FW-DLC FLEX DELAY User Manual
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1. Bank Link The Link Bank is a reserved bank for the Link Mode feature Bank Mode is useful when you have to recall preset in a different order or number than P1 P8 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 need Preset 8 Preset 4 Bypass Preset 3 Preset 5 you can program the Bank B bb with P8 P4 Bypass P3 P5 and so on A5 LE Ee ececjcqcqceee Ee c cqcq iq q q SsqaSsSaSASASASA OPERATION Working with Banks Play Mode bH appears for a few It means you are in Bank A a esc MODUL RATE Besana DECLAYIDEPETH a Tweet MOOUL RATE DELAY DEPTH Tar T o Loor x Ges rex DELAY Tae T O Looge Q roe rex DELAY H i appears on the display default 1 Press Mode ESC switch until it appears hH Bank Play Mode 1 Single Press on the footswitch to change the bank position _ 2 Hold On the footswitch appear M default programmed to change the Bank hH appears for a few then it will a6 eeaNIeINSNnNqNqqaaaaacnAAAAncncN Nooo OPERATION Working with Banks Play2. repeat the step 4 to store into the bank the Preset 5 Preset 2 and Bypass 6 On the display it will appear now 5 with flashings you have to terminate the sequence Single Press of the footswitch until you reach SE E stands for End amp Exit Hold On the footswitch to confirm the sequence end 7 The pedal automatically exits from Bank Saving Mode and enters in Bank Play Mode so Bank A with first stored preset will appear on the display a9 OPERATION The Link Mode FW BALANCED CABLE LINK MODEM The FW BALANCED CABLE LINK MODE gives you the total control of your sounds using only one footswitch It s like having a pedalboard Mano Cable Sisre Audio Cable Stereo Audio Cable Mono Cable E AMP GUITAR Program the Link Bank of all the effects please read Slave 2 Slave 1 Master Bank Save explanation Gut 1 Press Mode Esc switch until you reach Free Set Manual Mode on Slave 1 2 Press Mode Esc switch until you reach Free Set Manual 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 Mono Cable Stereo Audio Cable Stereo Audio Cable Mano Gable AMP GUITAR A The first pedal of the chain is the Master and Master J it controls all the Flex Waves pedals of the chain Slave 1 4 Si
3. to the delay repeats Two styles of modulation are available normal modulation and Fast Modulation FM selectable by the SEL switch When the pedal is in Chorus mode the Modul Rate knob adjust the rate of the modulation The chorus effect is made modulating the dry sound with a sine wave You can control the frequency of the sine wave with the Modul Rate kno 6P CONNECTIONS SETUP MONO This setup illustrates how to use the Flex Delay pedal in a mono setup one amp only Amp Input O f Electric Guitar Power Supply CONNECTIONS SETUP STEREO 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 Amp Input So __o000 O O Electric Guitar Power Supply E i Output Op Bus 1 9 O D 8 PLEX DELAY FLE wave o i a Amp Input loo 0000 O CONNECTIONS SETUP SEND RETURN This example illustrates how to connect your Flex Delay pedal as a send return effect in an effects loop Return UU E Ww Amp Input O G Electric Guitar Power Supply OPERATION The Flex Delay has four mode of operation selectable by pressing the Mode ESC switch the modes are FREE SET Mode Manual PRESET Mode BANK Mode and LINK Mode FREE SET Mode Manua
4. Mode Press Mode Switch until you enter in BANK MODE br appears on the display for few milliseconds it means you entered in Bank A Hi from default configuration appears on the display it means you entered in Bank A with Preset 1 loaded 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 H 1 Ac A3 HM 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 that lets you enter in Bank Saving Mode OPERATION Working with Banks Save Mode 55 appears for a bA blinking few lt means you are in Bank Save Bank to program MOGUL ware 1 From Bank Play Mode Hold appears on the display On the footswitch to change the Bank release it as you 1 Single Press on the footswitch to change the Bank to program 2 Hold On the footswitch to confirm the selection reach 65 b5 stands for Bank Save You must select the blinking You must select which Preset to store in the first position of Bank A 5 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
