DIGITECH RP90 Owner's Manual

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Modeling Guitar Processor Owner’s Manual ...

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WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL WARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUID AND NO OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PL...

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’s Name: DigiTech Manufacturer’s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA declares that the product: Product name: RP 90 Product option: all (requires Class II power adapte...

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Warranty We at DigiTech ® are very proud of our products and back up each one we sell with the following warranty: 1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty. 2. DigiTech war...

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Table of Contents Section One - Introduction Getting Acquainted ..........................................................1 Included Items .................................................................. 1 About the RP90 ............................

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Section Four - Other Functions Expression Pedal Assign ................................................32 Drum Machine ................................................................34 Factory Reset .....................................................

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Section 1 - Introduction Getting Acquainted Congratulations on your purchase of the RP90. You now have an incredibly advanced modeling guitar processor that can keep up with your creative impulses and even increase them. Armed with DigiTech ® �...

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2 About the RP90 Performance Mode When you first apply power to the RP90, it powers up in Performance mode. Performance mode provides access to all of the presets within the RP90 via the Up and Down Footswitches. The Edit Up/Down buttons cycle th...

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3 indicate whether you are sharp or flat. The left 6 red LEDs indicate the note is flat and should be tuned up. The right 6 red LEDs indicate the note is sharp and should be tuned down. The center LED indicates the note is in tune. The out...

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4 Tone Library Button You can press this button at any time (except in Bypass or Tuner mode) to access the Tone Library, and then use the Value Up/Down buttons to select from a variety of genre-based amp tone defaults ranging from Blues to Metal to...

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5 1. Access the Tone Library with this button and select a tone with the Value buttons. 2. Access the Effects Library with this button and select a tone with the Value buttons. 3. Access the effects level with this button and adjust the level ...

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6 A Guided Tour of the RP90 Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 ...

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7 Footswitches These two Footswitches select presets, access the Tuner, or bypass the RP90. The Footswitch on the right will select the next preset up, and the Footswitch on the left will select the next preset down. Pressing both Footswitche...

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8 Effects Library Button The Effects Library button accesses a library of preset effect configurations. Press this button and use the Value Up/Down buttons to select a variety of post-amplifier model effect chains (Chorus, Chorus + Delay, Delay ...

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9 Value Up/Down The Value Up/Down buttons are used for editing effects, navigating Tone/Effects Libraries, adjusting Effects and Master Levels, and adjusting Drum Machine settings. Display The Display provides information for different funct...

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10 Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 Input Connect your instrument to this high-impedance TS input. Amp / Mixer This button optimizes the RP90’s outputs for use when plugged into a guitar amp or a mixer/recording device. When set to Mixer (“In” pos...

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11 Headphones Connect a pair of stereo headphones to this 1/8" jack. For proper frequency response, the Amp/Mixer switch should be set to Mixer (“in” position) when using headphones. Headphones with an impedance of 100 Ohms or less ar...

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13 Getting Started Making Connections There are several different connection options available with the RP90. Before connecting the RP90, make sure that the power to your amplifier and the RP90 is turned off. There is no power switch on the R...

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14 Stereo Operation For stereo operation connect the guitar to the Input of the RP90. Connect one cable to the RP90’s Left (Mono) output, and another cable to the RP90’s Right output. Connect one cable to the input of one amplifier, channel ...

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15 Stereo Mixer Setup Outputs Instrument Input Pan Mute -10 0 +5 +10 -20 -30 - -5 L / R Mute L / R Mute L / R Mute L / R -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Pan...

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16 Applying Power Before applying power to anything, set your amp(s) to a clean tone and set the tone controls to a flat EQ response (on most amps, this would be 0 or 5 on the tone controls). Then follow the steps listed below. Turn the amp volu...

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17 Section Two - Editing Functions Editing/Creating Presets The RP90 is designed to make preset editing and creation easy and intuitive. When creating your own sound, you must first start with an existing preset. Note that the preset you begin...

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18 Anytime a stored value within a preset is changed, you need to store the changes (with the Store button), or the changes will be lost. Changing presets, or turning the power off before storing any changes erases any edits made and the RP90 will...

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19 Storing/Copying a Preset 2. Select a destination with the Footswitches. 1. Press the Store button; the Preset number flashes. 3. Press the Store button again to save your changes. ...

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20 Section Three - Models and Effects About the Models The RP90 can be thought of as several different “virtual” amplifiers and individual, high-tech stompboxes in a single programmable package. With stompboxes, the order in which they are c...

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21 Model Definitions Each Amp and Effect model within the RP90 has multiple settings to select from. Use the Value Up/Down buttons to change the values for the selected Effect. The following overview of the RP90’s Effects outlines the setti...

