DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE (01) PDF Document

For a quick start with your DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE, follow these steps:

1. Connect Cables: Connect your guitar to the Input jack on the rear of the unit. Then, run a cable from the Output of the RP-7 Valve to the input of your guitar amp, power amp, or mixing board.

2. Apply Power: It is recommended to turn the Output knob down before powering up the unit.

3. Adjust Output: Adjust the Output level knob on the rear panel to your desired output level.

4. Adjust Presence: Use the Presence knob as a quick EQ. Turn it clockwise for a brighter tone or counter-clockwise for a darker tone.

5. Select Preset: Begin playing your guitar and choose a preset by pressing the Program UP or Program Down buttons, or by using the bank Up and bank Down footswitches.

The DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE features include:

• Tube and Solid State Distortions

• Built-in Expression Pedal

• Tube Preamp (12AX7)

• Full bandwidth effects (20-20kHz)

• 24-bit signal path, 48-bit internal data path

• S-DISC II ® Processing

• Harmony Effects

• Jam-Along Jack

• Learn-A-Lick Function

• Programmable Speaker Cabinet Emulator

• Chromatic tuner

• Compact floor design chassis

Connecting to Two Combo Amplifiers:

For a wide stereo sound, plug your guitar into the input of the RP-7 Valve. Then, connect both the Left and Right outputs of the RP-7 Valve to the inputs of two separate amplifiers. This setup is great for producing guitar tones with lots of body and lush, thick stereo effects.

Connecting Directly to a Mixer:

The DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE has a speaker cabinet emulator for running directly to a mixing or recording board. First, run your guitar into the Input of the RP-7 Valve. Then, run cables from both Outputs into the mixing board. To use the Speaker Cabinet Emulator, press the Edit button and use the Parameter Select buttons to navigate the effects matrix until you reach the Speaker Cabinet Emulator effect. The Parameter Select and Value buttons will help you fine-tune the emulator’s sound.

1) Pedalboard: Consists of six footswitches. The UP & DOWN footswitches change between Program and Bank mode when pressed simultaneously. In Program Mode, UP/DOWN scrolls through programs, and footswitches 1-4 toggle Distortion, Modulation, Delay, and Reverb. In Bank Mode, UP/DOWN scrolls through banks, and footswitches 1-4 select programs within that bank. Pressing 1 & 2 together activates Tuner Mode. Pressing 3 & 4 together activates Bypass Mode.

2) Parameter Matrix: A grid of LEDs showing which Effects (Compressor, Preamp, EQ, etc.) and Parameters are currently active or being edited.

3) Display Window: Shows programming and operating information. It displays the bank type (U for User, F for Factory), bank number, and program number. It also includes indicator LEDs:

• Signal: Indicates a signal is entering the unit.

• Clip: Indicates analog clipping. If this occurs, the Preamp levels may need to be lowered. Digital clipping is indicated by the third vertical LED in the Parameter Matrix flashing.

• Store: Lights when a parameter has been changed. Press STORE once to prepare, select the location, and press STORE again to save.

4) Value, Store, and Edit Buttons:

• Value UP/DOWN: Scrolls through programs or changes parameter values in Edit mode.

• STORE: Saves an edited program to memory.

• EDIT: Enters Edit mode to modify programs.

5) Parameter Select Buttons: LEFT/RIGHT buttons navigate the horizontal Effect LEDs, and UP/DOWN buttons navigate the vertical Parameter LEDs of the matrix. These are only active in Edit mode.

6) Output Level: Controls the overall output level of the RP-7 Valve and the headphone level.

7) Presence: Enhances the high-frequency content of the overall sound, affecting all presets.

8) Expression Pedal: Allows real-time control over various parameters in the RP-7 Valve.

1) Jam-Along Jack: Connect the output of a CD or Cassette player here. This is also the insert point for music used in the Learn-A-Lick mode.

2) Input: The main audio input. Plug your guitar in here.

3) Headphone Output: A 1/4” stereo jack for headphones. The level is controlled by the main Output Level knob.

4) Left/Mono Main Output: The left main audio output. This output must be used if a mono effect is desired.

5) Right Main Output: The right main audio output. Use both left and right outputs to take advantage of stereo effects.

6) AC Line Input: The AC adapter receptacle. Use only the included PS 0912 power supply.

The DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE has seven operating modes:

PROGRAM MODE: Allows you to scroll through the 40 Factory and 40 User Programs using the UP/DOWN buttons or footswitches. Footswitches 1-4 act as on/off toggles for specified effects.

BANK MODE: Allows you to quickly scroll through Factory and User Banks using the UP/DOWN footswitches. Once a bank is selected, the LEDs above footswitches 1-4 will flash, allowing you to select a program within that bank.

