ToneLab SE Owner's manual - Vox

A Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour
Here we’re going to learn about the buttons and other controls on ToneLabSE’s
top and rear panel.
HINT: The inside back cover of this manual folds out to reveal a big picture of
ToneLabSE’s top panel, rear panel, and display. Leave this folded out as you continue
reading so you’ll be able to see the panel diagram while you read about each
section.
Introduction
Panel Tour
Setup
THE TOP PANEL
1 MODEL SELECT SECTION
Here you can select the model of amp, cabinet and effect models.
1.1 MODEL select buttons
Use these when selecting the effect category you want to edit with value knobs
1–6, and when switching effects on/off. If an effect you’re using is ON it will be
lit (or blinking during editing), and if OFF it will be dark.
Press a button once and its LED will blink; now you can use value knobs 1–6 to
edit the parameters of that effect.
If you want turn off an effect that is currently on, press the model select button
for the appropriate effect once (it blinks), and then press that model switch button
once again to turn it off (dark); the name display will indicate [--OFF--].
The pedal effect is placed in front of the amp model and the modulation, delay,
and reverb are placed after the cabinet model.
NOTE: While the cabinet model select button is blinking, you can use the value
knobs to adjust the parameters of the amp model.
NOTE: The amp and cabinet model select buttons will change color depending on
the channel you select; they will be lit (or blinking) green when channel A is
selected, and red when channel B is selected.
NOTE: The reason that modulation, delay, and reverb effects are placed after the
amp — rather than before it as a “stompbox” would be — is that they sound better
and more realistic. For example, REVERB emulates the sound created by a room
or hall. So, logic dictates that if we’re going to add it to our sound, the closer to the
end of the signal chain we put it, the more “real” and natural it’s going to sound. The
same is true for DELAY and MODULATION effects — they’re going to sound more
natural if added near the end of your signal path, not at its beginning. Also, if you’re
using a crunch or high gain lead sound then it makes much more sense to add
effects like ROTARY, ROOM (reverb), or DELAY after it’s been distorted, rather
than before.
1.2 INSERT button
Use this to switch the insert effect on/off. This will be lit if the signal input/output
to the external effect is ON, or dark if it is OFF. The external effect is placed
before the pedal effect.
Playing
Creating
and Storing
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