Ample guitar руководство

1 Ample Guitar (6 in 1) Manual Beijing Ample Sound Technology Co. Ltd 1

2 Contents 1 INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION INSTALLATION ON MAC INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS FULL FEATURES TRIAL & ACTIVATION PARAMETERS SETTING OVERVIEW OF SETTINGS PANEL SAVE/LOAD PRESET INSTRUMENT PATH SETTING MASTER TUNE MIDI OUT MAX VOICES VELOCITY LAYERS POLY BENDER MIDI GUITAR MODE CUSTOMIZED PARAMETERS CONTROL MIDI Controller Automation INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW OF INSTRUMENT PANEL

3 3.2 SAMPLE LIBRARY SOUND MODE(ACOUSTIC ONLY) OPEN STRING FIRST PLAY MODE AUTO LEGATO MODE TUNER MAIN PANEL OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL ARTICULATIONS AND POLY LEGATO Sustain & Pop Natural Harmonic & Artificial Harmonic Palm Mute Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards (Original) Legato Slide (Poly Legato) Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato) Slide Guitar DOUBLING CONTROLLABLE RESONANCE FRET SOUND GLOBAL SAMPLE START TIME Start Time Setting CAPO

4 4.8 MANUAL VIBRATO WHEEL (ORIGINAL) STRMAN AND CAPOMAN StrMan CapoMan FX SOUND GROUP POLY REPEATER (ORIGINAL) STRUMMER PANEL OVERVIEW OF STRUMMER PANEL STRUM TIME AND MODE BODY RESONANCE AND MUTE DEPTH STRUMMER HUMANIZATIONS Humanization (All) Humanization (Each) Humanization (Velocity) SEQ Swing CHORD SETTING AND SWITCH (IMPORTANT) Select Mode Detect Mode CHORD PLAY AND SEQ SETTING (IMPORTANT) Strum Notes + 28 Ways to Play (Original) SEQ Edit Save/Load Pattern

5 5.6.4 SEQ Play SEQ Export STRUM WITH ARTICULATIONS (ORIGINAL) Strum Legato — Legato Slide Strum Legato — Hammer On & Pull Off Slide In Strum Harmonic Strum STRUMMER KEYS (IMPORTANT) TAB PANEL OVERVIEW OF TAB PANEL TAB LOAD TAB PLAY VELOCITY PROPORTION AND HUMANIZATION TAB SWING STRUM TIME PROPORTION FX PANEL OVERVIEW OF FX PANEL COMPRESSION OVERDRIVE BAND-EQ WAH CHORUS

6 7.7 PHASER DELAY REVERB EDIT PANEL

7 1 Installation and Activation 1.1 Installation on Mac 1. Continue to install. 7

8 2. Read and accept the license agreement. 3. Select plugin formats to install. Change Location if you want to install sample library in a different place. 4. Close to exit. 8

9 1.2 Installation on Windows 1. Continue to install. 2. Read and accept the license agreement. 9

10 3. Specify location to install standalone. 4. Specify location to install 64bit VST. 10

11 5. Specify location to install 32bit VST. 6. Specify location to install sample library. 11

12 7. Select plugin formats to install. 8. Choose if to create a Start Menu folder. 12

13 9. Finish to exit. *Please install Microsoft Visual C Redistributable if program cannot run. Microsoft official download page *If encountered with error shown above, please close and simply ignore it. 13

14 1.3 Full Features Trial & Activation 1. 7-days trial with full features is offered. 2. Trial requires an internet connection. 3. Activation: open Activation Manager to activate products. 14

15 4. Online Activation: fill in User ID and password and click «Activate» to complete activation. Click «Forgot» if you want to inquire User ID and reset password. 15

16 5. Offline Activation: please send Challenge Code and User ID to Our customer service will send you Key Code within 24 hours. Fill in User ID and Key Code and click «Activate» to complete activation. Keep your User ID and Key Code in case of reinstallation. 6. After activation succeeds, please close Activation Manager and restart program. 16

17 2 Parameters Setting 2.1 Overview of Settings Panel 1. Save/Load Preset 2. Instrument Path Setting 3. Master Tune 4. MIDI Out 5. Max Voices 6. Real Time Memory Display 7. Velocity Sensitivity 8. Real Time Voices Display 9. Velocity Layer Thresholds 10. Bender Range 11. Poly Bender 12. Mod Wheel Range 13. Auto Mod Wheel 14. Hold Pedal Noise 15. Open String First Specification 16. MIDI Guitar Mode Setting and Toggle 17

18 2.2 Save/Load Preset You can save your current parameters setting as local file for later use with other projects or DAWs. 2.3 Instrument Path Setting You can move sample library folder indicated by original path to anywhere you want, and set path to new location. 2.4 Master Tune Default tune is in 440Hz. You can set tune to any non-standard between 430 and 450Hz. 2.5 MIDI Out Toggle on MIDI Out, add a MIDI track in project and set the input to MIDI Out of Ample Guitar. Then any note being played will be converted to MIDI, including those by strum and tab. 18

19 2.6 Max Voices Defines the maximum number of voices which can be played simultaneously. Voices will be forced stop if the number goes beyond maximum. 2.7 Velocity Layers Each Cycle: Separate sample cycle for each note and each velocity layer, greatly improving humanization. Rhombic Sampling Structure: Greatly improves sample utilization proficiency. Sliders control velocity thresholds of corresponding layers. Adjust them according to your play style. 19

20 2.8 Poly Bender When toggled on, open string and multiple notes can be bended. 2.9 MIDI Guitar Mode Toggle on when you use midi guitar as input. Make sure the input channel of midi track is set to all Customized Parameters Control MIDI Controller All buttons, knobs and sliders on GUI can be controlled by MIDI Controllers. Alt + click or right-click a control to open the dialog below and assign a controller. 1.Left Column: Available controllers, including After Touch, Bender and MIDI CC. 2.Right Column: Assigned parameters. 3.OK: Assign the selected controller to the control. 4.Cancel: Close dialog. 5.Learn: MIDI Learn. 6.Clear: Clear the assigned controller of the control. 20

21 Automation You can also use automation to control parameters. 21

22 3 Instrument Panel 3.1 Overview of Instrument Panel 1. Sample Library 2. Sound Mode 3. Capo Logic — Intelligent Fingering Simulation Algorithm 4. StrMan 5. Open String First (G#6) 6. Hold Pedal 7. Play Mode 8. Auto Legato Mode (D#6) 9. Tuner 10. Capo 3.2 Sample Library Acoustics have three distinct sample libraries: Finger, Pick and Strum. Strum library includes real strum samples customizable for any chord and rhythm without loss of quality. 22

23 Electrics have sample libraries of three pickup options: Neck, Both and Bridge. *Sample Library cannot be switched during play. 3.3 Sound Mode(Acoustic only) Two mono and stereo modes are available. In addition, you can adjust mic volumes, pan and width to meet your need. 23

24 3.4 Open String First Used for high position arpeggios with open strings. When toggled on, notes will be played priorly on open strings regardless of Capo Logic. Note G#6 can toggle it on with high velocity and off with low velocity. 3.5 Play Mode When Keyboard Mode is on, multiple notes can be played on same string simultaneously. When Solo Mode is on, only single note can be played. Both Keyboard Mode and Solo Mode will mute Auto Legato. 3.6 Auto Legato Mode When two notes on same string overlap and Keyboard/Solo Mode is off, a legato will be automatically made. Note D#6 can switch auto legato mode, high velocity for Auto LS and low velocity for Auto HP. 24

25 3.7 Tuner You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2 semitones down at most. Tuning is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all articulations. 25

26 4 Main Panel 4.1 Overview of Main Panel 26

27 1. Articulations and Poly Legato (Important) 2. Mic Volume / Pick Attack Accentuation 3. Master Volume 4. Pan 5. Stereo Width / Pick Touch Gain 6. Doubling Toggle and Width (Important) 7. Release Sound Gain 8. FX Sound Gain 9. Resonance Gain and Time (Original) / Fade In 10. Fret Sound Toggle and Gain (Original) 11. Global Sample Start Time (Original) 12. Capo 13. Peak Meter 14. Bender 15. Manual Vibrato Wheel (Original) 16. StrMan and CapoMan 17. FX Sound Group 18. Strum Mode Toggle 19. Poly Repeater (Original) 20. FX Sound Group Auto Legato Mode Switch 22. Open String First Toggle 23. Tab Play Toggle 4.2 Articulations and Poly Legato Abbr. Full Name key switch Range Sus Sustain & Pop C0 E1-C5(D5) NH Natural Harmonic & Artificial Harmonic C#0 E2-C5(E5) PM Palm Mute D0 E1-C5(D5) SIO Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards D#0 F#1-C5(D5) LS Legato Slide (Poly Legato) E0 F1-C5(D5) HP Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato) F0 E1-C5(D5) SG Slide Guitar F#0 F#1-C5(D5) 27

28 4.2.1 Sustain & Pop Keyswitch is C0. Notes of velocity less than 127 will be Sustain. For acoustics, notes of velocity 127 will be Pop. For electrics, notes of velocity 127 will be either Artificial Harmonic or Pop depending on Accentuate Mode. 28

29 4.2.2 Natural Harmonic & Artificial Harmonic Keyswitch is C#0. For electrics, notes of velocity less than 127 will be Natural Harmonic. Notes of velocity 127 will be Artificial Harmonic. 29

30 4.2.3 Palm Mute Keyswitch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute depth. If you press C0 and D0 at the same time, subsequent notes of high velocity will be Sustain and notes of low velocity will be Palm Mute. 30

31 4.2.4 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards (Original) Keyswitch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, subsequent note will be Slide In. When D#0 is during a note, Slide Out is triggered whose velocity is determined by D#0. Articulation will revert to Sustain when note ends. 31

32 4.2.5 Legato Slide (Poly Legato) Keyswitch is E0. The two notes must overlap and E0 must be ahead of the start note. Articulation will revert to previous one when destination note ends. Slide triggered by E0 of high velocity will change fret position. Low velocity will not. 32

33 Poly Slide (Original): Press the highest note of destination set to slide upwards; Press the lowest note of destination set to slide downwards. 33

34 Slide Smoother: The speed of long legato slide (slide more than 2 frets) is determined by the velocity of destination note. Higher the velocity, faster the speed. Auto LS: When keyboard/solo mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto LS, two overlapped note on same string will make a slide automatically without keyswitch Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato) Keyswitch is F0. The two notes must overlap and F0 must be ahead of the start note. Articulation will return to previous one when destination note ends. HP triggered by F0 of high velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond. Low velocity will not. 34

35 Auto HP: When keyboard/solo mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto HP, two overlapped note on same string will make a HP automatically without keyswitch. Poly Legato (Original): Press the highest note of destination set to Hammer-On. Press the lowest note of destination set to Pull-Off Slide Guitar Keyswitch is F#0. 35

36 4.3 Doubling Toggle on to achieve an authentic doubling effect with only one Ample Guitar. 4.4 Controllable Resonance In real performance, guitarist can control resonance volume and time. Ample Guitar simulates these controls. Silent Press(G5), Silent Stroke(G#5) and releasing Hold Pedal can mute ringing resonance. 4.5 Fret Sound In real performance, hand is constantly moving and touching fretboard. Without fret sound virtual instruments would sound artificially «clean». 36

37 4.6 Global Sample Start Time After pick strokes string, it takes around 50ms to get the string really vibrating. Ample Guitar preserves the moment of the stroke, otherwise it will sound like piano. 37

38 4.6.1 Start Time Setting 38

39 Set Start Time to 50ms and Track Delay of DAWs to 0ms as shown in the figure above on the left for real-time playing. Set Start Time to 0ms and Track Delay of DAWs to -50ms as shown in the figure above on the right for playback or export. If your DAW doesn’t support Track delay, you will need to drag tracks a few ms (according to start time) forward manually, or use the formula of Time to BPM: Track Delay(beat) = Time(s) * Tempo / 60, e.g. for 50ms, you need to drag tracks 0.1 beat or 48 ticks forward when Tempo = 120. You need to export audio one bar earlier after Track Delay is set as shown in the figure below. 4.7 Capo Shifts all incoming notes without need to change original. 4.8 Manual Vibrato Wheel (Original) Vibrato can be controlled by hand like a real guitarist does. If you want to vibrate automatically, open Settings Panel to toggle on Auto Mod. 39

40 4.9 StrMan and CapoMan StrMan Specify a string to be played manually. G0-C1 correspond to 6th string-1st string. High velocity StrMan will affect fret position while low velocity will not CapoMan Switch to a fret position manually. Press C#1 and the CapoMan line (yellow) will appear. Then press E1-C3 to switch to position 0-20 respectively. 40

41 4.10 FX Sound Group Note FX Sound F5 Scratch F#5 Slap G5 Silent Press G#5 Silent Stroke A5 Downstroke 1 A#5 Upstroke 1 B5 Downstroke 2 C6 Upstroke 2 F6 Hit Top (Open) / Pick Scrape F#6 Hit Top (Mute) G6 Hit Rim 4.11 Poly Repeater (Original) As a simulation of repetitive downstroke and upstroke, you can press D6 and E6 to repeat notes being played or last ended note. Multiple notes are supported. 41

42 5 Strummer Panel 5.1 Overview of Strummer Panel 1. Strum Mode Toggle(C#6) 2. Strum Time (C#5) and Mode 3. Body Resonance and Mute Depth (Original) 4. Stroke Noise Volume 5. Strummer Humanizations 6. Chord Setting and Switch (Important) 7. Switch Chord Mode between Select Mode and Detect Mode 8. Transpose Whole Chord Bank 9. Save/Load Whole Chord Bank 10. Browse Chords 1-12 or Chord Play and SEQ Edit: 14 Strum Notes + 28 Ways to Play (Important) 12. Copy Current SEQ from Another 13. Clear All SEQ Notes 14. Default SEQ Note Velocity 15. Save/Load Pattern 42

43 16. SEQ Sync 17. Pattern Information 18. SEQ Export 19. Previous/Next Pattern 20. SEQ Play 21. SEQ Swing 22. SEQ Quantize and Time Signature 23. Strummer Keys 5.2 Strum Time and Mode Strum Time controls how fast pick cross strings. When Strum Time is 1000ms, in Each Mode every interval between chord notes is 1000ms while in All Mode intervals are altogether 1000ms. Note C#5 can control Strum Time. Higher the velocity, shorter the time. 5.3 Body Resonance and Mute Depth There are two ADSRs in strum mode, Body Resonance and Mute Depth. Body Resonance simulates open strum, higher the value longer the ringing time. Mute Depth simulates mute strum, lower the value greater the depth. 43

