cube-80xl training guide

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ROLAND CUBE-80XLTRAINING GUIDE

Contents

1. FEATURES

2. NOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-80XL

3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW

4. ACCESSORIES

5. CUBE-80XL COSM AMPS and EFFECTS


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Roland CUBE-80XL Training Guide

1. FEATURES

Very powerful 80 watt, 1 x 12 speaker DSP combo amp withtons of features

Eleven COSM models of famous amplifier tones: JC Clean,Acoustic Sim, Black Panel, DLX Combo, Brit Combo,Tweed, Classic Stack, 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 with Tap Tempo

Separate 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

Four band EQ: Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence

Built-in automatic chromatic guitar tuner

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

EXT Speaker jack for connecting to external speakers: 2x12,4x12, etc.

1/8 stereo MP-3/CD aux input

1/4 headphones/line output

$492.50 List, $369 MAP


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2. HOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-80XL

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 LED

will light up.

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

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


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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 powerful stage-ready amp

2. Eleven 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 plus EXT jack for driv ing external speakers

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 AMPJC CLEAN Roland JC-120

ACOUSTIC SIM Roland AC-60 w/ BOSS AC-3 Acoustic SimulatorBLACK PANEL Fender Twin ReverbDLX COMBO Fender Deluxe ReverbBRIT COMBO Vox AC-30TBTWEED Fender Bassman 4 x 10CLASSIC STACK Marshall PlexiMETAL STACK Peavey EVH-5150

R-FIER STACK Boogie Dual RectifierEXTREME Original Roland ultra-gain ampDYNA AMP Original Roland dynamic amp


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EFX ORIGINALChorus BOSS CH-1Flanger BOSS FL-3

Phaser BOSS PH-3Tremolo BOSS TR-2

Heavy Octave BOSS OC-3Delay w/ Tap Tempo BOSS DD-7Spring Reverb BOSS FRV-1Plate Reverb BOSS RV-5

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