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6. other positions You can choose also Bypass 4 To terminate the Sequence select it stands for Sequence END To abort press MODE ESC OPERATION Working with Banks Saving Mode The Bank Saving feature permits you to copy the presets into the bank and to organize your sounds for your gigs your recording sessions etc In the example below we will program the Bank D bd with the presets 1 5 2 bypass 1 Hold On the footswitch to change the Bank and release it when you reach nS Bank Save You entered in the Bank Saving Mode Please note that you can abort the operation pressing the MODE ESC switch button 2 bA with A flashing will appear on the display First thing you should do is to choose the Bank to program Single Press of the footswitch to change the bank selection Hold ON the footswitch to confirm the selection In this example we will program the Bank D so press S1 until you reach bd with d flashing and Hold On the footswitch to confirm 3 Next thing you should do is to store the presets in the bank positions l 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 1 1 Iwith flashing and Hold On the footswitch to confirm it 5 Now it will appear on the display 2 O with O flashing
7. EX DELAY Ga rex DELAY a n Frs Set aa vn Fr appears on the display 5 flashes rapidly i i nh bs SERIO 1 Turn the Knobs to find your sound 1 Single press on the footswitch to o 2 Hold On to Store the sound change Preset Number 2 Hold On the footswitch to confirm To abort press MODE ESC OPERATION HOW TO STORE A SOUND With the Flex Delay you can store the sound settings in presets 8 presets are available that you can recall in the PRESET MODE The data retention of the presets is about 20 years J 1 Single Press of the Footswitch to turn the effect on F m on display 2 Create the sound you want using knobs 3 Hold On the footswitch on the display appears St with 1 flashing rapidly 5 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 Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs and that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit RPS OPERATION HOW TO RECALL A PRESET WAVES Wilgr ex oeLay 1 Press Mode ESC switch until it appears F Preset Mode Bypass 2 Single Press on the Footswitch to tu
8. FW DLG FLEX DELAY USER MANUAL REV 1 3 WAVES F LE FlexWaves di Alessandro Belletti sede legale Vicolo dei Rampini 13 40026 Imola BO Website www flexwaves com E mail info flexwaves com Fi DI LIT DRY Prose ESCO MODUL RATE Bi sane LEVEL amp KJ LOOP Sti si a cena Fee On yveassOD CK EPTH 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 R
9. ade true bypass SPECIFICATIONS FW DLC Flex Delay Nominal Input Level 20 dBu Input Impedance 1 MQ Nominal Output Level 20 dBu Output Impedance 1 KQ Maximum Input Level 2 dBu Delay time 1ms 2800 ms Maximum REC Time Loop Mode 11 sec Input Connector Ys phone jack w stereo sense Output Connector Ys phone jack w stereo sense Dry Connector Ys 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 In the interest of product improvement the specifications features and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice SPECIFICATIONS For EU Countries C This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004 108 EC For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 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 a residential installation This equipment
10. borting the current operation like storing a Preset or a Bank E ess AH PANEL DESCRIPTION Knobs T Delay Depth Adjust the Delay Time 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 the TAP TEMPO footswitch When the pedal works as a Chorus the knob adjust the depth of the chorus effect Pressing the Tap T Loop footswitch and working with Feedback knob you will obtain a nice delay effect with chorus on the repetitions Turning the Delay Depth knob the effect will return in normal chorus mode 8 Level Rotate the Level knob to set the overall mix between the dry signal and the delay repeats Rotate the Level knob on the maximum to have the wet sound only feature active on standard fm reverse and chorus mode 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 Feedback knob to the left Feel free to experiment with different number of feedbacks for unusual chorus sounds 10 Modul Rate Rotate the MOD knob to set the level of amplitude modulation
11. effect with chorus on the repetitions Turning the Delay Depth knob the effect will return in normal chorus mode Reverse This creates a reverse playback effect You can adjust the Level knob setting mix the Direct Sound with the Effect Sound Rotate the Level knob on the maximum to have the Reversed sound only without the direct It is useful to create Jimi Hendrix style reverse effect sound or 70s rock sounds 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 the display will tell you how many seconds you still have for recording the phrase Press once the Tap T Loop footswitch to stop the recording playback of the recorded phrase begins simultaneously If you want to overdub onto the phrase press again the Tap T Loop footswitch Hold on the ON BYPASS footswitch to delete all the recorded phrases Please note that during Loop mode feature the Level and Modul Rate knobs are active so they will have effect on the recorded loop 11 Mode Esc The Flex Delay has four mode of operation selectable by pressing the Mode Esc switch the modes are FREE SET Mode Manual PRESET Mode BANK Mode and LINK Mode The switch has also the function of a
