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CONTEXT 2

Owner’s Manual

Detroit, MI • www.redpandalab.com

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Summary of Contents for CONTEXT 2

Page 1: ...1 CONTEXT 2 Owner s Manual Detroit MI www redpandalab com ...

Page 2: ...2 CONTEXT 2 Owner s Manual Version 2 2 firmware 2 2 0 September 2020 Red Panda LLC 44712 Helm St Plymouth MI 48170 USA 2020 Red Panda LLC www redpandalab com ...

Page 3: ...3 Please register your product at redpandalab com register Product manuals and firmware updates are available at redpandalab com downloads For technical support email support redpandalab com ...

Page 4: ...rb Algorithms 12 Bypass 13 Trails 13 Reverb Hold 13 HI LO Response 14 Tremolo Spring Only 14 Dynamics 15 DELAY 17 Presets 17 Tap Tempo 18 Control Input 19 Using MIDI 22 Web Editor beta 32 Reset to Factory Defaults 34 Support Repairs and Warranty 35 Firmware Updates 36 Specifications 37 Credits 37 ...

Page 5: ...pired by the Ursa Major SST 282 Space Station Delay plus reverb in all modes Plate algorithm has predelay Adjustable modulation in all algorithms Low and high frequency damping in all modes More control over low and high frequency damping response Dynamic reverb for ducking or expansion Adjustable input and output levels Tap tempo with independent note divisions for delay predelay and tremolo rate...

Page 6: ...6 Signal Flow ...

Page 7: ...3 00 for a full spectrum reverb Start by selecting the ROOM algorithm These settings can be used as a starting point when designing a reverb sound Cycle through each of the reverb algorithms and note the differences in how fast the reverb builds up and how the sound changes as it decays Next adjust the MOD knob with different reverb algorithms The MOD knob adjusts the amount and character of the m...

Page 8: ... you have a few pedals we recommend a multi pedal power supply with independent regulat ed outputs not daisy chained If our pedals detect a problem with the power supply the bypass LED with change to magenta or pink the pedal will switch to bypass and enter a low power mode After a few seconds the pedal will restart The most common reasons are that the power supply is not providing enough current ...

Page 9: ...ult Dry signal and bypass passes through DSP Our pedals use studio quality A D and D A converters with low latency This is a good choice in most situations Analog Dry signal passes through DSP when effect is on and buffered analog signal path in bypass Depending on the input signal there could be a small click when the effect is engaged Analog FX Level Dry signal passes through a unity gain analog...

Page 10: ...obs and mode switch as desired 3 Release the SHIFT button to store the setting Double click the SHIFT button to enable shift lock The knobs now adjust alternate parameters until the SHIFT button is pressed again 1 Double click the SHIFT button The LED will change to cyan and blink blue to indicate that shift lock mode is engaged 2 Adjust the knobs and mode switch as desired 3 Press the SHIFT butto...

Page 11: ...g is increased as knob is turned down Flat at 3 00 SHIFT Dynamics recovering time Center position is off Turning the knob farther from the center posi tion will lengthen the time it takes for the reverb level to recover Left ducking Center off Right expander LO DYNAMICS THRESHOLD Low frequency response Reverb damping is increased as knob is turned down Flat at 3 00 SHIFT adjusts dynamics threshold...

Page 12: ...RING Spring reverb It is not a model of a specific spring reverb The Context 2 simulates a spring reverb us ing the algorithms and techniques used in 1980 s reverbs but with more processing power available Low decay settings work well for vocals bass and addnig subtle ambience to your instrument without an obvious reverb effect Middle settings match spring reverb settings on guitar amplifiers At h...

Page 13: ... indi cate whether trails are on or off 2 long blinks trails off 4 short blinks trails on Hold down the SHIFT button and press the ON footswitch SHIFT ON to toggle the global trails setting on or off Trails can be turned on or off at the preset level using our web based editor By default presets use the global trails setting Reverb Hold Holding either footswitch will indefinitely hold freeze the r...

Page 14: ...knob approximately matches the response of the Context 1 damping control except that the direction is reversed Turning the LO control down can help prevent the reverb from sounding muddy with low frequency sig nals or create a thin and airy reverb sound Turning the HI control down creates a darker reverb Boosting the high frequencies will add presence Tremolo Spring Only Tremolo varies the volume ...

Page 15: ...desired ef fect It may need to be adjusted if you change your instrument pickup or signal path The release control SHIFT HI turns off dynamics at 12 00 Ducking below 12 00 When the signal level exceeds the threshold the reverb signal is attenuated The reverb ducks below loud notes and comes back as the note decays Quiet notes have more reverb and loud notes have less The release SHIFT HI control s...

Page 16: ...g your instrument s attack or while playing loud Adjust the release time to the fastest setting that avoids audible pumping when the reverb comes back up Use reverb expansion with a quick release to create unnatural reverb tails Set the threshold right be low the point where the LED blinks red on note attacks As notes decay the reverb level will fall off more rapidly Use expansion to emphasize lou...

Page 17: ...e previous reverb setting will trail off naturally This allows you to have two separate reverb settings available for example one for the verse and one for the chorus Adjusting controls while a preset is active will alter the sound The preset is reset to its saved settings each time the PRESET button is pressed unless you save the new sound All presets are accessible via MIDI program change messag...

Page 18: ...el tap tempo quickly double tap the left TAP footswitch Adjusting a knob will disable tap tempo for that parameter To re enable tap tempo set the interval again or reload the preset If you need to synchronize multiple tap tempo pedals you can use a multiple output tap controller USB or 1 4 TRS MIDI To set delay tap divisions hold the SHIFT button and rotate the mode knob More note divisions are av...

Page 19: ...es to indicate it is in CTRL configuration mode You can release the right footswitch and begin configuration immediately 3 Move the expression pedal to the heel down position 4 Move the expression pedal to the toe down position 5 Hold the right footswitch for 3 seconds to save the configuration The right LED will blink green to indicate that the configuration has been saved Configuring Expression ...

Page 20: ...s It works with our remote switches some third party switches and is DIY friendly for different control interfac es See our Knowledge Base for infomation on building a compatible switch Note that the switch uses parallel resistors and switches with shorting contacts will not work without an adapter most tap tempo switches and the Roland FS 6 for example 1 2 3 and 4 button switches are supported Th...

Page 21: ...e Blinks green when saved D Preset 4 hold to save Blinks green when saved 2 A Preset live knob settings B Bypass on C Reverb hold latching D Tap Blinks yellow at tempo 3 A Dry kill momentary B Delay Kill momentary C Reverb sustain momentary D Reverb damping momen tary In mode 1 you can also hold the Context s SHIFT switch while pressing the remote switch to save a pre set ...

Page 22: ... use of a computer Examples include iConnectivity iConnectMIDI4 iConnectivity mio4 Disaster Area Designs Gen3 MIDI controllers with their gHOST option Kenton MIDI USB Host MkII MidiPlus USB MIDI Host See our Knowledge Base for up to date information The pedal sends and receives on MIDI channel 1 by default You can change the MIDI channel using MIDI System Exclusive messages or our web based editor...

Page 23: ...ks are sent out at regular intervals by a clock transmitter to one or more receivers The trans mitter controls playback and sets the tempo The transmitter never tells the receivers the actual tempo Instead it sends 24 timing clock messages every quarter note 24 PPQ and the receivers each calculate the tempo independently Start stop and continue messages are used to synchronize playback between dev...

Page 24: ...ing if it receives a MIDI timing clock message without a start or stop message first Comparison to tap tempo Tap tempo is set by tapping quarter notes on a footswitch It is simpler to set up but is not synchronized to other equipment unless you are using a multi pedal tap tempo controllers Tap tempo controllers have an electronic switch on each output that simulates a footswitch press Neither tap ...

Page 25: ...erb delay balance 23 Dynamics threshold 24 Dynamics recovery time 0 63 64 65 127 Ducking Off Expansion 80 PRESET Use gated mode to send 127 on press and 0 on release Matches footswitch behavior 0 63 64 127 Off release On press 81 ON Use gated mode to send 127 on press and 0 on release Matches footswitch behavior 0 63 64 127 Off release On press 86 Reverb Hold left Receive only 0 63 64 127 Off On 8...

Page 26: ...orithm 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Room Hall Cathedral Gated Reverse Plate Spring Grain 106 Delay note division See Note Divisions table 107 Predelay note division See Note Divisions table 108 Tremolo note division See Note Divisions table 110 Receive MIDI clock global 0 63 64 127 Off On default 111 Trails 0 64 127 Off On Global default ...

Page 27: ...easures 3 6 measures 4 5 measures 5 4 measures 6 3 measures 7 2 measures 8 2 measure triplet 9 Dotted whole note 10 Whole note 11 Whole note triplet 12 Dotted half note 13 Half note 14 Half note triplet 15 Dotted quarter note 16 Quarter note 17 Quarter note triplet 18 Dotted eighth note 19 Eighth note 20 Eighth note triplet 21 Dotted 16th note 22 16th note 23 16th note triplet 24 Dotted 32nd note ...

Page 28: ...Byte hex Description F0 System Exclusive SysEx 00 Red Panda ID byte 1 02 Red Panda ID byte 2 23 Red Panda ID byte 3 01 Context family ID 02 Context product ID 00 Message version 1 byte Message type 0x34 get property 0x35 reply to get property 0x36 set property 2 bytes Property ID nn bytes Property data length depends on ID F7 End of Exclusive EOX Example Save Preset to Internal Memory 3 Byte hex D...

Page 29: ...ower issues Maximum input level headroom Get Set ID 1 ID 2 Data Bytes Data X X 7F 10 1 02 5 2 dBu max 4 0 Vpp default 03 0 5 dBu max 2 3 Vpp 04 8 dBu max 5 7 Vpp 05 12 dBu with 3 dB pad Adjusts the input output gain to accommodate different signal levels Bypass Mode Get Set ID 1 ID 2 Data Bytes Data X X 7F 11 1 01 analog bypass 02 DSP bypass 03 kill dry 05 analog FX level unity gain analog dry Inp...

Page 30: ... high resolution Get Set ID 1 ID 2 Data Bytes Data X X yy yy 1 U1 23 fixed point value encoded as 4 7 bit digits Uses internal parameter IDs to get and set parameters with high resolution The property IDs yyyy are not currently documented but can be found using our web editor and a MIDI monitor We reserve the right to change the IDs and data format so please email us if you plan to use them or hav...

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Page 32: ...dit The Edit tab shows all of the pedal s realtime parameters The on screen controls are updated to match the current state of the pedal but hidden parameters are not updated Press the Refresh button to up date all of the parameters The web editor s controls allow higher resolution changes than MIDI continu ous controller messages Ctrl Port The Ctrl Port tab allows you to configure the pedal s CTR...

Page 33: ...e input power supply PSU voltage A low PSU voltage may indicate that the power supply is not able to provide enough current to properly power the pedal Help The Show MIDI Devices button on the Help tab will display all of the MIDI devices accessible by your browser ...

Page 34: ...ll not be affected Note that this is rarely useful for troubleshooting problems with your pedal 1 With the pedal unplugged set the mode switch to the ROOM position 2 Hold the ON footswitch while plugging in power The right LED will be solid white 3 Rotate the mode switch to the GRAIN position 4 When the factory reset is complete the LEDs will cycle through different colors 5 Power cycle the pedal ...

Page 35: ...with your serial number and a description of the problem to support redpandalab com We may be able to get you up and running again without sending in the pedal but if it does need repair we will arrange for it to come back to us or an authorized service center close to you Warranty repairs are done for free and non warranty repairs will be done at the lowest possible cost to you Warranty This prod...

Page 36: ...oth footswitches and connect power 2 The right LED will blink blue 3 Continue holding both footswitches for 2 seconds 4 The LED will turn solid blue The pedal is now in USB Mass Storage mode 5 Connect the pedal to the computer using a mini USB cable 6 Open the CONTEXT drive on your computer 7 Drag and drop the firmware binary bin file to the CONTEXT drive 8 The left LED will blink to show progress...

Page 37: ...MΩ Output impedance 1 kΩ Bypass analog buffered Power supply 9V DC center negative Power connector 2 1mm I D x 5 5mm O D barrel connector Power consumption 250 mA Dimensions 78 W x 124 D x 59 H mm 3 1 W x 4 9 x 2 3 H inches Weight 0 4 kg 14 oz Credits Design and engineering Curt Malouin Documentation Curt Malouin Graphics Sylvie Demers Eric Iverson Sound consulting Eric Iverson ...

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