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1. one for the verse one for the chorus placing tei in the same Bank will let you instantly switch from one to the other Loading a Preset from a Bank is instantaneous one tap while getting to a Preset from different Bank takes at least two taps Also remember that if you plan to limit the number of active Banks you should store your most often used Presets in the lower Banks Note When saving to a location other than the active slot the saved Preset location becomes the active slot In other words if Bank 1 1 is currently active and after changing the parameters to get a new sound you decide to save the new sound to location Bank 9 1 Bank 9 becomes the active Bank Dumping Backing up Presets and System Settings The currently loaded effect your stored Presets and your system settings can be dumped to a MIDI device or to a computer using the MIDI s SysEx facility SysEx dump is a MIDI System Exclusive Message that can be sent from TimeFactor and recorded by a MIDI sequencer or computer TimeFactor s Presets and System Settings can then be restored at a later time This is a useful way to backup saved settings or to reconfigure the unit as it was on your previous project The process takes a couple of seconds To Dump Presets amp or System Settings Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch t imultangously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until MIDI is displayed
2. Parameter Control Knobs To Assign the Control Source to a Destination i l Press the Right Footswitch to select the MIDI Continuous Control that will be assigned to the TimeFactor Control Source The choices are OFF Control Source unassigned CO C99 MIDI Continuous Controller from 0 to 99 37 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree Press the Left and Right Footswitches to toggle between Source and Destination to make as many assignments as you wish Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu RCV MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map MIDI maps are an efficient way to instantly recall any of TimeFactor s Presets using your favorite MIDI controller pedal board sequencer etc Press the Encoder to select and create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map This function sets the corresponding Preset that is recalled when a MIDI Program Change message is received Referred to as Prg No from here on he left field displays the Prg No 0 127 and right field displays either OFF or the Preset as Bank Preset 1 1 10 2 There are two ways to select the MIDI Prg No manually or using Learn Mode To select manually with the left arrow flashing simply turn the Encoder to select the desired Prg No rom 0 to 127 To use Learn Mode press the Left Footswitch again In LEARN mode the Prg No will be automatically s
3. Start Playing from Loop Start The Play Mode setting determines if the Loop is played once or continuously E No action Emptying the Loop Simultaneously press and hold both Right and Middle Footswitches to Empty the Loop Bank Mode Pressing and holding the Right Footswitch as usual toggles between Play and Bank Mode Bank Mode is for loading a new preset and when using the Looper you should remain in Play Mode In Bank Mode the Footswitches do not operate as Looper transport controls Also when in Bank Mode TimeFactor is bypassed Looper Control Knobs In the Looper the Control Knobs function as follows Mix Mix control between the Dry audio input and Looper playback Dly Mix Not used in Looper Dly Time A Loop Start Point Sets the Loop Start Point from 0 ms to Loop Length The Loop Start Point is automatically set to O at the beginning of a new loop Note that Catchup is always enabled to prevent the Start point from changing abruptly When the Loop is Empty this parameter is disabled 28 TimeFactor User Guide Looper Dly Time B Loop Length When the Loop is Empty sets the Loop Length Note that audio recording quality is degraded at slower recording speeds 1 2X and 1 4X The maximum loop length is determined by the setting of the Speed parameter as follows Speed 2X 1X 1 2X 1 4X Max Loop Length 6 sec 12 sec 24 sec 48 sec When a Loop is in memory Dly Time B sets the Loop Length
4. Looper Stop KBO 9 Because of the limited space in the Billboard display the Parameter Control Knob names cannot be meaningfully displayed Instead for display purposes we ve numbered the knobs from 0 to 9 as follows KBO KB 1 KB 2 KB3 KB 4 KB 5 oe O Oo Xnob Depth Speed Filter Pe KB 6 KB 7 KB 8 KB 9 The notion of using an On Off control source like an Aux Switch to control a variable parameter bears some explanation Consider a variable parameter like Dly Mix You may want to be able to use a remote switch to instantly change from 100 Delay A to 100 Delay B Or consider Delay Time You may want to be able to use a remote switch to instantly change from 100 ms of delay to 250 ms 33 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree After you ve selected a Parameter Control Knob you can set two values for the parameter a minimum value MIN VAL and a maximum value MAX VAL Each time the assigned switch is pressed the parameter value instantly toggles between the minimum and maximum value When a Parameter Control Knob designator is displayed KBO KB9 pressing the Left Footswitch will display MIN VAL Turn the associated Parameter Control Knob to set the minimum value For example if KBO was selected turn the Mix Control Knob to set the minimum value The Billboard displays the knob value while you re turnin Ens parameter knob and times out to display the selected MIN VAL when the knob is
5. omentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until DUMP is displayed omentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select ALL CURRENT PRESETS or SYSTEM Wait until dump is complete Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode 00 J Or UT Ps UY DAN A Note If CURRENT is selected only the currently loaded Preset is dumped If PRESETS is selected all 20 stored Presets are dumpe If ALL is selected all Presets and System settings are dumped If SYSTEM is selected only System settings are dumped Restoring Presets and System Settings Presets and System settings are restored via MIDI s SysEx facility TimeFactor must be set to the desired SysEx ID number from 1 to 16 To set the MIDI SysEx ID number factory default is 1 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until MIDI is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until SYS ID is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to choose SysEx ID from 1 to 16 AUBRWN AS 26 TimeFactor User Guide Looper 7 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Looper The Looper provides 12 seconds of mono recording If your TimeFactor is connected to a stereo source the inputs are automatically
6. ote It s best to connect TimeFactor after distortion effects compressors EQs and noise gates Typical Setups Here are some suggested ways of connecting to your rig and suggested I O level switch settings TimeFactor User Guide Connections Guitar gt TimeFactor gt Amp Mono In Mono Out This is the simplest way to connect TimeFactor Connect your guitar cable to TimeFactor Input 1 and a cable from TimeFactor Output 1 to your amp Input and Output Level switches In Lvl amp Out Lvl should be set to GUITAR and AMP If you are using other stompboxes or pedals it s best to connect them in front of TimeFactor Connect TimeFactor s Input 1 to the output of the last pedal If TimeFactor s peak LED lights solidly set TimeFactor s In Lvl to LINE TimeFactor User Guide Connections Guitar gt TimeFactor gt Amp 1 Amp2 Mono or Stereo In Stereo Out Connect your guitar cable to TimeFactor Input 1 and a cable from TimeFactor Output 1 to one amp and a second cable from TimeFactor Output 2 to the other amp Input Level switch In Lvl should be set to GUITAR and Output Level switch Out Lvl set to AMP If you are using other stompboxes or pedals it s best to connect them in front of TimeFactor Connect TimeFactor s Input 1 to Output 1 of the other pedal If the other pedal has stereo outputs connect its Output 2 to TimeFactor s Input 2 If TimeFactor s peak LED lights solidly s
7. frequencies and turning to the right cuts high frequencies For flat response set the knob to 12 o clock Auxiliary Switches The rear panel Aux Switch stereo phone jack supports up to three independent momentary switches using Tip Ring and Tip Ring Aux Switches do not disable TimeFactor s Footswitches the local Footswitches are always active Aux Switches can be programmed to perform a number of functions and they make it easy to connect a dedicated Tap Tempo switch or Repeat switch or Preset Switch As noted above the TimeFactor has two operating modes Bank and Play An Aux Switch can be used to instantly toggle between the TimeFactor s Bank and Play Modes Alternately some users may want to have all six switch functions immediately available 3 from each Footswitch Mode A set of three Aux Switches can be connected and assigned accordingly Aux Switches can also be assigned to parameter values allowing you to switch between two parameter values For example you could assign an Aux Switch to change Delay A s feedback vel Fdbk A from O feedback when the switch isn t pressed to 100 when it is pressed To program the Aux Switches see the System Mode section of this User Guide 30 TimeFactor User Guide System Mode Notes 1 You must use a stereo phone 1 4 plug to connect Aux Switches 2 Toggle switches are not supported Only momentary switches will work properly 3 Simultaneously pressing the switch assigned to t
8. oaded Preset will be Active 23 TimeFactor User Guide Tempo Note Edited Presets will be lost if they are not saved before loading another Preset Active Banks If twenty Presets are more than you need and you d like to make it quicker and easier to find and load your Presets the number of active Banks can be limited Only the Banks that are active mill chow up when loading While only active Banks can be loaded Presets can always be saved to all Banks Inactive Banks are not erased and can be made active at any time When limiting the number of Banks you only have the ability to deactivate the higher Bank numbers For example if you set the number of active Banks to 5 Banks 1 5 will be active For this reason it is important to consider the order in which you save your Presets to best suit your needs Save your favorites in the lower Banks The factory default sets the number of active Banks to ten To limit the number of active Banks 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch iS USED for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder until UTILITY is displayed 3 omentarily press the Encoder 4 Turn the Encoder until BANKS is displayed 5 omentarily press the Encoder 6 Turn the Encoder to select the number of active Banks from 1 to 10 7 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Tempo Tempo ON OFF Tempo is
