harmonies If the song you are playing is in the key of G Major you would select G for the scale Scale Sets the scale type for the Harmony you want to hear Scale types include Major Minor Harmonic Minor Melodic Minor Dorian Mixolydian Lydian Lydian Augmented Major Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic Blues Whole Tone Half Whole and Whole Half Interval Sets the basic interval of the Harmony You can choose from one of several Harmony intervals See the Harmony Interval Charts for reference Out A B Adjusts the overall level of pitch shifted voice A or B Ranges from Off to 10096 Pan A B Controls the placement of pitch shifted voice A or B in the stereo image Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out C D Adjusts the overall level of pitch shifted voice C or D Ranges from Off to 100 Pan C D Controls the placement of pitch shifted voice C or D in the stereo image Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out E H Adjusts the overall level of pitch shifted voice E through H Ranges from Off to 100 Pan E H Controls the pla
14. Light Slow Swell Dual Ph Octal Pitch 400ms Thick ShimryEcho 300msGated Medium Un ERBSer Chord Detl On the Rise ModDly300ms SmphnyHall Hea ShallowSI i ul Choruses We MinChord2 Shav amp Hreut DeepModDly RichChamber Dual Chorus Oct Din Horse Trot Flange Del Sanctuary Equalizers Mild Slow ange Velay SaltPalace Medium 5th OctDn HatlitD300 8 Band Mono GEQ Shallow Mild Fast 5thsOcts Stereo Delay S HoPMed300 CmntGarage Hat MildNWi Medium 700ms 20 E MildNWide Deep Stereo Pitch Combfilter Spring Tank Reverb Low Pump MediumWell Shimmery 5th Up Doubling LoSweepDly Short Decay Sizle epth PhaChorus1 Min3rdUp SlapRight ThroalyDly Wi ng Decay ie gt th Phas Chorus Maj3rdUp 400ms 50 S Splash InvrtPhase T Psychelic OctaveUp 5 00ms 30 Hangbelly urfSplas Shimmei 4thDown Ratl amp Boing 15 Band Mono GEQ Detuners Octave Down Reverbs Ech Fat oom Echo FstVibrato 2 OctsDown E d a Reverb WideSlap low Pump Dual Detuner 350ms 0 lt Hall ives Sizzle Quad Chorus 5 Cents Stereo Dual Pitch 700ms 096 Paracel ise Medium 12 Cents 5th OctUp ar n Springy miley MidNWide 5 Cents Min3rdUp Sere Dual Delay s puis Stage InvrtPhase Medium Well 10 Cents Up DE oy 31 Band Mono GEQ Thick Single Vox Min 3rd 5th Up SwingPong Foi
15. 7 BYES 3 Turning the 3 function button re assigns the function of the footswitch while turning lt 4 gt will leave everything as it was aborting the procedure Once you link a Preset to a Patch in a Bank the LED lights above the footswitch that you selected indicating the Link was successful 4 Press the lt Preset gt button to exit User Guide 69 Section 6 The H2 Foot Controller Johnson M illennium Assigning Parameters to Footswitches Expression Pedals The Millennium allows you to control up to 16 Parameters per Preset Each time you link a parameter to a Footswitch or expression pedal it is added to any assignments already made to that controller This is where the Millennium becomes the dedicated work horse that it is by doing all of the organizing for you so all you have to do is select which parameter is being controlled then tell the Millennium to Make it so To assign any currently selected Parameter to a footswitch or Expression pedal in the currently selected bank do the following 1 Be sure that the parameter you want to link is displayed and selected below is an example the Channel A gain setting Turning the lt 1 gt knob make the Gain in Channel A active for linking The display should appear something like this Gain Exe i Mint Un eo qu pace 19 3 Select the footswitch or move the expression pedal to be used An example would
16. Options for this control include Sine Triangle SP1 Special 1 and SP2 Special 2 Controls the delay time of the Chorus or Flanger voice Ranges from 0 to 40 milliseconds Sets the delay time for the delay tap Ranges from 0 to 300 milliseconds Controls the fade time of the delay repeats Higher settings take longer to fade out while a setting of zero will limit the delay to one repeat Ranges from 0 to 99 Allows you to change the Delay time in real time by tapping the TAPIT button at the tempo you want Delay voice percentages do not change when using this control Controls the overall output level of each effect block Ranges from Off to 100 Controls the stereo soundfield placement of each effect block Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right In today s music industry it seems that every album on the charts whether it be Country Rock Industrial or Alternative are using the Whammy technology in some shape or form Whether it be a subtle chorus Detune or an all out 2 octave Whammy Dive this thing is a definite attention getter and first call studio effect At this rate the Whammy effect could possibly log in as much studio time as Chet Atkins User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Whammy Effect Parameters Whammy On Off Turns the Whammy module on or off When the module is turned off the signal will only continue to pass through the module if the dry level is turned up FX Level This
17. Width Level HiShlv Freq Level On Off FX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Speed Depth Waveform DlyA DlyB OutA Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 0C h OD h OE h 00 h 08 h 09 h OA h OB h och OD h 00 h oh 02 h 03 h 04 h 05 h 06 h 07 h 08 h 09 h OA h OB h PanA OutB PanB On Off FX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Speed Depth Waveform DlyA DlyB DlyC DlyD OutA anA OutB anB OutC anC OutD anD On Off EX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Speed Depth1 Depth2 Speed Depth DlyA DlyB DIyC DlyD DIyE DlyF DlyG User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix 12 h DlyH 09 h Rotor Lvl Page 7 13 h Spread Page 4 OA h Dummy ignore OB h Horn Slow Speed 47 b Dual Flange Page 1 00 h On Off 0 Horn Slow Depth 01 h FX Type OD h Horn Slow Doppler 02 h Default Page 5 OE h Dummy ignore Page 2 03 h FX level OF h Horn Fast Speed 04 h Dry Level 10 h Horn Fast Depth 05 h Balance 11 h Horn Fast Doppler Page 3 06 h Speed Page 6 12 h Dummy ignore 07 h Depth 13 h Rotor Slow Speed 08 h Feedback 14 h Roto Slow Depth 09 h Waveform Page 7 15 h Dummy ignore Page 4 OA h DlyA 16 h Rotor Fast Speed OB h DlyB 17 h Roto Fast Depth Page 5 0C h Page 8 18 h X Over OD h PanA 19 h Horn Acceleratio
18. on the rear panel of the Millennium and run into the desired extension speaker cabinet such as the Johnson Amplification J212 or J412 with 4 ohm minimum load resistance requirement per channel Connect J 3 Multi Function Footswitch Connect the included J 3 Footswitch to the J 3 insert jack on the rear panel of the Millennium The three footswitches can be programmed to perform several functions From the factory the footswitches will A B Channel Switch and change presets Up and Down For information about the J 3 Footswitch please refer to page 67 Connect Johnson Amplification J 12 Foot Controller if applicable Connect the output of the optional Johnson Amplification J 12 to the Foot Controller jack found on the rear of the Millennium Make sure that connection is made before applying power to the Millennium WARNING DO NOT CONNECT ANYTHING BUT THE OPTIONAL JOHNSON AMPLIFICATION J 12 OR DIGITECH CONTROL ONE FOOT CONTROLLER TO THE FOOT CONTROLLER JACK ON THE REAR PANEL DOING SO MAY DAMAGE THE DEVICE MIDI control of the Millennium can be done by connecting MIDI controller devices to the MIDI In jack on the rear panel Apply Power Note When applying power to the Millennium it is recommended that the lt Input gt and lt Master Volume gt knobs be turned down prior to powering up the unit Adjust Input and Output Use the lt Input gt level knob on the front panel to adjust the input level so that the loudest guitar signal occasi
19. sound Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Dly E H Controls the delay time of chorus voices E through H Higher delay time settings produce a more dramatic sweeping sound Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Out A B Adjusts the overall level of chorus voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Pan A B Controls the placement of chorus voice A or B Ranges from 99 to 99 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Out C D Adjusts the overall level of chorus voice C or D Ranges from Off to 100 Pan C D Controls the placement of chorus voice C or D in the stereo image Ranges from 99 to 99 Out LA LB Adjusts the left side level of chorus voice A or B Ranges from Off to 10096 Out RA RB Adjusts the right side level of chorus voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Spread Controls the width of the effect s stereo imaging The higher the setting the wider the image The lower the setting the more monophonic the effect becomes Ranges from 1 to 10 Flanger A Flanger is just a chorus that loops back into itself causing what can be described as a tubular sound since it sounds much like the reflections heard inside a large cement or metal pipe It is still a modulating effect so you hear a lot of sweeping movement This makes the flanger a very colorful effect that can be easily overused if you re not careful The more you feed the flanger back to itself the more intense the sound becomes When do I use Flanger An el
20. 30 LoSweep30 Ditn 400ms 3096 500ms 2596 StudiAmb SloLeslie 9 ShftDn 24 ji H Low Boosi LoSweep70 y 500ms 25 800ms 20 StudioRoom Medleslie Smiley Throaty 2 800ms 2096 1 SecEcho WoodRoom FastLeslie GOHzNotch ud ShftUp 12 1SecEcho MaxRepeats Stereo Tremolo InvrtPhase MaxRepeats 2 8sec 9 Very thin DeepSlow ntensel Dual Pitch 1400 5 0 CementRoom parow 6 Band Stereo PEQ Intense R 5th OctUp Analog Delay HugeArena DeepMedium FlaChorus1 SthUpOctDn Dual Delay 1400ms 25 Stereo Reverb ery Low Boos i PingPong Oni FaChorus Min3 5thUp Sotcho SoothHal MildMedium E m 4thOctDn Eternity mCi Stereo Flange Doubling Bar nGrill MildFast Phaslnvri Delay Oskfioorn Jui diis 5 HiSweeep DoubleSl IUUITS 23 VocalRever 30 5ths Down E SoftEcho FoilPlate WideSlow Thru Module p RoundNRound LoSweep70 1 amp 20ctsUp Hard2Ta Eternity GoldPlate WideMedium Stereo Thru Throaty thick Tb DiyCho300m SmphnyHal Wide Fast Mute dc RichChamber Narrow Slow Left Thru Sanctuary Narrow Med Right Thru Narrow fast SaltPalace CmntGarage PlutoVerb 34 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Effects Library The following pages offer a complete description of all of the effects available in the Johnson Mill
21. Delay and Reverb Bank 2 Fender 6 65 Black Face Twin This rare and high priced amp tone is brought out in the Millennium 7 65 Twin Bright Boosted Mids and Highs will let this Twin cut through in any room 8 Fender Overdrive Classic Twin tone with just a touch a distortion to overdrive the front end 9 Leslie Jazz Twin Let the Jazz shine through with the Leslie to fill up this Twin 10 Fender Phase Pong Delay The Twin amp tone with Phaser and Pong Delay Bank 3 Boogie Soldano 11 Boogie Mark II Combo The Combo Amp tone of Carlos 12 Rectifier Stack The full wall of Dual Rectified Tone is present here 13 Trem O Verb Dual Rectifier tone with a Tremolo effect at your disposal 14 Boogie MK II Stack The legendary vintage tone that Mr Randall Smith created in a shed almost thirty years ago 15 Soldano SLO The high priced prestiges tone of what is sure to become a amplifier classic User Guide 19 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium Bank 4 Vox 16 63 Vox 30 Top Boost Vintage British Combo tone with Reverb mixed in for good measure 17 Vox AC 30 Clean Dirty Classic clean AC 30 in channel A and distortion in channel B 18 Vox w Analog Wah A slightly overdriven AC 30 with an Analog tape delay effect 19 AC 30 Chorus Delay AC 30 tone with lush Chorus and a 500ms Delay 20 Vox AC30 Cln Drty Combo Channel switching from a clean to overdriven AC 30 Amp Bank 5 Matchless 21
22. From the Factory the expression pedal s are not pre assigned to any MIDI CC number To assign which CC number is sent from the expression pedal s do the following 1 Press the Utility button once The display appears something like this L pace or 16 CDCSnds Exed ExPZ DOFF DOFF pace lor 12 User Guide 3 Turn either function keys lt 2 or 3 gt to assign a CC number to the selected expression pedal The display will appear like this on page 11 if for example Exp 1 is selected Exp1 Internal Expression pedal 1 insert on Millennium w o the J 12 Or expression pedals 1 or 2 on the J 12 when connected The display now reads 1 CCzndsExpBl ExPZ 50 HUFF pace lor 1B Page 12 will appear like this 1 Exes Exped BUFF OFF pace 2 or 16 4 Press the Utility button to exit For a complete explanation of expression pedal names please refer to page 68 CC Transmit Channel This option allows you to set the MIDI channel on which CCs will be sent out the Millennium MIDI Out port to other MIDI devices If you are using the J 12 for the Millennium only you don t need to worry about setting up this option However if you plan to use the J 12 for continuous control over other MIDI devices either in conjunction with the Millennium or by themselves you need to assign a MIDI transmit channel for each of the CC numbers you ll be using for continuous control of the oth
23. Johnson M illennium 02 h 1 2 Effect Module 03 h 3 4 Effect Module 04 h Whole Effect Module RECEIVE KEY SCAN CODE 54h SYS_HEAD 54 h cc F7 h cc Code for the Key Scan note there is only one byte not two The Receive Key Scan Code procedure is used to emulate a button press on the front panel of the See the Key Scan Code Maps page 96 for a list of Key Scan codes RECEIVE HOLD KEY SCAN CODE 55h SYS_HEAD 55 h cc 68 F7 h cc Code for the Key Scan note there is only one byte not two 68Time key is pressed expressed in 0 1 seconds increments note there is only one byte not two The Receive Hold Key Scan Code procedure is used to emulate a button press and hold on the front panel of the Millennium The device will respond with a Receive Key Accepted procedure RECEIVE KEY ACCEPTED 56b SYS HEAD 56 h 1 cc2 F7 h cc Code echoed for the Key Scan received 00 h if key is invalid The Receive Key Accepted procedure is sent from the Millennium in response and acceptance of a Receive Scan Code Key or Receive Hold Scan Code Key procedure but is ignored if received by the Millennium SELECT ONE PRESET 1Fh SYS HEAD 1F h yyl yy2 221 222 F7 h When yy 00 h User bank is selected When yy 01 h Factory bank is selected 77 The Preset number 1 100 User 00 63 h or 1 191 Factory 00 BE h This command behaves like a standard MIDI Preset Change command except that it allows the selection of an
24. LFO speed of the Rotor Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Slo Fast Rtr Depth Controls the intensity of the rotating effect Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds X Over Selects the frequency where the signal is split between the Horn and Rotor Ranges from 25Hz to 20kHz Acceleration H R Sets the amount of time that the Rotor and Horn take to come up to their full rotating speed Ranges from 0 to 10 seconds User Guide 45 Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Tremolo and Auto Panner With such a re surgence in vintage tone and gear Tremolo and Auto panner effects of the 50 s and 60 s are back and more popular than ever These effects that revolutionized Surf Style music can be heard all everywhere in the 90 s Tremolos and auto panners are similar to one another in that they both use an to modulate input levels to produce vibrato effects Tremolo The word tremolo actually has several definitions in the music world It basically means that a sound is being modulated in amplitude the volume is beating or pulsing It could be emulated by turning a volume knob up and down But you probably have better things to do than turn a volume control up and down throughout a whole song so let the Millennium do it for you Aside from speed and depth parameters the tremolo also has an LFO waveform that determines the way a signal s volume is increased and decreased While the Sine wave is probably the most common to the ear the Tria
25. Out L R Adjusts the left or right output level of the Delay Ranges from Off to 100 Out A B Adjusts the output level of delay voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Pan A B Controls the stereo soundfield placement of delay voice A or B Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out C D Adjusts the output level of delay voice C or D Ranges from Off to 10096 Pan C D Controls the stereo soundfield placement of delay voice C or D Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out LA LB Adjusts the left side output level of delay voice A or B Ranges from Off to 10096 Out RA RB Adjusts the right side output level of delay voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Out LC LD Adjusts the left side output level of delay voice C or D Ranges from Off to 100 Out RC RD Adjusts the right side output level of delay voice C or D Ranges from Off to 100 Compressor Compressor Parameters Level Controls the signal input level fed to the module Ranges from Off to 10096 Threshold Sets the threshold level of the compressor Ranges from 27 to 0 Ratio This parameter sets the compressor ratio Ranges from 1 5 to 40 Gain This parameter controls the amount of gain in the compressor Ranges from 0 to 20096 Attack This parameter controls the attack time of the compressor Settings are Slo Med and Fast Release This parameter sets the release of the compressor Settings are Slo Med and Fast User Guide 21 Section 4 Editing M odules John
26. button and scroll to Page 4 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads 1 Pra Ecu zer B pace 2 Use the lt 3 gt knob to select the MIDI Preset change number you want mapped Note that the number under Millennium USER changes along with the MIDI number 3 Use the 4 knob to select the Millennium Preset you want the selected MIDI Preset change number to recall As this number increases above Preset 100 note that Millennium USER changes to Millennium FACT indicating that the mapped number will recall the indicated Preset number in the Factory bank Preset Transmit Map With the Preset Transmit Map function you can use your Millennium to send MIDI patch changes of your other effects devices When you call up a preset in your Millennium the appropriate presets in your other FX unit s will also be recalled To remap a MIDI Preset change number to a preset number do the following 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 5 of the Utility menu using the Page knob Now use the 1 knob and turn the setting to Giri The display will now appear like this Preafrans Marillser MIbT r Win I pace 5 or IB 2 Use the lt 3 gt knob to select the Millennium preset number you want mapped Note that the number under MIDI changes along with the preset number 3 Use the lt 4 gt knob to select the MIDI preset change number to be sent out the MIDI Out port when the
27. by LOSHLV FREQ Ranges from 12 to 12 Band Freq Sets the center frequency of the selected band 6 band PEQs have four true parametric bands of EQ plus shelving high and low frequency controls with variable frequency Bands 1 and 2 range from 25 Hz to 20 kHz Bands 3 and 4 range from 1 kHz to 20 kHz Band Width Controls the bandwidth of the selected frequency The higher the setting of WIDTH the more frequency selective the boost cut becomes In other words with low narrow WIDTH settings frequencies around the selected center frequency are not affected by the LEVEL setting As WIDTH increases frequencies around the center frequency become affected by the setting of LEVEL Range is from 0 08 to 4 00 kHz Band Level Adjusts the amount of boost or cut applied to the selected frequency Varies from 12 to 12 HiShlv Freq Selects the center frequency of the high frequency shelving EQ band Ranges from 1kHz to 20kHz HiShlv Level Adjusts the amount of boost or cut applied to the center frequency of the high frequency shelving EQ band selected by HISHLV FREQ Ranges from 12 to 12 Multi Effects Modules Chorus Delay and Flange Delay The Millennium Multi Effect Modules allow the User to combine either Delay and Chorus or Delay and Flange within one effect module block This is ideal for situations where the user needs to add another effect to the effect configuration but is running low on signal processing resources Within the module
28. corresponding preset number is recalled SysEx Device Channel An easy way to think of the System Exclusive Device channel option is to separate System Exclusive data from normal MIDI data Each type of data has its own group of 16 channels upon which data can be transmitted This feature will also allow individual remote control of more than one Millennium with SysEx commands From the Factory and in most situations the SysEx channel is set at Channel 1 User Guide 63 Section 5 Advanced Topics Johnson M illennium Normal MIDI data such as Preset Changes MIDI Volume Modulation etc is transmitted and received on the MIDI channel designated by the setting of MIDI RECEIVE CHANNEL SysEx data on the other hand is transmitted and received on the SysEx channel designated by the setting of SYSEX DEVICE CHANNEL This setup frees up your regular MIDI channels for other control options and gives you the flexibility to request SysEx data from only the devices you want in your setup whether they share the same MIDI channel or not To change the SysEx Device Channel number do the following 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 6 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads uu pace B or 2 Use the 2 knob to select the desired SysEx channel 1 2 15 16 Sysex Dumps Preset Dump Allows you to dump individual Millennium presets to another Millennium or external MIDI devices such as pat
29. display of the J 12 will move either to the right or the left If the indicator is moving right the note you are playing is sharp If the indicator moves left you are flat The goal is to tune your guitar so that the indicator stops in the middle and the display locks in indicating you are in tune 2 In both methods of tuning the tuner is referenced to A 440Hz If you prefer tuning sharp or flat according to the A reference use the 3 knob to select new reference This can be set as high as A 453Hz or as low as A 427Hz The tuner can also be used for alternate tuning references where A Ab meaning you play an A note but you hear an Ab note It is possible to tune as low as A Gb 3 At this point press any footswitch on the J 12 to exit the Tuner mode 20 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 3 Editing Presets Section 3 Editing Presets Naming and Storing Presets Before we get into editing presets and creating your own let s learn how to store changes so you won t lose any modifications that you will want to keep The Store procedure allows you to re name relocate and save any modifications you have made to presets so that they can be accessed easily later Naming the Preset 1 Press the lt Store gt button once The display shows the current preset name which may look something like this A cursor appears under the first character of the preset name 2 Using the lt Preset Effect gt wheel change the char
30. is as easy as grabbing the knob and turning The lt Treble gt controls the level of the High frequencies The lt Mid gt knob controls the level of the mid range frequencies and the lt Bass gt knob controls the bass frequencies In Preset mode the level of each frequency band is displayed in the 7 segment displays located above each knob EQ settings range from 0 0 to 10 The Millennium also gives you the ability to adjust individual preset levels by simply turning the lt Level gt knob to the desired setting Always remember to save any changes Note Changes to the Gain EQ and Level settings can be done using either the tone controls located on the left side of the front panel or the lt 1 2 3 and 4 gt knobs located directly below the display Using either editing method will correspond in the display A sample setting is shown below with Channel B being the active channel 25 10 Level 10 eS 25 This example setting has been set from Preset mode using Channel B Once the Millennium is in Edit mode the display will correspond l6 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 2 Setting Up When the tone controls are used the display will appear as follows on page 2 of the amplifier module when the Millennium is in Edit mode B BGHIM LU 10 CHH B TREB MID BASS 2 25 25 ES Amplifier Model and Channel Selection Selecting amplifier types in the Millennium is as easy as pushing a button To call up
