DIGITECH VX400 (01) PDF Document

To enter Tuner mode, press and hold the Up and Down Footswitches simultaneously. The display briefly shows “TUNER” indicating that you are in Tuner mode. To begin tuning, play a note on your instrument (a harmonic at the 12th fret usually works best for guitars).

The right 2 characters in the display show the note being played. The left characters in the display indicate whether you are sharp or flat. Arrows pointing to the left (<<<) indicate the note is sharp and should be tuned down. Arrows pointing to the right (>>>) indicate the note is flat and should be tuned up. When the note is in tune, the display shows –><--.

In Tuner mode, you can change your tuning reference. The default factory setting is A=440 Hz (displayed as A=440).

Rotate the Number 1 Knob to select alternate dropped tunings. Alternate tunings are A = Ab, A = G, and A = Gb. The display window briefly flashes the selected tuning preference.

The DIGITECH VX400 Presets can be bypassed for clean, unprocessed vocals and instrument signals. To bypass the unit, press the BYPASS Footswitch. The display will read Bypass indicating the preset is bypassed.

Pressing the Up or Down Footswitches advances to the next available preset. Pressing the Bypass Footswitch again exits you from Bypass and loads that preset.

The DIGITECH VX400 features a Drum machine that includes several sampled drum patterns. Pressing the Drums button turns on the built-in drum machine (except when in Store or Bypass mode). When the drum machine is active:

The Number 1 Knob is used to select the drum Pattern.

The Number 2 Knob adjusts the drum Tempo and ranges from BPM 40 (40 beats per minute) to BPM 240 (240 beats per minute).

The Number 3 Knob adjusts the volume Level of the drum loop and ranges from 1 to 99.

Press the Drums button again to stop playback of the drum loop.

The mic preamp is controlled via the Mic Level knob for controlling the gain of the mic signal. To set the mic level control, follow these steps:

1. Connect a set of headphones to the headphone jack.

2. Sing or play at the loudest volume you will be performing at and adjust the mic Level control until you see the Clip LED at the top of the Matrix light. Then gradually decrease the control until the light goes out. This is the optimum setting for the Mic Level.

To edit or create a Preset:

1. Use the Up or Down Footswitches to select a preset.

2. Once you have found a preset that you want to edit, press the Select button once to enter Edit mode.

3. Use the Select button in conjunction with the Matrix LEDs to choose the effect you want to edit. Successive presses of the Select button advance to the next Effect in the Matrix.

4. Use Knobs 1-4 to change parameter values.

5. Store your preset.

Once the preset is modified, you may store your settings to any of the 40 User Preset locations (Presets 1-40). The following steps outline the procedure for storing changes to a preset or copying a preset to a different location:

1. Press the Store button once. The Store button LED blinks and the first character in the display flashes indicating you can name your new preset.

2. Use Knob 1 or Up/Down Footswitches to select the alpha-numeric character.

3. Rotate Knob 2 clockwise to select the next character, and counterclockwise to select the previous character. Repeat step 2 until the name is complete.

4. Once the name is shown in the display, press the Store button. The display will then flash the new name of the preset.

5. Select the User Preset location of your new preset using Knob 5 or the Up/Down Footswitches. The display will then flash the new name of the preset.

6. Press the Store button again to save the changes.

Press the Select or Drums buttons at any time to abort storing.

The following table lists the microphone models available:

The Expression Pedal on the DIGITECH VX400 can be assigned to control various parameters in real time. The procedure for assigning a parameter is as follows:

1. Select a User or the Factory Preset.

2. Press the SELECT button until the light in the Expression row of the Matrix’s LED begins flashing.

3. Rotate the Number 1 Knob to select the Expression pedal 1, 2, or 3. (Note: You can assign three parameters to the Expression pedal per preset.)

4. Rotate the Number 2 Knob to select the parameter the pedal will control.

5. Rotate the Number 3 Knob to adjust the minimum value the pedal (toe up) reaches.

6. Rotate the Number 4 Knob to adjust the maximum value the pedal (toe down) reaches.

7. Press the STORE button to store the changes.

The V-Switch allows the Voice Type to be switched on and off by applying extra pressure to the toe of the Expression Pedal. To adjust the sensitivity:

1. Disconnect the power supply from the power jack on the unit.

2. Press and hold the Down Footswitch while re-connecting the power.

3. Continue to hold the Down Footswitch until the display briefly reads “calib” (calibration).

4. When the display reads “TOE DN”, rock the Expression Pedal forward to the toe down position.

5. Press any footswitch. The display reads “TOE UP”.

6. Rock the Expression Pedal back to the toe up position.

7. Press any footswitch. The display reads “VSWTCH”, indicating you have entered the V-Switch Sensitivity menu.

8. Rock the Expression Pedal forward (toe down) and apply extra pressure on the toe of the pedal until the display reads “DONE”.

9. When display alternates between “DONE” (with the V-Switch sensitivity value in the numeric Display) and “VSWTCHOn” (or “VSWTCHOf”), you can audition the V-Switch sensitivity by applying pressure to the toe of the Expression Pedal.

10. Rotate the Number 5 Knob to change the value of the V-Switch sensitivity.

11. Once the sensitivity value is selected, press any footswitch. The DIGITECH VX400 returns to Performance Mode and your settings are automatically saved.

