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Alexander Pedals builds hand-crafted effects pedals in Garner, North Carolina.  Each Alexander 

Pedal is meticulously voiced and tweaked by our sonic scientists to achieve sounds that are 

both instantly familiar yet completely unique.

Alexander Pedals are designed by Matthew Farrow and a group of trusted players, builders, 

and friends.  Matthew has been building guitar pedals since the late 1990s, first with Pharaoh 

Amplifiers, and now with Disaster Area Designs.  Matthew has designed some of the most 

innovative effects units on the market, including some big names he’s not allowed to tell you 

about.

Alexander Pedals was started for two reasons - to make great tones, and to do good.  The 

great tones part you probably have some idea about.  As for doing good, Alexander Pedals 

donates a portion of the profits from every pedal sold to charity, whether you buy from us 

or our dealers.  Matthew’s younger brother Alex passed away in 1987 of a form of cancer 

called neuroblastoma.  Alexander Pedals honors his memory by helping in the fight to end 

childhood cancer.

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Summary of Contents for History Lesson VOL.3

Page 1: ...History Lesson VOL 3 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... he s not allowed to tell you about Alexander Pedals was started for two reasons to make great tones and to do good The great tones part you probably have some idea about As for doing good Alexander Pedals donates a portion of the profits from every pedal sold to charity whether you buy from us or our dealers Matthew s younger brother Alex passed away in 1987 of a form of cancer called neuroblasto...

Page 3: ...ds ranging back over 60 years We focused on vintage tech like tape echo analog bucket brigade delay and digital time manipulation You ll find a host of familiar sounds in the History Lesson Vol 3 as well as great new tones to help you sculpt your music We ve also updated the pedal with our usual Neo Series magic adding presets MIDI expres sion control and extra functionality for each mode Plug in ...

Page 4: ...digital delay MOD and RATE control a digital pitch modulator and TONE pans between bright and dark voicings BBD lower blue Analog bucket brigade delay MOD and RATE add an adjustable chorus modulation and TONE changes the percussive attack of the delay HOLD ALT TONE LEVEL RATE FEEDBACK 9V USB MOD MIX TIME 4HD FLT BBD LOFI TAP DIV HOLD ALT TONE LEVEL RATE FEEDBACK 9V USB MOD MIX TIME 4HD FLT BBD LOF...

Page 5: ...TONE LEVEL RATE FEEDBACK 9V USB MOD MIX TIME 4HD FLT BBD LOFI TAP DIV HOLD ALT TONE LEVEL RATE FEEDBACK 9V USB MOD MIX TIME 4HD FLT BBD LOFI TAP DIV HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST ALT FUNCTIONS MAIN FUNCTIONS HOLD ALT TONE LEVEL RATE FEEDBACK 9V USB MOD MIX TIME 4HD FLT BBD LOFI TAP DIV HOLD ALT TONE LEVEL RATE FEEDBACK 9V USB MOD MIX TIME 4HD FLT BBD LOFI TAP DIV HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST ALT FUNCTIONS MAIN FUNCT...

Page 6: ...BYPASS footswitch for 1 second The upper LED will blink one two three or four times to indicate the current preset and you re all set ALL of the pedal settings are recalled as part of the preset knob positions expression settings and effect modes HOLD To save the current preset press and hold the center Select button then hold the BYPASS footswitch down The upper LED will blink to indicate the pre...

Page 7: ... override the tapped tempo and vice versa If you save a preset after tapping or using the knob the preset will retain the current tempo of the pedal no matter which method you use to set it QUARTER DOT 8th 8th HOLD TO SELECT TAP DIVISION TAP 2x OR MORE Bypass and Trails Histoy Lesson v3 uses a buffered bypass system with optional trails When you press the bypass footswitch the pedal will set the d...

Page 8: ...tton to assign the MultiJack function The upper small LED will change to show this function Blue Expression Pedal Input Violet Footswitch Input Red MIDI Input Turn the upper left knob to set the function of the external footswitch if configured The upper large LED will change to show this function Green Trigger Ramp Cyan Advance One Preset Blue Tap tempo Turn the upper right knob to set the Trails...

Page 9: ... POSITIONS Connect your expression pedal to the MultiJack with a TRS cable Engage the pedal and sweep the pedal you should see the upper LED change colors and the sound should change Set the expression pedal to its HEEL DOWN position Turn the pedal knobs to set the sound you want for the HEEL DOWN position Next set the expression pedal to its TOE DOWN position Move the knobs to the desired setting...

Page 10: ...presets will load in sequence 1 2 3 4 The LED on the Neo Footswitch will change to indicate the current preset RED 1 GREEN 2 BLUE 3 YELLOW 4 Hold the Neo Footswitch to go back one preset RAMP Tap the Neo Footswitch to trigger the RAMP effect The LED on the Neo Footswitch will change to indicate the current RAMP state You can also fire the ramp for a moment by holding the Neo Footswitch down The ra...

Page 11: ...exander Neo Link Alexander Neo MIDI Cable Disaster Area Designs MIDI Box Empress MIDI Box 1 or 2 Disaster Area Designs MIDI Box 4 Chase Bliss Audio MIDI Box Disaster Area Designs MIDI Box One Disaster Area Designs MJ QQ and 5P TRS PRO Next connect your Neo Series pedal to your MIDI controller or interface box using a standard 1 4 cable or adapter cable Make sure that your controller is powered on ...

Page 12: ... MIDI Continuous Controller 102 Bypass Value 0 63 Bypass Value 64 127 Engage MIDI Continuous Controller 50 57 Pedal Knobs Value 0 CCW Value 127 CW CC 50 Mod CC 54 Mod Rate CC 51 Time CC 55 Tone CC 52 Repeat CC 53 Mix CC 57 Level MIDI Continuous Controller 59 Mode Select 0 MAG 3 LOFI 1 BBD 4 4HD 2 DIG 5 FLT MIDI Beat Clock History Lesson v3 will sync to MIDI Beat Clock over USB or MultiJack Specifi...

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