Atomic Ampli-Firebox User manual
USER MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..........................4
CONNECTION DIAGRAM. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 5
HARDWARE DESCRIPTIONS .. . . .. . . .. . . . 6-8
EFFECTS & SIGNAL CHAIN ...............8
BLOCK DESCRIPTIONS ...................9
EDITOR PARAMETER SETTINGS .. . . .. . . . 10
GATE/EXPANDER .........................11
COMPRESSOR.............................12
BOOST / AMP .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 13
AMP SELECTION . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 14
EQ . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 15-16
REVERB ...................................17
CABINET...................................18
FOOTSWITCHES ..........................19-20
GLOBAL SETTINGS / CLIP WARNING . . . . 21
PRESETS ..................................22-23
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing AMPLIFIRE-BOX, a world-class amp tone and effects
pedal/processor. A powerful and portable device, it is small enough to fit in a
gig bag yet potent enough to please even the most discriminating tube amp
and effects aficionados.
We designed AMPLIFIRE-BOX as an instrument that we, as guitar players, wanted
for ourselves. This meant it had to sound/feel authentic and amazing while being
easy-to-use, portable and road-rugged.
AMPLIFIRE-BOX is equally capable of being a replacement for a physical amplifier
or part of a larger pedal board rig.
HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
• All new, state-of-the-art amp modeling based on Studio Devil’s highly
acclaimed and patented technology
• Blazing DSP powered hardware allowing for complex and
detailed algorithms
• 1024-point cabinet impulses (IRs) with ability to upload 3rd-party IRs
• Effects selection including gate, compression, boost, EQ and reverb
• Dedicated physical amp control knobs for intuitive tone adjustments
• A/B channel switching
• Pristine studio quality audio and ultra-low noise floor
• ¼” Hi-Z input with proprietary processing, separate ¼” and XLR outputs
• Rugged foot switches
• Easy to use as a pedal or desktop device
• PC/Mac editor
• 9 programmable presets
• Field upgradable firmware
Enjoy!
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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
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FULL RANGE
LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM / P.A.
INSTRUMENT
(GUITAR OR BASS )
POWERED AMPS
OTHER EFFECTS PEDALS
(WAH, OVERDRIVE, ETC. )
1/4” CABLE
XLR CABLE
XLR CABLE
COMPUTER AUDIO
INTERFACE
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CONNECTORS –AMPLIFIRE BOX
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KNOBS
GAIN KNOB – Adjusts the gain control
of the preamp of the virtual guitar
amplifier model.
MASTER KNOB – Adjusts the master
volume control of the virtual guitar
amplifier model.
REVERB KNOB – Adjusts the amount of
reverb effect added to the signal.
LEVEL KNOB – Sets the overall output
level of the device. It can control
both the XLR and 1/4” outputs. See
the GLOBALS section of the editor for
more info.
BASS KNOB – Adjusts the bass
equalization control of the tone stack in
the virtual guitar amplifier model.
MIDS KNOB – Adjusts the mids
equalization control of the tone stack in
the virtual guitar amplifier model.
TREBLE KNOB – Adjusts the treble
equalization control of the tone stack in
the virtual guitar amplifier model.
PRESENCE KNOB – Adjusts the
presence control of the simulated
power amp section of the virtual guitar
amplifier model.
CONNECTORS
GUITAR INPUT – Hi-Z input for
connecting an electric guitar with a
1/4” phone jack.
MAIN OUTPUT – TS unbalanced 1/4”
output jack for connecting to amplifiers,
mixers, computer interfaces, or input
channels of other audio devices.
AUX OUTPUT XLR JACK – Balanced XLR
output jacks for connecting to external
mixer or professional direct recording
equipment.
DC POWER JACK – 9 volt, 200mA
minimum, center negative polarity,
2.1mm coax plug.
USB CONNECTOR – For connecting
to a host PC. Allows for editing of
presets and uploading custom user
cabinet impulse data and firmware via
host editing software.
FOOT SWITCHES
ENABLE – This switch has two modes.
The default is BYPASS mode. This simply
allows you to activate or bypass the
pedal. Holding down the switch for 3
seconds will put the pedal in A/B mode.
In A/B mode, pressing the switch will
toggle between two selectable presets.
See the Foot Switches section of the
editor parametersfor more info.
BOOST – Programable foot switch for
turning the selected effecs on/
off. Custom programmable to control
Boost, compressor, EQ, etc. See
the Foot switches section of the editor
parameters for more info.
