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FLASHBACK 2 DELAY User Manual

 

When

 

using

 

the

 Fl

ashback

 

2

 

in

 

mono,

 

you

 

can

 

connect

 

an

 

externa

footswitch

 

to

 

the

 

Stereo

 

input

 

jack

 

with

 

a

 T

RS

 

or

 T

RS-to-

T

S

 

cab

l

e

 

to

 

contro

the

 

de

l

ay

 

tempo.

 T

he

 

externa

footswitch

 

wi

ll 

a

l

so

 

function

 

as

 

a

 

dedicated

 

Stop’

 

switch

 

when

 

using

 

the

 l

ooper

 

mode.

 

Note

 

that

 

externa

tap

 

tempo

 

must

 

be

 

enab

l

ed

 

in

 

the

 

editor

 

software,

 

and

 

this

 

causes

 

both

 

output

 

jacks

 

to

 

operate

 

in

 

mono.

(6) 

 AUDIO OUTPUT - 

T

he

 

audio

 

outputs

 

on

 

the

 l

eft

 

side

 

of

 

this

 

peda

are

 

standard

 

¼

  

"

 

jacks

 

(mono/

T

S).

 

Connect

 

the

 

audio

 

output

 

of

 

your

 

peda

to

 

the

 

next

 

device

 

in

 

the

 

signa

chain,

 

either

 

with

 

a

 

sing

l

e

 

cab

l

e

 

or

 

with

 

a

 

pair

 

of

 

¼

  

"

 

cab

l

es

 

if

 

both

 

inputs

 

are

 

used.

 

4.4  Eff ect controls

P

l

ease

 

note

 

that

 

the

 

knob

 

assignments

 

on

 

your

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

peda

are

 

the

 

defau

l

t

 

assignments.

 

Using

 

the

 T

onePrint

 

editor,

 

you

 

can

 

rewire

 

a

ll 

knobs

 

so

 

they

 

contro

one

 

or

 

severa

parameters

 

of

 

your

 

choice.

 F

or

 

more

 

information,

 

see

 

the

 T

onePrint

 

editor

 

manua

l

.

(7) 

DELAY knob

 – 

Use

 

this

 

knob

 

to

 

adjust

 

the

 

time

 

of

 

the

 

de

l

ay.

 

Most

 

de

l

ay

 

types

 

have

 

a

 

range

 

of

 

20

 

ms

 

to

 7

000

 

ms

 

(

seconds

!

).

  

(8) 

SUBDIVISION switch

 – T

his

 

switch

 

determines

 

the

 

note

 

interva

l

s

 

that

 

the

 

de

l

ay

 

repetitions

 

are

 

based

 

on.

 T

he

 

options

 

are

 

quarter

 

note,

 

dotted

 

eighth,

 

and

 

quarter

 

note

 

p

l

us

 

dotted

 

eighth.

 

(9) 

FEEDBACK knob

 – 

Use

 

the

 F

eedback

 

knob

 

to

 

determine

 

the

 

number

 

of

 

de

l

ay

 

repeats.

 

(10) 

MASH LED

 

-

 T

his

 

wi

ll l

ight

 

up

 

when

 

the

 

MAS

function

 

is

 

engaged

 

by

 

pressing

 

down

 

firm

l

y

 

on

 

the

 

footswitch.

 T

he

 

L

E

D

 

gets

 

brighter

 

as

 

the

 

footswitch

 

receives

 

more

 

pressure,

 

indicating

 

a

 

more

 

intense

 

triggering

 

of

 

the

 

parameter

 

that

 

is

 

assigned

 

to

 

this

 

function.

(11) 

LEVEL knob

 – T

his

 

knob

 

adjusts

 

the

 

vo

l

ume

 l

eve

of

 

the

 

de

l

ay

 

repeats.

 

T

he

 

direct,

 

unprocessed

 

signa

is

 

a

l

ways

 

passed

 

through

 

at

 

the

 

origina

(unity)

 l

eve

l

.

