GFI System CLOCKWORK V3 User manual

User Manual
CLOCKWORK V3
D E L A Y
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TableofContents
1.Overview2‐4
2.Operation5‐8
4.AssigningParametersforExpressionControl10‐11
5.Modes/Algorithms12‐16
3.KillDryFunction9
6.AutoRegenSwell17‐18
7FactoryReset19
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CHAPTER1‐Overview
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What’snewinClockworkV3:
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 ExpressionPedal/Tap‐Tempopedalinput
 Kill‐Dryfunction
 Presetsystemisnowdecoupledfromalgorithms,whichmeansit’snowpossibletostoreany
algorithmstoanypresetlocation.
 2newalgorithmsDualandDiffuse.
 Multi‐coloredLEDuniquelyidentifiesalgorithms.
 Tap‐Tempocannowbeinitiatedinstantly,thereisnoneedtotap4times.
 Newartwork.
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SamecompactfootprintasClockworkV2.
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BankindicatorLED
 Green‐Bank1
 Red‐Bank2
ModesindicatorLED
Tap‐Temposwitch
Engage/Bypassswitch
Mode/Editbutton
Illuminatedknobsindicatespatchnumber:1‐2‐3‐4
Patch‐1Patch‐2Patch‐3Patch‐4
LEDCOLORMODES
DIGITAL
ANALOG
DUAL
DIFFUSE
AMBEINT
MULTIHEAD‐3
MULTIHEAD‐4
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MonoInput
usethisifusingonly1input
2.1mm
negative‐center
Stereocable(TRSplug)
monocable(TSplug)*
EXPRESSIONPEDAL
TAP‐TEMPOPEDAL
*Itisalsopossibletouseastereocable(TRS
plug)withtheTap‐Tempopedal,butyou
needtomakesurethefemalesocketjackon
thepedalisTRSbutwiredformonoconnec‐
tion(RingissolderedtoSleeve).

CHAPTER2‐Operation
Fromthispointonward:
 [Engage]willrefertotheEngagefootswitch,
 [Tap‐Tempo]willrefertotheTap‐Temposwitch,and
 [Mode/Edit]willrefertotheMode/Editpushbutton
Patch1Patch2Patch3Patch4Patch1Patch2Patch3Patch4
BANK1BANK2
PresetSystem
The8presetlocationsareorganizedin2banks,whereeachbankcontains4patches.
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LOADPRESET
1.Hold[TapTempo]untiltheTempoindicatorLED(BankLED)stopsflashing.
2.Tap[TapTempo]asmanytimesasneededtoreachthedesiredpresetlocation.
3.Tap[Engage]oncetoloadtheselectedpreset.
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Presetsareselectedbygoingthrougheachlocationinthe‘Up’direction(1,2,3,…),whilegoing
throughthesestepsthesounddoesnotgetupdateduntilselectionisconfirmedbypressing
[Engage].
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Spillover:Reverbtailwillbepreservedwhenchangingpresetifandonlyifbothsourceand
destinationpresetcontainsthesamealgorithm.
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LOADAPRESETINADIFFERENTBANK
1.Hold[TapTempo]untiltheTempoindicatorLED(BankLED)stopsflashing.
2.Press[Engage]and[TapTempo]togetheronce<—thistogglesthebank.
3.Tap[TapTempo]asmanytimesasneededtoreachthedesiredpresetlocation.
4.Tap[Engage]oncetoloadtheselectedpreset.
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SAVEPRESET
1.Hold[TapTempo]untiltheTempoindicatorLED(BankLED)stopsflashing.
2.Tap[TapTempo]asmanytimesasneededtoreachthedesiredpresetlocation.
3.Hold[Engage]untilthePresetLEDflashes3x.
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Note:Youcanskipstep1&2ifyouarealreadyatthedesiredpresetlocation.
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SAVEAPRESETINADIFFERENTBANK
1.Hold[TapTempo]untiltheTempoindicatorLED(BankLED)stopsflashing.
2.Tap[Engage]and[TapTempo]togetheronce<—thistogglesthebank.
3.Tap[TapTempo]asmanytimesasneededtoreachthedesiredpresetlocation.
4.Hold[Engage]untilthePresetLEDflashes3x.
BYPASSORENGAGE
1.Tap[Engage]once.
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SUBDIVISION
YoumaysetthesubdivisionusingtheTIMEknob.
TIME
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Quarter‐note
8th‐note
8th‐noteTriplets
Dotted‐8th
MODES
1.Tap[Modes/Edit]tobrowsethroughthe7modes/algorithms.

