DryBell Vibe Machine V-2, Option Manual

Page 1: ...DryBell Guitar Effects Vibe Machine V 2 Advanced Options User s manual rev 1 07 2016 www drybell com DryBell Doc No DM0958 Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...otentiometer taper curve fine tuning 9 Expression pedal direction reversal 9 External footswitch type selection 9 Cancel function type selection 9 Cancel delay adjustment 10 Tap tempo multiplier selection for T10 position 10 Internal incandescent light bulb lamp on or off when the pedal is in bypass 10 System led on or off when the pedal is in bypass 10 Expression pedal speed limit function 11 Spe...

Page 3: ... expression pedal for Tap Tempo mode rocking the pedal to set the speed Users that have a Mission Engineering EP 100K expression pedal that they used with earlier versions of the Vibe Machine V 1 can use it normally for the V 2 too Instead of an expression pedal you can use an external footswitch for controlling the Fast Slow Leslie mode Two speed mode Tap Tempo mode or Cancel mode For Tap Tempo y...

Page 4: ...ngs or Leslie delay when the pedal is operated in E2 E3 or S5 mode Figure 1 Speed potentiometer label MAX MIN E1 T10 E2 T9 E3 T8 S5 X7 S4 S6 EXTERNAL FOOTSWITCH MODES SETUP MODE LABELS EXPRESSION PEDAL MODES SETUP MODE LABELS TAP TEMPO MULTIPLIERS SETUP MODE LABELS NO PEDAL FUNCTION SETUP MODE LABEL SEE CHAPTERS 5 3 5 4 5 6 4 PEDAL JACK MODE AND SETUP MODE FUNCTIONS The Vibe Machine V 2 has two di...

Page 5: ...ion of your chosen mode is now complete Once this procedure is over the pedal continues to work in your selected PEDAL mode of course only if you have something plugged into the PEDAL jack If nothing is plugged into the PEDAL jack the SPEED pot will control speed normally After unplugging the power supply the V 2 keeps the PEDAL mode you have stored in its internal memory so there is no need to re...

Page 6: ...e 9 5 4 PEDAL MODE E3 E3 mode for expression pedal is for those who want to use all available features and automatic switching activity from speed pot to expression pedal PEDAL mode E3 is a combination of modes E1 and E2 Turning the SPEED pot changes speed of pulsations full speed range from MIN to MAX system LED flashing green If an expression pedal is currently active turning the SPEED pot from ...

Page 7: ...the user enters the procedure for programming SPEED 2 speed and Leslie ramp delay 5 7 1 FAST SPEED AND LESLIE RAMP DELAY SETUP PROCEDURE 1 Swivel the speed pot to enter the FAST SLOW programming procedure Entering that process after swivelling the speed pot is signalled with the LED blinking red and after that the LED will start to blink orange 2 Turn the speed pot from MIN to MAX to set your desi...

Page 8: ... values of their desired settings After selecting the desired parameter by rotating the speed pot again the user must press the footswitch to save the new parameter value into the pedal s memory and then the pedal will continue to work normally 6 2 EXAMPLE OF CHANGING SETUP PARAMETER If you don t have an expression pedal at the moment but you own a passive volume pedal and you are curious as to ho...

Page 9: ...n pedal you can fine tune the speed contour For the same physical position of an exp pedal you will have different speeds with different tapers A B or C selected E1 E2 E3 TAPER A normal S4 S5 S6 X7 TAPER B faster speeds prevail T8 T9 T10 TAPER C slower speeds prevail TAPER A MENU 1 3 E3 EXPRESSION PEDAL DIRECTION REVERSAL You can use the two directions of an expression pedal max speed on toe down ...

Page 10: ...sets on the speed pot positions T8 x1 T9 x2 and T10 when the V 2 pedal is used in Tap Tempo mode In this setup menu the T10 multiplier can be customized by user E1 x0 5 E2 x1 E3 x1 5 S4 x2 S5 x2 5 S6 x3 X7 x3 5 T8 x4 T9 x4 5 T10 x5 x3 MENU 1 8 T8 INTERNAL INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB LAMP ON OR OFF WHEN THE PEDAL IS IN BYPASS Is it possible to turn the internal photocell s incandescent light bulb off w...

Page 11: ...ing on your chosen speed You can choose from two different types of Vibrato intensity curve one standard or one with an even more pronounced Vibrato effect on higher speeds E1 E2 E3 S4 S5 STANDARD VIB1 CURVE S6 X7 T8 T9 T10 MORE PRONOUNCED VIBRATO EFFECT ON HIGHER SPEED VIB2 CURVE STANDARD VIB1 CURVE MENU 2 14 S4 CHORUS INTENSITY CURVE Also see chapter 12 The Vibe Machine changes Chorus intensity ...

Page 12: ...ess it is very important to move your expression pedal fully up and fully down with the force that you would usually use while playing or slightly less Some expression pedals have rubber stoppers that depending on the force used can be pressed more or less during calibration The calibration procedure will register the end positions of the expression pedal including any pressure put on the rubber s...

Page 13: ... not correct The power supply voltage can only be checked using the settings described above and only during power up there is no other way to perform this task Table 3 Shows the powering up sequence when power voltage is OK Powering up The period in which the system measure and analyze the power supply voltage If the power line is OK regarding voltage range and noise the system LED will light con...

Page 14: ... MENU 1 E2 Table 2 Figure 2 11 2 FINE TUNING CURVES WITH SPEED LIMIT FUNCTION ENABLED These curves show examples how expression pedal positions 0 100 generate speed frequencies depending on selected taper A B or C if the speed limit function Setup mode 11 and 12 is set to 5Hz maximum You can change these fine tuning curve settings in SETUP MENU 1 E2 Table 2 Figure 3 0 Hz 2 Hz 4 Hz 6 Hz 8 Hz 10 Hz ...

Page 15: ...too but has the same curve for Vibrato and Chorus mode This is the reason why V 1 users decrease the Intensity a lot when they switch from Chorus to Vibrato mode This V 2 intensity feature helps when the expression pedal is used because the pedal keeps the character of the sound for most speed settings The V 2 has this feature for both Chorus or Vibrato mode The Intensity curves shown below are re...

Page 16: ...tip impedance of the PEDAL jack is 440 kOhm The sleeve of the PEDAL jack is connected directly to the system ground The ring impedance is 1 2 kOhm and can be connected directly to ground via a mono jack without damage The PEDAL jack has overvoltage and static discharge protection Figure 5 Expression pedal wiring diagram tip to wiper PEDAL TOE DOWN HEEL DOWN SHAFT VIEW SLEEVE TIP RING Figure 6 Exte...

Page 17: ...ly voltage Incorrect use of system functions Check this User s manual Expression pedal doesn t have full speed range Incorrect exp pedal calibration Check chapter 8 Expression pedal physically doesn t have full resistance range Expression pedal not working at all or not working correctly Wrong PEDAL mode Check chapter 5 Wrong expression pedal cable or wiring Check chapter 13 External footswitch fu...

Page 18: ...able Page 11 setup menu 13 and 14 Chorus and Vibrato intensity curve corrected setup menu positions order 20 Jan 2017 1 3 Corrected Setup Menu table Page 11 setup menu 16 17 and 18 corrected factory modes numbering 05 Sep 2018 1 4 Warranty changed from one year to two years VibeMachine and DryBell are trademarks of Almet Stubica d o o Uni Vibe is registered trademark of Jim Dunlop Manufacturing Le...