31. line are four parameter data sections They correspond with knobs lt 1 gt through lt 4 gt on the front panel Each section displays the current value of the indicated parameter A LINK icon in each group tells whether the indicated parameter is linked for expression control When a parameter has been modified the CHANGED icon will appear under the parameter that has been modified and the lt Store gt button will light to indicate a change has been made to the preset but not stored 9f Input Level Clip Meters Tune Indicator An input level and clip meter is located in the bottom center of the display This meter shows the guitar signal level and uses a peak detector action to display the highest levels at the input The CLIP icon at the end of the meter indicates if the the input signal is being clipped at the Analog input section pre digital The DIGITAL CLIP icon indicates that there is clipping in the digital effects domain This meter is also used to show note activity while the Millennium is in Tuner mode 9g Effect Routing Matrix The Effect routing matrix shows the signal flow of the currently selected preset through the amp and effect sections This matrix includes boxes that represent each effect module along with lines that indicate how those effects are connected to inputs outputs and each other If an effect module is bypassed a line appears through that module s box in the matrix Note When in FX Edit mode the box that repre
32. lists some additional Utility functions included in the Millennium that make your programming life a little easier Factory Reset Allows you to erase all User Presets Default and Utility settings at once and restore the Millennium memory to its factory condition WARNING This procedure will destroy and reset ALL User Presets in the Millennium memory Be sure you want to erase the memory and start fresh before continuing with this procedure To perform a factory reset do the following 1 Press the lt Utility gt button and scroll to page 15 of the Utility Menu using the lt Page gt knob The display reads 1 Factoru Re T WuES l 15 IB 2 To initiate the reset turn the function lt 1 gt knob 3 This is your last chance to change your mind If you are sure turn the 3 knob If not you can abort the procedure by turning the 4 knob If you turn the 3 knob the Information line of the display briefly reads Rezettird after which the unit resets and returns to Preset 1 Note In extreme situations the Millennium can be completely reset using a special power up procedure This will also completely reset the Millennium eliminating any custom settings created by the user The procedure is as follows 1 Press and hold the Config button while powering up your Millennium 2 Release the Config button after an asterisk appears in the information line on the screen 3 Press the Mod button and the
33. messages and transmit preset changes on MIDI channel settings include Off 1 2 15 16 and All To change the MIDI channel assignment do the following 1 Go to Page 3 of the Utility menu by pressing the lt Utility gt button and then turn the lt Page gt knob The display reads pace Ib 2 Use the lt 2 gt knob to select the MIDI channel number you want your Millennium to receive on 3 Use the lt 4 gt knob to select the MIDI channel number you want your Millennium to transmit on MIDI Merging MIDI merging allows incoming MIDI data to be merged with any MIDI data generated by your Millennium before being sent to the MIDI Out Thru port Selecting the MIDI Merge option can be accessed in Page 6 of the Utility menu Once there the display will look like this pace or Ib Preset Receive Map The Preset mapping features of the Millennium allow you to access any of your Millennium s 200 Presets using the standard 128 Preset Change commands through MIDI From the Factory the Millennium is set to access User Preset 1 through 100 using MIDI Preset change numbers 1 through 100 MIDI Preset change numbers 101 through 128 access the Factory Preset bank To gain MIDI access to other presets not mentioned and bypass you must use the preset mapping feature To remap a preset number to a MIDI Preset change number do the following 62 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics 1 Press the Utility
34. of the Millennium press and hold the Utility button This will take you directly to the tuner function 3 As you play a note on the guitar the large number display will tell you which note you are playing while the meter will show you if the note is flat or sharp If the meter is moving to the right the note you are playing is sharp If the meter moves left the note is flat The goal is to tune your guitar so that the meter stops moving and the display will lock in indicating that you are in tune Once you start playing the selected note the display will read as follows BH Tuner Outgput i00 wam fuse ra fewmE 3 ga _ BHENH b mmEmmmm 4 Press the any button to exit the Tuner mode Reference and Output The Millennium gives you the option of changing the Tuning reference from as low as F or 427 to A 453 by simply turning the 3 knob while the Millennium is in Tuner mode Another feature available in the Millennium Tuner mode is the ability to set the amount of signal that is passed to the output while tuning This has a range from 0 mute to 100 The output can be changed by turning the 4 knob to the desired level while the Millennium is in Tuner mode Jobnson Amplification J 12 Tuner Mode To access the Tuner mode using the optional J 12 foot controller press and hold the Bank Up Tuner gt footswitch to engage tuner mode 1 As you play a note on the guitar the indicator in the
35. parameter lets you select the overall FX level mix of the Whammy Effect module Ranges from Off to 100 Dry Level This parameter lets you select the amount of Dry signal that is included in the Whammy effect Ranges from Off to 10096 Balance This parameter allows you to pan the Dry signal either to the Right or the Left in the stereo soundfield Ranges from Left 99 to Right 99 Min Shift This parameter sets the minimum pedal shift level of the Whammy effect Ranges from 72 6 octaves down to 24 2 octaves up Max Shift This parameter set the maximum pedal shift level of the Whammy effect Ranges from 72 6 octaves down to 24 2 octaves up Min Detune This parameter sets the minimum pedal level of detune effect Ranges from 50 down 50 cents to 50 up 50 cents Max Detune This parameter sets the maximum pedal level of detune effect Ranges from 50 down 50 cents to 50 up 50 cents Pedal This parameter is used for the assignment of an expression pedal This parameter also shows the pedal travel range Ranges from 0 to 100 Out This parameter is used to set the overall output level of the Whammy module Ranges from 0 to 100 Pan This parameter is used to position the Whammy effect in the Stereo soundfield Ranges from Left 99 to Right 99 Auto Wab The Auto Wah is a great effect use when you want a nasally wah type effect but you don t want to do the leg work The Auto Wah utilizes a sensitivity detector that rea
36. performing the following procedures 1 From Preset mode press the Edit button and the display will appear like this Mb FP e 2 Using the lt 1 gt knob will either turn the Wah On or Off The lt 2 gt is used to activate the Wah pedal range and the lt 4 gt knob is used to select the Wah type User Guide 25 Section 3 Editing Presets Johnson M illennium 3 The 2 button pedal parameter can be assigned to a footswitch to bypass or turn the module On This parameter can be selected by turning the 2 knob and a Chiarraecd icon will appear directly beneath the parameter At this point press the lt Assign gt button and the display will appear as follows 1 I PAGE OF iH 4 Now press the footswitch to be assigned You can use either a standard volume or voltage controlled Expression pedal connected to the Expression pedal I and 2 pedal inserts on the rear panel of the Millennium or you can use either one of the Expression pedals on the optional J 12 Foot Controller to act as the Wah pedal If the selected footswitch is already assigned to control another parameter the display of the Millennium will ask you if you want to re assign If you wish to re assign turn the 1 knob for yes or the 2 knob to abort the assign function Note Any time an assignment to turn a parameter On Off is made you must decide if you want the parameter On when you enter the selected preset If you want it on make the assi
37. the Store button and CHANGED icon do not light Therefore the default name may display Custom if a parameter is consistently being changed by a modifier Storing the preset will store these new parameter values 56 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics External Expression Pedals The rear panel of the Millennium contains 2 external expression pedal inserts that can be linked to control any parameter of the Amplifiers operating system Either a standard volume or a voltage control pedal can be connected to these insertion jacks The 2 external expression pedals on the J 12 foot controller can be used as well Once the external expression pedal is connected the assignment procedure to be followed is listed below Linking a Parameter to a Modifier To link a parameter to a modifier please complete the following steps 1 Scroll to the parameter you would like to link to a modifier ie Delay feedback 2 Press the lt Assign gt twice when using a foot controller button and the display appears something like Avail Link fori FdEack DOFF 1 FdEck F z2wu Mint Mon HF 8 95 4 Use the 2 knob to scroll through the different modifiers that can be linked to the parameter you want assigned The selections MIDI CC s CC2 8 127 amp aftertouch Real Time modes m LF External Pedal Ext 7 2 Pdi2 amp F H10 Fax pe the 2 12 is us NOTE The MU
38. the lt Store gt button again The default is saved off and you are taken to page 1 of the FX edit menu The newly created default is now loaded and can now be recalled at any time 4 To abort the procedure push either the lt Preset gt button to take you to Preset mode the lt Edit gt button to take you to FX edit mode or the lt Utility gt button to take you into Utility mode depending upon which mode you want to enter Editing a Module Each of the Millennium s effects has several usable factory defaults however you may want to tweak the parameters of the module in order to get the right sound you re looking for The parameters of each effect module are reached through a series of pages 1 Press the lt Edit gt button The display looks something like this MbYP B i PAGE oF When you first enter FX edit mode by pressing the lt Edit gt button you are taken to the Analog Wah section Turn the lt Preset Effect gt wheel to scroll through the modules until you reach a digital effect module Notice that as you scroll through the different modules the currently selected module will flash in the Effect routing matrix of the display Once you have reached a module in the digital effects section that you want to edit use the lt Page gt knob to scroll to the particular parameters Notice Anytime a change is made to either an effect module or default the Changed icon will appear directly below the effected paramet
39. use the 2 knob to select the Bank to be named Once the Bank has been selected turn the 4 knob to rename the Bank The display now appears like this 1 5 HIHP Anbr Bind ACU 4 To exit the naming bank assignment press the Utility button 5 Using the lt 1 gt knob change the character to the one you want in the selected position 6 When the correct character is displayed in that position use the Page knob to scroll the cursor to the next character you want to change 7 Use the 2 knob to select numbers the 3 knob to insert spaces and the 4 knob to copy and paste characters 8 To copy a character position the cursor under the character you want to copy using the Page knob then turn the 4 knob clockwise To paste the copied character position the cursor where you want to paste the character then turn the 4 knob counter clockwise 9 To abort the procedure push either the lt Preset gt button to take you to Preset Mode the Edit button to take you to FX Edit Mode or the Utility button to take you to Utility mode depending upon which mode you want to enter Un Linking or Viewing Parameter Control 1 To undink or view a parameter that has been assigned to a footswitch Expression Pedal or simply press the lt Assign gt button twice The display will tell you which parameter is linked to which footswitch To unlink simply turn the 1 knob and t
40. wave or the intensity of SP1 or SP2 typically produce better results See figure 4 2 User Guide 43 Section 4 Editing Modules Johnson M illennium Dly A B Controls the delay time of flange voice A or B Shorter delay times produce a more dramatic deeper sweeping sound Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Out A B Adjusts the overall level of flange voice A or B Ranges from Off to 10096 Pan A B Controls the stereo soundfield placement of flange voice A or B Ranges from 99 to 99 Out L R Controls the output level of the left or right side of the flanger Ranges from Off to 100 Phasers The Phaser or Phase Shifter as it is sometimes called is a classic effect from the 70 s that uses phase cancellation to create a warm sweeping effect The effect is created by making a copy of a signal and moving it in and out of phase while mixing it with the original signal As it moves different frequencies are cancelled out creating a smooth curling sound There is also a feedback control that sends the shifting signal back into the phaser s input This intensifies the sound even more When do I use a Phaser A great example of this can be heard most when you listen to music of the 70 s Guitarist of the day loved their Phasers A Phaser is a great effect to use when playing clean and funky rhythms Phaser Parameters Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the
41. you the ability to combine two Amplifier paths on the right and the left at the same time to produce mammoth guitar tones when a morphing expression pedal is assigned A B channel switching To give each modeled amplifier in the Millennium even more flexibility we have included A B channel switching in each of the amp models This is a great function to use for adding distortion or boosting for solos The A B channel selector is conveniently located on the front panel of the Millennium and can be given expression pedal assignment for quick switching on the floor with the J 12 or J3 foot controllers or via a MIDI device Amplifier Model Types The following describes the Amplifier model selections when any one of the six amplifier model and channel buttons shown below are pressed Successive presses of each button will take you through the menu of available amp types for each amplifier model Em e 5 American Stack Dual Rectifier Boogie MK II Soldano SLO American Combo 65 Blk Face Twin Twin Reverb Brite Matchless DC 30 1 Matchless DC 30 2 Boogie MK II Combo Rectif Combo British Stack Marshall Master 1 Marshall Master 2 Marshall JCM 800 Hot Rod Marshall MSTR British Combo 63 AC 30 Top boost 63 AC TBoost Dirty AC 30 TB Cln Drty Marsh JCM 800 Cmbo J ohnson JohnsonCln Dirty JohnsonDrt HiGain JohnsonCln HiGain Fender Soldano Fender HotMarshal Fender MatchDrt Fender Rectifier Matchless Soldano Matchles
42. you use MIDI CCs your Millennium responds to CC numbers 0 127 and CHP channel pressure or aftertouch For example you can have a synth s modulation wheel usually MIDI CC 1 control the input level of a reverb and chorus in one Preset while the delay feedback may be controlled in another For more information on MIDI CCs please see pg 56 LFOs When you use LFOs parameter values can be controlled automatically between a defined minimum and maximum setting at a user definable rate Your Millennium has two user definable LFOs in each preset that can use unique speeds and waveforms and can be assigned to any parameter For example you can create an auto panner without using an auto panner module Simply link an effect s output pan parameter to the LFO modifier and the LFO will move that parameter back and forth This modifier can be a very useful weapon in the ongoing battle of new sound creation For more information on LFOs please see pg 56 Dynamic Modifiers When you use Dynamic Modifiers the parameter values are controlled in relation to the dynamics of the input signal The possibilities are nearly endless For more information on Dynamic Modifiers please see pg 56 For example you could link the Dynamic Modifier of a Preset to control a chorus level It doesn t sound like much on paper but imagine the expressiveness of this type of effect on a lead As you play the guitar harder the chorus becomes less apparent Play softly and the
43. 00 h On Off 0C h Delay Feedback 01 h FX Type OD h Tapit ignore 02 h Default Page 7 OE h Chorus Level Page 2 03 h FX Level OF h Chorus Pan 04 h Dry Level 10 h Delay Level 05 h Balance 11 h Delay Pan Page 3 06 h Delay Time 07 h FeedBack 38 h Flange Dly Page 1 00 h On Off 08 h Taplt ignore 01 h FX Type Page 4 09 h Smear 02 h Default OA h LPF Type Page 2 03 h FX Level OB h Freq 04 h Dry Level OC h Gain 05 h Balance Page 5 OD h Out Page 3 06 h Route OE h Pan Page 4 07 h Speed 08 h Depth 33 b StA DIy 370ms 09 h Flange Feedback 35 b SLtA Dly 700ms Page 1 00 h On Off Page 5 09 h WvErm 01 h FX Type OA h Flange Delay 02 h Default Page 6 OB h Delay Time Page 2 03 h FX Level 0C h Delay Feedback 04 h Dry Level OD h apit ignore 05 h Balance Page 7 OE h Flange Level Page 3 06 h Delay Time OF h Flange Pan 07 h FeedBack 10 h Delay Level 08 h Taplt ignore 11 h Delay Pan Page 4 09 h Smear A h Type 12 h Balance User Guide 105 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium Page 8 12 h Secondary Decay 09 b PreDelay Page 1 00 h On Off 13 h Secondary Size 01 h FX Type 14 h Second Reflection 02 h Default Page 9 15 h Primary OutL Page 2 03 h EX Level 16 h Primary OutR 04 h Dry Level Page 10 17 h Secondary OutL 05 h Balance 18 h Secondary OutR Page 3 06 h Delay 07 h Filter Type OD b Stereo Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off 08 h Frequency 01 h FX Type Page 4 09 h OutL
44. 02 h Default OA h OutR Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 0A b Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off 05 h Balance 01 h FX Type Page 3 06 h everb Type 02 h Default 07 h Decay Page 2 03 h EX Level Page 4 08 h Density 04 h Dry Level 09 h Diffusion 05 h Balance Page 5 Blend Page 3 06 h Type OB h OutL 07 h Decay OC h OutR Page 4 08 h Density 09 h Diffusion 10 h Gated Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off Page 5 OA h 01 h FX Type OB h OutR 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level OC b Dual Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off 04 h Dry Level 01 h FX Type 05 h Balance 02 h Default Page 3 06 h ype Page 2 03 h EX Level 07 h ime 04 h Dry Level Page 4 08 h Density 05 h Balance 09 h LowPass Page 3 06 h Density Page 5 OA h OutL 07 h Diffusion OB h OutR 08 h Dispersion Page 4 09 h X Over Type 11 StGated Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off OA h Frequency 01 h FX Type Page 5 OB h Primary X Over 02 h Default 0C h Secondary X Over Page 2 03 h FX Level Page 6 OD h Primary Damp 04 h Dry Level OE h Secondary Damp 05 h Balance Page 7 OF h Primary Decay Page 3 06 h 10 h Primary Size 07 h ime 11 h Primary Reflection Page 4 08 h Density 1 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix 09 h Dispersion 06 h Thrsh Closed OA h Low Pass 07 h Attn Page 5 OB h Blend Page 3 08 h Delay 0C h OutL 09 h Attack OD h OutR OA Hold OB h Release 8 h Spring Reverb Page 1 00 h On Off 7D h Thru Page 1 00 h EX
45. 07 h Dtn 0C h 08 0 OutB OD h 09 h anB Page 5 OE h OutA OF h PanA 28 h Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 10 h OutB 01 h EX Type 11 h PanB 02 h Default Page 6 12 h OutC Page 2 03 h FX Level 13 h PanC 04 h Dry Level 14 h OutD 05 h Balance 15 h PanD Page 3 06 h ShftA 07 h Dtn 2F b Octal Page 1 00 h On Off 08 h ShftB 01 h FX Type 09 h DtnB 02 h Default Page 4 OA h OutA Page 2 03 h FX Level OB h anA 04 h Dry Level OC h OutB 05 h Balance OD h anB Page 3 06 h DetnA 07 h DetnB 2A b Quad Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 08 h DetnC 01 h FX Type 09 h DetnD 02 h Default Page 4 OA h DetnE Page 2 03 h FX Level OB h DetnF 04 h Dry Level OC h DetnG 05 h Balance OD h DetnH Page 3 06 h ShftA Page 5 OE h 07 h DtnA 102 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix 08 h ShfB 1D h OutH 09 h DtnB Page 9 1E h Spread Page 4 OA h ShftC OB h DtnC 27 h Stereo Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 0 ShftD 01 h FX Type OD h DtnD 02 h Default Page 5 OE h Out A Page 2 03 h EX Level OF h PanA 04 h Dry Level 10 h OutB 05 h Balance 11 h PanB Page 3 06 h Shft Page 6 12 h OutC 07 h Din 13 h PanC 08 h OutL 14 h OutD 09 h OutR 15 h PanD 29 h St Dual Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 2B b Octal Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 01 h FX Type 02 h Default 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level Page 2 03 h EX Level 04 h Dry Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Ba
46. 0ms DlyA 1D b St DI Dly 700ms DIyB OutA PanA OutB PanB On Off FX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Delay Time FeedBack Tapit ignore 1E h St Quad Delay DlyA DIyB DlyC PanA Page 6 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 00 h 08 h 09 h OA h 00 h 06 h 07 h 08 h 09 h 0A h OB h OCh OD h OE h 00 h OutB PanB OutC PanC OutD PanD On Off FX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Delay Time FeedBack apit ignore OutL OutR On Off EX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance elay Time FeedBack apit ignore DlyA DlyB OutLA OutLB OutRA OutRB On Off EX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Delay Time User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix 07 h FeedBack OB h Freq 08 h Tapit ignore 0 Gain Page 4 09 h DlyA Page 5 OD h OutL OA h OE h OutR OB h OC h DlyD 37 0 Chorus Dly Page 1 00 h On Off Page 5 OD h OutLA 01 h FX Type OE h OutLB 02 h Default OF h OutLC Page 2 03 h FX Level 10 h OutLD 04 h Dry Level Page 6 11 h OutRA 05 h Balance 11 h OutRB age 3 06 h 13 h OutRC age 4 07 h Speed 14 h OutRD 08 h Depth age 5 09 h WvFrm 32 h Alog Dly 370ms OA h Chorus Delay 34 h Alog Dly 700ms age 6 OB h Delay Time 36 b Alog Dly 1400ms Page 1
47. 1 of the 15 Effect Configuration routes available in the Millennium This can be very helpful when you have a preset that uses an Amplifier model that you prefer but the currently selected effect configuration is not ideal for the digital effects that you wish to use in the preset You can easily change these Effect configurations by using the following procedure as a guide 1 Accessing the effect configurations can be done one of two ways From Preset mode simply press the Config button or press the lt Edit gt button and use the lt Preset Effect gt and turn until the display appears something like this PAGE OF Note that the effect configuration is flashing 2 Now use the lt 1 gt knob to select any one of the 15 different configurations available 3 Once the configuration has been selected press the Store button to save any changes 4 To Exit the configuration menu just press the lt Preset gt button to return to preset mode complete listing of the effect configurations of the MIllennium can be found on page 85 FX Edit Mode 1 From Preset mode press the Edit button The display appears something like this CED PAGE lor User Guide 27 Section 3 Editing Presets Johnson M illennium When you enter FX Edit mode the first page of every FX Module allows you to 1 Bypass that effect module by turning it on or off using the 1 knob 2 Select an Effect Module Only in
48. 2 h RVB F h Preset button 01 h DLY E h Digital Effect Bypass 02 h PCH D h Utility button 03 h MOD C h Edit button 09 h Gain 14 h Assign button A h Treble 15 h Store button B h Mid 16 h American Stk button 21 h Bass 17 h American Combo button 29 h Level 18 h British Stack 22 h J3 FSA 5 h British Combo 24 h J3 FS B 6 h Johnson button 23 h J3 FSC 7 h Configuration button 11 h J 3 Preset Up 24 h Mod button 12 h J Preset Down 25 h Delay button 13 h J3 List Up 26 h Reverb button 19 h J3 List Down 27 h Other button la h J 12 Fs 1 31 h button Ib h J 12 Fs 2 32 h J 12 Fs 3 33 h J 12 Fs 4 35 h J 12 Fs 5 36 h J 12 Fs 6 37 h J 12 Fs 7 38 h J 12 Fs 8 39 h J 12 Fs 9 40 h J 12 Fs 10 41 h 26 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix SysEx Preset Dump Example For those of you that are reluctant to stick your feet in the SysEx water we have included a simple example of a SysEx Preset jump It takes you set by step through all of the operation commands of a typical SysEx procedure lt SysEx Header gt F0 00 00 10 47 Procedure gt 42 lt Preset Dump Version gt 00 01 00 01 Bank and Preset for User Preset 1 gt gt 00 00 00 00 lt lt Preset s Transmit Count Lo Bytes Hi Bytes gt gt 00 00 06 lt lt Module Count for Module IDs gt gt 00 07 lt lt Module ID Numbers gt gt 00 0C 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 01 00 5A 00 77