44 5.4 Strummer Humanizations Humanization (All) Applies random change to total strum time Humanization (Each) Alters the timing of chord notes without affecting total strum time Humanization (Velocity) Applies random change to strum velocity SEQ Swing Randomly flexes the timing grids of SEQ to avoid mechanical performance. 5.5 Chord Setting and Switch (Important) There are two chord modes available, select mode and detect mode. Note D5 can switch chord mode, high velocity for detect mode and low velocity for select mode Select Mode 44

45 Select Mode provides 24 chord slots. Every chord slot can be customized by setting root note, type and position, altogether 540 variations available. You can also customize by clicking on the fretboard. Press C1-B2 to switch to chord slot 1-24 respectively. Chord switch with high velocity will mute the ringing of previous chord. Click Transpose button will transpose 24 chord slots altogether. Click Load button to browse and load whole chord bank. Click Scan Folder to change folder. 45

46 Click Save button to save whole chord bank Detect Mode Detect Mode can detect chord pressed by users within C1-B2 and directly switch to corresponding preset. Root note must be within C1-B1. 46

47 Chord Inversion is supported. Different inversions will be mapped to different positions. Pressing C1-B1 or C2-B2 solely can make a slash chord based on current. 47

48 5.6 Chord Play and SEQ Setting (Important) Ample Guitar (6 in 1) Manual Strum Notes + 28 Ways to Play (Original) Strummer system provides 14 strum notes, and 28 ways to play when combined with different velocity, giving great variety for chord play, even with only one chord. 28 ways to play have been designed and arranged for convenience concern after countless hours of testing. Without need for remembering them, you can play naturally on keyboard to achieve realistic strum. Figure below shows 28 ways to play with Em chord (6 Notes) SEQ Edit Click 8 SEQ buttons to browse and edit SEQs. The icons on the left of editor are 14 strum notes. 48

49 Click to clear current SEQ notes. Click to copy another SEQ to current. Click to select default velocity of SEQ note. The color of SEQ note indicates velocity. Dragging mouse up/down or left/right will change the velocity and/or duration. Single clicking will enter a note. Double clicking on an existing note will remove it Save/Load Pattern Click Load button to browse and load pattern. Click Scan Folder to change folder. Select Category, Time Signature or type to filter patterns. Click Save button to save pattern. 49

50 5.6.4 SEQ Play Press C3 C#3 D#3 F#3 G#3 A#3 C#4 D#4 to play SEQ 1-8 respectively SEQ Export Drag export button to export current SEQ to host. 5.7 Strum with Articulations (Original) By combining articulation keyswitches and chord switch keys, you can play Natural Harmonic, Palm Mute, Slide In & Out, Legato Slide, Hammer-On & Pull-Off and Pop while strumming Strum Legato — Legato Slide Press E0 and switch to another chord during a strum note, a slide will be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which are on same string but different frets. 50

51 5.7.2 Strum Legato — Hammer On & Pull Off Press F0 and switch to another chord during a strum note, a HP will be made by notes of 51

52 previous chord and current chord which are on same string but different frets. Ample Guitar (6 in 1) Manual Slide In Strum Press D#0 before a strum note will make a Slide In strum. 52

53 5.7.4 Harmonic Strum Press C#0 before a strum note will make a Natural Harmonics strum, only available on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 12th fret. 5.8 Strummer Keys (Important) Green: Chord switch (select mode) or detect (detect mode). Yellow: SEQ triggers. Blue: Strum notes. Red: Chord Mode switch and Strum Time control. 53

54 6 Tab Panel 6.1 Overview of Tab Panel 1. Track Select 2. Load Tab 3. Reload Tab 4. Tab Sync 5. Convert Current Measure to Pattern 6. Go to Tab Play (Note A6) 8. Tab Loop 9. Velocity Proportion 10. Velocity Humanization 11. Tab Swing 12. Strum Time Proportion 6.2 Tab Load Ample Guitar supports four formats of tab, GP3, GP4, GP5 and GPX. Tab name and path can only contain numbers and English letters. After you edit a tab, you can click Reload button to 54

55 refresh. Click on edge or «Go to…» buttons to browse tab. 6.3 Tab Play Click the play button to play a tab. When loop toggle is on, tab will start over again when it reaches end. When loop toggle is off, tab will stop. A6 can toggle on tab play with high velocity and off with low velocity. Use A6 to control tab play when exporting. 6.4 Velocity Proportion and Humanization Velocity Proportion controls the percentage of original velocity with which to play tab. Humanization applies random change to velocity. 6.5 Tab Swing Randomly flexes the timing of tab to avoid mechanical performance. 6.6 Strum Time Proportion Controls the percentage of original strum time with which to play tab. When set as «Fixed by Strummer»,strum time will be fixed by the strum time knob on strummer panel. 55

56 7 FX Panel 7.1 Overview of FX Panel 4 Send FXs: Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Chorus. 4 Direct FXs: Compression, Overdrive, 5-Band-EQ, Wah. 7.2 Compression Name Range Default Unit Thre db Ratio Attack ms Release ms Gain (MakeUp) db 56

57 7.3 Overdrive Name Range Default Unit Drive Gain Tone HZ Band-EQ Name Range Default Unit Cut Active Off / On On — Lo Cut Gain -12/ db Lo Cut Freq 20-20k 100 Hz Band 2 Gain db Band 2 Freq 20-20k 200 Hz Band 3 Gain db Band 3 Freq 20-20k 800 Hz Band 4 Gain db Band 4 Freq 20-20k 1.6K Hz Hi Cut Active Off / On Off — Hi Cut Gain -12 / db Hi Cut Freq 20-20k 16k Hz 7.5 Wah Name Range Default Unit Min Max Pedal According to Min and Max = Min — 57

58 7.6 Chorus Name Range Default Unit Send Depth ms Rate Hz 7.7 Phaser Name Range Default Unit Send Depth Rate FBK Delay Name Range Default Unit Send L.Time s R.Time s FBK Reverb Name Range Default Unit Send Width Damp Size

59 8 Edit Panel You can adjust both pitch and gain of every sample according to your own need. Editor can correspond to sample currently being played. You can save your tune setting for later use or load setting from file. 59

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• Ample Guitar (6 in 1) Manual

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  Ample Guitar (6 in 1) Manual

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  Contents

  1 INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
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  1.1 INSTALLATION ON MAC
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  1.2 INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS
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  1.3 FULL FEATURES TRIAL & ACTIVATION
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  2 PARAMETERS SETTING
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  2.1 OVERVIEW OF SETTING PANEL
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  2.2 INSTRUMENT PATH SETTING
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  2.3 MASTER TUNE
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  2.4 MIDI OUT
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  2.5 MAX VOICES
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  2.6 LOW PERFORMANCE
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  2.7 RESET
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  2.8 CUSTOMIZED PARAMETERS CONTROL
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  2.8.1 MIDI CONTROLLER
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  3 GUITAR PANEL
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  3.1 OVERVIEW OF GUITAR PANEL
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  3.2 SAMPLE LIBRARY SWITCH
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  3.3 SOUND MODEACOUSTIC ONLY
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  3.4 OPEN STRING FIRST
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  3.5 KEYBOARD MODE
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  3.6 AUTO LEGATO
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  3.7 TUNER
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  4 MAIN PANEL
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  4.1 OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL
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  4.2 ARTICULATIONS AND POLY LEGATO
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  4.2.1 SUSTAIN & POPPING / ARTIFICIAL HARMONIC
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  4.2.2 NATURAL HARMONIC
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  4.2.3 PALM MUTE
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  4.2.4 SLIDE IN FROM BELOW & SLIDE OUT DOWNWARDS (ORIGINAL)
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  4.2.5 LEGATO SLIDE (POLY LEGATO)
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  4.2.6 HAMMER ON & PULL OFF (POLY LEGATO)
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  4.2.7 COMBINED KEY SWITCHES (ORIGINAL)
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  4.3 DOUBLE GUITARS
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  4.4 CONTROLLABLE RESONANCE
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  4.5 FRET SOUND
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  4.6 TOTAL START
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  4.6.1 START TIME SETTING
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  4.7 VELOCITY SENSITIVITY
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  4.8 VELOCITY LAYER SETTING
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  4.9 MANUAL VIBRATO WHEEL (ORIGINAL)
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  4.10 STR MAN AND CAPO MAN
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  4.10.1 STRMAN
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  4.10.2 CAPOMAN
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  4.11 FX SOUND GROUP
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  4.12 POLY REPEATER (ORIGINAL)
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  5 STRUMMER PANEL
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  5.1 OVERVIEW OF STRUMMER PANEL
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  5.2 STRUM TIME AND MODE
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  5.3 BODY RESONANCE AND MUTE DEPTH
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  5.4 STRUMMER HUMANIZATIONS
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  5.4.1 HUMANIZATION (ALL)
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  5.4.2 HUMANIZATION (EACH)
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  5.4.3 HUMANIZATION (VELOCITY)
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  5.4.4 SEQ SWING
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  5.5 CHORD SETTING AND SWITCH (IMPORTANT)
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  5.5.1 SELECT MODE
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  5.5.2 DETECT MODE
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  5.6 CHORD PLAY AND SEQ SETTING (IMPORTANT)
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  5.6.1 14 STRUM NOTES + 28 PLAY MODES (ORIGINAL)
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  5.6.2 SEQ SETTING
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  5.6.3 PLAY SEQ
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  5.7 SAVE & LOAD OF SEQ AND CHORD
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  5.8 QUANTIZE AND TIME SIGNATURE
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  5.9 STRUM WITH ARTICULATIONS (ORIGINAL)
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  5.9.1 STRUM LEGATO — LEGATO SLIDE
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  5.9.2 STRUM LEGATO — HAMMER ON & PULL OFF
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  5.9.3 SLIDE IN STRUM
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  5.9.4 HARMONICS STRUM
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  5.10 STRUMMER KEYSWITCHES (IMPORTANT)
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  6 TAB PANEL
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  6.1 OVERVIEW OF TAB PANEL
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  6.2 TAB LOAD
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  6.3 TAB PLAY
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  6.4 VELOCITY PROPORTION AND HUMANIZATION
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  6.5 TAB SWING
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  6.6 STRUM TIME PROPORTION
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  7 FX PANEL
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  7.1 OVERVIEW OF FX PANEL
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  7.2 COMPRESSION
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  7.3 OVERDRIVE
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  7.4 5-BAND-EQ
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  7.5 WAH
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  7.6 CHORUS
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  7.7
  PHASER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  7.8 DELAY
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  1 Installation and Activation

  1.1 Installation on Mac

  1. Continue to install.

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  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Select plugin formats to install.

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  4. Click «Change Install Location» if you want to install sample
  library in a different place.

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  5. Close to exit.

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  1.2 Installation on Windows

  1. Continue to install.

  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Specify location to install standalone.

  4. Specify location to install 64bit VST.

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  5. Specify location to install 32bit VST.

  6. Specify location to install sample library.

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  7. Select plugin formats to install.

  8. Choose if to create a Start Menu folder.

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  9. Finish to exit.

  * Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Re distributable if
  you can’t run Ample Guitar.

  64bit version Microsoft official download page

  32bit version Microsoft official download page

  1.3 Full Features Trial & Activation

  1. 7-days trial with full features is offered.

  2. Trial requires an internet connection.

  3. Activation: click the button to open the dialog.

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  4. Online Activation: fill in User ID and password and click
  «Activate» to complete activation.

  Click «Forgot» if you want to inquire User ID and reset
  password.

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  5. Offline Activation: please send Challenge Code and User ID to
  [email protected] . Our

  customer service will send you Key Code within 24 hours. Fill in
  User ID and Key Code and click

  «Activate» to complete activation. Keep your User ID and Key
  Code in case of reinstallation.

  * Refer Section 4.6 to set Track Delay in host.

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  2 Parameters Setting

  2.1 Overview of Setting Panel

  1. Instrument Path Setting

  2. Master Tune

  3. MIDI Out

  4. Max Voices

  5. Low Performance

  6. Real Time Voices Display

  7. Memory Display

  2.2 Instrument Path Setting

  You can move sample library folder indicated by original path to
  anywhere, and set path to new

  location.

  2.3 Master Tune

  Default tune is in 440Hz. You can set tune to any non-standard
  between 430 and 450Hz.

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  2.4 MIDI Out

  Toggle on MIDI Out, add a MIDI track in project and set the
  input to MIDI Out of Ample Guitar.

  Then any note being played will be converted to MIDI, including
  those by strum and tab.

  2.5 Max Voices

  Defines the maximum number of voices which can be played
  simultaneously. Voices will be

  forced stop if the number goes beyond maximum.

  2.6 Low Performance

  When low performance is on, only main group samples will be
  played, saving cpu load

  tremendously.

  2.7 Reset

  Carl + click a control to reset it to default value.

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  2.8 Customized Parameters Control

  2.8.1 MIDI Controller

  All buttons, knobs and sliders on GUI can be controlled by MIDI
  Controllers. Alt + click a control

  to open the dialog below and assign a controller.

  1.Left Column: Available controllers, including After Touch,
  Bender

  and MIDI CC.

  2.Right Column: Assigned parameters.

  3.OK: Assign the selected controller to the control.

  4.Cancel: Close dialog.

  5.Learn: MIDI Learn.

  6.Clear: Clear the assigned controller of the control.

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  2.8.2 Automation

  You can also use automation to control parameters.

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  3 Guitar Panel

  3.1 Overview of Guitar Panel

  1. Sample Library Switch

  2. Sound Mode / Pan

  3. Capo Logic — Intelligent Fingering Simulation

  Algorithm

  4. Str man

  5. Open String First (G#6)

  6. Hold Pedal

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  7. Keyboard Mode

  8. Auto Legato (D#6)

  9. Tuner

  10. Master Volume

  3.2 Sample Library Switch

  1. Acoustics have three distinct sample libraries: Finger, Pick
  and Strum. Strum library includes

  real strum samples customariness for any chord and rhythm
  without loss of quality.

  2. Electrics have sample libraries of two pickup options: Neck
  and Both.

  * Sample Library cannot be switched during play.

  3.3 Sound ModeAcoustic only

  Two mono and stereo modes are available. In addition, you can
  adjust mic volumes, pan and

  width to meet your need.

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  3.4 Open String First

  Used for playing high position arpeggios with open strings. When
  toggled on, notes will be

  played priorly on open strings regardless of Capo Logic. G#6 can
  toggle it on with high velocity

  and off with low velocity.