9. Control behaves appropriately With a Mono Input Input 1 and Stereo Outputs the dry contribution for both outputs comes from the Mono Input Input 1 With Stereo Inputs the dry contribution at Output 1 is from Input 1 and the dry contribution at Output 2 is from Input 2 thereby maintaining the original signal stereo image Killdry Send Return Loop If you ve connected your TimeFactor using an effect send return loop either your amp s or a mixer s TimeFactor s Killdry feature can be enabled With Killdry enabled the Mix Control works as a Master Effects Level Control When Killdry is enabled the Mix Control does not send any dry signal to the outputs only the Effect The Mix Control simply adjusts the Effect level Note that when Killdry is enabled Bypassing will mute the Effect rather than Bypass it Killdry s factory default is disabled It can be enabled in the BYPASS menu of the System Mode Here s how Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BYPASS is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until KILLDRY is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select either YES or NO Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Peak LED The Peak LED lights to indicate that the input signal level is near
10. Knobs After you ve selected a Parameter Control Knob you can set the parameter range that the IDI CC will control by setting minimum and maximum parameter values When a Parameter Control Knob designator is displayed KBO KB9 pressing the Left Footswitch will display MIN VAL Turn the associated Parameter Control Knob to set the minimum value For example if KBO was selected turn the Mix Control Knob to set the minimum value The Billboard displays the knob value while you re turning the selected parameter knob and times out to display the selected MIN VAL when the knob is idle Push the Left Footswitch again to set the maximum value for the selected Parameter Control nob The Billboard will display MAX VAL Turn the associated parameter knob to adjust the maximum value The Billboard displays the knob value while you re turning the selected parameter knob and times out to display the selected MAX VAL when the knob is idle IDI CCs send values from 0 to 127 The minimum parameter value will be set when the IDI CC sends a 0 and the maximum parameter value will be set when the MIDI CC sends 127 MIDI CC values between 0 and 127 are mapped to the selected parameter range The parameters controlled in this mode are system wide and will apply to all Effects and Presets For example if Looper was running when you entered System Mode the Xnob would be used to select between Play Once and Play Loop Using RCV CTL you
11. damage to the unit regardless of the cause of that damage The unit is a complex piece of equipment that does not react well to being dropped bounced crushed soaked or exposed to excessively high temperatures voltages electrostatic or electromagnetic fields If the unit is damaged for these or other causes and the unit is deemed to be economically repairable we will repair it and charge our normal rates he warranty DOES NOT COVER shipping damage either to or from Eventide Who is covered under the warranty he warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer It is your responsibility to prove or to be able to prove that you have purchased the unit under circumstances which effect the warranty A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty When the warranty becomes effective The one year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or if the unit is drop shipped from Eventide on the day shipped plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays This applies whether or not you return your warranty registration form Who performs warranty work The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Inc Little Ferry New Jersey While you are free to give authorizati
12. down and turn the knob only to find that the delay at first abruptly jumps from 10 ms to 3000 ms and then decreases to the desired value as you continue to turn the knob If this happens as you re playing it could be a tad distracting TimeFactor s Catchup feature is designed to prevent parameter values from abruptly changing when the knob positions don t correspond to the Preset values When Catchup is ON and a Control Knob is turned the parameter value doesn t change instantly Instead the display alternates between the Preset value and the word TURN which is displayed accompanied by either a left or right pointing arrows as appropriate The parameter and hence the Effect does not change until the knob position passes the current parameter value at which point TURN and the arrow disappear the parameter name and value are displayed and the knob becomes active Returning to our example if Catchup is ON Dly Time A would not change until the Control Knob is turned from its full clockwise position to nearly its full counterclockwise position where it corresponds to the 10 ms value At that point the Control Knob becomes live thereby avoiding any abrupt change in the sound of the Effect Catchup s factory default is OFF To turn Catchup On Off 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until UTILITY is displayed Momentarily
13. press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until CATCHUP is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select either ON or OFF Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Expression Pedal An external Expression Pedal can be connected to the rear panel 1 4 phone jack The Expression Pedal can be set up to control any combination of the nine parameters and Mix For proper operation the Expression Pedal should be a simple resistive potentiometer with a maximum value of between 5k Ohms and 20k Ohms Refer to www eventidestompboxes com for information on recommended expression pedals SOM Sw The Expression Pedal settings can be adjusted simply by pressing the Pedal to the full heel or full toe position and turning the Control Knobs You ll notice that whenever you move the 20 TimeFactor User Guide Expression Pedal Pedal the Green LED next to currently active Effect blinks This indicates that Pedal programming is live To program press the heel completely down and adjust the knobs to get the sound that you want for the heel down position You must turn the knobs to create the assignment Knobs that are not turned are not assigned Now press the toe completely down and change the settings of any or all of the knobs Parameters associated with any knobs that are moved will be mapped to the Pedal Now when you rock the pedal back and forth you ll hear
14. summed and the sum is the Looper s input The Looper s output drives both outputs identically The Looper is controlled with the Footswitches while in Play Mode and also by the control knobs Remember to use the Looper TimeFactor must be in Play Mode The Looper can be in one of the following states Empty Recording Playi Dubbin Ta The Footswitches work as transport controls Record e Play gt and Stop W O O O The Footswitch LEDs indicate the current Looper status as follows e LED Lit orange when recording or dubbing gt LED Lit orange when playing or dubbing E LED Lit orange when stopped and not empty OFF when empty Here s what the Footswitches do in each of the Looper s states Empty When the Looper is first loaded the loop is Empty the Billboard displays EMPTY and the ues are used to Press to Start Recording If autoplay mode is selected AP LOOP loop playback will start When recording reaches the loop end gt No action E If Tempo is ON and the gg footswitch is pressed repeatedly the Billboard displays the updated Tempo in BPM and the gf LED flashes orange at the Tempo When tapping stops the display reverts to EMPTY Recording While recording the Billboard displays running record time R gt 00 00 or beat count R gt beats and the Footswitches are used to e Press to create Loop End and start Dubbing The Dub Mode setting determines if the new audio is adde
15. that is played starting with the Loop Start Point In other words if a 12 second Loop is recorded and the Loop Start Point is set to 2 seconds and the Loop Length i is set to 4 seconds the recorded Loop will play from 2 seconds to 6 seconds into the 12 second Loop The Loop Length is automatically set to Loop Length at the beginning of new loop Note that Catchup is always enabled to prevent the end point from changing abruptly Fdbk A Loop Decay Rate For the Looper feedback is meaningless and so Fdbk A is used as a Decay Rate control for dubbing When dubbing you may want the original saved audio to persist as you add new sounds Of course indefinitely adding new signals will eventually result in mud the Crayola effect The Decay Rate control ows the saved audio to fade as you dub new material The Decay Rate is adjustable from 0 DCY 0 to 100 DCY 100 When set to 0 the loop never decays When set to 100 the previously saved audio decays completely each time through the loop when dubbing In other words the looped audio is only played once The Loop Decay Rate control has no affect on normal Playback only dubbing Fdbk B Dubbing Mode For the Looper feedback is meaningless and so Fdbk B is used to select the Dubbing Mode There are four choices that determine the type of dubbing Add or Replace and the action of the Footswitch control Latch or Punch To Dub press the e Footswitch while the loop is pl
