Alexander SUPER Neo-Matic User manual

USER MANUAL
Neo-Matic
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About AlexAnder PedAls
Alexander Pedals builds hand-crafted eects pedals in Garner, North Carolina. Each Alexander
Pedal is meticulously voiced and tweaked by our sonic scientists to achieve sounds that are
both instantly familiar yet completely unique.
Alexander Pedals are designed by Matthew Farrow and a group of trusted players, builders,
and friends. Matthew has been building guitar pedals since the late 1990s, rst with Pharaoh
Ampliers, and now with Disaster Area Designs. Matthew has designed some of the most
innovative eects units on the market, including some big names he’s not allowed to tell you
about.
Alexander Pedals was started for two reasons - to make great tones, and to do good. The
great tones part you probably have some idea about. As for doing good, Alexander Pedals
donates a portion of the prots from every pedal sold to charity, whether you buy from us
or our dealers. Matthew’s younger brother Alex passed away in 1987 of a form of cancer
called neuroblastoma. Alexander Pedals honors his memory by helping in the ght to end
childhood cancer.
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Contents
IntroductIon ..........................................1
GettInG Started .....................................1
SoundS and controlS ...........................2
loadInG and SavInG PreSetS .................4
WarP! ......................................................5
SettInG uPYour Pedal .........................6
exPreSSIon Pedal....................................7
neo FootSWItch .....................................8
MIdI conFIGuratIon ..............................9
MIdI coMMandS ................................. 10
SPecIFIcatIonS....................................... 10

1
Super Neo-Matic is pretty much like any other pedal. Plug in on the right side, then plug the
lower jack on the left side to your amp or next pedal. Power it up, hit the footswitch and see
what happens!
Want to hear some sounds that we like? Hold down the BYPASS footswitch to load in the
factory presets. We put four cool tones in the pedal for you to tweak.
Experiment. Turn the knobs. Push the buttons. We think you’ll nd something you like.
GettinG stArted
introduCtion
If you’re reading this then you probably know what you have in your hands. This pedal is a
digital time modulator with insane possibilities, based on a certain strange traveler from long
ago. Born in the cornelds of Iowa, this digital device graced the pedalboards of some people
you probably know. Unfortunately most of the originals are now either incredibly expensive,
broken, or both.
We’ve taken the concepts behind the OG pedal and re-implemented them with a modern
digital signal processor (DSP.) We’re able to use the technological advances of the intervening
25 years to improve the audio quality and increase the delay time. If you prefer the low-
delity original sound, you can get that, too!
We’ve wrapped it all up in a pedalboard-friendly package with MIDI, presets, and expression
pedal support. In other words, we’ve made the pedal we actually wanted back in 1996.
GUITAR /
INSTRUMENT
INPUT
EFFECT
OUTPUT
MULTIJACK
RAMP
FOOTSWITCH
BYPASS
FOOTSWITCH
SELECT
BUTTON
MODE LEDS
MAIN LED
USB PORT 9V DC POWER
RAMP LED BYPASS LED
Messing with the knobs will get you a long way, but there is a lot to this pedal just under the
surface. When you’re ready to dive in to the advanced features of your new pedal, read on.

