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19

Looper level knob

12 – LOOPER LEVEL knob

12

Use the 

LOOPER LEVEL

 knob to set the playback volume of the 

Flashback X4’s Looper module.
You can still use the delay effect when using the Looper 
module. If you do so, use the 

DELAY LEVEL

 and the 

LOOPER LEVEL

 

knobs to balance the volumes of the effect and the audio loop.

Summary of Contents for FLASHBACK X4

Page 1: ...FLASHBACK X4 DELAY LOOPER User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ameters and parameter ranges 11 3 Power input 12 4 USB jack 12 5 MIDI IN MIDI THRU jacks 12 MIDI IN jack 12 MIDI THRU jack 12 6 Delay type selector 13 Table of contents Introduction 1 Important safety instructions 2 Warning 2 Service 2 EMC EMI 3 For customers in Canada 3 Unpacking and setting up 4 Ready 4 Set 4 Play 4 Setup example regular mono signal path 5 Setup example amplifier effect loop 6 D...

Page 3: ...s 27 True Bypass mode 27 Buffered Bypass mode 27 Kill Dry feature 28 The TonePrint concept 14 Transferring TonePrints to the pedal 15 Transferring TonePrints to the pedal via USB 15 Transferring TonePrints to the pedal by beaming 15 7 DELAY TIME knob 16 8 Subdivision selector switch 16 9 FEEDBACK knob 17 10 DELAY LEVEL knob 17 11 LOOPER DELAY switch 18 12 LOOPER LEVEL knob 19 13 Preset footswitche...

Page 4: ...http support tcelectronic com Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Flashback X4 Delay Looper Flashback X4 Delay Looper builds on the success of TC s popular Flashback pedal It provides 12 delay types in pristine TC Electronic quality tap tempo and three preset slots for an instant classic Flashback X4 Delay Looper is TonePrint enabled allowing you to load up to four signature F...

Page 5: ...s has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate nor mally or has been dropped Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids such ...

Page 6: ...not occur in a particular instal lation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equi...

Page 7: ...Play Unpacking and setting up Ready The Flashback X4 Delay Looper box should contain the follow ing items 1 Flashback X4 Delay Looper pedal 1 TC 9V DC power supply with interchangeable plugs 2 rubber feet for non velcro pedal board mounting 1 USB cable for transferring TonePrints from the computer to the pedal and updating the pedal firmware 1 TC Electronic sticker 1 leaflet about TC s guitar FX p...

Page 8: ...5 Setup examples Setup example regular mono signal path Modulation Pedals Drive Pedals Input FX Loop Return FX Loop Send Modulation Pedals Drive Pedals Input ...

Page 9: ...6 Setup examples continued Setup example amplifier effect loop Modulation Pedals Drive Pedals Input FX Loop Return FX Loop Send Modulation Pedals Drive Pedals Input ...

Page 10: ...The Space setting instantly gives you rich echo sounds with a bit of Space Echo mojo ANALOG This is as close as you can get to the charming nature of an old analog transistor bucket brigade delay without buying the real thing With every repeat you get more of that old school fade to grey vibe ANALOG W MOD Take a trip down Memory Lane with this rich and larger than life sounding delay Analog w mod ...

Page 11: ...iss this setting Oh and while you re at it try playing around with the SUBDIVISION SELECTOR Switch SLAP A delay type for all things country but you can also use this for many other genres Use this setting to get your rockabilly on and pay homage to the rich staccato heritage of Brian Setzer Chet Atkins and Scotty Moore or as an alternative to reverb LOFI Fed up with hi fi Try the Lofi setting to g...

Page 12: ...hain has a mono input connect the Flashback X4 Delay Looper s OUTPUT MONO jack to the other device s input If the next device in the signal chain has stereo inputs connect the Flashback X4 Delay Looper s OUTPUT MONO jack to the left input and the OUTPUT STEREO jack to the right input of the device So how do I configure the Flashback X4 for mono or stereo operation What if I want mono input and ste...

Page 13: ...d guitar volume pedal has a 250 kOhm logarithmic pot and cannot be used as an expression pedal for the Flashback X4 Delay Looper If you already own an expression pedal and you are not sure if you can use it with the Flashback X4 Delay Looper please ask your local vendor or get in touch with TC Support Assigning delay parameters and parameter ranges to an expression pedal You can control any combin...

Page 14: ...on the Flashback X4 Delay Looper Choose the respective preset A B or C on the Flashback X4 Delay Looper Set the expression pedal to the maximum position Press and hold the footswitch for the preset Set the knobs for the parameters you want to control to the desired maximum values Set the expression pedal to the minimum position Set the knobs for the parameters you want to control to the desired mi...

Page 15: ...cal Instrument Digital Interface connectors MIDI IN jack Connect a computer DAW or another device generating a MIDI Clock signal to the MIDI IN jack to control the pedal s delay tempo An incoming MIDI Clock signal will override the settings of the pedal s own Delay Time knob However the Subdivision Selec tor switch still defines the actual note values used to generate the delays You can also send ...