16. to select the corresponding number 38 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree Default map Prg No 0 19 map to the 20 Presets starting with Bank 1 1 Note When a Factor Preset is recalled with a MIDI program change message MIDI Program Change messages are not generated Note MIDI Program Change Transmit must be enabled in order for TimeFactor to transmit Program Change messages MIDI Program Change Transmit is turned ON or OFF in the MIDI menu Default is OFF Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu MIDI CLK MIDI Clock Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Clock Receive ON or OFF If ON MIDI Clock is used as a Tempo source Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu CTL XMT MIDI Continuous Controller Transmit Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Continuous Controller transmit ON or OFF This setting determines if Parameter Knobs transmit MID control messages Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu PGM XMT MIDI Program Change Transmit Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Program Change transmit ON or OFF If ON PA Program c
17. top level turn the Encoder to scroll the choices BYPASS AUX SW MIDI and UTILITY Press the Encoder to select one of these choices System Mode Navigation General navigation and access the System Mode menus parameters are as follows 1 Push the Encoder to step down into the menu tree 2 Turn the Encoder to scroll thru menu items or parameter selections or values 3 Press the Middle Footswitch to step up the menu tree to upper level menu options For menus with two fields a flashing arrow pointing to the left or right indicates the default active field for editing Press the Left Footswitch or Right Footswitch to select the active field The Left Footswitch is used to select the left hand field the Right Footswitch is used to select the right hand field 31 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree Hint While the Middle Footswitch can always be used to step up the menu tree for menu items that are only one level deep pressing the Encoder a second time will also step up to the top level System Menu Tree The system mode is divided into four categories BYPASS AUX SW MIDI and UTILITY which are the top level menu items that appear when entering system mode In the following factory default settings are indicated in bold BYPASS Select Bypass Mode After entering System Mode turn the Encoder to select BYPASS then press the Encoder to enter Select Bypass Mode Turn the Encoder to select either BYP T
18. turned ON or OFF by momentarily pressing the Encoder When Tempo is ON the Tempo LED flashes at the Tempo rate With Tempo OFF the Tempo LED is OFF When lempo i is ON DLY Time A and DLY Time B are set in rhythmic sub divisions of the beat i e note values from 0 delay to a whole note in common note increments rather than in ms When Tempo is OFF you can set the delay time by tapping the Tap Footswitch in Play Mode n this case Delay Time A and B are set to the same value Tap Tempo n Play Mode the Tap Footswitch can be tapped to set the tempo While tapping the Billboard displays the updated Tempo ote When using an Aux Switch to tap tempo the Billboard will display the tempo value in both Play and Bank Modes Adjusting Tempo amp Tweaking Delays The Encoder can be used to set or tweak the Tempo value in BPM if Tempo is ON To use the Encoder first press the Tap Footswitch you must be in Play Mode so that the Billboard displays the Tempo value in BPM Whenever the Tap value is displayed the Encoder can be turned to adjust the Tempo While adjusting the Billboard displays the updated Tempo and the parameter Control Knobs are disabled 24 TimeFactor User Guide Saving Presets With Tempo OFF the Encoder can be used to tweak delay time To use the Encoder first turn the Control Knob corresponding to the delay that you want to tweak either Dly Time A or Dly Time B Next press the Tap Footswitch TimeFactor must be in
19. 1 Press and hold the Encoder for a few seconds The current Bank and Preset are displayed Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder to select the desired Bank and Preset Preset locations are displayed as BANK where the first number is the Bank number from 1 10 and the second number is the Preset number or slot either 1 2 When saving all Banks are available even if you ve limited the number of active Banks 3 To save the Preset press and hold the Encoder a second time The Billboard displays SAVED 4 After a short time the Save mode is exited To exit Save without saving press and release the Encoder again without holding it ress any Footswitch at any time Upon exiting Save mode without saving the Billboard displays NO SAVE Note You must press and HOLD the Encoder to save If you press and release quickly the new Preset will not be saved This is intentional When you save a new Preset you overwrite the old Preset TimeFactor is designed to assure that saving is a deliberate act The Preset 25 TimeFactor User Guide Saving Presets number corresponding to the currenti running Preset will flash as a warning that saving in this location will overwrite the currently loaded Preset Organizing Your Presets in Banks When you save a Preset you should consider if there is a companion preset with which it will be used For example if you have a pair of Presets that you plan to use together in the same song
20. 21 TimeFactor User Guide The Footswitches up MIDI external controls and various system parameters See the System Mode section of his User Guide for details Pressing and holding the Right Footswitch switches between Play and Bank Mode Play Mode n Play Mode for the nine Delay Effects the Billboard displays the Effect name and the three Footswitches are used to control the Effect When the Looper is loaded the Play Mode Foot witches are used as transport controls as described in the Looper section of this User Guide e DigitalDelay BandDelay i D VintageDelay FilterPong Eventide O TapeEcho O MultiTap O ModDelay o Reverse TIMEFACTOR O DuckedDelay Looper e gt m Orange Lite hold for PLAY gt BANK mode Active Footswitch The Active footswitch is used to toggle between Active and Bypass The Active LED is lit orange when the Effect is in use When Bypassed the Active LED is off Repeat Footswitch The Repeat footswitch is used to toggle the infinite repeat function ON and OFF Repeat captures the audio that is currently in Ae delays The input to the delay is turned off and the audio in the delay is continuously repeated W When Repeat is switched ON the Billboard briefly displays RPT ON and when Repeat is switched OFF the Billboard briefly displays RPT OFF The Repeat LED is lit ora ange to indicate that the sound in the delay is captured and will repeat forever or until pow
21. C Adaptor Jack MIDI In Five pin DIN Female MIDI Out Thru Five pin DIN Female Power Supply 9 VDC 1200 ma Tip hot Dimensions English 4 8 H x 7 5 W x 2 12 D Metric 122 H x 190 W x 54 D mm Weight TimeFactor 2 15 lbs 1 kG Specifications subject to change without notice 43 TimeFactor User Guide Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY Eventide Stompboxes are built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble free service If you are experiencing problems which are not cleared up or explained as normal in the manual your recourse is this warranty What the warranty does and does not cover Eventide Inc warrants the above identified unit to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal operation and service for a period of one year from the date of purchase as detailed below At our discretion within the warranty period we may elect to repair or replace the defective unit This means that if the unit fails under normal operation because of such defect we will repair the detective unit at no charge for parts or labor We also assume a limited responsibility for shipping charges as detailed below N NO EVENT WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY DEFECT AND SUCH DAMAGES ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY Our sole obligation is to repair or replace the defective unit as described herein he warranty DOES NOT COVER any
22. ES or sharpness of the filter RES varies from 0 subtle effects to 10 dramatic resonance effects Depth Sets the amount that the filter cut off or center frequencies are modulated shifted Speed Sets the rate of modulation for the filter center frequencies 0 5Hz Filter Select filter type Low Pass Band Pass or Hi Pass FilterPong Xnob Wave Shape Selects the shape of the filter modulation as displayed by the Billboard Depth Sets the filters amount of frequency modulation Speed Speed multiplier for filter modulation Filter Controls the mix between the dry and filtered signal input to the ping pong delay Fdbk B The FilterPong Effect is created by cross connecting the feedback paths of the twin delays As a result only a single feedback control is needed Fdbk A Fdbk B is used to control the diffusion SLUR of the repeats With low diffusion the repeats are discrete Increasing diffusion slurs the repeats MultiTap Xnob Slur Selects the amount of diffusion SLUR from 0 none to 10 max Depth Delay Tap Taper Sets the relative level taper of the taps With TAPR 10 the 1 tap is the quietest and the last tap loudest With TAPR 0 all taps are equally loud With TAPR 10 the 1 tap is loudest and the last tap quietest speed Delay Tap Spacing Sets the spacing between taps from 0 spacing increases with increasing delay to 5 taps are equally spaced to 10 spacing between taps decr
23. Guitar and Two Amps or Mixing Console With Dly Mix set to 0 BOTH outputs will have only Delay A s contribution When set to 50 Delay A goes to Output 1 only and Delay B goes to Output 2 only When set to 100 BOTH outputs will have only Delay B s contribution 17 TimeFactor User Guide Control Knobs Effect Parameters Dly Time A amp Dly Time B With Tempo OFF these controls set delay time for Delay A and Delay B from 0 to 3000 ms milliseconds With Tempo ON delay time can be sync d to the tempo and is displayed as a rhythmic sub division of the tempo beat value changing this from O delay to a whole note in common note increments Fdbk A amp Fdbk B These controls set Delay A s and Delay B s feedback amount from 0 to 100 which in turn controls the number of repeats Note For FilterPong Fdbk B is used to control the diffusion SLUR of the repeats The action of the four Bottom Row Control Knobs Xnob Depth Speed and Filter are Effect dependent as follows DigitalDelay Xnob Crossfade When delays change TimeFactor performs a crossfade function to prevent abrupt changes that could result in glitching or clicking Xnob sets the speed of the crossfade Small values result in fast crossfades larger values more gradual crossfades Xnob sets the crossfade rate XFADE from 2 ms to 200 ms Depth Selects the amount of delay modulation O OFF 10 MAX Speed Sets the delay modulation rate 0 5Hz Filter A