  3.5 Keyboard Mode

  When toggled on, multiple notes can be played on same string
  simultaneously. Auto Legato will

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  also be muted.

  3.6 Auto Legato

  When two notes on the same string overlap and keyboard mode is
  off, a legato will be

  automatically made. D#6 can switch auto legato mode, high
  velocity for Auto SL and low

  velocity for Auto HP.

  3.7 Tuner

  You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2
  semitones down at most. Tuning

  is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all
  articulations.

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  4 Main Panel

  4.1 Overview of Main Panel

  1.Articulations and Poly Legato key switches

  (Important)

  2.Mic Volume / Peak meter

  3.Master Volume

  4.Pan / Pick Touch Volume

  5.Stereo Width / Fade In

  6.Double Guitars Toggle and Width

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  (Important)

  7.Release Sound Volume

  8.FX Sound Volume

  9.Resonance Volume and Time (Original)

  10.Fret Sound Toggle and Volume (Original)

  11.Total Start Time (Original)

  12.Velocity Sensitivity

  13.Velocity Layers (Important)

  14.Bender and Bender Range

  15.Manual Vibrato Wheel(Original)

  16.Str man and Capo man

  17.FX Sound Group

  18.Strum Mode key switch

  19.Poly Repeater (Original)

  20.Percussion Group / FX Sound Group 2

  21.Auto Legato key switch

  22.Open String First key switch

  23.Tab Play key switch

  4.2 Articulations and Poly Legato

  Abbr. Full Name key switch Range

  Sus Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic C0 E1-C5

  NH Natural Harmonic C#0 E2-C5

  PM Palm Mute D0 E1-C5

  SIO Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards D#0 F#1-C5

  LS Legato Slide (Poly Legato) E0 F1-C5

  HP Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato) F0 E1-C5

  4.2.1 Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic

  key switch is C0. When velocity is 127, Popping is triggered.
  When velocity is lower than 127,

  Sustain is triggered.

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  4.2.2 Natural Harmonic

  key switch is C#0. For electric guitars, when velocity is 127,
  Artificial Harmonic is triggered.

  When velocity is lower than 127, Natural Harmonic is
  triggered.

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  4.2.3 Palm Mute

  key switch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute
  depth.

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  4.2.4 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards
  (Original)

  key switch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, Slide In is
  triggered. When D#0 lies in a note,

  Slide Out is triggered. The velocity of slide is determined by
  D#0. Articulation will return to

  Sustain when note ends. Poly slide is supported.

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  4.2.5 Legato Slide (Poly Legato)

  key switch is E0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and E0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by E0 of high

  velocity will change fret position. Low velocity will not.

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  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to slide upward, or
  lowest note of second set if you want

  to slide downward.

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  Slide Smoother: The speed of a long legato slide (slide more
  than 2 frets) is determined by the

  velocity of second note. Higher the velocity, faster the
  speed.

  Auto SL: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  SL, two overlapped note on

  same string will legato automatically, no key switch needed.

  4.2.6 Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato)

  key switch is F0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and F0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by F0 of high

  velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond. Low
  velocity will not.

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  Auto HP: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  HP, two overlapped note

  on same string will legato automatically, no key switch
  needed.

  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to hammer on, or lowest
  note of second set if you want

  to pull off.

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  4.2.7 Combined key switches (Original)

  After you pressed C0 and C#0 at the same time, note of high
  velocity will be Sustain and low

  velocity will be Natural Harmonic. After you pressed C0 and D0
  at the same time, note of high

  velocity will be Sustain and low velocity will be Palm Mute.

  4.3 Double Guitars

  Guitar notes doubling is a common technique used in recording
  and music performance. Our

  authentic Doubled Guitars are achieved by using different
  samples on left and right channels. It

  is very easy to use: simply click the toggle button.

  Double Guitars knob adjusts the time difference between notes on
  left and right channels.

  4.4 Controllable Resonance

  In real performance, guitarist can control resonance volume and
  time with hand. Ample Guitar

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  simulates these controls.

  *Silent Press(G5), Silent Stroke(G#5) and releasing Hold Pedal
  can end sustained Resonance.

  4.5 Fret Sound

  In real performance, hand is constantly moving and touching
  fretboard. Other virtual guitars

  sound artificially «clean» without fret sound which Ample Guitar
  can simulate.

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  4.6 Total Start Time

  After pick strokes string, it takes around 50ms to get the
  string really vibrating. Ample Guitar

  preserves the moment of the stroke, otherwise it will sound like
  piano.

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  4.6.1 Start Time Setting

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  Set Start Time to 50ms and Track Delay of DAWs to 0ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  left when you are playing a MIDI keyboard.

  Set Start Time to 0ms and Track Delay of DAWs to -50ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  right when you are playing tracks or exporting audio.

  If your DAW doesn’t support Track delay, you will need to drag
  tracks a few ms (according to

  start time) forward manually, or use the formula of Time to BPM:
  Track Delay(beat) = Time(s) *

  Tempo / 60, e.g. for 50ms, you need to drag tracks 0.1 beat or
  48 ticks forward when Tempo =

  120.

  You need to export audio one bar earlier after Track Delay is
  set as shown in the figure below.

  4.7 Velocity Sensitivity

  Determines how much velocity controls volume. Volume will be
  totally controlled by velocity

  when the value is 100. Will be slightly controlled when the
  value is 25.

  4.8 Velocity Layer Setting

  Each Cycle: Separate sample cycle for Each Note and Each
  Velocity Layer, greatly improving

  humanization.

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  Rhombic Sampling Structure: Greatly improves sample
  utilization.

  Three sliders control velocity thresholds of corresponding
  layers. Adjust them according to your

  play style.

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  4.9 Manual Vibrato Wheel (Original)

  Vibrato can be controlled by hand like a real guitarist does. An
  intensive vibrato is triggered

  when the wheel position exceeds 3/4.

  4.10 Str man and Capo man

  4.10.1 StrMan

  Specify a string to be played manually. G0-C1 correspond to 6th
  string-1st string. High velocity

  Strman will affect fret position while low velocity will
  not.

  4.10.2 CapoMan

  Switch to a fret position manually. Press C#1 and the CapoMan
  line (yellow) will appear. Then

  press E1-C3 to switch to position 0-20 respectively.

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  4.11 FX Sound Group

  Note FX Sound

  F5 Scratch

  F#5 Slap

  G5 Silent Press

  G#5 Silent Stroke

  A5 Downstroke 1

  A#5 Upstroke 1

  B5 Downstroke 2

  C6 Upstroke 2

  F6 Hit Top (Open) / Pick

  Scrape

  F#6 Hit Top (Mute) / Dead Note

  Upstroke

  G6 Hit Rim / Random Left

  Hand Noise

  4.12 Poly Repeater (Original)

  As a simulation of repetitive downstroke and upstroke, you can
  press D6 and E6 to repeat notes

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  being played or last ended note. Multiple notes are
  supported.

  5 Strummer Panel

  5.1 Overview of Strummer Panel

  1.Strum Mode Toggle(C#6)

  2.Strum Time (C#5) and Mode

  3.Body Resonance and Mute Depth (Original)

  4.Strummer Humanizations

  5.Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  6.Chord Play and SEQ Setting, 14 Strum Notes + 28

  Play Modes (Important)

  7.Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  8.SEQ Quantize and Time Signature

  9.Stroke Sound Volume

  10.Strummer key switches (Important)

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  5.2 Strum Time and Mode

  Strum Time controls how fast pick cross strings. When Strum Time
  is 1000ms, in Each Mode

  every interval between chord notes is 1000ms while in All Mode
  intervals are altogether

  1000ms.

  C#5 can control Strum Time. Higher the velocity, shorter the
  time.

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  5.3 Body Resonance and Mute Depth

  There are two ADRs in strum mode, Body Resonance and Mute Depth.
  Body Resonance

  simulates open strum, higher the value longer the sustain time.
  Mute Depth simulates mute

  strum, lower the value greater the depth.

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  5.4 Strummer Humanizations

  5.4.1 Humanization (All)

  Applies random change to the total strum time.

  5.4.2 Humanization (Each)

  Alters the timing of chord notes without affecting the total
  strum time.

  5.4.3 Humanization (Velocity)

  Applies random change to note velocities.

  5.4.4 SEQ Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing grid of SEQ to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  5.5 Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  There are two chord modes available, select mode and detect
  mode.

  D5 can switch chord mode, high velocity for detect mode and low
  velocity for select mode.

  5.5.1 Select Mode

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  Select Mode provides 12 chord slots. Every chord slot can be
  customized by setting root note,

  type and position, altogether 540 variations available. You can
  also customize by clicking on the

  dartboard.

  Click Transpose button will transpose 12 chord slots
  altogether.

  Press C2-B2 to switch to 1-12 chord slot respectively. High
  velocity will mute the sustain of

  previous chord.

  5.5.2 Detect Mode

  Ample Guitar can detect chord pressed by users within C1-B2 and
  directly switch to

  corresponding preset. Root note must be between C1-B1. Detected
  chord will be displayed on

  the 12th chord slot.

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  Chord Inversion is supportedDifferent inversions will be mapped
  to different positions.

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  5.6 Chord Play and SEQ Setting (Important)

  5.6.1 14 Strum Notes + 28 Play Modes (Original)

  Strummer system provides 14 strum notes, and 28 play modes when
  combined with different

  velocity, giving great variety for chord play, even with only
  one chord.

  Play modes have been designed and arranged with regard to
  convenience after countless hours

  of testing. Without need for remembering them, you can play
  naturally on keyboard to achieve

  realistic strum.

  The figure below shows 28 play modes with Em chord (6
  Notes).

  5.6.2 SEQ Setting

  Click 8 SEQ buttons to browse and edit patterns.

  Click to clear current pattern. Click to copy a patten to
  current pattern. Click to

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  select default velocity of SEQ note.

  The color of SEQ note indicates velocity. Dragging mouse up/down
  or left/right will change the

  velocity and/or duration. Single clicking will enter a note.
  Double clicking on an existing note

  will remove it.

  The icons on the left of editor are 14 strum notes.

  5.6.3 Play SEQ

  Press C3 C#3 D#3 F#3 G#3 A#3 C#4 D#4 to trigger 1-8 SEQ patterns
  respectively

  5.7 Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  Click and choose «pattern» to load a single pattern into the
  current SEQ pattern, or choose

  «pattern bank» to load 8 patterns, or choose «chord bank» to
  load 12 chords.

  Click and choose «pattern» to save a single pattern, or choose
  «pattern bank» to save a

  pattern bank (8 patterns), or choose «chord bank» to save a
  chord bank (12 chords).

  The naming rule of SEQ file: take 090-16-44-Rock06.agp as an
  example, 090 indicates the

  tempo for this SEQ; 16 indicates the quantize rate; 44 indicates
  the time signature, Rock stands

  for music style. Users can find SEQ they need according to these
  attributes.

  *File name and path only supports numbers and English
  letters.

  5.8 Quantize and Time Signature

  Quantize: the duration of time grid of SEQ editor.

  Time Signature: 6/8

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  Time Signature: 44Tri

  5.9 Strum with Articulations (Original)

  By combining articulation keyswitches and chord switch keys, you
  can play Natural Harmonics,

  Palm Mute, Slide In & Out, Legato Slide, Hammer On &
  Pull Off and Popping in strum.

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  5.9.1 Strum Legato — Legato Slide

  When you press E0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato Slide

  will be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which
  are on same string but

  different frets.

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  5.9.2 Strum Legato — Hammer On & Pull Off

  When you press F0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato HP will

  be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which are
  on same string but different

  frets.

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  5.9.3 Slide In Strum

  Press D#0 before a strum note will result in a Slide In
  strum.

  5.9.4 Harmonics Strum

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  Press C#0 before a strum note will result in a Natural Harmonics
  strum, only available on 3rd,

  5th, 7th, 9th and 12th fret.

  5.10 Strummer Keyswitches (Important)

  Green: Chord switches. Yellow: SEQ triggers. Blue: Strum notes.
  Red: Chord Mode switch and

  Strum Time control.

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  6 Tab Panel

  6.1 Overview of Tab Panel

  1.Track Select

  2.Load a Tab

  3.Reload Tab

  4.Convert Current Measure to SEQ Pattern

  5.Go to…

  6.Tab Play Toggle (A6)

  7.Tab Loop Toggle

  8.Velocity Proportion

  9.Velocity Humanization

  10.Tab Swing

  11.Strum Time Proportion

  6.2 Tab Load

  Ample Guitar supports three formats of tab, GP3, GP4 and GP5.
  Tab name and path can only

  contain numbers and English letters. After you edit a tab, you
  can click Reload button to refresh.

  Click on edge or «Go to…» buttons to browse tab.

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  6.3 Tab Play

  Click the play button to play a tab. When loop toggle is on, tab
  will start over again when it

  reaches end. When loop toggle is off, tab will stop. A6 can
  toggle on tab play with high velocity

  and off with low velocity. Use A6 to control tab play when
  exporting audio.

  6.4 Velocity Proportion and Humanization

  Velocity Proportion controls the percentage of original velocity
  with which to play tab.

  Humanization applies random change to velocity.

  6.5 Tab Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing of tab to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  6.6 Strum Time Proportion

  Controls the percentage of original strum time with which to
  play tab. When set as «Fixed by

  Strummer»strum time will be fixed by the strum time knob on
  strummer panel.

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  7 FX Panel

  7.1 Overview of FX Panel

  4 Send FXs: Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Chorus. 4 Direct FXs:
  Compression, Overdrive, 5-Band-EQ,

  Wah.

  7.2 Compression

  Name Range Default Unit

  Thre -60 — 0 -20 db

  Ratio 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Attack 1 — 500 5 ms

  Release 5 — 500 50 ms

  Gain (MakeUp) -24 — 24 2 db

  7.3 Overdrive

  Name Range Default Unit

  Drive 10 — 1000 150 —

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  Gain 0 — 0.2 0.1 —

  Tone 1000 —

  12000 4000 HZ

  7.4 5-Band-EQ

  Name Range Default Unit

  Cut Active Off / On On —

  Lo Cut Gain -12/-24 -12 db

  Lo Cut Freq 20 — 20k 100 Hz

  Band 2 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 2 Freq 20 — 20k 200 Hz

  Band 3 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 3 Freq 20 — 20k 800 Hz

  Band 4 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 4 Freq 20 — 20k 1.6K Hz

  Hi Cut Active Off / On Off —

  Hi Cut Gain -12 / -24 -12 db

  Hi Cut Freq 20 — 20k 16k Hz

  7.5 Wah

  Name Range Default Unit

  Min 100 — 200 100 —

  Max 5000 — 10000 5000 —

  Pedal According to Min

  and Max = Min —

  7.6 Chorus

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.5 —

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  Depth 0 — 1 0.1 ms

  Rate 0 — 0.5 0.1 Hz

  7.7 Phaser

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Depth 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Rate 0 — 10 5 —

  FBK 0 — 1 0.5 —

  7.8 Delay

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.1 —

  L.Time 0 — 2 0.25 beat or s

  R.Time 0 — 2 0.5 beat or s

  FBK 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Time Mode Bpm / Time Bpm —

  7.9 Reverb

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 0.5 0.1 —

  Width 0 — 1 1 —

  Damp 0 — 1 0.3 —

  Size 0 — 1 0.8 —

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  Contents

  1 INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
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  6

  1.1 INSTALLATION ON MAC
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  6

  1.2 INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  11

  1.3 FULL FEATURES TRIAL & ACTIVATION
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  15

  2 PARAMETERS SETTING
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  18

  2.1 OVERVIEW OF SETTING PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  18

  2.2 INSTRUMENT PATH SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  18

  2.3 MASTER TUNE
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  18

  2.4 MIDI OUT
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  19

  2.5 MAX VOICES
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  2.6 LOW PERFORMANCE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  2.7 RESET
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.8 CUSTOMIZED PARAMETERS CONTROL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  20

  2.8.1 MIDI CONTROLLER
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  20

  2.8.2
  AUTOMATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  3 GUITAR PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  22

  3.1 OVERVIEW OF GUITAR PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  22

  3.2 SAMPLE LIBRARY SWITCH
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  23

  3.3 SOUND MODEACOUSTIC ONLY
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  23

  3.4 OPEN STRING FIRST
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  3.5 KEYBOARD MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  3.6 AUTO LEGATO
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  3.7 TUNER
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4 MAIN PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.1 OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.2 ARTICULATIONS AND POLY LEGATO
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  27

  4.2.1 SUSTAIN & POPPING / ARTIFICIAL HARMONIC
  ………………………………………………………………………………….
  27

  4.2.2 NATURAL HARMONIC
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.2.3 PALM MUTE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.2.4 SLIDE IN FROM BELOW & SLIDE OUT DOWNWARDS (ORIGINAL)
  …………………………………………………………
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  4.2.5 LEGATO SLIDE (POLY LEGATO)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  31

  4.2.6 HAMMER ON & PULL OFF (POLY LEGATO)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.2.7 COMBINED KEY SWITCHES (ORIGINAL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
  36

  4.3 DOUBLE GUITARS
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  36

  4.4 CONTROLLABLE RESONANCE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.5 FRET SOUND
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.6 TOTAL START
  TIME………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.6.1 START TIME SETTING
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.7 VELOCITY SENSITIVITY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  40

  4.8 VELOCITY LAYER SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  40

  4.9 MANUAL VIBRATO WHEEL (ORIGINAL)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  42

  4.10 STR MAN AND CAPO MAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.10.1 STRMAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  42

  4.10.2 CAPOMAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  42

  4.11 FX SOUND GROUP
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  43

  4.12 POLY REPEATER (ORIGINAL)
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5 STRUMMER PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.1 OVERVIEW OF STRUMMER PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  44

  5.2 STRUM TIME AND MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  45

  5.3 BODY RESONANCE AND MUTE DEPTH
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4 STRUMMER HUMANIZATIONS
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.4.1 HUMANIZATION (ALL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4.2 HUMANIZATION (EACH)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4.3 HUMANIZATION (VELOCITY)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4.4 SEQ SWING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.5 CHORD SETTING AND SWITCH (IMPORTANT)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………..
  47

  5.5.1 SELECT MODE
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  47

  5.5.2 DETECT MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  48

  5.6 CHORD PLAY AND SEQ SETTING (IMPORTANT)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.6.1 14 STRUM NOTES + 28 PLAY MODES (ORIGINAL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………
  50

  5.6.2 SEQ SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  50

  5.6.3 PLAY SEQ
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.7 SAVE & LOAD OF SEQ AND CHORD
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  51

  5.8 QUANTIZE AND TIME SIGNATURE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.9 STRUM WITH ARTICULATIONS (ORIGINAL)
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.9.1 STRUM LEGATO — LEGATO SLIDE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  53

  5.9.2 STRUM LEGATO — HAMMER ON & PULL OFF
  ……………………………………………………………………………………
  54

  5.9.3 SLIDE IN STRUM
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  55

  5.9.4 HARMONICS STRUM
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.10 STRUMMER KEYSWITCHES (IMPORTANT)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
  56

  6 TAB PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  6.1 OVERVIEW OF TAB PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  57

  6.2 TAB LOAD
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  57

  6.3 TAB PLAY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  58

  6.4 VELOCITY PROPORTION AND HUMANIZATION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………
  58

  6.5 TAB SWING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  58

  6.6 STRUM TIME PROPORTION
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  58

  7 FX PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7.1 OVERVIEW OF FX PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.2 COMPRESSION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.3 OVERDRIVE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.4 5-BAND-EQ
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  7.5 WAH
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  7.6 CHORUS
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  7.7
  PHASER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  61

  7.8 DELAY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7.9 REVERB
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  1 Installation and Activation

  1.1 Installation on Mac

  1. Continue to install.

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  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Select plugin formats to install.

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  4. Click «Change Install Location» if you want to install sample
  library in a different place.

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  5. Close to exit.

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  1.2 Installation on Windows

  1. Continue to install.

  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Specify location to install standalone.

  4. Specify location to install 64bit VST.

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  5. Specify location to install 32bit VST.

  6. Specify location to install sample library.

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  7. Select plugin formats to install.

  8. Choose if to create a Start Menu folder.

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  9. Finish to exit.

  * Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Re distributable if
  you can’t run Ample Guitar.

  64bit version Microsoft official download page

  32bit version Microsoft official download page

  1.3 Full Features Trial & Activation

  1. 7-days trial with full features is offered.

  2. Trial requires an internet connection.

  3. Activation: click the button to open the dialog.

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  4. Online Activation: fill in User ID and password and click
  «Activate» to complete activation.

  Click «Forgot» if you want to inquire User ID and reset
  password.

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  5. Offline Activation: please send Challenge Code and User ID to
  service@amplesound.net . Our

  customer service will send you Key Code within 24 hours. Fill in
  User ID and Key Code and click

  «Activate» to complete activation. Keep your User ID and Key
  Code in case of reinstallation.

  * Refer Section 4.6 to set Track Delay in host.

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  2 Parameters Setting

  2.1 Overview of Setting Panel

  1. Instrument Path Setting

  2. Master Tune

  3. MIDI Out

  4. Max Voices

  5. Low Performance

  6. Real Time Voices Display

  7. Memory Display

  2.2 Instrument Path Setting

  You can move sample library folder indicated by original path to
  anywhere, and set path to new

  location.

  2.3 Master Tune

  Default tune is in 440Hz. You can set tune to any non-standard
  between 430 and 450Hz.

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  2.4 MIDI Out

  Toggle on MIDI Out, add a MIDI track in project and set the
  input to MIDI Out of Ample Guitar.

  Then any note being played will be converted to MIDI, including
  those by strum and tab.

  2.5 Max Voices

  Defines the maximum number of voices which can be played
  simultaneously. Voices will be

  forced stop if the number goes beyond maximum.

  2.6 Low Performance

  When low performance is on, only main group samples will be
  played, saving cpu load

  tremendously.

  2.7 Reset

  Carl + click a control to reset it to default value.

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  2.8 Customized Parameters Control

  2.8.1 MIDI Controller

  All buttons, knobs and sliders on GUI can be controlled by MIDI
  Controllers. Alt + click a control

  to open the dialog below and assign a controller.

  1.Left Column: Available controllers, including After Touch,
  Bender

  and MIDI CC.

  2.Right Column: Assigned parameters.

  3.OK: Assign the selected controller to the control.

  4.Cancel: Close dialog.

  5.Learn: MIDI Learn.

  6.Clear: Clear the assigned controller of the control.

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  2.8.2 Automation

  You can also use automation to control parameters.

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  3 Guitar Panel

  3.1 Overview of Guitar Panel

  1. Sample Library Switch

  2. Sound Mode / Pan

  3. Capo Logic — Intelligent Fingering Simulation

  Algorithm

  4. Str man

  5. Open String First (G#6)

  6. Hold Pedal

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  7. Keyboard Mode

  8. Auto Legato (D#6)

  9. Tuner

  10. Master Volume

  3.2 Sample Library Switch

  1. Acoustics have three distinct sample libraries: Finger, Pick
  and Strum. Strum library includes

  real strum samples customariness for any chord and rhythm
  without loss of quality.

  2. Electrics have sample libraries of two pickup options: Neck
  and Both.

  * Sample Library cannot be switched during play.

  3.3 Sound ModeAcoustic only

  Two mono and stereo modes are available. In addition, you can
  adjust mic volumes, pan and

  width to meet your need.

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  3.4 Open String First

  Used for playing high position arpeggios with open strings. When
  toggled on, notes will be

  played priorly on open strings regardless of Capo Logic. G#6 can
  toggle it on with high velocity

  and off with low velocity.

  3.5 Keyboard Mode

  When toggled on, multiple notes can be played on same string
  simultaneously. Auto Legato will

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  also be muted.

  3.6 Auto Legato

  When two notes on the same string overlap and keyboard mode is
  off, a legato will be

  automatically made. D#6 can switch auto legato mode, high
  velocity for Auto SL and low

  velocity for Auto HP.

  3.7 Tuner

  You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2
  semitones down at most. Tuning

  is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all
  articulations.

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  4 Main Panel

  4.1 Overview of Main Panel

  1.Articulations and Poly Legato key switches

  (Important)

  2.Mic Volume / Peak meter

  3.Master Volume

  4.Pan / Pick Touch Volume

  5.Stereo Width / Fade In

  6.Double Guitars Toggle and Width

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  (Important)

  7.Release Sound Volume

  8.FX Sound Volume

  9.Resonance Volume and Time (Original)

  10.Fret Sound Toggle and Volume (Original)

  11.Total Start Time (Original)

  12.Velocity Sensitivity

  13.Velocity Layers (Important)

  14.Bender and Bender Range

  15.Manual Vibrato Wheel(Original)

  16.Str man and Capo man

  17.FX Sound Group

  18.Strum Mode key switch

  19.Poly Repeater (Original)

  20.Percussion Group / FX Sound Group 2

  21.Auto Legato key switch

  22.Open String First key switch

  23.Tab Play key switch

  4.2 Articulations and Poly Legato

  Abbr. Full Name key switch Range

  Sus Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic C0 E1-C5

  NH Natural Harmonic C#0 E2-C5

  PM Palm Mute D0 E1-C5

  SIO Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards D#0 F#1-C5

  LS Legato Slide (Poly Legato) E0 F1-C5

  HP Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato) F0 E1-C5

  4.2.1 Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic

  key switch is C0. When velocity is 127, Popping is triggered.
  When velocity is lower than 127,

  Sustain is triggered.

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  4.2.2 Natural Harmonic

  key switch is C#0. For electric guitars, when velocity is 127,
  Artificial Harmonic is triggered.

  When velocity is lower than 127, Natural Harmonic is
  triggered.

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  4.2.3 Palm Mute

  key switch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute
  depth.

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  4.2.4 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards
  (Original)

  key switch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, Slide In is
  triggered. When D#0 lies in a note,

  Slide Out is triggered. The velocity of slide is determined by
  D#0. Articulation will return to

  Sustain when note ends. Poly slide is supported.

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  4.2.5 Legato Slide (Poly Legato)

  key switch is E0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and E0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by E0 of high

  velocity will change fret position. Low velocity will not.

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  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to slide upward, or
  lowest note of second set if you want

  to slide downward.

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  Slide Smoother: The speed of a long legato slide (slide more
  than 2 frets) is determined by the

  velocity of second note. Higher the velocity, faster the
  speed.

  Auto SL: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  SL, two overlapped note on

  same string will legato automatically, no key switch needed.

  4.2.6 Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato)

  key switch is F0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and F0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by F0 of high

  velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond. Low
  velocity will not.

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  Auto HP: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  HP, two overlapped note

  on same string will legato automatically, no key switch
  needed.

  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to hammer on, or lowest
  note of second set if you want

  to pull off.

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  4.2.7 Combined key switches (Original)

  After you pressed C0 and C#0 at the same time, note of high
  velocity will be Sustain and low

  velocity will be Natural Harmonic. After you pressed C0 and D0
  at the same time, note of high

  velocity will be Sustain and low velocity will be Palm Mute.

  4.3 Double Guitars

  Guitar notes doubling is a common technique used in recording
  and music performance. Our

  authentic Doubled Guitars are achieved by using different
  samples on left and right channels. It

  is very easy to use: simply click the toggle button.

  Double Guitars knob adjusts the time difference between notes on
  left and right channels.

  4.4 Controllable Resonance

  In real performance, guitarist can control resonance volume and
  time with hand. Ample Guitar

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  simulates these controls.

  *Silent Press(G5), Silent Stroke(G#5) and releasing Hold Pedal
  can end sustained Resonance.

  4.5 Fret Sound

  In real performance, hand is constantly moving and touching
  fretboard. Other virtual guitars

  sound artificially «clean» without fret sound which Ample Guitar
  can simulate.

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  4.6 Total Start Time

  After pick strokes string, it takes around 50ms to get the
  string really vibrating. Ample Guitar

  preserves the moment of the stroke, otherwise it will sound like
  piano.

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  4.6.1 Start Time Setting

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  Set Start Time to 50ms and Track Delay of DAWs to 0ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  left when you are playing a MIDI keyboard.

  Set Start Time to 0ms and Track Delay of DAWs to -50ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  right when you are playing tracks or exporting audio.

  If your DAW doesn’t support Track delay, you will need to drag
  tracks a few ms (according to

  start time) forward manually, or use the formula of Time to BPM:
  Track Delay(beat) = Time(s) *

  Tempo / 60, e.g. for 50ms, you need to drag tracks 0.1 beat or
  48 ticks forward when Tempo =

  120.

  You need to export audio one bar earlier after Track Delay is
  set as shown in the figure below.

  4.7 Velocity Sensitivity

  Determines how much velocity controls volume. Volume will be
  totally controlled by velocity

  when the value is 100. Will be slightly controlled when the
  value is 25.

  4.8 Velocity Layer Setting

  Each Cycle: Separate sample cycle for Each Note and Each
  Velocity Layer, greatly improving

  humanization.

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  Rhombic Sampling Structure: Greatly improves sample
  utilization.