EDIT MODE: Allows you to modify effect parameters. Enter by pressing the EDIT button. Use the Parameter Select buttons to navigate the matrix and the Value buttons to change parameter values.

STORE MODE: Allows you to save your modified settings to a User Program location. When a change is made, the Store LED lights up. Press the STORE button once, select the desired User Bank and Program location, and press STORE again to save.

BYPASS MODE: Bypasses the RP-7 Valve’s effects. Enter this mode by pressing footswitches 3 & 4 simultaneously.

TUNER MODE: Allows you to tune your guitar. Enter by pressing footswitches 1 & 2 simultaneously. The display shows the note being played, and the Parameter Matrix LEDs indicate if the note is flat, sharp, or in tune.

LEARN-A-LICK MODE: Allows you to record a 12-second passage of music and play it back as slow as 1/2 speed without changing the pitch. Enter by pressing footswitches 2 and 3.

To use the Tuner Mode on your DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE, follow these steps:

1. Enter Tuner mode by pressing footswitches <1> & <2> simultaneously. The display will briefly show ‘tUnE’ followed by ‘- -‘.

2. Play a note on your guitar (a harmonic at the 12th fret works best).

3. The display window will show the note being played, and the horizontal Parameter Matrix LEDs will light up.

4. When the green LED directly under “IN TUNE” is lit, the note is in tune.

5. If LEDs to the left of the center are lit, the note is flat and should be tuned up.

6. If LEDs to the right of the center are lit, the note is sharp and should be tuned down.

You can change the tuning reference using the value and buttons. The default is A=440 Hz, but it can be adjusted from 427 Hz to 453 Hz. Alternate dropped tunings are also available: A = Ab (415), A = G (392), and A = Gb (370).

To exit Tuner mode, press any of the footswitches.

The Learn-A-Lick function allows you to record a 12-second passage of music and play it back at a slower speed. To use this feature on your DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE:

1. Connect the headphone output of your CD or tape player to the Jam-a-long input jack on the rear panel.

2. Press footswitches <2> and <3> simultaneously to enter Learn-A-Lick mode.

3. Cue up the musical passage you want to record and pause the player.

4. Release the pause button on your player and press the <4> footswitch to begin recording. The display will read ‘rEC’.

5. When recording is complete, the phrase will automatically enter an auto-loop playback mode. Stop or pause the CD/Tape player.

6. Press the footswitch to slow the playback down to 1/2 speed in 1/8th speed intervals.

7. Press the footswitch to increase the playback speed back to normal.

8. The and footswitches step through the loop in 1-second intervals.

9. The Expression pedal controls the output level of the auto loop.

10. To re-record a passage, press the footswitch again.

11. To exit the Learn-A-Lick mode, press footswitches <2> and <3> at the same time.

Restoring the factory settings will also calibrate the expression pedal. Please be aware that performing this function will destroy all user-programmed data.

1. With the unit unplugged, press and hold the Parameter Select button.

2. While holding the button, plug in the RP-7 Valve.

3. When ‘rS’ appears in the display, press the Value button. The unit will reset to factory condition.

4. The display will then prompt you to re-calibrate the expression pedal by reading: ‘PEd CAL’.

5. When the display reads ‘PEdn’, rock the pedal fully forward and press any one of the flashing footswitches.

6. When the display reads ‘PEd UP’, rock the pedal fully back and press any one of the flashing footswitches.

The expression pedal is now calibrated, and the unit will return to program mode.

If the Expression Pedal calibration should fail, you can re-calibrate it by following these steps:

1. Disconnect the power from the DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE.

2. Press and hold the parameter select button.

3. While holding the button, re-apply power.

4. Release the button and repeat steps 3-5 as shown in the “Re-initializing the RP-7” procedure (rocking the pedal forward and back and pressing a footswitch for each position).

The DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE offers eight flexible distortion types. The “Type” parameter selects the preamp voicing used. The options are:

• CLN1: A warm clean tube tone.
• CLN2: A bright clean tube tone.
• BLUE: A bluesy distortion with moderate gain.
• SAT: A high gain tube distortion ideal for soloing.
• odr: A low to medium gain solid state distortion.
• Gru: An over the top high gain solid state distortion.
• HStn: A warm sustaining solid state distortion.
• FuZZ: A vintage full-frequency fuzz.

Note: The Gain control parameter is not available in CLN 1 and CLN 2 preamp types.

