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USING DUAL REVERB 

1.

 

At any given time on the Oceans 12, only one of the reverb engines 
is selected for editing. The SELECT LED indicates which reverb engine 

this  is.  In  general,  reverb-editing  controls  affect  only  the  selected 
reverb engine. 

2.

 

The  default  selected  reverb  engine  should  be  Reverb  A,  and 

accordingly 

you should see the green LED labeled “A” li

t. 

3.

 

If Reverb A isn’t already on, turn it on by pressing the left footswitch. 

Once it’s on, the

 white LED in the center moon graphic will be lit. 

4.

 

Next, tap the right footswitch corresponding to Reverb Engine B. This 

turns  on  Reverb  B,  and  its  blue  SELECT  LED  as  well  as  its 
corresponding white Reverb Type LED will light. Because Reverb B is 
now the most recently engaged reverb engine, the Oceans 12 makes 

Reverb  B  the  currently-selected  engine  and  blinks  its  blue  LED  to 
indicate this. 

5.

 

Now the reverb effects of both Reverb A and Reverb B are applied, in 
parallel by default, to your playing. Edits to the knobs and buttons will 
affect Reverb B. 

6.

 

To change your selection back to Reverb A, you can press the MODE 
button. Doing so will switch the selection back to Reverb A, and its 

green LED will blink to indicate this. 

7.

 

To  bypass/engage  either  of  the  reverb  engines,  simply  tap  their 

respective footswitches. 

8.

 

See page 28 for detail on dual reverb operation and control. 
 

DUAL REVERB CONFIGURATIONS 

1.

 

When dual reverbs are engaged, you can choose which configuration 

 parallel or series 

 in which to arrange them. 

2.

 

To edit this, press the button labeled FUNCTION towards the top of 
the Oceans 12. It should blink, along with both of the SELECT LEDs, 

to indicate that the controls of the Oceans 12 are now performing their 
alternate functions, whose graphic labels are colored teal. 

3.

 

The alternate functions of the two mini knobs in the REVERB TYPE 
table are labeled  at the bottom  of the table: SRS/PRL and  A

→

B. 

Briefly, the left mini knob controls series v. parallel configuration, while 

the right mini knob controls series order and parallel mix of the two 
reverbs.  

4.

 

See page 28 for more details on dual configurations.

 

 

Summary of Contents for OCEANS 12

Page 1: ...ty may damage your Oceans 12 and void the warranty Do not exceed 10 5VDC on the power plug Power supplies rated for less than 150mA will cause the Oceans 12 to act unreliably FEATURES Two simultaneous...

Page 2: ...Type Knob Preset LED and Mini Knobs 12 Illuminated Buttons 13 Send Return FX Loop 15 Mode Button and LEDs 17 Footswitches and LEDs 18 Connections 20 Reverb Type and Mini Knob Details 22 Dual Reverb 2...

Page 3: ...g studios during the 1960 s and 70 s REVERSE A rendition of the reverse reverb trick commonly performed in studios as well as true reversed echoes ECHO Simple digital delay which feeds into a plate re...

Page 4: ...ion labeled SELECT If the SELECT LED of REVERB B is lit press the small white SELECT button to toggle reverb selection back to REVERB A 3 Turn on REVERB A by pressing its footswitch located on the bot...

Page 5: ...your playing Edits to the knobs and buttons will affect Reverb B 6 To change your selection back to Reverb A you can press the MODE button Doing so will switch the selection back to Reverb A and its...

Page 6: ...have created a sound that you would like to save press and hold the REVERB TYPE knob 2 After half a second the PRESET LED will begin blinking rapidly Continue holding down the REVERB TYPE knob 3 After...

Page 7: ...itch to toggle between selected reverbs see page 30 for more details on external footswitches If dual reverbs are engaged the Oceans 12 will slowly blink one of the SELECT LEDs to indicate which of th...

Page 8: ...es in volume As the knob is turned past 2 o clock the dry signal decreases in volume When the knob is at the maximum position the output is reverb only PREDELAY For all Reverb Types except ECHO SHIMME...

Page 9: ...is independent of reverb engine LO FI Controls the degree of reduction of diffusion and echo density in the reverb tails As the diffusion and echo density decrease certain qualities of the reverb tail...

Page 10: ...Reverse time ECHO Echo rhythm 1 1 8 N A Reverb blend 2 1 4 3 Dotted 1 8 TREM LFO shape 1 Triangle 2 Square 3 Sine MOD Modulation type 1 Chorus 2 Flerb 3 Chorus Flerb DYNA Algorithm select 1 Swell 2 G...

Page 11: ...Yes No Echo feedback Echo delay Yes Yes LFO rate LFO depth Yes No Mod rate Depth Yes No Rate Feedback Blend Swell time Yes No Release time Threshold No No Release time Threshold Yes No Crossfade time...

Page 12: ...situations where the PRESET LED blinks 1 while saving a preset or 2 changing a knob or button setting after loading a preset If you load a preset and then move a knob the new knob position takes over...

Page 13: ...cts However be aware that by default holding down the REVERB A or REVERB footswitches while their engines respective TAILS are on triggers infinite sustain To toggle infinite capability and save it fo...

