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Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo v2.0 Instruction Manual

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Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo v2.0

Instruction Manual

Contents

1. Intro

2

2. Pedal Diagram

3

3. Wave Shapes

6

4. Centre Shift

9

5. Tempo Multiplier

10

6. Dark Waves Controller Inputs

11

7. Pre-Amp or Effects Loop Placement

13

8. Outro

14

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Summary of Contents for Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo v2.0

Page 1: ... Vein Tap com Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo v2 0 Instruction Manual Contents 1 Intro 2 2 Pedal Diagram 3 3 Wave Shapes 6 4 Centre Shift 9 5 Tempo Multiplier 10 6 Dark Waves Controller Inputs 11 7 Pre Amp or Effects Loop Placement 13 8 Outro 14 Vein Tap com 2018 ...

Page 2: ...old school analogue tone circuitry which can help you create fantastic tremolo sounds This manual will describe the Dark Waves controls and options Read thoroughly and soon you will be the master of the Dark Waves and you ll know exactly how to create your own custom tremolo sounds Thanks again for choosing the Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo pedal from Vein Tap com and remember that if you need any ...

Page 3: ...entre negative 9v power supply here Most standard power supplies will work if it ll power a Boss pedal it ll power the Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo 2 Input plug your guitar or the previous effects pedal in your chain in here 3 Output plug your amp or the next pedal in your chain in here Vein Tap com 2018 ...

Page 4: ...the included TRRS cable here See page 11 for more info about the Dark Waves Controller If you don t own the Dark Waves Controller you can tap the tempo in without a tempo LED by connecting a standard Normally Open momentary footswitch such as a standard Vein Tap tap tempo pedal or the tap tempo footswitch on the Holy Era Tap Tempo Delay 7 Wave Shape Selector see page 6 for more details about this ...

Page 5: ...ultiplier Control see page 10 for more details about this control 10 Rate Control controls how fast the tremolo wave is from 20 seconds per cycle at 1 to 12 5 cycles per second at 11 11 Centre Shift Control see page 9 for more details about this control Vein Tap com 2018 ...

Page 6: ...engaged the upper 8 wave forms are available When engaged the lower 8 wave forms are available See the Dark Waves Controller chapter on page 11 for more details The wave shapes in order are 1 Ramp Up signal travels from full silence at the beginning of the cycle to full volume at the end 2 Ramp Down signal travels from full volume at the beginning of the cycle to full silence at the end 3 Pulse no...

Page 7: ...avels quickly to and from the nadir of the wave and slowly at the zenith of the wave 8 Random Levels signal randomly changes volume with no slope in between points 9 Ramp Oct like the Ramp Up wave shape with a sudden dip in the middle of the wave 10 Quad Ramp four rapid down ramps which stay down on the fourth ramp for an equal amount of time 11 Quad Pulse four rapid square wave pulses which stay ...

Page 8: ...ler wave in the parent wave s centre 14 Sine 3rd Two positive sine waves followed by two negative sine waves 15 Sine 4th One half one full and one half positive sine wave followed by one half one full and one half negative sine wave 16 Random Slopes signal slopes between random levels Vein Tap com 2018 ...

Page 9: ...int of a wave and move it This is best expressed graphically In this example we re using the triangle wave shape The Centre Shift control moves the exact centre of the wave shape so the equivalent change on the Sine Wave shape would be This can be applied to all waves except both Random wave shapes which can be neither tamed nor reasoned with Vein Tap com 2018 ...

Page 10: ...he multipliers are from left to right 1 Half note or minim Tempo is read at 50 2 Quarter note or crotchet Tempo is read as set 3 Dotted quarter note or triplet crotchet Tempo is read at 150 4 Eighth note or quaver Tempo is read at 200 5 Dotted eighth note or triplet quaver Tempo is read at 300 6 Sixteenth note or semiquaver Tempo is read at 400 Using the Tempo Multiplier allows you to get untappab...

Page 11: ...remolo pedal by adding an external tap tempo footswitch on the right and a tempo multiplier footswitch on the left 1 Dark Waves Controller Output connects to the lower left input on the Dark Waves point number 6 on the pedal diagram on page 3 of this manual with a TRRS cable 2 Tap Tempo In Out connects to a compatible momentary Normally Open tap tempo input on an Vein Tap com 2018 ...

Page 12: ...rols if the tempo is set manually 4 Tap Tempo Footswitch allows you to override the tempo set by the Rate control by tapping the switch twice The Dark Waves reads the time between two taps and sets that amount of time as the new Rate Override this by turning the Rate control or by tapping in a new tempo 5 Alternate Waveset Footswitch use this latching footswitch to select the alternate waveset sho...

Page 13: ...ing the effect before your amp s input will make the effect a little more subtle especially on high gain amplifiers and doubly so when the effect is put before drive distortion pedals As always there s nothing more fun than experimenting with your tone so find out what your friends and bandmates would do ask on the forums consider the fact that modulation effects such as tremolo traditionally go i...

Page 14: ...soon becomes an essential part of your pedalboard Remember that your Dark Waves Tap Tempo Tremolo pedal enjoys a lifetime guarantee so if ever you have any problems get in touch with me at info vein tap com and I ll put any problems right or answer any questions you may have Enjoy your new pedal and thanks again for choosing Vein Tap com All the best Ben Vein Tap com Vein Tap com 2018 ...

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