Specular Reverb v.2 - User Manual (en)
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1. controls intensity D standard reverb control j I controls tonality for the infinite sustained part of the sound Q Chapter 4 Auto Intensity Sweep This feature is applicable only to Modulated Shimmer Echo Tremble and Voices When you activate this feature the pedal automatically sweeps the parameter controlled by the ntensity knob to the maximum value hold it there and sweeps it back to the previously set value It s like having someone turns the Intensity knob while you re playing Used judiciously this feature introduces useful dynamic ele ment to the ambience soundscape D M S E eca ampin ntensit J oe y T V R m A REVERB Piset TEN i Q Press and hold Select Atmosphere The parameter controlled by the Intensity knob gradually sweeps to maximum value as if someone slowly turns the Intensity knob all the way up Intensity Aug DA As long as you hold the footswitch down the SPECULAR intensity parameter stays at its maximum bias a REVERB amosphere Value and both LEDs keep on flashing 2 uO E 3 4 When you finally release the footswitch the Intensity parameter slowly sweeps back to the previously set value Intensity 10 Try this out Ah 2 3 4 Activate SHIMMER mode Set the ntensity knob to a low setting about 9 o clock Set Blend Decay and Damping as desired Start playing a low level shimmer effect will be heard on top of the2. reverbera tion Execute auto intensity sweep Here s another cool one Sd eal ee Activate VOICES mode Set the ntensity knob to minimum Unison voice mode Set Blend Decay and Damping as desired Start playing the sound is similar to the normal reverb Unison no shift Execute auto intensity sweep 11 Features Pristine reverbs in a compact pedal Fully programmable 4 x 2 presets Normal reverb 6 atmospheric reverbs Stereo input and output 24 bits signal processing Analog Dry thru Reverb tails persistence Specifications Input impedance 1 MOhm Output impedance 500 Ohm Current consumption 100 mA Weight 0 6 Kg 1 2 Ibs Dimension 12 L x 6 5 W x 3 6 H cm Powered by an external 9V DC Adaptor sold separately This product is designed and manufactured by f Gi SYSTEM Email gfisys gmail com Web www qfisystem com GFI System Jakarta Indonesia 12
3. 2 M E 3 4 Use this selector switch to choose between Modulated Shimmer and Echo when you re in primary set or between Tremble Voices and Infinity when you re in secondary set See chapter 2 for details 2 Chapter 2 Operation All features and operations of the pedal are accessible through the 2 footswitches Operation of the footswitches have been carefully designed to keep things as simple and intuitive as possible Engage LED Atmosphere LED 1 p p Be M S E Decay Damping Intensity gt sPECULAR REVERB amauta O 2 MOE Preset ey Preset Bypass Select Atmosphere Atmosphere selector switch Switching between Normal Reverb and Atmospheric Reverbs M S E T V I 1 Press both footswitches simultaneously Don t worry about doing this while playing live the state of atmosphere can be stored in presets Posistion of the Atmosphere selector switch determines which mode gets activated this information is also stored in presets Saving a preset 1 Press Select Atmosphere to select the desired preset location 2 Press and hold Preset Bypass until the Engage LED flashes Loading a preset 1 Press Select Atmosphere to select the desired preset location 2 Press Preset Bypass to load the selected preset Presets are selected by going through each location in the Up direction 1 2 3 while going trough these steps the sound does not ge
4. d Decay Damping Intensity controls shimmer intensity standard reverb control Echo this mode is unique compared to the other atmospheres in the sense that it s not reverb with echoes added in instead it s a reverbed echo The effect that is in focus here is the echo with reverb being the additive component There is only one reverb parameter that is adjustable reverb level The damping parameter is fixed to a moderate setting and decay parameter interacts with echo regeneration and echo time in a way that is pleasant and physically meaningful CTT controls reverb level Blend Decay Damping Intensity L controls echo regeneration controls echo time controls echo level Ihe Algorithms Tremble adds amplitude modulation tremolo to the reverb Only the reverberated signal is affected while the direct signal remains intact The result is a very interesting pulsating ambience that injects rhythm to the standard reverb sound Blend Decay Damping Intensity N e controls tremolo intensity standard reverb control controls tremolo speed Voices adds a pitch shifted secondary voice on top of the late reverberation There are three interval choices Unison no shift Perfect Fifth 7 semitones and Octave 12 semitones The Intensity knob is partitioned into 3 regions each region repre sents a distict voice Blend Decay Damping Intensity Loo controls voice selection standard re