Page 14: ...ds while the FUNCTION mode is not already on all of the Oceans 12 s blue and green LEDs will start to blink rapidly indicating that the two signals of the two reverb engines are now being split into L...

Page 15: ...ntrols the SEND LVL whenever FUNCTION is on See page 13 for details on the FUNCTION button When the knob is turned fully counter clockwise the SEND LVL is zero The SEND LVL increases as the knob is tu...

Page 16: ...it will now be post reverb Similarly if the SEND RETURN status was previously post reverb it will now be turned OFF The SEND LVL is a global parameter that will not be tracked by presets The configura...

Page 17: ...rent mode When you switch Reverb Types the Oceans 12 will recall the last mode you were using in that Reverb Type Below the three numbered LEDs are two LEDs labeled LF and TIDE These two LEDs indicate...

Page 18: ...ease the footswitch two or more times to set the delay time with your foot The tap time and the current MODE setting determine the actual delay time After tapping in a delay time you may cycle through...

Page 19: ...Unplug the Oceans 12 from power 2 Press and hold the REVERB B footswitch while plugging power back in to the Grand Canyon 3 The BYPASS LED will flash 7 times if tap tempo and infinite are disabled The...

Page 20: ...matically differentiate which of the two is connected EXP Connect an expression pedal with a TRS plug to this jack to allow external control over any of the Oceans 12 s knobs or use it like a volume p...

Page 21: ...e switch is pressed down a connection is made between the sleeve and either the tip ring or both See page 30 for a description of all functions available on the external footswitches 9V Power Jack Plu...

Page 22: ...he EHX Holy Grail Mode 2 P D FBACK This knob controls the pre delay feedback the amount of signal that is sent from the output of the pre delay block back to the input of the pre delay block With a pr...

Page 23: ...echoes turning the P D FBACK knob clockwise will cause the pre delay block to produce multiple echoes from one note Each echo then goes into the reverb block producing multiple reverb washes from one...

Page 24: ...rease it MOD MODE Cycles through three different modulations In Mode 1 a chorus is applied to the reverb In Mode 2 flanging is applied to achieve a classic EHX flerb In Mode 3 the chorus and flerb fro...

Page 25: ...de 3 this controls the sensitivity of the volume detection algorithms as SENSITIVITY is turned clockwise the noise gate and ducking effects are more easily triggered AUTO INF MODE Mode 1 is the origin...

Page 26: ...of the two pitch shifters The counter clockwise extreme of the knob mixes 100 of the first pitch shifter and 0 of the second pitch shifter output while the clockwise extreme mixes the opposite 0 of t...

Page 27: ...e outputs of both reverb engines are summed To arrange the dual reverbs in SERIES turn this knob fully counter clockwise To arrange them in PARALLEL turn this knob fully clockwise A B Selects the orde...

Page 28: ...ured below will be lit with one of them slowly blinking to indicate which one is currently selected for editing DUAL CONFIGURATIONS When both of the reverb engines are engaged their configuration is a...

Page 29: ...ARALLEL turn this knob fully clockwise The order of the reverbs in SERIES and their mix balance in PARALLEL is determined by the other Mini Knob explained below A B In SERIES this knob selects the ord...

Page 30: ...the functions for each footswitch depending on the current engine selection of the Oceans 12 When using a single momentary footswitch the TIP SWITCH functions are available CURRENTLY SELECTED REVERB E...

Page 31: ...te an expression setting for each Reverb Type where you assign the knobs you want to sweep and customize each knob s range and direction Any parameters that are assigned to the expression pedal will b...

Page 32: ...le while creating custom Expression Settings 3 Once the other buttons stop blinking release the EXP MODE button EXP MODE will now be blinking 4 Set any of the Oceans 12 s six knobs to the position you...

Page 33: ...knob at any time to cancel out of Expression Setting setup without saving ERASING CUSTOM EXPRESSION SETTINGS 1 Turn the REVERB TYPE knob to select the Reverb Type for which you want to restore the fac...

Page 34: ...a steady tempo 3 The delay time will be set to your tapping speed divided by the current tap divide setting 4 The MODE setting can be changed after tapping in the delay time to access different delay...

Page 35: ...on the desired reverb engine Tap the corresponding connection RING for Reverb A TIP RING for Reverb B of the external footswitch at least two times at a steady tempo The delay time will be set to you...

Page 36: ...TYPE knob RECALLING PRESETS USING THE REVERB TYPE KNOB 1 Use the SELECT button to select the desired reverb engine 2 Turn the REVERB TYPE knob to the Reverb Type that you want to recall 3 Press and r...

Page 37: ...SETTINGS TO PRESETS If the EXP MODE button is on when a preset is saved the current Expression Setting will be saved to that Reverb Type s preset The EXP MODE button will be saved in the on state If...

Page 38: ...s will be erased and restored to their factory default settings All custom Expression Mode settings will be erased and restored to the factory default Expression Mode settings The tap tempo functional...

Page 39: ...uipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or...

Page 40: ...d below Customers outside the regions listed below please contact EHX Customer Service for information on warranty repairs at info ehx com or 1 718 937 8300 USA and Canadian customers please obtain a...

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