D-Two Manual English
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1. 49323195 Wdd TYPICAL SETUPS Connect the DeTWO as illustrated using balanced 1 4 jack cables Mode selection The DeTWO has three Delay modes Traditional Straight and Rhythm Traditional mode The standard setup used by any Delay unit including the traditional feedback strategy Straight mode The DeTWO default mode including the ability to control the exact number of repeats Rhythm mode A unique feature allowing you to tap a specific rhythm of your choice The D TWO automatically enters the Rhythm mode when FEEDBACK RHYTHM is tapped Please note that the Mono Stereo mode is selected in the Setup menu Stereo Mode Mono Mode use Left Input D TWO 1110 11 STEREO 1 R L SEND SEND 10 THE DeTWO DISPLAY Overload LEDs Delay Time BPM ms Tempo Indication Rhythm Subdivision Preset Indication Dynamic Meter Number a 1 4 ms Rhythm FB FILTER FILTER SUBDIV DYN E E C PING PONG EDITED Input Text Line Feedback Filter Meters Filter Delay Time The DELAY TIME indicator displays the main Delay time in either ms or BPM beats per Minute 60 ms 1000 When in Rhythm mode the DELAY TIME indicator displays the total time of the full pattern or the total number of subdivisions in the2. FACTORY USER icon Shows whether you are operating in the Factory or the User bank MIDI IN icon Indicates the presence of incoming MIDI information SAMPLE RATE indicator The SAMPLE RATE indicator shows the clock source and the incoming master clock The DI icon will be blinking if no clock or unacceptable clock is found FEEDBACK The amount of level fed back to the Delay line Indicates the Decay time of the Delay repeats FEEDBACK The exact number of repeats FB FILTER LEDS Indicates the Feedback High and Low Cut filter setting FILTER LEDS Indicates the overall High and Low Cut filter setting PINGPONG LEDS Indicates the panning currently processed FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW DELAY amp FEEDBACK EFFECTS FUNCTIONS CONTROL DELAY SPATIAL FILTER CHORUS EDIT RECALL FEEDBACK reverse rincronc sue store BYPASS ser 5 L pouste DELAY TAP key FILTER key STORE key This key has two main functions When the DELAY key LED is lit the DELAY wheel can be used to adjust the Delay time When the key is tapped the measures the time between the last two taps and the Delay time is calculated according to the selected subdivision FEEDBACK RHYTHM key This key has three main functions When the LED is l
3. IN LEVEL knob Adjusts the Input level At center position a relay will switch the Input circuit between consumer and pro level This will insure optimal Input Gain range and superb signal to noise ratio is achieved MIX knob Adjusts the global mix between dry and wet signal Fully clockwise position is 100 effect IN meters The IN peak meter shows the Input level of left and right channels The meter range is 0 3 6 12 18 24 404 OVERLOAD LEDS The OVERLOAD LEDs indicate one of two situations The Input level is too hot and therefore overloading There is an internal DSP overflow The OVERLOAD LED is lit when 1 sample is OdBFS DELAY TIME indicator The DELAY TIME indicator can display Delay time in either ms milliseconds or BPM Beats Per Minute This is selected in the Setup menu The ms or the BPM icon next to the Delay time will be lit accordingly The tempo is also indicated via the blinking TEMPO RHYTHM indicator SUBDIVISION indicator The selected subdivision determines the recalculation of the tapped tempo Example At 120BPM you tap 1 4 notes The tapped time equals 500ms If the Subdivision is set to 1 8 the DeTWO now recalculates the Delay time to 250ms DYNAMIC meter Indicates the gain reduction on the Delay Output when using the Dynamic Delay algorithm EDITED icon This icon will be lit as soon as the current recalled preset has been modified
4. Jungle Fever Dark Triplets Fast Triplets Moving Hat D Two In The House Shuffel Your Feet Stabbed In The Back Flying Stabs Reversed Semi Bar 29
5. C Max 90 non condensing In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN 1 4 phone jack Anodized aluminum front Plated and painted steel chassis 23 character 280 icon STN LCD display 19 x 1 75 x 8 2 483 x 44 x 195 mm 4 1 Ib 1 85 kg 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz auto select lt 15 W 1 year 2 Due to continuous development these specifications are subject to change without notice APPENDIX PRESET LIST holds 50 Factory presets Preset names and locations can be found in the table below In addition to these presets it is possible to store 100 user presets 1 D Two Delay 2 Straight 2290 Delay 3 Dynamic Delay 4 Dynamite Pink Punk 5 Chorused Delay 6 Big E Slapback 7 Phase reversed Echo 8 Reversed Slap 9 Tape Echo 10 Low Cut 1 8th Notes 11 Mono Radio 12 Degraded Panning 13 Shuffled 1 16th 14 Left Right Slapback 15 GTR Bitch Slapped 16 GTR Lead The Way 17 My Old Echoplex 18 Double Tap Flange 19 Slapback Flanger 20 Fat Flanger 21 The Stereo Chorus 22 Ambient Chorus 23 Fat Guitar 24 Giant mockup in 3 4 25 Beauty in The Beats 26 27 28 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 40 42 43 45 46 48 49 50 Dark and Long 1 16th Stab Rightfield New Jock Swing Rhythm Enginer groovey Breaker Heavy Accent Syncopated Beatbox Short Shuffled 1 16 Shuffle Hat Marmite on the Keys ECHOecho echo CHO Reversed Cunks Tow Bar 1 8 Pattern Last Man Standing gt The End
6. Please see detailed description on 23 25 Spatial Gives the Delay a wider feeling either by using left channel offset or Phase Reverse of left right or both channels Filter Enables a High and a Low Cut filter in the Feedback loop and in the actual Delay line Chorus Adds Chorus to smooth the Delay repeats Dynamic A ducking function that reduces the Output level of the Delay with a specified level when the Input signal exceeds a certain Threshold PingPong The PingPong effect is not available in the Traditional mode Straight Delay Mode The Straight Delay mode utilizes a feedback strategy that gives you all the normal controls of a Delay and on top of that the ability to control the exact number of repeats Instead of a traditional feedback loop the Straight mode uses a Multi tap strategy Delay Line Delay Taps How to set up the Straight mode Set the FEEDBACK to anything between 1 and 10 by pressing and holding the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key while turning the DELAY wheel The D TWO is now in the Straight mode Max Delay time Due to the Multitap Delay strategy the maximum Delay time available is scaled with the number of specified taps e g if you have 10 repeats you will have 1000ms available on each tap while 5 repeats would give you 2000ms on each tap The maximum Delay time in total is In Stereo mode 5 sec Delay time In Mono mode 10 sec Delay time Stereo Mono is se
