Alesis wedge User Manual

Chapter 1 – Your First Session with the Wedge

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Wedge Reference Manual

Powering Up

After making your connections, turn on the system’s power using this procedure:

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Before turning on the Wedge’s power, check the following items:

• Have all connections been made correctly?
• Are the volume controls of the amplifier or mixer turned down?

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Turn on the [POWER] switch on the front panel of the Wedge.

Upon power-up, the display will briefly read “ALESIS WEDGE”, and will then display

the last selected Program Number (00–127, PRESET or USER Bank), and the [PROG]

Ì

Turn on the power of the amplifier/mixer, and adjust the volume.

Dry Defeat

When connecting the Wedge to a mixing console’s aux sends and returns, it is
generally desirable to remove the direct (dry) signal from the outputs of the Wedge
so that its output signal contains only the effected (wet) signal. The dry signal may

then be combined at the mixing console with the returning wet signal. The Wedge’s
Dry Defeat function removes the direct signal globally from all Programs
simultaneously.

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Press [UTIL].
The [UTIL] button will  light.

Ë

Press [EDIT] until page 1 is selected.

               Dry Defeat

Ì

Press [D] to toggle the Dry Defeat parameter ON or OFF.

When Dry Defeat is On, the Mix parameter of each effect (described later) will read “-
- -

” to indicate it cannot be edited (it is fixed at 100%). Exceptions: The

RealRoom

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Flange Configuration will have its Reverb Mix parameter disabled (set

at 100%), but the Flange effect’s Mix will still be available for editing. The Lezlie-
>Room configuration will have its Lezlie Mix disabled, but the Reverb Mix will be

available for editing. For more information, see Chapter 2.