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1. Mosa yea gou ogre aet npin a exp mix SN SS user manual Introduction The Empress Effects Superdelay is the result of over 2 years of research development and most importantly talking to guitarists In designing the Superdelay we strived to create a pedal with a comprehensive feature set and new innovative sounds in a compact package We wanted to give guitarists a lot of control and ability to change sounds on the fly The Superdelay offers a myriad of tap modes the ability to save and recall multiple presets support for an external expression pedal and much We highly recommend that you peruse this manual and keep the mode overview section handy as you explore and learn the features of the delay To get the most out of this product we ve put some brief instructional videos on our website www empresseffects com Enjoy Steve Bragg Contents ItFOCUCH ON en ia eia E E A AE a aaa aai 1 QUICK atinada dida 3 Overview of Modes and Sub modes cecceeesceceeeeesseeeeseeceeeeeceaeeeeaaeeeeaaeeeeeeeesas 4 The Modes in Detail ss oia rara iii 5 NormalMode ccoo ias 5 Tap VIGOGO al nO TA oo at eee rie eee ee 6 AUTO SEE MOA Esee eniinn eide HT 7 Reverse Mode iii 8 Controlsidtia Glance vc TRR a T TTT 9 10 The Modes in Detail continued sss sese esse eee 11 Rhythm Multi Tap Modesta AEAEE RA 11 Tape Mois 12 MEE NN 13 LOO Per MOE oi A A A A ee 14 Using PES eras 16 Expression A A AT2. ta Glance modulation applies modulation to the delayed signal the slow setting is a slower more subtle modulation the fast position is a faster slightly deeper modulation 9V 12V DC positive jack 300mA or greater E mode specific switch selects the sub mode a b or c OUTPUT INPUT See the Overview of Modes and Sub modes section for a detailed explanation of how the sub modes work in each mode mode specific y volume controls the overall output D D R D D D D D 1 D D 1 D D au modulation slow none fast _ a b c G volume of the delay A KA rev S K 6 So ar 6 L misc e f e e Nal NO e ad e 4 o Sos o mode selects the different operation modes norm normal d time knob controls delay time p 5 s volume E tap tap controls delay time p 6 auto autoset p 7 rev reverse delay p 8 rhy rhythm p 11 tape tape delay p 12 misc miscelaneous modes p 13 loop looper mode p 14 mode bypass switch when the LED is shining the delay effect is applied to the signal When off the Superdelay is being bypassed true bypass presets switch cycles through the stored presets performs additional tasks in looper mode Rhythm Multi Tap Mode By pressing the tap switch repeatedly you can input a rhythm of up to four taps This rhythm will be mimicked by the delay Sub mode A Ratio In sub mode A the d time ratio knob acts as
3. 18 SPOCITIGATIONS id A A A Sc 19 Quick Start Connect the supplied power adaptor to the Superdelay plug in your guitar and connect the Superdelay to your amplifier Set the controls on the Superdelay to the settings shown below exp pedal filter modulation mode specific mix none f back hp none Ip slow none fast al b c hy AD chy ty NZ ke a J z S gt A rev S i e p lo a e A I k Z P N S nom l o d time ratio feedback If the red bypass LED is not already lit press the bypass switch to engage the Superdelay You should hear a typical delay signal mixed with your guitar signal You can move the knobs to suit your tastes and change modes and sub modes Overview of Modes and Sub modes Description Sub Mode A Sub Mode B Sub Mode C Normal Tap Auto Set Reverse Rhythm Tape Misc Looper Normal delay sounds Short delay 5 5ms 95ms Medium delay 45ms 800ms Long delay 700ms 2 2s Tap tempo delay dtime ratio knob same as the tapped Delay time is the time is 1 3 the tapped Triplet rhythm delay Dotted quarter rhythm delay time is 1 5x the controls ratio Ratios l g N time time tapped time are 1 1 1 2 1 4 Delay time is set Low trigger automatically based on the input d time ratio knob controls ratio threshold for quiet guitars or quiet playing Medium trigger threshold High trigger threshold for loud gu
4. operates with the settings that are on the knobs as opposed to a preset being automatically loaded Preset Organization The 8 presets are represented by a series of LEDs located just below the knobs Press the presets switch to scroll through the presets When cycling through the presets the small yellow LEDs below the knobs will turn on from left to right representing preset locations 1 through 4 Then the small red LED below the mix knob will light and the small yellow LEDs will again turn on from left to right representing preset locations 5 through 8 When cycling through the presets you will notice that after preset 8 all the small LEDs will flash very quickly This represents the knob preset location If you recall this preset the Superdelay will get its settings from the current knob and switch positions on the unit In knob preset no small LEDs will be lit This is essentially going back to manual mode Saving a Preset To save a preset set the controls to the sound you would like to save Then press the preset switch until you reach the preset location in which you would like to save While the lights are flashing press and hold the save button and then press the preset button Your preset is now saved 16 Recalling a Preset To recall a preset simply press the presets switch until the preset you d like to recall is flashing then press the tap switch to load the preset The preset s LED indicators sho
