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Reamping
Theamplifiercan beswitchedinto Reamping Modeviathe BlackstarINSIDER
software.Thisisanon-storablesettingandwillbeswitchedoffeitherwhenthe
USBcableisremoved,orwhentheamplifierpowerisswitchedoff.
Whenactivated,ReampingModeallowstheamplifiertoacceptapre-recorded,dry
guitarsignalviaUSBandreturnafullyprocessedaudiosignal.Thisreturnsignalcan
thenbecapturedusingrecordingsoftwareontheconnectedPCorMac.
Footcontrollers
FS-13 2-way footcontroller (supplied)
ConnectthisfootcontrollertotheFootswitchsocketontherearofyouramplifier
usinganystandardmonoguitarcableorspeakercable(supplied).
Bydefault,yourFS-13footcontrollerwillbeinLooperMode(seetableabove)Switch
‘A’isusedtostartandfinishrecordingyourloopsandoverdubs,andswitch‘B’will
stoptheloopplayback,orcancelthecurrentoverdubifstillrecording.Asinglepress
ofbothswitches‘A’and‘B’simultaneouslywillundothelastrecordedoverdub.
Holdingswitch‘B’willerasetheloopmemory.
Byholdingdownboththe‘A’and‘B’switchesfor3secondsyoucansetyour
footcontrollerto PatchMode. Inthis mode, button‘A’ willtoggle between the
patchesinChannel1andChannel2ofthecurrentlyactiveBank.Pressingbutton
‘B’willscroll‘up’throughthefirst3Banksofpatches,operatinginthesameway
astheBANKswitchontheamplifierfrontpanel.TheoperationofPatchModecan
bechangedviatheBlackstarINSIDERsoftware,asreflectedinthetableabove.
Simplyholddownboththe‘A’and‘B’switchesagainfor3secondstochange
backtoLooperMode.
ThecurrentmodeoftheFS-13footcontrollerwillbestoredwhenyoupoweroff
theamplifier,andwillbeandrecalledeachtimeyoupoweron.Uponpowering
ontheamplifierwiththeFS-13footcontrollerconnected(orconnectingtheFS-13
footcontroller with the amplifier already powered on) the current mode of the
footcontrollerwillbeindicatedbyananimationusingtheMANUAL,BANK,CH1,
CH2andCH3LEDs.LooperModewillbeindicatedbya‘looping’countupofthese
LEDs,whereasPatchModewillbeindicatedbytheseLEDsflashingsimultaneously
twicebeforereturningtonormaloperation.
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FS-12 5-way programmable footcontroller (not supplied)
ConnectthisfootcontrollertotheFootswitchsocketontherearofyouramplifier
usinganystandardmonoguitarcableorspeakercable.
Switches‘A’-‘C’correspondtothe‘CH1’–‘CH3’switchesonthefrontpanel
ofyouramplifier.Pressinganyofthe‘A’-‘C’footcontrollerswitcheswillrecallthe
correspondingpatchwithinthecurrentBank.Bankscanbenavigatedbyasingle
pressofbothswitches‘A’and‘B’simultaneously(Bankdown)orasinglepress
ofbothswitches‘B’and‘C’simultaneously(Bankup).All36amplifierpatches(12
banksof3)canbeaccessedusingtheFS-12footcontroller.
Switches‘D’and‘E’ontheFS-12footcontrollerareprogrammableandcanbe
configuredtoanumberofdifferentfunctionstosuityourpreference.Bydefault,
Switches‘D’and‘E’willcontroltheLooperfeatureoftheamplifier,andwillbehave
asdescribedinthefollowingtable.
To change this default setting, connect the amplifier
to your computer via USB and use the free Blackstar
INSIDERsoftwaretomakeyourpersonalselectionfrom
variousoptionssuchasModulation/Delay/ReverbOn/Off,
Modulation/DelayTap Tempo, SuperWide StereoOn/
Off,amongstothers.PleaseseetheFootcontrollersection
oftheINSIDERsoftwarefordetailoftheprogrammable
functions.
Holdingdownthe‘D’and‘E’switcheswillactivateTunerModeofyouramplifier.
WiththemultifunctionalFS-12footcontrolleryougainaccesstoafullychromatic
tunerwithnoteandcentsdisplayinformationappearingonthefootcontrollerdisplay
andLEDs.PressanyswitchtoexitTunerMode.
FS-12 + FS-13 7-way switching
ConnecttheFS-125-wayfootcontrollertoyouramplifierasdetailedabove,then
connectyoursuppliedFS-132-wayfootcontrollertothe‘EXT.’socketofyourFS-12
footcontroller,usinganystandardmonoguitarcableorspeakercable.
Inthisconfigurationyoucanaddtwoextra,programmableswitcheswhichare
configurableviatheBlackstarINSIDERsoftware.Pleaseseethe Footcontroller
sectionoftheINSIDERsoftwarefordetailoftheprogrammablefunctions.
Bydefault,switch‘A’onyourFS-13willtogglethecurrentModulationeffect,and
switch‘B’willtogglethecurrentDelayeffect.Whenusingthis7-wayswitching
configurationthetwomarkersatrightsideofthedisplayoftheFS-12willshowthe
on/offstateoftheeffectforeachswitch,asshownbelow.
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LOOPER MODE PATCH MODE
Action Toggle Scroll
A (press) Play/Record/Startand
Stopoverdub
Patchtoggle(CH1andCH2
ofthecurrentBANK) PatchDown(1-12)
B (press) Stopplayback/Cancel BANKscrollup PatchUp(1-12)
B (hold) Eraseloopmemory - -
A + B (press) Undolastoverdub - -
A + B (hold) SwitchtoPATCHmode SwitchtoLOOPERMode SwitchtoLOOPERMode
ABCDE
AMP EXT.
ABCDE
AMP EXT.
FS-12 FS-13 (supplied)
A
FS-13 Ef
toggle states
B
ON
ON
LOOPER MODE
Action
D (press) Play/Record/Startand
Stopoverdub
E (press) Stopplayback/Cancel
E (hold) Eraseloopmemory
D + E (press) Undolastoverdub