49. 30 Chorus Delay Cfg 4 Bank 10 Blues 20 Vox AC 30 Cln Drty Combo Cfg 4 46 Bluesy Twin Solo Cfg 9 47 Tremolo Blues Cfg 9 Bank 5 Matchless 48 Blues Boogie Cfg 9 21 Matchless DC30 Combo Cfg 1 49 Blue BB S Cfg 9 22 Matchless w Reverb Cfg 4 50 Slide Blues Cfg 2 23 DC30 Leslified Cfg 4 24 Matchless Gain Solo Cfg 12 Bank 11 Dual Tone 25 Mtchles Cln Edge Cfg 9 51 L Vox R Marshall Cfg 6 52 Twin Matchless Heaven Cfg 4 Bank 6 Marshall 55 L Metal Tube R Fuzz Cfg 6 26 Hot Rodded Marshall Cfg 4 54 Twin Match Hybrid ExpPdl Cfg 4 27 Marshall Master Volume Cfg 1 55 Twin gt Marshall Solo Cfg 6 User Guide 71 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium Bank 12 Alternative 56 Industrialized 57 Whammy Madness 58 Triplet Delay 59 Post Seattle Grind 60 Space Hippie Bank 13 Country 61 Pedal Steel 62 Rockin Billy 63 Good For Pickin 64 Drinking w Cowboyz 65 Stereo Slapback Bank 14 Vintage 66 Surfari 67 Fuzz in the Sky 68 Danno Electro 69 Electric Sitar 70 Guitar Organ Bank 15 Studio 71 Chorus Wash 72 Vol Pedal Swell 73 Cln Comp Mono Ster 74 PWR CORD Mono Ster 75 Greasy Solo Bank 16 Jazz Fusion 76 MD s Sweet Solo 77 Pop Jazz Comp 78 Mainstream Jazz 79 Fusion Solo Boogie 80 Steely Phaser Bank 17 Rock 81 Stack In a Studio 82 Metallurgist 83 Phasey Rhythm 84 Too Heavy 85 Just A Wah Cfg 9 Cfg 2 Cfg 4 Cfg 4 Cfg 8 Cfg 2 Cfg 4 Cfg 4 Cfg 7
50. 99 38 User Guide X Over Type X Over Freq Prim amp Secd X Over Prim amp Secd Damp Low Pass Time Blend Prim amp Secd Blend Decay Prim amp Secd Decay Prim amp Secd Size Prim amp Secd Reflct Selects which crossover type will be used for the Primary Secondary reverb stages The two crossover types are High Pass HP and Low Pass LP Selects the Frequency where the crossover begins to function Ranges from 25Hz to 20kHz These two Parameters allow the crossover to be turned On or Off for each reverb stage When Off that particular stage will be full bandwidth otherwise its frequency response is limited by the X Over Type and Frequency Parameters Adjusts how quickly the room absorbs the high frequency reverberations In a real room absorptive materials can be used to dampen the natural high frequency reverberations of the room High settings of DAMP cause the reverbera tions to darken tonally and become less defined over the course of DECAY Low settings cause less dramatic room effects on the tone of the reverberations Ranges from 1 to 7 Selects the frequency above which all frequencies are rolled off This control can be used to darken the response of bright sounding gated reverbs Ranges from 100 Hz to 8 kHz in the Gated Reverb and from 100 Hz to 20 kHz in the Stereo Gated Reverb Controls the length of the gated reverb in milliseconds much like the DECAY control of a normal reverb Ranges fro
51. Cfg 13 Cfg 4 Cfg 4 Cfg 9 Cfg 9 Cfg 4 Cfg 10 Cfg 8 Cfg 13 Cfg 13 Cfg 10 Cfg 9 Cfg 10 Cfg 9 Cfg 10 Cfg 9 Cfg 1 Cfg 4 Cfg 4 Cfg 4 Cfg 13 Bank 18 Dynamics 86 Ducked Delay Solo 87 Dynamic Chorus 88 Automatic Wah 89 Guitar Synth 90 Dynamic Tremolo Bank 19 Morph 91 Clean Solo Morph 92 Tube gt gt SpaceFuzz Morph 93 Auto Morph 94 Soldano Ambient Morph 95 2 Second Loop Jam 96 Wahs Happening 97 Planet Diablo 98 Blues in D 99 JC 120 Jazz Chorus 100 Sweet Combo Cfg 1 Cfg 4 Cfg 1 Cfg 7 Cfg 4 Cfg 15 Cfg 9 Cfg 15 Cfg 4 Cfg 9 Cfg 15 Cfg 8 Cfg 2 Cfg 3 Cfg 3 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix Millennium Preset Descriptions To help all of you Tone and Effect connoisseurs along the way this list gives you a brief description all 100 Factory presets of the Millennium Bank 1 5 1 Rectifier Stack Pure and rich Dual Rectifier Stack tone with Dual Delay and Chorus modules which make it ideal for soloing 2 Panning Twin Reverb Tone of the legendary Twin with Reverb and an Auto Panner effect to that pans the signal right and left 3 Matchless Blues The mighty DC 30 is overdriven and uses a flanger which makes it ideal for playing the blues 4 Custom Marshall w Reverb The great Marshall with the custom Mods already in place and just a touch of reverb 5 Get Your Wah Wahs Out A Boogie MK Amp model that uses the Analog Wah module with
52. Dual flanger and Delay User Guide 83 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium 83 Phasey Rhythm Use this Dual tone Phaser effected preset for rhythm playing 84 Too Heavy You will have gain for days when you use this Dual Rectifier model preset 85 Just a Wah This JCM 800 Combo amp with distortion uses an Analog Wah module to produce overdrive tones Bank 18 Dynamics 86 Ducked Delay Solo A Dynamic modifier is used in this preset so the harder your attack is the more delay will be heard 87 Dynamic Chorus This is a beautiful clean chorus preset that has a dynamic modifier assigned to the chorus module This means harder attack equals more chorus 88 Automatic Wah Use this overdriven preset with dynamic attack that will produce an auto wah effect 89 Guitar Synth Use this preset to produce guitar synth effects that change depending on how hard your attack hits 90 Dynamic Tremolo Change your Tremolo speed by attacking the strings harder on this preset Bank 19 Morph 91 Clean gt gt Solo Morph Use this preset when you need to morph from a clean tone preset to a distorted solo tone 92 Tube gt gt Space Fuzz Morph You can morph from a Tube distortion to a classic Fuzz distortion 93 Auto Morph Use this preset when you want the Millennium to automatically morph from a clean to distorted tone 94 Soldano gt gt Ambient Morph This preset is used to morph from a clean Fender Twin to a Soldano amp mo
53. Matchless DC 30 Combo The tone of the of the new Industry standard work horse 22 Matchless HC 30 Matchless half stack tone that can kick in distortion to overdrive the amp by channel switching 23 DC30 Leslified The DC 30 with leslie simulation thrown in to keep things spinning 24 Matchless DC 30 Solo A soloing must with overdriven Matchless tone with Detuning and Delay digital effects 25 Matchless Cln Edge Morph between the great tones of a Matchless and a hot rodded Marshall Master Bank 6 Marsball 26 Hot Rodded Marshall Marshall tone with all of the modifications already done to it with Dual detuner and Reverb digital effects 27 Marshall Master Volume A simple mid 70s Marshall Master Volume that was designed to rock with all tone controls pushed to 10 28 Marshall JCM 800 Combo The big Marshall tone harnessed in a 2X12 combo 29 Marshall JCM 800 Stack The amplifier that revolutionized the 1980s Rock Sound 30 Clean Hot Rod Marshall A Johnson Amp model that allows you to produce pristine clean and distorted tones at the same time Bank 7 Johnson 1 31 Johnson Fat Soul Tube Distortion with Dual Delay and Stereo Reverb effect modules 32 Johnson Powr Solo Big custom tube distortion with Dual Detuning and Dual Delay that can be thrown in any solo situation 80 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix 33 Jonson Edge Clean overdriven Amp tone that can be switched to to clean with
54. Millennium Stereo Two Fifty Head Integrated Modeling Amplifier Amplification User s Guide Please visit Johnson Amplification on the World Wide Web at http www digitech com H A Harman International Company RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION risque DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING ro REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE The symbols shown above are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potentia hazards with electrical products The lightning flash with arrowpoint in an equilateral riangle means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owner s manual These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts inside the unit Do not open the unit Do not attempt to service the unit yourself Refer all servicing to qualified personnel O pening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturer s warranty Do not get the unit wet If liquid is spilled on the unit shut it off immediately and take it to a dealer for service Disconnect the unit during storms to prevent damage U K MAINS PLUG WARNING A moulded mains plug that has been cut off from the cord is unsafe Discard the mains plug at a suitable disposal facility NEVER UNDERANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU INSERT A DAMAGED OR C
55. Millennium will re initialize itself Global vs Local XLR Cabinet Emulation The thing to factor in when using the XLR Cabinet emulator in either global or local mode is whether or not you want all of your sounds affected by this change A good time to use Global mode is when your frequently playing in different venus because each room always sounds different The procedure for selecting either the Local or Global XLR Cabinet emulation is as follows 66 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to page 2 of the Utility page using the Page knob The display reads pace or 2 Using the lt 4 gt knob you can turn the Cabinet Emulator to either Local On or Global On mode or Global Off Output Mode and Speaker Cabinet Voicing Selections You can select the output the signal of your Millennium as either a Stereo or Mono signal Also depending on the speaker cabinet being used 2X12 or 4X12 the Millennium lets you select the optimized voicing for the selected cabinet The procedure for both selections is as follows 1 Press the lt Utility gt button and scroll to page 1 of the Utility page using the lt Page gt knob The display reads Stereo Cab idxiz Turner He AOFF pace 2 Using the lt 1 gt knob you can set your Millennium to either a Stereo or Mono output signal Turning the lt 3 gt knob will allow you to optimize the Mill
56. TE and THRU effect types do not have any Parameters to connect to so they will not appear in the parameter list 5 Use the lt 3 gt knob to select the minimum parameter value you want when the controller is in the maximum position 6 Use the lt 4 gt knob to select the maximum parameter value you want when the controller is in the maximum position NOTE Make sure you store any changes you want to save before moving on User Guide 57 Section 5 Advanced Topics Johnson M illennium Setting up an LFO To set up an LFO that is linked to an effect parameter the procedure is as follows 1 Enter the Assign mode by pressing the lt Assign gt button 2 Use the lt Page gt knob to scroll to the LFO page The display looks something like LFO uF ore pesen D BOFF 5 7 Um E ewm LEN _ ec a Coser P pace OF 19 3 You can use the lt 1 gt knob to select which of the two LFOs you want to adjust 4 Use the 2 knob to turn the LFO on or off 5 Use the 3 knob to change the selected LFO s waveform You can select either SINe TRIangle SPeciall or SPecial2 6 Use the 4 knob to adjust the speed of the LFO cycle Any parameters assigned to the LFOs will now follow the modulating waveform of the LFO you have selected Setting up a Dynamic Modifier 1 Enter Assign mode by pressing the lt Assign gt button 2 Use the Page knob to scroll to the first of two Dyn pages The display looks something l
57. TapIt button simply press the TapIt button twice at the desired tempo and the delay module will automatically recalibrate the delay time A great option with the TapIt delay time function is that the TapIt function can be assigned to be controlled by a footswitch on the J 3 or J 12 foot controllers 18 Power Switch Turns the unit on and off It is always a good idea to turn the Master Volume output down when applying power or shutting the Millennium down 6 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 1 Introduction The Rear Panel 0000000 0000 t 6 0 FX Return Send 000000000000000000000000000 lt Bgresson Pedal 1 2 In Out Thru Footswitch Right Speaker Left Speaker N N EN panne Right Left Speaker Output 4 Ohms Minimium m fig 2 Direct Record Output NTHEUSA av USA Amplification ERR Audio Block Diagram 1 Fuse 100 120 VAC 6 Amp fuse is inserted here 2 Expression Pedal 1 and 2 Jacks This is the insert point for an external expression pedal Standard volume or Voltage controller pedals can be used in these inserts Once inserted this expression pedal can be linked to control any parame
58. The illustration below shows the selection of the British Combo Amplifier Integrated Model H H li Channel g Bs Editing Integrated Amplifier Models 1 From Preset mode press the lt Edit gt button once and the display will appear something like this User Guide 23 Section 3 Editing Presets Johnson M illennium 2 Now use the lt Preset Effect gt wheel and scroll to the Amplifier type module Once you are there the display will appear something like this A Tora M beu EUM VE o waH fruBE f 1f PAGE or 5 3 Using the 2 knob will allow you to select any one of the amplifier models within the Millennium and the 4 knob will select either the or B channel This will make the selected channel active for editing 4 Once the amplifier model and channel have been selected use the Page knob to move to page 2 of the amplifier model edit menu Page 2 lets you adjust the gain and preset levels of channel A or B The active channel A or B appears in upper case letters and will appear something like this quem B e ge 1111 mer TRE P DH mis iV ER rib L Hv Hinu 9 qu PAGE 5 fwan _ fta f f Note To toggle between the active A or channel simply press the Channel button This is essential for editing because when the A or B channel is active you can m
59. This knob controls the Speed of modulation effects when the unit is in Preset mode In Edit or Utility mode it controls the number 1 parameter that appears in the display 14 Depth 2 Knob This knob controls the depth of modulation effects when the unit is in Preset mode In Edit or Utility mode it controls the number 2 parameter that appears in the display 15 Delay 3 Knob This knob controls the overall level of Delay when delay is used in the selected preset In Edit or Utility mode it controls the number 3 parameter that appears in the display 16 Reverb 4 Knob This knob controls the overall level of Reverb when a Reverb module is used in the selected Preset In Edit or Utility mode it controls the number 4 parameter that appears in the display 17 a f FX Library Buttons 17a Config Enters Edit mode at the configuration screen You can use the lt Speed 1 gt knob to select any one the 15 different effect con figurations 17b Mod Enters Edit mode and selects the first available Modulation module in the preset Successive presses move to the next available Modulation module Pressing and Holding the button while editing an effect will load the first Modulation effect in the effect list Modulation effects available Dual Chorus Quad Chorus Octal Chorus Dual Flange Dual Phaser Rotary Speaker Simulator Stereo Tremolo Auto Panner Chorus Delay and Flange Delay 17c Delay Enters Edit mode and selects the first ava
60. Type 01 h FX Type 02 h Default 7E h Page 1 00 h FX Ty Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level OF h Room Echo Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Delay A 07 h Delay B 08 h Delay C 09 h Delay D Page 4 OA h Out A OB h Bal A 0C h Out B OD h Bal B Page 5 OE h Out C OF h Bal C 10 h Out D 11b Bal D Page 6 12 h Shape Type 13 h Spread Page 7 14 h Diffusion 15 h Feedback Delay 16 h Feedback Amount Page 8 17 h OutL 18 h OutR 52 h Noise Gate Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 02 h Default Page 2 04 h Level 05 h Thrsh Open User Guide 107 Amplification 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy Utab 84070 Telephone 801 566 8800 FAX 801 566 7005 International Distribution 3 Overlook Drive Unit 4 Amherst New Hampshire 03031 U S A FAX 603 672 4246 Johnson Amplification Millennium and S DISC II are registered trademarks of tbe Harman Music Group Incorporated Copyright O 1997 the Harman Music Group Incorporated Printed In U S A 10 97 Manufactured in the U S A Millennium Stereo 250 H 18 2266 A Please Visit Johnson Amplification on the World Wide Web at http digitech com
61. UT MAINS PLUG INTO A 13 AMP POWER SOCKET Do not use the mains plug without the fuse cover in place Replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your local retailer Replacement fuses are 13 amps and MUST be ASTA approved to BS1362 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IF YOUR UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER CORD WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED The cores in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code GREEN andYELLOW Earth BLUE Neutral BROWN Live As colours of the cores in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The core which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The core which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal marked N or coloured black The core which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal marked L or coloured red This equipment may require the use of a different line cord attachment plug or both depending on the available power source at installation If the attachment plug needs to be changed refer servicing to qualified service personnel who should refer to the table below The green yellow wire shall be connected directly to the unit s chassis CONDUCTOR WIRE COLOR Line Neutral White Earth Grd WARNING If the gro
62. X sages Active Sense X X Reset X X Notes 1 Fach Parameter can be linked to any control change These assignment tables are stored in memory 2 For Preset map 1 128 Preset Change can be mapped to Factory Presets User Presets or Bypass function Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x O 27 ax 88 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix System Exclusive Implementation MIDI System Exclusive communication allows a user to control a device directly through MIDI in a very powerful and flexible manner Much care has gone into creating and testing this documentation but Johnson Amplification can not guarantee 100 accuracy nor can Johnson Amplification be held responsible for presets and data lost in a product from System Exclusive Information use A working knowledge of the MIDI Version 1 0 Detailed Specification can be useful while implementing any manufacturer s SysEx commands For a copy of the MIDI spec contact MIDI Manufacturers Association 5316 West 57th Street Los Angeles California 90056 USA 213 649 6434 It is a good practice to back up any user programs and or user algorithms in the device before you begin to work with SysEx commands due to the fact that incorrect commands can produce unexpected results Should you encounter any discrepancies between this documentation and a Johnson Amplification S DISC II MIDI product please feel free to conta
63. a digital Compressor Dual Delay and Stereo reverb digital effect modules 34 Johnson Tone and Clean A custom Johnson Amplifier module that boosts the clean signal with 6 band Parametric EQ and adds a Dual Phaser and Stereo dual delay module 35 Johnson Gain amp Mo Gain A Johnson custom amplifier module that boosts the signal by using a parametric 6 band EQ And it also uses Stereo Tremolo and Stereo Reverb Effects Bank 8 Signature 1 36 Mysterious Wahs A dynamic modifier is connected to the Analog Wah module to help give you the sound of the Irish Pop guitarist 37 Stray Dead Catz Vintage Fender Twin with delay is used to produce the classic Setzer tone 38 Smashing Bumpkins A Dual rectifier is used to re create the tone of Mr Corgan and friends 39 Pride Delay A Vox AC 30 model with lots of Delay just the way the Mr Edge likes it 40 Dick Dale The legendary tone of the man that gave birth to surf music rings out in a 65 Black Face model with Reverb Bank 9 Signature 2 41 Classic SRV The classic tone of the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan which utilizes a custom Jonson Amplifier model and a Rotary Speaker simulator that can be turned on to produce a Leslie effect with an additional Reverb module 42 Brown Sound Tone of the great Mr Van Halens early years when the trusty Marshall stood by his side 43 E Johnson Clean Solo The violin tone of Austin Texas complete with Chorus Delay and Reverb digital
64. able by input level control Impedance 1 megohm Loop Return 1 4 inch unbalanced 18 dBu Maximum Level 18 dBu Impedance 10 Power Requirements 100 120 230 and 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 550 W Fuse 100 120 VAC 1 4 X 1 1 4 6A 230 240 VAC 5mm X 20mm 3 15A Controller Connections MIDI In Out Thru Expression Pedal inputs 2 1 4 inch compatible with any standard volume pedal with 25K to 1M or voltage control pedal 0 5v J footswitch input 1 4inch TRS J 12 Controller Input 5 pin DIN female Memory Capacity Factory 100 Presets User 100 Presets Dimensions 28 711mm W x 11 265mm H x 12 305mm D Net Weight 42 lbs Tube Com lement Shipping Weight 47 Ibs 2 12Ax7 triodes 300 volt power supply User Guide 87 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium MIDI Implementation Chart Fundion Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Channel X X 1 16 1 16 Memorized Default X Mode 2 Mode 4 Mode Messages X Mode 2 Mode 4 Memorized Altered NA X Note Number True Voice X NA X X Velocity Note ON X X X X Note OFF X X After Key s X X 0 X Touch Ch s X X Pitch Bender X X Control X 0 I Change Preset Change True X NA 0 0 127 2 System Exclusive See SysEx see appendix System Song Pos X X Song Sel X Common Tune X X System Clock X X Real Time Commands X X Aux ONOFF X X Mes All Notes Off X
65. ace fuse with same type and rating only ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY This unit conforms to the Product Specifications noted on the Declaration of Conformity O peration is subject to the following two conditions this device may not cause harmful interference and e this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation O peration of this unit within significant elec tromagnetic fields should be avoided use only shielded interconnecting cables LITHIUM BATTERY WARNING CAUTION This product may contain a lithium batter y T here is danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with an Eveready CR 2032 or equivalent Make sure the battery is installed with the correct polarity Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri Eksplosjonsfare Ved utskifting benyttes kun batteri som anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten Brukt batteri returneres apparatleverandgren ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig handtering Udskiftning kun ske med batteri av samme fabrikat og type Lev r det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandgren VAROITUS Paristo voi r j ht jos se on virheellisesti asennettu Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laite valmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppin H vit k ytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Anv nd samma batt
66. ack This is the effects loop mono return jack Connect the output of an external effect device here 10 Loop Send Jack This is the effects loop send jack User Guide Section 1 Introduction Johnson M illennium Integrated Amplifier Modeling Vintage and Modern Amp Models There is really no need to have numerous vintage or modern amplifiers in storage or cluttering up space The Millennium s unique Integrated Amplifier modeling puts almost every amplifiers tone under the hood This feature gives you modeled emulations of many great amplifiers including Vintage Vox AC 30 top boosts mid 70s Marshalls Master lead Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier stack and combos and Mark II stack and combo Matchless DC 30s and Fender Twins and Soldano SLOs To call up any of these amplifier modelings simply press any one of the 5 Amplifier model buttons on the front panel and the selected amplifier model is instantly called up Jobnson Amplifier Models The Johnson Amplifier models offer amplifier tones that you never thought possible out of stock un modified amplifiers We at Johnson Amplification have basically taken the best of all amplifiers and performed the custom mods on them This means with the higher gain stages or that Soldano with more low end and still remain ultra quiet that you can now have the custom Marshal And if having these custom amp modifications were not enough the Johnson Amplifier custom modules give
67. acter to the one you want in the selected position 3 When the correct character is displayed in that position use the Page knob to scroll the cursor to the next character you want to change 4 Use the lt 1 gt knob to change the letter s case The lt 2 gt knob is used to select numbers The lt 3 gt knob is used to insert spaces The lt 4 gt knob is used to copy and paste characters 5 To copy a character position the cursor under the character you want to copy using the lt Page gt knob then turn the lt 4 gt knob clockwise To paste the copied character position the cursor where you want to paste the character then turn the lt 4 gt knob counter clockwise 6 To abort the procedure press any button User Guide 21 Section 3 Editing Presets Johnson M illennium Storing the Preset 1 When you have the name as you want it to appear press the lt Store gt button again The top line of the display appears something like this This screen allows you to select the location of the new Preset Note that when the preset is stored it is stored in the User bank of presets because factory presets cannot be overwritten 2 Use the lt 2 gt knob or the lt Preset Effect gt wheel to select the preset number where you want to store the new preset 3 Press the lt Store gt button again The top line of the display briefly reads after which you are taken to the preset you have just stored The newly