These configurations determine how instrument and line inputs are routed. They are selected in the DRUMS/SETUP row using the Instrument and Line knobs:

InsOFF / LINOFF – Instrument and Line inputs are disabled.

insDRY / LINDRY – Inputs routed directly to DIGITECH VX400’s outputs, bypassing all effects processing.

insRVB / LINRVB – Inputs routed through delay and reverb effects of the current preset.

insFX / LINEFX – Inputs routed through all effects of current preset.

The five output modes for the DIGITECH VX400 are:

FULL – All input sources are routed out 1/4” and XLR outputs.

XLRdry – The dry Mic signal is routed out the XLR outputs only. All other sources and Mic with all Effects are routed out the 1/4” outputs.

XLRMOD – The Mic signal with Modulation Effects is routed out the XLR outputs only. All other sources and Mic with all Effects are routed out the 1/4” outputs.

1/4DRY – The dry Mic signal is routed out the 1/4” outputs only. All other sources and Mic with all Effects are routed out the XLR outputs.

1/4MOD – The Mic signal with Modulation Effects is routed out the 1/4” outputs only. All other sources and Mic with all Effects are routed out the XLR outputs.

Performing this function erases all user-programmed data.

1. Disconnect the power supply from the DIGITECH VX400.

2. Press and hold the Select button while re-connecting the power to the unit.

3. When the display reads “RESET?”, release the Select button and press the Store button. The display reads “RESET” indicating that the DIGITECH VX400 has reset the original factory settings. At this point, the unit automatically advances to the Expression Pedal calibration menu.

4. Follow the Expression Pedal calibration steps: When the display reads “TOE DN”, rock the pedal forward. Press any footswitch. When the display reads “TOE UP”, rock the pedal back. Press any footswitch.

To begin recording a track using the footswitches (with Pro Tracks software installed and open):

1. Put the DIGITECH VX400 footswitches in Recorder mode by pressing and holding the UP and BYPASS footswitches simultaneously until the display reads “REC FS”.

2. From the preset display, press and hold the SELECT button to enter the SETUP row in the matrix.

3. Select the sources to record using the USB 1-2 Source knob.

4. Press the RECORD footswitch. The display reads “RECORD” and recording begins.

5. To stop recording, press the STOP/UNDO footswitch. The display reads “STOP”.

To re-mic a track back through the DIGITECH VX400:

1. Put the DIGITECH VX400 footswitches in Recorder mode by pressing and holding the UP and BYPASS footswitches until the display reads “REC FS”.

2. From the Pro Tracks menu bar, select File>New and select the Normal-Hands-Free Session project template.

3. Select the SETUP row in the DIGITECH VX400’s matrix.

4. Use the USB 1-2 Source knob to select “DRYMIC” and USB3-4 Source to “OFF”.

5. Press the RECORD footswitch to record your dry track.

6. Press STOP/UNDO to stop.

7. In the recording software, set the output of the recorded track to “B(Digitech USB 1-2 In/Out)”.

8. Select the SETUP row again on the unit and use the USB 1-2 Source knob to select “REMIC”.

9. Return the footswitches to Performance mode (hold UP and BYPASS until display reads “UPDOWN”) to audition presets.

10. Return to Recorder footswitch mode.

11. Rewind to the beginning, press RECORD, and the recorder will insert and record a stereo track of processed mic or vocals.

1. Disconnect the PS0913B power supply from the power jack on the DIGITECH VX400.

2. Press and hold the Down Footswitch while re-connecting the power.

3. Continue to hold the Down Footswitch until the display briefly reads “calib” (calibration).

4. When the display reads “TOE DN”, rock the Expression Pedal forward to the toe down position.

5. Press any footswitch. The display reads “TOE UP”.

6. Rock the Expression Pedal back to the toe up position.

7. Press any footswitch. The display reads “VSWTCH”.

8. If you do not want to adjust the V-Switch sensitivity, press any footswitch to return to Performance Mode.

If you experience audio dropout:

Try increasing the latency slider in the Audio settings.

Try reducing the number of tracks in your project (mute won’t help, you either have to “archive” the tracks, or delete them).

Close any other open programs besides Pro Tracks. Check Windows Task Manager to make sure there are no hidden programs running.

Try reducing the number of plug-ins and soft-synths.

Increase the amount of memory in your system.

Get a faster hard drive.

Put your audio data on a different hard drive from your OS and applications.

Get a faster computer.

If you cannot hear playback:

If the ‘Remic’ mode in the DIGITECH VX400 is active try switching to a different mode like ‘Stereo’.

Make sure the faders in Pro Tracks are turned up.

Check that the tracks you want to playback are un-muted.

Go to Options->Audio->Drivers and under output drivers, select ‘DigiTech USB 1-2 In/Out’ and de-select everything else.

Dry instrument can only be recorded on a separate track, not as part of a mix. To record the instrument in, go to the setup level of the matrix and select “DRYINS” in USB1-2 Source or USB3-4 Source.

Instrument with reverb or effects can be recorded as a mix with the microphone. The Mic setup must be set to either “insRVB” or “Ins FX”.

Drums can only be recorded on a separate track, not as part of a mix. To record drums, go to the setup level of the matrix and select “DRUMS” in USB1-2 Source or USB3-4 Source.