7. When using Delay on signals with low frequencies a full range Delay might introduce a less tight feeling in that area Use the Low Cut filter to avoid this 24 High Cut Range 19 95Hz 20kHz High Cut filter allowing reduction of the high end frequencies on the source material Low Cut Range 19 95Hz 20kHz Low Cut filter allowing reduction of the low end frequencies in the source material Chorus Basic operation Entering the Chorus menu can be done in two ways Press EDIT and scroll to the Chorus parameters Double click the CHORUS key for shortcut The CHORUS key also works as on off for the Chorus function Speed Range 0 05Hz 19 95Hz Sets the Speed of the Chorus Depth Range 0 100 Sets the Depth of the Chorus Amount Range 0 100 Sets the amount of Chorus added to the Delay signal Feedback Range 100 to 100 The amount of processed signal that is fed back to the Input of the Chorus When the feedback value is negative the Feedback signal is phase reversed Use the Feedback parameter to create a Flange effect Chorus Time Range 0 50ms A Chorus is basically a Delay being pitch modulated by an LFO Low Frequency Oscillator The typical Delay time used in a Chorus is around 10 20ms A Flanger typically uses a Delay time of approx 5 10ms ADDITIONAL ALGORITHMS Golden Ratio Ensures a Golden Ratio between the Speed and Depth when active If you want to create wild
8. a specified fixed Delay time With the DeTWO you are now able to tap actual rhythm patterns consisting of up to 10 taps directly into the unit Many will recognize the TC 2290 studio Delay unit as the Delay unit that introduced the Dynamic Delay function A function that allows the Delay Output level to be actively altered by the dynamics of the Input level A function that can be used to leave the source material clear and undisturbed while played and delicately accompanied by the Delay between phrases Yes this feature is also available in the D eTWO We hope you will have as much pleasure using the DeTWO as we had making it LEVELS MULTI SPECTRAL LCD DISPLAY POWER gt 2 at MSBPM BOF ONG EDITED FACTORY USER MIDI IN 4 arena Uiser Preset t c electronic 1 2 For any questions left unanswered by this manual feel free to visit our online support center TC Support Interactive which can be accessed via www tcelectronic com Latest manual revision can always be downloaded from www tcelectronic com FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW LEVELS MULTI SPECTRAL LCD DISPLAY POWER De TWO RHYTHM DELAY t c electronic O INPUT Heo Factory user POWER button Power on off
9. Chorus Flanger sounds you may want to turn the Golden Ratio off Ph Reverse Phase Reverse Reverses the phase of the left Chorus channel This widens the stereo image of the Chorus Flanger LFO Curve Sets the curve of the LFO Choose between Sine or Triangle LFO Phase An LFO phase change offsets one of the two LFO s slightly left right This means that left right starts the current waveform at two different points Example If LFO phase is set to 180 degrees left and right LFO will be exactly opposite 25 APPENDIX MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART D TWO MultiTap Rhythm Delay Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change SysEx Common System real time Aux Messages Default Changed Default Messages Altered True Voice Note ON Note OFF Key s Channel Song Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commands Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset O YES Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY X NO 26 Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Transmitted 1 1 16 X BKK 48 99 Recognized 1 1 16 X BKK 48 99 XXO Mode 2 OMNI MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO APPENDIX MIDI CONTROL CHANGES DeTWO MIDI Control Change List System Parameter Name MIDI CC INLEVEL 16 DIGINLEVEL 17 OUTLEVEL 18 MIXLEVEL 19 BYPASS 20 REVERSEOFFSET 21 SPATIA
10. can help you quantize the rhythm pattern to a specific subdivision edit the rhythm pattern or change the level of each tap in the rhythm pattern Delay Line 12 34 Delay Taps How to set up enter Rhythm mode Simply tap the FEEDBACK RHYTHM and the D TWO will instantly create the rhythm pattern that you tap The RHYTHM icon in the Delay time display indicates that you are now in Rhythm mode Tap the DELAY TAP key to exit the Rhythm mode Max Delay time Due to the Multitap Delay strategy the maximum Delay time available is scaled with the number of specified taps e g if you have 10 taps you will have 1000ms available on each tap while 5 repeats would give you 2000ms on each tap The maximum Delay time in total is In Stereo 5 sec Delay time In Mono 10 sec Delay time Stereo Mono is selected in the SETUP menu The Parameters The Rhythm mode allows you to tap and edit a specific rhythm pattern The maximum number of taps in a pattern is 10 taps Delay Time Sets the basic tempo of the tapped rhythm When using Quantize the basic tempo must be tapped set before tapping the rhythm The basic tempo is indicated when the DELAY TAP key is enabled The maximum tap time pr tap is 2000ms Feedback Sets the Decay of the rhythm pattern depending on the RhythmDcay parameter see description on the next page Feedback Indicates the total number of taps utilized in the rhy