5. played back forwards The Modes in Detail Normal Mode This is the standard digital delay type operation known and loved by all In Normal Mode the tap switch when pressed mutes the wet signal for one delay time period This is useful if you re using a high feedback setting you can press the tap switch when you change chords to avoid dissonance from the feedback of the previous chord ringing over the current chord Sub mode A Short Delay In sub mode A the d time ratio knob varies the delay time between 5 5ms and 95ms Sub mode B Medium Delay In sub mode B the d time ratio knob varies the delay time between 45ms and 800ms Sub mode C Long Delay In sub mode C the d time ratio knob varies the delay time between 700ms and 2 8 seconds Tap Mode In Tap Mode the delay time is controlled by tapping the tap switch repeatedly to a desired tempo For tapped tempo accuracy the unit takes an average of repeated taps In Tap Mode the d time ratio knob acts as a ratio control in all sub modes e Ifthe knob is set between 7 o clock and 10 o clock it is a 1 4 ratio The delay time will be four times as fast as the tempo tapped e Ifthe knob is set between 10 o clock and 2 o clock it is a 1 2 ratio The delay time will be twice as fast as the tempo tapped e Ifthe knob is set between 2 o clock and 5 o clock it is a 1 1 ratio The delay time will be the same as the tempo tapped Sub mod
6. select mix or feedback The expression pedal replaces the knob on the top of the unit The Superdelay will work with most Tip Ring Sleeve TRS expression pedals Any expression pedal used with the Superdelay should have Tip signal Ring power Sleeve ground The potentiometer in the pedal should measure approximately 10k Ohm 18 Specifications Input Impedance Output Impedance Frequency Response 3dB Distortion Noise Input Voltage Required Current Power Input Connector Height enclosure only Height including controls Length Width Weight 1MQ 1kO 20Hz 16kHz 0 004 101 5dB 9VDC 12VDC 300mA 2 1mm Barrel Connector 1 75 2 25 5 7 3 75 1 5lbs www empresseffects com
7. a ratio control Depending where the d time ratio knob points the taps you ve entered are played back at the speed at which they were tapped or either 2 or 4 times faster Sub mode B Scaling In sub mode B the d time ratio knob allows you to scale the rhythm you ve entered If you turn the d time ratio knob clockwise after a rhythm has been entered the rhythm will be stretched and made longer If you turn the d time ratio knob counter clockwise the rhythm will be compressed and made shorter Note If you stretch the rhythm to the point where one of the taps exceeds the 2 8 second maximum delay time that tap will no longer be heard Sub mode C Dynamic Volume Sub mode C functions similar to sub mode A with the exception that the volumes of the repeats are varied The first repeat is fairly quiet and the repeats get progressively louder 11 Tape Mode Tape Mode was designed to impart some of the classic characteristics of analog tape delays Delay time is controlled with the tap switch and the d time ratio knob functions as a ratio control in Tape Mode Sub mode A Basic Tape Emulation Sub mode A provides basic tape emulation Tape saturation and compression artifacts are applied to the delayed signal Sub mode B Vintage Tape Delay Sub mode B adds a little bit of wow and flutter to the delayed signal the kind you would associate with an older tape machine that has tape mechanisms nee
8. de Try turning the feedback up in this mode Controls 2 feedback controls the delay feedback Note the feedback ratio goes higher than one This means if it is fully clockwise the sound will gradually get louder and louder power filter adds a high pass hp or low pass Ip tip 2 1mm filter to the delayed signal exp pedal when an expression pedal is plugged into the rear of the unit this switch determines which parameter is controlled by the expression pedal ars exp pedal a filter A a mix none f back hp hnone Ip SE A y E mix controls the level between the dry signal and the wet delayed signal All the way clockwise is 100 wet signal and all the way counter clockwise is 100 dry signal d time ratio in non tap modes this controls the delay time empre SS In tap modes it controls the ratio of the delay time relative to the tempo that is tapped For example at 1 2 the delay time will be twice as fast as the tapped tempo tap switch in tap modes this sets the delay time when tapped It will change to the new delay time after 2 taps and will average the last 4 taps When cycling through the presets tap to select a preset Also performs additional functions in normal misc and looper modes save switch small black button to the left of the presets switch Holding the save switch and pressing the presets switch saves the current parameters to the selected preset bank