  Three sliders control velocity thresholds of corresponding
  layers. Adjust them according to your

  play style.

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  4.9 Manual Vibrato Wheel (Original)

  Vibrato can be controlled by hand like a real guitarist does. An
  intensive vibrato is triggered

  when the wheel position exceeds 3/4.

  4.10 Str man and Capo man

  4.10.1 StrMan

  Specify a string to be played manually. G0-C1 correspond to 6th
  string-1st string. High velocity

  Strman will affect fret position while low velocity will
  not.

  4.10.2 CapoMan

  Switch to a fret position manually. Press C#1 and the CapoMan
  line (yellow) will appear. Then

  press E1-C3 to switch to position 0-20 respectively.

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  4.11 FX Sound Group

  Note FX Sound

  F5 Scratch

  F#5 Slap

  G5 Silent Press

  G#5 Silent Stroke

  A5 Downstroke 1

  A#5 Upstroke 1

  B5 Downstroke 2

  C6 Upstroke 2

  F6 Hit Top (Open) / Pick

  Scrape

  F#6 Hit Top (Mute) / Dead Note

  Upstroke

  G6 Hit Rim / Random Left

  Hand Noise

  4.12 Poly Repeater (Original)

  As a simulation of repetitive downstroke and upstroke, you can
  press D6 and E6 to repeat notes

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  being played or last ended note. Multiple notes are
  supported.

  5 Strummer Panel

  5.1 Overview of Strummer Panel

  1.Strum Mode Toggle(C#6)

  2.Strum Time (C#5) and Mode

  3.Body Resonance and Mute Depth (Original)

  4.Strummer Humanizations

  5.Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  6.Chord Play and SEQ Setting, 14 Strum Notes + 28

  Play Modes (Important)

  7.Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  8.SEQ Quantize and Time Signature

  9.Stroke Sound Volume

  10.Strummer key switches (Important)

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  5.2 Strum Time and Mode

  Strum Time controls how fast pick cross strings. When Strum Time
  is 1000ms, in Each Mode

  every interval between chord notes is 1000ms while in All Mode
  intervals are altogether

  1000ms.

  C#5 can control Strum Time. Higher the velocity, shorter the
  time.

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  5.3 Body Resonance and Mute Depth

  There are two ADRs in strum mode, Body Resonance and Mute Depth.
  Body Resonance

  simulates open strum, higher the value longer the sustain time.
  Mute Depth simulates mute

  strum, lower the value greater the depth.

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  5.4 Strummer Humanizations

  5.4.1 Humanization (All)

  Applies random change to the total strum time.

  5.4.2 Humanization (Each)

  Alters the timing of chord notes without affecting the total
  strum time.

  5.4.3 Humanization (Velocity)

  Applies random change to note velocities.

  5.4.4 SEQ Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing grid of SEQ to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  5.5 Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  There are two chord modes available, select mode and detect
  mode.

  D5 can switch chord mode, high velocity for detect mode and low
  velocity for select mode.

  5.5.1 Select Mode

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  Select Mode provides 12 chord slots. Every chord slot can be
  customized by setting root note,

  type and position, altogether 540 variations available. You can
  also customize by clicking on the

  dartboard.

  Click Transpose button will transpose 12 chord slots
  altogether.

  Press C2-B2 to switch to 1-12 chord slot respectively. High
  velocity will mute the sustain of

  previous chord.

  5.5.2 Detect Mode

  Ample Guitar can detect chord pressed by users within C1-B2 and
  directly switch to

  corresponding preset. Root note must be between C1-B1. Detected
  chord will be displayed on

  the 12th chord slot.

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  Chord Inversion is supportedDifferent inversions will be mapped
  to different positions.

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  5.6 Chord Play and SEQ Setting (Important)

  5.6.1 14 Strum Notes + 28 Play Modes (Original)

  Strummer system provides 14 strum notes, and 28 play modes when
  combined with different

  velocity, giving great variety for chord play, even with only
  one chord.

  Play modes have been designed and arranged with regard to
  convenience after countless hours

  of testing. Without need for remembering them, you can play
  naturally on keyboard to achieve

  realistic strum.

  The figure below shows 28 play modes with Em chord (6
  Notes).

  5.6.2 SEQ Setting

  Click 8 SEQ buttons to browse and edit patterns.

  Click to clear current pattern. Click to copy a patten to
  current pattern. Click to

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  select default velocity of SEQ note.

  The color of SEQ note indicates velocity. Dragging mouse up/down
  or left/right will change the

  velocity and/or duration. Single clicking will enter a note.
  Double clicking on an existing note

  will remove it.

  The icons on the left of editor are 14 strum notes.

  5.6.3 Play SEQ

  Press C3 C#3 D#3 F#3 G#3 A#3 C#4 D#4 to trigger 1-8 SEQ patterns
  respectively

  5.7 Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  Click and choose «pattern» to load a single pattern into the
  current SEQ pattern, or choose

  «pattern bank» to load 8 patterns, or choose «chord bank» to
  load 12 chords.

  Click and choose «pattern» to save a single pattern, or choose
  «pattern bank» to save a

  pattern bank (8 patterns), or choose «chord bank» to save a
  chord bank (12 chords).

  The naming rule of SEQ file: take 090-16-44-Rock06.agp as an
  example, 090 indicates the

  tempo for this SEQ; 16 indicates the quantize rate; 44 indicates
  the time signature, Rock stands

  for music style. Users can find SEQ they need according to these
  attributes.

  *File name and path only supports numbers and English
  letters.

  5.8 Quantize and Time Signature

  Quantize: the duration of time grid of SEQ editor.

  Time Signature: 6/8

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  Time Signature: 44Tri

  5.9 Strum with Articulations (Original)

  By combining articulation keyswitches and chord switch keys, you
  can play Natural Harmonics,

  Palm Mute, Slide In & Out, Legato Slide, Hammer On &
  Pull Off and Popping in strum.

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  5.9.1 Strum Legato — Legato Slide

  When you press E0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato Slide

  will be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which
  are on same string but

  different frets.

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  5.9.2 Strum Legato — Hammer On & Pull Off

  When you press F0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato HP will

  be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which are
  on same string but different

  frets.

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  5.9.3 Slide In Strum

  Press D#0 before a strum note will result in a Slide In
  strum.

  5.9.4 Harmonics Strum

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  Press C#0 before a strum note will result in a Natural Harmonics
  strum, only available on 3rd,

  5th, 7th, 9th and 12th fret.

  5.10 Strummer Keyswitches (Important)

  Green: Chord switches. Yellow: SEQ triggers. Blue: Strum notes.
  Red: Chord Mode switch and

  Strum Time control.

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  6 Tab Panel

  6.1 Overview of Tab Panel

  1.Track Select

  2.Load a Tab

  3.Reload Tab

  4.Convert Current Measure to SEQ Pattern

  5.Go to…

  6.Tab Play Toggle (A6)

  7.Tab Loop Toggle

  8.Velocity Proportion

  9.Velocity Humanization

  10.Tab Swing

  11.Strum Time Proportion

  6.2 Tab Load

  Ample Guitar supports three formats of tab, GP3, GP4 and GP5.
  Tab name and path can only

  contain numbers and English letters. After you edit a tab, you
  can click Reload button to refresh.

  Click on edge or «Go to…» buttons to browse tab.

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  6.3 Tab Play

  Click the play button to play a tab. When loop toggle is on, tab
  will start over again when it

  reaches end. When loop toggle is off, tab will stop. A6 can
  toggle on tab play with high velocity

  and off with low velocity. Use A6 to control tab play when
  exporting audio.

  6.4 Velocity Proportion and Humanization

  Velocity Proportion controls the percentage of original velocity
  with which to play tab.

  Humanization applies random change to velocity.

  6.5 Tab Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing of tab to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  6.6 Strum Time Proportion

  Controls the percentage of original strum time with which to
  play tab. When set as «Fixed by

  Strummer»strum time will be fixed by the strum time knob on
  strummer panel.

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  7 FX Panel

  7.1 Overview of FX Panel

  4 Send FXs: Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Chorus. 4 Direct FXs:
  Compression, Overdrive, 5-Band-EQ,

  Wah.

  7.2 Compression

  Name Range Default Unit

  Thre -60 — 0 -20 db

  Ratio 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Attack 1 — 500 5 ms

  Release 5 — 500 50 ms

  Gain (MakeUp) -24 — 24 2 db

  7.3 Overdrive

  Name Range Default Unit

  Drive 10 — 1000 150 —

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  Gain 0 — 0.2 0.1 —

  Tone 1000 —

  12000 4000 HZ

  7.4 5-Band-EQ

  Name Range Default Unit

  Cut Active Off / On On —

  Lo Cut Gain -12/-24 -12 db

  Lo Cut Freq 20 — 20k 100 Hz

  Band 2 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 2 Freq 20 — 20k 200 Hz

  Band 3 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 3 Freq 20 — 20k 800 Hz

  Band 4 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 4 Freq 20 — 20k 1.6K Hz

  Hi Cut Active Off / On Off —

  Hi Cut Gain -12 / -24 -12 db

  Hi Cut Freq 20 — 20k 16k Hz

  7.5 Wah

  Name Range Default Unit

  Min 100 — 200 100 —

  Max 5000 — 10000 5000 —

  Pedal According to Min

  and Max = Min —

  7.6 Chorus

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.5 —

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  Depth 0 — 1 0.1 ms

  Rate 0 — 0.5 0.1 Hz

  7.7 Phaser

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Depth 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Rate 0 — 10 5 —

  FBK 0 — 1 0.5 —

  7.8 Delay

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.1 —

  L.Time 0 — 2 0.25 beat or s

  R.Time 0 — 2 0.5 beat or s

  FBK 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Time Mode Bpm / Time Bpm —

  7.9 Reverb

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 0.5 0.1 —

  Width 0 — 1 1 —

  Damp 0 — 1 0.3 —

  Size 0 — 1 0.8 —

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  Beijing Ample Sound Technology Co. Ltd

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  Contents

  1 INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  6

  1.1 INSTALLATION ON MAC
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  6

  1.2 INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  11

  1.3 FULL FEATURES TRIAL & ACTIVATION
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  15

  2 PARAMETERS SETTING
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  18

  2.1 OVERVIEW OF SETTING PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  18

  2.2 INSTRUMENT PATH SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  18

  2.3 MASTER TUNE
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  18

  2.4 MIDI OUT
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  19

  2.5 MAX VOICES
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.6 LOW PERFORMANCE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.7 RESET
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.8 CUSTOMIZED PARAMETERS CONTROL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  20

  2.8.1 MIDI CONTROLLER
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  20

  2.8.2
  AUTOMATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  21

  3 GUITAR PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  22

  3.1 OVERVIEW OF GUITAR PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  22

  3.2 SAMPLE LIBRARY SWITCH
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  23

  3.3 SOUND MODEACOUSTIC ONLY
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  23

  3.4 OPEN STRING FIRST
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  3.5 KEYBOARD MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  24

  3.6 AUTO LEGATO
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  25

  3.7 TUNER
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  25

  4 MAIN PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.1 OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  26

  4.2 ARTICULATIONS AND POLY LEGATO
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  27

  4.2.1 SUSTAIN & POPPING / ARTIFICIAL HARMONIC
  ………………………………………………………………………………….
  27

  4.2.2 NATURAL HARMONIC
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  28

  4.2.3 PALM MUTE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.2.4 SLIDE IN FROM BELOW & SLIDE OUT DOWNWARDS (ORIGINAL)
  …………………………………………………………
  30

  4.2.5 LEGATO SLIDE (POLY LEGATO)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  31

  4.2.6 HAMMER ON & PULL OFF (POLY LEGATO)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  34

  4.2.7 COMBINED KEY SWITCHES (ORIGINAL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.3 DOUBLE GUITARS
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  36

  4.4 CONTROLLABLE RESONANCE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.5 FRET SOUND
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.6 TOTAL START
  TIME………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  38

  4.6.1 START TIME SETTING
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.7 VELOCITY SENSITIVITY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.8 VELOCITY LAYER SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  40

  4.9 MANUAL VIBRATO WHEEL (ORIGINAL)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  42

  4.10 STR MAN AND CAPO MAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.10.1 STRMAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  42

  4.10.2 CAPOMAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  42

  4.11 FX SOUND GROUP
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  43

  4.12 POLY REPEATER (ORIGINAL)
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  43

  5 STRUMMER PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.1 OVERVIEW OF STRUMMER PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  44

  5.2 STRUM TIME AND MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  45

  5.3 BODY RESONANCE AND MUTE DEPTH
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4 STRUMMER HUMANIZATIONS
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.4.1 HUMANIZATION (ALL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  47

  5.4.2 HUMANIZATION (EACH)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  47

  5.4.3 HUMANIZATION (VELOCITY)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  47

  5.4.4 SEQ SWING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.5 CHORD SETTING AND SWITCH (IMPORTANT)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………..
  47

  5.5.1 SELECT MODE
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  47

  5.5.2 DETECT MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.6 CHORD PLAY AND SEQ SETTING (IMPORTANT)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.6.1 14 STRUM NOTES + 28 PLAY MODES (ORIGINAL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………
  50

  5.6.2 SEQ SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  50

  5.6.3 PLAY SEQ
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.7 SAVE & LOAD OF SEQ AND CHORD
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  51

  5.8 QUANTIZE AND TIME SIGNATURE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.9 STRUM WITH ARTICULATIONS (ORIGINAL)
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.9.1 STRUM LEGATO — LEGATO SLIDE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  53

  5.9.2 STRUM LEGATO — HAMMER ON & PULL OFF
  ……………………………………………………………………………………
  54

  5.9.3 SLIDE IN STRUM
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.9.4 HARMONICS STRUM
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.10 STRUMMER KEYSWITCHES (IMPORTANT)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  6 TAB PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  6.1 OVERVIEW OF TAB PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  57

  6.2 TAB LOAD
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  6.3 TAB PLAY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  58

  6.4 VELOCITY PROPORTION AND HUMANIZATION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………
  58

  6.5 TAB SWING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  58

  6.6 STRUM TIME PROPORTION
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7 FX PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7.1 OVERVIEW OF FX PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.2 COMPRESSION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.3 OVERDRIVE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.4 5-BAND-EQ
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  7.5 WAH
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  7.6 CHORUS
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  60

  7.7
  PHASER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  7.8 DELAY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7.9 REVERB
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  1 Installation and Activation

  1.1 Installation on Mac

  1. Continue to install.

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  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Select plugin formats to install.

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  4. Click «Change Install Location» if you want to install sample
  library in a different place.

