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GETTING STARTED 

WITH THE  

EBS RETRACER

14

USER GUIDE

HOW TO USE AND CALIBR ATE  
AN EXPRESSION PEDAL WITH RETR ACER

A. 

ACTIVATE/DEACTIVATE EXP

 

Press and hold down 

B

  and press 

A

  to enter 

Settings Menu

 
Scroll to sub menu ”Inputs” with the 

LEVEL

 control knob. 

 
Press 

B

  to enter sub menu and use 

LEVEL

 

to scroll to ”EXP”.  

Then use 

DELAY

  to change value. 

 
If your expression pedal is using external power, choose ”ACTIVE”, 
if it is not powered, choose ”PASSIVE”. Now proceed to 

B

 
The ”OFF” option deactivates the expression pedal input feature. 

B. 

CALIBRATE EXP

 

After you have choosen ACTIVE or PASSIVE, scroll down in the same 
sub menu using 

LEVEL

 to either ”AUTOCAL EXP”, “MANCAL EXP” 

or “SET EXP MID” and use 

DELAY

  to activate calibration sequence. 

 

AUTOCAL EXP 

(auto calibration) 

Move the pedal all the way back and fourth until the resolution (“res”) 
no longer increases on the screen. The maximum resolution is now 
reached. 
 
Press 

TAP/SET

 to end calibration sequence. 

 
Press 

TAP/SET

 once again to save settings and exit. 

 

MANCAL EXP

 (manual calibration) 

With MANCAL option it is possible to restrain the modulation action 
between two points of the expression pedals physical range. 
 
Move the pedal to the desired position where the action should 

start

, hit 

TAP/SET

 
Move the pedal to the desired position where the action should 

end

, hit 

TAP/SET

 
Now proceed to SET MID. 
 

A.

B.

MIDI 

3.5MM 

MINI-TELE

IN

THRU

1

4

2

5

3

Source

Gnd

Sink

AUX IN or 
LOOP RETURN

EXPRESSION or 
CV PEDAL INPUT

AUX OUT or

LOOP SEND

STEREO OUT

(in Stereo & Dual mode)

EXTERNAL TAP

FOOTSWITCH

(momentary)

MASTER 
CHANNEL IN
(mono)

MASTER

CHANNEL OUT

(mono)

IMPORTANT!
USE ONLY MONO 
PLUG FOR THIS INPUT

 

For future use.

STEREO INPUT

(in Stereo & Dual mode)

MIDI 

3.5MM 

MINI-TELE

IN

THRU

1

4

2

5

3

Source

Gnd

Sink

AUX IN or 
LOOP RETURN

EXPRESSION or 
CV PEDAL INPUT

AUX OUT or

LOOP SEND

STEREO OUT

(in Stereo & Dual mode)

EXTERNAL TAP

FOOTSWITCH

(momentary)

MASTER 
CHANNEL IN
(mono)

MASTER

CHANNEL OUT

(mono)

IMPORTANT!
USE ONLY MONO 
PLUG FOR THIS INPUT

 

For future use.

STEREO INPUT

(in Stereo & Dual mode)

Summary of Contents for RETRACER DELAY

Page 1: ...VERVIEW OF EXPERT MODE 5 GETTING STARTED IN EASY MODE 6 EASY EXPERT MODE OPERATIONS 6 EXTENDED EDITING IN EXPERT MODE 8 REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE SETTINGS MENU SUB MENUS 10 HOW TO CONNECT THE RETRACER W...

Page 2: ...ng them Easy Mode is probably what you will use when you are on stage Expert Mode unlocks more editing features and might be where you will operate when you build fine tune and organize your own prese...

Page 3: ...Footswitch Navigation if Footswitch Navigation is active Go to Previous preset in the bank when footswitch navigation function is active Multi functional switch for Tap tempo Set save changes Hold del...

Page 4: ...nd press A to access the Settings Menu 2 Use the LEVEL control to scroll through the menu press B to open up a labels sub menu and use the DELAY knob to change the parameter values that show up in the...

Page 5: ...ecific parameters that you can change and save with your preset To enter the first layer of engine parameters simply press B or A You will now see the name of the engine that your preset is based on I...

Page 6: ...s B or A repeatedly until you find the desired subdivision Use Quick Save as described below to save the changes to your preset 4 PROGRAM PRESET QUICK SAVE Use the Quick Save function to save changes...

Page 7: ...py Move Swap or Label Execute or unfold selected operation by pressing TAP SET When Label operation is selected and unfolded a Turn the LEVEL control to choose character b Use B to move to the next ch...

Page 8: ...seful if an engine goes into stall because of excessive feedback EXTENDED EDITING IN EXPERT MODE 10 CHANGE TO EXPERT MODE The Expert mode unlocks all features available in the Retracer Enter the SETTI...

Page 9: ...eedback loop and stops feedback tail when used BYPASS TB True bypass relay TAIL Tail mode buffered bypass BUF Buffered bypass no tail SMOOTH OFF Disabled ON Allows smooth transitions tails between pro...

Page 10: ...is mode while HOLDING Active PRGSTEP ALL BANK Sets program step within bank rather than within all entries DEFAULTS SETTINGS these will be the default value for all engines when creating a new program...

Page 11: ...Change 31 0 31 1 31 2 31 3 31 4 31 5 31 6 31 7 31 ON Remaps internal banks to fit into first two MIDI banks A B C D E F G Z 0 0 0 0 32 0 64 0 96 1 0 1 32 1 64 1 96 Midi Bank Program Change 31 0 31 0 6...

Page 12: ...UX OUT or LOOP SEND STEREO OUT in Stereo Dual mode EXTERNAL TAP FOOTSWITCH momentary MASTER CHANNEL IN mono MASTER CHANNEL OUT mono IMPORTANT USE ONLY MONO PLUG FOR THIS INPUT For future use STEREO IN...

Page 13: ...ems You can also reach the menu by pressing B repeatadely until you reach the menu The difference is you will then walk through all the available parameter settings layer for the selected engine befor...

Page 14: ...SET to end calibration sequence Press TAP SET once again to save settings and exit MANCAL EXP manual calibration With MANCAL option it is possible to restrain the modulation action between two points...

Page 15: ...the desired parameters to the sound you would like to modulate to Again Hold TAP and press ACTIVE This will end exp record mode and the blinking E will now be fixed to indicate that this program is u...

Page 16: ...already saved exp parameters wont change as long as you don t modify them Don t forget to exit exp record mode when done To modify the starting position heel down of an expression parameter just modi...

Page 17: ...ebs retracer delay workstation and click on the Download tab to register for the Retracer email list for instant news about firmware and software updates tutorials and other useful info related to yo...

Page 18: ...0mA max 18V DC power in has no other effect on headroom or performance Dimensions with xternals W x H x D 3 3 x 4 5 x 1 9 83 x 115 x 48 mm Weight 414 gr 0 92 lb Subject to change without notice w w w...

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