Strymon Volante User manual

USER MANUAL

Volante - Magnetic Echo Machine
pg 2
Table of Contents
FRONT PANEL
REAR PANEL
FOOTSWITCHES
SOUND ON SOUND
LIVE EDIT FUNCTIONS
EXPRESSION PEDAL
POWER UP MODES
MULTISWITCH PLUS
FACTORY RESET
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION
OUTPUT MODES
SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
WARRANTY
3
6
8
9
11
12
13
15
16
17
19
21
22
23

Volante - Magnetic Echo Machine
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Front Panel - Tonality
Selects between three available
magnetic media types.
drum: Steel wire spinning platter. Atmospheric
echoes emphasize the low-mid frequencies and
will saturate with hot signals or high feedback.
tape: Magnetic tape used in vintage echo
machines. Warm tape response with moderately
clean and airy signal path.
studio: Clean studio-grade tape used in reel-to-
reel units.
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEED
TYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
REC LEVEL
Controls the analog preamp gain of the signal fed
into the processor. When turned up, fat and saturated
signals are sent to the record head. Turn down for
cleaner delay signals.
Class A Analog JFET Input Buffer-Touch
response and dynamic interaction with your
guitar are optimized with a discrete class A
JFET buffer.
MECHANICS
Controls the amount of mechanically related speed fluctuations and media
irregularities, including: friction, creases, splices, and contaminants.
Set to minimum for a fresh, clean recording medium. Set to maximum for a
recording medium that is in need of service.
WEAR
Controls the wear of the media and heads which
affects the fidelity of the high frequencies. Set to
minimum for a fresh, full bandwidth sound.
LOW CUT
Controls the low frequency shaping of the echo
repeats. Set to minimum for extended low frequency
bandwidth. Set to maximum for extremely high-
passed repeats.
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS

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Front Panel - Head Configuration
feedback
Enables or disables feedback of the corresponding
playback head signal to the record head.
PANNING
Turn the TIME knob while pressing and holding the
individual feedback buttons to adjust the panning
for each playback head. Adjusting the knob to twelve
o’clock returns the head to the center position (the
corresponding playback button will light up RED.)
playback
Selects which of the individual playback heads
are engaged (GREEN LED ON).
HEAD VOLUME
Press and hold for one second to toggle between
half and full volume.
GREEN LED ON = full volume.
AMBER LED ON = half volume.
even: Sets the heads evenly to produce delays of sixteenth note, eighth note,
dotted eighth, and quarter note.
triplet: Sets heads to sixteenth note triplet, eighth note triplet, quarter note
triplet and quarter note.
golden: Sets the distances between each of the heads according to the golden
ratio, resulting in the fastest density buildup when multiple heads are repeating.
silver: Sets the distances between heads according to the silver ratio, resulting
in repeats that “bunch up” closer to the head 4 quarter note.
playback
33 3
REPEATS
Controls the feedback amount for the heads that
have their feedback enabled.
SPACING
Adjusts the spacing between the heads. Turning the knob morphs the heads in between the marked settings.
SPACING CONFIGURATIONS
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
NOTE: A head can be fed back to the input even
if its playback is disengaged.
NOTE: When all heads are panned to center, a
psychoacoustic stereo process is applied to the
delay signal.

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WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
Front Panel - Time and Mix
TIME
Controls the delay time at head 4. Heads 1-3
subdivide proportionately according to the
SPACING setting. Turn the knob to the left for
shorter delays and to the right for longer delays.
Delay time ranges vary by selected speed setting.
SPEED
Selects the speed of the media.
Delay Ranges at head 4
half 400ms - 4 sec
normal 200ms - 2sec
double 100ms - 1sec
NOTE: The delay time is determined by a
combination of two factors: the distance
between the record and playback heads
and the speed of the media. The distance is
determined by the TIME knob. The SPEED
switch selects the speed of the media.
NOTE: The shortest possible delay time is
achieved by setting SPACING to triplet and
selecting head 1.
ECHO LEVEL
Sets the overall delay signal level sent to
the output.
SPRING
Controls the output mix of the integrated spring
reverb tank. The dry signal input and ECHO LEVEL
knob control the signals feeding into the spring
reverb effect. The reverb effect is located just before
the output. To bypass, turn the knob all the way to
the left.