Page 16: ...rrent positions of the delay control knobs for example DELAY TIME However if you choose a preset and turn one of the delay control knobs nothing will change except for that one spe cific parameter The slots 1 2 3 and 4 of the Delay Type Selector are placeholders for TonePrints The Flashback X4 Delay Looper comes equipped with the following default TonePrints Delay TonePrint by Steve Morse Basic De...

Page 17: ...dn t it be cool to have guys like Steve Stevens Scott Ian or Paul Gilbert i e some of the world s leading guitar players virtually rewire these controls defining what should happen behind the scenes This is exactly what TonePrint does We work with top guitar players who explore a pedal s hidden tonal potential redefining the controls and creating their personal TonePrints TC is making these custom...

Page 18: ...o one pickup Hold the speaker of your smartphone next to the chosen pickup and touch Beam to pedal Or just follow the on screen instructions on your phone Transferring TonePrints to the pedal So how do I load new TonePrints into my pedal Use USB Luke or beam it Transferring TonePrints to the pedal via USB Go to www tcelectronic com toneprint Select your TC product in the TonePrint by product sideb...

Page 19: ...a whopping seven seconds of delay time for most delay types The knob is scaled so that you ll be within the most usable range from the minimum position to approximately the 3 o clock posi tion Turning it beyond this point will give you very high values 8 Subdivision selector switch Use this switch to choose the note intervals that the delay repeti tions are based on Top position quarter notes Midd...

Page 20: ...VEL knob to the right will increase the volume of the delay signal Unlike the delay level knobs of some other pedals the DELAY LEVEL knob of the Flashback X4 Delay Looper will not influence the volume of the dry unprocessed signal since we don t want to mess with the original signal from your instrument Analog dry through allows the analog signal from your guitar to pass through the pedal without ...

Page 21: ...d C When the switch is in the top position Looper the four switches A B C and TAP UNDO REDO control the Looper functions The Looper module is explained on page 24 When the switch is in the bottom position Delay the three switches A B and C can be used to access the Flashback X4 s three presets Using presets is explained on page 20 ...

Page 22: ...PER LEVEL knob to set the playback volume of the Flashback X4 s Looper module You can still use the delay effect when using the Looper module If you do so use the DELAY LEVEL and the LOOPER LEVEL knobs to balance the volumes of the effect and the audio loop ...

Page 23: ... presets The Flashback X4 Delay Looper comes with three factory pre sets but you can overwrite them with your own favorite settings A This is an Eric Johnson style tape echo with somewhere be tween 2 and 3 repeats B This is a swirly and big 2290 delay with modulation on the re peats Great for clean playing and volume swells or if you re into U2 C This is a short analog delay that will give your so...

Page 24: ...may want to store your edited ver sion of the preset To store the current delay settings press and hold the footswitch of the currently active lit preset slot for circa two seconds The LEDs of the TAP footswitch and the selected preset will blink to confirm that the preset has been stored Delay spill over The Flashback X4 Delay Looper has two bypass modes True By pass and Buffered Bypass Changing ...

Page 25: ... to the four TonePrints slots of the Flashback X4 Delay Looper see page 14 Switch to TonePrint slot 1 adjust delay settings and store the results as Preset A Switch to TonePrint slot 2 adjust delay settings and store the results as Preset B Switch to TonePrint slot 3 adjust delay settings and store the results as Preset C Load four new TonePrints into the four TonePrints slots of the delay type se...

Page 26: ...few times in the current song tempo To readjust the tempo when it s a bit off of course the drummer is to blame just tap the TAP footswitch again in the correct tempo Please note that the tempo is defined by tapping quarter notes However if you have set the Subdivision Selector switch to the mid or bottom position what you will actually hear are delay re peats with dotted eighths and or quarter no...

Page 27: ... are usu ally working with one of the Flashback X4 Delay Looper s three delay presets In other words Either preset A B or C is active and the LED of the respective footswitch is lit When the LOOPER DELAY switch is set to Delay and no delay preset is active the Flashback X4 Delay Looper is in bypass mode No effect signal is coming out of the pedal only the unprocessed signal is being passed through...

Page 28: ...d of a loop cycle without having to worry about hitting the footswitch at just the right moment Recording a loop Set the LOOPER DELAY switch to Looper To start recording a loop tap the REC footswitch To stop recording tap the REC footswitch again You can start and stop recording while the loop is being played back As you can change delay settings during loop recording you can get really creative w...

Page 29: ...witch If you change your mind you can press the UNDO REDO foot switch again to bring back the previously deleted recording cycle The undo redo feature is not only useful for fixing mistakes it can also be used as a creative tool on stage Here is a simple example Record a bass line loop cycle 1 Record some chords loop cycle 2 Record a melody loop cycle 3 Tap the UNDO REDO footswitch to remove the m...

Page 30: ...True Bypass on all your effect pedals is the right choice for setups with only a few pedals and relatively short cables before and after the pedals Buffered Bypass mode 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 board to the amp the best solution will most likely be to activate Buffered Bypass mode in...

Page 31: ... lead to undesired phasing and cancellation effects To activate Kill Dry you have to open the device Unscrew the back plate and look for the two small dip switches shown in the illustration When the pedal is set to Buffered Bypass mode see page 27 you can use the right dip switch labelled 2 to activate Kill Dry When the pedal is set to True Bypass mode Kill Dry is not an option Kill Dry off Kill D...

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