Peavey Ultraverb II - Page 2

Part 1: Introduction and Hookup
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1.0 What's an Ultraverb II?
The Ultra verb II is an updated and improved version of Peavey's original
Ultraverb. In addition to synthesizing mono and stereo reverberant spaces,
from tiny bathrooms to huge cathedrals (and beyond), the Ultraverb II
includes a new family of effects—stereo delay, chorus/flange, tapped echoes,
dual band parametric equalization, and "exciter.”
Several of these are available simultaneously for even greater flexibility.
These various combinations of effects are called multieffcct algorithms (a
typical example is Pre-delay-> Reverb -> Chorus -> Tapped Echo, which can
add a great deal of variety to the basic reverb sound). Each effect can also be
used individually, if you want to, say, add chorus to a guitar sound or
parametric equalization to a vocal track. You’ll have a hard time running
out of sounds, as there are 600 patch locations.
For maximum expressiveness, the Ultra verb II offers the option of real time
MIDI control for particular parameters. This lets you do tricks like increase
the amount of reverb according to keyboard pressure or note velocity, or
perform sequencer control as you mix, thus freeing your hands to do other
things. If you already have automated level mixing, the Ultraverb II brings a
degree of automated effects mixing to your setup as well.
The user interface features an easily readable LED display and several two-
color LEDs to indicate which functions are selected. After a little bit of
familiarization time, aided by the parameter descriptions in section 3.2,
programming becomes second nature.
The Ultraverb II is equally at home in the recording studio, inserted in the
line-level effects loop of a guitar amp, added to a keyboard stack, or plugged
into a PA mixer. Ready? Let's start.
Note
Throughout this manual, button names are shown in ALL CAPS and
messages shown on the display are in bold.