DigiTech RP500 Owner's Manual

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Section One - Introduction Getting Acquainted ..........................................................1 Included Items ..................................................................1 About the RP500 .............................................................1 Pedalboard Mode ..........................................................1 Preset mode and Pedalboard Mode .........................1 Bypass Mode .................... ...

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Getting Acquainted Congratulations on your purchase of the RP500. You now own a very powerful integrated effects switching system allowing you extra control over stompboxes, effects, amplifiers and cab- inets. The RP500 combines the simplicity of a stompbox with the control of an effects switching system for control the way you want it. Armed with DigiTech®’s patented AudioDNA2® custom audio DSP chip, the RP500 gives you a ...

Amp/Cabinet Bypass can be used in either Preset or Pedalboard modes. Tuner Mode The Tuner in the RP500 allows you to quickly tune or check the tuning on your guitar. Enter Tuner mode by pressing and holding the Bypass Footswitch for 2 seconds. The Display briefly shows TUNER indicating that you are in Tuner mode. To begin tuning, play a note on your guitar (a harmonic at the 12th fre ...

This knob controls the overall output volume of all of the RP500’s presets and is used to adjust other effect parameters in the matrix. X-EditTM Editor/Librarian You can edit your RP500 with your computer, using the X-EditTM Editor/Librarian, found on the included DVD. Presets Presets are named and numbered locations of programmed sounds which reside in the RP500. Presets are recalled with the Footswitches. The active effects in ...

Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.Tap Tempo Footswitch This footswitch is used for setting the delay time in the current preset. By pressing this foot- switch repeatedly you can set the delay to repeat in time with your music. 2. Bypass/Tuner Footswitch This footswitch bypasses all of the RP500’s effects sending an unprocessed signal out all of the outputs. Pressing and holding the Bypass footswitch accesses the RP500’ ...

this knob to turn the effect on or off. When editing the Amp/Cabinet row, pressing this knob will switch between editing the amp or the cabinet. 3. When the Expression row is selected, this knob selects the Expression, LFO 1, LFO 2, and Wah parameter links, and pressing this knob has the same effect as turning it. Effects Library (Knob 2) 1. In Pedalboard and Preset ...

These Up/Down footswitches select preset banks or they select individual presets when Pedal- board mode is active. 9. Expression Pedal The Expression Pedal provides real-time control of the RP500’s Volume, Wah, or any assigned ef- fect parameter. Almost every parameter is available for Expression Pedal control. The Expression Pedal also turns on and controls the Wah effect when you apply extra pressure to the toe. 10. 1-5 / E ...

2. Amp/Mixer Switch This switch optimizes the 1/4” Line Outputs for connecting to either a guitar amp system or directly into the inputs of a mixer. 3. 1/4” Line Outputs These 1/4” outputs can be plugged into a guitar amplifier or into inputs of a mixer or recording device. The front panel Master Level controls the level of these outputs. 4. Headphone Output Connect headphones here. Ou ...

RP500, make sure that the power to your amplifier and the RP500 is turned off. There is no power switch on the RP500. To turn the RP500 on or off, connect or disconnect the included PS0913B power supply from the Power Input jack. Amp/Cabinet Bypass The RP500 lets you bypass its amp and cabinet tones so you can apply its ef ...

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a flat EQ response (on most amps, this should be set to 5 on EQ’s to obtain the amp’s natural voicing.). Then follow the steps listed below. 1. Turn the amp volume all the way down. 2. Connect the plug of the PS0913B power supply to the power jack on the rear panel of the RP500. 3. Connect the other end of the PS0913B power supply to a ...

Editing/Creating Presets The RP500 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 with doesn’t have to be in the memory location you intend to have it reside, since you can store it to any User preset location during the store procedure. The easiest way to start is by using the Tone Library ...

Once the preset has been modified to your liking, you may store your settings to any of the 100 User preset locations (presets 1-00). The following steps outline the procedure for storing changes to a preset or copying a preset to a different location: 1. Press the Store button once. The Store button LED blinks and the first character in the Display flashes, indicating that you can now name your custom creation. 2. ...

About the Effects The RP500 can be thought of as an assortment of “virtual” amplifiers and individual, high-tech stompboxes in a single programmable package. With stompboxes, the order in which they are connected affects the overall sound. The RP500 has placed the Amps and Effects in an order for optimum results. The following diagram shows the order in which they are connected. Amp/Cabinet Amp/Cabinet Bypa ...

fully dialed in. Distortion - Knob 1 selects a Distortion. Press this knob to turn the selected Distortion on and off. screamer - Based on an Ibanez® TS-9 808 - Based on an Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer Sparkdrv - Based on a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive guy odrv - Based on a Guyatone® Overdrive OD-2 dod 250 - Based on a DOD® 250 Overdrive/Preamp re ...

also include acoustic guitar simulations. Amp - By default, Knob 1 selects one of the classic, modern, and DigiTech custom Amp types. Note that when you select an Amp, the default cabinet is automatically selected. You can, however, change the cabinet after selecting an Amp to achieve different tones. Press this knob and turn it to select a cabinet. Pr ...

amps and cabinets champ1x8- Based on a 1x8 ‘57 Fender® Tweed Champ® dlux1x12 - Based on a 1x12 ‘57 Fender Tweed Deluxe® dxrv1x12 - Based on a 1x12 ‘65 Fender Blackface Deluxe Reverb brit1x12 - Based on a 1x12 ‘62 Vox® AC15 w/20W Vox Speaker gbsn1x12 - Based on a ‘60 Gibson® GA- 40 Jensen Speaker bman2x12 - Based on a 2x12 ‘57 Fender Blonde Bass ...