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FLASHBACK 2 DELAY User Manual

5.  Operation 

5.1  Signal chain placement 

T

he

 Fl

ashback

 

2

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

severa

ways

 

depending

 

on

 

your

 

situation.

 

Whi

l

e

 

there

 

isn’t

 

necessari

l

y

 

a

 

right

 

and

 

wrong

 

use,

 

here

 

are

 

the

 

most

 

common

 

scenarios.

 

Example 1: Before the amp’s input

When

 

using

 

the

 Fl

ashback

 

2

 

before

 

the

 

amp’s

 

input,

 

it

 

is

 

genera

ll

y

 

best

 

to

 

p

l

ace

 

it

 

after

 

your

 

other

 

peda

l

s.

 I

f

 

any

 

stereo

 

eff

 

ects

 

are

 

used

 

before

 

the

 

reverb

 

peda

l

,

 

you

 

can

 

preserve

 

this

 

stereo

 

signa

by

 

connecting

 

to

 

both

 

of

 

the

 Fl

ashback

 

2’s

 

inputs

 

and

 

sending

 

the

 

output

 

jacks

 

to

 

diff

 

erent

 

amps

 

or

 

to

 

a

 

stereo

 

input

 

on

 

a

 

mixer.

 

Guitar

Flashback 2

Chorus

(mono or stereo)

Drive pedal

Input

Input

(Optional amp
for stereo operation)

Combo Amp

Example 2: In the amp’s FX loop

T

he

 Fl

ashback

 

2

 

has

 

a

 

very

 

wide

 

gain

 

range,

 

and

 

can

 

easi

l

y

 

be

 

used

 

with

 

guitar

 

or

 

l

oop-

l

eve

signa

l

s.

 

Simp

l

y

 

connect

 

the

 

amp’s

 

Send

 

jack

 

to

 

the

 Fl

ashback

 

2

 

input,

 

and

 

connect

 

the

 

output

 

to

 

the

 

amp’s

 

Return

 

jack.

5.2  MASH switch

T

he

 

MAS

function

 

on

 

the

 Fl

ashback

 

2

 

is

 

a

 

very

 

exciting

 

and

 

innovative

 

feature

 

that

 

a

ll

ows

 

continuous

 

contro

of

 

a

 

desired

 

parameter

 

through

 

pressure

 

on

 

the

 

footswitch.

 T

his

 

opens

 

up

 

count

l

ess

 

creative

 

possibi

l

ities,

 

particu

l

ar

l

y

 

with

 

the

 

user-defined

 T

onePrints

T

he

 

standard

 

togg

l

e

 

function

 

of

 

the

 

footswitch

 

reacts

 

to

 

sing

l

e,

 

quick

 

presses

 

of

 

the

 

switch

 

to

 

turn

 

the

 

peda

on

 

and

 

off.

  I

f

 

you

 

press

 

the

 

switch

 

s

l

ight

l

y

 

harder

 

and

 

ho

l

d

 

it

 

down,

 

the

 

MAS

function

 

wi

ll 

engage,

 

causing

 

the

 

associated

 

L

E

D

 

to

 l

ight

 

up

 

s

l

ight

l

y.

 

As

 

you

 

press

 

down

 

harder

 

on

 

the

 

switch,

 

the

 

L

E

D

 l

ights

 

up

 

brighter

 

and

 

the

 

parameter

 

that

 

has

 

been

 

assigned

 

to

 

this

 

function

 

wi

ll 

increase

 

its

 

va

l

ue.

 

Re

l

easing

 

the

 

footswitch

 

wi

ll 

exit

 

the

 

MAS

function

 

and

 

the

 

L

E

D

 

wi

ll 

turn

 

off,

 

but

 

the

 

peda

wi

ll 

sti

ll 

be

 

engaged.

 

Note

 

that

 

the

 

pressure

 

needed

 

to

 

reach

 

the

 

maximum

 

MAS

H l

eve

is

 

on

l

y

 

10

 

kg

 

(around

 

20

 

pounds),

 

which

 

can

 

be

 

achieved

 

just

 

by

 

squeezing

 

with

 

your

 

fingers.

 

You

 

shou

l

dn’t

 

need

 

to

 l

ean

 

too

 

much

 

weight

 

on

 

the

 

peda

l

.

 

With

 

some

 

practice,

 

this

 

feature

 

wi

ll 

become

 

fami

l

iar

 

and

 

expressive

 

much

 l

ike

 

a

 

wah

 

or

 

vo

l

ume

 

peda

l

.

 

Using

 

the

 T

onePrint

 

editor

 

software,

 

you

 

can

 

assign

 

your

 

own

 

parameter

 

to

 

this

 

unique

 

feature

 

and

 

save

 

a

 

custom

 

preset

 

that

 

a

ll

ows

 

you

 

to

 

create

 

sounds

 

that

 

very

 

few

 

reverb

 

units

 

have

 

been

 

capab

l

e

 

of

 

before.

 

See

 

Chapter

 3 

for

 

more

 

detai

l

s

 

on

 T

onePrints.

!

Guitar

Combo Amp

Flashback 2

FX Send

FX Return

Input

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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...

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