TOGGLE SWITCHES
STYLE and CHANNEL – These two
toggle switches work in conjunction
to allow you access to nine different
presets. Each toggle switch has three
different positions.
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+ = Preset 1
+ = Preset 2
+ = Preset 3
+ = Preset 4
+ = Preset 5
+ = Preset 6
+ = Preset 7
+ = Preset 8
+ = Preset 9
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TOGGLE SWITCHES
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Any preset can be loaded in to any of
these nine positions. We’ve labeled the
switches STYLE and CHANNEL to provide
a logical organization. For example, you
should think of STYLE postitions as:
= Clean = Crunch = Lead
In the Clean STYLE position we’ve
loaded these presets in the three
CHANNEL positions:
1 = D Luxe
3 = Top Boost
2 = ’59 Bman
In the Crunch STYLE position we’ve
loaded these presets in the three
CHANNEL positions:
1 = Kornfield
2 = Rumble Brite
3 = Hot Brit
In the Lead STYLE position we’ve
loaded these presets in the three
CHANNEL positions:
1 = 5051
2 = HBE
3 = Recto
See the Presets section of the
manual for more info.
CAB 1/4”/CAB XLR – This is also a
three postition toggle switch. The
setting of this switch determines if the
speaker cabinet impulse respose is
active on the 1/4” output, XLR output
or both. For live playing, you may have
the 1/4” output feeding a power amp
and speaker cabinet for your own
stage monitoring, while the XLR output
would feed the P.A. system.
In this scenario, you would want
this switch in position 3 so that the
speaker cabinet impulse respose is
only active on the XLR output.
1 =CAB on 1/4” output only
2 =CAB on both outputs
3 =CAB on XLR output only
EFFECTS AND
SIGNAL CHAIN
AMPLIFIRE-BOX offers studio-quality
effects developed by Studio Devil. They
are arranged into the following signal
chain categories (Editor designation is
noted in parentheses):
NOISE GATE (GTE)
COMPRESSOR (CMP)
PRE EQ (PRE)
DISTORTION / SCREAMER /
OVERDRIVE/ FUZZ / CLEAN BOOST
(BST)
PARAMETRIC EQ / PROGRAMMABLE
FILTER (PQ1/2/3)
REVERB (RVB)
The order of these effects cannot be
changed. The noise gate, compressor
and boost effects come before the
amp block and the reverb effect comes
after the amp block. However, the
EQ function has one band dedicated
before the amp block and three other
bands that can be assigned either pre
or post amp block. For more info see
the EQ section of the editor..
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DESCRIPTIONS
• The GATE effect provides a programmable NOISE SUPPRESSOR, EXPANDER,
and GATE. NOISE GATE enable is programmed per preset, so that you can shut it
off for particular presets, and leave it on for others. These options can be set in
the GATE effect menu.
• The COMP effect models a compressor module for controlling the dynamics of
your guitar input. The COMPRESSOR options can be set in the COMPRESSOR
effect menu.
• The BOOST effect models classic stomp box distortion effects. It is placed
toward the beginning of the signal chain to drive the front end of the amp model
and tighten the tone.
• The EQ block is made up of one dedicated Pre EQ and three (3) PARAMETRIC EQ
effect modules, each of which can be placed in the PRE or POST the amp block.
• The RVB effect models five different reverb types for adding ambience to your
guitar tone. Three sizes of hall reverb and two different spring reverbs.
CABINET MODELING
The CABINET section is where AMPLIFIRE-BOX applies Impulse Response (IR)
modeling technology and filtering to simulate the sound of real-life speakers and
guitar cabinets as recorded by specific microphones . Each of the amp models in
AMPLIFIRE-BOX contain a specific IR cabinet, but you can upload any .wav IR file to
your AMPLIFIRE-BOX preets via USB.
• The CABINET modeler lets you tweak the cab models with filters specially
designed for adjusting microphone and loudspeaker cabinet tones.
• The CABINET modeler can be enabled or disabled on both the 1/4” and XLR
outputs independently allowing you to use full range systems AND other real
guitar cabinets simultaneously.
NOTE: One of our unique features is that IRs are embedded in user presets so that
the preset is completely portable. Any imported or exported presets carry the IR data
with them so you get the exact tone you need.
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EDITOR PARAMETER SETTINGS
The AMPLIFIRE-BOX is extremely powerful and easy to use right out of the box.
Many users may never plug it in to a computer. For those who do, this simple editor
application will give you access to many more features that you simply cannot access
from the hardware.
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