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INTRODUCTION 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the FW-
DLC FLEX DELAY Programmable Digital Delay Pedal. 

Before using this effect, carefully read the section 
entitled: 

“IMPORTANT NOTES”. 

These sections provide important information concerning the 
proper operation of the pedal. Additionally, in order to feel 
assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature 
provided by your new unit, this manual should be read in its 
entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a 
convenient reference. 

 

Flex Delay is a digital delay pedal with pro studio quality: 192 
KHz Sample Rate and 24 Bit Resolution.  
It brings you very analog, natural sound and warm tube 
sounding without adding the artifacts typical of DSP and the 
option to STORE up to 8 PRESETS, ORGANIZE them in 
BANKS and RECALLING on the fly. 
Up to 2800 ms delay time can be set with Delay knob or using 
your most important asset: your foot to Tap the Tempo on Tap 
button. 
Three different types of modulation can be applied to the 
delay repetitions and other features include 

Reverse, Chorus

 

and 

11 seconds LOOPER

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
FLEX WAVES Guitar Pedals are DESIGNED and MADE in 
Italy. 
 

A power supply is provided with the unit. Use the 
power supply provided in the product box or a power 
supply with similar specifications.  

 
 

MAIN FEATURES 

  192 KHz (Sample Rate), 24 Bit 

  Achieves delay times of up to 2800 ms  

  8 Custom Presets 

  6 Banks 

  Modulated Delay 

  Chorus 

  11 Seconds Looper 

  Reverse Delay 

  True Bypass 

  Compact Die Cast Aluminium Box 

 

FW Balanced Cable Link  Mode to “smart” connect 
multiple Flex Waves pedals  

 

Содержание FW-DLC

Страница 1: ...FlexWaves di Alessandro Belletti sede legale Vicolo dei Rampini 13 40026 Imola BO Website www flexwaves com E mail info flexwaves com FW DLC FLEX DELAY User Manual Rev 1 3 ...

Страница 2: ...unding without adding the artifacts typical of DSP and the option to STORE up to 8 PRESETS ORGANIZE them in BANKS and RECALLING on the fly Up to 2800 ms delay time can be set with Delay knob or using your most important asset your foot to Tap the Tempo on Tap button Three different types of modulation can be applied to the delay repetitions and other features include Reverse Chorus and 11 seconds ...

Страница 3: ...2V DC 300 mA Use thepower supply provided in the product box Important Note FW DLC Flex Delay input stage is set up to work with signals coming from guitar pickups but it can happens that you have to connect the pedal to keyboards or before signal boosters like equalizer distortion or booster effects If the signal coming out from the effect is distorted it means that the input stage has saturated ...

Страница 4: ... your choice When the pedal works as a Looper Loop Mode press the footswitch to start the recording and press again to stop it 12 Sel Press the Sel selection switch to select Subdivision Modulation Type Chorus Reverse or Looper function Subdivision q ie3 s The subdivision options relate to the tapped tempo Tap the tempo in quarter notes and then select the subdivision of your choice Quarter note q...

Страница 5: ... It is useful to create Jimi Hendrix style reverse effect sound or 70s rock sounds 1 Feature available from Rev B Loop The pedal works like a 11 seconds looper that enables anyone to create loop phrases of exact lengths Press the On Bypass footswitch to turn on the effect press once the Tap T Loop footswitch to start the recording the blue led will turn on indicating recording is in progress and t...

Страница 6: ...horus mode 2 Feature available from Rev B When the pedal works as a Chorus it adjusts the volume of the processed sound When it works as a Looper it adjusts the volume of the recorded phrase 9 Feedback This adjusts the feedback level The number of times the delay sound is repeated increases as the knob is turned to the right When the pedal works as a Chorus usually the feedback is one so turn the ...

Страница 7: ...CONNECTIONS 7 SETUP MONO This setup illustrates how to use the Flex Delay pedal in a mono setup one amp only ...

Страница 8: ... This setup illustrates how to use the Flex Delay pedal in a stereo setup using two amps Connect the Flex Delay Output to the Amp1 Input and the Flex Delay DRY Output to the Amp2 Input to obtain stereo effects like Direct Effect ...

Страница 9: ...CONNECTIONS 9 SETUP SEND RETURN This example illustrates how to connect your Flex Delay pedal as a send return effect in an effects loop ...

Страница 10: ...ns of the controls 1 Adjust the delay time by rotating the DELAY TIME knob Turn clockwise to increase delay time and turn counter clockwise to reduce it The maximum delay time is 2800 ms It is possible to set the delay time also with TAP TEMPO footswitch 2 Rotate the FEEDBACK knob to adjust the amount of feedback Turn clockwise to have more repeats 3 Rotate the LEVEL knob to set the overall mix be...

Страница 11: ...witch to turn on the effect appears on the display 1 Turn the knobs to find your sound 2 Hold On to Store the sound flashes rapidly 1 Single press on the footswitch to change Preset Number 2 Hold On the footswitch to confirm To abort press MODE ESC blinking When sound stored it stops blinking ...

