Alesis X Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Bypassing the effects
To bypass the effects section entirely, hold down both the
Program Up
and
Program
Down
buttons – or press both footswitches – for less than half a second. The screen will
read by (
) to indicate that the effects have been bypassed.
You may now control the amplifier’s volume with the volume knob. Turning any other
knob restores the effects.
Using the built-in tuner
Press both the
Program Up
and
Program Down
buttons for more than half a second to
enter both Bypass and Mute mode.
Play the open string you wish to tune. Use the following guide when tuning:
Tuning to a pitch other than A=440
If you turn the VALUE knob while using the tuner, the display shows you the setting for the
X Guitar’s pitch reference, which is set to 440Hz (shown as ) for the A note above middle
C. The possible range of values for this setting is 35 to 45, which represents 435Hz to 445Hz.
Every time you turn the X Guitar’s effects module on, the reference pitch is reset to 440Hz.
V
isual Guide to Tuning
The bottom four segments
rotate counterclockwise if pitch
is low. The top four rotate
clockwise if pitch is high. An 8
means pitch is in tune.
High
In tune
= no pitch detected
The twelve possible
pitches (a decimal point
indicates a sharp):
Lo
w