2
sounds And Controls
Super Neo-Matic does a lot of stu, but that doesn’t mean that it’s hard to use! Generally you
can just turn the knobs on the pedal and explore new sounds, but we put a few extra controls
on the pedal that we think you can use.
We’ve done our best to capture the compressed and gritty tone of a certain original ‘90s pedal,
along with some of its characteristic glitches and problems. If you want that experience use
the VINTAGE modes. If you prefer more pristine audio but still want to get your modulation
on, try the MODERN modes.
Tap the center Select button to move to the next Eect Mode. You’ll notice that the small
LEDs in the center of the pedal change to show the current Eect Mode.
If you hold the center Select button, you can access the“Alt Functions” for the pedal knobs.
Here’s a run-down on what all of the knobs do in each Eect Mode of the pedal.
VINTAGE TRIANGLE (upper green) Modulates the delay line with a triangle LFO wave
shape, great for chorus, vibrato, anger, and organ eects. This mode runs at a lower sample
rate and bit depth for an authentic‘90s digital experience. Higher settings of Depth can cause
glitching, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
MODERN TRIANGLE (lower green) Modulates the delay line with a triangle LFO wave
shape as above, but this mode runs the DSP at full 24-bit, 50kHz sampling for much higher au-
dio quality. We’ve also tweaked the control ranges to ensure that no glitches occur no matter
where you set the Depth control.
MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS
LFO
RATE
MIX
LFO
DEPTH
FEED
BACK
DELAY
TIME
LEVEL
RAMP
RATE
HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST
MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS
LFO
RATE
MIX
LFO
DEPTH
FEED
BACK
DELAY
TIME
LEVEL
RAMP
RATE
HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST

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sounds And Controls (Continued)
VINTAGE RANDOM (upper red) Random delay modulation! Set the Depth knob low for
subtle doubling and chorus eects, or up high to make some robot barf. The vintage version
of this mode uses a low bit rate and sampling frequency to get real gritty. Higher Depth
settings can cause glitching.
MODERN RANDOM (lower red) Random modulation eects, but with the DSP run at
full speed and bit rate for full audio clarity. We’ve also tweaked the control ranges to keep the
glitching out of your audio.
MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS
MIX FEED
BACK
DELAY
TIME
LEVEL
RAMP
RATE
HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST
MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS
RANDOMNESS
MIX
DEPTH
FEED
BACK
DELAY
TIME
LEVEL
RAMP
RATE
HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST
RANDOMNESS DEPTH

4
loAdinG And sAvinG Presets
Have you ever spent a lot of time tweaking your gear to get the sounds you really love, only to
nd that your pedal knobs moved between your practice space and the gig? Or maybe you
need a lot of sounds but don’t have a ton of room on your board for multiple pedals?
Presets to the rescue!
Super Neo-Matic and all of our other Neo Series pedals have built-in preset capability. That
means you can save and recall four sounds from a single pedal with no extra hardware or
funny business. If you do have a MIDI controller, the preset capability expands to 16!
1
2
3
4
To load a preset, simply hold down the BYPASS
footswitch for 1 second.
The upper LED will blink one, two, three, or
four times to indicate the current preset and
you’re all set!
ALL of the pedal settings are recalled as part
of the preset - knob positions, expression
settings, and eect modes.
HOLD
To save the current preset, press and hold the
center Select button, then hold the BYPASS
footswitch down.
The upper LED will blink to indicate the preset that
was saved.
1
2
HOLD
HOLD
1
2
3
4
If you’re using a MIDI controller to access presets
on your Neo Series pedal, just send a program
change (PC) message to load a preset.
You can access an additional 12 presets using MIDI
for a total of 16.
To save presets 5-16, load in the preset by sending
a MIDI program change then edit its settings.
Once satised, save as normal. The current
settings will save in the current preset.
SAVE
LOAD

5
rAmP FootswitCh
Super Neo-Matic features an advanced expression functionality
using the secondary footswitch on the pedal. This allows you to
seamlessly morph between two dierent pedal settings with a
single tap of your toe.
Tap the left footswitch on the pedal to begin the RAMP eect - you
will see the RAMP LED light up and the main LED will fade from
white to blue if the pedal is engaged. You will then hear the pedal
slide from its current settings to the RAMP settings.
If you want to engage RAMP for a short time, for example to
accentuate a phrase, you can hold the left footswitch to engage
To set the normal and RAMP sounds on Super Neo-Matic, rst tap
the left footswitch until the RAMP LED is o.
Next, turn the knobs to set the sound you want for the normal
setting. Please note that the alternate knob functions may also be
set at this time!
Finally, tap the left footswitch until the RAMP LED is on and set the
knob positions as desired for your RAMP sound!
TAP TO TOGGLE
RAMP!
HOLD FOR
MOMENTARY
OFF
SET NORMAL
POSITIONS
ON
SET RAMP
POSITIONS
TAP
You can set the RAMP to activate instantly or slowly - hold the Select button and
turn the RAMP RATE (upper right) knob to set.

