GFI System SPECULAR REVERB V3 User manual

User Manual
SPECULAR V3
REVERB
TableofContents
1.Overview2‐4
2.Operation5‐7
4.AssigningParametersforExpressionControl9‐10
5.Modes/Algorithms11‐16
3.KillDryFunction8
6.AutoIntensitySwell17‐18
7FactoryReset19
*Important‐mustread*
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CHAPTER1‐Overview
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What’snewinSpecular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.
 Multi‐coloredLEDuniquelyidentifiesalgorithms.
 Tap‐Tempo(withsubdivisions)isnowavailablefortheEchoalgorithm.
 Newartwork.
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SpecularReverbV3hasidenticalsoundsasV2,withtheexceptionofthemodeEcho,whichnow
has800msofmaximumdelaytime(V2’sEchohas600ms).
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SamecompactfootprintasSpecularV2.
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BankindicatorLED
 Green‐Bank1
 Red‐Bank2
ModesindicatorLED
PresetSelect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
SPATIUM
MODULATED
SHIMMER
ECHO
TREMBLE
VOICES
INFINITY
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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).

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CHAPTER2‐Operation
SAVEPRESET
1.Tap[PresetSelect]asmanytimesasneededtoreachthedesiredpresetlocation.
2.Hold[Engage]untilthePresetLEDflashes3x.
Fromthispointonward:
 [Engage]willrefertotheEngagefootswitch,
 [PresetSelect]willrefertothePresetSelect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.
LOADPRESET
1.Tap[PresetSelect]toselectthedesiredpresetlocation.
2.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.Tap[Engage]and[PresetSelect]togetheronce<—thistogglesthebank.
2.Tap[PresetSelect]asmanytimesasneededtoreachthedesiredpresetlocation.
3.Tap[Engage]oncetoloadtheselectedpreset.
BYPASSORENGAGE
1.Tap[Engage]once.
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TAPTEMPO
Tap‐TempoisavailableonlywhenusingtheEchoalgorithm.Toinitiatetemp‐tempopressand
hold[PresetSelect],whentheTempoLED(BankLED)stopsflashingyoucanstarttappingthe
desiredtempoon[PresetSelect].
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YoumaysetthesubdivisionusingtheTONEknob.
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Settheknob’scursortopointtoanyoneofthefoursubdivisionsymbols,dotap‐tempoand
theresultingtemposhallbesubdividedasperindicatedsubdivision.
TONE
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Quarter‐note
8th‐note
8th‐noteTriplets
Dotted‐8th
MODES
1.Tap[Modes/Edit]tobrowsethroughthe7modes.
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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Intensityparameter:turn
theBlendandIntensityknobstoanywhereabovethe12o’clockdirectionandturnalltheotherknobsto
anywherebelowthe12o’clockdirection.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
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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CHAPTER5‐Modes/Algorithms
Spatium
Thisisthe‘mother’reverbwhosebasiccharacterissharedbyallothermodesinthispedal.The
designisinfluencedmorebypsychoacousticprinciplesratherthangeometricrepresentation
(room,hall,chamber,etc.).Ingeneral,wethrivedforareverbthatsoundsgoodoverthewhole
spanofDecaysettings,thisyieldsaversatilereverbthatcanbeusedtoachieveanythingfrom
subtleambience,mediumsizedroom,allthewaytoverylargemajesticspaceswithseemingly
endlessreverbtails.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
standardreverbcontrol
controlspre‐delay
controlsreverblevel
controlsreverbdecaytime
controlshigh‐freqdamping
(turncounterclockwisefor
brightherreverb,clockwisefor
darkerreverb).
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Modulated
addsmodulationtothelatereverberation.AstheIntensityknobisturnedclockwise,bothdepthand
intensityincreases;approachingthemaximumpositionaweirdbutbeautifulswirlingresonancestarts
toappear.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
standardreverbcontrolcontrolsmodulationintensity
Shimmer
addsregenerativeoctavecomponentsontothereverberation.Theharmonizeddecayemulatesthe
presenceofmultiplestringspadsaccompanyingyourinstrument.Usedtogetherwithavolumepedal
thisatmosphericmodecanworkmagic!
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
standardreverbcontrolcontrolsshimmerintensity