68. ake all EQ gain and preset level modifications using either the lt 1 gt 2 3 and 4 buttons or you can use the Gain EQ or Level knobs to make any adjustments 5 Once the adjustments are made to the gain and levels of amplifier models and channels use the Page knob and turn to page 3 Channel and 4 Channel B of the amplifier model editing section to make any EQ adjustments The display will appear like this Leee mid B5 H5 4 wad fru _ 1_ _ __ f 1 PAGE j 5 24 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 3 Editing Presets 6 Now use the Page knob to move to page 5 of the amplifier model editing section and the display will appear like this PAGE 5 5 7 Using the 1 knob will let you adjust the digital level of Channel A The 3 knob adjusts the digital level of Channel Note Digital Level sets the amount of digital effect level that is heard within the selected preset Always note that the channel A or B that appears in upper case letters is the currently active channel and can be toggled any time using the Channel button to select either channel 8 Once all of the modifications have been made to the Amplifier model in the currently selected preset press the Store button to save your changes To exit the amplifier model editing section press the lt Preset gt button Analog Wab Editing Analog Wah editing can be done by
69. al processing techniques improved and soon allowed ways to create similar gated reverb sounds that were far more usable and flexible Today s gated reverb doesn t get gated at all it just sounds like it does It is actually a large burst of delay taps that create the gated reverb sound This allows you to chose the length of the effect along with different slope shapes When do I use Gated Reverb Using a Gated Reverb in a multi effect guitar application is ideal for producing unusual special effects Using the Gated reverb can produce a very rich and intense and ambience which can thicken up a guitar tone in many ways This type of reverb is also ideal for producing an effect that is similar to backward masking Reverb Parameters Note Not all of the parameters listed below are available in all Reverb modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the left right positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Type Selects the reverb type Each room type has a different decay range just as real rooms do so changing TYPE also changes the decay time of the room Types are Studio Room Wood Room Vocal Plate Concert Hall Plate Reverb Chamber Cathedral Arena Cement Shelter and Infinite Spring for Reverbs and Flat Shelf Decaying Linear De
70. also be used on the other side If you have a song that needs tight and bright rhythm guitar you can use the EQ modules to take out the Lows and build up your mids Here are a couple of simple examples If you feel your guitar tone is just a little dull try cutting some of the lower frequencies you always have to boost up the guitar s high frequencies because it could quickly become too bright Often good EQ techniques use cut more than boost This is where the old saying less is more definitely applies If you are having a hard time being heard in the mix don t make it louder Listen carefully and see if there is another instrument that is conflicting with your Guitar Adding a little EQ in the right spot of the less dominant guitar will allow it to speak a little easier through the rest of the music Graphic Equalizers Graphic EQs give you control of the levels for fixed or pre selected frequencies bands that are evenly spaced The Millennium offers 8 and 15 band Mono and 8 band Stereo GEQs and a 31 band mono GEQ They all cover the complete range of frequencies but the spacing between the 31 bands is much closer than the 8 bands therefore offering more exact control of the sound Graphic Equalizer Parameters Level Controls the signal input level fed to the module Ranges from Off to 100 Phase Inverts the phase of the source signal Can be set either IN or OUT of phase Phase L R Inverts the phase of the left or right side o
71. any one of the amplifier model types simply press one of the six buttons in the Amplifier Modeling button array subsequent presses of any amplifier model button will move you to the next amplifier model available or turn the 2 when the Millennium is in edit mode on page 1 of the Amplifier module channel switching can be achieved within the Amp model by pressing the Channel button or turning the 4 button while the Millennium is on page 1 of the Amplifier module in edit mode Always remember to save any changes Amplifier Contour Control Using the Contour knob will give you the ability to control the tonal qualities of the power amp section of the Millennium When the Contour knob is turned all of the way down the power amp tone is flat Turning up the knob brightens up the signal in the power amp section Digital Effects Wet Dry Mix Adjustments Global or Local To change the mix of dry and wet signal of the overall effect level use the lt Mix Page gt knob Mix settings range from 0 all dry to 100 all wet when the Millennium Wet Dry mix is set to Local or Global When the Wet Dry mix is set to Global setting the Wet Dry mix either Local or Global is done on page 2 of the Utility menu the mix control effects the percentage of Wet Dry mix in every preset As the acoustics of any room change you can easily adjust the mix of your effects accordingly with the turn of a knob The master mix of each preset can be mo
72. be received n is different for each preset If the Millennium is sent a Receive One Preset procedure where the preset number is not a valid RAM destination it will be ignored REQUEST BULK DUMP 49b SYS HEAD 49 h F7 h When a Request Bulk Dump procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive Bulk Dump procedure RECEIVE BULK DUMP 48b SYS HEAD 48 h dd 1st 1 dd 1st 2 dd nth 1 dd nth 2 F7 h dd n Bulk Dump Data The Receive Bulk Dump procedure is used to load all User Programs into the Millennium A software version number is imbedded in the data REQUEST UTILITY SETTINGS 11b SYS HEAD 11 h F7 h When a Request Utility Settings procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive Utility Settings procedure User Guide 91 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium RECEIVE UTILITY SETTINGS 12h SYS HEAD 12 h w 1 1 ww 1 2 vv 2 1 vv 2 2 rr1 rr2 tt1 tt2 eel ee2 ffl ff2 851 ss2 nn1 nn2 mm1 mm2 941 qq2 yy 150 1 150 2 zz 1st Lzz 1st 2 yy 128th 1 yy 128th 2 zz 128th 1 72 128th 2 F7 h w software version number m MIDI Receive Channel range 00 h 07 h tt MIDI Transmit Channel range 00 h 07 h ee Cabinet Emulator range 00 h 07 b Foot Controller range 00 h 07 h 85 SysEx Channel Millennium only nn MIDI Merge On Off Millennium only mm Mono Stereo range 00 h 01 h qq EQ mode range 00 h 07 h yy 22 P
73. be to use Exp 1 From there use knobs lt 3 gt and 4 to set the minimum and maximum ranges of the gain Minimum and maximum settings can also be set in reverse An example would be if you set the Gain Min and Max levels in reverse so when the Expression Pedal is moved forward it would lower the Gain setting Once this is done the display will appear something like this Gain Exe 2 Mint 69 Max H eo 55 qu BANK oe 19 4 To exit the parameter assignment mode press the lt Preset gt button to return to Preset mode The lt Store gt button will stay bright until these changes are stored or the preset is changed 10 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 6 The 12 Foot Controller Other Footswitch Functions The footswitches on the J 12 can be assigned to do several functions This is done through the Foot Controller menus in the Utility section of the Millennium These functions include Toggle MIDI CC This function allows you to send MIDI Continuous Controller CC information out the MIDI port while the footswitch still maintains its ability to control a parameter directly When assigned to a footswitch CC values 0 or 127 are sent CC numbers 0 through 127 are available Exp CC send The Expression pedals of the J 12 can also send MIDI CC data to other MIDI devices The procedure for setting up a MIDI CC toggle footswitch function is as follows 1 Press the lt Utility gt button once The d
74. between 1 4 1 2 3 4 and FUL module sizes Half bandwidth delay times automatically double the set delay time used used FdBck Controls the fade time of the delay repeats Higher settings take longer to fade out while a setting of zero could be used to limit the delay to one repeat per voice The delay provide both positive and negative feedback settings Ranges from 99 to 99 Taplt Allows you to change DELAYTIME in real time by tapping the TAPIT button at the tempo you want Delay voice percentages do not change when using this control Smear Sets the spread of Diffusion of the Delay Repeats Ranges from 0 to 100 LPF Selects where the Low Pass Filter is positioned within the Delay module Positions are Pre Delay or Post Delay Frequency Selects the Frequency band that appears in the LPF Ranges from 25 Hz to 20 kHz 50 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Gain Controls the output gain of the LPF Ranges from 12 to 12 Diy A B Controls the percentage of DELAYTIME allocated to delay voices A and B For example if DELAYTIME above is set to 1000 ms and DLYA is set to 75 the voice A delay time is 750 ms Remember each voice in the Module can have any delay time up to 100 of DELAYTIME Ranges from 0 to 100 Dly C D See Dly A B Out Adjusts the overall level of the Delay Ranges from Off to 100 Pan Controls the stereo soundfield placement of the delay Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right
75. cating that the frequency is not available 4e Level This knob is used to control the overall output level of the currently selected preset Values range from 0 0 to 10 User Guide 3 Section 1 Introduction Johnson M illennium 5 Amplifier Model Buttons These buttons let you instantly select any one of the Integrated Amplifier models and switch channels within the currently selected Amplifier model setting The buttons are as follows 5a American Stack This button is used to instantly call up the American Stack amplifier models 5b British Stack This button is used to instantly call up the British Stack amplifier models 5c Jobnson This button is used to instantly call up the Johnson Amplifier Custom amplifier models 5d American Combo This button is used to instantly call up the American Combo amplifier models 5e British Combo This is used to instantly call up the British Combo amplifier models 5f A B Channel switcher This button allows you to channel switch within the selected Amplifier models 6 A B Channel LED indicators These two LEDs indicate which channel of the selected Amplifier Model is being used 7 Contour Control This knob is used to control the tone contour within the power amp section of the Millennium 8 Master Output This knob is used to globally control the overall output of the Millennium 9 Display This large custom display is where you receive most of the information you need to optim
76. caying Logarithmic Decaying Exponential Decaying Sine Reverse Linear Reverse Logarithmic Reverse Exponential Reverse Sine Peaking Linear and Peaking Exponential for Gated Reverbs Density Controls the number of discrete room wall reflections during the early portions of DECAY Higher settings produce more reflections while low settings yield fewer initial wall echoes Use this control in conjunction with DISPERSION to build or reduce the thickness of early reflection clusters heard near the beginning of the reverberation Ranges from 0 to 99 Dispersion Controls the distance time between the echoes set by DENSITY If DENSITY is set low and DISPERSION is set high the initial room echoes Dispersion can be heard as discrete echoes followed by smoother room reverberations Set DISPERSION low for a dense cluster of reflections during the early portions of DECAY Ranges from 1 to 5 Diffusion Simulates the presence of different room materials by controlling the smoothness of reverberations through the course of DECAY Low DIFFUSION settings are great for simulating hard flat surfaces while higher DIFFUSION settings can be used to simulate the presence of irregular surfaces in the room such as natural rock masonry or man made diffusers Unlike flat surfaces these materials reflect diffuse the sound in many directions because of the irreg ularity of the surfaces themselves This builds smoothness over the reverb progression Ranges from 0 to
77. cement of pitch shifted voice E through H in the stereo image Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out L R Adjusts the left or right output level of the pitch shifted voice Ranges from Off to 100 Out LA LA Adjusts the left side level of pitch shifted voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Out RA RB Adjusts the right side level of pitch shifted voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Spread Controls the width of the effect s stereo imaging The higher the setting the wider the image The lower the setting the more monophonic the effect becomes Ranges from 1 to 10 Detuners The detuner effect does exactly what its name implies it detunes a sound moves it out of tune and allows you to add it to the original sound The result can be almost chorus like but it doesn t move like the chorus effect does This actually makes the detuner more transparent and not quite as thick as the chorus effect which in many applications is a good thing since effects can quickly pile up and clog up great sounding audio 48 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules When do I use a detuner The detuner falls into the same guidelines as the chorus effect It works with just about everything It is ideal for thickening up a rhythm guitar track Remember to experiment with the delay parameters if you are looking for a wider detuning sound Adding 30 60 ms of delay to the detuner s voices that are panned hard to one side while not de
78. ch librarians computers or sequencers for backup storage or organization This option allows you to select the preset to be dumped and when dumping to another Millennium the preset location where you want the preset dumped To initiate an individual patch dump from the Millennium do the following 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 8 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads ZuzExDump UserPst PatHum YES H BH 2 Using the function 3 knob select the Preset number you want to dump Note that the MIDI number changes as you scroll 3 Use the function lt 4 gt knob to select the Preset location where you want the preset dumped 4 To initiate the dump turn the function lt 1 gt knob The Information line briefly reads after which it returns to the Preset dump screen Default Dump Allows you to dump individual Millennium User defaults to another Millennium or external MIDI devices like patch librarians computers or sequencers for backup storage or organization This option allows you to select the default to be dumped User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics To initiate an individual Default dump from the Millennium please perform the following procedure 1 Press the Utility button and scroll to Page 9 of the Utility menu using the Page knob The display reads Cho zer 1 Uu r BYE5 HB au Coser PAGE g Ib
79. chorus increases ALL IN REAL TIME For more information on dynamic modifiers please see pg 56 For more information on using modifiers see the Assigning Modifiers section on page 56 User Guide 9 Section 1 Introduction Johnson M illennium Basic Specifications 2 Inputs Up to 4 Extension Speaker Outputs and XLR Cabinet Emulation Outputs With the Millennium the input section offers both a Bright and Normal input and up to 4 extension speaker cabinets can be connected to the Millennium The Bright and Normal Inputs give you the best of both worlds Using the Bright Input produces a hotter and louder tone where the Normal Input will produce a more natural coloring of the tone The Millennium s four extension speaker cabinet outputs give you the ability to drive up to 4 extension speaker cabinets with the Millennium producing a wall of sound And if that weren t enough the Millennium also offers separate XLR Cabinet Emulation outputs for recording or running direct Programmable Mono FX Loop For those of you that feel the need to add additional effects to the already extensive menu of sounds the Millennium provides a line level pro grammable FX loop The signal leaves the Millennium after the Wah section and returns just before the amplifier modeling paths User Guide Section 1 Johnson M illennium Introduction Foot Controller Compatibility Although the Millennium has incredible flexibility on its own we at Johnso
80. created preset is now loaded and can now be recalled at any time 4 To abort the procedure push either the lt Preset gt button to take you to Preset mode the lt Edit gt button to take you to FX Edit mode or the lt Utilities gt button to take you to Utility mode depending upon which mode you want to enter User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 3 Editing Presets Editing a Preset The Millennium is capable of producing almost any sound ever thought conceivable Whether it be amplifier tone or an effect configuration that utilizes the most sophisticated digital effects available Great sounds aren t just an unrealistic concept but a very achievable possibility In the next few pages we will give you some pointers in editing presets to help achieve your own unique tones Preset Editing Sections 1 Integrated Amplifier Model Editing 2 Digitally controlled Analog Wah Editing 3 Noise Reduction Editing 4 Digital Effects Editing Integrated Amplifier Model Editing From any preset within the Millennium you can select and edit any amplifier model by performing the following procedures Integrated Amplifier Model Selection To call up any Integrated Amplifier Model in the Millennium while in preset Mode all you have to do is press any one of the Amplifier model buttons and the selected amplifier model type is called up Successive presses of the selected amplifier model button will call up any other amplifier type within that model
81. ct us at Jobnson Amplification Attn Product Management Dept 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA 801 566 8800 http Avww digitech com MIDI Basics MIDI Channels The Millennium can be set so that they communicate on 1 of 16 discrete MIDI channels Some devices may also be set up to transmit or receive information on all channels in an Omni mode or to none of the channels in a Disabled mode Preset Changes When the Millennium is set to communicate on one or all of the MIDI channels it will recognize a Preset Change command If the number is legal e g within the device s range of selectable presets the Johnson Amplification device will respond by changing to the new preset MIDI sends Preset Changes 0 through 127 Johnson Amplification devices begin their preset numbering with 1 thus Preset Change 0 will select preset 1 The Millennium also allows the user to re map the Preset Change commands so that Preset Change 0 could call preset 135 if so desired Continuous Controllers A MIDI Continuous Controller may be Linked to nearly any available parameter in the Millennium CC links Modifiers and their ranges are treated uniquely in each preset with the assignments being saved only if they are stored as part of the preset Channel Pressure Johnson Amplification products treat Channel Pressure as simply another type of Continuous Controller which can be linked to parameters for control User Guide 89 Sect
82. d of our products and back up each one we sell with the following warranty 1 The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty 2 Johnson Amplification warrants this product when used solely within the U S to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service 3 Johnson Amplification liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that show evidence of defect provided the product is returned to Johnson Amplification WITH RETURN AUTHORIZATION where all parts and labor will be covered to a period of one year A Return Authorization number may be obtained from Johnson Amplification by telephone The company shall not be liable for any consequential damage as a result of the product s use in any circuit or assembly 4 Proof of purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer 5 Johnson Amplification reserves the right to make changes in design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured 6 The consumer forfeits the benefits of this warranty if the product s main assembly is opened and tampered with by anyone other than a certified Jobnson Amplification technician or if the product is used with AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer 7 The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranti
83. d sub beats Sound like a hassle Yeah we thought so too So the Millennium takes care of all the calculations for you All you have to do is tap the TapIt button or assign the tapit parameter to a footswitch on the J 12 or J 3 and manually tap in the desired delay time and the new time is added Another common use for delay is for stereo imaging Very small amounts of delay 10 25ms can be used to make a signal sound like it is panned to one side This trick works because of the way the brain interprets sounds When your left ear hears something before the right ear it thinks that the source of that sound is found somewhere to your left You can also use delays set at 30 60ms which spreads a sound to the extremes of the stereo image Be careful with this technique if your mix has a chance of being listened to in mono Delay Parameters Note not all of the parameters listed below are available in all Delay modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 10096 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 10096 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Dly Time Sets the maximum delay time available to each delay voice For example if DELAYTIME is set to 1000 ms each delay voice can be set from 0 to 10096 of that delay time Ranges from 0 to 1 4 seconds Maximum delay times differ
84. del 95 2 Second Jam Loop This preset is great to use when you want to play along with a sample because the 2 second delay will automatically loop itself to act as a sample so you can jam along with yourself 96 Wahs Happening Get out of this world sounds with this Matchless model that uses Auto Wah Pitching Delay and Chorus effects 97 Planet Diablo This Twin Reverb is heavily effected with Delay Chorus and Reverb 98 Blues in D Use this preset to create the great blues tone with pitch shifting you never thought possible 99 JC 120 Jazz Chorus Use this preset to get the industry standard sound of a lush Jazz Chorus 120 100 Sweet Combo This is the combo amplifier tone personified 84 User Guide Effect Configuration Chart Conf iTi Series Configi Series Full A 3 4 mum Configi Series ear 1 Configi Series QE m 4235 Bnrm E _ Bug Configst Honoz Plit 2 2 N 3 PunE 2 Configi Series 2544 Len nn nn EZRUEB Configi Series 4204 8 _ lp Configi Series 4 4 eaa pn 2 DConfist Parall 442 10 Gare 4 Wr Ll 11 12 13 14 15 Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix Configi Stereo 4 4 2 em HH Im ConfistMono Selit 4 4 2 _ P DELE ee u
85. del So from Preset mode press the lt Johnson gt button until the signal path in the display shows an amplifier model that uses dual amplifier modules and is displayed something like this Fender Soldaria Chan qum 4 cnl xa 32 eu lise resi pace lor 5 2 Using either the lt Channel gt button or the lt 4 gt knob press or turn until both of the channel A amp B LEDs light and the display appears like this Fencder soldanao Chan r Hunt BA b bm fms fra l ATE Feri pace lor 5 3 At this point you want to assign the Morphing pedal by pressing the Config button and the display will appear something like this User Guide 59 Section 5 Advanced Topics Johnson M illennium 4 Now using the Page knob turn to page 2 and the display will appear like this Ilol Pdl Moreh Pdl r B 200 mus E81 1 31 e QE 077 09 _ _ asi seri resi PAGE or E 5 By turning the lt 3 gt this will activate the Morph pedal parameter making it ready for assignment Now press the lt Assign gt button and the display will appear something like this Select a Contrl Fs Switch Iwam fral 0 pgpHH 6 Now select the expression pedal to be assigned This be either one of the two expression pedal inserts located on the rear of th