12. elay 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 and LL will appear frequently on the display If it happens be sure to lower the output level of any devices being connected or place the Flex Delay BEFORE signal booster units PANEL DESCRIPTION Switches 5 On Bypass This footswitch has three functions Press and release immediately for standard on off function in Free Set Mode Manual Hold and release to switch between the presets in Preset Mode Hold to store a sound into a Preset number Preset Mode or to confirm the bank selection bank position Bank Mode When the pedal works as a Looper Loop Mode hold the footswitch to delete the recorded loop 6 Tap Tempo Loop You can easily set the delay time to match the tempo of the song being played by pressing the pedal in time with the song s tempo this can be done in both off and on mode The subdivision options relate to the tapped tempo Tap the tempo in quarter notes and then select the subdivision of 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 t
13. everse 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 o2 G Gii_ E _ _ ii amp i amp i amp i i i amp z amp amp zg amp z faa PANEL DESCRIPTION Connections Fr Manual P_ p Bank L Mer d 3 N e N MODUL RATE LEVEL MODE ESC Ei LOOP SS CHORUS FEEDBACK DELAY DEPTH Tap T O Looe O FLEX DELAY ON BYPASS PROS mp Feige E Lar LAYV CHORUS amp Gace 1 IN 1 4 mono jack connections for signal input Flex Delay require 1 4 stereo jack connections for Link Mode operations 2 OUT 1 4 mono jack connections for signal output Flex Delay require 1 4 stereo jack connections for Link Mode operations 3 DRY 1 4 mono jack connections for dry uneffected signal output 4 Power The Flex Delay require 12V DC 300 mA Use thepower supply provided in the product box Important Note FW DLC Flex D
14. generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and 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 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit d e o PRESETS The Flex Delay has been factory programmed with the following presets from P1 to P7 When you store you own sounds this sounds will be overwritten LODE
15. in will become the Master 2 Press the MODE ESC switch on the FIRST SLAVE pedal the second pedal connected until your reach Free Set Mode repeat the operation for all the Slave connected following the order from the first slave to the last slave 3 Press the Mode Switch on the Master the FIRST pedal of the chain to enter in Link Mode from Bank Mode Automatically all the Slave pedals will change their mode to Link Mode 4 Press the Stomp Switch S1 of the Master to change Link Bank Preset of the Master automatically it will change the presets of all linked slaves 5 If a slave is ON you can press its ON Bypass footswitch for bypass A P IMPORTANT NOTES So So So oe Flex Delay requires 12VDC 300mA power supply Use the power supply provided with the unit or any other power supply but with the same tech specs to prevent malfunction To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections Some connection cables contain resistors When connection cables with resistors are used the sound level may be extremely low or impossible to hear For information on cable specifications contact the manufacturer of the cable Once the connections have been completed turn on power to your various effect devices and then turn on the amplifier By turning on devices in the wrong order you risk causing malfuncti
16. l When the power is turned on the default pedal settings are Bypass symbol on 7 Segments Display and FREE SET Mode Each single press of the On Bypass footswitch turns the pedal on or off When the effect is off symbol on display the sound coming in through the IN Jack is True Bypassed to the OUT jack When the effect is on and FREE SET Mode Fr on display the pedal plays according to the positions 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 between the dry signal and the delay repeats 4 Rotate the MOD knob to set the level of modulation to the delay repeats 5 Press the SEL switch to select Subdivision Modulation Type Chorus Reverse or Loop function It can happens that when you plug in the input jack the effect goes into the Link Mode L on the display If it happens press the MODE ESC button to change the mode in Free Set 3 OPERATION 54 blinking When sound stored it stops blinking HOW TO STORE A SOUND ra eet DELAY DEPTH ram T oO Loor ras TF O Li ral Zr E DELAY WAVES ME FL