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  5. Close to exit.

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  1.2 Installation on Windows

  1. Continue to install.

  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Specify location to install standalone.

  4. Specify location to install 64bit VST.

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  5. Specify location to install 32bit VST.

  6. Specify location to install sample library.

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  7. Select plugin formats to install.

  8. Choose if to create a Start Menu folder.

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  9. Finish to exit.

  * Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Re distributable if
  you can’t run Ample Guitar.

  64bit version Microsoft official download page

  32bit version Microsoft official download page

  1.3 Full Features Trial & Activation

  1. 7-days trial with full features is offered.

  2. Trial requires an internet connection.

  3. Activation: click the button to open the dialog.

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  4. Online Activation: fill in User ID and password and click
  «Activate» to complete activation.

  Click «Forgot» if you want to inquire User ID and reset
  password.

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  5. Offline Activation: please send Challenge Code and User ID to
  [email protected] . Our

  customer service will send you Key Code within 24 hours. Fill in
  User ID and Key Code and click

  «Activate» to complete activation. Keep your User ID and Key
  Code in case of reinstallation.

  * Refer Section 4.6 to set Track Delay in host.

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  2 Parameters Setting

  2.1 Overview of Setting Panel

  1. Instrument Path Setting

  2. Master Tune

  3. MIDI Out

  4. Max Voices

  5. Low Performance

  6. Real Time Voices Display

  7. Memory Display

  2.2 Instrument Path Setting

  You can move sample library folder indicated by original path to
  anywhere, and set path to new

  location.

  2.3 Master Tune

  Default tune is in 440Hz. You can set tune to any non-standard
  between 430 and 450Hz.

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  2.4 MIDI Out

  Toggle on MIDI Out, add a MIDI track in project and set the
  input to MIDI Out of Ample Guitar.

  Then any note being played will be converted to MIDI, including
  those by strum and tab.

  2.5 Max Voices

  Defines the maximum number of voices which can be played
  simultaneously. Voices will be

  forced stop if the number goes beyond maximum.

  2.6 Low Performance

  When low performance is on, only main group samples will be
  played, saving cpu load

  tremendously.

  2.7 Reset

  Carl + click a control to reset it to default value.

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  2.8 Customized Parameters Control

  2.8.1 MIDI Controller

  All buttons, knobs and sliders on GUI can be controlled by MIDI
  Controllers. Alt + click a control

  to open the dialog below and assign a controller.

  1.Left Column: Available controllers, including After Touch,
  Bender

  and MIDI CC.

  2.Right Column: Assigned parameters.

  3.OK: Assign the selected controller to the control.

  4.Cancel: Close dialog.

  5.Learn: MIDI Learn.

  6.Clear: Clear the assigned controller of the control.

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  2.8.2 Automation

  You can also use automation to control parameters.

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  3 Guitar Panel

  3.1 Overview of Guitar Panel

  1. Sample Library Switch

  2. Sound Mode / Pan

  3. Capo Logic — Intelligent Fingering Simulation

  Algorithm

  4. Str man

  5. Open String First (G#6)

  6. Hold Pedal

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  7. Keyboard Mode

  8. Auto Legato (D#6)

  9. Tuner

  10. Master Volume

  3.2 Sample Library Switch

  1. Acoustics have three distinct sample libraries: Finger, Pick
  and Strum. Strum library includes

  real strum samples customariness for any chord and rhythm
  without loss of quality.

  2. Electrics have sample libraries of two pickup options: Neck
  and Both.

  * Sample Library cannot be switched during play.

  3.3 Sound ModeAcoustic only

  Two mono and stereo modes are available. In addition, you can
  adjust mic volumes, pan and

  width to meet your need.

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  3.4 Open String First

  Used for playing high position arpeggios with open strings. When
  toggled on, notes will be

  played priorly on open strings regardless of Capo Logic. G#6 can
  toggle it on with high velocity

  and off with low velocity.

  3.5 Keyboard Mode

  When toggled on, multiple notes can be played on same string
  simultaneously. Auto Legato will

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  also be muted.

  3.6 Auto Legato

  When two notes on the same string overlap and keyboard mode is
  off, a legato will be

  automatically made. D#6 can switch auto legato mode, high
  velocity for Auto SL and low

  velocity for Auto HP.

  3.7 Tuner

  You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2
  semitones down at most. Tuning

  is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all
  articulations.

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  4 Main Panel

  4.1 Overview of Main Panel

  1.Articulations and Poly Legato key switches

  (Important)

  2.Mic Volume / Peak meter

  3.Master Volume

  4.Pan / Pick Touch Volume

  5.Stereo Width / Fade In

  6.Double Guitars Toggle and Width

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  (Important)

  7.Release Sound Volume

  8.FX Sound Volume

  9.Resonance Volume and Time (Original)

  10.Fret Sound Toggle and Volume (Original)

  11.Total Start Time (Original)

  12.Velocity Sensitivity

  13.Velocity Layers (Important)

  14.Bender and Bender Range

  15.Manual Vibrato Wheel(Original)

  16.Str man and Capo man

  17.FX Sound Group

  18.Strum Mode key switch

  19.Poly Repeater (Original)

  20.Percussion Group / FX Sound Group 2

  21.Auto Legato key switch

  22.Open String First key switch

  23.Tab Play key switch

  4.2 Articulations and Poly Legato

  Abbr. Full Name key switch Range

  Sus Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic C0 E1-C5

  NH Natural Harmonic C#0 E2-C5

  PM Palm Mute D0 E1-C5

  SIO Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards D#0 F#1-C5

  LS Legato Slide (Poly Legato) E0 F1-C5

  HP Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato) F0 E1-C5

  4.2.1 Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic

  key switch is C0. When velocity is 127, Popping is triggered.
  When velocity is lower than 127,

  Sustain is triggered.

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  4.2.2 Natural Harmonic

  key switch is C#0. For electric guitars, when velocity is 127,
  Artificial Harmonic is triggered.

  When velocity is lower than 127, Natural Harmonic is
  triggered.

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  4.2.3 Palm Mute

  key switch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute
  depth.

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  4.2.4 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards
  (Original)

  key switch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, Slide In is
  triggered. When D#0 lies in a note,

  Slide Out is triggered. The velocity of slide is determined by
  D#0. Articulation will return to

  Sustain when note ends. Poly slide is supported.

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  4.2.5 Legato Slide (Poly Legato)

  key switch is E0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and E0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by E0 of high

  velocity will change fret position. Low velocity will not.

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  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to slide upward, or
  lowest note of second set if you want

  to slide downward.

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  Slide Smoother: The speed of a long legato slide (slide more
  than 2 frets) is determined by the

  velocity of second note. Higher the velocity, faster the
  speed.

  Auto SL: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  SL, two overlapped note on

  same string will legato automatically, no key switch needed.

  4.2.6 Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato)

  key switch is F0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and F0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by F0 of high

  velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond. Low
  velocity will not.

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  Auto HP: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  HP, two overlapped note

  on same string will legato automatically, no key switch
  needed.

  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to hammer on, or lowest
  note of second set if you want

  to pull off.

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  4.2.7 Combined key switches (Original)

  After you pressed C0 and C#0 at the same time, note of high
  velocity will be Sustain and low

  velocity will be Natural Harmonic. After you pressed C0 and D0
  at the same time, note of high

  velocity will be Sustain and low velocity will be Palm Mute.

  4.3 Double Guitars

  Guitar notes doubling is a common technique used in recording
  and music performance. Our

  authentic Doubled Guitars are achieved by using different
  samples on left and right channels. It

  is very easy to use: simply click the toggle button.

  Double Guitars knob adjusts the time difference between notes on
  left and right channels.

  4.4 Controllable Resonance

  In real performance, guitarist can control resonance volume and
  time with hand. Ample Guitar

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  simulates these controls.

  *Silent Press(G5), Silent Stroke(G#5) and releasing Hold Pedal
  can end sustained Resonance.

  4.5 Fret Sound

  In real performance, hand is constantly moving and touching
  fretboard. Other virtual guitars

  sound artificially «clean» without fret sound which Ample Guitar
  can simulate.

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  4.6 Total Start Time

  After pick strokes string, it takes around 50ms to get the
  string really vibrating. Ample Guitar

  preserves the moment of the stroke, otherwise it will sound like
  piano.

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  4.6.1 Start Time Setting

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  Set Start Time to 50ms and Track Delay of DAWs to 0ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  left when you are playing a MIDI keyboard.

  Set Start Time to 0ms and Track Delay of DAWs to -50ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  right when you are playing tracks or exporting audio.

  If your DAW doesn’t support Track delay, you will need to drag
  tracks a few ms (according to

  start time) forward manually, or use the formula of Time to BPM:
  Track Delay(beat) = Time(s) *

  Tempo / 60, e.g. for 50ms, you need to drag tracks 0.1 beat or
  48 ticks forward when Tempo =

  120.

  You need to export audio one bar earlier after Track Delay is
  set as shown in the figure below.

  4.7 Velocity Sensitivity

  Determines how much velocity controls volume. Volume will be
  totally controlled by velocity

  when the value is 100. Will be slightly controlled when the
  value is 25.

  4.8 Velocity Layer Setting

  Each Cycle: Separate sample cycle for Each Note and Each
  Velocity Layer, greatly improving

  humanization.

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  Rhombic Sampling Structure: Greatly improves sample
  utilization.

  Three sliders control velocity thresholds of corresponding
  layers. Adjust them according to your

  play style.

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  4.9 Manual Vibrato Wheel (Original)

  Vibrato can be controlled by hand like a real guitarist does. An
  intensive vibrato is triggered

  when the wheel position exceeds 3/4.

  4.10 Str man and Capo man

  4.10.1 StrMan

  Specify a string to be played manually. G0-C1 correspond to 6th
  string-1st string. High velocity

  Strman will affect fret position while low velocity will
  not.

  4.10.2 CapoMan

  Switch to a fret position manually. Press C#1 and the CapoMan
  line (yellow) will appear. Then

  press E1-C3 to switch to position 0-20 respectively.

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  4.11 FX Sound Group

  Note FX Sound

  F5 Scratch

  F#5 Slap

  G5 Silent Press

  G#5 Silent Stroke

  A5 Downstroke 1

  A#5 Upstroke 1

  B5 Downstroke 2

  C6 Upstroke 2

  F6 Hit Top (Open) / Pick

  Scrape

  F#6 Hit Top (Mute) / Dead Note

  Upstroke

  G6 Hit Rim / Random Left

  Hand Noise

  4.12 Poly Repeater (Original)

  As a simulation of repetitive downstroke and upstroke, you can
  press D6 and E6 to repeat notes

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  being played or last ended note. Multiple notes are
  supported.

  5 Strummer Panel

  5.1 Overview of Strummer Panel

  1.Strum Mode Toggle(C#6)

  2.Strum Time (C#5) and Mode

  3.Body Resonance and Mute Depth (Original)

  4.Strummer Humanizations

  5.Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  6.Chord Play and SEQ Setting, 14 Strum Notes + 28

  Play Modes (Important)

  7.Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  8.SEQ Quantize and Time Signature

  9.Stroke Sound Volume

  10.Strummer key switches (Important)

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  5.2 Strum Time and Mode

  Strum Time controls how fast pick cross strings. When Strum Time
  is 1000ms, in Each Mode

  every interval between chord notes is 1000ms while in All Mode
  intervals are altogether

  1000ms.

  C#5 can control Strum Time. Higher the velocity, shorter the
  time.

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  5.3 Body Resonance and Mute Depth

  There are two ADRs in strum mode, Body Resonance and Mute Depth.
  Body Resonance

  simulates open strum, higher the value longer the sustain time.
  Mute Depth simulates mute

  strum, lower the value greater the depth.

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  5.4 Strummer Humanizations

  5.4.1 Humanization (All)

  Applies random change to the total strum time.

  5.4.2 Humanization (Each)

  Alters the timing of chord notes without affecting the total
  strum time.

  5.4.3 Humanization (Velocity)

  Applies random change to note velocities.

  5.4.4 SEQ Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing grid of SEQ to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  5.5 Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  There are two chord modes available, select mode and detect
  mode.

  D5 can switch chord mode, high velocity for detect mode and low
  velocity for select mode.

  5.5.1 Select Mode

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  Select Mode provides 12 chord slots. Every chord slot can be
  customized by setting root note,

  type and position, altogether 540 variations available. You can
  also customize by clicking on the

  dartboard.

  Click Transpose button will transpose 12 chord slots
  altogether.

  Press C2-B2 to switch to 1-12 chord slot respectively. High
  velocity will mute the sustain of

  previous chord.

  5.5.2 Detect Mode

  Ample Guitar can detect chord pressed by users within C1-B2 and
  directly switch to

  corresponding preset. Root note must be between C1-B1. Detected
  chord will be displayed on

  the 12th chord slot.

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  Chord Inversion is supportedDifferent inversions will be mapped
  to different positions.

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  5.6 Chord Play and SEQ Setting (Important)

  5.6.1 14 Strum Notes + 28 Play Modes (Original)

  Strummer system provides 14 strum notes, and 28 play modes when
  combined with different

  velocity, giving great variety for chord play, even with only
  one chord.

  Play modes have been designed and arranged with regard to
  convenience after countless hours

  of testing. Without need for remembering them, you can play
  naturally on keyboard to achieve

  realistic strum.

  The figure below shows 28 play modes with Em chord (6
  Notes).

  5.6.2 SEQ Setting

  Click 8 SEQ buttons to browse and edit patterns.

  Click to clear current pattern. Click to copy a patten to
  current pattern. Click to

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  select default velocity of SEQ note.

  The color of SEQ note indicates velocity. Dragging mouse up/down
  or left/right will change the

  velocity and/or duration. Single clicking will enter a note.
  Double clicking on an existing note

  will remove it.

  The icons on the left of editor are 14 strum notes.

  5.6.3 Play SEQ

  Press C3 C#3 D#3 F#3 G#3 A#3 C#4 D#4 to trigger 1-8 SEQ patterns
  respectively

  5.7 Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  Click and choose «pattern» to load a single pattern into the
  current SEQ pattern, or choose

  «pattern bank» to load 8 patterns, or choose «chord bank» to
  load 12 chords.

  Click and choose «pattern» to save a single pattern, or choose
  «pattern bank» to save a

  pattern bank (8 patterns), or choose «chord bank» to save a
  chord bank (12 chords).

  The naming rule of SEQ file: take 090-16-44-Rock06.agp as an
  example, 090 indicates the

  tempo for this SEQ; 16 indicates the quantize rate; 44 indicates
  the time signature, Rock stands

  for music style. Users can find SEQ they need according to these
  attributes.