9. delay signal to cut off abruptly when turning off the effect using the bypass switch 13 Looper Mode The Empress Effects Superdelay is able to sample and loop 13 6 seconds of audio Once an initial audio clip has been sampled it will loop continuously and the user can add additional layers to the loop Sub mode A Normal Looper In sub mode A the looper operates normally using the controls which are described in detail on the following page You have 6 8 seconds of loop time available Sub mode B Long Looper In sub mode B the looper time is doubled to approximately 13 6 seconds The quality of the recording is degraded slightly to CD quality samples in this sub mode to allow for longer loop length Sub mode C Reverse Looper In sub mode C the initial loop is played back in reverse after it has been recorded Any overdubs made will play back forwards We ve added the ability to switch from sub mode B to sub mode C while a loop is playing back This gives you the ability to overdub new passages in reverse You can record your loop in sub mode B switch to sub mode C and the first overdub recorded will be looped back in reverse Operating the Looper When the looper is first turned on it is in the zero state In this state it will pass the incoming signal without any effect While in Looper Mode the feedback and d time ratio knobs do not control anything The mix knob controls the level between the sound that is loopi
10. ding replacement This mode tends to impart the sound of a subtle chorus Sub mode C Vintage Tape Delay with Old Tape Sub mode C is similar to sub mode B but with subtle intermittent dropouts as one might experience from old shedding tape and dirty heads The repeated signal will also saturate more than normal 12 Misc Mode Sub mode A Dynamic Feedback increases as input volume decreases In sub mode A feedback increases up to the value where the feedback knob is set as the input signal gets quieter During a loud passage the feedback will decrease to nearly zero For example If you have the feedback knob at 50 when you play quietly or as notes ring out and sustain the feedback will increase gradually to 50 Sub mode B Dynamic II Mix increases as input volume decreases In sub mode B the mix increases i e more wet to the value where the mix knob is set as the input signal gets quieter Conversely the mix decreases i e more dry as the input signal gets louder Sub mode C Tap Mute Soft bypass with trails When playing the output signal will be 100 dry until the tap switch is pressed once after which you will start to hear the delayed signal When you press the tap switch again the input signal stops being routed into the delay processor but you will hear the tails of the delayed signal trail off Sub mode C is great if you only want delay in certain sections of the song but don t want the
11. e A Normal Tap In sub mode A the delay time is set to the tap time Sub mode B Triplet Tap In sub mode B the delay time is set to 1 3 of the tap time If you tap quarter notes the delay time will be eighth note triplets Note that the d time ratio knob acts as a ratio knob in this mode Sub mode C Dotted Tap In sub mode C the delay time is set to 1 5 times the tap time If you tap quarter notes the delay time will be set to dotted quarter notes Auto Set Mode In Auto Set Mode the Superdelay sets the delay time by listening to the dynamics in your playing The Superdelay is watching for volume peaks in the input signal For this to work effectively the input passages should have relatively consistent rhythmic content When you start playing in Auto Set mode you should see the large yellow LED to the right of the tap switch blink with each note you strike If it is blinking inconsistently adjust the threshold by changing the sub mode described in detail below If you press the tap switch at this point it changes the delay time in use to the last interval between peaks that it detected Sub mode A Low Threshold In sub mode A the threshold is quite low allowing the Auto Set Mode to identify the peaks in quiet passages or from instruments with quiet outputs If you re playing too loud for this mode some single notes may be interpreted as two notes causing the delay time to be too short If the delay time is consisten