24. Play Mode so that the Billboard displays the Delay Time value Now turn the Encoder to adjust Delay Time While adjusting the Billboard displays the updated Delay Time and the parameter Control Knobs are isabled Global Tempo amp Mix Tempo and Mix values are always saved with each Preset Often however it s useful to set the Tempo and Mix values for all of the Presets that you re using To do this use the System GLOBAL command When GLOBAL is ON the Tempo and Mix values saved with the Preset are ignored and the current Tempo and Mix values are used for all Presets Turning GLOBAL ON or OFF The factory default is OFF 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until UTILITY is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until GLOBAL is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select ON or OFF Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Edited Preset Indication In Bank Mode whenever a Preset s parameter values are changed an LED dot is lit at the upper rightmost corner of the BillBoard display JOELY Preset parameters can be changed by a turning a Control Knob b selecting an Effect by turning the Encoder c receiving a MIDI command or d moving the Expression Pedal Saving Presets To save a Preset
25. TIMEFACTOR User Guide CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING Use only with supplied power supply Avoid spilling liquids onto into the unit Do not expose to excessive heat or moisture Do not open there are no user serviceable parts inside This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 5 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Eventide STOMPBOXES Complete TF UG Part 159020 TF UG Contents Part 141131 Rev D Eventide and Harmonizer are registered trademarks of Eventide Inc 2007 Eventide Inc TimeFactor User Guide Table of Contents A O E A A 4 A Few Words of AdViCB oooccccnocconoccccononcccnnncnnonancnnonnn conan nn nonn ona nann nr nnnn enana nn nr naar nn rnnn ara nananncns 4 Key FOUR iibn 4 The Website 4 OVEFVICW doneras A AAA a eeu 5 TOBA A ati 5 A A A ere ncaa deere area 8 Typical Seti A daa 8 DS ia 13 Mix Comro A ee ee ee ae eos 14 Peli Aa eae ee 14 The Effects A O ieee eases 15 Control Knobs Effect Parameters ooooconcccconoccccononcconancnnononcnnonnn
26. YP or KILLDRY BYP TYP Choose Bypass Type DSP DSP DLY RLY Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to select DSP Relay or DSP DLY When DSP is selected Bypass sends the audio at the DSP s inputs directly to the outputs without any effects processing When RLY is selected Bypass employs a pair of relays to hardwire the inputs to the outputs When DSP DLY is selected Bypass combines the audio at the DSP s inputs with the DSP s outputs AND stops feeding any new input signal to the DSP Effects inputs This is a handy way to Bypass an Effect without abruptly killing the tail of the Effect that you ve been using Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to BYPASS menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu KILLDRY Kill Dry Audio ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to turn Killdry ON or OFF When KILLDRY is ON the dry signal is removed from the Wet Dry Mix parameter and the Wet Dry Mix controls only wet Level When using TimeFactor in a Send Return loop you may want to eliminate the dry contribution at TimeFactor s output and ignore the setting of the Mix Control Knob Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to BYPASS menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu AUX SW Program Auxiliary Switches Up to three Auxiliary Switches can be assigned as controls for the Effects parameters and system contro
27. ansmit Channel Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu RCV CTL Receive Continuous Control Message RCV CTL allows external MIDI Continuous Control messages to be used as assignable controls for the Effects parameters and system control The idea is to first select the TimeFactor parameter or function that you want to externally control Mix for example and then select either MIDI Bend or the MIDI CC with which you want to control it Here s how it works 35 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree Press the Encoder to select RCV CTL You will see two fields split display of the Billboard display showing Parameter destination and Control source assignments An arrow pointing to he left Parameter is flashing if its not press the Left Footswitch to select this field showing his to be the selected field for editing To Setup Parameter Destination Turn the Encoder knob to select an external control destination the TimeFactor parameter or unction which will be controlled from an external source The choices are BYP Toggle Bypass Active BK Increment Bank number switch function BK Decrement Bank number switch function TAP Tap tempo switch function RPT Repeat function P B Toggle between Play and Bank Mode REC Looper Record PLY Looper Play STP Looper Stop BO 9 Parameter Control
28. ariation than Wow Ranges from 0 no flutter to 10 max flutter Filter Controls the filter characteristics to simulate tape recorder frequency response As you increase the filter value you ll hear a more pronounced tape tone 18 TimeFactor User Guide Control Knobs Effect Parameters ModDelay Xnob Wave Shape Selects the modulation wave shape as displayed by the Billboard display There are two choices for each wave shape The single waveforms modulate the two delays in phase and the double waveforms modulate the two delays out of phase Depth Selects the amount of delay modulation O OFF 10 MAX Speed Sets the delay modulation rate 0 5H2 Filter A low pass high cut filter variable from O no filtering to 100 extreme hi cut DuckedDelay Xnob Ratio Sets the ducking ratio or the degres to which the delay is attenuated Depth Threshold Sets the ducking threshold the audio amplitude at which ducking kicks in 36 dB to 66 dB Speed ReleaseTime Sets the release time from 500 to 10 msec With the release time set to short values the delay will kick in quickly when you stop playing With the release time set to longer values the delay will stay ducked for a while Longer release times are useful when you re playing a riff and don t want the delay to kick in between notes Filter A low pass high cut filter variable from 0 no filtering to 100 extreme hi cut BandDelay Xnob Resonance Sets the resonance R
29. ath When RELAY Bypass is selected TimeFactor uses relays to hard wire your inputs to your outputs In fact whenever TimeFactor s power is off the relays are disabled and TimeFactor s electronics are completely bypassed Relay Bypass is not a good choice however if TimeFactor s input is your guitar and you ve connected TimeFactor s output directly to a non instrument level input device or have connected to your amp over a long cable Non instrument inputs are often low impedance typically 10K ohm and will load the guitar output and change its tone DSP Bypass allows TimeFactor to act as a buffer providing a low impedance output 500 ohm capable of driving any device input or cable leach Note Relay Bypass should not be used if the Input Output Lvl switches are set opposite to one another Specifically if the Input Lvl switch is set for GUITAR and the Output Lvl switch is set to LINE or the Input Lvl switch is set for LINE and the Output Lvl switch is set to AMP TimeFactor will not have unity gain In this case using Relay Bypass will result in a level change whenever you Bypass TimeFactor DSP DLY Bypass TimeFactor also supports a type of Bypass called DSP plus Delay DSP DLY When DSP DLY is selected Bypass combines the audio at the DSP s inputs with the DSP s outputs AND stops feeding any new input signal to the DSP Effects inputs DSP BYPASS makes it possible to Bypass an Effect without abruptly killing the tail o
30. ations BK BK P B and KBO KB9 are unassigned as indicated by ote It is possible to assign the same Aux Switch to multiple destinations In other words you could assign TIP to control Bypass AND Tap AND Repeat AND etc The benefit of having he same switch control multiple functions can be very useful however you should keep in mind that if you have previously assigned a Switch to a control destination you may want to clear the assignment before setting up a new assignment In fact the default settings use his capability to provide both the normal Play functions and the Looper Play functions When done Press the Middle Footswitch to go to top level System menu MIDI MIDI Functions After entering tem mode turn the Encoder to select MIDI then press the Encoder to enter the MIDI functions settings mode Turn the Encoder to scroll through the MIDI functions including MIDI Program maps MIDI channel MIDI Data Dumps etc RCV CH Set the MIDI Receive Channel OFF OMNI 1 16 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set the MIDI Receive Channel option You can nae a MID Channel number turn OFF MIDI receive or choose OMNI to receive on all MIDI channels Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu XMT CH Set the MIDI Transmit Channel 1 2 16 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set the MIDI Tr
31. aying or recording The action of the e Footswitch when dubbing depends on the setting of the Fdbk B control If you want to simply press and release the switch to Dub set this control to one of the two Latching modes Dubbing will continue until you press MW or press record again to turn dubbing off On the other hand you may prefer to Dub only while you re pressing and holding the e Footswitch To do this choose one of the two Punch modes The Dubbing Mode choices are ee toggles Dubbing ON OFF Dubbed audio is added to the looped audio D PUNCH enables Dubbing while the footswitch is held Dubbed audio is added to the looped audio D REPL L e toggles Dubbing ON OFF Dubbed audio replaces looped audio D REPL a enables Dubbing while the footswitch is held Dubbed audio replaces looped audio Xnob Playback Mode The Xnob is used to select the Playback Mode P ONCE lt initiates playing the loop one time from the loop s start point P LOOP gt initiates playing the loop continuously from the loop s start point 29 TimeFactor User Guide Auxiliary Switches AP LOOP When recording ends loop begins playing automatically and plays continuously Depth Varispeed Resolution The Depth control selects Play Speed resolution When set to SMOOTH resolution is 1 The other Depth control settings allow you to select the Play Speed in musical intervals as follows OCTAVES From two o