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Rear Panel
INST/LINE Switch
Sets the input level to the effect processing.
Setting to LINE adds 10dB of clean headroom.
• Use INST for guitars or instruments with lower
output.
• Use LINE for synthesizers, or when placing
Volante in the effects loop of an amplifier or
mixer, or for guitar rigs with high output levels
if more clean headroom is desired.
INPUTS
High impedance audio inputs. Use LEFT IN
for mono input. Connect a jack to the RIGHT
IN for stereo input.
OUTPUTS
Audio signal outputs. Use LEFT OUT for
mono output.
(See page 19 for details.)
MIDI IN
Full featured 5-pin DIN MIDI input. Provides
support for receiving:
• MIDI Program Change (PC) messages to recall
up to 300 presets.
• MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) messages to
control the individual parameters of Volante
including all knobs, switches, buttons, and
Live Edit functions.
• MIDI Clock to sync the delay time with an
external MIDI Clock source.
NOTE: Volante can respond to MIDI Clock along
with MIDI PC and MIDI CC messages received
at the MIDI IN or USB on the assigned MIDI
Channel.
(See page 14 for details.)
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
MIDI OUT
Can be set to send MIDI messages received at the
MIDI IN port or send MIDI data generated by Volante.
(See page 14 for details.)

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Rear Panel (cont.)
EXP
To configure the EXP jack, press and
hold the TAP button while powering up
Volante. Turn the ECHO LEVEL knob to
select the mode. The current mode will
be displayed on the TAP LED.
Expression Pedal Mode =GREEN:Allows
continuous control over any of the knobs in any
direction with a standard TRS expression pedal.
(See page 12 for details.)
External TAP Mode =AMBER:Allows you to use an
external MiniSwitch to control the TAP tempo.
Preset Mode =BLUE:Allows for the selection of up
to three presets using a Strymon MultiSwitch Plus
or 300 Presets by sending MIDI Program Change
messages via ¼” TRS MIDI connection.
Speed Mode =PURPLE:Toggle between the three
settings of the SPEED switch using a Strymon
MultiSwitch Plus.
Transport Mode =RED:Provides access to
additional transport controls using a Strymon
MultiSwitch Plus.
(See page 15 for details.)
USB
Used for connecting to a computer to control
via MIDI.
POWER
Use an adapter with the following rating: 9VDC
center negative. 300mA minimum.
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
ON FAVORITE
TAP
∞
hold ( )
hold (SOS)
pausereverse
splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
TAP
hold (SOS)
splice
SPRING
silver
SPACING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
9VDC
INST
LINE
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
ON
FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( )
hold (SOS)
pause
reverse
splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
+
WEAR
ECHO LEVEL
TIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS

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FAVORITE
pause
playback
feedback
+
Footswitches
FAVORITE
RECALL ACTIVE FAVORITE
Press the FAVORITE footswitch once to engage the
active onboard preset.
CHOOSE ACTIVE FAVORITE
While holding down the FAVORITE footswitch,
the playback/feedback buttons represent preset
locations. Press one of these buttons to select the
active favorite.
SAVE TO A PRESET LOCATION
Press and hold the FAVORITE footswitch until it
flashes BLUE, then release the footswitch. Press any
of the eight playback/feedback buttons for the preset
to be saved to that location.
Saving a favorite saves all knob, switch, and button
settings, as well as all Live Edit functions and
expression control settings.
To exit without saving, press the TAP footswitch.
TAP
Sets quarter note delay time for Playback Head 4.
The TAP LED will flash to indicate the delay time
in quarter notes. TAP ranges are as follows:
half - 100ms to 4sec
normal - 100ms to 2sec
double - 100ms to 2sec
ON
Activates audio processing. Press to engage
(GREEN LED ON) or bypass (LED OFF) the effect.
Press and hold to activate infinite repeats with
oscillation (RED LED ON).
BYPASS is configured for True Bypass (using
electromechanical relays) by default, but can also
be set to Buffered Bypass.
(See page 14 for details.)
ON FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( ) hold (SOS)
pausereverse splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
NOTE: The eight presets associated with the
playback and feedback buttons are assigned to
MIDI Program Changes 0-7.