Страница 12: ...pears with 1 flashing rapidly stands for Saving Preset 1 4 Single Press of the footswitch to select the preset number numbers from 1 to 8 will appear 5 Hold On the footswitch to store the sound into the selected preset number 6 It is possible to abort the storing operation pressing MODE ESC button before the execution of step 4 4 Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be ...

Страница 13: ...s Mode ESC switch until it appears Preset Mode Bypass 2 Single Press on the Footswitch to turn on the effect appears on the display The effect is ON with Preset 1 loaded 1 Hold on the footswitch to change the Preset 2 Single Press to On Bypass ...

Страница 14: ... once the same footswitch HOW TO RECALL A PRESET 1 Effect in Bypass Press Mode Switch until you enter in PRESET MODE will appear on the display5 2 Single Press of the footswitch to turn ON the Preset 1 appears on display 3 Hold ON the footswitch to change the Preset number will appear on display 4 Repeat Step 4 to switch between the 8 available presets 5 When you recall a preset single press of th...

Страница 15: ... Each Bank has 8 positions that can be programmed with presets Also the Bypass state can be programmed in the bank positions For example assuming that you want to use during a Song A only presets 2 1 and 5 you may prefer not to step through all eight preset 1 8 so you can program the bank A bA only with P2 P1 P5 The preset inside the bA will be recalled in the order P2 P1 P5 For the Song B you nee...

Страница 16: ...ntil it appears Bank Play Mode appears for a few then it will appear default programmed appears on the display default 1 Single Press on the footswitch to change the bank position 2 Hold On the footswitch to change the Bank appears for a few It means you are in Bank A ...

Страница 17: ... in Bank A with Preset 1 loaded 3 Single Press of the footswitch to change the bank position By default the Bank A has been programmed with Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 and Preset 4 so if you continue to single press the footswitch on the display will appear 4 Hold On the footswitch to change the Bank when you reach the desired Bank release the footswitch 5 stands for Bank Save it is a reserved Bank...

Страница 18: ...on flashes rapidly 1 Single press on the footswitch to change Preset Number you can hear the Preset sound if you play 2 Hold On the footswitch to confirm 3 Repeats step 1 and 2 for the other positions You can choose also Bypass 4 To terminate the Sequence select it stands for Sequence END To abort press MODE ESC appears for a few It means you are in Bank Save blinking You must select the Bank to p...

Страница 19: ...ntil you reach with flashing and Hold On the footswitch to confirm 3 Next thing you should do is to store the presets in the bank positions flashing appears on the display It stands for Position 1 Bypass Single Press of the footswitch to change the Preset Number if you play you can hear the preset sound Bypass P1 P8 Preset 1 8 E sequence END are the available choices 4 Select Preset 1 on position ...

Страница 20: ...nual Mode on Slave 2 3 Press Mode Esc switch until you reach Link Mode All the slaves will automatically switch to Link Mode The Flex Waves pedals will load the Preset Number associated to the first position of the Link Bank The first pedal of the chain is the Master and it controls all the Flex Waves pedals of the chain 4 Single Press on the footswitch of the Master to change the Preset Number as...

Страница 21: ...s can be used but Link Mode will not be available The FW pedals must be linked one after the other to use the Link Mode features For a correct usage of the Link Mode you need to program the Link Bank of all FW pedals connected 1 Link the FW Pedals with stereo cables in chain you can buy them on Flex Waves website www flexwaves com The first pedal of the chain will become the Master 2 Press the MOD...

Страница 22: ...ay be lost FW Link Mode features are available only connecting the Flex Waves pedals in chain using Stereo Audio cable Please use the patch cables provided by Flex Waves or similar ones It can happens that turning on the unit or inserting the jack in the input port the Flex Delay changes its state in Link Mode L on display Press the mode switch to change the Mode FW DLC Flex Delay input stage is s...

Страница 23: ...ctor phone jack w stereo sense Output Connector phone jack w stereo sense Dry Connector phone jack w mono sense D A Conversion 24 Bit 192KHz A D Conversion 24 Bit 192KHz Power Supply AC Adaptor 12 VDC 300mA Dimensions 100 W x 120 D x 55 H mm 3 937 W x 4 724 D x 2 165 H inches Weight 400 g 6 In the interest of product improvement the specifications features and or appearance of this unit are subjec...

Страница 24: ...tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation 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 sepa...

Страница 25: ...as been factory programmed with the following presets from P1 to P7 When you store you own sounds this sounds will be overwritten P1 ON THE EDGE P2 COUNTRY LEE P3 FOR S R V P 4 ROCKABILLY P5 CHORUS SOUND P6 AMBIENT DELAY P7 INDIA ...

Страница 26: ...S COM 26 FlexWaves di A Belletti Address Vicolo dei Rampini 13 40026 Imola BO ITALY Website www flexwaves com E mail info flexwaves com Copyright February 2010 Flex Waves Products Under License All Rights Reserved ...

Страница 27: ...WWW FLEXWAVES COM 27 ...

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