Hotone Ampero Operation & User’s Manual

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Using the Screen Touch Operation Quick Access Knobs Main Knob Ampero Tools Tuner Drum Looper EXP Pedal Customizing your Ampero Edit Patch Edit Menu Module Edit Menu Control Settings Current Settings CTRL Target Tap Tempo and Tap Divide Quick Access Knobs EXP Settings SAVE GLOBAL I ...

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called an “effects module”, or simply “module”. There are several effects available in each module. Parameter Variables that determine the application of an effect are called “parameters”. If we imagine each module as a separate effect pedal, then each parameter would be a knob on that pedal. Panel 1 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 2 1.Display Screen: Displays Ampero’s cu ...

pedal/footswitch controller. Perfect for Hotone Soul Press or Bass Press. 9. Input Mode: Selects between input modes optimized for different instruments. a. E.GT: Electric guitar or bass b. A.GT: Acoustic guitar or other acoustic instrument c. LINE: Keyboard or synthesizer 10. INPUT: 1/4” Mono input connection for guitar or other instrument. 11. BALANCED OUTPUT: Balanced stereo XL ...

� 1. Current patch number 2. Current patch name 3. Patch selection back button 4. Patch selection forward button 5. Effects parameters controlled by quick access knobs. Pressing the parameter name allows you to change the parameter you’re controlling. See page 9. 6. CTRL/EXP gives you access to control settings. See page 9. 7. DRUM opens the drum machine settings. See page 5. 8. ...

TUNER In default mode, pressing footswitch 3 will open the tuner. DRUM Select DRUM on the main screen to access the drum machine. Quick access knob 1 scrolls between genre styles. Ampero has 100 drum styles. See page 39. Quick access knob 2 adjusts the drum tempo, ranging from 40BPM- 250BPM. Quick access knob 3 adjus ...

The progress bar at the top will be shown in red during recording and overdubbing. It will be shown in green in play mode. Footswitch 1 controls start (yellow LED) and stop (yellow LED closed) for half speed playback. Footswitch 2 controls the start (white LED) and stop (white LED closed) for reverse playback. These footswitch controls correspond with ...

This section will show you how to customize your Ampero’s settings, edit patches, setup the expression pedal, and change other features to your taste. EDIT Edit your patches to get the tone you want. Remember that turning the modules on/off and adjusting parameters will change the current patch. If you switch patches or turn Ampero off before saving your changes, the changes will be lost. Make sure to press SAVE on the upper right ...

the on/off button to turn that module on or off. Press EDIT to enter the module edit menu. You can also use the main knob: turn it to select a module, then press and click it to turn the module on or off. Press and hold the knob to enter the module edit menu. Quick access knob 3 can also adjust the effect on the current module. When you select patch volume, use quick access knob 3 to adj ...

access knob targets, setup the expression pedal parameters, and calibrate the expression pedal. Remember that all the control settings will change as you change patches. If you switch patches or turn Ampero off before saving your changes, the changes will be lost. Make selections from the right and left panels. Like the effects module parameter menu, the selection panel fe ...

CTRL Settings Use the CTRL Settings menu to assign a function to CTRL footswitch or select which modules of the current patch will be controlled by the CTRL footswitch. •�Function Under the Function option you can assign a function to CTRL footswitch. There are three FUNCTION selections: Module/Tap: For controlling module on/off or tap tempo Tap Tempo: For tap tempo only EXP 1 On/Off: For switching built in expression pedal on/o ...

To use tap tempo function you can: (1) Hold the footswitch when Module/Tap or EXP 1 On/Off function is assigned to CTRL footswitch (2) Assign Tap Tempo function to CTRL footswitch When in Tap Tempo, the footswitch LED will turn blue and will flash with the tempo set. Set the tempo by repeatedly tapping the footswitch. This tempo will apply to the delay time and other effects with adjustable speed parameters. If you want a certain e ...

EXP 2 refers to your external expression pedal. •�EXP 1 Settings There are four options within this menu: Target, Expression Range, Volume Range, and Calibrate. - Target Under the Target option, you can set the pedal’s control target. You can set up a maximum of four effects parameters for ...

When the built in expression pedal is off, it continues to work as a volume pedal for Ampero. Under the Volume Range option, you can set the volume pedal range and sweep curve. Same as Expression Range section, MIN and MAX represent the lowest/highest volume range value. The MIN and MAX range is 0- 100, and the MIN value can be greater than the MAX value. There are also three CURVE types like expression settings: Line, Exp and Log. - Calibra ...

It is very important to save the changes you made to your tone and control settings! Quick access knob 1 changes the position of the cursor. Quick access knob 2 changes the type of character. There are four types of characters: numbers, capital letters, lowercase letters, and symbols (includes space). Quick access knob 3 le ...

I/O Set the global input/output levels and modes in the I/O menu. Adjust the optimal Input Level for the instrument or other input you’re using. Adjustable range is from -20dB to +20dB. Default is set to 0dB. Out Mode lets you set up the unbalanced 1/4” out (UNBAL) and balanced 1/4” out (BAL) mode. The selections for these are the same: instrument output (Inst) and line output (Line). Use the instrument line out for connecting ...

About About will show you information about Ampero’s firmware. Factory Reset Use this menu to perform a factory reset. Remember, resetting Ampero will delete all of your saved changes and personal settings. Once it is executed, it cannot be undone, so please back up your settings before performing a factory reset. Press Factory Reset on the screen. When the factory reset is complete, this message will appear. Press OK to return to ...

Using with your instrument and amp Plug your instrument into the Ampero instrument IN jack, and run a cable (or two) from the unbalanced OUT to your amplifier(s). If you have one amp, run the cable from the left output. For best results, turn off the AMP and CAB modules on Ampero. Connect the unbalanced outputs to your amp’s FX Loop Return input or post amp input. If you have one ...

signal to noise ratio. If you want to send a mono signal out, use Ampero’s left output channel. To prevent damage to your equipment, make sure the mixer or interface channel’s volume is muted before making any connections. If you experience unwanted noise when using the balanced outputs, it is likely produced ...