User manual PARKER GUITARS MIDIFLY

[. . . ] ® M I D I F l y ® Congratulations and Thank You ® For Purchasing the MIDIFly Since the introduction of Parker guitars in 1993 we have received an overwhelming amount of positive comments from players and reviewers alike, such as; "It's everything a guitar should be, " "Light and vibrant, " "Alive, totally responsive to the touch, " and "A pure tone engine. " Along with the praise has been one common request, "When will Parker make a MIDI guitar?" That time is now!The new MIDIFly guitar features Parker's versatile magnetic and piezo pickup design along with Virtual DSP's MidiAxeTM guitar-to-MIDI converter system. Utilizing the Fishman® piezo circuit to trigger the internal MIDIFly DSP, the results are a fast tracking and amazingly stable "glitch friendly" MIDI guitar controller. The MIDIFly is also extremely easy-to-use due to the lack of complex MIDI user controls. [. . . ] Ground loops can occur whenever two pieces of electronic equipment are connected. NOTE: Do Not Disconnect Or Otherwise Attempt To Defeat Ground Connections On Your Electrical Equipment !! There is ONLY ONE safe way to rid yourself of ground loops . . . . . Plug the Magnetic end of the stereo "Y" mono cable into one amp and the Piezo end into the Direct Box. The MIDIFLY Vibrato is a high quality, stable system that can be operated in three MODES: 1) Balanced In this MODE the bridge can bend up and down ("free floating"). The Stop Screw must be adjusted (lowered) so that it won't prevent the bridge from bending up. The HOME position of the bridge is set by adjusting the CLAW screws (balancing the tension of the coil springs). Additional spring force is applied against the stop by tightening the CLAW screws. In this MODE you can bend a string while other strings are sounded and not change their pitch. Like the Bend Down MODE, resting your hand on the bridge will not throw it out of tune. No matter which MODE you prefer to use, it's quickest to tune, set intonation, and adjust the action of your MIDIFly in the Fixed MODE. Adjusting The Magnetic Pickups Each DiMarzio® pickup is held to the pickguard by two screws. Turn the screws clockwise to raise and counterclockwise to lower the pickup. Intonation To set the intonation (string length), loosen the screws that hold the bridge saddles using the smaller T-handle Allen wrench supplied with the guitar. If a string plays sharp, slide the saddle back to make the string longer. The Piezo-electric elements in the bridge are delicate, so be careful. No hitting! Tuning Machines We proudly use Sperzel® tuners-designed and manufactured in the USAbecause they combine excellent quality and design, the best string locking system, and minimum weight. Sperzel's® patented string clamp eliminates the need for tying and multiple string wraps, greatly improving tuning stability. Before restringing, turn each tuner until the hole in the string post is in line with the string path. Feed the string through, pull out the slack, tighten the clamp knob, and tune up. You're doing it right if you end up with less than 1/4 of a full wrap on each string post. Frets Our patented fret and fretboard system consists of hardened stainless steel frets bonded to a glass and carbon fiber fretboard. Not only will these unique frets outlast ordinary soft nickel frets, but due to our totally unique super-accurate manufacturing processes, they all have the correct "half-round" shape. NOTE: The frets may only be serviced at the Parker Guitar Factory or by a PGF Authorized Repair Facility. Fret service performed otherwise will void the warranty. Stop Screw Using the larger T-handle Allen wrench supplied with your guitar, the Stop Screw can be adjusted to limit or stop the bridge from bending up to any desired place. NOTE: When you raise or lower the Action you should also raise or lower the Stop Screw by the same amount (unless the Stop Screw has already been fully lowered for the Balanced MODE). Action Action (bridge/string height) is adjusted by two screws from the back of the guitar. Using the larger T-handle Allen wrench, turn the screws clockwise to lower the bridge, and counterclockwise to raise it. Also, It's good practice to alternate between the two screws, taking no more than 1/4 turn at a time. 4 P a r k e r ® M I D I F l y TM CD-ROM (PC) Editor MIDIFly CD ROM (PC) Editor: MidiAxeTM Utilities Rev 1. 0 The MidiAxeTM Utilities Panel is a Windows 95/98/NT software program that allows users to customize settings for their MidiAxe Equipped digital guitar, check the status of the MidiAxe software, and provides a method for upgrading the guitar to future versions of the MidiAxe operating system software (these software upgrades may be obtained from the MidiAxe website at www. midiaxe. com). Most of the controls are on the panel map to simple MIDI "System Exclusive" (SysEx) commands which can also be created using other third party MIDI panel design tools or programmable hardware MIDI control devices (see the MidiAxe User's Manual for the SysEx command specification). [. . . ] A letter note also lets the user know what is the closest chromatic note being played. The user should adjust the pitch (using the guitar tuning keys) until the corresponding chromatic note is correct and the Green LED is showing. Note that heavy picking temporarily causes a slightly sharp tuning, so using a lighter picking stroke during tuning will result in a more "in-tune" guitar. Velocity Curve Select The velocity curve controls how "punchy" the synth sound is relative to how the user picks or plucks the string with his or her finger or pick. The MidiAxeTM system is shipped from the factory with a "hot" velocity curve profile that we have found to be the most universally preferred velocity mapping for most people. [. . . ]