 T

he

 

Leve

knob

 

on

l

y

 

contro

l

s

 

how

 

prominent

l

y

 

the

 

de

l

ay

 

repeats

 

are

 

mixed

 

with

 

the

 

dry

 

signa

l

.

(12) 

Delay type selector 

– 

Se

l

ect

 

the

 

type

 

of

 

de

l

ay

 

or

 T

onePrint

 

with

 

this

 

knob.

 

T

he

 

avai

l

ab

l

e

 

types

 

are

 

described

 

in

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

section

 

(

4

.

5

).

 

4.5  Delay types

2290

Once

 

upon

 

a

 

time

… 

(i.e.,

 

back

 

in

 

19

85

)

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

re

l

eased

 

the

 

2290

 

Dynamic

 

Digita

De

l

ay.

 I

t

 

set

 

the

 

bar

 

for

 

professiona

de

l

ays

 

for

 

years

 

to

 

come

 

and

 

is

 

sti

ll 

he

l

d

 

in

 

high

 

regard

 

among

 

de

l

ay

 

enthusiasts.

 

Use

 

the

 “

2290

” 

de

l

ay

 

for

 

the

 

crispest

 

and

 

c

l

eanest

 

de

l

ay

 

you

 

can

 

imagine.

 T

his

 

is

 

the

 

standard.

 

ANALOG

T

his

 

is

 

as

 

c

l

ose

 

as

 

you

 

can

 

get

 

to

 

the

 

charming

 

nature

 

of

 

an

 

o

l

d

 

ana

l

og

 

transistor

 

bucket-brigade

 

de

l

ay

 

without

 

buying

 

the

 

rea

thing

With

 

every

 

repeat,

 

you

 

get

 

more

 

of

 

that

 

o

l

d-schoo

l “

fade

 

to

 

grey

” 

vibe.

 

TAPE

Who

 

doesn’t

 l

ove

 

the

 

smooth

 

sound

 

of

 

an

 

o

l

d

 

tape

 

echo

 

machine

? T

his

 

new-and-

improved

 

a

l

gorithm

 

meticu

l

ous

l

y

 

rep

l

icates

 

every

 

aspect

 

of

 

authentic

 

tape

 

de

l

ay,

 

inc

l

uding

 

the

 

pitch

 

shifting

 

that

 

occurs

 

when

 

the

 

de

l

ay

 

time

 

is

 

a

l

tered.

 

DYNAMIC

T

his

 

is

 

a

 

rep

l

ica

 

of

 

the

 l

egendary

 

Dynamic

 

De

l

ay

 

initia

ll

y

 

introduced

 

in

 

the

 

renowned

 T

C

 

2290.

 T

he

 

de

l

ay’s

 

output

 l

eve

is

 

active

l

y

 

a

l

tered

 

by

 

the

 

dynamics

 

of

 

the

 

input

 l

eve

l

.

 

Whi

l

e

 

p

l

aying,

 

the

 

de

l

ay

 l

eve

is

 

attenuated,

 

and

 

in

 

between

 

phrases

 

the

 

de

l

ay

 l

eve

is

 

increased.

 T

his

 

a

ll

ows

 

you

 

to

 

p

l

ay

 

with

 

a

 

re

l

ative

l

y

 l

arge

 

amount

 

of

 

de

l

ay

 

without

 

muddying

 

fast

 

riff

 

s.

 

MODULATED

T

ake

 

the

 

2290’s

 

pristine

 

sound,

 

send

 

it

 

through

 

three

 

(

!

)

 

chorus

 

peda

l

s

… 

et

 

voi

.

 

I

f

 

you’re

 

into

 

the

 

sound

 

of

 T

he

 E

dge,

 

you

 

don’t

 

want

 

to

 

miss

 

this

 

setting.

 

Oh,

 

and

 

whi

l

e

 

you’re

 

at

 

it,

 

try

 

p

l

aying

 

around

 

with

 

the

 

SUBD

IVI

S

I

ON

 

switch.