86. dified in the Master mix menu while in edit mode by pressing the Edit button then scrolling through the preset pages until the L R Out and speaker icons blink User Guide 17 Section 2 Setting Up Johnson M illennium Digital FX Quick Adjust Knobs Many digital effects available in the Millennium have a simple quick adjustment knob located on the front panel These knobs are great to use when you need to bring in or bring down the level of a selected effect To use these knobs when the Millennium is in Preset mode simply turn the appropriate quick adjust knob and adjust Always remember to store the settings once they are dialed in The following list gives a brief explanation of each FX level control knob Speed The Speed knob controls the speed of the first modulation effect in the configuration when a modulation type effect such as a Tremolo is used in the selected preset The range for the speed is from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth The Depth knob controls the depth of the first modulation effect in the configuration when a modulation type effect such as a Tremolo is used in the selected preset The range for the depth is from 0 to 10096 Delay The Delay knob controls the delay level of the first delay in a configuration when a Delay module is used in the selected preset The range of the delay level is from Off to 10096 Reverb The lt Reverb gt knob controls the reverb level of the first Reverb module in the configuration wh
87. dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO speed of the phaser Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth Controls the intensity of the phaser effect High settings of DEPTH combined with high settings of FDBCK produce dramatic synth like textures Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds FdBck Controls how much of the flanged signal is fed back to the input of the Module The FDBACK Parameter is what gives phasers their distinctive resonating sound Ranges from 99 to 9996 WFrm Selects which waveform the LFO follows Options for this control include sine triangle SP1 Special 1 and SP2 Special 2 The sine wave setting is probably the most easily recognized but the smooth response of the triangle wave or the intensity of SP1 or SP2 typically produce better results See figure 4 2 Out A B Adjusts the overall level of phaser voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Pan A B Controls the stereo soundfield placement of phaser voice A or B Ranges from 99 to 99 Out L R Controls the output level of the left or right side of the flanger Ranges from Off to 100 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Rotary Speaker Simulator The Rotary Speaker Simulator allows you to emulate the classic rotating speaker sound without the chiropractic problems that come with moving bulky speaker cabinets The Rotary speaker is directly responsible for some of the mo
88. ds the input signal then simulates the action of a wah pedal Auto Wab Effect Parameters Auto Wah On Off Turns the Auto Wah module on or off When the module is turned off the signal will continue to pass through the module FX Level This parameter lets you select the overall FX level mix of the Auto Wah Effect module Ranges from Off to 10096 Sensitivity This parameter adjusts the sensitivity of the detection of the automatic wah The higher the sensitivity is set the wider the Wah range will be Ranges from Off to 100 User Guide 55 Section 5 Advanced Topics Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics Assigning Modifiers Modifiers are unique tools that can be used to dramatically alter your sound based on information from external expression pedals and external footswitches signal amplitude the settings of a Low Frequency Oscillator LFO or MIDI continuous controller Every preset in your Millennium has a set of Modifiers Up to 16 modifier links can be assigned to control any parameter There are five types of modifiers that can be linked to a parameter External expression pedal The foot pedals and switches on the optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller LFOs MIDI CCs Dynamic signal amplitude dependent MIDI CCs When you use MIDI CCs the Millennium responds to CC numbers 0 127 and CHP channel pressure or aftertouch This means that you could assign an expression pedal a keyboard s
89. e how long these reflections echo and decay before dying out completely These factors also help determine the audio characteristics of the room such as how long the high frequency reverberations ring when compared to the low frequencies or how much initial slapback the room wall produces when a sound hits Today s technology allows the Millennium to offer a complete palette of flexible easy to use reverbs There are five basic reverbs to choose from 1 Reverb Simple straight ahead reverb with only the most basic parameters 2 Dual Reverb Multi dimensional reverb with flexible frequency band splitting capabilities The reverb can be divided into primary and secondary stages using selectable High or Low Pass cross overs 3 Stereo Reverb true stereo version of the Reverb Module 4 Spring Reverb A recreation of the old Spring Tank Reverb found in Vintage and Modern combo Amps 5 Gated Reverbs A very linear high energy reverb that can be set to decay stay flat or ramp up the reverb decay creating many unique ambient effects 6 Room Echo A true stereo multi tap delay for creating small ambient spaces The delays are divided into four sections of early reflections These reflections can be placed anywhere in the stereo field and can be as dense or sparse as necessary The Room Delay also includes a feedback loop for delay regeneration Reverb Real life reverberation is the result of sound reflecting off surfaces in a room o
90. e overall level of the left right side of the reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Prim Out L Adjusts the overall level of the left side of the Primary reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Prim Out R Adjusts the overall level of the right side of the Primary reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Secd Out L Adjusts the overall level of left side of the Secondary reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Secd Out R Adjusts the overall level of the right side of the Secondary reverb Ranges from Off to 100 Choruses and Flangers Both choruses and flangers use a Low Frequency Oscillator LFO to produce their rich swirling effects When you change the speed and depth Parameters of modulation effects you re actually controlling the frequency and amplitude of the LFO These settings determine the rate and intensity of the modulation effect In general here s how a chorus works after entering the module the source signal is split into two paths One is allowed to pass through the Module unaltered while the other is delayed and pitch modulated with an LFO The modified sound is then sent to the output along with the original In Fig 4 1 below a sine wave is used to modulate the pitch of the split sound source 40 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules The Dual Chorus creates two different pitch voices while the Octal Chorus creates eight voices for extremely full rich sounds 9 0 zm TN GL 4 5
91. e unit or one of the two expression pedals on the J 12 foot controller and the display will appear something like this Moreh Exe 1 Min 99 Win nu H 99 BH 33 pace lor 19 7 In this example Expression pedal 1 of the J 12 is now assigned to morph between Solid State and Tube distortion models Note that 99 as the minimum value represents the Solid State bottom Amp and the maximum being 99 represents the Tube top distortion To return to Preset mode press the lt Preset gt button Always remember to save any changes Morphing Between Effect Modules Not only does the Millennium allow you to morph between Amplifier modules but it also gives you the ability to morph between effect modules This can be done when using Effect Configurations 6 12 or 15 which are split configurations The procedure for assigning the morph pedal to the effect modules uses the same steps as 3 through 7 of the Amplifier Morphing assignment procedure Volume Pedal Assignments Volume control can be assigned to any preset within the Millennium When volume control is used in a selected preset you have the option of using either one of the two Expression pedal inserts located on the rear of the unit or the expression pedal available on the optional J 12 foot controller The procedure for assigning volume control to any preset of the Millennium is as follows 60 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics 1 From Preset mode
92. ectric guitar is a sound that can utilize the flanger effect It works very well with both clean and distorted guitar sounds By setting the Speed and Depth parameters to higher settings this will add more depth and body to the overall guitar signal Flanger Parameters Note Not all of of the parameter listed below are available in all of the Flanger modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO speed of the flanger Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth Controls the intensity of the flange effect High settings of DEPTH combined with high settings of FDBCK produce dramatic synth like textures Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds FdBck Controls how much of the flanged signal is fed back to the input of the Module The FDBACK Parameter is what gives flangers their distinctive voice Flangers are capable of both positive and negative feedback loops so experiment to find the sound you like best Ranges from 99 to 99 WvFrm Selects which waveform the LFO follows Options for this control include sine triangle SP1 Special 1 and SP2 Special 2 The sine wave setting is probably the most easily recognized but the smooth response of the triangle
93. effects 44 Foxy Lady Pick up your Strat and let the feedback wake the neighbors with this Marshall model run all of the way up 45 Run Like Gilmour This preset is great to be used on any classic of Pink Floyd tunes Bank 10 Blues 46 Bluesy Twin Solo This 65 Black face model with compressor and Delay will touch anyone with your blues 47 Tremolo Blue The great tremolo sound is present in this preset along with a Fender Twin amp model 48 Blues Boogie the Boogie MK II combo Amp model that was designed to be at home in any blues club User Guide 81 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium 49 Blue BB s Added parametric EQ with reverb and Delay give you the tone of BB S and his best girl Lucille 50 Slide Blues Use an expression pedal on this preset to create bayou type slide guitar effects Bank 11 Dual Tone 51 L Vox R Marshall This preset combines an AC 30 and Marshall amp model to give you the best of both worlds 52 Twin Matchless Heaven Most could not afford to own both of these tones but now you have both side by side at the same time 53 L Metal Tube R Fuzz Combine both of these distortions and you will have all of the gain and fuzz in the world at your fingertips 54 Twin Match Hybrid ExpPdl Use an expression pedal to morph between Fender Twin and Matchless amp models 55 Twin gt Marshall Solo Use the Twin model with reverb for rhythm tone then morph to the Marshall model for the big sol
94. el A Range is from Off to 10096 This parameter controls the overall digital effects level in channel B Range is from Off to 10096 This parameter controls the overall master volume level in channel Range is from Off to 100 This parameter controls the overall master volume level in channel B Range is from Off to 10096 The Silencer noise reduction system is definitely going to become your best friend in any recording session or live performance for keeping signals quiet Noise Gate Parameters Type Threshold Attenuation Attack Release Selects the type and placement of the noise reduction to be used Types include 1 Silencer 1 2 Silencer II Sets the minimum input level at which the Noise gate will engage Ranges from 90 to 0 Adjusts how far the signal is lowered when the gate is closed Ranges from 1 to 5 Controls how quickly the gate opens after the signal level reaches Thresh Range 1 to 10 Determines how quickly the the gate closes after the signal falls below the Threshold Ranges from 1 to 10 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Digital Effects Reverbs Reverberation is probably the most widely used effect because it allows you to simulate the sound reflection characteristics of almost any kind of room In a real room reverb is a result of sound reflecting off room surfaces such as the walls floor ceiling and objects in the room The materials size and shape of the room determin
95. en a Reverb module is used in a selected preset The range of the reverb level is from Off to 100 18 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 2 Setting Up Selecting A Preset When you first turn on your Millennium you are in Preset mode and the display will appear something like Dilez ome Delas dB a dB a dB a Ei n To select a preset do the following 1 Make sure Preset mode is selected the lt Preset gt button will be brightly lit If the lt Preset gt button is dim press it once to return to preset mode 2 Use the lt Preset gt button to select the preset bank factory or user Successive presses of the lt Preset gt button toggle between the factory and user bank of presets 3 Using the lt Preset Effect gt wheel scroll to the preset you want to use ing th Using the Tuner The Tuner of the Millennium can be accessed two ways Either in page of the Utility menu or by using the optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller The following explains both modes of operation Utility Menu Tuner Mode 1 Press the lt Utility gt button once The display reads Cabiduxiz Tuner BOFF Stereo Bc I We uu pace or E 2 Now turn the 4 knob to turn the tuner on The display will now appear something like this T TUNER BH 448 Outrut B 00 User Guide Section 2 Setting Up Johnson M illennium Instant Tuner Access To instantly access the Tuner mode
96. ennium Stereo 250 Analog Wab With the Analog Wah you get the best of both worlds This Analog Wah is digitally controlled This means that you get an dead on accurate Wah emulation which is controlled via the Millennium s powerful processing And the best thing is you no longer have to change batteries every 3 to 4 hours The Analog Wah module also gives you the ability to assign a Dynamic Modifier to the Pedal parameter to create Auto Wah effects within the Wah module Analog Wab Parameters On Bypass This parameter turns the Analog Wah On or Bypasses the effect module Wah Position Controls the pedal position of the Analog Wah effect module Ranges from 1 to 128 An Expression pedal such as the expression pedals on the J 12 or a standard volume or voltage control pedal must be assigned to this parameter in order for module to operate Wah Type Selects which Wah type is to be used Selections are Toe heavy Linear and Heel Heavy Amplifier Types All of the great Amplifier tones of today and the past are present under the hood of the Johnson Amplification Millennium You can access any of these tones by pressing any one of five Amplifier Modeling buttons located on the front panel Successive presses of each button will move you through a variation of the selected Amplifier Model type They re all there but if you want to modify these tones this can easily be done in the Edit mode or on the fly with the tone controls on the front panel
97. enniums output voicing for either a 2X12 or 4X12 speaker cabinet J 3 Footswitch Set Up The J 3 footswitch offers three footswitches that can be assigned to perform numerous different functions Out of the box the J 3 will change presets up and down and will A B channel switch Changing these footswitch functions is done on pages 13 and 14 of the Utility menu To access this assignment function press the lt Utility gt button and turn the lt Page gt knob to page 14 Page 14 of the utility menu gives you the following foot switch assignment options Preset Up Preset Down Song List Up Song List Down Channel switching Tuner Access TapIt tap tempo switch and FX bypass These selections can be made by using either the lt 2 gt lt 3 gt or 4 knobs Page 15 of the Utility menu lets you program a Song list so you can build a list of up to 32 different Presets to use that can be accessed by pressing 1 footswitch To set the Song list use the 3 knob to select the step and the 4 knob is used to select which preset will be used with the selected step User Guide 67 Section 6 The H2 Foot Controller Johnson M illennium Section 6 The 12 Foot Controller Configuring the Pedalboard The optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller can help you get the most out of your Millennium Since the J 12 talks to the Millennium using a proprietary communication protocol it offers better response time and capabilities not ava
98. er devices To change the MIDI channels on which the selected CCs will transmit to other MIDI devices do the following 1 Press the Utility button once The and the display should appear something like this 1 zierec Tuner me OFF pace lor User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 6 The 12 Foot Controller Section 6 The H2 Foot Controller Johnson M illennium 2 Turn Page knob to page 3 and the display will read HIDI REcocChnl Trans hrl Hm i i pace J 3 Turn the function knob lt 4 gt to select the MIDI CC transmit channel For example select channel 10 and the display will now appear like this 1 HIDI REcocChnl Tranzchnl r H USER pace J 4 To exit the Transmit channel assignment press the lt Preset gt button Momentary Footswitch Assignment The Millennium now has the ability to assign any footswitch of either the J 12 or Digitech Control One foot controllers to act as momentary switches This will give you the ability to toggle the value a parameter by a press hold and release of the selected footswitch The momentary footswitch assignment can be done by performing the following procedure 1 When the parameter for assignment has been selected press the lt Assign gt button once After you have selected the footswitch for assignment the display will appear something like this 1 FS Mint 351 Ai
99. er Modeling ss 8 channel switching 8 The Digital Effects Section sss 9 Digital Effects Jine crecer cert 9 Real Time Modifiers sse 9 9 M 10 Programmable FX 10 Signal 10 Foot Controller Compatibility 11 Module IY pes canna 12 NM M 12 User Guide Section 2 Setting Up Making Connections nerens 13 Millennium into Extension Speaker Cabinets 13 Millennium direct with the XLR Programmable Speaker Cabinet ae ami andan 14 Getting Around the Operating 15 Preset 15 EX Edit Mode oat nre ias 15 Utility tne 15 15 Getting Sonis acuanana 16 Selecting A Preset cim mm 19 Using the Tuner sss 19 Section 3 Editing Presets Naming Storing Presets 00 000 21 Editing a Preset os terns DU 23 Editing Integrated Amplifier Modules 23 Editing the Analog Wah Module 25 Editing the Noise Gate module 26 Selecting FX Configurations se 27 Editing Digital EX 27 Changing Effect Modules
100. er within the module or default and the lt Store gt button will light User Guide 31 Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Scrolling through a Module s Pages Notice in the bottom left corner of the display just under the preset number the display indicates which page you are on and the total number of pages within the module Each page allows you to access up to four parameters using the 1 4 knobs Example To scroll through the parameter pages of the Dual Chorus module from the Preset mode either press the Mod button on the front panel until the Dual Chorus module comes up in the display or press the Edit button and once this button is lit use the lt Preset Effect gt wheel to scroll to the Dual Chorus module At this point use the Page button to scroll through the parameters of the Dual Chorus module For a complete description of all the FX Modules and their parameters see pages 35 55 Output Module Functions The last module in the audio chain within any preset of the Millennium gives you control over crucial output functions of the amplifier such as Master mix Master volume and On and Bypass of the XLR cabinet emulator for each preset 1 To access the Output module press the Edit button and turn the lt Preset Effect gt wheel counter clockwise until the display appears like this VE E ful 1 PHELPS ioc PLETAL B hg wad _ __ __ 1
101. erityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera anv nt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion Johnson M illennium DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer s Name Jobnson Amplification Manufacturer s Address 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA declares that the product Product Name Jobnson Millennium Stereo 250 Head Product Options All conforms to the following Product Specifications Safety EN 60065 1993 IEC 65 1985 with Amendments 1 2 amp 3 EMC EN 55013 1990 EN 55020 1991 Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and EMC Directive 89 536 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 EEC Jobnson Amplification President of Johnson Amplification 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA Tel 801 566 8800 Fax 801 566 7005 Effective December 19 1997 European Contact Your Local Johnson Amplification Sales and Service Office or International Sales Office 3 Overlook Drive 4 Amherst New Hampshire 03031 USA Tel 603 672 4244 Fax 603 672 4246 User Guide Johnson M illennium Quick Start For those of you who prefer to play now and read later we ve included this Quick Start section to get you up and running Connect Cables Connect guitar into the Bright or Normal input jacks Connect an un shielded speaker cable to the extension speaker cabinet outputs located
102. es expressed or implied and Johnson Amplification neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product In no event shall Johnson Amplification or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control Johnson Amplification S DISCIT Whammy and Silencer II are registered trademarks of the Harman Music Group Incorporated NOTE The information contained in this manual is subject to change at any time without notification Some information contained in this manual may also be inaccurate due to undocumented changes in the product or operating system since this version of the manual was completed The information contained in this version of the owner s manual supersedes all previous versions User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 1 Introduction A Quick Tour of the Millennium Two Fifty The Front Panel 1 23 4 a e 5 a f 67 8 9 10 11 a f ws mer 888 i reme 555650 0 amp Stereo Two Fifty 12 14 15 16 17 a f 18 B 1 Bright and Normal Inputs The 1 4 inputs of the Millennium allow you to select between Bright top and Normal b
103. es th 8th bit of the nth byte Note All data that is requested or received is in split byte format unless noted otherwise F7 h System Exclusive End Message byte Procedures In the following section SYS HEAD refers to a valid System Exclusive header The System Exclusive header starts with the System Exclusive status byte and includes all bytes through the Johnson Amplification device type F7 h is the System Exclusive Message End byte All SysEx numbers in the format definition of each procedure are given as hexadecimal values along with this symbol h for clarification Binary numbers are identified with this symbol b 30 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix REQUEST ONE PRESET 01h SYS HEAD 01 h yyl yy2 221 222 F7 h When yy 00 h User bank is selected When yy 01 h Factory bank is selected 77 The Preset number 1 100 User 00 63 h or 1 100 Factory 00 63 h When a Request One Preset procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive One Preset procedure RECEIVE ONE PRESET 42b SYS HEAD 42 h vw 1 1 ww 1 2 vv 2 1 vv 2 2 yy1 2 771 zz2 dd 1st 1 dd 1st 2 dd nth 1 dd nth 2 F7 h Software version number When yy 00 h User bank is selected When yy 01 h Factory bank is selected ZZ The Preset number 1 100 00 63h dd n Preset data The Receive One Preset procedure is used to load a preset into the Millennium The number of preset bytes to
