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TimeBender

Owner’s Manual 18-0686-A

Printed in the USA 3

2009

DigiTech is a registered trademarks of Harman International.

musIQ® is a registered trademark of 3dB Research Ltd.

Summary of Contents for TIME BENDER

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Master Time Space and Dimension...

Page 2: ...THE FOLLOWING KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL WARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing liquid and no object filled with liquid such as vases shall...

Page 3: ...on Operation of this unit within significant electromagnetic fields should be avoided use only shielded interconnecting cables U K MAINS PLUG WARNING A molded mains plug that has been cut off from the...

Page 4: ...rden of the consumer 5 DigiTech reserves the right to make changes in design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products pre...

Page 5: ...the Tempo by Strumming with Muted Strings 12 Set the Key and Tempo by Strumming 12 Set the Repeat Pattern by Strumming Smart Strum 13 Add a Pitch Shifted Voice 13 Adjust the Repeats 13 Change the Del...

Page 6: ...e Patterns 23 Simple Delay 23 Dual Delay 23 Multi tap Pattern Delay 23 Root Based Pattern Delay 24 Connection Diagrams 26 Connection Diagrams 26 Mono In Mono Out 26 Mono In Stereo Out Ping Pong Delays...

Page 7: ...elays in a single pattern You can also select from a long list of preset repeat patterns The TimeBender can also change the pitch of the repeats and keep them in the key you re playing in The result c...

Page 8: ...y other delay Built in 20 second Looper lets you create and overdub loops on the fly Harmony shifted delays let you create new delay sounds in any key Save your favorite sounds to four memory location...

Page 9: ...ob selects the different delay types and styles Each delay type has a unique sound which is described in detail on page 18 DelayTime Knob 2 The Delay Time knob sets the length of the delay The display...

Page 10: ...icings are described on page 21 Mix Knob 5 The Mix knob controls the level of the delayed signal or Looper playback Turn it all the way down counter clockwise to hear just your guitar and no delays As...

Page 11: ...ry location After the store operation this memory location will now be active To cancel the store procedure while the Store LED is flashing press the Delay On Off footswitch or the Multiplier button T...

Page 12: ...delays played back in between your own notes Note Even though the tempo multiplier always changes the delay time the display will not reflect this if it is set to show BPM because BPM timing is alway...

Page 13: ...s knob up the pattern circulates more and more causing the delays to repeat for longer and longer time periods When Envelope is selected the Repeats knob controls the shape of the envelopes applied to...

Page 14: ...d right inputs connect your right input to this jack If you re using a mono input stereo output configuration connect it to this input if you want all delays other than dual delays to be panned center...

Page 15: ...Pedal Input 5 Connect a mono tip sleeve passive expression pedal to this input to morph between two different delay settings Any volume pedal in the 100 kOhm 500 kOhm range with log taper will work a...

Page 16: ...wered on There is no power switch on the TimeBender To turn the TimeBender on or off connect or disconnect the included PS0913B power supply from the Power Supply jack Connect your guitar to the Left...

Page 17: ...r button for one second Turn the Modulation knob all the way down counter clockwise 6 Turn the Pattern knob all the way down counter clockwise 7 Turn the Voicing knob to the left until 8 U appears in...

Page 18: ...right footswitch down strum a G major chord 3 G appears in the display The key is now set to G and any scalic or triad centered voicings will create pitch shifted repeats based on this key Note The o...

Page 19: ...ated groups and use this for the pattern Release the right footswitch If a consistent pattern was detected the display will 4 briefly show Good If a consistent pattern could not be found the display w...

Page 20: ...press 1 both footswitches until the Memory Indicator LED is lit Press and release the right footswitch to select a memory location indicated by 2 the Memory Location LEDs Note that when location 2 is...

Page 21: ...this memory location is recalled the TimeBenderTM will activate the Looper with these settings You can only store a Looper preset when a loop is not playing Left Footswitch When the Looper is active...

Page 22: ...loop is playing back the display will show the position of play back within the loop with a progress bar Overdubbing Whenever a loop is playing you can press and release the left footswitch to start...

Page 23: ...eset You can also unplug the expression pedal and plug it back in to accomplish the same thing Using the Envelope DelayType When you use Envelope you might notice that a short note won t produce any a...

Page 24: ...ath includes a saturator that will introduce some distortion when the feedback signal becomes large When changing the delay time you ll notice the delay slides to the new value resulting in a pitch sh...

Page 25: ...ces the level of the delay effect while the input signal is loud When the input signal decays in volume the delay effect rises in volume resulting in a very dynamic sound Dynamic Analog 6 dana The Dyn...

Page 26: ...ing played equal duration slices of the current signal are played back with a particular voicing as specified by the voicing encoder The Repeats knob can be used to alter the shape of each slice for e...

Page 27: ...hat scalic and triad centered voicings sound best when you play in the key the TimeBender is set to see page 12 for more on setting the key by strumming ScalicVoicings Display Description 2o Input is...

Page 28: ...he 5th of the scale which is shifted to the root HH Same as Scalic 6H except for the root of the scale which is shifted to the 5th Fixed Shift Chromatic Voicings Display Description 12 11 1 Input is s...

Page 29: ...rTM can be used as a traditional delay where the input is delayed and played back unshifted or in combination with pitch shifting using the Voicing knob where the input signal is shifted before being...

Page 30: ...laying a note with a root based pattern will result in a musically intelligent arpeggio starting with the note you played As you turn up the Repeats knob the arpeggiation will repeat over a longer tim...

Page 31: ...Right Voice V2 Tap 3 Delay 83 Pan Left Voice V1 P9 3 Multi Tap Pattern Delay Tap 1 Delay 37 5 Pan Left Voice V1 Tap 2 Delay 70 Pan Right Voice V2 Tap 3 Delay 100 Pan Left Voice V1 P10 6 Multi Tap Pat...

Page 32: ...ent ways of hooking up your TimeBenderTM Mono In Mono Out 9VAC 1300mA POWER Connect your guitar to the TimeBenderTM s Left input Connect the TimeBender s Left output to your amp s input Optional FS3X...

Page 33: ...ono In Stereo Out Ping Pong Delays 9VAC 1300mA POWER Connect your guitar to the TimeBenderTM s Left input Connect the TimeBender s stereo outputs to two amps or two channels on a mixer Connection Diag...

Page 34: ...ono In Stereo Out Centered Delays 9VAC 1300mA POWER Connect your guitar to the TimeBenderTM s Right input Connect the TimeBender s stereo outputs to two amps or two channels on a mixer Connection Diag...

Page 35: ...ms TimeBender in an Effects Loop 9VAC 1300mA POWER Connect your guitar to your amp s input Connect your amp s effects send to the TimeBender s Left input Connect the TimeBender s Left output to your a...

Page 36: ...30 TimeBenderTM in an Effects Chain Stereo In Stereo Out 9VAC 1300mA POWER Connect your guitar to your effects chain input WAH OVERDRIVE DIGITECH WHAMMY CHORUS FX POST REVERB Connection Diagrams...

Page 37: ...ave an expression pedal plugged in the expression pedal will morph between its settings for the heel position and toe position To get the TimeBender back to what the controls show make sure the Memory...

Page 38: ...on both footswitches if it isn t then press and release the right footswitch until no Memory Location LED is lit If you re using an expression pedal unplug it when no Memory Location LED is lit to be...

Page 39: ...Bit Depth 24 bit Processing Memory Capacity Delay Time Up to 5 seconds of true stereo delay Looper Up to 20 seconds mono Power US and Canada 120 VAC 60 Hz Adapter PS0913B 120 Japan 100 VAC 50 60 Hz A...

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