MegaBeat Audio
Darth Fader v2, User Manual
Preset
Footswitch
and
LED
This
footswitch allows you to recall and save pre-
sets with your foot so you can do so during
your performance.
The Peset LED indicates
the active preset. See Presets section for more
information.
Attenuation LEDs
These LEDs show the
current attenuation of the pedal.
LEDs brightness
The brightness of the LEDs
can be adjusted. See LED Brightness Adjust-
ment section for details.
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Modes
FADE OUT
This mode starts at the 0 dB
position. Pressing the Fade footswitch, a FADE
OUT will start. Once the fade is finished, or at
any time during it, you can go back to the 0 dB
position by pressing the Fade footswitch again.
FADE OUT/IN
This mode starts at the 0
dB position.
Pressing the Fade footswitch, a
FADE OUT will start.
Once the fade is fin-
ished, or at any time during it, pressing the Fade
footswitch again, a FADE IN will start from the
current position, which will finish at the 0 dB
position. The fade direction can be changed at
any time by pressing the Fade footswitch.
FADE
IN/OUT
Same
as
the
FADE
OUT/IN mode, but it starts at the attenua-
tion set by the Depth parameter rather than 0
dB. That is, the first fade will be a FADE IN
rather than a FADE OUT.
FADE IN
This mode starts at the attenua-
tion set by the Depth parameter. By pressing
the Fade footswitch, a FADE IN will start un-
til the 0 dB position is reached. Once the fade
is finished, or at any time during it, by press-
ing the Fade footswitch again, you can go back
to the attenuation set by the Depth parameter,
that is, the initial state.
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Presets
Loading a preset
By pressing the preset
footswitch, you can go through the different
saved presets. The Preset LED indicates the ac-
tive preset. The order of the presets is, and in
circular manner:
•
No preset (Preset LED off)
•
Red preset
•
Green preset
•
Orange preset
In the No preset situation, the knobs have
direct effect on the fade settings. When a preset
is active, the knobs have no effect and the saved
parameters are used.
Default presets
By default, these are the
presets in the pedal. You can overwrite them
with your favourite settings.
Preset
Mode
Duration
Depth
Red
Fade out
25 seconds
60 dB
Green
Fade in/out
4 seconds
30 dB
Orange
Fade in
10 seconds
40 dB
Save preset
To save a preset, follow the se-
quence below:
•
Go to No Preset mode.
•
Adjust the MODE, DURATION and
DEPTH knobs as desired. Since you are
in the No preset mode, you can test it in-
mediately.
•
Once adjusted, choose the preset where to
save by using the Preset footswitch.
•
Press the preset footswitch and keep it
pressed for 2 seconds.
•
The LEDs will flash indicating that the pa-
rameters have been saved in the preset.
This is the recommended sequence to save a
preset and have the certainty of what parameters
will be saved, but please note that every press of
the Preset footswitch longer than 2 seconds will
save the current status of the knobs in the active
preset, so the whole sequence is not required.
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True Bypass / Buffered
switch
When the pedal is at the 0 dB position, it will
be in True Bypass or buffered bypass depend-
ing on an internal small switch. To change the
mode, carefully remove the back cover held by
screws and slide the switch to the desired posi-
tion. This adjustment must be done with the
pedal powered off.
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