11. current Rhythm pattern Tempo Indicator The Tempo indicator is blinking at the current tempo BPM ms Rhythm Icon The Rhythm icon is lit when the DeTWO is Rhythm mode Subdiv Shows the current Subdivision being used the beat 1 4 notes and the D TWO will recalculate the Delay time in accordance to the Subdivision In Rhythm mode the Subdivision sets the Quantization grid Example Tap 500ms 120 BPM measured in 1 4 notes with the Subdivision set to 1 8 The DeTWO recalculates the Delay time to 250ms To set the recalculated Delay time press EDIT and use the CURSOR keys to select the Delay time parameter PingPong Edited Preset Bank MIDI Indication LED Indicator Activity LED Dyn The Dynamic Delay is a ducking function that reduces the Output level of the Delay with a specified level Damping when the Input signal exceeds a certain Threshold Threshold The Dynamic meter indicates the amount of gain reduction on the Output of the delay Preset Number These three seven segments will display the current preset The icons below will indicate whether it is Factory or User presets Edited This icon will be lit as soon as the current preset has been modified but not yet stored Factory User Shows whether you are operating in the Factory or User bank MIDI In Shows incoming MIDI information Text Line This 20 character text line is used to display preset names parameter names etc THE
12. external MIDI device will address in the DeTWO when sending a program change The options are Factory User or External When External is selected controller 32 can be used to address either the Factory or the User bank Controller 32 0 Controller 32 1 Factory bank User bank 14 MIDI Bulk Dump Press ENTER to perform a Bulk Dump of all presets to an external MIDI device The DeTWO is always ready to receive MIDI Bulk Dump information MIDI Sys Ex ID Determines the Sys Ex ID number of the unit All effect parameters can be changed via MIDI Sys Ex using an external MIDI device In order to define which unit the sent MIDI Sys Ex information should reach the appropriate ID number must be set Bypass Mode There are three different Bypass modes 0 Mix The Input signal is passed directly to the Output Input Shuts off the Engine Input in order to let the effect ring out but leaves the same amount of dry signal through the unit Output Shuts off the Engine Output in order to kill the FX instantaneously but leaves the same amount of dry signal coming through Pedal Setup The pedal Input of the DeTWO can recognize two pedals simultaneously One on the tip and one on the ring of the 1 4 jack connector The Ring pedal is fixed to Tap tempo The Tip pedal can be set to Bypass Tap tempo or Rhythm tap The Pedal used must have a momentary switch View Angle Adjusts the intensity of the di
13. receiver is connected e Consult the dealer an experienced radio TV technician for help For the customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Certificate Of Conformity TC Electronic A S Sindalsvej 34 8240 Risskov Denmark hereby declares on own responsibility that following products DeTWO Multitap Rhythm Delay that is covered by this certificate and marked with CE label conforms with following standards EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains IEC 60065 operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 1 Emission Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 2 Immunity EN 55103 1 EN 55103 2 With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Issued in Risskov November 1999 Anders Fauerskov Chief Executive Officer 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Table of Contents 3 5 6 Rear Panel 8 Signal Flow Diagram 9 Typical Setups 10
14. the Rhythm mode the tapped Rhythm pattern can be edited tap by tap This gives you the possibility to change the Rhythm pattern that you just tapped or to build a new pattern from scratch The Tap Edit menu contains three parameters for each tap The Tap number the Tap level the Tap time How to enter exit Tap Edit Press and hold the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key to enter the Tap Edit menu The Feedback parameter will be blinking while in Tap Edit Press any key except ARROW UP ARROW DOWN to exit the Tap Edit menu The Tap number Indicates the number of the current Tap Use the DELAY wheel to scroll through the ten taps The Delay time display indicates the total Delay time of the Rhythm pattern up to the end of the selected Tap in either ms BPM or number of Subdivisions depending on whether Quantize is on or off The Tap level Sets the level of the current Tap Press the ARROW UP ARROW DOWN keys to edit the level When a tap is muted it is still valid as a time factor This can be used for filling up a bar e g if you feed back a Rhythm pattern that contains six 1 8th notes in a 4 4 pattern the rhythmic feel will change as the pattern does not fit a whole bar Alternatively a muted Tap of 2 8 can be placed as the last tap giving no audio but creating a full bar repeat length i e 8 8 2 8 6 8 8 8 1 bar The levels available are Mute 124 6dB 3dB OdB default and 6cB The Tap time Sets th
15. the reversed taps or simply free wheeling like a normal forward Delay DELAY MODES SHORTCUTS Last Last Trg The Last tap is reversed while the rest of the taps are played back as normal Delay taps The Trg determines whether the forward taps are triggered like the reversed taps or simply freewheeling like a normal forward Delay Odd Odd Trg The Odd numbered taps are reversed while the even of the taps are played back as normal Delay taps The Trg determines whether the forward taps are triggered like the reversed taps or simply freewheeling like a normal forward Delay Even Even Trg The Even numbered taps are reversed while the odd of the taps are played back as normal Delay taps The Trg determines whether the forward taps are triggered like the reversed taps or simply freewheeling like a normal forward Delay Jump to User Bank While in the Recall menu hit ARROW UP to jump straight to User preset 1 Jump to Factory Bank While in the Recall menu hit ARROW DOWN to jump straight to Factory preset 1 Change Feedback Press and hold the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key and use the DELAY wheel to change number of Repeats Change Subdivisions Press and hold the DELAY TAP key and dial the DELAY wheel to change the Subdivision Edit Additional Effects Double click the key of the Effect you wish to edit Exit Rhythm Mode Tap DELAY TAP key to exit the Rhythm mode Enter Tap Edit Press and hold
