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VINTAGER AC112 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. CAUTION: WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover (or the rear section). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain and moisture.
VINTAGER AC112 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of VINTAGER users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the AC112. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering team to reach a very ambitious goal: To present you with a really out-of-the-ordinary vintage guitar workstation.
VINTAGER AC112 VINTAGER Ultra-flexible 60 Watt Guitar Workstation with Digital Multi-Effects Processor AC112 s Powerful 60 Watt RMS Guitar Workstation with a hand-selected 12AX7 vacuum tube s Authentic vintage design with ULTRATUBE circuitry for classic tube sound s Original heavy duty 12" JENSEN® / BUGERA guitar speaker s Two independent channels with separate volume controls, EQ and effects s CLEAN channel delivers clean and slightly distorted sounds with smooth tube compression s OVERDRIVE channel
VINTAGER AC112 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................6 1.1 Design concept ............................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 ULTRATUBE technology ....................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Before you begin ........................................
VINTAGER AC112 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the VINTAGER AC112. With the VINTAGER, you have acquired a modern guitar workstation that sets new standards in guitar amp engineering. When developing the AC112, our top objective was to reproduce the authentic sound of classical guitar amps as perfectly as we could and combine it with latest DSP technology while focusing on a user interface that can be operated intuitively.
VINTAGER AC112 1.1 Design concept The philosophy behind BEHRINGER products guarantees a no-compromise circuit design and employs the best choice of components. The operational amplifiers used in the VINTAGER are exceptional: they boast extreme linearity and very low distortion characteristics. To complement this design, the choice of components include low-tolerance resistors and capacitors, high-quality potentiometers and several other stringently selected elements.
+ VINTAGER AC112 Please make sure that all your equipment is grounded at all times. For your own protection, you should never tamper with the grounding of the cable or the unit itself. The unit shall always be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection. The MIDI connection (IN) is made over standardized DIN plug-in connectors. An optocoupler has been used for isolated data communications. You will find additional information in chapter 5 INSTALLATION. 1.
VINTAGER AC112 7 The GAIN control determines the degree of distortion in the OVERDRIVE channel. 8 The VOLUME control sets the volume for the OVERDRIVE channel. + 9 Use both VOLUME controls to optimize the volume ratio of the two channels, so that no volume differences can be heard when switching from one channel to the other. This setting is also effective on the level-dependent digital effects! The BASS control in the EQ section allows you to boost/cut the bass frequencies in the OVERDRIVE channel.
VINTAGER AC112 18 The AUX IN control in the Master section determines the volume of the AUX signal fed in via the AUX IN jacks on the rear of the VINTAGER (e.g. drum computer, playback). 19 The PRESENCE control in the Master section boosts/cuts the higher midrange frequencies in both channels. 20 The EFFECT A control determines the ratio of original and effect signals.
VINTAGER AC112 27 Use the enclosed power cord to connect the unit to the mains. 28 SERIAL NUMBER. Please take the time to have the warranty card filled out completely by your specialized dealer, and return it within 14 days after the date of purchase, so as to be entitled to benefit from our extended warranty. 29 MIDI IN. This connector gives you MIDI remote control over your VINTAGER.
VINTAGER AC112 Fig. 2.1: Standard setup 2.2 Expanded setup with MIDI foot controller, playback source and mixing console To use your VINTAGER for advanced applications, please consider the following suggestions. Of course, the expanded configuration suggested in fig. 2.2. builds on the standard setup described in chapter 2.1. Use the MIDI foot controller to change presets and/or channels, set volume and wah, etc. The line out signal can be fed into a P.A.
VINTAGER AC112 3. EFFECTS PROCESSOR A very special feature of your VINTAGER is its built-in effects processor, which offers the same audio quality and algorithms as our popular 19" effects devices VIRTUALIZER PRO and MODULIZER PRO. This effects module provides 31 different groups of first-class effects such as reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, pitch shifter, compressor, expander, wah-wah variations, various combination effects and even tube and speaker emulation.
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VINTAGER AC112 17-19 Wah/Delay/Distortion: In general, filters are used to provide some static equalization of a signals frequency response. The wah effect combined with delay and distortion in this preset allows the midrange frequencies to pass, while it more or less suppresses the remaining frequency ranges. Guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton made this effect popular, and it still hasnt gone out of fashion. Use the PARAMETER control to adjust the delay time.
VINTAGER AC112 The LFO speed of all modulation effects is controlled by the PARAMETER control. EFFECT A controls the effect intensity or depth. High values produce a very intensive effect. In the case of the tremolo algorithm, EFFECT A adjusts the panning between left and right, and vice versa. + In the stereo modulation effects (programs 36/37, 50/51, 62/63), the left and right channels are modulated in reverse phase, which can partly eliminate the effect when reproduced in mono.
VINTAGER AC112 Preset-Nr. Effect Variation PARAMETER EFFECT A EFFECT B 38 ultra Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix 39 slow Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix CHORUS / 40 medium I Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix REVERB 41 medium II Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix 42 fast Reverb Time Chorus Mix Reverb Mix Tab. 3.