32. ccnonnnnnonn ona nann nc naar aca nana ennnen 16 DMI es ias a O neue vs aba AEE 7 Dly Time A amp Dly Time B 18 Fdbk A amp Fdbk B 18 DiGiital Delay tte a tices ote o e ne o a e 8 A AN 8 TapeEcho 8 odDelay 19 A OS 9 B nd Delaye ee eee Ea seen E r aa ANE EEEIEE 9 FilterPong 19 ultiTap 19 REV CRS Ca tareas steers nnncciectes tine escroto tine dos y den cocer aos dente hector Pate dodo done 9 Catch ic A A eee 20 Expression Pell cai A Aaa 20 The Footswitches Play and Bank Mode ooooconcocccccocccconocccononccconnn cn conan cnica ono nonnn conan nn nannnno 21 Play MOG eierne e e e r e A E E A EE 22 Bank MOG Etsen moes easa es e a E E E EE EE E AEE Ei Ii da 22 TEMPO tina a a r dea at G 24 TEMPO ON ORR eeraa e E E de oA cto 24 TAP TOMPO iisen 24 Adjusting Tempo amp Tweaking Delays A E E EE E A EE E 25 TimeFactor User Guide Table of Contents Edited Preset Indication etiniai tinenta idant paaie iia aa daa edana ipi ea iaia diapa 25 Saving Presets dt rs ld A dilo a A aa iced aas 25 Organizing Your Presets in Barks ed a e En EE a e ape AeIE nono nan aan p EE Eaa Dumping Backing up Presets and System Settings z Restoring Presets and System Settini Scr ni r r i a p A Emptying the Loop Bank Mode EAS O E OS 30 AA E aie toed sahbaeleaite aae aaa a sag aske ulate 31 System Mod ivive A AAA EE REE tare 31 To Eniter Exit System Mode a a a m e a a a 31 Sys
33. clipping Occasional flashing is OK If Peak LED is lit solidly reduce the input level either by reducing the signal level fed to TimeFactor or by setting the rear panel input switch to the Line position Y Or UI Es UY NN ZA 14 TimeFactor User Guide The Effects The Effects TimeFactor has nine distinct delay Effects DigitalDelay VintageDelay TapeEcho ModDelay DuckedDelay BandDelay FilterPong MultiTap Reverse and a Looper DiyTime A Dly Time B Fake OA A QA O DigitalDelay BandDelay O Multitap Eventide O VintageDelay O FilterPong e TIMEFACTOR O TapeEcho O MultiTap O ModDelay O Reverse O DuckedDelay Looper e m Na DigitalDelay Twin 3 second delays with independent delay time and feedback controls VintageDelay Simulates the sound of analog and digital delays from days gone by TapeEcho Simulates the hiss wow and flutter of analog tape delay ModDelay odulated delays great for creating chorus effects and chorused delays DuckedDelay The delay levels are dynamically lowered while you re playing and restored to their normal levels when you stop playing BandDelay Delays are followed by user selectable modulated filters FilterPong ee delays ping pong between the outputs with filter effects added for good measure MultiTap 0 delay teps with control
34. could assign a MIDI Continuous Controller to Xnob KB6 CC message values less than 64 will select Play Once and message values 64 or greater will select Play Loop If VintageDelay is then loaded the Xnob parameter sets the amount of hiss In this case the MIDI CC value will control the amount of hiss Note You can set the minimum value to be greater than the maximum value When you do so when the MIDI CC s sends an increasing value the parameter value will decrease Note You can assign more than one external controller to any parameter For example you can use MIDI CC10 to vary Delay Time A from 0 ms to 1270 ms with 10 ms resolution and MIDI CC11 to vary Delay Time A from O ms to 127 ms with 1 ms resolution 36 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree ote While it is possible to assign more than one external controller to any parameter doing so is likely to cause confusion and is not recommended Keep in mind that if you have previously assigned a MIDI CC to a control destination you may want to clear the assignment before setting up a new assignment To clear select the destination parameter and select he source MIDI CC as To Setup the External Control Source ms Press the Right Footswitch to select the external control source field for editing There are two ways to select an external control source Manual Select or Learn Mode For Manual Select simply turn the Encoder to choose the MIDI Control Sourc
35. ctaves down to one octave up 25 50 100 200 OCT 5TH Octaves and fifths 25 37 50 75 100 150 200 DOM7TH Dominant 7 Chord root M3rd 5th m7th represen ing common key modulations 25 32 37 45 50 6 63 75 89 100 126 150 178 200 CHROMATIC Semi tones 25 26 28 30 32 33 35 37 40 42 45 47 50 53 56 59 63 67 71 75 79 84 89 94 100 106 112 119 126 133 140 150 159 168 178 189 200 Speed Varispeed When the Loop is Empty the Speed control lets you select the record speed The choices are SPD 2x Double speed At this record speed the maximum loop length is 6 seconds PEDRINI Normal speed At this record speed the maximum loop length is 12 seconds pep Half speed At this record speed the maximum loop length is 24 seconds BEDANA Quarter speed At this record speed the maximum loop length is 48 seconds After a loop is recorded Varispeed controls the speed of Loop playback over a three octave range from two octaves down 25 to one octave up 200 Play Speed resolution is dependent on the setting of the Depth control Filter Controls the tone of the looped audio Tone control filters are placed at both the input and output of the Looper This allows you to control the tone of the audio that you re recording and then independently control the tone on playback Turning to the left cuts low
36. d to or replaces the previously recorded audio 27 TimeFactor User Guide Looper Press to create Loop End and start Playing from Loop Start The Play Mode setting determines if the Loop is played once or continuously E End recording and stop Dubbing If e is pressed while recording Dubbing begins and the Billboard displays running time D gt 00 00 ot beat count D gt teats While Dubbing the Footswitches are used to Stop Start Dubbing while Pla AN continues The Dub Mode setting determines how the Loop is over gt End Dubbing and Start Pla aying ee Loop Start The Play Mode setting determines if the Loop is played once or continuously E End Dubbing and Stop Playing Playing If gt is pressed while Stopped Playing begins and the Billboard displays running play time P gt 00 00 or beat count P gt beats and the Footswitches are used to e Start Dubbing at the current Loop time The Dub Mode setting determines if the new audio is added to or replaces the previously recorded audio gt Start Playing from Loop Start The Play Mode setting determines if the Loop is played once or continuously E Stop Playing Stopped If MW is pressed while Playing Recording or Dubbing the Loop stops the Billboard displays STOPPED and the Footswitches are used to e Clear Loop and begin recording If autoplay mode is selected AP LOOP loop layback will start when recording reaches the loop end gt
37. dulation and filter parameters as well as parameters that are specific to each Effect In most cases the bottom row control knobs simultaneously set values for both delays and don t provide independent settings for each of the twin delays 16 TimeFactor User Guide Control Knobs Effect Parameters o Mix y ae O O AAN Y O BandDelay h H y ae Eventide TIMEFACTOR 6 O O 08 i Acne Repeat N E N N hold for PLAY BANK mode The following describes the control knob functions for the nine delay effects The Looper requires special controls that are described in the Looper Section of this User Guide Dly Mix Dly Mix Delay Mix controls the relative level of the twin delays Delay A and Delay B TimeFactor has circuitry that detects which input output jacks are being used and adjusts the routing of signals through the Effects algorithm accordingly Dly Mix s mixing behavior depends on whether you re using mono or stereo outputs You only need to read the section that corresponds to your setup Mono Out Output 1 Typical for Guitar and Amp With Dly Mix set to 0 Output 1 will have only Delay A s contribution When set to 50 Output 1 has an equal amount of Delay A and Delay B When set to 100 Output 1 will have only Delay B s contribution Stereo Out Typical for
38. e The choices are BND MIDI Pitch Bend CCO C99 MIDI Continuous Controller messages from 0 to 99 To use the Learn Mode to select the external control source Press the Right Footswitch again LEARN is displayed prompting you to send a MIDI message for automatic Control Source assignment Press the Right Footswitch again to exit LEARN mode and revert to manual source selection Press the Left and Right Footswitches to toggle between Source and Destination to make as many assignments as you wish The default patch is unassigned for all REV CTL destinations Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu XMT CC Control knobs transmit MIDI Continuous Control The default patch is as follows PDL gt C15 KBO gt C22 KB1 gt C23 KB2 gt C24 KB9 gt C31 XMT CC makes it possible to use TimeFactor s Expression Pedal and Control Knobs as MIDI controllers Here s how it works Press the Encoder to select XMT CC You will see two fields split display of the Billboard display showing Control source and Destination assignments An arrow pointing to the left Control Source is flashing if its not press the Left Footswitch to select this field showing his to be the selected field for editing To Select the Control Source f Turn the Encoder knob to select the Control Source The choices are PDL Expression Pedal KBO 9
39. e Bank numbers from 1 to 10 When a new Bank is displayed the Bank is cued and 2 new Presets are ready to go To load the new Preset though you must press one of the other 2 Footswitches Press the Left Foot switch to load Preset 1 om the new Bank or press the Middle Footswitch to load Preset 2 TimeFactor Power Up When TimeFactor turns on it remembers what it was last doing and powers up in the same mode running the same Effect with the same parameter values same tempo same system settings etc With power off relays connect TimeFactor s inputs directly to Its outputs Twin Delays TimeFactor has two inputs and two outputs and gives you the ability to control two delays of up to 3 seconds each These two delays are etd sc Delay A and Delay B Depending on the Effect and your Input Output connections the delays may work on independent inputs and outputs or the delays may be fed from the same input and the delay outputs combined While having the ability to use two delays for your effects is a boon to mankind it can also make life a bit interesting When creating your sounds we recommend setting Dly Mix to 100 Delay A to adjust Delay A s delay time and feedback first Then set Dly Mix to 100 Delay B to adjust Delay B s delay time and feedback By adjusting the delays independently you ll be able to clearly hear what each is doing Once each delay is set the way you like it use Dly Mix to mix the delays and if necessary tweak the t