16. 39212 9 1 z gt 4 0 0 2 0 z 0 I 2 0 DeTWO MULTITAP RHYTHM DELAY t c electronic USER S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead A symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use att
17. DeTWO DISPLAY Overload LEDs Delay Time BPM ms Tempo Indication Dynamic Meter Subdivision Preset Number 2 1 4 ms FB FB FILTER 1 FILTER yo 0 GO SUBDIV DYN m E PING PONG EDITED ZAN Feedback Filter Filter Input Text Line Meters DI 44 1 48 Icon Indicates whether the DeTWO is locked to external clock or not When locked to an external clock either the 44 1 or 48 icon displays the incoming Sample Rate If the clock is unacceptable or no clock is available the DI indicator will flash ms Icon The ms icon is lit when the 4 digits show the Delay time in milliseconds BPM Icon The BPM icon is lit when the 4 digits show the Delay time in Beats per Minute Feedback Indicates the amount of level fed back to the Delay line thus controlling the Decay of the Delay repeats Feedback Indicates the number of repeats allowed Unlike the Feedback parameter in most other Delay units this parameter lets you decide exactly how many repeats you want The maximum number of controlled taps is 10 12 PingPong Edited Preset Bank MIDI Indication LED Indicator Activity LED FB Filter Indicates the Feedback High Cut and Low Cut filter setting At times a too precise clear Delay can disturb the music instead of complementing it Try reducing the highs of the Delay by add
18. L 22 Param Name MIDI CC DELAY 48 FBLEVEL 50 FBREPEATS 51 SHUFFLE 52 QUANTIZE 53 TRACKTAP 54 RHYTHM DECAY 55 SUBDIV 56 FXLEVEL 57 SPATIAL OFFSET 58 SPATIAL PHASEREV 59 FBHICUT 60 FBLOCUT 61 HICUT 62 LOCUT 63 CHOSPEED 64 CHODEPTH 65 CHOAMOUNT 66 CHOFEEDBACK 67 CHOTIME 68 CHOGOLDENRATIO 69 CHOPHAREVERSE 70 CHOLFOCURVE 71 CHOLFOPHASE 72 PINGSTYLE 73 THRESHOLD 74 RELEASE 75 DAMPING 76 REVERSETHRESHOLD 77 REVERSESTYLE 78 Rhythm mode only MIDI CC RHYTHM TAP 1 TIME 80 RHYTHM TAP 1 TIME 81 RHYTHM TAP 1 TIME 89 RHYTHM TAP 1 LEVEL 90 RHYTHM TAP 1 LEVEL 91 RHYTHM TAP 1 LEVEL 99 System Parameter Name MIDI CC FILTER 23 CHORUS 24 REVERSE 25 DYNAMIC 26 PING PONG 27 RHYTHM 28 Min Ahoovoo0000000 00000 Min value Off Off Off mute mute mute Max 10000 5000 100 10 100 1 1 1 12 100 400 60 60 60 208 100 100 100 500 0 Max value 6 6 6 Sum of taps be up to 100005 10seconds in 5000ms 5 seconds in stereo 27 28 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS F oga Inputs and Outputs Connectors Formats Output Dither Sample Rates Processing Delay Frequency Response DIO Analog Inputs Connectors Impedance Bal Unbal Max Input Level Min Input Level for 0 dBFS Sensitivity A to D Conversion A to D Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Resp
19. O locks to the incoming Digital clock Digital Input When Input Source is digital the following Sample Rates are available Internal 44 1kHz The D TWO runs at internal 44 1kHz Internal 48kHz The DeTWO runs at internal 48kHz Digital DeTWO locks to the incoming Digital clock Please note that when using internal PNI clock with external digital audio the incoming digital audio must be in sync with the set internal clock order to avoid slip samples NOTE ey Mismatch EPN This Error message will occur in the display if the detects slip samples Typically this problem only occurs in very special clock setups e g if the DeTWO is running via internal clock while processing audio from the Digital Input If the incoming clock and the internal clock does not match the D TWO will display Rate Mismatch Out Range Sets the maximum gain range of the analog Output stage Range 2dBu 8dBu 14dBu and 20dBu Out level Range 0 to Off 100dB in 1dB increments Controlling the overall digital analog Output level Digital In Gain Adjusts the digital In level This parameter is only active when digital In is selected Dither Going from one type of bit resolution to a lower e g from 24 bit to 16 bit you actually loose 8 bits of information The process of cutting off bits is called truncation and it introduces digital distortion of low level si
20. The D TWO Display 11 SGU apes rien 13 Recall sig sn Saeed ee eens oS 15 eae E ne E 15 Sloe sir eee eke eee eae Te 15 Delay Modes Traditional Delay Mode 16 Straight Delay Mode 17 Rhythm Mode 19 Rhythm Tap Edit 20 PINQPONQ 344 52 21 22 REVOS es dda ee Pe nae ee wad 22 nek we eae eens 23 Additional Algorithms Spatial gpa ee eae 24 24 ee ee 24 MIDI Implementation 26 MIDI Control Changes 27 Technical Specifications 28 Preset List 29 TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 DK 8240 Risskov tcdk tcelectronic com English Version Rev 5 4 SW V 1 01 Prod No E60500302 3 INTRODUCTION Congratulations the purchase of your new DeTWO Multi tap Rhythm Delay The DeTWO Multi tap Rhythm Delay is an easy to use high quality digital Delay unit When it comes to Delay effects we are convinced that with this unit you are well covered This applies for live sound production as well as in the studio The D TWO covers not only all the traditional Delay functions but also a few brand new ones With traditional Delay units it is generally only possible to control Feedback and Level
21. achments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus 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 normally or has been dropped NOOB WND The exclamation point within an A equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product Warning e To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture e This apparatus must be earthed e Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product advised that different operating voltages require the use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs e Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type See table below Voltage Line plug according to standard 110 125 UL817 and CSA 22 2 42 220 230V CEE 7 page VII SR section 107 2 D1 IEC 83 page C4 240V BS 1363 of 1984 Specification for 13A fused plugs and switched and unswitched socket outlets This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and