6
settinG uPYour PedAl
Your Neo Series pedal has a few user settings
stored in memory. These settings include the
function of the MultiJack on the left side of the
pedal, LED brightness, and others.
To enter setup, power on the pedal and then
hold down the center Select button. Release
the button when you see the center LED turn
violet.
TAP TO SELECT MULTIJACK FUNCTION
UPPER PROGRAM LED WILL SHOW
TURN TO SET
FOOTSWITCH
FUNCTION
GREEN = RAMP
CYAN = PRESET
HOLD
TAP
Tap the center Select button to assign the
MultiJack function. The upper small LED will
change to show this function.
Green: Expression Pedal Input
Orange: Footswitch Input
Red: MIDI Input
Turn the upper left knob to set the function
of the external footswitch, if congured. The
upper large LED will change to show this
function.
Green: Trigger Ramp
Cyan: Advance One Preset
Turn the lower right knob to set the brightness
of the main and lower LEDs.
The lower left knob sets the dry signal routing
in eect mode.
Green: Analog dry signal, clean signal at all
times.
Red: DSP dry signal, better phase response
but the dry signal gets darker at lower clock
rates.
Hold the center Select button to save and exit
setup.
If you have changed the function of the
MultiJack, we recommend you power the Neo
Series pedal o and back on in order to ensure
the jack is congured properly.
LED
BRIGHT
DRY SIGNAL
SELECT
GREEN =
ANALOG
RED = DSP
GREEN = EXPRESSION PEDAL
ORANGE = FOOT SWITCH
RED = MIDI
HOLD HOLD TO SAVE
AND EXIT
HOLD TO
ENTER SETUP

7
exPression PedAl
Super Neo-Matic supports most types of expression pedals for performance control.
We recommend the Roland EV-5 and Moog EP-3, but just about any expression pedal that
uses a TRS cable should work. The supported expression wiring is SLEEVE = 0V, RING = 3.3V,
TIP = 0-3.3V.
Before connecting your expression pedal, make sure that you have set up the MultiJack to
read expression! The instructions are covered in the Setting Up Your Pedal section on page
6.
The expression pedal can control all of the pedal knobs, just like the RAMP footswitch. The big
dierence is that the RAMP footswitch always ramps between settings at the rate you set with
the RAMP knob, and the expression pedal ramps as you move the pedal.
You can use the RAMP footswitch to set the expression pedal values, and vice versa. This
allows you to connect an expression pedal when you have room on your board or use the
RAMP footswitch when you don’t!
SET HEEL DOWN
POSITIONS
SET TOE DOWN
POSITIONS
Connect your expression pedal to the MultiJack with a TRS cable. Engage the pedal and
sweep the pedal - you should see the upper LED change colors and the sound should change.
Set the expression pedal to its
HEEL DOWN position.
Turn the pedal knobs to set the
sound you want for the HEEL
DOWN position.
Next, set the expression pedal to
its TOE DOWN position.
Move the knobs to the desired
settings for TOE DOWN.
That’s it!
Just like with the RAMP footswitch, all of the knobs on the pedal can be controlled with the
expression pedal except RAMP RATE, PITCH LOCK, and the mode selection.
Once you have set the sounds you like, don’t forget to save your preset! Changes you make to
a preset are lost if you power o the pedal or load another preset without saving!