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TAP
Press TAP (splice) once to set the splice in
point of the loop. (TAP LED blinks AMBER)
Press splice again to splice out and start loop
playback from splice in point. (TAP LED solid
AMBER)
Press splice once more to clear the recorded
loop. (TAP LED off)
ON
Press ON (reverse) momentarily to reverse the
playback of the Sound on Sound looper. (RED ON
LED)
Press and hold to enter Infinite mode which
disables the record head and continuously
plays the most recent loop length audio without
degrading. (Blinking ON LED)
FAVORITE
Press FAVORITE (pause) momentarily to Stop/
Resume playback of the recorded loop.
Press and hold pause to stop playback of the tape
with mechanical slowdown effect. Release pause to
resume playback with mechanical startup effect.
(AMBER ON LED)
SPEED
SOS mode max recording time:
half - 64 sec
normal - 32 sec
double - 16 sec
Press and hold TAP to enter and exit SOS mode. The ON LED will illuminate AMBER
when in SOS mode. The functionality of all the footswitches changes when in SOS
mode, as described below.
Sound on Sound (SOS)
ON FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( ) hold (SOS)
pausereverse splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
NOTE: Volante can adjust the Pause Ramp
Speed,SOS Repeat Level,and the SOS Loop
Level independently.
(See page 11 for details.)

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Sound on Sound (SOS) (cont.)
Press splice again to close loop and start
playback. (TAP LED solid AMBER)
Press TAP (splice) once to start recording.
(TAP LED will flash AMBER)
Press and hold TAP to enter SOS mode.
Press splice again to stop loop playback and
delete loop.
3
2
1
4
How to record a loop.
ADDITIONAL SOUND ON SOUND TIPS:
INFINITE HOLD
Press and hold the ON (∞)footswitch for one
second to enter Infinite mode to disable the
record head and prevent the recorded loop
from degrading. (Blinking ON LED)
REVERSE
To play the recorded loop in reverse,
momentarily press the ON (reverse) footswitch
to engage the reverse function and play the
recorded loop backwards. (ON LED RED)
PAUSE
To pause the recorded loop without deleting,
press FAVORITE (pause). (AMBER FAVORITE
LED)
Press and hold pause to stop playback of the
loop with mechanical slowdown effect. Release
pause to resume playback with mechanical
startup effect. Pause ramp speed can be
adjusted.
(See page 11 for details.)

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Live Edit Functions
FAVORITE
pause
playback
feedback
+
PAUSE RAMP SPEED
Turn MECHANICS knob to adjust. Turning the
knob to the left makes the pause ramp more
slowly. Turning the knob to the right makes
the pause ramp more quickly.
MIDI CLOCK
Turn REC LEVEL knob to have Volante sync with
MIDI clock. ON LED indicates selection.
Off = RED (default)
On = GREEN
RESPOND / IGNORE MIDI EXPRESSION
Turn the LOW CUT knob to select whether Volante
will respond to MIDI Expression CC #100. ON LED
indicates selection.
Off = RED (default)
On = GREEN
SPRING DECAY
Turn SPRING knob to adjust. Turning the knob to the
left shortens the spring reverb decay. Turning to the
right provides a longer reverb decay.
Volante provides a way to adjust several settings that do not have a dedicated knob
or switch. In order to access these functions, press and hold FEEDBACK buttons 1
and 4together while turning the assigned knobs.
SOS REPEAT LEVEL
Turn REPEATS knob to adjust. Turning the knob
to the left decreases the number of SOS loop
repeats.
SOS LOOP LEVEL
Turn ECHO LEVEL knob to adjust. Turning
the knob to the left turns down the SOS
loop volume.
ON FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( ) hold (SOS)
pausereverse splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
NOTE: Each of these parameters are saved
independently in each preset.