22. disconnection of the device should be easily accessible Do not install in a confined space Do not open the unit risk of electric shock inside Caution You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Service There are no user serviceable parts inside service must be performed by qualified personnel IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMC EMI This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications 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 separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on circuit different from that to which the
23. e time from the previous to the current tap When Quantize is inactive the Tap time is set in ms increments When Quantize is active the Tap time is set the current Subdivision e g number of 1 8th notes Dial the CONTROL wheel to change the Tap time Turning the Tap time fully counter clockwise will set the Tap to meaning that DELAY MODES the current Tap is disabled Taps cannot change order This means that if a tap is placed on top of a second tap the second tap automatically will be set to Additional Effects To the Traditional Delay mode the effects described below can be added Please see detailed description on this and the following pages Spatial Gives the Delay a wider feeling either by using left channel offset or Phase Reverse of left right or both channels Filter Enables a High and a Low Cut filter in the Feedback loop and in the actual Delay line Chorus Adds Chorus to smooth the Delay repeats Dynamic A ducking function that reduces the Output level of the Delay with a specified level when the Input signal exceeds a certain Threshold PingPong The PingPong effect is not available in the Traditional mode PingPong Basic operation Entering the PingPong menu can be done in two ways e Press PINGPONG and scroll to the Pingpong parameters e Double click the PINGPONG key for shortcut The PINGPONG key also works as on off for the PingP
24. eTWO holds 3 basic Delay modes e Traditional Delay mode In this mode the D TWO operates as regular Delay unit e Straight Delay mode In this mode you will have total control over each tap Rhythm mode In this mode you are able to tap a specific rhythm into the unit Afterwards full control of all taps are available Traditional Delay Mode The Traditional Delay mode makes the DeTWO work as any regular Delay unit The delayed signal is fed back into the Delay line by the FEEDBACK knob thus creating Delay repeats Delay Line Feedback loop How to enter Traditional mode When coming from Straight Delay mode Set the FEEDBACK to by pressing and holding the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key while dialing the DELAY wheel counter clockwise When is selected the is Traditional Delay mode When coming from Rhythm mode To enter Traditional Delay mode from Rhythm mode you must first go to Straight Delay mode by pressing DELAY TAP twice Then press and hold the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key while turning the DELAY wheel counter clockwise When is selected the is Traditional Delay mode The Maximum Delay time of the Traditional mode is Stereo mode 5 sec Delay time Mono mode 10 sec Delay time Stereo Mono is selected in the SETUP menu 16 The Parameters Parameters of the Traditional Delay mode are as the name suggests quite similar to those of any other Delay un
25. firmed using ENTER ARROW UP DOWN keys Are used to move the cursor around in the display CONTROL wheel Is used to change values ENTER key Press to confirm operations BYPASS key Bypasses the unit There are three different Bypass modes 0 Mix Input signal is passed directly to the Output EX Input Input bypass allowing the effects to ring out EX Output Kills the effect but keeps the direct signal level The Bypass mode is selected in the Setup menu REAR PANEL BALANCED INPUTS LEFT BALANCED OUTPUTS LEFT RIGHT A CAUTION A THRU IN Balanced Balanced Digital MIDI Pedal Power Serial Jack Jack S PDIF In Out Thru Input Input Number Analog Analog Input 100 240V Inputs Outputs Output Use Left Input for Mono connection MIDI Cable DIN CONNECTOR DIN CONNECTOR 2 MALE max 10m SPOLE MALE legrees 45 degrees SHIELDED CABLE 3 or 5 wires screen Jack unbalanced XLR Jack balanced XLR Sleeve Pin 1 Ground Sleeve Pin 1 Ground Tip Pin 2 Hot Tip Pin 2 Hot Sleeve Pin 3 Cold Ring Pin 3 Cold TIP TIP RING GND GND gt lt Z V NI 1VLISIG 51 28 414 5 andino 21810 SLNdLNO SLAANI LNO LNO 1
26. gnals due to the lack of complete signal information To compensate for this dither must be applied Dither is a small amount of filtered noise that generates randomization at the noise floor ensuring a less distorted low level signal Dithering is relevant only on digital Outputs and it is always the receiving device that determines the number of bits you must dither to ACDR or a DAT recorder should normally be dithered to 16 bits SETUP Status Bits Sets whether the is sending out AES EBU professional standard or S PDIF consumer standard status bits Delay Unit Select ms milliseconds or BPM Beats Per Minute Delay Mode Select between Stereo and Mono Reverse Offset Offsets the Reverse Delay with 0 200ms This enables you to tailor the feel of the Reverse Delay to the source material MIDI Tempo Sync Range 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 Locks the Delay to the incoming MIDI clock enabling the DeTWO to be synchronized to any MIDI device e g a sequencer The DeTWO owns the ability to subdivide the incoming MIDI clock in order to adapt the Delay to very fast or very slow tempo arrangements e g selecting the 1 2 setting will lower the incoming sync to half tempo MIDI Channel Range Off 1 16 Omni Sets the responding MIDI channel of the D TWO MIDI CC Range On Off Determines whether the DeTWO should respond to MIDI Continuous Controllers or not Program bank Determines which bank an