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CHAPTER3‐KillDryFunction
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Kill‐DryfunctionisactivatedbyturningtheBLENDknoballthewaytomaximumvalue(clockwise
direction).
Kill‐Dryarea
Max
Note:Thisisnotapermanentkill‐dryfunction,itisactiveonlywhenthepedalisengaged‐the
drysignalwillbebackonwhenyoubypassthepedal
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CHAPTER4‐AssigningParametersforExpressionControl
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Youcanassignupto4parameterstobecontrolledbytheexpressionpedal,andtheseassignmentscanbe
specifiedonper‐presetbasis.YoucanmakechangestotheassignmentintheEDITmode.
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EnteringEDITmode:Pressandhold[Mode/Edit].
WhentheModesLEDstartsblinkingthepedalhasenteredEDITmodewhereyoucanmakechanges
totheparameterassignment.
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InEDITmodethefourknobsactlikeswitches,turningtheknobstoanywhereabovethe12o’clockdirec‐
tionassignsthatknobforexpressioncontrol,andturningtheknobstoanywherebelowthe12o’clock
directiondisablesexpressioncontrolonthatknob.
ParameterNOTassigned
toexpressioncontrol
Parameterassigned
toexpressioncontrol
forexampleyouwanttoassigntheexpressionpedaltocontroltheBlendandParamparameter:inEDIT
modeturntheBlendandParamknobstoanywhereabovethe12o’clockdirectionandturnalltheother
knobstoanywherebelowthe12o’clockdirection.

BLENDTIMEREPEATSPARAM
Changeswillimmediatelytakeeffectwhentheknobsareturnedsoyoucangoaheadandauditionthe
parametersassignmentthatsuitsyourneeds.Afteryouaresatisfiedwiththeassignmentyoucansaveit
intothecurrentpresetbyholding[ENGAGE]untilthepresetLEDflashes3x.Orifyoudecidenottosave
anychangesyoucansimplyexittheEDITmode,nochangeswillbesaved.
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ExitingEDITmode:Pressandhold[Mode/Edit].
WhentheModesLEDstopsblinkingthepedalhasexitedEDITmodeandyoucanusethe
pedalnormallyagain.
ONONOFFOFF
IMPORTANT:Atpowerupthepedalwilldetectthepresence(orabsence)ofanexpressionpedalatthe
EXP/TAPinputjack.Ifitsensedthatnothingisconnecteditwilldisabletheexpressionfunctionforaslong
asthepowerstayson.Thismeansyoumustrecyclethepoweranytimeyouplugorunpluganexpression
pedalcableintotheEXP/TAPinputjack.
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Digital
Thisisapristinedigitaldelaywithmodulation.Atouchoftone‐shapingisappliedtokeeptherepeats
frombeing‘sterilecold’,whileretainingclarityanddefinition.Delaytimerange:960ms.
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PARAMknobcontrolsbothmodulationDepthandRate.The1sthalfoftheknobtravelgivesslowmodu‐
lationrate,andthelasthalfgivesafasterrate.ThemodulationDepthisfullyadjustablewithineach
region(modulationdepthincreasesastheknobisturnedclockwise).Thusyouhavemodulationwith
adjustabledepthandachoiceiftwodifferentrates.
Rate:MediumRate:Slow
minimumDepthPARAM
minimumDepth
maximumDepth
maximumDepth
CHAPTER5‐Modes/Algorithms

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Analog
Thismodehasaspecialvoicingthatmimicsthatofananalogdelay.Thewarmandlushrepeatswork
greattothickenyourguitarsoundwithoutgettinginthewayofthedrysound.Delaytimerange:960ms.
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PARAMknobcontrolsbothmodulationDepthandRate.The1sthalfoftheknobtravelgivesslowmodu‐
lationrate,andthelasthalfgivesafasterrate.ThemodulationDepthisfullyadjustablewithineach
region(modulationdepthincreasesastheknobisturnedclockwise).Thusyouhavemodulationwith
adjustabledepthandachoiceiftwodifferentrates.
Rate:MediumRate:Slow
minimumDepthPARAM
minimumDepth
maximumDepth
maximumDepth
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Dual
Twoseparatedelaysinseries/parallelarrangement.OnedelayissettoQuarterNoteandtheotherto
Dotted8th,thesignaturestacked‐delaysoundforworshipmusic.Delaytimerange:800ms.
Diffuse
Delayandreverbcomboalgorithmwithrepeatsthatgetsmoreandmorediffusedateachiteration.
Delaytimerange:800ms.
PARAM
PARAM
ParamknobcontrolstheStereoSpreadparameters.Asthisknob
isturneduphighertheechoesarespreadwideronthestereo
panorama.
ParamknobcontrolstheReverbparameters.Asthisknobis
turneduphigherthereverbintensityincreasesandtheechoes
diffusionrateincreases.

