Vox JamVOX User Manual

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4 Basic operation You can operate JamVOX’s controllers and parameters using your computer’s mouse and keyboard as follows. Knobs Drag Drag to adjust

Basic operation 5 Use your computer’s keyboard to adjust the value Click the fader or slider to select it, and use your computer’s up/down/left/right

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Items in the screen 7 1. VOX logo You can click this to view the About screen, which provides information about the version. 2. Program select (progr

8 Performing Selecting a guitar program JamVOX contains one hundred programs or more.Here’s how to select programs. Using the program select buttons

Performing9Downloading guitar programs from JamVOX-OnlineYou can create your own guitar programs in JamVOX and upload them to JamVOX-Online, or downlo

JamVOX owner’s manual 10 Performing with your guitar Tuning your guitar — TUNER 1 In the effect routing area, click TUNER to select it.The tuner will

Performing11Adjusting the volume and panning of the entire program — MIXERHere you can adjust the volume of the guitar, mic, and music player tracks.F

JamVOX owner’s manual12Connecting a mic1Connect a dynamic mic to the JamVOX monitor’s MIC IN jack.Only dynamic mics can be connected. You can’t connec

13Creating your own soundsHow to create your own soundsYou can create a sound in either of two ways. You can choose an existing preset program that’s

ii Table of contents Quick Start ...1 Step1 Listen to the sound of the guitar programs ... 1Step2 Pl

JamVOX owner’s manual143 In the amp/cabinet control panel, use “CABINET” to select a cabinet model.Click the displayed cabinet model name and choose f

Creating your own sounds15Comparing an edited program with the original program — Compare functionHere’s how to compare the sound you’re editing with

JamVOX owner’s manual16Saving a guitar programHere’s how to save a guitar program you’ve edited.If you switch to a different program without saving th

17Library / ListIn the library you can edit and manage songs you’ve loaded into Jam-VOX, guitar programs, GXT program data, and program information.It

JamVOX owner’s manual18Adding dataIn order to play back audio data using JamVOX’s music player, you’ll need to add the song to the JamVOX library.Addi

Library / List19Importing songs from the iTunes library1From the File menu, choose “Import iTunes library.”All songs that have been imported into iTun

JamVOX owner’s manual 20Editing information Editing information in the main list Here’s how to edit items of the main list within the list itself. 1

Library / List21Sorting the data in the listYou can sort the items in the main list. The sorting criteria are saved for each list.1 Click a column tit

22Music playerJamVOX contains a music player. You can use it to play audio data that’s saved on your computer, or to record your guitar or other perfo

Music player23Adjusting the song’s volumeUse the fader located in the right of the Mixer section to adjust the volume of the currently-playing song.HI

Table of contents iii Creating your own sounds ... 13 How to create your own sounds ...13 How a guitar progra

JamVOX owner’s manual24Switching guitar programs while the song plays — Auto Change functionThe Auto Change function automatically switches guitar pro

Music player25Using the event list to edit markers in detailAn event list will appear when you click the button located in the lower right of the di

JamVOX owner’s manual26RecordingJamVOX lets you record your own performance. You can also record your own performance along with a song played by the

27GXT (Guitar XTracktion) functionGXT: Guitar XTracktion is revolutionary technology developed by Korg that lets you cancel or extract/emphasize a des

JamVOX owner’s manual28AREA buttons: Select this if you want to cancel or extract/emphasize a guitar part that’s panned to the left side of the song.:

GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function2906 Backing (Left-Hard) Reduction:This template will be effective if the backing guitar that’s panned toward the left

JamVOX owner’s manual30Saving a GXT programHere’s how to save a GXT program you’ve edited.If you switch to a different program without saving the one

GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function31Uploading GXT programs to JamVOX-OnlineYou can create your own GXT programs in JamVOX and upload them to JamVOX-Onli

32Option pedal/switch settingsUsing a pedal for controlJamVOX lets you use an optional pedal or foot switch connected to the JamVOX monitor to control

Option pedal/switch settings33Adjusting the sensitivity of the pedalIf you notice that advancing the expression pedal does not reach the full effect o

JamVOX Owner’s manual iv Music player ...22 Playing a song ...2

JamVOX owner’s manual342 Press the utility Pedal button.The FOOT SWITCH and EXPRESSION PEDAL edit screens will appear.3 In FOOT SWITCH, click “ASSIGN

35Preference settingsThe Preference settings allow you to specify things like the appearance of the JamVOX software or the mode of knob operation as a

JamVOX owner’s manual36Guitar ProgramsSnapshot FunctionDelete snapshots when closingThe saved snapshots will be deleted when you close the JamVOX soft

Preference settings37HardwareResponseIf you feel that there is a lag from when you play your guitar until sound is produced, try setting this to “Fast

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1 Quick Start In this section we’ll explain the basics of using JamVOX by taking you through the actual steps of operation. Step1 Listen to the sound

JamVOX owner’s manual 2 Step2 Play back a song and cancel the guitar part 1 Add song data from your computer to the library by dragging and dropping

Quick Start 3 Step3 Perform along with the song Now you can simply play your guitar along with the song!To record your performance (along with the so