27. ing a High Cut filter This will simulate a more analog softer feeling Filter Indicates the overall High Cut and Low Cut filter setting PingPong Indicates the currently selected type of panning The Ping Pong effect occurs when the Panning Speed is synced to the Delay time SETUP Setup The Setup menu holds all general Setup parameters including parameters normally found in Utility Level and I O menus Basic Operation Press the SETUP key to enter the Setup page Use the ARROW keys to select parameter Use the CONTROL wheel to change parameter value All changes are instantly effective Mono Stereo In The channel select on Analog Inputs is done automatically via sensing on the Input connectors Input Select Dial the CONTROL wheel to select between Analog or Digital Analog Input When Analog is selected the DeTWO automatically defaults to the internal 44 1 2 clock as Sample Rate Digital Input When Digital is selected the DeTWO attempts to lock to the S PDIF Input During the lock up period the DI display icon flashes indicating none or unacceptable clock and the Outputs are muted When lock is achieved the DI icon turns solid and the Outputs are un muted Clock Analog Input When Input source is analog the following Sample Rates are available Internal 44 1kHz The DeTWO runs at internal 44 1kHz Internal 48kHz The DeTWO runs at internal 48kHz Digital The DeTW
28. it Delay Delay Time Tap the DELAY TAP key or press the DELAY key once and dial the DELAY wheel to change the basic Delay time The maximum tap time is 2000ms Feedback Level Hit the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key and dial the DELAY wheel to change the amount of signal fed back into the Delay line A 100 setting will loop the Delay line Feedback Repeats the Feedback Repeats setting differs from you have specified the number of repeats and you are no longer in the Traditional mode Shuffle The Shuffle parameter has no effect in the Traditional Delay mode Quantize The Quantize parameter has no effect in the Traditional Delay mode Track Tap The Track Tap parameter allows the preset to instantly track the current basic tempo and adapt to this as opposed to using the tempo that the current preset was stored with This enables you to use a number of presets without having to tap the overall tempo more than once RhythmDcay Rhythm Decay The RhythmDcay parameter has no effect in the Traditional mode Subdivision The Subdivision recalculates the basic Delay time accordingly BPM equals 1 4 subdivision To see the recalculated Delay time press EDIT and use the CURSOR keys to select the Delay time parameter X Press and hold the DELAY TAP key 9 and dial the DELAY wheel to change the Subdivision DELAY MODES Additional Effects To the Traditional Delay mode the effects described below can be added
29. it the DELAY wheel is changing the Feedback level or When the key is pressed and held the DELAY wheel changes the number of repeats a rhythm pattern using this key A rhythm pattern can consist of up to 10 taps DELAY amp FEEDBACK wheel Sets the Delay time or Feedback depending on what is selected SPATIAL key Enables disables the Spatial function Double click shortcuts to the Spatial parameters Options are Left channel offset 200ms Phase reverse any channel Enables disables the Filter functions Double click shortcuts to the High and Low Cut filter parameters CHORUS key Enables disables the Chorus Double click shortcuts to the Chorus parameters REVERSE key Enables disables the Reverse Delay Double click shortcuts to the Reverse Delay parameters DYNAMIC key Enables disables the Dynamic Delay Double click shortcuts to the Dynamic Delay parameters PING PONG key Enables disables the PingPong functions Double click shortcuts to the PingPong parameters EDIT key Enters the general Edit list This is where all preset processing parameters are located Use the ARROW keys to select parameters RECALL key Selects the Recall menu SETUP key Enters the Setup menu This is where all I O and global parameters are located Selects the Store menu Presets can be stored in the User bank only Location is selected using the CONTROL wheel Operation is con
30. lected in the SETUP menu The Parameters The Straight Delay mode allows you to control the exact number of repeats and additionally offers the ability to add shuffle feel to the Delay repeats Delay Time Tap the DELAY TAP key or press the DELAY TAP key once and dial the DELAY wheel to change the basic Delay time The maximum tap time pr tap is 2000ms Feedback Level Hit one time only the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key and use the DELAY wheel to change the Decay of the repeats A 100 setting will leave every repeat at maximum level DELAY MODES Feedback Press and hold the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key and dial the DELAY wheel to change the exact number of Delay repeats The maximum number of repeats is 10 or limited by the total Delay time In case of limited repeats the FEEDBACK parameter will be blinking E g 10 repeats of 1500ms gt 10 seconds Shuffle The Shuffle parameter allows you to add shuffle feel to the straight Delay repeats The shuffle feel is added to every second repeat by offsetting the repeat according to the percentage of the shuffle parameter The Shuffle parameter only works on straight Subdivisions i e 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 Quantize The Quantize parameter has no effect in the Straight mode Track Tap The Track Tap parameter allows the preset to instantly track the current basic tempo and adapt to this as opposed to using the tempo that the current preset was stored with This enables you t