Ambient
Thisalgorithmmodeblursthelinebetweendelayandreverb.Repeatsgetmorediffusewitheachitera‐
tion,andasREGENknobisturneduptheechoeswashoutintoreverb‐likeambience.
PARAMknobcontrolsthetypeandlevelofasecondarypitch‐shiftedvoice.Thefirsthalfoftheknob
rangeconstitutesPerfect‐fifthpitchintervalandthesecondhalfconstitutesOctaveinterval.Thevoice
levelisadjustablewithineachregion(loudnessincreasesastheknobisturnedclockwise).
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Perfect5th
softest
PARAM
softestloudest
loudest
Octave
Finally,therepeatsbouncebetweenthe
twooutputchannels(ping‐pong),resulting
inaverywidestereoimpression.Assuch,
thismodeworksbestinstereosetup.
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Tosummarize,thisvariationmodeis
aboutreverb‐likeambience+pitch‐shifted
voices+stereorhythmicgroove.Thereare
lotsofwonderfulsoundtexturestobe
discovered.
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H3(3‐headsdelay)
Thisisamodeloftapedelaywith3“playbackheads”.Eachinputsoundeventwillbeplayedbackthrice
atdifferentdelaytimes,andsignalsfromtheplaybackheadsarere‐injectedintothefeedbackloop,
creatinglayersofwarmandcomplexmulti‐tapechoes.4choicesofheadsmatrixconfigurations(tap
patterns)areaccessiblethroughthePARAMknob.
PARAM
C
B
D
A
HeadsMatrixconfiguration(tappatterns)
 A:PatternI
 B:PatternII
 C:PatternIII
 D:PatternIV
*AstheREGENknobisturneduphigher,atouchofreverb‐like
ambiencestartstoappear,andthestereospreadoftheechoes
increases.
H4(4‐headsdelay)
Sameasabove,butwith4playbackheads.

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CHAPTER6‐AutoRegenSwell
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WhenyouactivatethisfeaturethepedalautomaticallysweepstheRegenparametertothemaximum
value,holditthere,andsweepsitbacktothepreviouslysetvalue‐It’slikehavingsomeoneturnsthe
REPEATSknobwhileyou’replaying.Usedjudiciously,thisfeatureintroducesusefuldynamicelementsto
thedelaytexture.
Press and hold [Preset Select].
TheparametercontrolledbyINTENSITYknobgradu‐
allysweepstomaximumvalue(asifsomeoneslowly
turnstheIntensityknoballthewayup).
currentvalue‐
TAP‐TEMPOENGAGE
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Aslongasyouholdthefootswitchdown,the
Regenparameterstaysatitsmaximumvalueand
bothLEDsflashcontinuously.
REPEATS
Thenwhenyoufinallyreleasethefoot‐
switch,theRegenparameterslowly
sweepsbacktothepreviouslysetvalue.
Trythisout:
1.ActivateAMBIENTmode.
2.SettheRepeatsknobtoalowsetting(about9o’clock).
3.SetBlend,Time,andParamasdesired.
4.Startplaying,thedelaywillhavefewveryrepeats
5.Executeautoregenswell.
Note:AutoRegenswellfunctioncanalsobedoneusinganexternalswitchboxconnected
totheExp/Tapinput.
TAP‐TEMPOENGAGE

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CHAPTER7‐FactoryReset
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FactoryResetwillrevertyourpedaltothefeactorysetting,alluserpresetswillbeerased.
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Toperformfactoryreset:pressandholdbothfootswitcheswhileapplyingpowertothepedal.Keephold‐
inguntilPreset‐1andPreset‐4LEDsflashes4x.
hold
TAP‐TEMPOENGAGE
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Specifications :
 Input impedance : 1 MOhm.
 Output impedance : 500 Ohm.
 Current consumption : ~ 100 mA.
 Weight : 0.5 Kg (1.0 lbs).
 Dimension : 12 (L) x 6.5 (W) x 3.6 (H) cm
 Powered by an external 9V DC Adaptor (not included).
This product is designed and
manufactured by :
Features :
 7 studio-grade delay algorithms
 8 presets.
 Expression pedal and Tap-Tempo input.
 Stereo input and output.
 Kill Dry capability.
 24-bits signal processing.
 Analog Dry-thru.
 Delay tails spillover when bypassed.
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GFI System
Jakarta, Indonesia.