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22 Compressor A Compressor is used to increase sustain, tighten up guitars, and prevent the signal from clipping the input of other effects. It sets a maximum boundary for the strength of a signal. The settings for the compressor effect are: �...

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23 Amp/Distortion Models The RP90 has 12 amp and 6 distortion models to choose from. Each model is identified by a single letter and has nine settings (for example,  through ), except Acoustic Guitar Simulator and Direct, which on...

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24 Distortion Models  Based on Ibanez ® TS-9 Tube Screamer TM  Based on DOD ® 250 Preamp/Overdrive  Based on Boss ® DS-1 TM Distortion  DigiTech ® Grunge ®  Dig...

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25 EQ The RP90’s EQ helps further shape your tone with Bass, Midrange, and Treble controls. The EQ settings are:  Bass tone control. - cut bass frequencies by –12dB, –9dB, –6dB, and –3dB respectively...

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26 Chorus/FX The Chorus/FX model actually contains twelve different modulation and pitch effects (described on the following pages). Each effect includes nine settings which include a variety of configurations that generally range from more subtl...

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27 Flanger A Flanger uses the same principle as a Chorus but uses a shorter delay time and adds regeneration (or repeats) to the modulating delay. This results in an exaggerated up and down sweeping motion to the effect. Settings are �...

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28 YaYa TM AutoYa combines the characteristics of a Wah and a Flanger, creating an almost human vowel char- acteristic as if the guitar were saying “Yah.” Control the effect with the Expression Pedal. Settings are . AutoYa™ Sim...

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29 DigiTech ® Whammy™ The DigiTech ® Whammy TM is an effect that uses the Expression Pedal to bend the pitch of the in- coming signal, or add a bendable harmony with the original signal. As the Pedal is moved, the note bends either up or ...

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30 Delay Variation  Delay effect is turned off Analog Delay  feedback=5% level=15  feedback=5% level=30  feedback=5% level=50  feedback=20% level=15  feedback=20% level=30  feedback=20% level=50...

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31 Reverb Using reverb in recorded program material gives the listener a sense that the material is being performed in an actual room or hall. It is this similarity to actual acoustic spaces that makes rever- beration a useful tool in recorded ...

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32 Section Four - Other Functions Expression Pedal Assign The Expression Pedal on the RP90 can be assigned in each preset to control the Volume, Wah, DigiTech ® Whammy TM , YaYa TM , or one of several other parameters in real time with your foot. ...

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33 Expression assignments available are as follows: No Assignment  Volume  (Output Level Pre Delay) Volume  (Output Level Post Delay) Wah  (Expression Pedal acts as a Wah pedal) Amp  (Expression Pedal controls...

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34 Drum Machine The RP90 features a built-in drum machine, which is enabled by pressing the Drums button. Select patterns, tempo, and level with the Edit Up/Down buttons. Change their values with the Value Up/Down buttons. The drum machine has t...

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35 Expression Pedal Calibration The Expression Pedal on the RP90 needs to be recalibrated for use after a factory reset has been performed. This calibration procedure is automatically entered after a factory reset procedure. (You can also init...

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36 Section 5 - Appendix Specifications General Specifications A/D/A Converter: 24-bit high performance audio Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz DSP Section: AudioDNA2™ DSP Processor Simultaneous Effects: 9 Preset Memory: 50 User Pre...

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37 Power Requirements: US and Canada: 120 VAC, 60 Hz Adapter: PS200R-120 Japan: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS200R-100 Europe: 230 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS200R-230 UK: 240 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS200R-240 ...

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38 Tone Library  Overdrive  Rock Wah  Rock  Chunky  Blues  Smooth  Metal  Heavy  Country  Clean  Warm Drive  British  Crunch  Distortion  Texas Tone  Scooped  Rockabilly �...

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39 Effects Library  Chorus  Hall Reverb  Flanger  Spring Reverb  Phaser  Chorus + Digital Delay  Pitch  Chorus + Delay + Reverb  Tremolo  Flanger + Analog Delay  Rotary  Phaser + Tape Delay ...

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40 / RECTO / RETRO BILLY / CLEAN CHORUS / GOOD N’ GREASY / BRITISH STACK / OCTAVED / TWEEDY / CLEAN DELAY / ANALOG BOY / TAPE DELAYS /...

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DigiTech® 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 PH (801) 566-8800 FAX (801) 566-7005 http://www.digitech.com Printed 8/2007 RP90 Owner’s Manual 18-0490-A ©2007 Harman International Industries, Incorporated, all rights reserved. DigiTech,...