and thins out the lead tones' midrange, creating a more brittle tone. This
brandof tone isbetter suited forrhythm workbecause itis notas aggressive oroverly
assertive.Differentcombinationsof and yieldfouradditionaltonal
variants in Main Channel 2, and these variations can be programmed, stored and
accessedviaMIDI.
Reverb intensity knob. Twist it to adjust the amount of reverb for Main Channel 2's
LeadIandLeadIImodes.Activate (22)andtwisttheReverbknobclockwiseto
increasetheeffect's intensity. The signalremains completely dry whenthe knob set to
the 7 o'clock position or (22) is deactivated. The red LED above this button
lights up to indicate is on. In addition, it can be activated and deactivated via
MIDIprogramchangeorCustomZ-9Footswitch.
Determines the Lead I channel's level. Use this knob to adjust the Lead I channel's
volume and dial in the desired balance in comparison with the other channels' levels.
Becausethisknobislocatedpreeffectsloop,italsodeterminestheeffectssendlevelin
Lead I mode. The red LED to the right of the knob lights up to indicate the Lead I
channelison.
Pushthisbuttontoactivate thepreamp'sLead Ichanneldirectly(in reciprocationwith
, , , and ).TheredLEDtotherightoftheLeadI
Volumeknob(36)lightsuptoindicateLeadIchannelisactive.Itmayalsobeactivated
viaMIDIprogramchange,theENGLCustomZ-9Footswitch,oradualfootswitch.
Determines the Lead II channel's level. Use this knob to adjust the Lead II channel's
volume and dial in the desired balance in comparison with the other channels' levels.
Becausethisknobislocatedpreeffectsloop,italsodeterminestheeffectssendlevelin
Lead II mode. The red LED to the right of the knob lights up to indicate the Lead II
channelison.
Pushthisbuttontoactivatethepreamp'sLeadIIchanneldirectly(inreciprocationwith
, , , and ).The redLED to the right ofthe Lead I
Volume knob (38) lights up to indicate the Lead II channel is active. It may also be
activated via MIDI program change, the ENGL Custom Z-9 Footswitch, or a dual
footswitch.
Master A volume knob. Located post effect loops, it controls power amp output. The
red LED to the right of the knob lights up to indicate is enabled and
determiningthe master level.Youcanalsoset the masterlevelto0via MIDI controller
7.Tolearnhowtodothis,seesection55inthe chapter.
Contour
MidEdge Contour
Reverb
Reverb
Reverb
Clean Crunch LeadII TubeDriver T.D.EQ.
Clean Crunch LeadI TubeDriver T. D.EQ.
Master A
RearPanelFeatures
35REVERB
36LEADIVOLUME
37LEADI
38LEADIIVOLUME
39LEADII
40MASTERA
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