  *File name and path only supports numbers and English
  letters.

  5.8 Quantize and Time Signature

  Quantize: the duration of time grid of SEQ editor.

  Time Signature: 6/8

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  Time Signature: 44Tri

  5.9 Strum with Articulations (Original)

  By combining articulation keyswitches and chord switch keys, you
  can play Natural Harmonics,

  Palm Mute, Slide In & Out, Legato Slide, Hammer On &
  Pull Off and Popping in strum.

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  5.9.1 Strum Legato — Legato Slide

  When you press E0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato Slide

  will be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which
  are on same string but

  different frets.

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  5.9.2 Strum Legato — Hammer On & Pull Off

  When you press F0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato HP will

  be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which are
  on same string but different

  frets.

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  5.9.3 Slide In Strum

  Press D#0 before a strum note will result in a Slide In
  strum.

  5.9.4 Harmonics Strum

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  Press C#0 before a strum note will result in a Natural Harmonics
  strum, only available on 3rd,

  5th, 7th, 9th and 12th fret.

  5.10 Strummer Keyswitches (Important)

  Green: Chord switches. Yellow: SEQ triggers. Blue: Strum notes.
  Red: Chord Mode switch and

  Strum Time control.

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  6 Tab Panel

  6.1 Overview of Tab Panel

  1.Track Select

  2.Load a Tab

  3.Reload Tab

  4.Convert Current Measure to SEQ Pattern

  5.Go to…

  6.Tab Play Toggle (A6)

  7.Tab Loop Toggle

  8.Velocity Proportion

  9.Velocity Humanization

  10.Tab Swing

  11.Strum Time Proportion

  6.2 Tab Load

  Ample Guitar supports three formats of tab, GP3, GP4 and GP5.
  Tab name and path can only

  contain numbers and English letters. After you edit a tab, you
  can click Reload button to refresh.

  Click on edge or «Go to…» buttons to browse tab.

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  6.3 Tab Play

  Click the play button to play a tab. When loop toggle is on, tab
  will start over again when it

  reaches end. When loop toggle is off, tab will stop. A6 can
  toggle on tab play with high velocity

  and off with low velocity. Use A6 to control tab play when
  exporting audio.

  6.4 Velocity Proportion and Humanization

  Velocity Proportion controls the percentage of original velocity
  with which to play tab.

  Humanization applies random change to velocity.

  6.5 Tab Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing of tab to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  6.6 Strum Time Proportion

  Controls the percentage of original strum time with which to
  play tab. When set as «Fixed by

  Strummer»strum time will be fixed by the strum time knob on
  strummer panel.

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  7 FX Panel

  7.1 Overview of FX Panel

  4 Send FXs: Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Chorus. 4 Direct FXs:
  Compression, Overdrive, 5-Band-EQ,

  Wah.

  7.2 Compression

  Name Range Default Unit

  Thre -60 — 0 -20 db

  Ratio 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Attack 1 — 500 5 ms

  Release 5 — 500 50 ms

  Gain (MakeUp) -24 — 24 2 db

  7.3 Overdrive

  Name Range Default Unit

  Drive 10 — 1000 150 —

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  Gain 0 — 0.2 0.1 —

  Tone 1000 —

  12000 4000 HZ

  7.4 5-Band-EQ

  Name Range Default Unit

  Cut Active Off / On On —

  Lo Cut Gain -12/-24 -12 db

  Lo Cut Freq 20 — 20k 100 Hz

  Band 2 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 2 Freq 20 — 20k 200 Hz

  Band 3 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 3 Freq 20 — 20k 800 Hz

  Band 4 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 4 Freq 20 — 20k 1.6K Hz

  Hi Cut Active Off / On Off —

  Hi Cut Gain -12 / -24 -12 db

  Hi Cut Freq 20 — 20k 16k Hz

  7.5 Wah

  Name Range Default Unit

  Min 100 — 200 100 —

  Max 5000 — 10000 5000 —

  Pedal According to Min

  and Max = Min —

  7.6 Chorus

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.5 —

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  Depth 0 — 1 0.1 ms

  Rate 0 — 0.5 0.1 Hz

  7.7 Phaser

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Depth 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Rate 0 — 10 5 —

  FBK 0 — 1 0.5 —

  7.8 Delay

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.1 —

  L.Time 0 — 2 0.25 beat or s

  R.Time 0 — 2 0.5 beat or s

  FBK 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Time Mode Bpm / Time Bpm —

  7.9 Reverb

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 0.5 0.1 —

  Width 0 — 1 1 —

  Damp 0 — 1 0.3 —

  Size 0 — 1 0.8 —

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  Ample Guitar (6 in 1) Manual

  Beijing Ample Sound Technology Co. Ltd

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  Contents

  1 INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
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  6

  1.1 INSTALLATION ON MAC
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  6

  1.2 INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  11

  1.3 FULL FEATURES TRIAL & ACTIVATION
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  15

  2 PARAMETERS SETTING
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  18

  2.1 OVERVIEW OF SETTING PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  18

  2.2 INSTRUMENT PATH SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  18

  2.3 MASTER TUNE
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  18

  2.4 MIDI OUT
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  19

  2.5 MAX VOICES
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.6 LOW PERFORMANCE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.7 RESET
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  19

  2.8 CUSTOMIZED PARAMETERS CONTROL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  20

  2.8.1 MIDI CONTROLLER
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  20

  2.8.2
  AUTOMATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  21

  3 GUITAR PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  22

  3.1 OVERVIEW OF GUITAR PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  22

  3.2 SAMPLE LIBRARY SWITCH
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  23

  3.3 SOUND MODEACOUSTIC ONLY
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  23

  3.4 OPEN STRING FIRST
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  3.5 KEYBOARD MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  24

  3.6 AUTO LEGATO
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  25

  3.7 TUNER
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  25

  4 MAIN PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.1 OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.2 ARTICULATIONS AND POLY LEGATO
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  27

  4.2.1 SUSTAIN & POPPING / ARTIFICIAL HARMONIC
  ………………………………………………………………………………….
  27

  4.2.2 NATURAL HARMONIC
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  28

  4.2.3 PALM MUTE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  29

  4.2.4 SLIDE IN FROM BELOW & SLIDE OUT DOWNWARDS (ORIGINAL)
  …………………………………………………………
  30

  4.2.5 LEGATO SLIDE (POLY LEGATO)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  31

  4.2.6 HAMMER ON & PULL OFF (POLY LEGATO)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.2.7 COMBINED KEY SWITCHES (ORIGINAL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.3 DOUBLE GUITARS
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.4 CONTROLLABLE RESONANCE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.5 FRET SOUND
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.6 TOTAL START
  TIME………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  38

  4.6.1 START TIME SETTING
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.7 VELOCITY SENSITIVITY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  4.8 VELOCITY LAYER SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.9 MANUAL VIBRATO WHEEL (ORIGINAL)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  42

  4.10 STR MAN AND CAPO MAN
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  4.10.1 STRMAN
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  4.10.2 CAPOMAN
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  4.11 FX SOUND GROUP
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  4.12 POLY REPEATER (ORIGINAL)
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5 STRUMMER PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.1 OVERVIEW OF STRUMMER PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.2 STRUM TIME AND MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.3 BODY RESONANCE AND MUTE DEPTH
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4 STRUMMER HUMANIZATIONS
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.4.1 HUMANIZATION (ALL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4.2 HUMANIZATION (EACH)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4.3 HUMANIZATION (VELOCITY)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.4.4 SEQ SWING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.5 CHORD SETTING AND SWITCH (IMPORTANT)
  …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.5.1 SELECT MODE
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  47

  5.5.2 DETECT MODE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.6 CHORD PLAY AND SEQ SETTING (IMPORTANT)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.6.1 14 STRUM NOTES + 28 PLAY MODES (ORIGINAL)
  ……………………………………………………………………………
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  5.6.2 SEQ SETTING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.6.3 PLAY SEQ
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.7 SAVE & LOAD OF SEQ AND CHORD
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.8 QUANTIZE AND TIME SIGNATURE
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  5.9 STRUM WITH ARTICULATIONS (ORIGINAL)
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.9.1 STRUM LEGATO — LEGATO SLIDE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.9.2 STRUM LEGATO — HAMMER ON & PULL OFF
  ……………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.9.3 SLIDE IN STRUM
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  5.9.4 HARMONICS STRUM
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  5.10 STRUMMER KEYSWITCHES (IMPORTANT)
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  6 TAB PANEL
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  57

  6.1 OVERVIEW OF TAB PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
  57

  6.2 TAB LOAD
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  6.3 TAB PLAY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  6.4 VELOCITY PROPORTION AND HUMANIZATION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………
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  6.5 TAB SWING
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  6.6 STRUM TIME PROPORTION
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7 FX PANEL
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  59

  7.1 OVERVIEW OF FX PANEL
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.2 COMPRESSION
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.3 OVERDRIVE
  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  59

  7.4 5-BAND-EQ
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  7.5 WAH
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  7.6 CHORUS
  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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  7.7
  PHASER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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  7.8 DELAY
  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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  7.9 REVERB
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  1 Installation and Activation

  1.1 Installation on Mac

  1. Continue to install.

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  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Select plugin formats to install.

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  4. Click «Change Install Location» if you want to install sample
  library in a different place.

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  5. Close to exit.

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  1.2 Installation on Windows

  1. Continue to install.

  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

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  3. Specify location to install standalone.

  4. Specify location to install 64bit VST.

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  5. Specify location to install 32bit VST.

  6. Specify location to install sample library.

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  7. Select plugin formats to install.

  8. Choose if to create a Start Menu folder.

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  9. Finish to exit.

  * Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Re distributable if
  you can’t run Ample Guitar.

  64bit version Microsoft official download page

  32bit version Microsoft official download page

  1.3 Full Features Trial & Activation

  1. 7-days trial with full features is offered.

  2. Trial requires an internet connection.

  3. Activation: click the button to open the dialog.

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  4. Online Activation: fill in User ID and password and click
  «Activate» to complete activation.

  Click «Forgot» if you want to inquire User ID and reset
  password.

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  5. Offline Activation: please send Challenge Code and User ID to
  [email protected] . Our

  customer service will send you Key Code within 24 hours. Fill in
  User ID and Key Code and click

  «Activate» to complete activation. Keep your User ID and Key
  Code in case of reinstallation.

  * Refer Section 4.6 to set Track Delay in host.

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  2 Parameters Setting

  2.1 Overview of Setting Panel

  1. Instrument Path Setting

  2. Master Tune

  3. MIDI Out

  4. Max Voices

  5. Low Performance

  6. Real Time Voices Display

  7. Memory Display

  2.2 Instrument Path Setting

  You can move sample library folder indicated by original path to
  anywhere, and set path to new

  location.

  2.3 Master Tune

  Default tune is in 440Hz. You can set tune to any non-standard
  between 430 and 450Hz.

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  2.4 MIDI Out

  Toggle on MIDI Out, add a MIDI track in project and set the
  input to MIDI Out of Ample Guitar.

  Then any note being played will be converted to MIDI, including
  those by strum and tab.

  2.5 Max Voices

  Defines the maximum number of voices which can be played
  simultaneously. Voices will be

  forced stop if the number goes beyond maximum.

  2.6 Low Performance

  When low performance is on, only main group samples will be
  played, saving cpu load

  tremendously.

  2.7 Reset

  Carl + click a control to reset it to default value.

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  2.8 Customized Parameters Control

  2.8.1 MIDI Controller

  All buttons, knobs and sliders on GUI can be controlled by MIDI
  Controllers. Alt + click a control

  to open the dialog below and assign a controller.

  1.Left Column: Available controllers, including After Touch,
  Bender

  and MIDI CC.

  2.Right Column: Assigned parameters.

  3.OK: Assign the selected controller to the control.

  4.Cancel: Close dialog.

  5.Learn: MIDI Learn.

  6.Clear: Clear the assigned controller of the control.

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  2.8.2 Automation

  You can also use automation to control parameters.

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  3 Guitar Panel

  3.1 Overview of Guitar Panel

  1. Sample Library Switch

  2. Sound Mode / Pan

  3. Capo Logic — Intelligent Fingering Simulation

  Algorithm

  4. Str man

  5. Open String First (G#6)

  6. Hold Pedal

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  7. Keyboard Mode

  8. Auto Legato (D#6)

  9. Tuner

  10. Master Volume

  3.2 Sample Library Switch

  1. Acoustics have three distinct sample libraries: Finger, Pick
  and Strum. Strum library includes

  real strum samples customariness for any chord and rhythm
  without loss of quality.

  2. Electrics have sample libraries of two pickup options: Neck
  and Both.

  * Sample Library cannot be switched during play.

  3.3 Sound ModeAcoustic only

  Two mono and stereo modes are available. In addition, you can
  adjust mic volumes, pan and

  width to meet your need.

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  3.4 Open String First

  Used for playing high position arpeggios with open strings. When
  toggled on, notes will be

  played priorly on open strings regardless of Capo Logic. G#6 can
  toggle it on with high velocity

  and off with low velocity.

  3.5 Keyboard Mode

  When toggled on, multiple notes can be played on same string
  simultaneously. Auto Legato will

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  also be muted.

  3.6 Auto Legato

  When two notes on the same string overlap and keyboard mode is
  off, a legato will be

  automatically made. D#6 can switch auto legato mode, high
  velocity for Auto SL and low

  velocity for Auto HP.

  3.7 Tuner

  You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2
  semitones down at most. Tuning

  is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all
  articulations.

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  4 Main Panel

  4.1 Overview of Main Panel

  1.Articulations and Poly Legato key switches

  (Important)

  2.Mic Volume / Peak meter

  3.Master Volume

  4.Pan / Pick Touch Volume

  5.Stereo Width / Fade In

  6.Double Guitars Toggle and Width

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  (Important)

  7.Release Sound Volume

  8.FX Sound Volume

  9.Resonance Volume and Time (Original)

  10.Fret Sound Toggle and Volume (Original)

  11.Total Start Time (Original)

  12.Velocity Sensitivity

  13.Velocity Layers (Important)

  14.Bender and Bender Range

  15.Manual Vibrato Wheel(Original)

  16.Str man and Capo man

  17.FX Sound Group

  18.Strum Mode key switch

  19.Poly Repeater (Original)

  20.Percussion Group / FX Sound Group 2

  21.Auto Legato key switch

  22.Open String First key switch

  23.Tab Play key switch

  4.2 Articulations and Poly Legato

  Abbr. Full Name key switch Range

  Sus Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic C0 E1-C5

  NH Natural Harmonic C#0 E2-C5

  PM Palm Mute D0 E1-C5

  SIO Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards D#0 F#1-C5

  LS Legato Slide (Poly Legato) E0 F1-C5

  HP Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato) F0 E1-C5

  4.2.1 Sustain & Popping / Artificial Harmonic

  key switch is C0. When velocity is 127, Popping is triggered.
  When velocity is lower than 127,

  Sustain is triggered.

