Peavey Ultraverb II - Page 23

Here are some typical applications to give you an idea of the power of MIDI
control:
• With keyboards, increase echo feedback when you bend pitch to leave a
trail of echoes with bent notes. Use the mod wheel (or pressure) to
increase chorus depth. Set up the chorus to simulate a rotating speaker
sound, then use pressure to vary the rate so you can speed up or slow
down the "speaker" by the amount of pressure you apply.
• With sequencers, automate the mixdown process by sequencing controller
changes to bring reverb in and out, or increase reverb time drastically for
that one mondo snare hit that comes in right after that dramatic pause
before the hook.
• With guitar, use a continuous controller footpedal to vary parameters like
delay feedback in real time. For a real kick in the studio, sequence these
changes so you don't have to work the pedal and can concentrate on your
playing.
You can select one parameter for MIDI control, along with its associated
controller, for each patch. This assignment is memorized with the patch.
Programming consists of choosing the MIDI controller, the parameter to be
controlled, and the amplitude scaling. These are all separate pages that are
accessed by pressing the MODS button repeatedly.
1. If the Ultra verb II is not in edit mode, press EDIT.
2. Press MODS (red LED goes on above it). The display will tell you which
page you're on:
• If the left side shows A and the right side a two-digit number, you're in
the amplitude scaling page.
• If the display shows C followed by a three digit number, PiCH, PrES, UELC,
or notE, you're in the MIDI controller selection page.
• If the display shows some strange combination of letters (as de-mystified
below), you're in the parameter-to-be-controlled page.
3. Select the MIDI controller page.
4. Use the +/- buttons to select the desired controller.
5. Press MODS again; you'll land on the parameter-to-be-controlled page.
The chart below shows the display abbreviation and the full parameter
name. Not all parameters lend themselves equally well to MIDI control so
only the following parameters are modulatable via MIDI: