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Nemesis Delay User’s Guide 

Nemesis Delay User’s Guide 

 

Welcome 

Thank you for purchasing the Nemesis Delay. This powerful stereo delay pedal features a collection 
of meticulously crafted sounds ranging from analog, tape, and slapback to multi-tap, filtered, pitch-
shifted, bit-crushed experimental effects charting new sonic territory. With an intuitive and simple 
control set, the Nemesis can work in a wide variety of musical settings, and the powerful MIDI and 
Neuro App control options (iOS/Android) provide access to a vast array of additional tonal 
possibilities. 

The Nemesis is housed in a durable, extruded aluminum housing, packing rack mount power and 
flexibility into a compact, easy-to-use stompbox. 

The Quick Start guide will help you with the basics. For more in-depth information about the Nemesis 
Delay, move on to the following sections starting with Connections. Enjoy! 

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The Source Audio Team 

 

Summary of Contents for Nemesis Delay

Page 1: ...tive and simple control set the Nemesis can work in a wide variety of musical settings and the powerful MIDI and Neuro App control options iOS Android provide access to a vast array of additional tona...

Page 2: ...ring bypass Presets Save your favorite sounds with the touch of a button 8 presets can be stored and recalled using the hardware controls and a total of 128 presets can be saved internally and recalle...

Page 3: ...it connect the included 9V DC power supply to the jack labeled DC 9V on the back panel Warning Using a non Source Audio supply especially an unregulated supply could damage the unit Please be very cau...

Page 4: ...nges the color or character of the sound and allows you to dial in a unique flavor for each effect engine The details of how the INTENSITY KNOB works are described in more detail in the individual des...

Page 5: ...ick Start 3 Connections 6 Delay Engines 9 Extended Delay Engines 14 Controls 19 Preset Storage and Recall 23 Universal Bypass 25 Stereo Operation 25 External Control 28 Neuro App 33 Neuro Hub 41 MIDI...

Page 6: ...re itself for stereo audio input Other routing options are available using the Neuro App For more information about stereo routing refer to the Stereo Operation section Input 2 as an External Loop Ret...

Page 7: ...dio signal when the Nemesis is configured with a signal routing that uses stereo outputs Connect it to your amplifier recording interface or the next device in your effects signal chain using a mono T...

Page 8: ...gulated at 9 Volts DC direct current able to source at least 200 mA milliamps of current and the plug should have a tip negative barrel positive polarity USB Connect to your computer Mac or Windows to...

Page 9: ...are configured respectively DIGITAL 0 A classic clear digital delay with optional delay time pitch modulation The INTENSITY KNOB controls filtering allowing for low cut high pass filters creating a t...

Page 10: ...d using the Neuro App or MIDI For more resonance try the RESONANT ANALOG engine Time Knob Range 40 milliseconds to 1 2 seconds Mod and Rate Control time pitch modulation depth and speed Intensity Morp...

Page 11: ...ounts of distortion noise and aliasing For more extreme degradation and bit crushing try the LO FI RETRO engine Time Knob Range 10 milliseconds to 2 6 seconds Mod and Rate Control time pitch modulatio...

Page 12: ...ic rock The Nemesis can create several overlapping reversed delays that fade in and fade out regularly to create a pulsing tremolo effect The INTENSITY KNOB mixes in additional delay taps to add more...

Page 13: ...erns in the delay effect The Rhythmic effect uses 3 taps to create a wide variety of 3 note rhythms plus a note on the downbeat of the next measure More complex rhythms involving 4 notes are available...

Page 14: ...Any of these effects can be used to overwrite the default effect engines on the effect dial or can be stored as user presets RESONANT ANALOG 12 The sound of classic bucket brigade analog delays with...

Page 15: ...the desired rate Time Knob Range 10 milliseconds to 2 6 seconds Mod and Rate Control time pitch modulation depth and speed Intensity Controls the amount of distortion in the wet delayed signal Full co...

Page 16: ...s DOUBLE HELIX 18 Similar to the normal Helix setting but with additional movement and an added repeat of the original non shifted signal Time Knob Range 200 milliseconds to 2 6 seconds Mod and Rate M...

Page 17: ...video games with bit crushed aliased and distorted delays Time Knob Range 1 millisecond to 2 6 seconds Mod and Rate Control time pitch modulation depth and speed Intensity Controls the amount of bit...

Page 18: ...trols time pitch modulation depth and speed Intensity Sets the pitch shift interval as shown in the diagram below OIL CAN 23 This is a dark jangly warbling and distorted delay inspired by old oil can...

Page 19: ...K has a maximum delay of 220ms The maximum delay time for any engine is adjustable as a Neuro App parameter Controlling Tap 2 Delay Time with the Time Knob The TIME knob can also be used to adjust the...

Page 20: ...engines using the effect dial Loading a user preset will override the level set by the MIX knob Feedback Knob Adjusts the amount of wet signal that is fed back into the delay line This effectively se...

Page 21: ...e parameter using the Neuro App or MIDI control Intensity Knob This is a single knob that changes the color and character of the sound It controls several different parameters depending on the active...

