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FLASHBACK 2 DELAY User Manual

5.3  Using the looper

With

 

the

 l

ooper

 

bui

l

t

 

into

 

your

 Fl

ashback

 

2,

 

you

 

can

 

record

 

and

 

p

l

ay

 

back

 

grooves

 

and

 l

ines

 

for

 

p

l

aying

 

a

l

ong.

 

You

 

can

 

even

 

overdub

 

your

 

recording

 

an

 

un

l

imited

 

number

 

of

 

times.

 

T

he

 

first

 

round

 

of

 

recording

 

a

l

ways

 

sets

 

the

 l

ength

 

of

 

the

 l

oop.

 T

he

 

duration

 

of

 

a

 

l

oop

 

can

 

be

 

up

 

to

 4

0

 

seconds

 

in

 

mono

 

and

 

20

 

seconds

 

in

 

stereo,

 

regard

l

ess

 

of

 

how

 

many

 

overdubs

 

you

 

make.

 

I

f

 

an

 

overdub

 

exceeds

 

the

 l

ength

 

of

 

the

 l

oop,

 

a

 

third

 

round

 

of

 

recording

 

begins.

 

T

his

 

gives

 

a

 

very

 

natura

l

,

 l

ogic

 

and

 

musica

fee

when

 

recording

 l

oops.

 

T

he

 

D

E

LAY

 

and

 FEE

DBACK

 

knobs

 

are

 

inactive

 

in

 

Loop

 

mode.

 

Recording

 

and

 

p

l

aying

 l

oops:

• 

• 

Set

 

the

 

De

l

ay

 

type

 

se

l

ector

 

to

 

LOOP.

 

• 

• 

Make

 

sure

 

the

 

peda

is

 

in

 

bypass

 

mode

 

(i.e.,

 

the

 

L

E

D

 

shou

l

d

 

be

 

off

 

).

 F

ee

the

 

groove

 

and

 

prepare

 

for

 

recording.

 T

hen

 

tap

 

the

 

peda

l

’s

 

footswitch

 

to

 

start

 

your

 

recording

 

and

 

begin

 

p

l

aying.

 T

he

 

peda

l

’s

 

L

E

D

 

fl

 

ashes

 

red.

 

• 

• 

T

o

 

stop

 

recording,

 

press

 

the

 

footswitch

 

again.

 Fl

ashback

 

De

l

ay

 

immediate

l

y

 

switches

 

to

 

p

l

ayback

 

mode

 

and

 

starts

 

p

l

aying

 

the

 l

oop.

 I

n

 

p

l

ayback

 

mode,

 

the

 

L

E

D

 

is

 

green.

 

• 

• 

T

o

 

overdub

 

your

 

recording,

 

press

 

the

 

switch

 

once

 

more.

 T

he

 

L

E

D

 

now

 

b

l

inks.

 

• 

• 

T

o

 

de

l

ete

 

a

ll 

recordings,

 

doub

l

e-tap

 

the

 

footswitch.

• 

• 

An

 

externa

footswitch

 

can

 

be

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

Stereo

 I

nput

 

jack

 

to

 

act

 

as

 

a

 

dedicated

 

Stop

 

switch

 

(mono

 

mode

 

on

l

y).

6.  Bypass Mode

6.1  True Bypass and Buffered Bypass explained

T

rue

 

Bypass

 

mode

 

is

 

a

 

hard-wire

 

bypass

 

that

 

gives

 

abso

l

ute

l

y

 

no

 

co

l

oration

 

of

 

tone

 

when

 

the

 

peda

is

 

bypassed.

 T

his

 

is

 

the

 

defau

l

t

 

mode

 

for

 

your

 

effect

 

peda

l

.

 

Using

 T

rue

 

Bypass

 

on

 

a

ll 

peda

l

s

 

is

 

a

 

perfect

 

choice

 

in

 

setups

 

with

 

a

 

few

 

peda

l

s

 

and

 

re

l

ative

l

y

 

short

 

cab

l

es

 

before

 

and

 

after

 

the

 

peda

l

s

I

f...