104. ets Use the lt Edit gt button to enter the FX Edit mode A helpful hint If you look at the Effect Routing matrix while you press the FX lt Edit gt button the currently selected module will flash Your Millennium uses Pages to navigate within an effect A Page is a group of up to four effect parameters that appear on the screen at one time Use the lt Mix Page gt knob to move through the pages in the menu Note that as you scroll through the pages the page indicator in the lower left corner of the display changes to show the currently displayed page number Utility Mode From the initial power up of the unit access to all of the menu pages of the utility mode can be made by simply pressing the lt Utility gt button located on the front panel of the unit From this point the display will tell you that you are in the utility mode and you can scroll through the options by turning the lt Mix Page gt knob Assign Mode Once the Millennium is in assign mode all modifier assignments can be made This assign mode gives you the ability to assign LFOs dynamic modifiers foot switches and expression pedals to almost any parameter in the Millennium Access to this function is located on the front panel or in the utilities pages within the Millennium For more information on assignments please see pg 56 User Guide 15 Section 2 Setting Up Johnson M illennium Getting Sounds It never fails there always seems to be a sound man at
105. f the stereo source signal Can be set either IN or OUT of phase Freq Controls the amount of boost cut applied to the selected frequency The GEQ 8 uses 1 1 3 octave ISO standard User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules frequency centers Hz while the GEQ15 and GEQ31 use 2 3 octave and 1 3 octave frequencies Boost cut range for each band is from 12 to 12 Parametric Equalizers Parametric EQs offer the added flexibility of letting you define the center frequency you want to adjust and how many frequencies around that center frequency you want to affect Some of the PEQ modules in the Millennium also include high shelf and low shelf EQ bands A high shelf allows you select a frequency and the boost cut parameter changes the level of all the frequencies above that selected frequency The low shelf works the same way but works on frequencies below the selected frequency Parametric Equalizer Parameters Level Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 10096 Phase Inverts the phase of the source signal Can be set either IN or OUT of phase Phase L Inverts the phase of the left or right side of the stereo source signal Can be set either IN or OUT of phase LoShlv Freq Selects the center frequency of the low frequency shelving EQ band Ranges from 25Hz to 20kHz LoShlv Level Adjusts the amount of boost or cut applied to the center frequency of the low frequency shelving EQ band selected
106. gnment to the parameter when the parameter is set to On Otherwise have the parameter set to Off or Bypass and the parameter will not be active within the Preset until the footswitch is used to activate the parameter 5 To Exit the Analog Wah edit mode simply press the lt Preset gt button Noise Gate Editing The procedure for editing the Noise Gate module within the Integrated amplifier section is as follows 1 From Preset mode press the Edit button and turn the lt Preset Effect gt wheel until the display appears something like this PAGE 3 2 At this point you can use lt 1 gt knob to turn the Noise gate On or Off and the lt 4 gt knob is used to select the Noise gate default 3 Now use the Page knob and turn to page 2 of the Noise Reduction module Turning the 1 knob lets you select the Noise gate type and its position in the signal flow 26 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 3 Editing Presets 4 Once the Noise gate type and position are selected use the Page knob and turn to page 3 of the Noise gate edit module This page is used to set the Threshold Attenuation Attack and Release parameters Higher Threshold settings will close the gate sooner Lower Release settings allow the gate to open up faster 5 To exit Noise gate edit mode press the lt Preset gt button Selecting Effect Configuration Routes Within every preset of the Millennium you have the option of selecting any
107. h shifting and Dual Chorus is used to help produce this Baritone guitar preset 69 Electric Sitar Use this Dual Pitch Shifter preset to create Shenkar type sounds 70 Guitar Organ Great Leslie effects can be heard on this preset that uses a Rotary Speaker Simulator module Bank 15 Studio 71 Chorus Wash Heavy Chorus effects and Dual amplifier types are used in this preset 72 Vol Pedal Swell Use this preset to create Synth like vol pedal swells 73 Comp Mono gt Ster This straight ahead clean tone with compressor can go from a mono to stereo output with an expression pedal 74 PWR CORD Mono gt Ster Take this great power rhythm tone from mono to stereo with the use of an expression pedal 75 Greasy Solo Use this Preset for recording any guitar solo in the studio Bank 16 Jazz Fusion 76 MD s Sweet Solo The tone of a studio legend that is great for the Fusion solo 77 Pop Jazz Comp Use this preset for Wes Montgomery type sounds 78 Mainstream Jazz This is a great tone to use that utilizes a Fender twin amp module with EQ Chorus and Reverb effects 79 Fusion Solo Boogie A great Boogie tone preset for fusion solos 80 Steely Phaser A Twin Reverb model with Dual Phaser and Auto panning effects for fusion rhythms Bank 17 Rock 81 Stack in a Studio Get the big Marshall tone with this preset that is guaranteed to rock any one s world 82 Metallurgist Bring on the Dual rectifier stack sound with
108. he top line of the display will now read Huailable Link 2 To see any other parameter links in the selected program press the lt Assign gt button twice and then turn the Page knob 16 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix Section 7 Appendix Millennium Factory Preset List Bank 1 Top 5 28 Marshall JCM 800 Combo Cfg 1 1 Rectifier Solo Cfg 4 29 Marshall JCM 800 Stack Cfg 4 2 Panning Twin Reverb Cfg 4 30 A Clean B HotRod Marshall Cfg 4 3 Matchless Blues Cfg 3 4 Custom Marshall w Reverb Cfg 1 Bank 7 Johnson 5 Get Your Wah Wahs Out Cfg 4 31 Johnson Fat Soul Cfg 3 32 Johnson Powr Solo Cfg 4 Bank 2 Fender 33 Johnson Edge gt Clean Cfg 9 6 65 Black Face Twin Cfg 4 34 Johnson Tone amp Clean Cfg 9 7 65 Twin Bright Cfg 4 35 Johnson Gain amp Mo gain Cfg 9 8 Fender Overdrive Cfg 4 9 Leslie Jazz twin Cfg 4 Bank 8 Signature 1 10 Fender Phase Pong Delay Cfg 4 36 Mysterious Wah Cfg 13 37 Stray Dead Catz Cfg 9 Bank 3 Boogie Soldano 38 Smashing Bumpkins Cfg 4 11 Boogie Mark IT Combo Cfg 4 39 Pride Delay Cfg 4 12 Rectifier Stack Cfg 4 40 Dick Dale Cfg 4 13 Trem O Verb Cfg 4 14 Boogie Mark II Stack Cfg Bank 9 Signature 2 15 Soldano SLO Cfg 4 41 Classic SRV Cfg 4 42 Brown Sound Cfg 9 Bank 4 Vox 43 E Johnson Clean Solo Cfg 9 16 63 Vox AC 30 Top Boost Cfg 1 44 Foxy Lady Cfg 4 17 Vox AC 30 Clean Dirty Cfg 1 45 Run Like Gilmour Cfg 4 18 Vox w Analog Delay Cfg 1 19 AC
109. hoose from Some Factory presets use these default settings So if you like the Dual Chorus that is being used in Factory preset 45 and would like to use it in preset 98 simply scroll to the modulation module then use the lt 4 gt knob to recall the default which happens to be F4 MediumWell in preset 45 This eliminates the need to copy all those parameters from one location to the other For a complete list of all the FX Modules and their Defaults see page 34 Adjusting the Module s Parameters Once in Edit mode the parameters of every default module can be accessed through a series of pages You adjust the level of a particular module from Edit page 2 If you re not already in Edit Mode press the Edit button You can then use the lt Preset Effect gt wheel to scroll to the module you want to change ie Dual Chorus Now use the lt Page gt knob scroll to page 2 You can now change the individual module s level using the lt 1 gt knob Settings range from 0 off to 100 Custom Defaults Once you have tweaked the parameters of an effect module you can store it off as part of the preset Once it is stored off it becomes a custom default for that preset but is not added to the User default library To save the settings as User Defaults please see pg 31 28 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 3 Editing Presets Comparing Changes During the course of editing presets you may find that you want to compare the edited ver
110. ifier sss 57 Setting up an and a Dynamic Modifier 58 Morphing Pedal Assignments n 59 Volume Pedal ASSgninEht usen erret her titt 60 MIDI Functions MDI 62 MIDI Metin 62 MIDI Receive 62 MIDI Transmit Map 62 Device Channels csset sti Ua t Leap cil 63 DUDIDS 64 Preset DUM Me 64 B lk D Mp 65 System DOMP 65 Other Utility Functions Resetting to Factory Settings 66 Global Local Cabinet Bmulator 2 etna 66 Output Mode and Speaker Cabinet Voicing Selections 67 Footswitch 67 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 6 Using the Johnson Amplification J 12 Foot Controller SysEx Implementation Guide 89 Configuring the Pedalboard sss 68 MIDI Basics 89 Connecting the T i inibi un Gai 68 General acest REOR 90 Expression Pedal Names sss 68 90 Assigning Functions 69 Request One Preset 01 itte 91 Preset to Footswitches 69 Receive One i a RAF MIU 91 Parameters to Footswitches Expression Pedal 70 Request Bulk Dump 49 b 91 Other Footswitch Functions
111. ignments please see pg 67 Channel Down Up L Preset The Digitech Control One foot controller Not Shown The Digitech Control One foot controller offers 12 footswitches for preset and parameter control It also features a built in Expression pedal The Control One also gives you the option of adding another expression control via the external expression pedal jack which is located on the rear of the Control One foot controller User Guide 11 Section 1 Introduction Johnson M illennium Module Types Each effect in the digital FX section is contained in separate effect blocks referred to as Modules There are three basic types of FX Modules used by the Digital FX section of the Millennium Mono FX module Dual FX module Stereo FX module The figure below illustrates how signals are routed through each type of FX module Although all three modules are shown with stereo inputs they can still be used with a mono source The mono source would just be routed to both sides of the module s inputs Notice how the Dual FX module maintains a stereo image while the mono FX module always sums the signal Mono FX Module Dual FX Module 2 L N gt Effect y Effect gt 1 gt n E Processing 3 Processing Module Sizes These modules vary in size ranging from 1 4 size to Full In order to achieve the nearly endless combinations of effects and routings we ve su
112. ike Dun LoThres HiThrz pace 19 3 You can use the lt 1 gt knob to select which of the two Dyns you want to adjust 4 Use the lt 2 gt knob to turn the Dyn on or off 5 Use the lt 3 gt knob to set the threshold above which dynamic modification of the parameter begins 6 Use the lt 4 gt knob to set the point at which maximum parameter modification occurs 7 Use the lt Page gt knob to scroll to the next Dyn page 58 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 5 Advanced Topics 8 Use the 2 knob to adjust the attack time of the Dyn 9 Use the 3 knob to adjust the hold time of the Dyn 10 Use the 4 knob to adjust the release time of the Dyn Morphing Pedal Assignments The Johnson Amplifier modules and the effect configurations within the Millennium have special morphing capabilities that allow you to morph between one amplifier type to another in selected amplifier models This feature is also available in certain effect configurations so you can pan between effects This will allow you to either morph from a distorted Tube amplifier type to a clean Solid State amplifier type or morph between digital effects Morphing can be done by linking an expression pedal to the Morph pedal parameter Amplifier Morphing To assign the morphing pedal to morph between amplifier types use the following procedure 1 Amplifier type morphing must be done using a Johnson Amplifier mo
113. ilable Delay module in the preset Successive presses move to the next available Delay Module Pressing and Holding the button while editing an effect will load the first Delay effect in the effect list Delay Effects available Delay Dual Delay Quad Delay Stereo Delay Stereo Dual Delay Stereo Quad Delay Long Delay Analog Delay Stereo Analog Delay Chorus Delay and Flange Delay 17d Reverb Enters Edit mode and selects the first available Reverb module in the preset Successive presses move to the next available Reverb module Pressing and holding the button while editing an effect will load the first Reverb effect in the effect list Reverb Effects available Pre Delay Reverb Dual Reverb Stereo Dual Reverb Stereo Reverb Gated Reverb Spring Tank and Room Echo 17e Other Enters FX Edit mode and selects the first available digital effect module not included in above selections Successive presses move to the next available digital effect module Pressing and holding the button while editing an effect will load the first modulation effect in the effect list Modules available in the Other section Dual Detune Quad Detune Octal Detune Smooth Pitch Shift Dual Pitch Shift Quad Pitch Shift Octal Pitch Shift Stereo Pitch Shift Stereo Dual Pitch Shift Whammy Harmony Compressor Auto Wah GEQ 8 GEQ 15 GEQ 31 St GEQ 8 PEQ 3 PEQ 6 and St PEQ 6 17f The Taplt button is used to set the delay time of repeats To use the
114. ilable with convention MIDI pedalboard controllers The J 12 includes 12 footswitches for preset and parameter control It also features 2 built in Expression Pedals The large 20 character display constantly feeds you important information such as Preset names CC links and Tuner indicators Note All Pedalboard functions involved in the next section also apply to the Digitech Control One Foot Controller Connecting tbe Jobnson Amplification J 12 Foot Controller The J 12 uses a standard 5 pin DIN cable like those used for MIDI to communicate with the Millennium Simply connect the J 12 output jack to the Millennium Input jack when the unit is powered down and you re ready to roll NOTE Never plug anything other than the J 12 into the Millennium s Foot Controller input jack Voltage is present at this jack Expression Pedal Names With the Millennium being able to accommodate up to 4 Expression pedals the pedal names change if the J 12 is used The Names are as follows Exp1 Expression pedal 1 input on the rear of Millennium when the J 12 is not connected Exp2 Expression pedal 2 input on the rear of the Millennium when the J 12 is not connected Exp1 Expression pedal 1 on the J 12 When the J 12 is connected Exp2 Expression pedal 2 on the J 12 When the J 12 is Connected Exp3 Expression pedal 1 input on the rear of Millennium when the J 12 is connected Exp4 Expression pedal 2 input on the rear of the Millennium
115. ion 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium Pitch Bend Pitch Bend information is a higher resolution controller that is not supported in Johnson Amplification products due to the density of the information and the resources needed to process it properly Many MIDI control products offer the ability to map Pitch Bend to normal Continuous Controllers if a user wanted to control a parameter with a device such as a Pitch Bend Wheel General Format The general format for the System Exclusive information is as follows note all SysEx values are displayed in Hexadecimal format along with this symbol h for clarification Hex Value Definition FO h System Exclusive Begin Message byte 00 h 00 h Manufacturer s ID Number Johnson Amplification 10 h On h n Unit s Device or SysEx Channel number minus one e g O0 h is device or SysEx Ch 1 Ol h device or SysEx Ch 2 etc OF h is device or SysEx Ch 16 dd dd device ID number 4A h identifies the Millennium pp pp Procedure number The different procedure s names and general formats are described in the Procedures Section dd 1 1 dd 1 2 dd n 1 dd n 2 dd Data as needed by procedures Since the standard MMA MIDI Specification reserves 80 h through FF h decimal numbers 128 through 255 for specific commands a split byte format is adopted for all data communication in this SysEx implementation dd n 2 denotes the Ist through 7th bits of the nth byte and dd n 1 denot
116. isplay appears something like this Tuner pace 3 Turn lt 2 gt knob to select the bank in which the CC toggle is to used Once the bank is selected use the lt 3 gt knob to select the footswitch to be used The display reads 1 Bank FS Tog CCTran r BE anrr pace Lor 4 The display now shows that footswitch 6 in bank 1 is set to toggle CCs Take notice that from the factory when footswitches 6 0 are selected you can assign that footswitch a CC number from 0 127 by turning the lt 4 gt knob User Guide 71 Section 6 The H2 Foot Controller Johnson M illennium 5 Now to assign the CC number just turn the 4 knob until you have reached the desired CC The display will now read something like this Jiz FC iBank FS Toa ClTran B ict Ind pace ILI or 15 6 Press the lt Preset gt button to exit the Foot controller setup menu Assigning MIDI Control to the Expression Pedals This series of menus and submenus allows MIDI setup of the Expression pedals of the J 12 There are two procedures you must do in order for the Expression pedals to work properly with MIDI 1 Assign CC Number 2 CC Transmit Channel Assign CC Number to Expression Pedals This option allows you to choose the MIDI CC numbers you want to use for sending continuous control messages using any one of the 4 expression pedal options These assignments can be done on pages 11 and 12 of the Utility menu
117. ith the original sound it almost sounds like more than one instrument is playing The Millennium uses several choruses at once to make huge rich sounds For example the octal chorus uses eight chorus voices at once to create an incredible ensemble of sound Aside from the more obvious speed and depth parameters which adjust respectively how fast and far the sound goes out of tune the Millennium allows you to use different waveforms The waveform defines how it will move in and out of tune The triangle waveform is very popular for slow shallow chorus settings while the sine waveform works nicely for faster deeper settings User Guide Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium When do I use Chorus The Chorus effect is so vast in applications an easier question would probably be When can t I use a Chorus When playing the Blues turn the Speed and Depth parameters up to produce an almost Leslie Type effect When trying to add dimension to guitar tone use the Chorus to thicken up and add depth to your sound And any time your using a clean tone program guitar always sounds so lush when chorus is added Chorus Parameters Note not all of the parameters listed below are available in all Chorus modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 10096 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 10096 Balance Controls the left right positioning of the dry signal i
118. ize performance of the Millennium This display has several functions and they are as follows 9 9 4 9 e P Crea Beg 111 kHz 4 P111 kHz LimsdB Li msdB ILI msdB LILI msdB fa ATE Teri oli NMNNNNNNNR 9c Of 9 g 9a Preset Number The three large digits located in the upper left corner of the display indicate which preset is currently selected This indicator will also display the currently selected note while the Millennium is in Tuner mode 9b Factory User indicators Located directly below the preset number the Factory and User preset icons indicate whether the current preset resides in the Factory or User bank To toggle between the Factory and User presets simply press the lt Preset gt button 9c Bank Page Indicators Located in the bottom left hand corner of the display the Bank Page indicators display The J 12 Bank number in which the current program resides in Preset Mode Note This is only displayed when the Jobnson Amplification J 12 foot controller is connected The page which is currently selected in various editing modes 4 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 1 Introduction 9d Information Line The row of 24 characters in the top line of the display indicates more detailed information about specific functions and items such as preset names parameter names and utility information 9e Parameter Data Sections Immediately below the information
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120. lance 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h ShftA Page 3 06 h ShftA 07 h 07 h DetnA 08 h ShftB 08 h ShfB 09 h DtnB 09 h DtnB Page 4 OA h OutLA Page 4 OA h ShftC OB h OutLB OB h DetnC 0C h OutRA 0C h Sh amp D OD h OutRB OD h DetnD Page 5 OE h ShftE 25 h Harmony Page 1 00 h On Off OF h DetnE 01 h FX Type 10 h ShftF 02 h Default 11 h DetnF Page 2 03 h FX Level Page 6 12 h ShftG 04 h Dry Level 13 h DetnG 05 h Balance 14 h ShftH Page 3 06 h Key 15 h DetnH 07 h Scale Page 7 16 h OutA Page 4 08 h Interval 17 h OutB Page 5 09 h Level 18 h OutC OA h Pan 19 h OutD 12b 370 Page 8 1A h OutE 1400 Delay 700ms 1B h OutF 19 b Delay 1400ms Page 1 00 h On Off 1C h OutG 01 h FX Type User Guide 103 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium 104 Dual Dly 370ms 15 b Dual Dly 700ms 1A b Dual Dly 1400ms 160 Quad Dly 700ms 1B b Quad Dly 1400ms Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 02 h 03 h OA h 00 h 01 h 08 h 09 h OB h oCh OD h OE h 00 h 07 h 08 h 09 h OA OB h oCh OD h OE h Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Delay Time FeedBack Tapit ignore Out 1700 SDelay 370ms Pan 1C b 8 Delay 700ms On Off FX Type Default FX Level Dry Level Balance Delay Time FeedBack Tapit ignore 18 h St DI Dly 37
121. laying the other side will change the detuner s stereo imaging greatly Detuner Parameters FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the module Ranges from Off to 10096 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Dtn A B Controls the detuning amount for detuner voices A and B Higher detune settings produce a more dissonant sound Ranges from 50 to 50 C D Controls the detuning amount for detuner voices C and D Ranges from 50 to 50 Dtn E H Controls the detuning amount for detuner voices E through H Ranges from 50 to 50 Dly A B Controls the amount of time before detuner voices A and B are heard Higher delay time settings produce a short slapback delay effect Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Dly C D Controls the amount of time before detuner voices C and D are heard Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Dly E H Controls the amount of time before detuner voices E through H are heard Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Out A Adjusts the overall level of detuner voice A or B Ranges from Off to 100 Pan A B Controls the stereo soundfield placement of detuner voice A or B Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out C D Adjusts the overall level of detuner voice C or D Ranges from Off to 100 Pan C D Controls the stereo soundfield placemen
122. m 25 milliseconds to 300 milliseconds in the Gated Reverb and from 500 milliseconds in the Stereo Gated Reverb Cross mixes reverberations from the left side into the right side and vice versa This can be used to increase the realism of the simulated room by adding reverberations from different parts of the room to each channel Ranges from 0 to 9996 Adjusts the amount of BLEND for the Primary and Secondary reverb stages See BLEND above for a complete parameter description Controls the length RT60 of the room reverberations This one control could have been divided among Size and Reflection controls but has been simplified here for easier use To simulate a large room use longer DECAY settings For small rooms use shorter DECAY settings For more natural sounding reverbs you may also want to decrease the DENSITY setting as DECAY is shortened Ranges from 5 to 23 seconds depending on the Reverb Type currently selected Controls the length RT60 for the Primary and Secondary reverberation stages This Parameter interacts with the SIZE and REFLCT Parameters Larger SIZE and REFLCT settings will allow longer reverb decay times while smaller settings reduce the length of the reverb decays but produce better small environment emulations Ranges from 26 to 11 seconds Changes the relative room size of the Primary and Secondary reverb stages Ranges from 1 to 5 Controls the simulation of energy loss of sound each time it is reflected Hard sm