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neo FootswitCh
Super Neo-Matic also supports our Neo Footswitch for preset Select or Ramp functions.
To use the Neo Footswitch, you’ll need to congure Super Neo-Matic to use its MultiJack for
footswitch input. Consult the instructions on page 6, Setting Up Your Pedal.
Connect the Neo Footswitch to your Super Neo-Matic using the provided TRS cable.
If you have congured the pedal correctly, you should see the LED on the Neo Footswitch
light up and change as you tap the footswitch.
SERIES
1
2
3
4
LOAD
LOAD
1 2 3 4
SERIES
NORMAL RAMP
NORMAL RAMP
PRESET:
Tap the Neo Footswitch to advance
one preset. The presets will load in
sequence, 1, 2, 3, 4.
The LED on the Neo Footswitch
will change to indicate the current
preset:
RED = 1, GREEN = 2, BLUE = 3,
YELLOW = 4.
Hold the Neo Footswitch to go back
one preset.
RAMP:
Tap the Neo Footswitch to trigger
the RAMP eect.
The LED on the Neo Footswitch
will change to indicate the current
RAMP state.
You can also re the ramp for
a moment, by holding the Neo
Footswitch down. The ramp will
fade back down when you release
the Neo Footswitch.
You can also use any momentary normally-open (NO) footswitch in place of the Neo
Footswitch, but you won’t get the super-cool LED stu.

9
midi ConFiGurAtion
All Neo Series pedals support full control using MIDI. In order to use your Super Neo-Matic with
a MIDI controller, you’ll need to follow these instructions to congure its MultiJack and set up
the MIDI channel.
First, you’ll need a way to connect your MIDI controller to the MultiJack.
If you’re using a Disaster Area Designs controller, you should be able to use one of its MultiJacks
to send MIDI. We recommend the qCONNECT controller, since it’s made to interface with
multiple 1/4” MIDI devices. Consult your MIDI controller’s manual for details on how to
congure its output.
If you are using another type of MIDI controller, you’ll need an interface box or adapter cable.
We support the following interfaces and cables:
Alexander Neo Link Alexander Neo MIDI Cable
Disaster Area Designs MIDI Box Chase Bliss Audio MIDI Box
Next, connect your Neo Series pedal to your MIDI controller or interface box using a standard
1/4” cable or adapter cable. Make sure that your controller is powered on.
Power on the Neo Series pedal while holding its center Select button.
Release the button when the main LED turns violet.
Tap the center Select button until the upper small LED is red, then hold
Select to save.
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Power the Neo Series pedal o and back on, again holding the center Select button until the
upper LED turns violet.
Send a program change message from your controller on the MIDI channel you would like to
use. When you see the upper small LED ash, hold the Select button to save and exit.
Your Neo Series pedal is now congured!
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10
midi CommAnds
All of the functions of your Neo Series pedal may be controlled with MIDI messages.
The following commands are accepted by Super Neo-Matic:
MIDI Program Change: Load Presets 0-15
0-3 are the Red bank, also accessible by holding the Bypass / Preset footswitch
4-7 are the Green bank
8-11 are the Blue bank
12-15 are the White bank
MIDI Continuous Controller 97: Ramp
Send any value to trigger the ramp
MIDI Continuous Controller 100: Expression Pedal
Value 0 = Heel down, Value 127 = Toe down
MIDI Continuous Controller 102: Bypass
Value 0-63 = Bypass, Value 64-127 = Engage
MIDI Continuous Controller 50-57: Pedal Knobs
Value 0 = CCW, Value 127 = CW
CC 50 = Feedback CC 55 = Delay Time Range
CC 51 = Rate CC 56 = Ramp Rate
CC 52 = Depth CC 57 = Level
CC 53 = Mix
MIDI Continuous Controller 59: Mode Select
0: Vintage Triangle 2: Vintage Random
1: Modern Triangle 3: Modern Random
Super Neo-Matic does not respond to MIDI Beat Clock and does not have tap tempo
capability.
sPeCiFiCAtions
Input Impedance: 1M ohm
Output Impedance: 560 ohm
Power Supply: 9V DC, 80mA or greater, center negative
Bypass: Buered analog bypass
Dry Signal Analog or DSP (selectable)
DSP: 24-bit + 32-bit controller
Sampling Frequency: 50kHz -> 12kHz
We recommend the use of an isolated power supply with your Neo Series pedal.