User Manual
VL3X – Reference manual (updated 2015-05-12) a
Safety information 1
Important safety instructions 2
EMC / EMI 4
Explanation of graphic symbols 5
Before you begin 6
About this manual 7
Getting support 8
VoiceSupport 9
Please register your VL3X 10
Introduction 11
Welcome! 12
Concepts 13
Top panel overview 18
Footswitches overview 21
Back panel inputs and outputs 27
VL3X overview 30
Setting up 31
Diagram legend 32
Diagrams 33
Quick troubleshooting tips 38
Getting to know VL3X 39
Amazing Grace 40
A guided tour 41
There’s no place like Home 42
Using the Control knob 43
Using the Arrow buttons 44
What is a Preset? 45
Using Steps 46
Using Preset Genres and Favorites 47
What is NaturalPlay? 48
Using Global Key/Scale 49
Setting Key/Scale manually 50
Let’s try Harmony! 51
Using the HIT footswitch 52
Using individual effects 53
Change a button from Latched to
Momentary mode 54
Remapping a footswitch 55
Talk/Tuner Mode 57
Guitar Effects 58
Editing HIT 59
Using ALL HIT 60
HIT– Dynamic vs. Snapshot 61
Storing Presets 63
Tapping tempo 65
Using Global Tempo 66
Editing an Effect 67
Defining and using Global Effects 69
MIDI Sync 72
Backing Track Import 73
Backing Tracks 76
Backing Track Sequence Recording
(Automation) 80
Importing and Exporting Performances 83
Direct to USB Recording 84
Using the Mix Controls 85
Tips and tricks for working with layers
and effects 87
Mic Control and Footswitch tabs:
Remapping footswitches 88
Exp. Pedal tab: Getting the most out
of your expression pedal 89
Editing the Vocal Layer 91
Introduction 92
Harmony effect block / tab 93
Double effect block / tab 95
Vocal Delay effect block / tab 96
Vocal Reverb effect block / tab 98
HardTune effect block / tab 100
Synth effect block / tab 102
Transducer effect block / tab 103
Vocal µMod effect block / tab 104
Choir effect block / tab 105
Vocal Rhythmic effect block / tab 106
Stutter effect block / tab 107
Vocal Buttonmap tab 108
Editing the Guitar Layer 110
Intro duc tion 111
Amp effect block / tab 112
Drive effect block / tab 114
Guitar Delay effect block / tab 115
Guitar Reverb effect block / tab 116
Comp(ression) effect block / tab 117
Wah (Wah-Wah) effect block / tab 118
µMod effect block / tab 119
Octaver effect block / tab 120
Guitar Rhythmic effect block / tab 121
Guitar Buttonmap block / tab 122
The Looper 123
Introduction 124
Loop button parameters 125
Basic loop concepts and terms 128
Entering and exiting Loop mode 129
Your first loop 130
The Utility menu 134
Loop limits 139
Loop Management 140
Loop Triggers 142
Looping and MIDI Sync 144
Product VL3X
Product (firmware) version 2.0.00 Build 311
Document Reference manual
Document version / date 2015-05-12