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pg 12
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
Use a TRS Expression pedal to control the knobs of Volante.
Expression Pedal Setup
Press and hold feedback 2and 3buttons for one
second until all the buttons are flashing GREEN.
Connect the Expression pedal to the EXP jack of
Volante using a TRS cable.
Configure the EXP jack for Expression mode.
(See page 7 for details.)
Rock the expression pedal back to the HEEL
position and all the feedback buttons will flash
GREEN.
Set the knobs the way you would like them to be
in the HEEL position. The feedback buttons will
now flash RED.
Rock the expression pedal forward to the TOE
position and all the playback buttons will flash
GREEN.
Set the knobs the way you would like them to be
in the TOE position. The playback buttons will
now flash RED.
Press any feedback button to store and exit
setup. Buttons will stop flashing.
3
2
1
4
5
6
7
8
FAVORITE
pause
playback
feedback
+
NOTE: Expression pedal settings are saved and
recalled as part of the on-board favorite setting
and MIDI accessible presets.

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pg 13
Power Up Modes
TRS MIDI OUTPUT
Turn the TIME knob to select mode. FAVORITE
LED indicates selection.
On = GREEN: Using Volante’s knobs and
switches generates MIDI messages that are
sent out of Volante.
Through = AMBER: Incoming MIDI messages
are sent out of Volante without additional MIDI
messages generated by Volante.
Off = RED: No MIDI messages are sent out of
Volante.
SET MIDI CHANNEL
Turn the REC LEVEL knob to select. ON LED
indicates channel selection.
1= GREEN (default)
2= AMBER
3= RED
4-16 = BLUE (channel set by next MIDI message)
With this option, MIDI Channel is set to the
channel of the next incoming MIDI Program
Change message received.
EXP JACK OPTIONS
Turn ECHO LEVEL knob, status shown on TAP
LED.
(See page 7 for details.)
Global parameters and functions can be accessed via a power up procedure. All
power up functions persist through power cycles.
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
• Start with the pedal unplugged. Press and hold
the TAP footswitch and then power the pedal by
connecting the 9V power cable.
• Adjust the desired functions with the knobs and
buttons noted below.
• Press the TAP footswitch to exit power up mode.
ON FAVORITE
TAP
∞
hold ( )
hold (SOS)
pausereverse
splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
TAP
hold (SOS)
splice
SPRING
silver
SPACING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
9VDC
INST
LINE
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
ON
FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( )
hold (SOS)
pause
reverse
splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
+

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pg 14
FAVORITE
pause
playback
feedback
+
Power Up Modes (cont.)
KILL DRY
Press the FEEDBACK 4 button.
Kill Dry On = GREEN (dry signal is not present)
Kill Dry Off = RED (dry signal is present)
(default)
SPILLOVER
Press the FEEDBACK 2 button.
Enabling Spillover automatically puts
Volante into Buffered Bypass mode.
Persist On = GREEN
Persist Off = RED (default)
BYPASS MODE
Press the FEEDBACK 1 button.
True Bypass = GREEN (default)
Buffered Bypass = RED
OUTPUT SUM ON/OFF
Press the FEEDBACK 3 button.
Sum the output signal to mono. Use LEFT OUT
for summed mono signal.
Off - STEREO = GREEN (default)
On - MONO SUM = RED
(See page 19, 20 for details.)
SEND MIDI CC
Press the PLAYBACK 1 button.
Send MIDI CC On = GREEN
Send MIDI CC Off = RED (default)
MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE
Press the PLAYBACK 2 button.
Send MIDI Program Change On = GREEN
Send MIDI Program Change Off = RED
(default)
DIN MIDI THROUGH
Press the PLAYBACK 3 button.
On = GREEN (default) NOTE: Only messages
generated by Volante’s UI are sent out of
Volante.
Through = RED NOTE: MIDI Messages sent
to Volante are echoed to the MIDI OUT jack
without adding messages generated by the UI.
• Start with the pedal unplugged. Press and hold
the TAP footswitch and then power the pedal by
connecting the 9V power cable.
• Adjust the desired functions with the knobs and
buttons noted below.
• Press the TAP footswitch to exit power up mode.
ON FAVORITE
TAP
∞
hold ( )
hold (SOS)
pausereverse
splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
TAP
hold (SOS)
splice
SPRING
silver
SPACING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
9VDC
INST
LINE
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
ON
FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( )
hold (SOS)
pause
reverse
splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS
+

