cube-40xl training guide

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ROLAND CUBE-40XLTRAINING GUIDE

Contents

1. FEATURES

2. HOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-40XL

3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW

4. ACCESSORIES

5. CUBE-40XL COSM AMPS and EFFECTS


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Roland CUBE-40XL Training Guide

1. FEATURES

Small but powerful 40 watt, 1 x 10 speaker DSP comboamp with tons of features

Ten COSM models of famous amplifier tones: J C Clean,Acoustic Sim, Black Panel, Brit Combo, Tweed, ClassicStack, Metal, R-Fier, Extreme, Dyna Amp

Dyna Amp produces overdrive controlled by picking strength

Five EFX effects: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, HeavyOctave

80-second Looper

Independent delay w/ tap-tempo and reverb w/ two types:Spring and Plate

Solo Channel w/ memory for instant recall of favorite tonesfrom Clean and Lead channels

Three band EQ: Bass, Middle and Treble

Built in automatic chromatic guitar tuner

Six Footswitchable functions: channel select, EFX on/off,Looper controls, delay, rev, Solo

Power Squeezer for maximum gain at low volumes

1/8 stereo MP-3/CD aux input

1/4 headphones/line output

$293.50 List, $219 MAP


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2. HOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-40XL

The Quick Demo is a way to get a customer interested in a product in less than60 seconds.

The Quick Demo: Show the Sound and Power

STEP ONE-Tune Up

1. Press and hold the TUNER button for about one second. The red LED willflash.

2. Tune each string. The green LED indicates correct pitch.

3. Press TUNER again to exit Tuner mode.

STEP TWO-Show the Sounds

1. Press the SELECT Button to select the LEAD channel. The right red LEDwill light up

2. Select a lead tone, such as TWEED, CLASSIC STACK, EXTREME


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3. Set the GAIN to about 5 or higher.

4. Play some heavy chords or leads.

5. Experiment with the EQUALIZER, EFX, DELAY and REVERB to check

out their sounds.

6. Try some other LEAD Tones.

STEP THREE-Show the LOOPER

1. Turn the DELAY/LOOPER knob to select LOOPER.

2. Turn the LOOPER volume all the way up.


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3. Press the REC/PLAY/DUB button. It will flash indicating it is armed andready to record.

4. Play a phrase. The LOOPER will automatically start recording when youstart to play.

5. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to end recording and begin playback.

6. Press SOLO ON/OFF to turn on SOLO.

7. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to record over the first loop with the SOLO sound.

8. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to play back both phrases.

9. Press TAP/STOP to stop the loops.


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3. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW and SHOW

1. Tons of features in a small but powerful amp

2. Ten famous COSM amp sounds from clean to extreme

3. 80 second Looper for real-time phrase recording

4. SOLO provides instant recalls of favorite CLEAN and LEADsettings

5. Six footswitchable functions allow use as real-time multi-effect

4. ACCESSORIES

1. 6 x BOSS FS-5U Footswitches or 3 x BOSS FS-6 Footswitches

2. 3 x Roland PCS-31L or other insert cable

3. Roland RH-5, RH-200 or other headphones

5. COSM AMPS and EFFECTS

NAME AMPJ C CLEAN Roland J C-120ACOUSTIC SIM Roland AC-60 w/ BOSS AC-3 Acoustic SimulatorBLACK PANEL Fender Twin ReverbBRIT COMBO Vox AC-30TBTWEED Fender Bassman 4 x 10CLASSIC STACK Marshall PlexiMETAL STACK Peavey EVH-5150R-FIER STACK Boogie Dual Rectifier

EXTREME Original Roland ultra-gain ampDYNA AMP Original Roland dynamic amp

EFXChorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Heavy Octave

Delay w/ Tap TempoReverb: Spring, Plate

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