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Let’s Play in Mono!
Refer to Diagrams on Pages 2 and 3
So you’ve gone through all of the steps in the “Initial Set-Up” Chapter?
Now you’re ready to check a fewmorethingsand play.
Terms: CW= Clockwise CCW= Counter-Clockwise
1) You’re now running in Mono (only one amplifier) so make sure the Stereo Mode
Switch (see #2) is set to Position 1 or Position 2, it makes nodifference which of the
two you choose. But if you set this switch to Position 3 you willonly hearthe “Echo”
and notthe original note, which can be a bit confusing.See “STEREO”chapter for
more in-depth discussion regarding this switch.
2) Now locate the True Bypass Switch (see #3) and toggle backand forth between
“Bypassed”and “On”while strumming some open strings. Is the sound louder when
set to “Bypass” orwhen set to “On”? Setting this to“On” will send your Guitar signal
through the all-Tube circuitryas well asallowyou toadd anyamountof “Echo” to your
sound. You canadjustthe volume with theGuitar Volume knob. (#4) Turning this
knob clockwise willincreasethe level of the guitar sound.
Tip: Set the “On”sound tobe slightly louder than your“bypassed”sound and you will
noticea bigger sound that will drive long lengths ofguitar-cable while restoring that
“punch” that is lost when there aretoo manyeffects in the signalchain between your
Guitar and Amp.
3) Locate the Record Level trimmer (see #6) and set it to about 3 O’clock. This trimmer
controlsthe strength of thesignal being “printed”to tape. Turning the trimmer CW
increases the recording level. Tip: This trimmer should always be set to 3 O’clock or
higherbecause,the hotter the recorded signal, the lower the noise and the fatter the
tone of the repeats. But don’t let this talk of Noise concern you…the TTE is quieter
than all analog delay pedals, most digital delay pedals, and many of the most
expensive rackmount units!
4) Locate the Echo Volume knob (see #5) and turn itCW until you hear the desired level
of the Echo Repeats. Turning this CCW makes theEcho repeats more faint sounding.
Notice that there is a whitesilkscreen tothe leftof this knob,which highlights the
suggested useable range for the Echo Repeats. When properly set-up, your TTE
should offer an equal volume relationship between the Guitar and the Echo Repeats
with this knob set to about 9O’clock. Tip: Operating your TTE in this range (orlower)
results in optimal sound quality and lowernoise/hiss.
5) Now it’s time to decide whatDelay Time you’d like: Thiscan beaccomplished by
setting/sliding the position of themoveable Playback Head. (see #20) By sliding the
Playback Head to the right,you are making the repeatsslower, also called longer
delay time. By sliding this to the left you are make the repeats faster, also called
shorter delay time.