Page 22: ...tted eighth notes the delay time will be equal to 3 4 the duration between taps on the TAP FOOTSWITCH This allows the user to tap in quarter notes and get a delay time that is a dotted eighth note rel...

Page 23: ...his figure If a user has used a MIDI controller to select a preset outside of the normal bank presets 1 to 4 or extended bank presets 5 to 8 then all 4 PRESET LEDS will be lit indicating that a preset...

Page 24: ...ve the preset normally When recalled the pedal will still load whatever user settings that we re active when the preset was saved just with the effect in bypass This is also useful to have the pedal r...

Page 25: ...he rest of the signal chain Both bypass methods have pros and cons associated with them Buffered bypass provides consistent input impedance so that if the source is susceptible to variations in input...

Page 26: ...Output 2 is active at all times but does not need to be used When the effect is bypassed the relays true bypass or the analog buffers active bypass will be used as the bypass path depending on which...

Page 27: ...2 as the effect send and Input 2 as the effect return Warning be careful when switching routing modes with an external loop configuration If another routing mode is selected an infinite feedback loop...

Page 28: ...t control over many of the built in parameters in the Nemesis delay algorithms using an external expression pedal or footswitch The CONTROL INPUT port can also be used as a data port connection for th...

Page 29: ...nnected directly to the 1 4 PEDAL IN jack with a TRS cable Third party expression pedals can be used as well as long as they have a TRS Tip Ring Sleeve plug with power on the ring expression the wiper...

Page 30: ...link per second 3 Move the expression pedal over the range of motion you would like to use to control the Nemesis If you would like to use the expression pedal s full range of motion then make sure to...

Page 31: ...ed on off at any time by pressing the CONTROL INPUT button Reset Expression Control Mapping To clear the expression control mapping Expression or Hot Hand first press the CONTROL INPUT BUTTON to turn...

Page 32: ...for configuration 1 Press the CONTROL INPUT BUTTON to enable external control The CONTROL LED should be lit red 2 Press and hold the CONTROL INPUT BUTTON until the CONTROL LED begins to blink slowly a...

Page 33: ...ot Hand to the effect parameters 5 Move the knob s you wish to control with the Hot Hand to their minimum desired position then click the ON OFF FOOTSWITCH The CONTROL LED will now blink even faster a...

Page 34: ...burned into the Nemesis internal preset memory including 128 user presets plus the 12 top level factory sounds saved to a preset file in the app emailed to friends posted to the Neuro Community site a...

Page 35: ...d Send All If you wish to update all of the parameters on the Nemesis hardware so that they match what is shown on the SOUND EDITOR screen tap the SEND ALL button This sends every parameter setting ov...

Page 36: ...ve the current settings to a new file You can choose a file name and description Share Allows you to send the current settings to a friend as a text message or email attachment Edit Description Edits...

Page 37: ...the BURN command a list of target locations in memory is displayed There are a total of 140 options the 12 factory slots that correspond to the effect engine selector and the 128 slots in preset memor...

Page 38: ...USER Presets that you have created and saved FACTORY Presets that were created by Source Audio New presets will automatically be added to this list as Source Audio creates them PUBLISHED Presets that...

Page 39: ...MIDI inputs Enable External Tap Tempo Switch Allows the Source Audio Tap Tempo switch to be connected to the CONTROL INPUT PORT Preset Extension Mode Allows the Nemesis hardware user interface to allo...

Page 40: ...Neuro Daisy Chain In the case of a purely mono audio signal path the Neuro data can be input to the first effect directly from the mobile device and then carried on to the second effect via TRS cable...

Page 41: ...OL INPUT jack and any of the Neuro Hub s multi function outputs For more information refer to the Neuro Hub documentation on the Source Audio website MIDI Using a USB connection or the MIDI INPUT conn...

Page 42: ...Just power up the Nemesis and connect it to the computer using a USB cable The computer will automatically recognize the Nemesis which will be identified as One Series Nemesis Delay in the operating s...

Page 43: ...reset is complete You can stop holding the TAP FOOTSWITCH once the CONTROL LED starts to blink Noise Power source Ensure that the proper power supply is being used Near noise source Move pedal away f...

Page 44: ...itions Now the TEMPO LED should turn on Finally press the ON OFF FOOTSWITCH The hard reset operation will commence When the hard reset is complete the Nemesis should reset and power up in its factory...

Page 45: ...ollowed by two bytes the CC number and the value So each CC message consists of a total of three bytes If the Nemesis is not responding to MIDI make sure that your MIDI controller is properly configur...

Page 46: ...e CONTROL INPUT BUTTON to make the CONTROL LED illuminate Press and hold the CONTROL INPUT BUTTON until the CONTROL LED begins to blink Send the desired MIDI CC with any value to the Nemesis via the M...

Page 47: ...e original retail purchaser This Limited Warranty can be transferred to anyone who may subsequently purchase this product provided that such transfer is made within the applicable warranty period and...

Page 48: ...exclusions may not apply to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This Limited Warranty only applies to products...

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