User guide
Table Of Contents
- English
- Hello From Roger Linn
- Introduction
- What’s in the Box
- Minimum Computer System Requirements
- New Version 2 Firmware Inside
- Front Panel Connectors
- Rear Panel Connectors
- Top Panel
- Presets and Drumbeats
- Editing the Guitar Amp and Compression Settings
- Amp Descriptions
- Editing the Modulation and Filter Effects
- Modulation and Filter Effect Descriptions
- Editing the Delay and Reverb
- Editing the Utilities
- Assigning Momentary Foot Switch Pedal Settings
- Accessing the Shift Parameters
- Tuner Function
- How to Store and Name a Preset
- Initializing Black Box to Factory Settings
- Connecting your Hardware to the Computer
- Using the Black Box with the Computer
- Driver Installation
- Control Panels
- Recording with a DAW (digital audio workstation)
- Troubleshooting
- Warranty
- Specifications
- MIDI Implementation Charts
- Contact
User Guide ♦ 4
What’s in the Box
Your Black Box package contains the following:
< Black Box
< CD-ROM containing driver software and user manual in PDF form.
< CD-ROM containing Ableton Live Lite 4 GTR and Pro Sessions Drum Loops
< Printed Quick Start Guide
< USB cable
< 9 Volt AC 1A Power Supply
< Mic stand mounting bracket with screws
Minimum Computer System Requirements
If you intend to use your Black Box as an audio interface with your computer, please make certain that your computer meets the
minimum requirements below. See the “Driver Installation” section later in this manual for instructions on using the Black Box with
a computer.
Windows*
< Pentium III – 500 MHz
< 128 MB RAM
< Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0c or higher
< Onboard USB connection
The Black Box is not supported under Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME or Windows 2000.
Mac OS*
< Macintosh G3/G4** 500 MHz
< 512 MB RAM
< OS X 10.3.9 / 10.4.4
< Onboard USB connection
*Please be sure to also check your DAW software’s minimum system requirements, as they may be higher than those of the Black
Box.
**G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported.
New Version 2 Firmware Inside
Your Black Box has been upgraded to our new version 2 firmware, making it far more powerful than before at no extra cost. If you’re
familiar with the original Black Box, the principal new features are:
< The number of amp models is increased from 12 to 40 and the original amps have been improved to be more accurate. Plus,
we’ve included four classic bass amps, a fuzz tone and an octave fuzz.
< The number of effect types is increased from 43 to 121. In addition to new variations of the existing effects, we’ve added
lots more of Black Box’s unique filter sequences, tremolo sequences and arpeggio sequences, as well as great new effects like
rotary, vibrato, auto-pan, talk pedal, volume swell, fixed filters and even a few sci-fi effects.
< Myraid enhancements to existing features.