• 

• 

you

 

use

 

a

 l

ong

 

cab

l

e

 

between

 

your

 

guitar

 

and

 

the

 

first

 

peda

or

• 

• 

if

 

you

 

use

 

many

 

peda

l

s

 

on

 

your

 

board

 

or

• 

• 

if

 

you

 

use

 

a

 l

ong

 

cab

l

e

 

from

 

your

 

board

 

to

 

the

 

amp,

...

 

then

 

the

 

best

 

so

l

ution

 

wi

ll 

most

 l

ike

l

y

 

be

 

to

 

set

 

the

 

first

 

and

 

the

 l

ast

 

peda

in

 

the

 

signa

chain

 

to

 

Buffered

 

Bypass

 

mode.

Can you hear the difference between a pedal in True 
Bypass or Buffered Bypass mode?

Maybe,

 

maybe

 

not

 – 

many

 

factors

 

app

l

y:

 

active

 

vs.

 

passive

 

pick-ups,

 

sing

l

e-coi

vs.

 

humbucker,

 

cab

l

e

 

qua

l

ity,

 

amp

 

impedance

 

and

 

more.

 

We

 

cannot

 

give

 

a

 

sing

l

e

 

u

l

timate

 

answer.

 

Use

 

your

 

ears

 

and

 

find

 

the

 

best

 

so

l

ution

 

for

 

your

 

setup

!

6.2  Switching between True Bypass and 
Buffered Bypass

T

o

 

set

 

the

 

bypass

 

mode,

 

proceed

 

as

 

fo

ll

ows:

• 

• 

Disconnect

 

the

 

peda

and

 

turn

 

it

 

on

 

its

 

back.

• 

• 

Unscrew

 

the

 

back

 

p

l

ate

 

of

 

the

 

peda

and

 l

ook

 

for

 

the

 

two

 

sma

ll 

dip-switches

 

in

 

the

 

upper

 l

eft

 

corner.

• 

• 

T

he

 

upper

 

D

I

P

 

switch

 

(the

 

one

 

c

l

oser

 

to

 

the

 

power

 

in

 

jack),

 

switches

 

between

 

T

rue

 

Bypass

 

mode

 

(defau

l

t)

 

and

 

Buffered

 

Bypass

 

mode.

 T

he

 

other

 

switch

 

has

 

no

 

function.

• 

• 

Set

 

the

 

D

I

P

 

switch

 

to

 

the

 

desired

 

position.

• 

• 

Remount

 

the

 

back

 

p

l

ate.

6.3  Kill-dry on/off 

When

 

you

 

activate

 

Ki

ll

-dry,

 

the

 

direct

 

signa

is

 

removed

 

from

 

the

 

peda

l

’s

 

output.

 

Use

 

this

 

mode

 

when

 

you

 

p

l

ace

 

your

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

eff

 

ect

 

peda

in

 

a

 

para

ll

e

eff

 

ects

 l

oop.

 

T

o

 

set

 

Ki

ll

-dry

 

mode,

 

proceed

 

as

 

fo

ll

ows:

 

• 

• 

Disconnect

 

the

 

peda

and

 

turn

 

it

 

on

 

its

 

back.

 

• 

• 

Unscrew

 

the

 

back

 

p

l

ate

 

of

 

the

 

peda

and

 l

ook

 

for

 

the

 

two

 

sma

ll 

dip-switches

 

in

 

the

 

upper

 l

eft

 

corner.

 

• 

• 

T

he

 l

ower

 

D

I

P

 

switch

 

(the

 

one

 

further

 

away

 

from

 

the

 

power

 

in

 

jack),

 

switches

 

between

 

Ki

ll

-dry

 

on

 

and

 

Ki

ll

-dry

 

off

  

mode.

 

You

 

can

 

on

l

y

 

remove

 

the

 

dry

 

signa

from

 

the

 

signa

path

 

if

 

you

 

have

 

se

l

ected

 

Buff

 

ered

 

Bypass

 

mode

 

using

 

the

 

upper

 

D

I

P

 

switch

 

(see

 

section

 6

.2).

 

Ki

ll

-dry

 

is

 

not

 

avai

l

ab

l

e

 

in

 T

rue

 

Bypass

 

mode.

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