40. eases with increasing delay Filter A tone control filter that reduces high frequencies to darken the ambient sounds that you create Reverse Xnob Crossfade In Reverse the audio segments are read backwards and must be spliced TimeFactor performs a crossfade at the splice point to prevent abrupt changes that could result in glitching or clicking Xnob sets the rate of the crossfade Small values result in fast crossfades and a more audible rhythm for the reverse effect larger values more gradual 19 TimeFactor User Guide Catchup crossfades and a smoother reverse sound Xnob sets the crossfade rate XFADE from 2 ms to 200 ms Depth Selects the amount of modulation O OFF 10 MAX Speed Sets the delay modulation rate 0 5Hz Filter A low pass high cut filter variable from O no filtering to 100 extreme hi cut Catchup You would expect that when you turn a Parameter Control Knob the parameter s value would change instantly and unless Catchup is enabled it does Instant changes however may not be desirable for all situations and users Consider the following example You have just loaded a Preset and the Preset s value for Dly Time A is 10 ms Now let s say that the Dly Time A Control Knob happens to be at the full clockwise position corresponding to a delay time of 3000 ms If you d like to tweak the actual delay time by a small amount for example from the Preset s value of 10 ms to 20 ms you would reach
41. er is Tap Footswitch The Tap footswitch is used to tap tempo if Tempo is ON or to tap a delay value if Tempo is OFF While tapping with Tempo ON the updated tempo value is displayed by the Billboard in BPM While tapping with Tempo OFF the updated delay value is displayed by the Billboard To turn Tempo ON or OFF press the Encoder When Tempo s state changes the Billboard will briefly display the appropriate message either TMP ON or TMP OFF When Tempo is ON he Tempo LED flashes at the current tempo ote Tapping with Tempo OFF sets both Delays A and B to the same value Bank Mode n Bank Mode the Billboard displays the Bank and Preset Number of the currently running Preset The Left and Middle Footswitches are used to instantly select or Bypass either Preset 1 22 TimeFactor User Guide The Footswitches or Preset 2 Presets are stored in pairs and each pair of Presets is called a Bank There are a maximum of ten Banks a total of twenty Presets The Billboard displays the current Bank and Preset number Banks are numbered from 1 to 10 and Presets are numbered 1 and 2 DigitalDelay BandDelay D VintageDelay FilterPong O TapeEcho O MultiTap O ModDelay O Reverse O DuckedDelay Looper e gt m Red Lite hold for PLAY BANK mode Note The twenty Presets can be based on any of the Effects You can choose to have all 20 presets based on DigitalDelay Or two based on DigitalDelay t
42. et TimeFactor s In Lvl to LINE 10 TimeFactor User Guide Connections Guitar gt Amp Effects Send gt TimeFactor gt Amp Effects Return 0c A Expression Aux Pedal Switch If your Amp has an Effect Loop you can connect TimeFactor s Input to the Amp Effect Loop Send and TimeFactor s Output to the Amp Effect Loop Return Most guitar amp s Effects Loop run at Line Level so set TimeFactor s Input and Output Level Switches to Line 11 TimeFactor User Guide Connections Mixer Effects Send gt TimeFactor gt Mixer Effects Return When connecting TimeFactor to a Mixer set TimeFactor s Input and Output Level Switches to Line TimeFactor User Guide Bypass Bypass It s important to select the TimeFactor Bypass function that works best with your setup TimeFactor gives you the choice of three types of Bypass DSP Bypass Relay Bypass and DSP DLY Bypass TimeFactor s default Bypass setting is DSP Bypass DSP Bypass TimeFactor s default is DSP Bypass When set to DSP Bypass bypassing sends the audio at the DSP s inputs directly to the outputs without any effects processing This type of bypassing works well in most situations Relay Bypass True Bypass Some guitar players prefer a true bypass in which the pedal s electronics are completely disconnected from the signal p
43. et when a MIDI Program Change message is received Pressing the Left Footswitch exits LEARN mode Press the Right Footswitch to select the Bank Preset field indicated by a flashing right hand arrow and turn the Encoder to select the Preset To map another Prg No to another Preset simply press the Left Footswitch again to select the desired Prg No and then the Right Footswitch to map it to the desired Preset Default map Prg No 0 19 map to the 20 Presets starting with Bank 1 1 Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu XMT MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Transmit Map In Bank Mode when a Footswitch is used to recall a Preset a MIDI Program Change message can be transmitted from the MIDI Out jack or USB to control an external device e g another Factor series Stompbox an Eventide Eclipse an Eventide HOOOFW etc To Create a MIDI Program Change transmit map Press the Encoder to access the MIDI transmit map for editing The left field displays the Bank Preset number from 1 1 to 10 2 The right field displays either OFF or the Prg No 0 127 Press the Left Footswitch to select Preset Effect field indicated by a flashing left hand arrow pointing turn the Encoder to select the Preset Press the Right Footswitch to select Prg No field indicated by a flashing right hand arrow pointing to MIDI Program Change turn the AS
44. example DigitalDelay is running the Aux Switch will change the crossover ength Note When a Preset is loaded the switches assume the MIN VAL for the assigned parameters Pressing the switch for the first time after a Preset load will toggle the parameter o MAX VAL Note While it is possible to assign more than one external controller to any parameter doing so is likely to cause confusion and is not recommended To Setup the External Control Source Press the Right Footswitch to select one of three Aux Switches There are two ways to select he Aux Switch Manual Select or Learn Mode For Manual Select simply turn the Encoder to choose the Aux Switch The choices are TIP Aux switch jack tip connection RNG Aux switch jack ring connection T R Aux switch jack tip ring connection To use the Learn Mode to select the external control source Press the Right Footswitch again LEARN is displayed prompting you to press an Aux Switch for automatic assignment Press he Right Footswitch again to exit LEARN mode and revert to manual source selection Press the Left and Right Footswitches to toggle between Source and Destination to make as many assignments as you wish 34 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree The default patches for Aux Switch control are as follows BYP lt gt TIP RPT lt gt RNG TAP lt gt T R REC lt gt TIP PLY lt gt RNG STP lt gt T R The other Aux Switch Control destin
45. f the Effect that you ve been using Selecting Bypass Type Thie Bypass mode is selected in System Mode under BYPASS DSP is the default Here s how to change it E 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BYPASS is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BYP TYP is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select DSP RELAY or DSP DLY Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode NOUR UY NN A 13 TimeFactor User Guide Mix control Note TimeFactor has been carefully designed to not mess with your tone in any of the Bypass settings Note When connecting TimeFactor to a computer we suggest that you use a dedicated audio interface e g a Firewire Interface and to select the type of Bypass that works best for your application Note When TimeFactor is turned Off the relays automatically Bypass the unit This means that if power should accidentally go down while you re playing your guitar signal will not disappear because of TimeFactor Of course if power is down you may have bigger problems Mix Control The Mix control sets the relative levels of the input signal Dry and the Effect Wet Mono Stereo TimeFactor detects which input and output jacks have cables plugged in and the action of the Mix
46. hange message is transmitted whenever a Footswitch is pressed for Preset load Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SYS ID MIDI SysEx ID 1 16 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to choose the MIDI SysEx ID for Backup and Restore of Presets and System settings Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu OUTPUT MIDI Transmit Thru Select XMT THRU Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to select either MIDI out to either transmit XMT TimeFactor MIDI data or pass incoming MIDI data thru TimeFactor Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 39 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree DUMP Dump Select ALL CURRENT PRESETS SYSTEM Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set what is being backed up via SysEx Dump or Dump Request If ALL is selected all saved Presets and System settings are dumped If CURRENT is selected only the currently loaded effect is dumped If PRESETS is selected all 20 Presets are dumped If SYSTEM is selected all System Mode settings are dumped Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu UTILITY Ut
47. he Tip and the switch assigned to the Ring will trigger the function assigned to the Tip Ring The Aux Switches should be pressed independently Refer to www eventidestompboxes com for information on recommended Aux Switches MIDI TimeFactor supports MIDI In Out Thru MIDI can be used to Load and bypass Presets Select Banks Toggle infinite Repeat On and Off Change parameter values Set tempo from MIDI clock Enable TimeFactor s knobs and switches to control other MIDI devices Dump backup Presets and or system settings to a computer NOU UN SD TimeFactor automatically selects either USB or DINS as MIDI Inputs and Outputs If USB is connected DIN5 MIDI activity including MIDI thru is ignored MIDI setup is described in System Mode and a MIDI implementation map can be found later in this User Guide System Mode System Mode is used for settings that cover the overall system such as the Bypass Aux Switch MIDI Expression Pedal etc To Enter Exit System Mode Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter and exit the System Mode Upon exit you re returned to the previous mode either Bank or Play Upon entering System Mode you re at the top level menu selection The Left and Right Footswitch LEDs will flash RED continuously to remind you that you re in this special mode ihe Middle Footswitch LED the Effect Indicator LED and Tempo LED are always OFF in System Mode At the
