M-AUDIO BLACKBOX
Quick Start

Black Box

HELLO FROM ROGER LINN
Thank you for purchasing the Black Box, a very exciting product created collaboratively by Roger Linn Design and the great folks at M-Audio. You may know of me from having invented the �rst digital drum machines in the 1980s, or from my MPC MIDI Production Center products with Akai in the 1990s. But you may not know that I�m also a guitarist, and my passion for guitar sound led to my more recent creation of the award-winning AdrenaLinn beat-synced guitar effects processor (www.rogerlinndesign.com.) Now I�m very proud to combine many of the best parts of AdrenaLinn with M-Audio�s considerable expertise in computer-centric products. The result is the Black Box. What is the Black Box? It�s a superb amp modeler combined with a unique effects processor that syncs to an internal drum machine. Plus, it�s a complete digital audio interface to your computer. The beat-synced effects are the part I enjoy most: tremolo, �anging, delay�even looped sequences of �ltered tones or arpeggiated notes and more�all playing in perfect sync to the beat or your recording software! I think you�ll �nd�as others have�that the Black Box will lead you down a path of new musical ideas and head-turning recordings. On behalf of all the creative minds at both M-Audio and Roger Linn Design, I�d like to welcome you to the brave new world of the Black Box!

INTRODUCTION
This Quick Start Guide is provided to get you up and running quickly by providing most of the basic information you need to know to get started using the Black Box. THIS IS NOT THE COMPLETE MANUAL. Please see the Black Box PDF manual on the included CD-ROM for a more detailed description of all the Black Box� s remaining functions, such as �pedal programming� and software driver installation, etc. IMPORTANT! Audio equipment should ALWAYS be powered on and off in a certain order. The power amp which feeds your speakers should ALWAYS be turned ON LAST and turned OFF FIRST. If you turn other pieces of audio equipment on while they are connected to the powered speakers, loud transient pop noises will occur which can damage your hearing and your speakers. Always turn on all of your other audio devices that are connected to your powered speakers BEFORE you turn on your powered speakers. The same is true for turning things off. ALWAYS turn off your powered speakers BEFORE you turn off any other equipment connected to them. Following this simple rule will ensure that both your ears and your speakers will function normally for a long time to come.

HOOK IT UP AND START JAMMING NOW
To start having fun immediately, follow the simple instructions below. For more detailed information, please read the rest of this guide.

Quick Setup
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Plug the main 1�4� outputs on the back of the Black Box into a pair of powered speakers and/or plug a pair of headphones in the front. Plug your guitar in the front of the Black Box and turn up your guitar�s volume. Set MIX knob on the right-side top of the Black Box to hard left �Input� setting. Start playing and turn up the Guitar Input level knob until the clip light only comes on when you play hard. Turn up the right-side top Output Level knob to taste. INTRODUCTION » 3

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