31. o use a number of presets without having to tap the overall tempo more than once RhythmDcay The RhythmDcay parameter has no effect in the Straight mode Subdivision The Subdivision recalculates the basic Delay time accordingly BPM equals 1 4 subdivision 2 and dial the DELAY wheel to change the Subdivision 2 Press and hold the DELAY TAP key 18 Additional Effects To the Straight Delay mode the effects described below can be added Please see detailed description on pages 21 25 Spatial Gives the Delay a wider feeling either by using left channel offset or Phase Reverse of left right or both channels Filter In a traditional feedback loop the signal will pass the feedback filter each time it passes through the feedback loop This is perceived as if the signal is gradually filtered more and more repeat after repeat This effect can be achieved in the Straight mode by using the FB filters Chorus Adds Chorus to smoothen the Delay repeats Dynamic A ducking function that reduces the Output level of the Delay with a specified level when the Input signal exceeds a certain Threshold PingPong The PingPong effect synchronizes panning with the tempo of the Delay repeats DELAY MODES Rhythm Mode The Rhythm mode offers a new unique feature to Delay control i e Rhythm Delay Tap the rhythm that you want the to perform on the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key On top of this the DeTWO
32. oll to the Reverse parameters Double click the REVERSE key for shortcut The REVERSE key also works as on off for the Reverse function The Reverse function plays back triggered reversed chunks of the audio There are a number of different playback styles to choose from Additionally the Reversed taps can be offset in order to tailor the rhythmic feel of the Delay The Offset parameter is located in the Setup menu RvrsThres Reverse Threshold Sets the trigger level of the Reverse Delay In order to retrig the Reverse Delay the signal must drop 6dB below the current Threshold and then trigger the Threshold again In Rhythm and Traditional mode the Reverse Delay can be re triggered by both the signal and by the Feedback This means that once the Reverse Delay is running the Feedback parameter will allow the Reverse Delay to ring out like a normal Delay Rvrs Style The Reverse Style enables you to choose from a number of different Reverse strategies All All taps are played back in reverse style ist 1st Trg The first tap is reversed while the rest of the taps are played back as normal Delay taps The Trg determines whether the forward taps are triggered like the reversed taps or simply freewheeling like a normal forward Delay 2nd 2nd Trg The second tap is reversed while the rest of the taps are played back as normal Delay taps The Trg determines whether the forward taps are triggered like
33. ong function PingPong basically means that the Delay is panned in accordance with the Tapped Delay time Style Range L R L C R and Dynamic The Style parameter determines how the signal is panned L R The L R mode will pan the signal hard left hard right L C R Pannes the taps left center and right accordingly Dynamic This setting will fit the number of Delay repeats with the number of panning positions For example a Delay with 5 repeats would use 5 pan positions from left to right 2 74 Please note that PingPong is in active the traditional Delay mode 21 DELAY MODES Dynamic Basic operation Entering the Dynamic menu can be done in two ways e Press EDIT and scroll to the Dynamic parameters Double click the DYNAMIC key for shortcut The DYNAMIC key also works as on off for the Dynamic function The Dynamic Delay is a ducking function that reduces the Output level of the Delay with a specified level Damping when the Input signal exceeds a certain Threshold Threshold Threshold Range 40 048 Sets the Input Threshold that must be exceeded to activate the Ducking Release Range 20ms 7 Sets the Release time of the Ducking function Damping Range 60 048 Sets the amount of damping added to the signal during Ducking 22 Reverse Basic operation Entering the Reverse menu can be done in two ways Press EDIT and scr
34. onse Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Balanced Unbalanced Max Output Level Output Ranges D to A Conversion D to A Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk EMC Complies with Safety Certified to Environment Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Control Interface MIDI Pedal General Finish Display Dimensions Weight Mains Voltage Power Consumption cl Parts and labor RCA Phono S PDIF S PDIF 24 bit EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 HPF TPDF dither 24 20 16 8 bit 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 0 1 ms 48 kHz DC to 23 9 kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz 1 4 phone jack balanced 21 kOhm 13 kOhm 24 dBu 0 dBu 12 dB headroom 12 dBu to 12 dBu 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream 0 65 ms 0 70 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 100 dB typ 20 Hz 20 kHz typ lt 92 dB 0 0025 1 kHz 0 0 1 dB 48 kHz 20 Hz to 20 kHz lt 95 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 4 phone jack balanced 40 Ohm 20 dBu balanced Balanced 20 14 8 2 dBu Unbalanced 14 8 2 dBu 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream 0 63 ms 0 68 ms 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 104 dB typ 20 Hz to 20 kHz typ lt 94 dB 0 002 1 kHz 20 dBu Output 0 0 5 dB 48 kHz 20 Hz to 20 kHz lt 100 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz EN 55103 1 and 55103 2 FCC part 15 Class B CISPR 22 Class B IEC 65 EN 60065 UL6500 and CSA E65 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C 22 F to 167 F 30 C to 70
35. po that the current preset was stored with This enables you to adapt a specific Rhythm pattern to any tempo DELAY MODES RhythmDcay Rhythm Decay This parameter sets the Decay style of the Rhythm pattern A Rhythm pattern is always fed back from the last tap meaning that the entire pattern is repeated when Feedback is different from 0 Normal When the Normal Decay style is selected the Rhythm pattern will decay tap by tap as a standard Delay When Feedback is set to 0 the pattern will decay over the total pattern time total pattern time is indicated in the Delay time display when the FEEDBACK RHYTHM is selected Top 4 Tap Top 4 Step When Step Decay style is selected the Rhythm pattern will decay pattern by pattern meaning that all taps in a pattern will be played back at equal level The level is lowered as the pattern is repeated When Feedback is set to 0 the current pattern will be played back once at full level Subdivision In Rhythm mode the Subdivisions are used as the quantization grid This means that when Quantize is active the Subdivision determines the smallest increment that a tap can be e g if the base tempo is 500ms 120BPM and the Subdivision is set to 1 16 the shortest time of a Rhythm tap will be 125 ms 500 4 125ms SN Press and hold the DELAY TAP key and dial the DELAY wheel to change the Subdivision 20 Rhythm Tap Edit When in
