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Congratulations

 and thank you for making the Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb a part of 

your tone quest. Dark Sun combines a digital delay and hall reverb, extensive tone-shaping controls, Dynamic 
Expression, and deep signal routing options to create an echo machine unlike any other.

 

HOW IT WORKS

       Delay Mode Selector: 

8-way switch to select between delay modes.

• Quarter Note  
   

Standard digital delay sound, tap sets delay time in quarter notes.

• Dotted-Eighth 

    Standard digital delay sound, tap sets delay time in dotted eighth notes.

• Eighth Note 

    Standard digital delay sound, tap sets delay time in eighth notes.

• Triplet 

    Standard digital delay sound, tap sets delay time in triplets.

• Pattern 

   Standard digital delay sound, repeats occur at quarter notes and dotted eighths.

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DARK SUN

DARK SUN

Summary of Contents for Dark Sun

Page 1: ... D A R K S U N DIGITAL DELAY REVERB U S E R S G U I D E ...

Page 2: ...HOW IT WORKS Delay Mode Selector 8 way switch to select between delay modes Quarter Note Standard digital delay sound tap sets delay time in quarter notes Dotted Eighth Standard digital delay sound tap sets delay time in dotted eighth notes Eighth Note Standard digital delay sound tap sets delay time in eighth notes Triplet Standard digital delay sound tap sets delay time in triplets Pattern Stand...

Page 3: ...h buttons together again to save the current UI state to the selected preset location R Size Knob Sets the time it takes for the reverb to decay Turning the R SIZE knob clockwise will give you larger room size and much longer reverb time R Mix Knob Determines balance of wet dry signal for the reverb Fully clockwise 100 wet Fully counter clockwise 100 dry 2 3 4 5 6 Reverse Reverse delay tap sets de...

Page 4: ...y The effects occur in series with the reverb placed before the delay L D R R Left Delay Right Reverb The effects occur in parallel with the delay assigned to the left channel and the reverb assigned to right channel L R R D Left Reverb Right Delay The effects occur in parallel with the reverb assigned to the left channel and the delay assigned to right channel LPF Low Pass Filter The TWEAK knob w...

Page 5: ...wing for a pleasant lo fi saturation to be added DEPTH The TWEAK knob will control the depth of the modulation effect applied to the wet signal RATE The TWEAK knob will control the rate of the modulation effect applied to the wet signal BLEND The TWEAK knob will control how much modulation is applied to the delay and reverb set at noon modulation will be applied equally to both delay and reverb Se...

Page 6: ...ontrols will show a value of 1 8 for Delay Mode and 1 4 for Routing mS BPM Delay Time You can toggle between milliseconds and BPM beats per minute to set delay time on Dark Sun by holding the Trails button while powering ON the pedal If you wish to switch back simply repeat the process Bypass Footswitch Turns the effect on and off LED will light when effect is engaged Tap Preset Footswitch Default...

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Page 8: ...nd make this a good place to get to know Dark Sun LPF 0 HPF 0 Sat 0 Depth 0 Rate 0 Blend D R 1 B E X T R A R E C O L L E C T I O N This delay only patch uses the Low Pass Filter High Pass Filter Saturation and Modulation to emulate a beloved analog delay LPF 94 HPF 26 Sat 40 Depth 28 Rate 28 Blend D99 ...

Page 9: ...off of lows and highs to make this hypnotic rhythmic patch LPF 20 HPF 30 Sat 20 Depth 20 Rate 25 Blend D R 1 D R E V E R B S W E L L S Large reverb in front of a reverse delay creates a dreamy reverse verb with rolled off highs heavy saturation and deep slow modulation LPF 50 HPF 20 Sat 60 Depth 40 Rate 8 Blend D R ...

Page 10: ...Dynamic Expression helps keep it under control LPF 50 HPF 40 Sat 80 Depth 50 Rate 6 Blend D R Dyn Exp ON 2 B I N F I N I T E E I G H T S Maxed feedback and eighth note delay with high saturation creates a textural wash of repeats reigned in by low mix settings and Dynamic Expression LPF 50 HPF 14 Sat 90 Depth 100 Rate 6 Blend D R Dyn Exp ON ...

Page 11: ...es this Spring Reverb simulation LPF 50 HPF 25 Sat 50 Depth 0 Rate 0 Blend D R 2 D V I B R AT O T O O Using an ultra short delay time and fully wet mix allows you to apply the modulation section to your playing in real time creating this pleasing vibrato tone LPF 60 HPF 15 Sat 25 Depth 24 Rate 38 Blend D99 ...

Page 12: ...Mode 0 7 20 14h Tweak Blend 0 127 22 16h Delay Feedback 0 127 23 17h Saturation 0 127 25 19h Dynamics Threshold 0 127 27 1Bh Routing 0 3 28 1Ch Tweak LPF 0 127 29 1Dh Tweak HPF 0 127 30 1Eh BPM MSD 0 127 31 1Fh Delay ms MSD 0 127 32 20h Preset 0 3 33 21h Patch Dec 34 22h Patch Inc 62 3Eh BPM LSD 0 127 63 3Fh Delay ms LSD 0 127 97 61h Trailing Repeats 0 1 101 65h BPM Tempo display mode 0 1 102 66h ...

Page 13: ...eset A 01A MIDI Program 00 Bank 01 Preset B 01B MIDI Program 01 Bank 01 Preset C 01C MIDI Program 02 Etc BPM and mS delay messages are sent directly to the DDL these values are not scaled or modified BPM and mS values are represented as a 14 bit number with the MSByte and LSByte sent as separate messages When a MSByte is received the LSByte is set to 0 when a LSByte is received it is added to the ...

Page 14: ...ings This can be done using the BACKUP button in the Update Tool M A N U A L R E S E T T O FA C T O R Y D E FA U LT S E T T I N G S If you have experienced a power interruption or an unsuccessful firmware update that is causing your pedal to perform incorrectly it can be reset to the factory default settings by performing a manual reset 1 If you haven t already downloaded and installed the Update ...

Page 15: ...3 Use a bent paper clip to access the micro switch located in the small hole above the MIDI IN jack ...

Page 16: ...he switch in while plugging in the power to the unit Power ON Release the switch 5 Launch the Update Tool and connect the USB jack on the pedal to a USB port on your computer 6 The Update Tool will go into RECOVERY MODE ...

Page 17: ...7 Follow the instructions on the Update Tool to reprogram your pedal 8 After successfully reprogramming your pedal you can restore any presets you have saved on your computer using the RESTORE button ...

Page 18: ... It will start scanning for devices 7 Power on your pedal and connect the USB jack on the pedal to your computer USB port 8 The Update Tool will locate your pedal and change its display accordingly showing the currently installed firmware version and S N of the pedal The current firmware version will be displayed in the lower left corner of the Update Tool 9 If the UPDATE button is lit there is a ...

Page 19: ...ding it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electronic equipment Please contact your local household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased this product for those locations Thanks for helping us conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment F C C C O M P L I A N C E This Device compl...

Page 20: ...ut an RMA written on the outside As you might expect this warranty does not apply if you ve modified the unit or treated it unkindly and we can assume no liability for any incidental or consequential damages which may result from the use of this product Any warranties implied in fact or by law are limited to the duration of this express limited warranty C O M M I T M E N T T O Q U A L I T Y A N D ...

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