48. his goal was to give you the flexibility to bend and twist this power in the service of your creativity We ve worked hard to make TimeFactor easy to use We ve done our best to design an ntuitive User Interface to manage and control the awesome power and flexibility packed into every Factor Effects processor We hope that you will take the time to master it We know that yours eager to get going and hope that you ll read this User Guide However if you read nothing else please read The Basics Key Features Eventide s 9 best delay effects plus a Looper Twin delays with up to 3 seconds of delay each Support for instrument and line level connectivity External Expression Pedal and Aux Switch for external control 20 User Presets Instant access to any 2 Presets at a time Bright easy to read Billboard Display Extensive MIDI functionality Software upgrades via USB The Website www eventidestompboxes com is where you ll find Versions of this User Guide in other languages Frequently Asked Questions accessories information and Instructions for downloading software updates TimeFactor User Guide Overview Overview Dry Effect MixPeak LED Twin Delay Mix Effect Control Knobs o a A a A Encoder Switch Tempo LED Effects Billboard Display hold for PLAY BANK mode Left Footswitch Middle Footswitch Right Footswitch Active Bypass Looper Record Re
49. hree based on VintageDelay five based on TapeEcho etc or any combination Loading Presets The Preset numbers correspond to the Left and Middle Footswitches To Bypass the Preset simply press the Footswitch corresponding to the loaded Preset Press again and the Preset becomes active The following attributes are saved with Presets and recalled when Presets are loaded 1 Parameter knob values 2 Mix value 3 Tempo Tap value 4 Tempo On Off status 5 Expression pedal mapping Note TimeFactor can be set up to change the Mix and Tempo values when a Preset is loaded or to ignore the values saved with the Preset While Mix and Tempo values are always saved with the Preset you may prefer to have your current Mix and Tempo stay the same as you switch from Preset to Preset Turn GLOBAL ON to do that With GLOBAL ON the Mix and Tempo values saved with the Preset are ignored and the current Mix and Tempo values are used Global is described later in this User Guide Selecting Preset Banks n Bank Mode the Right Footswitch is used to select the current Bank Tap the Right Footswitch to increment through the active Banks When a Bank is displayed the associated pair of Presets is cued but the new Preset is not yet loaded The next time that either the Left or Middle Footswitch is pressed the corresponding Preset will load from the cued Bank ote If the previous loaded Preset is in Bypass when the footswitch is pressed the newly
50. i Push the Left Footswitch again to set the maximum value for the selected Parameter Control nob The Billboard will display MAX VAL Turn the associated parameter knob to adjust the maximum value The Billboard displays the knob value while you re turning the parameter knob and times out to display the selected MAX VAL when the knob is idle The parameters controlled in this mode are system wide and will apply to all Effects and Presets For example if DigitalDelay was running when you entered System Mode the Delay ix Knob is used to set the relative levels o the two deh ays You could assign an Aux Switch o DlyMix KB1 with MIN VAL set to 100 Delay A and MAX VAL set to 100 Delay B You can then set Delay A s delay time and feedback for one type of delay effect and Delay B s delay time and feedback for a totally different type effect Pressing the switch will toggle between the Delay A effect and the Delay B effect If another Effect or Preset is chosen the Aux Switch will effect the delay mix for the currently loaded effect ow consider another example if VintageDelay was loaded when you entered System Mode you could assign a switch to the Xnob parameter to control the amount of hiss In this case an Aux Switch can be set up to toggle between a little hiss and a lot of hiss e g 3 to 7 In this case if another Effect is loade A the Aux Switch will still control the Xnob parameter If for
51. ility Functions After entering System mode turn the Encoder to select UTILITY then press the Encoder to enter the Utility functions settings mode Turn the Encoder to scroll through the following Utility functions Press the Encoder to select and set CATCHUP Catchup Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn the Encoder to set Catchup ON or OFF With Catchup OFF the Parameter Control Knobs are always active With Catchup ON the Parameter Control Knobs must be turned to the position which corresponds to their current parameter value before they become active The Catchup feature is a good way to prevent inadvertent or abrupt changes to your sound Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu BANKS Select the Number of Active Preset Banks 1 10 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set the total number from 1 to 10 of Preset Banks that are currently active Only Presets saved in active Banks are available for loading using the Footswitches All Presets may still be loaded using MIDI program change Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu GLOBAL Enable Global Tap and Mix Functions ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set Global or Preset for Tap and Mix These are set as a group Values are
52. kly switch between two Presets In Bank Mode just press either the Left or Middle Footswitch to instantly call up your Preset Presets are stored in pairs and each pair of Presets is called a Bank There are a total of 10 Banks ig nd the 20 Presets The Preset Banks are accessed by tapping the Right Footswitch in Bank Mode Play and Bank Footswitch Modes To switch between Play and Bank mode press and hold the Right Footswitch for a few seconds Notice that the Billboard display changes In Play Mode you ll see the name of the Effect that s currently loaded for example DigitalDelay DIGIDLY An ORANGE LED located above the Left Footswitch indicates that the Effect Preset is Active not Bypassed In Bank Mode you ll see the word BANK a number a colon and another number For example BANK 1 1 indicates Preset 1 of Bank 1 A RED LED over either the Left or Middle Footswitch indicates that an Effect Preset is Active Each time that you press and hold the Right Footswitch the mode will change from one mode to the ot Using Play Mode When you re in Play Mode the Footswitches are used to control the Effect that s currently loaded For all nine of the Delay Effects the Left Switch toggles Bypass Active the Middle Switch toggles infinite Repeat On and Off and the Right Switch lets you tap a Tempo For the Looper the Play Mode Footswitches are used as transport controls Record Play and Stop Using Bank Mode Go to Ba
53. l The three Aux Switches are connected to the rear panel 1 4 stereo phone jack TimeFactor detects closures by sensing whether the tip the ring or both the tip and ring are grounded Note that you must use a stereo phone plug when connecting three Aux Switches 32 TimeFactor User Guide System Menu Tree To assign the Aux Switches first press the Encoder to select AUX SW You will see wo fields split display of the Billboard display left right showing Parameter destination and Control source assignments An arrow pointing to the left Parameter is flashing if it s not press the Left Footswitch to select this field showing this to be the selected field for editing To assign the switches first select the TimeFactor parameter or function the destination that you want to externally control Mix for example and then select he Aux Switch that you want to control it with the source To Setup Parameter Destinations Turn the Encoder knob to select an external control destination Destinations include the TimeFactor parameters and functions that can be controlled by one of he Aux Switches The choices are BYP Toggle Bypass Active Bypass type selected in BYPASS BK Increment Bank number switch function BK Decrement Bank number switch function TAP Tap tempo switch function RPT Repeat function P B Toggle between Play and Bank Mode REC Looper Record PLY Looper Play STP
54. low pass high cut filter variable from 0 no filtering to 100 extreme hi cut to change the tone of your delay repeats VintageDelay Xnob Bits Selects the number of bits of resolution Early digital delays used analog to digital converters with limited resolution Theory predicts that each bit equals 6 dB of resolution so that an 8 bit converter would deliver at best a mere 48 dB of dynamic range VintageDelay simulates the effects of limited resolution the sound of nasty digital noise from years gone y Depth Selects the amount of delay modulation 0 0FF 10 MAX Speed Sets the delay modulation rate Filter Controls the filter to simulate the tone of band limited old school delays TapeEcho Xnob Hiss Simulates analog tape hiss Ranges from 0 none to 10 max Tape recorders can be noisy The dirtier the magnetic heads the cheaper the electronics and the crappier or older the tape the hissier the sound Depth Wow Simulates analog tape Wow Wow is a term used to describe relatively slowly changing pitch and amplitude modulations caused by problems with the motor or tape transport that causes the tape s motion across the head to vary A well maintained tape recorder should have no audible Wow Ranges from 0 none to 10 max Speed Flutter Simulates tape machine Flutter Like Wow Flutter is caused when the tape motion across the magnetic heads isn t constant Flutter is a more rapidly changing v