17. ngle Press on the footswitch of the Master to change the Preset Number associated to the Bank Link in all every pedal of the chain If a slave is ON you can press its ON Bypass footswitch for bypass Total control of your sounds using only one footswitch button PLENECO OPERATION LINK MODE FW BALANCED CABLE LINK The FW BALANCED CABLE LINK MODE gives you the feature to use the FW Pedals like a pedalboard This feature is useful because you can recall the Presets of different FW pedals pressing just the footswitch of the first FW effect Flex Waves guitar pedals can be connected together by just a balanced stereo cable NO MIDI or other controller devices are necessary The first pedal of the chain becomes the Master and it controls the other FW effects the Slaves With all pedals in Link Mode just pressing the stomp switch S1 of the Master it will change the preset in Link Bank of the Master AND also the presets of all the Slaves linked together Warning e Link Mode features are only available using Balanced Stereo Cables to link the pedals Mono Cables can be used but Link Mode will not be available e The FW pedals must be linked one after the other to use the Link Mode features e 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 cha
18. o select Subdivision Modulation Type Chorus Reverse or Looper function Subdivision 4 dds A The subdivision options relate to the tapped tempo Tap the tempo in quarter notes and then select the subdivision of your choice e Quarter note d Delay repeats play quarter notes according to the tapped tempo E g tap quarter notes at tempo 120 BPM The delay time of the repeats is now 120 BPM or 500 ms e Dotted eight note d A subdivision type often used when the delay repeats add to the actual guitar rhythm Try playing quarter notes with the delay level set relatively high e Eight note triplets 3 Excellent for fifties style rhythm in 6 8 where you play only on the fourth beat e Sixteen note A A subdivision type often used for fast tempos excellent for country or heavy metal 4 _ _______ PANEL DESCRIPTION Chorus The Chorus function transform the Flex Delay effect in a chorus pedal Adjust the rate of the effect using the Modul Rate knob adjust the depth of the chorus using the Delay Depth knob The Level knob adjusts the volume of the processed sound and the Feedback knob adjust the amount of the repetitions Note 1 usually for a chorus effect the feedback is one so turn the Feedback knob to the left Feel free to experiment with different number of feedbacks for unusual chorus sounds Note 2 pressing the Tap T Loop footswitch and working with Feedback knob you will obtain a nice delay
19. on and or damage to speakers and other devices When powering up Turn on the power to your guitar amp last When powering down Turn off the power to your guitar amp first If the power is turned off inappropriately while saving a preset bank saved data may 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 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 and will appear frequently on the display If it happens be sure to lower the output level of any devices being connected or place the Flex Delay BEFORE signal booster units As with all true bypass effects switching is not perfectly silent There may be some popping sound when you switch A popping sound is not an indication that the effect is defective or not working It is the small drawback to the great improvement in tone that takes place when poorly buffered effects are taken out of the loop thus m
20. rn on the effect x A i a ni 2 BOULRAT EVEL CHORUS DELAVDERTH TAR T O Loor WAVES Gea Fie x DELAY Ci M 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 OPERATION PRESET MODE In the Preset Mode the effect plays according to the recalled preset so the knobs positions don t match the currently recalled values Preset Mode is useful to recall previously stored sounds 8 presets are available and you may step between the 8 presets by keeping pressed the Footswitch On Bypass Bypass is still available simply pressing once the same footswitch HOW TO RECALL A PRESET 1 Effect in Bypass Press Mode Switch until you enter in PRESET MODE H will appear on the display Single Press of the footswitch to turn ON the Preset 1 Pl appears on display Hold ON the footswitch to change the Preset number Pe will appear on display Repeat Step 4 to switch between the 8 available presets When you recall a preset single press of the footswitch to return in Bypass switch OFF the effect OAO N If the effect was On Piwill appear on the display It means that you entered in Preset Mode with Preset 1 loaded r OPERATION BANK MODE In Bank Mode the presets can be copied and organized into one of the 6 available Banks bH Bank A bb Bank B OL Bank C oc Bank D HE Bank E GL
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