VINTAGER AC112 57-61 Flanger/Delay: The first element is a flanger with various intensity levels, then comes a delay effect with adjustable delay time. Preset-Nr. Effect Variation PARAMETER EFFECT A EFFECT B 57 ultra Delay Time Flanger Mix Delay Mix 58 slow Delay Time Flanger Mix Delay Mix FLANGER / 59 medium I Delay Time Flanger Mix Delay Mix DELAY 60 medium II Delay Time Flanger Mix Delay Mix 61 fast Delay Time Flanger Mix Delay Mix Tab. 3.
VINTAGER AC112 69-70 Magic Drive: This is an absolutely up-to-date effect combined with a delay. EFFECT A governs the basic character of the effect in 32 steps, PARAMETER adjusts the delay time, and EFFECT B controls the delay mix. As a little extra, this effect includes an LFO-controlled notch filter, which is added as of Variation #24. Preset-Nr. Effect Variation PARAMETER EFFECT A EFFECT B 69 Delay Time Variation Delay Mix MAGIC DRIVE 70 Delay Time Variation Delay Mix Tab. 3.
VINTAGER AC112 75-81 Pitch Shifter: This effect shifts the pitch of the input signal and can be used to produce musical intervals and harmonies or simply to widen a single voice. Heavy detuning by several semi-tones up creates a Mickey-Mouse-type effect. The preset variations include various fixed intervals for the right channel, while the left channel can be shifted with the PARAMETER control. Depending on your mix settings, you can thus hear a triad for each tone of the input signal.
VINTAGER AC112 90-91 Compressor: Often, the signal level exceeds the headroom of signal-processing devices and therefore needs to be limited in its dynamic range, so as to avoid distortion. This job is done by compressors and/ or limiters. Limiters abruptly limit the signal above a specific threshold, while compressors provide for a soft control process over a wider range. With the PARAMETER control you can set the compressor threshold. EFFECT A determines the compression ratio.
VINTAGER AC112 97-99 Speaker Cabinet: This algorithm emulates three different types of speaker cabinets. Additionally, you can shift the speakers main resonance peak. Various degrees of resonance emphasis allow you to emulate different speaker characteristics. The PARAMETER control adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. EFFECT A determines the gain of the resonance filter. EFFECT B can be used to adjust the filter frequency. Preset-Nr.
VINTAGER AC112 Additionally, you can deactivate the LFO in LFO-controlled modulation effects, and modulate these effects with MIDI controller #15. To activate this MIDI controller, you need to set the LFO speed to zero, either on the VINTAGER or by means of the corresponding MIDI controller. Of course, you can also control the VINTAGER from a computer-based sequencer software, particularly in a home recording environment.
VINTAGER AC112 5. INSTALLATION Your BEHRINGER VINTAGER was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging is designed to protect the unit from rough handling. Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully examine the packaging and its contents for any signs of physical damage, which may have occurred during transit. + If the unit is damaged, please do not return it to BEHRINGER, but notify your dealer and the shipping company immediately, otherwise claims for damage or replacement may not be granted.
VINTAGER AC112 Fig. 5.2: Wiring of a stereo headphones 1/4" plug 5.3 MIDI connection The MIDI standard (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) was developed in the early 80s to enable electronic musical instruments of different makes to communicate with each other. Over the years the range of MIDI applications has constantly expanded, and today it is completely normal to network entire recording studios using the MIDI standard.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Mix R 0..50 10 0..50 10 STUDIO CHAMBER STAGE CONCERT PLATE GATED REVERB AMBIENCE WAH / DELAY / DISTORTION FE EF FE EF Default 0..50 10 Range Mix L 21 23 B 8 C T 1..32 Default Reverb Time Range short Pre-Delay C T Default SPRING REVERB 20 DELAY / REV. 22 A ER Range 2 Variation AM ET 1 Effect PA R Preset-Nr. VINTAGER AC112 long Pre-Delay Reverb Time 1..32 14 Mix L 0..50 10 Mix R short Pre-Delay Reverb Time 1..
0..63 Default Range B C T FE EF Default Range C T FE EF Default Reverb Time Range ultra A ER 52 53 Variation AM ET Effect PA R Preset-Nr. VINTAGER AC112 20 Flanger Mix 0..99 50 Reverb Mix 0..50 10 slow Reverb Time 0..63 20 Flanger Mix 0..99 40 Reverb Mix 0..50 10 medium I Reverb Time 0..63 50 Flanger Mix 0..99 50 Reverb Mix 0..50 10 medium II Reverb Time 0..63 50 Flanger Mix 0..99 50 Reverb Mix 0..50 10 56 fast Reverb Time 0..63 32 Flanger Mix 0..99 50 Reverb Mix 0..
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VINTAGER AC112 7. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUTS Connector Type Guitar input impedance Insert return impedance Aux input impedance AUDIO OUTPUTS Connector Type Insert send Impedance Line out Impedance Max. output level 1/4" mono jack RF filtered input approx. 1 MΩ unbalanced approx. 10 kΩ unbalanced approx. 10 kΩ unbalanced 1/4" mono jack line level output approx. 100 Ω unbalanced approx.
VINTAGER AC112 8. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION To be protected by the extended warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any extended warranty claims.