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  4.2.2 Natural Harmonic

  key switch is C#0. For electric guitars, when velocity is 127,
  Artificial Harmonic is triggered.

  When velocity is lower than 127, Natural Harmonic is
  triggered.

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  4.2.3 Palm Mute

  key switch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute
  depth.

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  4.2.4 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards
  (Original)

  key switch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, Slide In is
  triggered. When D#0 lies in a note,

  Slide Out is triggered. The velocity of slide is determined by
  D#0. Articulation will return to

  Sustain when note ends. Poly slide is supported.

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  4.2.5 Legato Slide (Poly Legato)

  key switch is E0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and E0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by E0 of high

  velocity will change fret position. Low velocity will not.

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  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to slide upward, or
  lowest note of second set if you want

  to slide downward.

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  Slide Smoother: The speed of a long legato slide (slide more
  than 2 frets) is determined by the

  velocity of second note. Higher the velocity, faster the
  speed.

  Auto SL: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  SL, two overlapped note on

  same string will legato automatically, no key switch needed.

  4.2.6 Hammer On & Pull Off (Poly Legato)

  key switch is F0. Two notes of Legato must overlap and F0 must
  be ahead of first note.

  Articulation will return to previous one when second note ends.
  Legato triggered by F0 of high

  velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond. Low
  velocity will not.

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  Auto HP: When keyboard mode is off and auto legato mode is Auto
  HP, two overlapped note

  on same string will legato automatically, no key switch
  needed.

  Poly Legato (Original): The rule is same with mono legato except
  you only need to press the

  highest note of second set if you want to hammer on, or lowest
  note of second set if you want

  to pull off.

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  4.2.7 Combined key switches (Original)

  After you pressed C0 and C#0 at the same time, note of high
  velocity will be Sustain and low

  velocity will be Natural Harmonic. After you pressed C0 and D0
  at the same time, note of high

  velocity will be Sustain and low velocity will be Palm Mute.

  4.3 Double Guitars

  Guitar notes doubling is a common technique used in recording
  and music performance. Our

  authentic Doubled Guitars are achieved by using different
  samples on left and right channels. It

  is very easy to use: simply click the toggle button.

  Double Guitars knob adjusts the time difference between notes on
  left and right channels.

  4.4 Controllable Resonance

  In real performance, guitarist can control resonance volume and
  time with hand. Ample Guitar

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  simulates these controls.

  *Silent Press(G5), Silent Stroke(G#5) and releasing Hold Pedal
  can end sustained Resonance.

  4.5 Fret Sound

  In real performance, hand is constantly moving and touching
  fretboard. Other virtual guitars

  sound artificially «clean» without fret sound which Ample Guitar
  can simulate.

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  4.6 Total Start Time

  After pick strokes string, it takes around 50ms to get the
  string really vibrating. Ample Guitar

  preserves the moment of the stroke, otherwise it will sound like
  piano.

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  4.6.1 Start Time Setting

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  Set Start Time to 50ms and Track Delay of DAWs to 0ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  left when you are playing a MIDI keyboard.

  Set Start Time to 0ms and Track Delay of DAWs to -50ms as shown
  in the figure above on the

  right when you are playing tracks or exporting audio.

  If your DAW doesn’t support Track delay, you will need to drag
  tracks a few ms (according to

  start time) forward manually, or use the formula of Time to BPM:
  Track Delay(beat) = Time(s) *

  Tempo / 60, e.g. for 50ms, you need to drag tracks 0.1 beat or
  48 ticks forward when Tempo =

  120.

  You need to export audio one bar earlier after Track Delay is
  set as shown in the figure below.

  4.7 Velocity Sensitivity

  Determines how much velocity controls volume. Volume will be
  totally controlled by velocity

  when the value is 100. Will be slightly controlled when the
  value is 25.

  4.8 Velocity Layer Setting

  Each Cycle: Separate sample cycle for Each Note and Each
  Velocity Layer, greatly improving

  humanization.

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  Rhombic Sampling Structure: Greatly improves sample
  utilization.

  Three sliders control velocity thresholds of corresponding
  layers. Adjust them according to your

  play style.

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  4.9 Manual Vibrato Wheel (Original)

  Vibrato can be controlled by hand like a real guitarist does. An
  intensive vibrato is triggered

  when the wheel position exceeds 3/4.

  4.10 Str man and Capo man

  4.10.1 StrMan

  Specify a string to be played manually. G0-C1 correspond to 6th
  string-1st string. High velocity

  Strman will affect fret position while low velocity will
  not.

  4.10.2 CapoMan

  Switch to a fret position manually. Press C#1 and the CapoMan
  line (yellow) will appear. Then

  press E1-C3 to switch to position 0-20 respectively.

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  4.11 FX Sound Group

  Note FX Sound

  F5 Scratch

  F#5 Slap

  G5 Silent Press

  G#5 Silent Stroke

  A5 Downstroke 1

  A#5 Upstroke 1

  B5 Downstroke 2

  C6 Upstroke 2

  F6 Hit Top (Open) / Pick

  Scrape

  F#6 Hit Top (Mute) / Dead Note

  Upstroke

  G6 Hit Rim / Random Left

  Hand Noise

  4.12 Poly Repeater (Original)

  As a simulation of repetitive downstroke and upstroke, you can
  press D6 and E6 to repeat notes

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  being played or last ended note. Multiple notes are
  supported.

  5 Strummer Panel

  5.1 Overview of Strummer Panel

  1.Strum Mode Toggle(C#6)

  2.Strum Time (C#5) and Mode

  3.Body Resonance and Mute Depth (Original)

  4.Strummer Humanizations

  5.Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  6.Chord Play and SEQ Setting, 14 Strum Notes + 28

  Play Modes (Important)

  7.Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  8.SEQ Quantize and Time Signature

  9.Stroke Sound Volume

  10.Strummer key switches (Important)

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  5.2 Strum Time and Mode

  Strum Time controls how fast pick cross strings. When Strum Time
  is 1000ms, in Each Mode

  every interval between chord notes is 1000ms while in All Mode
  intervals are altogether

  1000ms.

  C#5 can control Strum Time. Higher the velocity, shorter the
  time.

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  5.3 Body Resonance and Mute Depth

  There are two ADRs in strum mode, Body Resonance and Mute Depth.
  Body Resonance

  simulates open strum, higher the value longer the sustain time.
  Mute Depth simulates mute

  strum, lower the value greater the depth.

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  5.4 Strummer Humanizations

  5.4.1 Humanization (All)

  Applies random change to the total strum time.

  5.4.2 Humanization (Each)

  Alters the timing of chord notes without affecting the total
  strum time.

  5.4.3 Humanization (Velocity)

  Applies random change to note velocities.

  5.4.4 SEQ Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing grid of SEQ to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  5.5 Chord Setting and Switch (Important)

  There are two chord modes available, select mode and detect
  mode.

  D5 can switch chord mode, high velocity for detect mode and low
  velocity for select mode.

  5.5.1 Select Mode

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  Select Mode provides 12 chord slots. Every chord slot can be
  customized by setting root note,

  type and position, altogether 540 variations available. You can
  also customize by clicking on the

  dartboard.

  Click Transpose button will transpose 12 chord slots
  altogether.

  Press C2-B2 to switch to 1-12 chord slot respectively. High
  velocity will mute the sustain of

  previous chord.

  5.5.2 Detect Mode

  Ample Guitar can detect chord pressed by users within C1-B2 and
  directly switch to

  corresponding preset. Root note must be between C1-B1. Detected
  chord will be displayed on

  the 12th chord slot.

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  Chord Inversion is supportedDifferent inversions will be mapped
  to different positions.

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  5.6 Chord Play and SEQ Setting (Important)

  5.6.1 14 Strum Notes + 28 Play Modes (Original)

  Strummer system provides 14 strum notes, and 28 play modes when
  combined with different

  velocity, giving great variety for chord play, even with only
  one chord.

  Play modes have been designed and arranged with regard to
  convenience after countless hours

  of testing. Without need for remembering them, you can play
  naturally on keyboard to achieve

  realistic strum.

  The figure below shows 28 play modes with Em chord (6
  Notes).

  5.6.2 SEQ Setting

  Click 8 SEQ buttons to browse and edit patterns.

  Click to clear current pattern. Click to copy a patten to
  current pattern. Click to

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  select default velocity of SEQ note.

  The color of SEQ note indicates velocity. Dragging mouse up/down
  or left/right will change the

  velocity and/or duration. Single clicking will enter a note.
  Double clicking on an existing note

  will remove it.

  The icons on the left of editor are 14 strum notes.

  5.6.3 Play SEQ

  Press C3 C#3 D#3 F#3 G#3 A#3 C#4 D#4 to trigger 1-8 SEQ patterns
  respectively

  5.7 Save & Load of SEQ and Chord

  Click and choose «pattern» to load a single pattern into the
  current SEQ pattern, or choose

  «pattern bank» to load 8 patterns, or choose «chord bank» to
  load 12 chords.

  Click and choose «pattern» to save a single pattern, or choose
  «pattern bank» to save a

  pattern bank (8 patterns), or choose «chord bank» to save a
  chord bank (12 chords).

  The naming rule of SEQ file: take 090-16-44-Rock06.agp as an
  example, 090 indicates the

  tempo for this SEQ; 16 indicates the quantize rate; 44 indicates
  the time signature, Rock stands

  for music style. Users can find SEQ they need according to these
  attributes.

  *File name and path only supports numbers and English
  letters.

  5.8 Quantize and Time Signature

  Quantize: the duration of time grid of SEQ editor.

  Time Signature: 6/8

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  Time Signature: 44Tri

  5.9 Strum with Articulations (Original)

  By combining articulation keyswitches and chord switch keys, you
  can play Natural Harmonics,

  Palm Mute, Slide In & Out, Legato Slide, Hammer On &
  Pull Off and Popping in strum.

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  5.9.1 Strum Legato — Legato Slide

  When you press E0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato Slide

  will be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which
  are on same string but

  different frets.

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  5.9.2 Strum Legato — Hammer On & Pull Off

  When you press F0 and switch to another chord in the middle of a
  strum note, a Legato HP will

  be made by notes of previous chord and current chord which are
  on same string but different

  frets.

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  5.9.3 Slide In Strum

  Press D#0 before a strum note will result in a Slide In
  strum.

  5.9.4 Harmonics Strum

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  Press C#0 before a strum note will result in a Natural Harmonics
  strum, only available on 3rd,

  5th, 7th, 9th and 12th fret.

  5.10 Strummer Keyswitches (Important)

  Green: Chord switches. Yellow: SEQ triggers. Blue: Strum notes.
  Red: Chord Mode switch and

  Strum Time control.

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  6 Tab Panel

  6.1 Overview of Tab Panel

  1.Track Select

  2.Load a Tab

  3.Reload Tab

  4.Convert Current Measure to SEQ Pattern

  5.Go to…

  6.Tab Play Toggle (A6)

  7.Tab Loop Toggle

  8.Velocity Proportion

  9.Velocity Humanization

  10.Tab Swing

  11.Strum Time Proportion

  6.2 Tab Load

  Ample Guitar supports three formats of tab, GP3, GP4 and GP5.
  Tab name and path can only

  contain numbers and English letters. After you edit a tab, you
  can click Reload button to refresh.

  Click on edge or «Go to…» buttons to browse tab.

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  6.3 Tab Play

  Click the play button to play a tab. When loop toggle is on, tab
  will start over again when it

  reaches end. When loop toggle is off, tab will stop. A6 can
  toggle on tab play with high velocity

  and off with low velocity. Use A6 to control tab play when
  exporting audio.

  6.4 Velocity Proportion and Humanization

  Velocity Proportion controls the percentage of original velocity
  with which to play tab.

  Humanization applies random change to velocity.

  6.5 Tab Swing

  Randomly flexes the timing of tab to avoid mechanical
  performance.

  6.6 Strum Time Proportion

  Controls the percentage of original strum time with which to
  play tab. When set as «Fixed by

  Strummer»strum time will be fixed by the strum time knob on
  strummer panel.

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  7 FX Panel

  7.1 Overview of FX Panel

  4 Send FXs: Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Chorus. 4 Direct FXs:
  Compression, Overdrive, 5-Band-EQ,

  Wah.

  7.2 Compression

  Name Range Default Unit

  Thre -60 — 0 -20 db

  Ratio 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Attack 1 — 500 5 ms

  Release 5 — 500 50 ms

  Gain (MakeUp) -24 — 24 2 db

  7.3 Overdrive

  Name Range Default Unit

  Drive 10 — 1000 150 —

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  Gain 0 — 0.2 0.1 —

  Tone 1000 —

  12000 4000 HZ

  7.4 5-Band-EQ

  Name Range Default Unit

  Cut Active Off / On On —

  Lo Cut Gain -12/-24 -12 db

  Lo Cut Freq 20 — 20k 100 Hz

  Band 2 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 2 Freq 20 — 20k 200 Hz

  Band 3 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 3 Freq 20 — 20k 800 Hz

  Band 4 Gain -15 — 15 0 db

  Band 4 Freq 20 — 20k 1.6K Hz

  Hi Cut Active Off / On Off —

  Hi Cut Gain -12 / -24 -12 db

  Hi Cut Freq 20 — 20k 16k Hz

  7.5 Wah

  Name Range Default Unit

  Min 100 — 200 100 —

  Max 5000 — 10000 5000 —

  Pedal According to Min

  and Max = Min —

  7.6 Chorus

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.5 —

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  Depth 0 — 1 0.1 ms

  Rate 0 — 0.5 0.1 Hz

  7.7 Phaser

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Depth 0 — 1 0.5 —

  Rate 0 — 10 5 —

  FBK 0 — 1 0.5 —

  7.8 Delay

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 1 0.1 —

  L.Time 0 — 2 0.25 beat or s

  R.Time 0 — 2 0.5 beat or s

  FBK 0 — 1 0.2 —

  Time Mode Bpm / Time Bpm —

  7.9 Reverb

  Name Range Default Unit

  Send 0 — 0.5 0.1 —

  Width 0 — 1 1 —

  Damp 0 — 1 0.3 —

  Size 0 — 1 0.8 —

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