USED ART SGX-2000 w/X-15 Ultrafoot Footboard - CONSIGNMENT
This rig is EXACTLY like the future in Back to the Future 2, where they go to the future but the future is more 80's than the actual 80's in real life or in the movie, but for your guitar! Get THOSE SOUNDS from the 80s and early 90s. DISTORTION! ANALOGUE EFFECTS! DIGITAL EFFECTS! RACK GEAR! MIDI!! THIS HAS IT ALL! This was cutting edge back in its day, and still absolutely holds up in terms of features, tones, and flexibility, especially when paired with the X-15 Ultrafoot controller, which is included here!
The Guitar System. The SGX 2000 Express is a guitar system. Technologically so far ahead of everything on the market, the Express caused the whole industry to take a closer look at what they’ve previously called guitar processors.
ART integrated the absolute best in signal processing, an incredible preamp, a straight-forward user friendly package, and all the routing options one could ever need into the 2000 Express, placing it into a class of its own. Often imitated, but never duplicated, nothing competes with the SGX 2000 Express!
Programmable Preamps. When designing the 2000 Express, our engineers researched and designed a tube preamp circuit that rivals the most classic of vintage tube amps. The result is a sound that is warm, yet brilliant, and breathes the way only a tube amp can. The SGX 2000 Express offers 8 variations of the Tube and the Solid State circuits that have their own unique sound. Choose Tube only or Solid State only, and for maximum gain, run through both preamps by selecting a stacked option. Tone, gain and output are all adjustable. A Tube Contour control, located on the front panel, adjusts the tube’s tonal characteristics. There’s no need to use a speaker simulator or any other “special” black box when running the SGX directly into a console. The preamp design is so precise you’ll swear the guitar is mic’d.
Analog Effects. All analog effects can be used simultaneously or individually in a preset. Analog effects are completely programmable and independent of each other.
Analog effects include:
Compression
Expansion
Distortion
Exciter
Envelope Filter
Noise Gate
7-Band Graphic Equalizer
Effects Crossover
Programmable Level
ART’s engineers are players. Long before ART was known as a leader in signal processing, these same engineers were responsible for creating the best sounding and most widely used analog effect pedals ever on the market. Even today the original pedals are sought-after for their remarkable sound. It’s only natural that ART combines the absolute best of analog design with the leading edge of digital technology. We’ve created both.
4 Bit Digital Effects. Unlike other processors that limit you to a pre-determined number of effect chains, the SGX 2000 Express accomplishes preset construction by adding or deleting individual effects. After adding an effect, the processor displays the remaining effects available for use in that preset. This unique and simple system provides for almost unlimited combinations of effects. Full programmability of digital effects is provided.
An example of digital parameters includes:
Reverb:
Type (Hall, Room, Plate, Vocal, Off)
In (Pre or Post Delay)
Decay (0.1 to 25 sec)
High Freq. Damping (0 to 50%)
Position (Front to Rear)
Diffusion (40 to 100%)
Output Level
Stereo Delay:
Delay Left (0 to 1.3sec)
Left Fine (0 to 50ms in 1% increments)
Delay Right (0 to 1.3 sec)
Right Fine (0 to 50ms in 1% increments)
Regeneration (0 to 100%)
High Freq. Damping (0 to 100%)
Output Level
Four Banks of Presets. There are 200 memory locations in the SGX 2000 Express. The 475 factory presets are retained in four memory banks: A-Classic, B-Performance, C-Production, D-Contribution. Bank selection is accomplished while in Utility Mode. When a bank is selected, factory presets are loaded into locations from 001 up. When a user writes over a factory preset or creates a preset in a blank location, the letter “U” (for User) is displayed in that same bank designation location of the LCD. All 200 memory locations are considered User locations. Users are encouraged to store their presets starting at location 200 and work downward, as user presets take precedence over factory presets. A user preset is automatically present in all banks. The Express’ factory presets are among the finest in the industry. A wide range of guitars with hum bucking, single coil, passive and active pickups were used in preset development. The type of pickup used to create the preset and the sound of the preset are listed in the manual. Presets are developed with the Express plugged directly into a console and into a power amp running stereo cabinets.
A Programmable Patchbay. If you ever wanted to patch something into your 2000 Express, you have the choice of two effects loops: one mono, one stereo. The mono loop is located between the analog and digital sections, and the stereo loop is located between the digital effect section and the main output. The status of the effects loops is programmable, switchable via MIDI, and, in keeping with the SGX’s design philosophy, may be manually overridden by pressing the Efx Loop Master Override switches on the front panel.