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pg 15
MultiSwitch Plus
Press and hold the Afootswitch on
MultiSwitch Plus when connecting the TRS
cable to MultiSwitch Plus for Preset mode.
Press and hold the Cfootswitch on
MultiSwitch Plus when connecting the TRS
cable to MultiSwitch Plus for Speed mode
or Transport mode.
Connect the MultiSwitch Plus to the EXP
jack of Volante using a TRS cable.
Configure the EXP jack for MultiSwitch
Plus mode. (See page 7 for details.)
MultiSwitch Plus will now function according
to the EXP jack mode you have chosen in
step one.
3
2
1
4
Preset Mode
(onboard presets)
Speed Mode
Transport Mode
Preset 1
(playback 2)
half
reverse
Preset 2
(playback 3)
normal
pause
Preset 3
(playback 4)
double
infinite
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
OR
NOTE: The Speed and Transport mode controls
work in both SOS and Normal operation.
NOTE: When in Transport Mode, engaging the
infinite function on MultiSwitch Plus while
Volante is in Normal operation will provide
circular repeats where audio in the delay
line will infinitely repeat maintaining a static
volume without oscillation or degradation.

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pg 16
Factory ResetFactory Reset
Release the footswitch and turn the TIME knob from 0-100%
and back two (2) times. The FAVORITE LED will change from
AMBER to RED at the extremes of the knob range. All the
footswitch LEDs will blink RED to indicate that the reset is
taking place.
2
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS
• EXP Input Jack: Expression Mode
• Bypass Mode: True Bypass
• MIDI channel: 1
• MIDI Expression On/Off: Off
• TRS MIDI Output Mode: Off
• Send MIDI Program Change: Off
• Send MIDI CC: Off
• DIN MIDI THROUGH: On
• Kill Dry: Off
• Output Sum On/Off: Off – Stereo
• Persist: Off
Restore the pedal to factory default settings.
Press and hold the ON
footswitch during power up.
ON LED will blink RED.
1
ON FAVORITE TAP
∞
hold ( ) hold (SOS)
pausereverse splice
Magnetic Echo Machine
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
9VDC
INST
LINE
WEAR
ECHO LEVELTIME
SPEEDTYPE
drum
tape
studio
half
normal
double
LOW CUT SPRING
REC LEVEL MECHANICS
even
triplet golden
silver
playback
feedback
SPACING
REPEATS

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pg 17
MIDI - Specifications
MIDI PATCH CHANGES
Volante contains 300 preset locations, numbered sequentially from 0-299. Because MIDI Program Change
messages have a maximum number of 128 (0-127) the presets are grouped into three MIDI patch banks.
- MIDI BANK 0 = PRESETS 0-127
- MIDI BANK 1 = PRESETS 128-255
- MIDI BANK 2 = PRESETS 256-299
Volante always powers up in MIDI Patch Bank 0, so if you plan to stay within the first 127 presets, simply
send a standard MIDI Program Change message to load a preset.
If you will be using MIDI Banks 1 and/or 2, it is advisable to send a standard MIDI Bank Change message
(MIDI CC# 0 with a value equal to the MIDI Bank#) before each MIDI Program Change.
Selecting bank 0, patch 127 will put Volante into Manual mode. In this mode, the pedal will be set to the
current knob and switch settings. No preset data can be stored at this preset location.
MIDI CC NUMBERS
Continued on next page...
PARAMETERS CC# RANGE NOTES
Bank Select 0 0-2
Type 11 1-3 (1=studio, 2=drum, 3=tape)
Echo Level 12 0-127
Rec Level 13 0-127
Mechanics 14 0-127
Wear 15 0-127
Low Cut 16 0-127
Time 17 0-127
Spacing 18 0-127 (even=0, triplet=34, golden=94, silver=127)
Speed 19 1-3 (1=double, 2=half, 3=normal)
Repeats 20 0-127
Head 1 Playback Off/On 21 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 2 Playback Off/On 22 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 3 Playback Off/On 23 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 4 Playback Off/On 24 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 1 Level 25 0-127
Head 2 Level 26 0-127
Head 3 Level 27 0-127
Head 4 Level 28 0-127

