USER MANUAL ( Rev 1.
Thank you for purchasing the Musicom Lab EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller. This Manual will introduce you to the EFX MkIII+ and its features. Make sure to keep this for future reference. CONTENTS 3 2. Basic Connection 4 3. Mode Description 5 5 3.1.1 Mute 5 3.
1. Introduction The EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller is the ultimate floor-based switching system. It is a compact, easy to use, has 8 fully programmable loops, 4 function switches and a MIDI foot controller. The EFX Mk III+ Audio Controller has 240 memory locations, configured as 60 banks of 4 presets, plus a global preset. It can transmit 5 MIDI Program Change messages on 5 MIDI channels and 12 MIDI Control Change messages on an appointed MIDI channel.
2. Basic Connection ྙ The loop send jacks(SND1 ~ SND8) and return jacks(RTN1 ~ RTN8) connect to the effects unit's inputs and outputs. ྚ The guitar connects to IN A jack, and amplifier input connects to OUT B jack. When the Hi-Z input pedal is in the loop, the buffer must be bypassed. Refer to page 5. ྛ The tuner connects to the TUNER jack. Refer to page 5. ྜ The channel control jacks connect to the FS1/FS2 and FS3/FS4 jacks when function switches are used for remote amplifier channel switching.
3. Mode Description The EFX Mk III+ Audio Controller utilizes three modes of operation: Preset Mode, Instant Access Mode and Edit Mode. On power-up, the display will show its firmware version, upon which bank 1(P.01 : Preset mode . Bank 1) and the global preset will be selected. 3.1 Preset Mode The EFX Mk III+ Audio Controller has 241 presets, configured as 60 banks of 4 presets, plus a global preset which is common to all banks.
3.1.2 Groung Lift On/Off The 8 loops of the EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller make up 2 groups. One is Group A from IN A to Out A, the other is Group B from IN B to OUT B. The ground Lift switch is useful to prevent ground loop hum/noise when connecting a musical instrument to OUT A and IN B jacks. Refer to page 15~18. 3.2 Instant Access Mode (Programming the Loops and Function Switches) ྙ Select the preset to be programmed in the Preset Mode. ྚ Press the MODE switch to enter the Instant Access Mode.
3.3 Edit Mode The Edit Mode contains the utility functions. To enter the Edit Mode, you must be in the Preset Mode. Press/hold the MODE switch to enter the Edit Mode for 1 second. The display will show: Press/hold the PS-1 switch(FS, function select) to scroll through the utility functions. Below is a list of functions in the order that they are shown. Function Select Order List PC.1 sets 1st MIDI Program Change PC.2 sets 2nd MIDI Program Change PC.3 sets 3rd MIDI Program Change PC.
ྜྷ Press the PS-2 switch to store a new PC.1 channel in memory. The display will show str (store) for a moment and the LED above the PS-2 switch will stop flashing. * The PC.x channel is global (the same for all banks/presets). You don't need to edit this for any other banks/presets if you have already done so. In this case, omit procedures ྛ~ྜྷ. ྞ Press the PS-3 switch(NUM, number) to set a PC.1 number. The display will show the current PC.1 number.
ྠ The EFX MkIII+ has an additional reverse function that reverses the control value. Press the PS-4 switch(TGL, toggle) to reverse 1st control value. The display will show the current 1st control value mode, nor or rEv. The tables below show the control value and FS contact of the normal and reverse modes.
ྜ Press the PS-2 switch to store a new channel in memory. The display will show str (store) for a moment and the LED above the PS-2 switch will stop flashing. ྜྷ Press the PS-3 switch(NUM, number) to set an EPL or ESW controller number. The display will show the current EPL or ESW controller number. ྞ Press/hold the BANK UP or BANK DOWN switches to select an EPL or ESW controller number from 000. through 127. or ---.. The LED above the PS-3 switch will flash.
Note * The ---. means no Control Change is transmitted. * The last decimal point on the display means that the display shows a Program Change number or controller number. * For initial default Control Change channels and controller numbers setting, refer to page 14. * Connect an expression pedal or an external foot switch to the XPDL jack before turing on the EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller. 3.3.4 MIDI Receive Channel The EFX MkIII+ can receive the MIDI Program Change and Control Change Message.
3.3.6 LINK Two EFX MkIII+'s can be setup to operate in a Master/Salve manner, allowing two EFX MkIII+'s to control the same rig from remote on-stage and off-stage locations. All MIDI and loop combination data in the slave EFX MkIII+ is ignored. In the Link data send/receive functions, you can copy all data from the Master EFX MkIII+ to the slave unit. Link Master/Slave Mode ྙ If you are already in the Edit Mode, press/hold the FS-1 switch(FS, function select) to select the master/slave mode until the L.
ྙ If you are already in the Edit Mode, press/hold the PS-1 switch(FS, function select) to set the popping noise reduction control until the Pr.2 is shown on the display. ྚ Press/hold the BANK UP switch to set a popping noise reduction control from Pr.0 through Pr.4. It will automatically be stored in memory when you return to Preset Mode. Pr0 means the popping noise reduction control is not used. Pr4 means the maximum of the popping noise reduction control. Note * The initial default setting is Pr.2. 3.
5. Initial Default Setting The initial default setting for the EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller may be reset with the following procedure. This procedure will erase all user data from the EEPROM memory. Apply power while holding the MODE and PS-1 switches down. The display will show: At this moment, two switches can be released. When the initial default setting is successful, the EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller will automatically restart. Initial Default MIDI Transmit Setting Bank . Preset Global 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 .
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* System with output switchable to either of two amplifiers being used * System with output switchable to either or both of two amplifiers being used EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller User Manual 16
* Chorus / Delay patch change via MIDI PCs * Chorus / Delay patch and On/OFF change via MIDI PCs and CCs EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller User Manual 17
* Rack system with Mixer * Link Master / Slave EFX MkIII+ Audio Controller User Manual 18