Editing Parameters and Values ART processors possess the most user-friendly editing interfaces on the market. The SGX 2000 Express is no exception. Preset, Parameter, Value adjustment and Mix parameters are instantly accessible with a press of a button and a turn of the Encoder.
To edit a parameter:
Press the Parameter (Param) button.
Turn the Encoder to the parameter you wish to adjust.
Press the Value button.
Turn the Encoder to change the value.
Press Store to save the changes, or Preset to return to preset mode.
Connections. The SGX 2000 Express provides a front panel instrument input and rear panel stereo line inputs. Outputs include: stereo line outputs, balanced XLR line outputs, and a -10dB instrument output, all of which can be used simultaneously. Headphone outputs are located on the front and rear panels. MIDI In, Out and Thru are included.
Performance MIDI. Performance MIDI is a trademarked name for the simplest MIDI interface in the world. MIDI controls are displayed in a readable fashion and all commands are written in English so it is easy to understand what is happening within the system. What makes the SGX 2000 Express even more powerful is its ability to control effect parameters in real-time. With an X-15 Ultrafoot, up to eight parameters can be varied per preset, and effects that are present in that preset can be tur ned off and on just like they were a series of stomp boxes! Real-Time MIDI allows for raising and lowering of individual effect levels, fading in effects, adding distortion gain, and changing mix levels (all foot controlled!). All necessary programming is done in the Express, and it’s as simple as adding and editing an effect!
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The X-15 Ultrafoot places MIDI real-time control at your feet in a format that is incredibly easy to use. Since winning the 1992 Music & Sound Most Innovative MIDI Product Award, the Ultrafoot has become one of the world’s most popular MIDI foot controllers.
The X-15 combines MIDI program change commands and real-time control for the ultimate in flexibility with any MIDI controllable product. The two expression pedals are built into the unit, avoiding extra cables and clutter. The rugged chassis is 16 gauge steel, and the composite activator pads provide a dirt-free environment for the switches beneath them for years of reliable use.
Program change messages are sent when a numbered pad is pressed. New version 1.07 software incorporates the MMA/JMSC Bank select protocol to access beyond 128 locations. Three modes of preset recall are available: 1-128, 1-200 and 1-255. Bank up and down pads are provided for quick access to any preset location. LED’s located above each numbered pad indicate the preset selected within a bank. In Effects Mode the numbered pads to function as MIDI on/off controllers. When used with A R T processors, individual effects can be turned on and off in a preset. These controllers are fully programmable for use with other equipment.
From the factory, A R T processors are preprogrammed for ease of use with the X-15. Effect on/off controls, bypass and numerous real time expression controllers are programmed into the processors. NO PROGRAMMING OF THE X-15 IS NECESSARY! Any further controllers are programmed into the processor, not the X-15.
The X-15 has two operating modes: Preset and Effect modes. In Preset mode, the Bank up and down pads rotate through banks. Bank number is indicated by the first two digits in the display. Pressing a numbered pad selects a preset in the bank and sends a MIDI program change message. Presets are indicated by the last digit in the display. Pressing the Mode button places the user in Effect mode. In Effect mode, the Bank up and down pads increment or decrement through presets. The numbered pads are now MIDI controllers. These controllers allow individual effects in A R T processors to be turned on and off. The controller numbers are fully programmable.
Since the X-15 is used with many types of MIDI equipment, nearly all of its parameters and controls are programmable. The Expression pedals (factory set for Controllers 4 and 11) are assignable to any MIDI controller number from 1 to 127. Each pedal has the ability to send information on independent MIDI channels. The numbered pads are MIDI controllers when in Effect Mode. These controller numbers are programmable to control any MIDI device’s effects, provided they are MIDI controllable. Other programmable parameters in the X-15 include: System MIDI channel, Left pedal MIDI channel, Right pedal MIDI channel, Bypass mode, Merger, and Pedal Inter-message delay time.
Real-time MIDI control is the ability to change an effect’s status without interrupting audio. The X-15 accomplishes real-time control via its two expression pedals. These pedals, assigned to an effect parameter, offer amazing flexibility to any processor. Wah effects, volume swells, level adjustment of reverb and delays, and chorus speed can all be controlled with your feet. Fade out an effect while fading up another. The possibilities are endless. Up to eight real-time controllers can be added to a prese t in A R T processors. These are in addition to the on/off controllers already present. A total of 18 MIDI controllers is available! The X-15 practically allows you to operate an A R T processor as if it were a simple chain of stomp boxes! MIDI control has never been easier or so effective. Combine an X-15 Ultrafoot with an A R T processor, equipped with Performance MIDI, and you’ve got the most flexible, user friendly MIDI system in the world!
