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GETTING STARTED 

WITH THE  

EBS RETRACER

8

USER GUIDE

7. 

SELECT ENGINE

 

Hold down 

A

  and press 

B

 . You will now enter 

SELECT ENGINE

 

menu. Use the 

B

  and 

A

  

switches to change engine and 

TAP/SET

 

to 

load selected engine or escape the SELECT ENGINE menu with 

ACTIVE

.

NOTE: When a new engine is loaded, it will always start with the setting 
parameters that you have made in the [DEFAULTS] menu under the 
global SETTINGS MENU (see bullet 5). 

 

8. 

HOLD DELAY MODE

 

Press and hold

 

TAP/SET

 to activate 

Hold Delay (H)

 mode: 

a) 

TAP/SET

 foot switch now holds the delay effect until you release 

your foot from it (in default setting, you can change to toggle 
deactivation in settings, if prefered). 
b) Push 

ACTIVE

 once to cancel 

Hold Delay

 mode. 

9. 

“PANIC KILL” OF EFFECTS

 

Press and hold down

 

ACTIVE

 until 

PANIC

 appears on screen in 

order to “panic kill” the Retracer effects. This is useful if an engine 
goes into stall because of excessive feedback. 

EXTENDED EDITING IN EXPERT MODE:

10. 

CHANGE TO EXPERT MODE

 

The Expert mode unlocks all features available in the Retracer.  
Enter the [SETTINGS]

 

menu (as described above under bullet 5) 

Select GENERAL menu, locate EXPERT and change the value OFF 
to ON. Press 

TAP/SET

 to save and exit. The pedal now operates in 

EXPERT MODE.  
 

IMPORTANT!

 In Expert Mode 

B

  and 

A

  gives access to the 

parameter layers

 connected to each individual engine instead 

of offering navigation between presets. Values can be changed 
with the four knobs. Indicators on the screen show what value is 
attached to each knob in the layer. 

11. 

ACCESS PROGRAM SETTINGS MENU 

After the last parameter layer for an engine, repeat pressing 

B

  to 

access the PROGRAM SETTINGS attached to your current preset 
(se reference on next page). When the name of the engine appears 
within a pair of clamps you can use 

LEVEL

 to scroll down the list and 

DELAY

 to change the values in the right column. 

7A9.

10A12.

 [ 

GENERAL

]

EXPERT        ON

TIME

MS/S

TAP

PROG

Summary of Contents for RETRACER DELAY

Page 1: ...VERVIEW OF EXPERT MODE 5 GETTING STARTED IN EASY MODE 6 EASY EXPERT MODE OPERATIONS 6 EXTENDED EDITING IN EXPERT MODE 8 REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE SETTINGS MENU SUB MENUS 10 HOW TO CONNECT THE RETRACER W...

Page 2: ...ng them Easy Mode is probably what you will use when you are on stage Expert Mode unlocks more editing features and might be where you will operate when you build fine tune and organize your own prese...

Page 3: ...Footswitch Navigation if Footswitch Navigation is active Go to Previous preset in the bank when footswitch navigation function is active Multi functional switch for Tap tempo Set save changes Hold del...

Page 4: ...nd press A to access the Settings Menu 2 Use the LEVEL control to scroll through the menu press B to open up a labels sub menu and use the DELAY knob to change the parameter values that show up in the...

Page 5: ...ecific parameters that you can change and save with your preset To enter the first layer of engine parameters simply press B or A You will now see the name of the engine that your preset is based on I...

Page 6: ...s B or A repeatedly until you find the desired subdivision Use Quick Save as described below to save the changes to your preset 4 PROGRAM PRESET QUICK SAVE Use the Quick Save function to save changes...

Page 7: ...py Move Swap or Label Execute or unfold selected operation by pressing TAP SET When Label operation is selected and unfolded a Turn the LEVEL control to choose character b Use B to move to the next ch...

Page 8: ...seful if an engine goes into stall because of excessive feedback EXTENDED EDITING IN EXPERT MODE 10 CHANGE TO EXPERT MODE The Expert mode unlocks all features available in the Retracer Enter the SETTI...

Page 9: ...eedback loop and stops feedback tail when used BYPASS TB True bypass relay TAIL Tail mode buffered bypass BUF Buffered bypass no tail SMOOTH OFF Disabled ON Allows smooth transitions tails between pro...

Page 10: ...is mode while HOLDING Active PRGSTEP ALL BANK Sets program step within bank rather than within all entries DEFAULTS SETTINGS these will be the default value for all engines when creating a new program...

Page 11: ...Change 31 0 31 1 31 2 31 3 31 4 31 5 31 6 31 7 31 ON Remaps internal banks to fit into first two MIDI banks A B C D E F G Z 0 0 0 0 32 0 64 0 96 1 0 1 32 1 64 1 96 Midi Bank Program Change 31 0 31 0 6...

Page 12: ...UX OUT or LOOP SEND STEREO OUT in Stereo Dual mode EXTERNAL TAP FOOTSWITCH momentary MASTER CHANNEL IN mono MASTER CHANNEL OUT mono IMPORTANT USE ONLY MONO PLUG FOR THIS INPUT For future use STEREO IN...

Page 13: ...ems You can also reach the menu by pressing B repeatadely until you reach the menu The difference is you will then walk through all the available parameter settings layer for the selected engine befor...

Page 14: ...SET to end calibration sequence Press TAP SET once again to save settings and exit MANCAL EXP manual calibration With MANCAL option it is possible to restrain the modulation action between two points...

Page 15: ...the desired parameters to the sound you would like to modulate to Again Hold TAP and press ACTIVE This will end exp record mode and the blinking E will now be fixed to indicate that this program is u...

Page 16: ...already saved exp parameters wont change as long as you don t modify them Don t forget to exit exp record mode when done To modify the starting position heel down of an expression parameter just modi...

Page 17: ...ebs retracer delay workstation and click on the Download tab to register for the Retracer email list for instant news about firmware and software updates tutorials and other useful info related to yo...

Page 18: ...0mA max 18V DC power in has no other effect on headroom or performance Dimensions with xternals W x H x D 3 3 x 4 5 x 1 9 83 x 115 x 48 mm Weight 414 gr 0 92 lb Subject to change without notice w w w...

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