The pitch bending effect on the DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE allows you to smoothly shift between two preset pitch intervals using the CC (Expression) Pedal. The “Amount” parameter selects the function of the Whammy module. There are 16 available functions:

1= Up 1 Octave

2= Up 2 Octaves

3= Down 2nd Reversed

4= Down 2nd

5= Down 4th

6= Down 1 Octave

7= Down 2 Octaves

8= Down 6 Octaves

9= Down 1 Oct – Up 1 Oct

10= Down 4th – Down 3rd

11= Up 5th – Up 6th

12= Up 4th – Up 5th

13= Up m3rd – Up Maj 3rd

14= Up 2nd – Up 3rd

15= Shallow Detune

16= Deep Detune

The DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE offers intelligent harmony pitching. The parameters are as follows:

Amount: Selects how much the pitch is shifted. Ranges from -Octave down to +Octave up.

Key: Selects the musical key in which the harmony shifting takes place. Ranges from A to G#.

Scale: Selects the scale used in the Harmony effect. There are fourteen different scales:

1. Major

2. Minor

3. Harmonic Minor

4. Melodic Minor

5. Dorian

6. Mixolydian

7. Lydian

8. Lydian Augmented

9. Major Pentatonic

10. Minor Pentatonic

11. Blues

12. Whole Tone

13. Half-Whole Diminished

14. Whole-Half Diminished

The programmable Speaker Cabinet Emulator allows you to connect the DIGITECH RP-7 VALVE’s outputs directly to a mixing console for recording or live situations without needing a physical amplifier or cabinet. The “Cabinet Type” parameter selects the tonal characteristics of the simulated cabinet. There are 10 different types:

• Types 1-3 are warm cabinets.
• Types 4-6 are medium cabinets.
• Types 7-9 are bright cabinets.
• Type 10 is a full bandwidth cabinet for maximum frequency response.

Note: When headphones are plugged in, the Speaker Cabinet Emulator is engaged globally on all programs. This will affect the sound at the left and right main outputs.

Bank 1 Rock

11 Star Maker Solo, 12 Crunchola, 13 Chorused Clean, 14 Octavia

Bank 2 Heavy

21 Chunk Head, 22 Metal Tube, 23 MoshMan, 24 Fuzz Buster

Bank 3 Tube Tones

31 Tube Solo, 32 Tube Rhythm, 33 Bright Clean Tube, 34 Hard Tube Crunch

Bank 4 Blues

41 SRV Blues, 42 Funky Clean, 43 Blues Slide, 44 Wah House

Bank 5 Country

51 Lil’ Slap, 52 Country Solo (A Mixolydian), 53 Swing Rhythm, 54 Pedal Steel

Bank 6 Alternative

61 King Fuzzo, 62 Trem-O-Time, 63 Whammy Boy, 64 Phase to Phase

Bank 7 Vintage

71 Pulp Surf, 72 Transistor Tone, 73 Rockabilly, 74 Fuzz Phase

Bank 8 Jazz

81 Jazz Club, 82 Fusion Solo, 83 Rotary Speaker Jazz, 84 Comp Delay

Bank 9 Studio

91 Panning Rhythm (Stereo Mode Only), 92 Compressed Clean, 93 Session Crunch, 94 Greasy Solo

Bank 10 Special

10-1 Harmony Solo (A-Minor), 10-2 Guitar Synth, 10-3 Sound On Sound*, 10-4 12-String

*For the Sound On Sound preset, play a 2-second pattern and rock the expression pedal forward. This will engage the Repeat hold on the delay and allow you to play along with the captured pattern.

A/D – D/A Conversion:

• A/D Converter: 20 bit
• D/A Converter: 20 bit
• Sampling Frequency: 40 kHz

DSP Section:

• Architecture: Static-Dynamic Instruction Set Computer (S-DISC™)
• Digital Signal Path Width: 24 bits (144.5 dB)
• Internal Data Path Width: 48 bits (289 dB)
• Dynamic Delay Memory: 256k x 24 bits (3.5 seconds)

Tube Type:

• (1) 12AX7
• Plate Voltage: 100volts

Input Section:

• Connector: 1/4″ Unbalanced TRS
• Nominal Level: -8 dBu
• Maximum Level: +10 dBu
• Impedance: 470 kohms

Output Section:

• Connector: 1/4″ TRS
• Nominal Level: +4 dBu
• Maximum Level: +18 dBu
• Impedance: 50 ohms

General:

• Frequency Response: 20 Hz. – 20 kHz. +0, -3 dB
• S/N ratio: Greater than 90 dB; ref = max signal, 22 kHz measurement bandwidth
• Total Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.04% (1 kHz.)
• Memory Capacity: Factory: 40 Programs User: 40 Programs

Power Consumption: 12 watts

Dimensions: Length 18″ Width 8.75″ Height 2.75″