55. must move the Parameter Control Knob to create the Pedal assignment If a Parameter was previously assigned to the Pedal the only way to un assign it is to set the same value for the heel and toe by turning the knob The Expression Pedal settings are not saved automatically If you want to be able to recall your Expression Pedal setting you must perform the Preset Save operation If you load a Preset and the Expression Pedal is not connected the parameter values will be same as they were the last time the Preset was used Note You can set the minimum value to be greater than the maximum value When you do so as the Pedal moves towards the toe the Parameter value will decrease Note The Expression Pedal input supports control elie e inputs from OV to 3V Care must be taken to avoid ground loops If you hear a hum when you ve connected a control voltage source to TimeFactor s Expression Pedal p ti jack then it is likely that the device generating the control voltage is grounded to a different ground than your audio ins and outs Ground loops are notorious difficult to track down and beyond the scope of this User Guide to diagnose The Footswitches Play and Bank Mode TimeFactor s footswitches are multi purpose and operate in one of three modes Play Mode Bank Mode and System Mode In normal use TimeFactor is in either Play Mode or Bank Mode These two operating modes are discussed in this section System Mode is used to set
56. nk mode The Billboard displays the number of the current Preset for example you might see BANK 1 1 This means that you re in Bank 1 and that Preset 1 is loaded If the Preset is Active not a you ll also notice that the Left Footswitch LED is solidly lit If Preset 2 is currently loaded and Active the LED above the Middle Footswitch will be solidly lit Try alternately pressing the Left and Middle Footswitches to load the Presets in the active Bank The Billboard displays either Preset 1 or Preset 2 from the same Bank and the associated Footswitch LED is lit RED To bypass the currently loaded Preset press the Footswitch associated with the lit LED The LED will turn OFF and the Billboard All briefly display BYPASS and then display the Preset hat s in Bypass Press the same switch again to enable the Preset The Billboard briefly displays ACTIVE to indicate that the Preset is enabled TimeFactor User Guide The Basics Changing Banks In Bank Mode 2 of the 20 Presets are instantly accessible In order to access the other 18 Presets you ll have to change Banks TimeFactor gives you the ability to turn Banks on and off This ability is important for performance you can choose to only activate the Banks and Presets that you ll need TimeFactor ships with all Banks 1 10 Active Let s try changing Banks First be sure that you re in Bank mode Now tap the Right Footswitch As you tap the display will increment through th
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58. peat Looper Play Tap Tempo Looper Stop Preset 1 Preset 2 Bank increment Mode Toggle The Basics There are a few basic concepts that you ll have to grasp to use TimeFactor successfully If you read nothing else please read this section The Effects There are ten distinct delay types which we call Effects Select an Effect by turning the Encoder knob Only one Effect can be active at a time Controlling the Effects Each Effect has parameters that can be modified by turning the ten Control Knobs The control knobs allow you to set delay time feedback mix levels and adjust other parameters that change the sound of each Effect Also certain aspects of the Effect can be controlled by the Footswitches Using the Footswitches The Footswitches can be used in two ways Play Mode and Bank Mode In Play Mode the Footswitches are used to control certain aspects of the Effects like Tap Tempo and Infinite Repeat In Bank Mode the Footswitches are used to instantly recall saved versions of the Effects Before we describe the Footswitch modes we ll need to define some terms 5 TimeFactor User Guide The Basics The Presets TimeFactor lets you save an Effect after you ve a a the Control Knobs An Effect along with a particular setting of its parameters is called a Preset TimeFactor lets you save up to 20 Presets Instructions on saving Presets are covered later in this User Guide The Banks TimeFactor lets you quic
59. s for delay time diffusion tap levels and tap spacing Reverse Reverse audio effects Looper 2 second Looper with Dubbing and speed control Selecting Effects The nine delay Effects and the Looper can be selected by turning the Encoder Using the Encoder to select Effects is a good way to get a feel for what TimeFactor can do Turn the Encoder to step through and load each of the Effects As each Effect is selected the Pedi loaded the green LED to the left of the Effect name is lit and the Billboard displays e Effect name 15 TimeFactor User Guide Control Knobs Effect Parameters Control Knobs Effect Parameters When an Effect is selected using the Encoder the Effect s parameter values are set by the current position of the ten control knobs When a control knob is turned the Billboard displays the parameter s name and value The controls are arranged in two rows and grouped according to their functions The control knobs located along the top row are the primary level setting delay times and feedback controls The top row knobs allow you to independently set delay and feedback for each of the twin delays Filter Eventide TIMEFACTOR O Active Repeat hold for PLAY BANK mode The bottom row control knobs set mo
60. still stored with Presets but the stored values are not used if Global is ON With Global ON the current Tap and Mix values are used for all Presets Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SER Serial Number Press the Encoder to display your TimeFactor s unique serial number You ll need to know this number to request support and to download software updates 40 TimeFactor User Guide Software Updates Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SW VER Software Version Press the Encoder to display your TimeFactor s software version Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu Restoring Factory Settings Software Updates Restoring Factory System Settings To restore System settings power up TimeFactor while simultaneously pressing the Right Footswitch and the Encoder until CLEAR SETUP is displayed Restoring Factory Effects Presets and System Settings CAUTION This function will overwrite any Presets that you have saved To restore Factory Presets and all System settings power up TimeFactor while simultaneously pressing the Middle Footswitch and the Encoder until INITIALIZING is displayed Software Updates TimeFactor s software can be
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62. the sound change between the two settings After a few seconds of pedal and knob inactivity the LED will stop flashing When the LED is solidly lit you can turn any of the Parameter Control Knobs to change the sound without changing the Expression Pedal mapping When the Expression Pedal is used the BillBoard will display the changing value If the Expression Pedal has been set up to control a single parameter the display will show the parameter name and value in the same way as i you were turning the Control Knob If the Expression Pedal has been set up to control muhi le parameters the display indicates the pedal value from 0 to 100 and the parameters that are changing In this display the ten parameter Knobs are shown as dots and when the Pedal is used the column above each dot is used to indicate that the Pedal is controlling that parameter Since any n number of parameters can be programmed to respond to the pedal it s important to learn how to un assign parameters Let s say that you ve programmed the Pedal to control Delay Time A from 0 to 500 msec Delay Time B from 250 msec to 750 msec and Fdbk A from 0 to 100 Now you d like to un assign Fdbk A and have it fixed at 50 feedback rather than have it change when the Pedal moves Here s what you do 1 Press the Pedal to full heel and turn the Fdbk A knob to 50 2 Press the Pedal to full toe Turn the Fdbk A knob away from 50 and back to 50 Remember you
63. upgraded over USB To enable the software update power up while pressing the Middle Footswitch until UPDATE is displayed Information on software updating can be found at www eventidestompboxes com 41 TimeFactor User Guide MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O Yes Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X No Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default 1 16 1 16 Changed 1 16 1 16 ode Detault 3 1 essages X X Altere X X ote Number True Voice X X After Touch Key s X X Channels X X Pitch Bender O O Control Change 0 127 O O CCO CC99 Program Change True O O System Exclusive O O ID XX Bulk Dump A AN OCA EO System Common Song Pos X X Song Select X X Tune X System Real Time Cloc X O Commands x O Looper Start Stop Continue Aux Messages Local ON OFF X X All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X Reset X X Notes 42 TimeFactor User Guide Specifications Specifications Analog I O Input Impedance 500K ohms Output Impedance 470 ohms Recommended Load Impedance 10K ohms or greater Connectors Input 1 mono 1 4 inch mono phone jack Input 2 1 4 inch mono phone jack Output 1 mono 1 4 inch mono phone jack Output 2 inch mono phone jack Expression Pedal 1 4 inch mono phone jack Aux Switch 1 4 inch stereo phone jack USB Type B Socket Use USB 2 0 cables only A
64. win delays settings again Can Two Effects Be Used Simultaneously No When you load an Effect it runs on both channels Effects can be used as Stereo In Stereo Out Mono In Stereo Out or Mono In Mono Out Looper is an exception it s Mono In Mono Out only TimeFactor is smart enough to know what cables are connected and to automatically route the twin delays for your set up TimeFactor User Guide Connections Connections TimeFactor is designed to be flexible and can support both instrument and line level inputs and outputs Rear panel toggle switches allow you to independently select input and output levels Audio Inputs and Outputs accept standard mono unbalanced 1 4 phone plugs Expression Pedal Jack Auxiliary Switch Jack Input 2 Jack Input 1 Jack mono Out Thru Seo Expression gan dem Output Input moma St a Y wm 6 o AO O k g lo D E ai MIDI Out Thru MIDIIn Power Input USB Input Type B Output 2 Jack Output 1 Jack mono Output level Switch Input level Switch TimeFactor can be connected directly to your guitar behind another pedal in your Amp s effects loop or to your mixer s send return or insert Given the variety of guitars effects pedals amps and mixers we can t describe a best setup The setup should be driven by you and the sound that you re going for That writ here are some suggestions and typical setups

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