36. splay back light for better viewing comfort RECALL EDIT STORE Recall Basic operation Press RECALL to enter the Recall page Use the CONTROL wheel to select preset Blinking preset number and simultaneously blinking ENTER key LED indicates that you are previewing the preset and that it is not yet recalled activated Press ENTER or RECALL to recall the preset Preset types User presets RAM User presets that can be edited and stored in any User location You can store up to 100 User presets Factory presets ROM Factory presets that can be edited and stored in any User location You cannot store presets into a Factory location holds 50 Factory presets Edit There are two groups of parameters to edit Parameters for the additional effects and the Delay specific parameters EFFECTS FUNCTIONS SPATIAL FILTER CHORUS EDIT RECALL a REVERSE DYNAMIC PINGPONG SETUP STORE v L pouse cuckTo mT Delay specific parameters Click on the EDIT key Use the ARROW UP DOWN keys to select parameter and use the CONTROL wheel to change value Parameters in the additional effects Double click on the effect key Use the CURSOR keys to select parameter and use the CONTROL wheel to change value Store Preset types User presets RAM User presets that can be edited and stored in any User location You can store up
37. the FEEDBACK RHYTHM key for 1 second to enter the Tap Edit menu Exit Tap Edit Press any key to exit the Tap Edit menu 23 ADDITIONAL ALGORITHMS To each of the described Delay modes the following effects can be added Spatial Basic operation Entering the Spatial menu can be done in two ways e Press EDIT and scroll to the Spatial parameters Double click the SPATIAL key for shortcut The SPATIAL key also works as on off for the Spatial function Offset L Range 200ms Offsets the Left channel by 200ms The Offset is always added to the Main Delay time The Offset is independent of the Tap function Phase Reverse Range L R L amp R With the Phase Reverse parameter you can reverse the phase of the Delay left Delay right or the entire Delay signal Filter Basic operation Entering the Filter menu can be done in two ways Press EDIT and scroll to the Filter parameters e Double click the FILTER key for shortcut The FILTER key also works as on off for the Filter function FB High Cut Feedback High Cut Range 19 95Hz 20kHz High Cut type filter that allows you to reduce the high frequencies of the Delay This gives you a softer and more analog sounding Delay which in some cases will seem less disturbing on the overall sound than a Delay with no High Cut FB Low Cut Feedback Low Cut Range 19 95 20kHz Low Cut type filter reducing the low end frequencies of the Delay
38. thm pattern While tapping the rhythm the Feedback will be counting the number of taps in the current rhythm Additionally the Delay time display will be indicating the total time of the over all rhythm pattern When Quantize is inactive the total time will be displayed in ms or BPM When Quantize is active the total time will be expressed in number of subdivision e g total number of 1 16th notes Shuffle The Shuffle parameter allows you to add shuffle feel to the straight Delay repeats The shuffle feel is added to every second repeat by offsetting the repeat according to the percentage of the shuffle parameter The Shuffle parameter only works on straight Subdivisions i e 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 Quantize The Quantize parameter allows you to quantize the tapped rhythm according to a specific subdivision e g 1 16 note In order to take full advantage of the Quantize function a base tempo must be tapped before tapping the actual rhythm The Quantize function is non destructive during edits meaning that the original tap values are maintained until the quantized rhythm is stored in a preset enabling you to check out several quantizations before the setting is stored NOTE In order to use Quantize you must tap a regular tempo on the DELAY TAP key before you tap the rhythm Track tap The Track tap parameter allows the preset to instantly track the current basic tempo and adapt to this as opposed to using the tem
39. to 100 user presets in the User bank Factory presets ROM Factory presets that can be edited and stored in any User location You cannot store presets into a factory location The DeTWO holds 50 factory presets Preset Locations Presets can be stored in User locations only The Store page automatically suggests the first free User location in the memory as storing space unless the currently recalled preset is a User preset In that case the same User location is suggested Storing an edited preset with the same name at the same location Press STORE to enter the Store menu e Press ENTER twice to store the preset The display reads Stored shortly and returns to the Recall page Storing a preset with the same name at a new location e Press STORE to enter the Store menu e Use the CONTROL wheel to select storing location e Press ENTER twice to store the preset the display reads Stored shortly and returns to the Recall page Storing a preset with a new name Press STORE to enter the Store menu e Select storing location using the CONTROL wheel Press the STORE key again the ARROW DOWN key to enter the Naming display Use the ARROW keys to change cursor position e Dial the CONTROL wheel to select characters e Press ENTER to store the preset Available characters ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ abcdefghijklmnopaqrstuvxyz 0123456789 amp _ DELAY MODES D
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