DigiTech RP21D Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Table of Contents
Safety Information....................................................................................................I
Declaration of Conformity ......................................................................................II
Warranty ..................................................................................................................III
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................IV
Section One - Introduction
Congratulations........................................................................................................1
Included Items ........................................................................................................1
Product Features......................................................................................................1
Quick Start................................................................................................................2
A Guided Tour of the RP21 ..................................................................3
The Front Panel......................................................................................3
The Rear Panel ......................................................................................4
Getting Started....................................................................................................5
Making Connections ..............................................................................5
Mono ....................................................................................................5
Stereo ....................................................................................................6
Direct to Console ..................................................................................6
Digital Output ........................................................................................6
Powering................................................................................................7
About the RP21 ......................................................................................7
Program Mode ......................................................................................7
The Display............................................................................................7
The Programs ........................................................................................8
The Footswitches....................................................................................8
The Expression Pedal ............................................................................8
The Effects..............................................................................................8
Preamp/Analog Modules........................................................................9
Digital Effects Modules ..........................................................................9
Section Two - Editing Functions
Selecting a Program ..............................................................................10
Creating Programs..................................................................................10
Preamp Defaults......................................................................................10
Editing the Preamp ................................................................................10
The Preamp Effects ................................................................................10
Compressor............................................................................................11
Wah........................................................................................................13
Tube Distortion ......................................................................................13
Saving a Distortion Default ....................................................................14
Solid State Distortion..............................................................................15
10 Band Graphic EQ..............................................................................16
Noise Gate..............................................................................................17
Master Preamp Setting ..........................................................................19
Storing a User Preamp Default ............................................................21
Naming a Default....................................................................................21
Default List ..............................................................................................22
Digital Effects..........................................................................................24
Configuration Chart................................................................................24
Changing Effects......................................................................................25
Effect Types..............................................................................................28
Choruses & Flangers ..............................................................................28
Chorus ..................................................................................................28
Flanger ..................................................................................................30
Phaser....................................................................................................31
Pedal Phaser..........................................................................................31
Rotary Speaker ......................................................................................32
Trmolo and Panner................................................................................32
Temolo ..................................................................................................33
Panner ..................................................................................................33
Delays....................................................................................................33
Multi Effects Modules ............................................................................35
Reverse Delay ........................................................................................36
Time Warp ............................................................................................36
Samplers................................................................................................36
Reverb....................................................................................................37
Gated Reverb..........................................................................................38
Detuners................................................................................................40
Pitch Shifters and Harmony....................................................................41
Whammy Effects ....................................................................................43
Auto Wah................................................................................................43
Equalizers..............................................................................................44
Graphic Equalizers ................................................................................44
Parametric Equalizers............................................................................45
Master Mix ..............................................................................................46
Cabinet Emulator ..................................................................................46
Storing/Copying Programs ....................................................................47
Section Three - Advanced Topics
Footcontroller Fuctions ........................................................................48
Assigning Programs................................................................................48
Assigning on/off Functions....................................................................48
Expression Pedal Assignments ............................................................49
Assigning the Wah..................................................................................50
Assigning Morph or Volume ..................................................................50
Modifiers..................................................................................................51
Dynamic Filters......................................................................................51
Low Frequency Oscillators ....................................................................51
MIDI CC’s ..............................................................................................51
Assigning a Modifier ..............................................................................51
Viewing, Changing, or Deleting Assignments ....................................52
Tuner ........................................................................................................53
Section Four - Utilities
Output Mode............................................................................................54
Cabinet Emulator....................................................................................54
MIDI Channels ........................................................................................54
Program Receive Map............................................................................55
Program Transmit Map..........................................................................55
SysEx Channel and MIDI Merge ..........................................................56
SysEx Dump ............................................................................................56
Program Dump........................................................................................57
User Defalut Dump ................................................................................57
Assigning a MIDI CC to Pedals ............................................................58
Bank Names
....................................................................................59
Volume Pedal Update ............................................................................59
Factory Reset ..........................................................................................59
Recalibrating the Expression Pedal ....................................................60
Section Five - Appendix
Factory Program List ..................................................................................61
Specifications ..........................................................................................62
MIDI Implementation Chart..................................................................63
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