 

CRYSTALS

T

he

 

Crysta

l

s

 

eff

 

ect

 

pitch

 

shifts

 

the

 

echoes

 

up

 

an

 

octave

 

through

 

each

 

de

l

ay

 l

oop,

 

creating

 

a

 

haunting

 

and

 

other-wor

l

d

l

y

 

sound.

 T

his

 

is

 

a

 

very

 

unique

 

eff

 

ect

 

that

 

may

 

open

 

some

 

interesting

 

options,

 

particu

l

ar

l

y

 

when

 

paired

 

with

 

the

 

MAS

function.

  

REVERSE

I

f

 

you’ve

 

been

 

around

 

for

 

some

 

time,

 

you

 

know

 

the

 

dri

ll

:

 

Record

 

a

 

guitar

 

part

 

on

 

tape.

 Fl

ip

 

the

 

tape

 

over.

 

P

l

ay

 

it

 

back.

 T

his

 

is

 

a

 

c

l

assic

 

eff

 

ect

 

made

 

famous

 

by

 

guitar

 

l

egends

 

such

 

as

 J

imi

 H

endrix

 – 

and

 

a

l

though

 

it’s

 

kind

 

of

 “

o

l

d

 

schoo

l”

,

 

the

 

reverse

 

eff

 

ect

 

sti

ll 

seems

 

to

 

inspire

 

peop

l

e

 

to

 

try

 

out

 

new

 

things.

 

LOOPER

Set

 

the

 

De

l

ay

 

type

 

se

l

ector

 

to

 

LOOP

 

to

 

use

 

the

 

bui

l

t-in

 

audio

 l

ooper.

 

T

his

 

functiona

l

ity

 

is

 

exp

l

ained

 

in

 ‘

Chapter

 5

.

Using

 

the

 l

ooper’.

TONEPRINT

Se

l

ect

 

one

 

of

 

the

 3 T

onePrint

 

settings

 

to

 

access

 

a

 

defau

l

t

 

setting,

 

or

 

create

 

your

 

own

 

presets

See

 

Chapter

 3 

for

 

more

 

detai

l

s

 

on

 

creating

 

and

 l

oading

 T

onePrints.

Summary of Contents for Flashback 2

Page 1: ...FLASHBACK 2 DELAY Legendary Delay Pedal with Groundbreaking MASH Footswitch Crystal Delay Effect and Built In TonePrint Technology User Manual A50 XXXXX XXXXX...

Page 2: ...4 3 3 Editing TonePrints with TonePrint Editor 5 4 Inputs Output and Controls 5 4 1 Power Computer connection 5 4 2 Switching 5 4 3 Audio in and out 6 4 4 Effect controls 6 4 5 Delay types 6 5 Operati...

Page 3: ...turer orsoldwith theapparatus Whenacart isused usecautionwhen movingthecart apparatus combinationtoavoid injuryfromtip over 13 Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsor whenunusedforlongperiodsoftime...

Page 4: ...the pedal from True Bypass to Buffered Bypass 2 3 Setting up Connect a 9 V power supply with the following symbol to the DC input socket of your TC ELECTRONIC effect pedal This product does not come w...

Page 5: ...tronic com toneprint editor support If you open the manual for TonePrint Editor in Adobe Reader you can click on interface sections to jump directly to the sections of the manual you are interested in...

Page 6: ...i e back in 1985 TC Electronic released the 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay It set the bar for professional delays for years to come and is still held in high regard among delay enthusiasts Use the 2290 d...

Page 7: ...ed parameter through pressure on the footswitch This opens up countless creative possibilities particularly with the user defined TonePrints The standard toggle function of the footswitch reacts to si...

Page 8: ...and relatively short cables before and after the pedals If you use a long cable between your guitar and the first pedal or if you use many pedals on your board or if you use a long cable from your bo...

Page 9: ...2 heading turns green click it The updated firmware will now be transferred to your TC pedal Wait for the progress bar to reach 100 When the update procedure is complete the pedal will automatically...

Page 10: ...e with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause...

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