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PARAMETERS CC# RANGE NOTES
Head 1 Pan 29 0-127
Head 2 Pan 30 0-127
Head 3 Pan 31 0-127
Head 4 Pan 32 0-127
Head 1 Feedback Off/On 34 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 2 Feedback Off/On 35 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 3 Feedback Off/On 36 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Head 4 Feedback Off/On 37 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Pause ramp speed 38 0-127
Spring (level) 39 0-127
Spring Decay 40 0-127
SOS mode 41 0, 127 (0=normal, 1-127=SOS)
Pause (no ramp) 42 0, 127 (0=unpause, 1-127=pause)
Pause (ramp) 43 0, 127 (0=unpause, 1-127=pause)
Reverse 44 0, 127 (0=normal, 1-127=reverse)
Infinite Hold (w/ oscillation) 45 0, 127 (0=release, 1-127=hold)
Infinite Hold (w/o oscillation) 46 0-127 (0=release, 1-127=hold)
SOS Loop Level 47 0-127
SOS Repeats Level 48 0-127
MIDI Expression Off/On 60 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
MIDI Clock Off/On 63 0, 127 (0=off, 1-127=on)
Footswitch On 80 0, 127 (0=release, 1-127=press)
Footswitch Favorite 81 0, 127 (0=release, 1-127=press)
Footswitch Tap 82 0, 127 (0=release, 1-127=press)
Persist 83 0, 127 (0=persist off, 1-127=persist on)
Kill Dry 84 0, 127 (0=dry off, 1-127=dry on)
Output Sum 85 0, 127 (0=stereo, 1-127=sum)
Remote Tap 93 any
Expression Pedal 100 0-127
Bypass/On 102 0, 127 (0=bypass, 1-127=on)
MIDI CC Numbers
MIDI - Specifications (cont.)

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Output Modes
Depending on how you have Volante connected, the signal routing will be as follows.
MONO IN - STEREO OUT
Mono signal connected to LEFT IN. Dry path goes from LEFT IN to both LEFT OUT and RIGHT OUT.
STEREO IN - STEREO OUT
Stereo signal (e.g. a pedal or DAW) is connected to LEFT IN and RIGHT IN. The stereo dry path goes from
LEFT IN and RIGHT IN to LEFT OUT and RIGHT OUT.
MONO IN - MONO OUT
Mono signal (e.g. a guitar or pedal) connected to LEFT IN. Dry signal goes from LEFT IN to LEFT OUT.
Processed signal path shown in diagram.
LEFT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
PHYSICALLY CONNECTED - UNUSED
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT IN
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
PHYSICALLY CONNECTED - UNUSED
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT IN
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
PHYSICALLY CONNECTED - UNUSED
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT IN
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
NOTE: With a mono input, the signal is sent to
both the left and right analog preamps. This is
done to improve the signal to noise ratio.
DRY SIGNAL
WET SIGNAL

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pg 20
STEREO IN - MONO OUT (SUM MODE)
Stereo signal connected to LEFT IN and RIGHT IN. The stereo dry path starts from LEFT IN and RIGHT IN, is
summed to mono, and then sent to LEFT OUT.
Set OUTPUT SUM ON/OFF to On – MONO SUM in Volante’s Power Up Modes.
(See page 14 for details.)
MONO IN - STEREO OUT (SUM MODE)
Mono signal connected to LEFT IN. The dry path goes from LEFT IN to LEFT OUT.
LEFT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
PHYSICALLY CONNECTED - UNUSED
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT IN
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
PHYSICALLY CONNECTED - UNUSED
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN
RIGHT IN
LEFT OUT
STEREO
PROCESSING
PREAMP
PREAMP
DELAY
PROCESSING
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT IN
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
LEFT IN LEFT OUT
Output Modes (cont.)
NOTE: In SUM mode, all audio will be routed to
the LEFT OUT even if a jack is connected to the
RIGHT OUT. This is useful if you do not want to
disconnect a complex stereo rig.
NOTE: If you are using stereo out connections,
but would like to output in mono, enable SUM
mode to send a summed mono signal to the
LEFT OUT.
DRY SIGNAL
WET SIGNAL