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Buffered Bypass

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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, then the best solution will 

most likely be to activate the buffer both in the first and the last pedal in the signal chain. 

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

maybe not – many factors apply: active/passive pick-ups, single coil/humbucker, cable quality, amp 

impedance and more. Accordingly, we cannot give a definitive answer here. Use your ears and find the best 

solution for your setup!

Kill-Dry on/off

 – With Buffered Bypass activated (upper DIP switch to the right), the lower DIP switch 

can be used to set Kill-Dry on or off. Kill-Dry removes all direct signal from the pedal’s output. This is 

the mode to use when the pedal is placed in a parallel effects loop. 

Changing the battery

 – Unscrew the thumbscrew on the back of the pedal and detach the backplate. 

Unmount the old battery and attach the new battery to the battery clip, making sure the polarity is 

correct. Then remount the backplate. To prolong battery life, remove the cable from the input jack when 

you’re not using the pedal.

Batteries must never be heated, taken apart or thrown into fire or water. Only rechargeable 

batteries can be recharged. Remove the battery when the pedal is not being used for a longer 

period of time. Dispose batteries according to local laws and regulations.

Summary of Contents for The Dreamscope

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL The Dreamscape...

Page 2: ...has been damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not oper ate normally or has been dropped Warning To reduce...

Page 3: ...rence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correcting the interference by one or more of the following measures Re...

Page 4: ...as based on his own TonePrints And so The Dreamscape was born Basically John wanted to gather all of his TonePrints in a single pedal even though his original TonePrints are for three different pedals...

Page 5: ...or stereo in 4 inch mono jack output 5 inch mono jack output for stereo out 6 FX level control 7 Speed control 8 Voice Selector Bright Normal Dark 9 Depth control 10 Effect type selector 11 Power in 9...

Page 6: ...an amp or mixer Use MONO for mono setups and both MONO and STEREO for stereo setups Note that it is possible to select between true bypass and buffered bypass mode via a dip switch located under the...

Page 7: ...uch more pronounced Leslie types at high speeds depending on the selected effect type DEPTH DEPTH sets the range of the modulation Experiment with both the SPEED and DEPTH controls to achieve the effe...

Page 8: ...y predominant it shouldn t get in the way of the original guitar tone John chose the Tri Chorus mode for this TonePrint as the three chorus lines masks the very obvious modulation sound of a tradition...

Page 9: ...famous for using chorus on some of Dream Theater s crushing crunchy riffs Originally inspired by the great Alex Lifeson from Rush John s goal was to fatten up the sound without it getting too process...

Page 10: ...warbly and ended up with a subtle almost doubling type of effect with a rich and fat tone without the sound getting too dark or the effect getting too pronounced John is happy with the result and sta...

Page 11: ...uploading TonePrints to your pedal is easy The Dreamscape is John Petrucci s signature pedal and provides six of his favorite modulation Toneprints but you can also download any Corona Chorus TonePri...

Page 12: ...ctor switches between True Bypass mode default and Buffered Bypass mode True Bypass Buffered Bypass Kill Dry off Kill Dry on True Bypass is a hard wire bypass ensuring there is absolutely no tone colo...

Page 13: ...h Buffered Bypass activated upper DIP switch to the right the lower DIP switch can be used to set Kill Dry on or off Kill Dry removes all direct signal from the pedal s output This is the mode to use...

Page 14: ...access for lightning fast battery changes Stereo inputs with automatic mono stereo sensing feed it any signal Stereo outputs for that ultra wide sounds Mini USB connector for uploading custom TonePrin...

Page 15: ...TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 DK 8240 Risskov info tcelectronic com...

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