5. f User Manual Gi SYSTEM SPECULAR 7 REVERB Chapter 1 OVERVIEW In this new design we ve stayed true to the concept of the original pedal but pushed its potential to the limit and at the same time addressed its weaknesses New features include presets capability and 3 new atmospheric reverb modes The overall reverb algorithms have also been redesigned and improved to allow very long decay time while mantaining excellent definition and clarity Specular Reverb V2 offers one normal reverb mode plus six atmospheric re verb modes Each one of the six atmospheres has the same basic character as the normal reverb sound while adding its own unique twists This is the core con cept of the pedal one great sounding reverb and the ability to add unique atmos pheres to it Table of Contents 1 Overview 1 2 2 Operation DRA 3 The Algorithms 6 9 4 Auto Intensity Sweep 10 11 Important must read The table below lists all available modes with their respective knob functions DECAY DAMPING INTENSITY Primary E Echo Reverb Level EchoTime Echo Regen T Tremble Decay Speed Intensity Secondary Atmosphere V Voices Decay HF Damping Voice Select Atmosphere LED 1 Oc O e Off Normal reverb mode M S E Decay D Int t e Green Primary atmosphere set ea SPECULAR Modulated Shimmer Echo Select ZIN REVERB Atmosphere Red Secondary atmosphere set 00 2 oo Q Tremble Voices Infinity 1
6. ndary atmosphere set 2 Select preset location 4 3 Confirm the selection 5 amp Chapter 3 The Algorithms Normal Reverb This is the mother reverb whose basic character is shared by all modes in this pedal The design is influenced more by psychoacoustic principles rather than geometric representation room hall chamber etc In general we thrived for a reverb that sounds good over the whole span of Decay settings this yields a ver satile reverb that can be used to achieve anything from subtle ambience medium sized room all the way to very large majestic spaces with seemingly endless re verb tails controls reverb level controls reverb decay time controls high freg damping turn counter clockwise for brighther reverb clockwise for darker reverb Blend Decay Damping Intensity Lo Not used standard reverb control Modulated adds modulation to the late reverberation As the Intensity knob is turned clock wise both depth and intensity increases approaching the maximum position a weird but beautiful swirling resonance starts to appear Blend Decay Damping Intensity controls modulation intensity standard reverb control G Ihe Algorithms Shimmer adds regenerative octave components onto the reverberation The harmonized decay emulates the presence of multiple strings pads accompanying your instru ment Used together with a volume pedal this atmospheric mode can work magic Blen
7. t updated until selection is confirmed by pressing Preset Bypass Bypassing or Engaging the pedal 1 Press Preset Bypass Toggling the Atmosphere Set Primary set M S E Modulated Shimmer Echo Secondary set T V I Tremble Voices Infinity Only one set can be activated at a given time To go back and forth between the two atmosphere sets do the following 1 Press and hold both footswitches until the Atmosphere LED changes its color and flashes 3x continued gt 4 Atmosphere LED e Off Normal reverb mode Q D lt M S E Decay Damping Intensity SPECULAR rae B REVERE aa nn A Each atmosphere set has its own preset space so you have 4 available presets when using the primary atmophere set and another 4 presets when using the secondary atmosphere set Green Primary atmosphere set Modulated Shimmer Echo Red Secondary atmosphere set Tremble Voices Infinity Preset 1 Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 3 For example you can have preset arrangement like this O wss mv Preset location 1 Normal Reverb Tremble slow Preset location 2 Shimmer low intensity Tremble fast Preset location 3 Shimmer high intensity Voices perfect fifth Preset location 4 Echo Voices octave Let s say the current sound is Shimmer low intensity to switch to the Voices octave sound do the following 1 Switch to Seco
8. verb control Perfect Fifth Unison no pitch shift Octave 7 7 N 7 x Voice Select 8 The Algorithms Infinity This mode allows you to capture a brief snapshot of the sound you are playing and hold it indefinitely then you can play over it with reverberation Later on you can fade out the sustained sound and immediately fade in a new one Here s how you do it 1 Adjust Blend and Decay knob to get the desired amount of reverb mix and reverb time Leave Damping and Intensity knobs at midpoint 2 Press and hold Select Atmosphere when both LEDs starts flashing the pedal began to continuously capture a snapshot of whatever you are playing When you release the footswitch the pedal will take the last 0 25 seconds of the captured sound and hold it indefinitely 3 Now adjust ntensity and Damping to get the desired level and tonality for the sustained sound The Intensity knob runs backward the sound gets more intense as you turn counter clockwise Do not turn the Intensity knob all the way to the right clockwise doing this will shutdown the sustained sound Now you can play over the sustained sound and when you want to change the sustained sound with a new one simply repeat step 2 the current sustained sound will fade out and then you can fade in a new one The new sound will fade in to the level you ve set previously a m Blend Decay Damping Intensity 7 Se a L l L l
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