123. modulation or pitch bend wheel or any other MIDI CC device to control effect parameters LFOs When you use LFOs parameter values can be controlled automatically between a defined minimum and maximum setting at a rate set by the user The Millennium has 2 user definable LFOs in each preset that can be assigned to any parameter For example you can create an auto panner without using an auto panner module Simply link an effect s output pan parameter to the LFO modifier and the LFO will move that parameter back and forth This modifier can be a very useful weapon in the ongoing battle of new sound creation There are two LFOs available in each preset that can use unique speeds and waveforms Dynamic Modifiers When you use Dynamic modifiers the parameter values are controlled in relation to the dynamics of the input signal The possibilities are nearly endless and this is a feature that is exclusive to Digitech and Johnson Amplification For example you could link the Dynamic Modifier of a preset to control a chorus level It doesn t sound like much on paper but imagine the expressiveness of this type of effect on the guitar part As the dynamics of the music increase the chorus becomes less apparent Ease up on the string attack a little and the chorus increases ALL IN REAL TIME NOTE Linking a modifier to a parameter causes the parameter to change as if you were changing it using tbe lt Preset Effect gt wheel The only difference is that
124. n OE h OutB 1A h Rotor Acceleration OF h PanB 50 b St Tremolo Page 1 00 h On Off 4B h Dual Phaser Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 01 h FX Type 02 h Default 02 h Default Page 2 03 h Level Page 2 03 h EX Level 04 h Speed 04 h Dry Level 05 h Depth 05 h Balance 06 h Waveform Page 3 06 h Speed 07 h Depth 51 b Page 1 00 h On Off 08 h Feedback 01 h FX Type 09 h Waveform 02 h Default Page 4 OA h Page 2 03 h Level OB h PanA 04 h Speed OC h OutB 05 h Depth OD h PanB 06 h Waveform 30 b Rotary Speaker Page 1 00 h On Off 2C h Dual Detune Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 01 h FX Type 02 h Default 02 h Default Page 2 03 h EX Level Page 2 03 h EX Level 04 h Dry Level 04 h Dry Level 05 h Balance 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h Mode Page 3 06 h DtnA 07 h Spread 07 h DtnB 08 h Horn Lvl 08 h DlyA User Guide 101 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium 09 h OF h Page 4 OA h OutA 10 h DlyC OB h PanA 11 h 0C h OutB Page 6 12 h DlyE OD h PanB 13 h DlyF 14 2E h QuadDetue Page 1 00 h On Off 15 h 01 h FX Type Page 7 16 h Spread 02 h Default Page 2 03 h FX Level 26 b Smooth Pitch Page 1 00 h On Off 04 h Dry Level 01 h FX Type 05 h Balance Page 3 06 h DetnA 02 h Default 07 h DetnB Page 2 03 h FX Level 08 h DetnC 04 h Dry Level 09 h DetnD 05 h Balance Page 4 OA h DlyA Page 3 06 h Shft OB h
125. n Amplification have made the Millennium compatible to use with the Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller or the Digitech Control One The optional J 12 can help you maximize the potential of your Millennium Since the J 12 talks to the Millennium using a proprietary communication protocol it offers better response time and capabili ties not available with conventional MIDI pedalboard controllers The Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller The Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller offers continuous control in real time over all aspects of your tone when used in conjunction with the Millennium 250 The J 12 offers 12 heavy duty metal footswitches and two built in expression pedals which can be assigned to control any parameter of the Millennium in a heavy duty steel chassis For more on the J 12 foot controller please see pg 69 FOOT CONTROL SYSTEM C Bank Down Hold Bypass Bank U Hold Tuner 6 Effect A 7 Effect B 8 Effect C 9 Effect D O Effect E ia 1 2 3 4 5 P V 22 The J 3 foot switch The Johnson Amplification J 3 footswitch offers three footswitches that can be assigned to perform several different functions Out of the box the J 3 will change presets Up and Down and will A B channel switch Changing these footswitch functions is done on Pages 14 and 15 of the Utility menu For more information on J 3 foot switch ass
126. n OUTS Configi Series 4s4s4 4 4 2 4 ma Configi Stereo GATE _ D EF pe in a Ke Confis trhHonozplit desde de 4 ATE 2 m L R OUTS uum mad L R OUTS OUTS Dual Output Comfigurations Take notice that several effect configurations ie 12 and 14 use dual outputs This indicates that Dual distortion paths can be run to both the right and the left outputs This will be dictated by panning either distortions to the right or the left Key 4 1 4 size module 3 3 4 size module 2 1 2 size module F Whole size module User Guide Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium 86 Interval O Harmony Interval Charts Harm Minor Mel Minor O Mixolydian O w o gt Lydian Aug gt ujojomimio uu Int Major Pent Int O lo T ct Oloim m o Uj olo m m o HIf Whl Dim Int Toot Tet tth trth Toot tth tth Tet tkrth t th th th Tbrth Ti4th TrSth TiSth TrSth Tird Tird tth tth Tiznd tand Tb3rd Tera Tand t2nd Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref tend ber teri And tend third Mrd toed ip3rd F rg
127. n the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO speed of the chorus Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth Adjusts the intensity of the chorus effect High settings produce dramatic modulation while lower settings can be used to produce a more subtle ambient swirling Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds Depth 1 2 DEPTH1 adjusts the intensity of chorus voices 1 4 DEPTH2 adjusts the intensity of chorus voices 5 8 Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds Wander Speed Controls the secondary LFO speed of chorus voices 5 8 This is a secondary oscillator for voices 5 8 that causes deviations from the oscillation path set by DEPTH2 This control can produce radical new textures when used creatively Try setting it slightly faster or slower than SPEED Ranges from 0 06 to 2 0 Hz Wander Depth Adjusts the intensity of the oscillation deviations produced by WANDER SPEED WANDER DEPTH produces dramatic psycho acoustic swirling effects when set higher than DEPTH2 Ranges from 0 to 10 milliseconds WvFrm Selects which waveform the LFO follows Options sine triangle SP1 special 1 and SP2 special 2 See figure 3 4 Dly A B Controls the delay time of chorus voices A and B Higher delay time settings produce a more dramatic sweeping sound Ranges from 0 to 60 milliseconds Dly C D Controls the delay time of chorus voices C and D Higher delay time settings produce a more dramatic sweeping
128. ng them around instead of just sitting in one place in the mix Simply place an auto panner module after a delay or chorus module You don t need to set the auto panner s depth parameter too deep since you just want some gentle movement Tremolo amp Auto Panner Parameters FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO speed of the effect Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Depth Controls the intensity of the effect As DEPTH increases volume changes become more dramatic Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds 46 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules WvFrm Selects which waveform the LFO follows Options for this control include sine triangle SP1 Special 1 and SP2 Special 2 The sine wave setting is probably the most easily recognized but the smooth response of the triangle wave or the intensity of SP1 or SP2 typically produce better results See figure 4 2 on page 41 Pitch Shifters and Harmony The pitch shifter allows you to move sound from one pitch to another It accomplishes this by recording a small part of the original sound and then playing it back either faster to raise the pitch or slower to lower the pitch It does this over and over again to create a new pitch The Harmony modules give you almost unlimited possibilities you can use different harmony intervals to produce slide guitar effects or Major or Minor 3rd i
129. ngle and Special 2 waveforms are progressively more intense When do I use Tremolo Tremolo is truly a vintage sound for the guitar electric piano and organ Most pronounced on the guitar you can hear it used on everything from sweet ballads to blues rock n roll Auto Panner The auto panner is basically a dual version of a tremolo It changes the amplitude of the left signal just as a tremolo does but the amplitude of the right signal is inverse to that of the left signal This gives the illusion that the signal is moving back and forth between the left and right speakers The Auto Panner s Speed typically doesn t get set as fast as the Tremolo since you usually want a sound to move smoothly back and forth in the stereo image The Millennium auto panner is especially flexible since it can be used for either mono or stereo input sources When used with a mono source the signal pans back and forth as described earlier When a stereo sound source is used the original stereo image is maintained by moving the volume of the left signal exactly opposite of the right signal The stereo image fades back and forth between the stereo extremes When do I use an auto panner The auto panner be a very creative tool When running your guitar rig in stereo set up with the right amount of cabinet separation the Auto Panner creates a stereo panning effect that is right out of this world Auto panners can also add life to delays or choruses by movi
130. nk FB OFF 200 Mu pace or 19 2 Now turn the lt 1 gt button to set the footswitch to either mE On Toggle or Un On Momentary 3 Choosing the setting will make the footswitch perform as a momentary footswitch This means that the footswitch will toggle the selected parameter while pressed and once released the parameter will return to its original value User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 6 The 12 Foot Controller Otber Pedalboard Tidbits Here are a few other features that you will want to learn about to get the most out of your J 12 foot controller Bank Up Tuner and Bank Down Bypass Footswitches These two foot switches are located at top right side of the J 12 The Bank Up Tuner footswitch as you may have guessed will move to the next Bank Up in the Millennium as well as access the Tuner Mode by simply pressing and holding the footswitch until the Tuner appears in the display To access the next bank down press the Bank Down footswitch once To bypass the Digital effects in the Millennium press and hold the footswitch until the LEDs indicate that the unit is now in effect bypass mode Using the Tuner 1 To access the Tuner mode using the optional J 12 foot controller press and hold the Bank Up Tuner gt footswitch to engage tuner mode 2 As you play a note on the guitar the indicator in the display of the J 12 will move either to the right or the left If the indicator is moving righ
131. ntervals to create dual soloing lines reminiscent of the Eagles Hotel California When do I use pitch shifting Guitarists are probably the most well known users of pitch shifters They commonly pitch shift their sound down by an octave to get a deep rumble out of their distortion or shift it an octave up to emulate a 12 string guitar Both guitar and synth players have created some amazing textures by pitch shifting their sound up a fifth 7 semitones This creates more complex chords out of simple ones e g a basic Cmaj chord sounds like a Cmaj9 chord or Cmin7 becomes a Cmin11 chord Lead lines sound amazing when using major 5th intervals up Pitch Shifters Parameters Note not all of the parameters listed below are available in all Pitch Shifter modules FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Shft A SHFTA and SHFTB control the pitch intervals between the original note and voices A and of the pitch shifter Pitch shifters can be used for a wide variety of effects including doubling octave division and chromatic harmonies Each Pitch Shifter has a 4 octave range stepped in semitones from 24 to 24 Dtn A B Controls the detuning amount for pitch shifted voices and
132. o Bank 12 Alternative 56 Industrialized The Soldano SLO model is used with the a Dual Detuner to produce a unique distortion tone 57 Whammy Madness Get yourself an expression pedal to produce whammy effects through the Rectifier model 58 Triplet Delay This Boogie MK II model with tons of Delay and Reverb can be used to create beautiful clean tones 59 Post Seattle Grind This preset combines Vox and Marshall tones to produce a nice slight distortion tone 60 Space Hippie The Vox AC 30 Top Boost is used with Dual Chorus Dual Delay and Dual Phaser modules to produce sounds that are out of this world Bank 13 Country 61 Pedal Steel Use an expression pedal on this one to produce pedal steel type effects 62 Rockin Billy This preset is a must for any rock a billy tune 63 Good For Pickin This 65 Blackface Fender tone with Reverb and slapback delay will make you a grinnin 64 Drinking w Cowboyz Try this preset when the no good drinkin dog stealin wrecked your truck person in your life leaves ya 65 Stereo Slapback A distorted Fender with compression and Analog and Dual Delay preset can be heard here User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix Bank 14 Vintage 66 Surfari Great surf music tones will shoot the pipeline with this Tremolo and Reverb preset 67 Fuzz in the Sky Use this preset to bring out the great fuzz tone of the 60s and 70s 68 Danno Electro Pitc
133. onally lights the clip LED indicator Now adjust the Master Volume level knob on the front panel of the Millennium to the desired output level Select Speaker Output Voicing Page 1 of the Utility menu lets you select the speaker cabinet voicing to be used whether it be a 4x12 or 2x12 This selection can be done by simply pressing the lt Utility gt button and then turn the lt Page gt knob until you reach page 1 At this point use the lt 3 gt knob to select either the 4x12 or 2x12 speaker cabinet voicing Once the selection has been made press the lt Preset gt button to return to Preset mode Select Preset Begin playing your guitar and choose any preset using the lt Preset Effect gt wheel User Presets 1 100 are duplicates of the Factory Presets They are user programmable You can modify and store them as you want Factory Presets 1 100 are not user programmable and cannot be overwritten User Guide Johnson M illennium Table of Contents Safety Information Declaration i QUICK SEC ii Table Contents iii Section 1 Introduction Congratulations te petet Peas ERR UR EU e ertet 1 Included DEED 1 Product Features cec oem ederet 1 yiri 2 A Quick Tour of the Millennium 3 The Front Panel anie Re dn 3 Th Reat Panel eain donem aede 7 Integrated Amplifi
134. ooth materials like glass and wood have more reflectivity that softer more porous materials This control can be thought of as determining the liveness of the room Ranges from 1 to 10 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Note The following Delay parameters that are utilized within the Reverb section are to be used in the Room Echo reverb module Delay Sets the length of time before hearing Delay Group A Ranges from 0 to 120 milliseconds Delay B Sets the length of time before hearing Delay Group and Delay Group Ranges from 0 to 120 milliseconds Delay C Sets the length of time before hearing Delay Group B and Delay Group C Ranges from 0 to 120 milliseconds Delay D Sets the length of time before hearing Delay Group C and Delay Group D Ranges from 0 to 120 milliseconds Out A D Controls the output level of the Delay Groups Ranges from Off to 10096 Bal A D Controls the left right balance of the Delay Groups Ranges from 99 to 99 Shape Selects the shape of the output levels for the delay group taps Shape selections are Flat Peak Decreasing Increasing Shelf and Reverse Shelf Spread Controls the width of the effect s stereo imaging Ranges from 1 to 10 FB Dly Sets the amount of time before the delay is fedback in Ranges from 0 to 170 ms Amount Sets how much delay is fedback into the signal Ranges from Off to 5096 Out L R Adjusts th
135. ottom The Bright input produces a slightly brighter sound where as the Normal input provides a normal input color 2 Input Level Control This knob controls the overall input level of the Millennium recommended setting for this knob would be to turn the level up enough so that the Millennium Clip LED occasionally lights 3 Clip LED This Clip LED tells you that the input level is set too high and there is internal input level clipping 4 Amp Controls These 5 knobs control all of the amplifier EQs and levels These controls are as follows 4 Gain This knob controls the overall distortion gain level of the Amplifier models that use distortions and controls the volume of the amplifier models that have clean tones Values range from 0 0 to 10 4b Treble This knob is used to control the Treble frequency of the currently selected preset Values range from 0 0 to 10 4c Mid This knob is used to control the Mid frequency of the currently selected preset Values range from 0 0 to 10 4d Bass This knob is used to control the Bass frequency of the currently selected preset Values range from 0 0 to 10 Amplifier EQ Note Due to the special Integrated amplifier modeling features of the Millennium every time a different Integrated Amplifier model is called up the EQs take on the characteristics of the selected Amplifier models Some of the Amplifier models do not use certain tone controls ie Matchless have a dash in the display indi
136. pplied you with four different module sizes and they are as follows Full module type FUL 3 4 module type 3 4 Half module type HLF Quarter module type 4th Stereo FX Module 4 gt Effect i AH Processing A 21 zi 2 Dividing the S DISC II s processing power allows your Millennium to produce up to 4 digital effects at one time The figure below represents how the S DISC II can be divided to accommodate a wide variety of effect routing T HAF QUARTER B t t 1 dr A D Y Full module type offers effects with more flexibility and power the Half modules and so but all four sizes of FX modules feature high quality effects so you don t have to worry if you need to divide the S DISC II pie four ways For a complete list of these FX types please see the Editing modules section For a complete list of effect configurations please see the Appendix section on page 85 S DISC II User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 2 Setting Up Section 2 Setting Up Making Connections Your Millennium can be connected in several different ways to meet the requirements of specific applications The following diagrams offer some different ways your Millennium can be connected NOTE In the following diagrams we have shown use of the external FX loop ee 9e ONE
137. r hall It can best be described as millions of small echoes that decay over a period of time The size of the room the surface type of the walls or the carpet on the floor all contribute to the way real rever beration behaves and sounds When do I use Reverb When recording in the studio nearly always Many guitar tracks for example are recorded in a very sterile environment i e very dry but adding reverb can add lush depth to any guitar track and you can get those great sounds in the Studio or Live Why should I use stereo reverb Digital Effects such as Chorus and Delay produce stereo imaging type effects Stereo reverb helps maintain that original stereo image But don t forget that millions of hit recordings were made using mono input reverbs that created a stereo output image The theory is that sound generally originates from one point in a room so mono often works just fine The rule Don t get caught using too much reverb on your guitar in live situations Even if the room is small it still produces some reverb Too much makes the guitar go away Let it compliment the room User Guide 37 Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Gated Reverb Gated reverb doesn t behave as naturally as the standard varieties of reverb Originally it was created by taking a long dense reverb and chopping it short with a noise gate This made for a burst of reverberation energy that could help thicken up a variety of sounds Digital sign
138. ranty card Please save all packing materials They were designed to protect the unit from damage during shipping In the unlikely event that the unit requires service use only the factory supplied carton to return the unit Millennium Features 250Watts 125 per side power amp section Exclusive Jobnson Amplification Integrated Amplifier Modeling which instantly lets you access some of most popular Vintage and Modern Amplifier types available Dual Tube Preamp Section 12AX7 Full bandwidth effects 20 20kHz 24 bit signal path 48 bit internal data path Up to 4 digital effects at once DISC II Processing Flexible easy to use effect routing Effects can be repeated in a chain e g EQ flange EQ pitch shift Instant module access Exclusive Dynamic Parameter Control Programmable Speaker Cabinet Emulator XLR outputs Chromatic tuner Full MIDI Implementation effects and parameters available for MIDI continuous control 2 Expression Pedal insertion jacks to add external Expression pedals for additional assigning options Channel switching J 3 Multi function footswitch included Upgradable System Software via the MIDI In port Optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller with 2 built in Expression Pedals for ultimate programmability and control User Guide 1 Section 1 Introduction Johnson M illennium We at Jobnson Amplification are very prou
139. reset Map Settings MIDI Preset changes 1 128 map When yy 00 h User Bank is selected When yy 01 h Factory Bank is selected When yy 02 h and zz 00 h Bypass toggle is selected 72 Preset Number REQUEST PARAMETER VALUE 17b SYS HEAD 17 h aa1 aa2 bb s1 bb s2 F7 h aa Effect Module s Position bb s Effect Parameter s Position When a Request Parameter Value procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive Parameter Value procedure RECEIVE PARAMETER VALUE 18h SYS HEAD 18 h 1 2 bb s1 bb s2 cc1 cc2 F7 h aa Effect Module s Position bb s Effect Parameter s Position Parameter Value The Receive Parameter Value procedure is used to load Parameter Values into the Millennium Please refer to the Parameter Charts for more information REQUEST ALL CURRENT PARAMETER VALUES 23b SYS HEAD 23 h wwl ww2 F7 h 92 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix When ww 7F h All module s parameters will be requested When ww 68 h position of the module minus 1 only that module s parameters will be requested WW Requested Module s parameter Values When a Request All Current Parameter Values procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Respond All Current Parameter Values procedure RECEIVE ALL CURRENT PARAMETER VALUES FOR CURRENT PRESET 24h SYS HEAD 24 h nn1 nn2 ww1 ww2 mml1 1st mm2 1st aal 1st aa2 1st dd1 1st 1st dd2 1st 1s
140. s HotMarshall Match Rectifier Vox Marshall Vox Matchless Vox Rectifier Overdrive Fuzz Heavy Sustain Clean Fuzz Low Gain Fuzz High Gain Fuzz Channel Pressing this button will toggle between the 2 channels within every amplifier model Fender Marshall Mesa Boogie Matchless Soldano and Vox are all registered trademarks and are in no way associated with Jobnson Amplification 8 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 1 Introduction Digital Effects Not only is the Millennium a great stand alone guitar amplifier but it also has a world class digital multi effect section that includes almost every studio quality effect imaginable Effects include Reverbs Natural amp Spring Auto panners Choruses Analog Digital Delays Tremolos Whammy Effects Rotary Speaker Simulation Chromatic Pitch Shifters Phasers Intelligent Pitch Shifter Flangers Detuners Digital Compressor Real Time Parameter Modifiers Modifiers are unique tools that can be used to dramatically alter your sound based on information from signal amplitude the settings of a Low Frequency Oscillator LFO or MIDI continuous controller information Every preset in the Millennium has a set of modifiers Up to 16 Modifier links can be assigned to control parameters There are 5 types of modifiers that can be linked to a parameter Foot Switch Expression Pedal MIDI CCs LFOs and Dynamic signal level dependent MIDI CCs When
141. s usual it is a good idea to check all of the cables being used when making connections to ensure that good contact is being made Notice that once the XLR speaker cabinet emulator is turned on the SPEAKER icon will appear in the display 14 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 2 Setting Up Getting Around In the Operating System The menu structure of your Millennium has been specially designed to be easy to use The display shows the information you need but to make things even easier for you illumination of the front panel buttons offers additional operating information The front panel buttons give you information in one of two ways 1 If the button is dim its function is inactive Pressing a dim button causes it to light brightly and its function becomes the active item in the display If the dim button doesn t light after you press it the button is unavailable 2 If the button is bright its function is active Preset Mode Preset mode allows you to scroll through the Factory and User presets using the lt Preset Effect gt wheel When your Millennium is turned on it sets itself to Preset mode Preset mode is active when the lt Preset gt button is lit and a preset name is present on the information line top line of the display FX Edit Mode This mode allows you to edit 1 Digitally controlled Analog Wah 2 FX loop 3 Amp Models 4 Noise Gate 5 Selecting Effect Configurations 6 FX Modules 7 Output Mode of your Pres