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Echo
thismodeisuniquecomparedtotheotheratmospheresinthesensethatit’snot‘reverbwith
echoesaddedin’,instead,it’sa‘reverbedecho’.Theeffectthatisinfocushereistheecho,with
reverbbeingtheadditivecomponent.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
controlsechoregeneration
controlsechotime
controlsreverblevel
controlsecholevel
Thisistheonlymodesinthepedalthatcanusetap‐tempo.Seepage5forinformation.
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Maximumdelaytime:800ms.
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Tremble
addsamplitudemodulation(tremolo)tothereverb.Onlythereverberatedsignalisaffected,whilethe
directsignalremainsintact.Theresultisaveryinterestingpulsatingambiencethatinjectsrhythmto
thestandardreverbsound.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
controlsTremolointensity(depth)
controlsTremolospeed.
controlsreverblevel
standardreverbcontrol

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Voices
addsapitch‐shiftedsecondaryvoiceontopofthelatereverberation.Therearethreeintervalchoices:
Unison(noshift),PerfectFifth(7semitones),andOctave(12semitones).TheIntensityknobisparti‐
tionedinto3regions,eachregionrepresentsadistinctvoice.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
standardreverbcontrol
controlsvoiceselection
PerfectFifth
Unison
(nopitchshift)
Octave
INTENSITY
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Infinity
Thismodeallowsyoutocaptureabriefsnapshotofthesoundyouareplaying,andholditindefinitely,
thenyoucanplayoverit(withreverberation).Lateron,youcanfadeoutthesustainedsound,andimme‐
diatelyfadeinanewone.Here’showyoudoit:
1.AdjustBlendandDecayknobtogetthedesiredamountofreverbmixandreverbtime.LeaveDamping
andIntensityknobsatmidpoint.
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2.Pressandhold[Select/Atmosphere],whenbothLEDsstartsflashingthepedalbegantocontinuously
captureasnapshotofwhateveryouareplaying.Whenyoureleasethefootswitch,thepedalwilltake
thelast0.25secondsofthecapturedsoundandholditindefinitely.
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3.NowadjustIntensityandDampingtogetthedesiredlevelandtonalityforthesustainedsound.The
Intensityknobrunsbackward:thesoundgetsmoreintenseasyouturncounter‐clockwise.
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*DonotturntheIntensityknoballthewayup,doingthiswillshutdownthesustainedsound.
BLENDDECAYTONEINTENSITY
standardreverbcontrol
controls intensity
controls tonality
for the infinite sustained part of the sound

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CHAPTER6‐AutoIntensitySwell
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WhenyouactivatethisfeaturethepedalautomaticallysweepstheIntensityparametertothemaximum
value,holditthere,andsweepsitbacktothepreviouslysetvalue‐It’slikehavingsomeoneturnsthe
INTENSITY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‐
PRSTSELECTENGAGE
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Aslongasyouholdthefootswitchdown,the
Intensityparameterstaysatitsmaximumvalue
andbothLEDsflashcontinuously.
INTENSITY
Thenwhenyoufinallyreleasethefoot‐
switch,theIntensityparameterslowly
sweepsbacktothepreviouslysetvalue.
Trythisout:
1.ActivateSHIMMERmode.
2.SettheIntensityknobtoalowsetting(about9o’clock).
3.SetBlend,Decay,andToneasdesired.
4.Startplaying,alowlevelshimmereffectwillbeheardontopofthereverberation.
5.Executeautointensityswell.
Note:AutoIntensityswellfunctioncanalsobedoneusinganexternalswitchboxconnected
totheExp/Tapinput.
PRSTSELECTENGAGE

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CHAPTER7‐FactoryReset
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FactoryResetwillrevertyourpedaltothefactory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
PRSTSELECT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 reverb algorithms
 8 presets.
 Expression pedal and Tap-Tempo input.
 Stereo input and output.
 Kill Dry capability.
 24-bits signal processing.
 Analog Dry-thru.
 Reverb tails spillover when bypassed.
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GFI System
Jakarta, Indonesia.