12. itars or loud playing Delayed signal is reversed d time ratio knob controls ratio in sub modes b and c d time ratio knob controls how long reversed segments of audio are Length of reversed segments is set by tapping the tap switch Reversed segments are played back an octave higher Rhythmic repeats with up to four repeats entered by tapping d time ratio knob controls ratio and scale of pattern d time ratio knob scales the rhythm tapped d time ratio knob stretches or compresses the rhythm First tap is quiet taps get progressively louder Analog tape delay emulation tap switch sets the delay time High quality tape compression artifacts added to delayed signal Tape compression artifacts with a little bit of wow and flutter added to the delayed signal Tape compression artifacts with subtle intermittent dropouts akin to an older shedding tape Miscellaneous operation modes Feedback increases as input volume decreases Mix increases more wet as input volume decreases Press tap switch to start stop delay Lets you trail off delayed signal Record and loop audio clips tap switch starts stops recording presets switch stops clears existing loop Normal looper mode 6 8 seconds of loop time Long looper mode 13 6 seconds of loop time Loop is played back in reverse Audio layered after initial loop begins playback is
13. ng and the sound that is played live 14 Capturing a Loop Press the tap switch to begin recording a new loop To stop recording press the tap switch again The loop will instantly return to the beginning and start playing This is referred to as the looping state While the loop is playing the incoming signal gets mixed with the looping audio so you re able to play over top of the loop If you try to capture a loop longer than the maximum looping time allowed the looper will automatically start looping from the start of the captured loop Adding a Layer to the Loop If the Superdelay is in the looping state you can record additional layers on top of the loop Pressing the tap switch commences overdub recording Pressing it a second time stops overdub recording The yellow tempo LED will be lit while the Superdelay is in overdub record mode Clearing the Loop To reset the Superdelay back to the zero state press the presets switch Leaving Looper Mode To go to another preset from Looper Mode you must first tap the presets switch once to bring the Superdelay to the zero state Press the presets switch a second time to enter Preset Mode and load a new preset 15 Using Presets The Empress Effects Superdelay has 8 preset locations where users can store and recall their favourite settings All the settings of each mode can be stored except for the audio loop in Looper Mode When first powered up the unit
14. tly too short switch to a higher threshold Sub mode B Medium Threshold In sub mode B the threshold is medium allowing the Auto Set Mode to identify the speed of the playing for instruments with average output levels or parts of average loudness Sub Mode C High Threshold Sub mode C caters to louder instruments or passages Reverse Mode In Reverse Mode the delay samples are played backwards Sub mode A Reverse Knob In sub mode A the delay time is set with the d time ratio knob Maximum reverse delay time is 1 4 seconds You will notice the yellow tempo LED is lit when entering this mode this signifies that the input signal is being routed into the delay processor When you press the tap switch the input signal stops being routed into the delay processor but you will hear the trails of the delayed signal trail off The yellow tempo LED will go dark letting you know that the signal is no longer being routed to the delay This is similar to the behaviour of a gated delay Sub mode B Tap Reverse In sub mode B the delay time is controlled by pressing the tap switch repeatedly The d time ratio knob operates as a ratio in this sub mode giving ratios of 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Maximum delay time is 1 4 seconds Sub mode C Double Time Reverse In sub mode C the delayed audio is played back in reverse twice as fast as normal This causes the audio to sound an octave higher Maximum delay time is 933ms in this mo
15. uld now be solid and bright Changing a Preset If you change the position of a knob or switch after a preset is loaded the preset s LED indicators will dim to indicate that the preset has been modified but not saved If you move the knob or switch back to the position it was in when the preset was saved the preset s LED indicators will brighten again This lets you find the positions of all the knobs and switches when the preset was saved Once you have made your changes to the preset you can save it in the current location by holding the save switch and then pressing the presets switch The preset indicator LEDs should brighten to indicate the changes have been successfully saved Factory Reset Presets To restore the Superdelay to its factory preset settings do the following Unplug the power and plug back in When all the lights come on press the tap switch Quickly hold down the save button and press the presets switch The lights should do a little jig confirming success I WARNING This will overwrite your current presets and replace them with the factory presets 17 Expression Pedal The Empress Effects Superdelay allows an external expression pedal to be used to control the various features on the fly To access this capability plug an expression pedal into the exp pedal jack on the back of the Superdelay and use the exp pedal switch to select which parameter you d like to control with the pedal You can
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