142. sents the currently selected effect module will flash 9h Speaker Cabinet Emulator Icon When the SPEAKER icon appears in the display this indicates that the Speaker Cabinet Simulator is engaged in the XLR outputs located on the rear panel 10 Preset Effect Wheel Changes presets in Preset Mode or selects effect modules in FX Edit Mode 11 a f Function Buttons These 6 buttons are used for primary functions and edits of the Millennium Their functions are as follows 11a Preset Button This button always puts the Millennium in Preset mode with a single press Pressing the lt Preset gt button while in Preset mode toggles between User and Factory bank presets 11b FX Bypass This button when pressed bypasses all digital effects in the Millennium 11c Utility This button when pressed enters the Utility mode of the Millennium 11d FX Edit This button when pressed the Millennium enters the Wah module or the last edited module 11e Assign This button is used to assign parameters to the J 12 footswitches MIDI control and dynamic modifiers 11f Store This button is used to copy and or store and name modified presets 12 Mix Page Knob This button controls the effect mix level of the Millennium when it is in Preset mode When the Millennium is in Edit or Utility mode this button takes you to the next or previous page of the selected menu User Guide 5 Section 1 Introduction Johnson M illennium 13 Speed 1 Knob
143. sion of the preset to the original stored version Fortunately your Millennium provides you with a Compare function To compare an edited preset with the original stored version please do the following 1 While in FX edit mode press the Edit button once The top line of the will read FPT be P 2M 2 TELITI T Lim OR i eC c ral 1 1 quu PAGE OF When this message is displayed the originally stored preset is temporarily loaded and active 2 To return to the edited version press the Edit button to get back to FX Edit Mode User Guide 29 Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing Modules Storing Naming Defaults Before we get into editing modules and creating your defaults let s learn how to store changes so you won t lose any modifications that you will want to keep The Store procedure allows you to re name relocate and save any modifications you have made to defaults so that they can be accessed easily later 1 When you have satisfactorily altered an effect default or created a new one scroll back to Page 1 of the effect module you are editing if you re not already there The display appears something like this LF Sto H fwam frusE Ea exwE 1 1 l pir a PAGE or 5 2 From page 1 of the FX Edit menu turn the 3 knob clockwise You will then be able to name your new default Naming tbe Defaul
144. son M illennium Delay This parameter sets the delay time of the compressor Ranges from 0 to 10 ms Equalizers The Millennium has a broad selection of equalizer Modules to cover virtually any need If you need bigger Guitar tone the EQs will give it to you Both mono and stereo modules are available Remember that mono equalizers connected to stereo sources will always sum the stereo signal together for equalization thus eliminating the stereo image If you need to maintain the stereo image use a stereo equalizer module The Parametrics allow you to cover very specific regions of the sound spectrum with extreme precision and control Up to 6 bands of either stereo or mono parametric equalization are available The Graphic equalizers use 1 3 2 3 or 1 2 5 octave ISO standard frequency centers Equalization or EQ is probably one of the most valuable tools the Millennium offers EQ allows you to change the level of certain frequencies of a sound and it comes in two different basic flavors graphic and parametric Graphic is the most common and easiest to use but the parametric offers much more flexibility and power When do I use EQ This may seem overly simplistic but you should use EQ whenever your ears tell you to use it However you need to remember that EQ can do more harm than good when not used carefully The EQ can take that thin and Clangy sounding Guitar and add all of the low end in the world that your heart may desire This can
145. sssssenusssssensvssee 86 Request User Defaults 95 87 Receive User Defaults 14 h 95 MIDI Implementation Chart 88 Key Scan Codes cuui uis UU RR 96 SysEx Preset Dump Example ss 97 FX Modules and Parameter Codes 98 User Guide V Johnson M illennium User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 1 Introduction Section 1 Introduction Congratulations you are now the proud owner of a Johnson Millennium Stereo 250 Amplifier Head the most powerful flexible and easy to use Integrated Modeling Amplifier ever produced Your Millennium has set the new standard for all other Amplifiers Multi effect processors to follow This owner s manual is your key to understanding the powerful world of the Millennium Read it carefully After you ve had time to familiarize yourself with the unit try experimenting with unusual effect combinations You are certain to achieve sounds never thought possible before Good luck and Thank you very much for choosing Johnson Amplification Your Millennium was carefully assembled and packaged at the factory Before you proceed any further make sure the following items are included 1 Owner s Manual 1 Johnson Amplification Millennium Stereo 250 Amplifier Head 1 J 3 Multi Function Footswitch 1 Johnson Amplification war
146. st unique sounds in music The applications for this effect are so diverse it can be used to achieve sounds ranging from the Allman Brothers Band to the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan Aunique parameter in the Rotating Speaker simulation is the Acceleration parameter This parameter is used emulate the the time that it takes to get the Speaker up and spinning at full speed The parameter can be assigned to a footswitch on the J 12 or an External external expression pedal so you can control the acceleration speed Rotary Speaker Simulator Parameters FX Lvl Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 10096 Dry Lvl Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Balance Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Mode Selects which speed mode the Rotor and Horn are in Settings are fast or slow Spread Sets the horn stereo microphone spread Ranges from 0 to 100 R Level Sets the overall level of the Rotor or Horn Ranges from Off to 100 Slo Fast Hrn Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO speed of the Horn Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Slo Fast Hrn Depth Controls the intensity of the rotating effect Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds Slo Fast Hrn Doppler Sets the amount of shifted pitch heard in the Horn Ranges from 0 to 50 milliseconds Slo Fast Rtr Speed Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator
147. t dd 1 1st wth dd2 1st wth mml xth mm2 xth aal xth aa2 xth dd1 xth 1st dd2 xth 1st dd 1 xth wth dd2 xth wth F7 h When ww 7F h All module s parameters will be received When ww 68 h position of the modules minus 1 only that module s parameters will be received nn Number of Modules WW Modules User requested mm Indicates the beginning of the xth Module Number of available parameters in the Module dd Current value for the wth parameter The Receive All Current Parameter Values procedure is used to receive Parameter Values from the Millennium for the currently selected program Warning Sending data that was retrieved from a different preset will delete the memory Be sure to only send data that was received from the same preset REQUEST MODULE CONFIGURATION 25b SYS HEAD 25 h F7 b When a Request Module Configuration procedure received the Millennium will respond with a Respond Module Configuration procedure RESPOND MODULE CONFIGURATION 26b SYS HEAD 26 h nn1 nn2 cc 1st 1 cc 1st 2 ee 1st 1 ee Ist 2 cc nth 1 cc nth 2 ee nth 1 ee nth 2 F7 h nn Number modules present in the algorithm cc Class I D of the nth module in the algorithm ee LD number of the effect currently loaded in the nth module see pg 12 for ID numbers Class I D Numbers for millennium 00 h Amplifier Type 01 h 1 4 Effect Module User Guide 93 Section 7 Appendix
148. t 1 Using the lt Preset Effect gt wheel change the character to the one you want in the selected position 2 When the correct character is displayed in that position use the Page knob to scroll the cursor to the next character you want to change 3 Use the lt 1 gt to change the letter s case Use the lt 2 gt knob to select numbers The 3 knob is used to insert spaces The 4 knob is used to copy and paste characters 4 To copy a character position the cursor under the character you want to copy using the Page knob then turn the 4 knob clockwise To paste the copied character position the cursor where you want to paste the character then turn the 4 knob counter clockwise 5 abort the procedure push either the lt Preset gt button to take you to preset mode the Edit button to take you to FX Edit mode or the Utility button to take you to Utility mode depending upon which mode you want to enter User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 4 Editing M odules Storing the Default 1 When you have the name as you want it to read press the lt Store gt button The top line of the display reads This screen allows you to select the location of the new default Note that when the default is stored it is stored in the User bank of defaults because factory defaults cannot be overwritten 2 Use the lt 2 gt knob to select the default number where you want to store the new default 3 Press
149. t the note you are playing is sharp If the indicator moves left you are flat The goal is to tune your guitar so that the indicator stops in the middle and the display locks in indicating you are in tune 3 In both methods of tuning the tuner is referenced to A 440Hz If you prefer tuning sharp or flat according to the A reference use the 3 knob to select a new reference This can be set as high as A 453Hz or as low as A 427Hz The tuner can also be used for alternate tuning references where A Ab meaning you play an A note but you hear an Ab note It is possible to tune as low as A Gb 4 At this point press any footswitch on the J 12 to exit the Tuner mode Naming Banks Straight out of the box the Millennium has 19 user Banks to choose from when used with the either the J 12 foot controller Each of the Banks have been given a specific named to give indication to what type of presets exist with the Bank In your constant editing mode to make the box custom to your needs we have given you the ability to rename the Banks The procedure is as follows and please don t worry we won t be hurt 1 From Preset mode press the Utility button and the display will appear something like this 2 Turn the Page knob until you reach page 13 and appears like this Banki Tor fral xm 1 BEEHH pace User Guide 15 Section 6 The H2 Foot Controller Johnson M illennium 3 At this point
150. t of detuner voice C or D Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Out LA LB Adjusts the left side level of detuner voice A or Ranges from Off to 10096 Out RA RB Adjusts the right side level of detuner voice A or B Ranges from Off to 10096 Spread Controls the width of the effect s stereo imaging The higher the setting the wider the image The lower the setting the more monophonic the effect becomes Ranges from 1 to 10 Delays delay produces discrete repeating echoes of the source material at a specified interval In digital delays the input signal is sampled or User Guide 49 Section 4 Editing M odules Johnson M illennium recorded into memory where it is held for the amount of time you specify with the delay time setting after which the sample is replayed at the output The Millennium delays have a feedback meter that is used to send a portion of the delayed signal back to the input to be re recorded along with new source material The feedback setting determines how long the delay repeats take to decay to inaudibility When do I use delay When you re the lone guitarist in a band the Delay can be your best friend The Delay repeats can create the illusion that there is more than one guitar being played One trick to using delays effectively is setting the delays to fall in time with the music This used to mean grabbing a calculator dividing 60 by the tempo beats per minute then dividing that answer by the desire
151. ter of the Millennium For more about assigning expression pedals see pg 57 Notice When using the Millennium with the Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller the 1 4 Expression pedal inputs on the rear of the unit are referred to as EXP 3 and EXP4 When the Millennium is used alone the expression pedal inputs are referred to as EXP 1 and EXP 2 3 MIDI In The MIDI IN port allows the Millennium to respond to incoming MIDI information 4 MIDI Out Thru This port allows the Millennium to send out or pass MIDI data to other devices 5 J 3 Footswitch Jack This is the insert point for the J 3 multi function footswitch 6 Johnson Amplification J 12 Foot Controller Input This is a 5 pin DIN plug for connecting the optional Johnson Amplification J 12 foot controller Connection of the J 12 should be made before the Millennium is turned on IMPORTANT CONNECTING A DEVICE OTHER THAN THE J 12 OR CONTROL ONE CAN DAMAGE THE UNIT 7 Left and Right Extension Speaker Outputs These 4 outputs are used to connect speaker cabinets Up to 4 extension speaker cabinets can be connected to the Millennium Make sure that the extension cabinet being connected has at least a 4 ohm load resistance per channel The ohm load resistance effects how much power the extension cabinet receives from the Millennium 8 Direct XLR Outputs These XLR outputs are used for recording direct or for sending the output signal to a live mixing console 9 Loop Return J
152. the Digital Effect section using the 2 knob 3 Store the Default using the 3 knob for more info on storing Defaults see pg 30 4 Select a Default for the selected Effect Module using the 4 knob Changing Effect Modules Each preset can be comprised of up to 4 digital effects in addition to the Amplifier section You can scroll through the modules in each preset two different ways 1 By pressing the lt Edit gt button to enter FX Edit mode and using the lt Preset Effect gt wheel to scroll through the different modules or 2 By using the FX Library buttons Pressing the lt Edit gt button takes you directly to the first module in the Amplifier section Likewise pushing the lt Other gt button takes you directly to the first module in the digital FX section and displays which effect is in it Subsequent presses of the button scrolls you through subsequent modules that are in the effect configuration Once you reach a module you want to change ie you want to swap a delay for a reverb use the lt 2 gt knob to select a new effect Selecting a Default Once you have selected the effect you want in the preset ie Dual Chorus you can quickly scroll through several different Dual Chorus defaults stored in your Millennium s library Defaults are modified effect modules which have custom settings that can be called up to use in a preset anytime that particular sound is required Example There are 10 Dual Chorus defaults to c
153. the back of the room or an engineer in the control room that wants more of this or less of that bottom line your ear is king But to accommodate these situations you may need to make some minor adjusting here and there along the way So here are some helpful guidelines for getting great sounds while keeping everyone happy Input and Master Output Adjustments The best setting for the input control is to use the Input level knob so you are occasionally lighting the clip LED As far as setting the Master output level let your ears be the judge But if you can t hear the rest of the band chances are that you need to back off on the Master volume level of the Millennium Amplifier settings Gain Adjustments To adjust the gain in the Amplifier modeling section either turn the Gain knob on the front panel or press the lt Edit gt button to put you in edit mode Now use the lt Preset Effect gt wheel to scroll to the amplifier model From this point turn the lt Mix Page gt knob to move to Page 2 of the amplifier module The number of different amp tones are almost unlimited when making gain adjustments Your gain settings range from 0 0 to 10 so this gives you plenty of room for great tones in between Note that the gain parameter will add distortion gain when a distorted amplifier module is used and will add volume when a clean tone amplifier model is used Always remember to save any changes EQ and Preset Level Adjusting the EQ
154. there is a unique parameter that allows you route the signal several different ways between the two effects User Guide 53 Section 4 Editing Modules Johnson M illennium Multi Effect Module Parameters FX Lvl Dry Lvl Balance Route Speed Depth Feedback Flanger WvFrm C F Delay Delay Time Feedback Taplt Level C F D Pan C F D Whammy Effects Controls the signal input level fed to the Module Ranges from Off to 100 Controls the level of the dry uneffected signal Ranges from Off to 100 Controls the positioning of the dry signal in the stereo soundfield Ranges from 99 all left to 99 all right Selects the route signal path within the Chorus Delay and Flange Delay Multi effects modules The 3 settings are 1 Chorus Flange into Delay with feedback into the Delay 2 Chorus Flange into Delay with feedback into Chorus Flange 3 Delay into Chorus Flange with feedback thru the Chorus Flange Controls the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO Speed of the Chorus or Flanger Ranges from 0 06 to 16 0 Hz Adjusts the intensity of the Chorus or Flanger effect Ranges from 0 to 30 milliseconds Controls how much of the flanged signal is fed back to the input of the Module The FDBACK Parameter is what gives flangers their distinctive voice Flangers are capable of both positive and negative feedback loops so experiment to find the sound you like best Ranges from 99 to 99 Selects which waveform the LFO follow
155. type 08 h 15kHz Page 2 02 h Level 03 h Phase 13500 Noise Gate Page 1 00 h On Off Page 3 04 h 80Hz 01 h Default type 05 h 140Hz Page 2 02 h Noise gate Type 06 h 250Hz Page 3 03 h Threshold 07 h 450Hz 04 h Attenuation Page 4 08 h 800Hz 05 h Attack 09 h 1 5kHz 06 h Release 10 h 2 5kHz 11 h 4 5kHz 3F h GEQ 8 Page 1 00 h On Off Page 5 12 h 8kHz 01 h FX Type 08 h 15kHz 02 h Default Type Page 4 09 h 160Hz Page 2 03 h Level OA h 250Hz 04 h Phase OB h 400Hz Page 3 05 h 80Hz OCh 630Hz 06 h 160Hz Page 5 OD h 1kHz 07 h 315Hz OE h L6kHz 08 h 630Hz OF h 2 5kHz Page 4 09 h 1 25kHz 10 h 4 0kHz OA h 2 5kHz Page 6 11 h 6 3kHz OB h 5 0kHz 12 h 10 0kHz och 10 0kHz 13 h 16 0kHz 40 0 15 Page 1 00 h On Off 01 h FX Type 133 h State Dist Page 1 00 h On Off 02 h Default Type 01 h Default type Page 2 03 h Level Page 2 02 h Distortion Type 04 h Phase 03 h Distortion Gain Page 3 05 h 25Hz 06 h 40Hz 134 h S State EQ Page 1 00 h On Off 07 h 63Hz 38 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix 430 31 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 User Guide 08 h 09 h OA h OB h OCh OD h 0B h oCh 100Hz 160Hz 250Hz L6kHz 41b StGEQ8 On Off FX Type Default Type Level Phase 20Hz 50Hz 44 h St PEQ3 63Hz 80Hz 100Hz 125Hz 200Hz 400Hz 500Hz
156. und is defeated certain fault conditions in the unit or in the system to which it is connected can result in full line voltage between chassis and earth ground Severe injury or death can then result if the chassis and earth ground are touched simultaneously WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WATERAND MOISTURE Appliance should not be used near water e g near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool etc Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings POWER SOURCES The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance SERVICING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock the user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel FOR UNITS EQUIPPED WITH EXTERNALLY ACCESSIBLE FUSE RECEPTACLE Repl
157. when the J 12 is connected User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 6 The 12 Foot Controller Assigning Functions The J 12 helps you organize your sounds into 19 groups called Banks Each of these Banks utilize the 10 footswitches patches which are user programmable to do one of several functions These functions include Selecting amy Millennium Preset Modifying or turning On Off any Parameter in real time Sending MIDI CC information out of the MIDI out port Toggle CC for values 0 or 127 Assign a MIDI CC for the Expression pedal to send out the MIDI port To change Banks Press either the Bank Up or Bank Down footswitches on the J 12 to take you up or down one bank at a time The Foot Controller setup menu contains all the setup options necessary to use the Millennium with the optional J 12 foot controller The submenus included under the Foot Controller setup are located on pages 10 11 and 12 of the Utility menu and they include Patch Assignment Continuous Control Assigning Presets to Footswitches To assign any currently selected Preset to a patch footswitch in the currently selected bank do the following 1 Once the selected Preset has been chosen press the lt Assign gt button once The display reads 2 Press one of the ten footswitches to Link the selected preset to that switch If you choose a footswitch that is already assigned to do something else besides select a preset the display reads
158. y preset in the Millennium without the use of mapping 94 User Guide Johnson M illennium Section 7 Appendix RESET PRESET 20b SYS HEAD 20 h F7 h The Reset Preset procedure causes the Millennium to reload the current saved program RESET DEVICE 21b SYS HEAD 21 h F7 h The Reset Device procedure causes the Millennium to reboot the software as if the power had been turned off and then back on If edits have been made to the current preset without saving they will be lost RESET FACTORY SETTINGS 22b SYS HEAD 22 h F7 h The Reset Factory Settings procedure causes the Millennium to reload a sections of the EPROM factory defaults and perform a hard reset REQUEST USER DEFAULTS 13h SYS HEAD 13 h yyl yy2 221 zz2 F7 h When a Request User Default procedure is received the Millennium will respond with a Receive User Defaults procedure yy effect ID 72 index map max 5 FX ID 255 RECEIVE USER DEFAULTS 14b SYS HEAD 14 h 2 221 222 F7 h The Receive User Defaults procedure is used to receive User Defaults yy effect ID 72 index map max 5 FX ID 255 User Guide 95 Section 7 Appendix Johnson M illennium SysEx Button Keys Footswitch codes The following are codes for each of the buttons or keys on the Millennium Numbers are given as hexadecimal values Key Label Hex equivalent Key Label Hex equivalent Input Knob 54 h J 12 Bank Up 41 h Mix Page 10 h J 12 Bank Down 4
159. you must get to the configuration screen by either pressing the Edit button and turning the lt Preset Effect gt wheel or simply press the Config button until the display appears something like this _1 pace lor 2 Now turn the Page knob to page 2 and the display will appear like this dol Pdl Moreh Pdl r mina 0 pace C E 3 Now turn the lt 1 gt knob making the Volume Pedal parameter active for assignment to an expression pedal Now press the lt Assign gt button and the display will appear like this 4 Now all you have to do is select the expression pedal that you want to assign the volume pedal parameter control to and move the pedal and the display will appear something like this 1 dol Pd Exe 1 Mint lee Max r On HPd BHGFF 200 pace or 19 5 Now that the assignment has been made make sure that you store your changes and press the lt Preset gt button to return to Preset mode User Guide 61 Section 5 Advanced Topics Johnson M illennium MIDI Functions In this day and age where the role of the Guitarist has taken on so many new responsibilities his or her equipment has to be fast and has to be able to communicate with other devices at the drop of a hat So we at Johnson Amplification have made the Millennium a fully MIDI implemented device Setting the MIDI Channels This option sets the MIDI Channel that the Millennium will respond to MIDI preset changes and CC

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