Toneczar Effects stereo powerglide User manual

stereo powerglide
two-speed, stereo in/out analog tremolo
• Thestereopowerglideisatwochannel,twospeeddesign.ItisNOTtwoseparatetremolo
pedalsinonebox.
• Thestereopowerglidemaybeoperatedthreeways:
1.MonoIn/MonoOut
2.MonoIn/StereoOut
3.StereoIn/StereoOut
• Thestereopowerglidefeaturestwoseparatefoot-switchablesignalchannels(AandB).Both
channelsmaybeswitched“on”orbypassedatthesametime(thefoot-switchesarepositioned
toaccommodatethis).Or,theymaybeswitched“on”orbypassedindependently.
• Hardwired,True-BypassswitchingisfeaturedforbothchannelsAandB.Eachchannel
featuresaseparate“on”indicatorLED(Red).
• Thestereopowerglidefeaturestwoindependentfoot-switchablespeedsfeaturingglitchless
switchingbetweenSpeed1andSpeed2.
• IndividualSpeed1andSpeed2indicatorLEDs(YellowandGreen)flashintimetothespeed
selected,evenwhenthepedalisinthebypassmode.LEDsflash“on”intimewiththevolume
swelltoalloweasyplaying in timetoslow-speedtremolosettings.
• Themaininput,ChannelA,featuresindividualDepthknobsforeachSpeed.Depthknob1A
isforSpeed1.Depthknob2AisforSpeed2.Forexample,youmaydesireaslow,butvery
deepSpeed1setting.Toachievethis,setSpeed1(yellowLED)totaste,andsetDepthknob
1Ato5:00(maxdepth).Youmayalsodesireafast,butsoftwarbleforSpeed2,Toachieve
this,setSpeed2(greenLED)totaste,andsetDepthknob2Ato12:00.TheindividualDepth
knobsprovidetheabilitytohavegreatcontrastindepthbetweenthetwospeedsettings,or
bothDepthknobsmaybesetthesamefortwodifferentspeedswiththesamedepth.
• Thesecondinput,ChannelB,featuresasingleDepthknobBforbothSpeed1andSpeed2.
Thissimplifiesstereooperationandset-up,whilestillofferinggreatcontrasttoChannelA’sdual
Depthknobs.Note:Forstereo-panning,initiallysetallDepthknobsformaxdepth(5:00),then
adjusttotaste.
• Depthknobs(1A,2AandB)offerthecompleterangefromdry-only(fullcounter-clockwise7:00)
tovolumeswellfollowedbycompletesilence,atmaxdepth(fullclockwise5:00),
• IndividualchannelVolumeknobs(VolAandVolB)allowmatchingthebypassedvolumeat
anytremolodepthsetting,orcanprovidesignificantvolumeswelloverunitygain.Note:The
stereopowerglidecannotbeusedasasimplevolumeboostwiththeDepth knob(s) at minimum
(7:00).

stereo powerglide
two-speed, stereo in/out analog tremolo
• ThreepositionWaveform(Brown/Black/Square)Modetoggleswitch(global)affectsbothSpeed
1(yellowLED)andSpeed2(greenLED)atthesametime.Brownfacemodeisdeepand
swaying.Blackfacemodeissilkysmoothandeven.Square-wavemodeisfulloff/onchopat
maximumdepth.
• ThePanorSyncModetoggleswitchisusedONLYforstereooperationwithtwoamps.Inthe
SyncMode,bothAmp1andAmp2willhavetheirvolumeriseandfalltogether.InthePan
Mode,Amp1volumewillbegoingup,Amp2volumewillbegoingdown.AsAmp2volume
beginstogoup,Amp1willbegintogodown……cross-fadingbackandforthandbackand
forthbetweenAmp1andAmp2…..beautifulatanytremolospeedsetting.
• ThePhaseSelecttoggleswitchallowsforinvertingtheoutputphaseofChannelB.Thisswitch
makesnoaudibledifferencewhenusingthestereopowerglidewithoneamp.Eveninstereo
thereisnotahugeaudibledifference.However,thePhaseSelecttoggleswitchcancomein
handyforcorrectingphaseproblemswithtwodissimilaramps,inparalleleffectsloops,and
mixingboardapplications–it’sthereifyouneedit.
• TheChannelB,Normal/MutetoggleswitchallowsthechoiceofmutingtheChannelBoutput
whenfootswitchingChannelBtothebypassmode.Thiscanbeusefulincreatingextra
musicaldramawiththestereopowerglide.
• TheRampknoballowsyoutoadjusthowquicklySpeed1andSpeed2rampupordownfrom
onespeedsettingtotheother.(SimilartoaLeslie,exceptyougettosettheramptime.)
• TheExpressionpedaljack(wheninuse)bypassestheSpeed1knob(yellowLED),allowing
fullExpressionpedalcontrolofslowesttofastestspeed.UsetheRampknobasadamping
controlforsmoothspeedchangesevenwithjerkyExpressionpedalmovements.Youmaystill
footswitchtoyourpre-setSpeed2(greenLED)atanytime.
• Forexpressioncontrol,pleaseuseonlythetoneczarEBExpressionpedalwitha¼”TRS
(stereo)cable.DonotpluganythingelseintotheEXPjackasthestereopowerglideisvoltage
controlled.Donotuseanyotherbrandofexpressionpedalastheywillnotwork.
• ForMonoIn/MonoOutoperation,useonlyInputjackA(onfarright)andOutputjackA(onfar
left).
ThefollowingareNOTusedforMonoIn/MonoOutoperation:
1)InputjackB
2)OutputjackB
3)DepthknobB
4)VolumeknobB
5)PhaseSelecttoggleswitch
6)PanorSyncModetoggleswitch
7)ChannelBNormal/Mutetoggleswitch
8)ChannelBBypassfootswitch

stereo powerglide
two-speed, stereo in/out analog tremolo
• ForMonoInandStereoOutoperation,useInputjackA,andbothOutputjacksAandB.Both
Channelfootswitches(AandB)areused,alongwithalltoggleswitchesandknobs.
ThefollowingisNOTusedforMonoIn/StereoOutoperation:
1)InputjackB
• ForStereoInandStereoOutoperation,alljacks,footswitches,toggleswitchesandknobsare
used.
• InstereosetupsusingtwoAmps,it’sveryimportanttoobservepropergroundingoftheentire
rigtopreventgroundloophum.Themostimportantruleisonlyonegroundconnectiontothe
wallplugs.Sincemostampswillhaveagroundedpowerplug(3prongs),usingtwoampswith
groundedpowerplugscancreateagroundloop.Thesimplestsolutionistoplacea3-prong
to2-prongplugadapterononeoftheamp’spowercordplugs(eitheramp,butNOTboth).A
completelyisolatedpedal-boardpowersupply,(liketheVoodooLabPedalPower)willassure
thatagroundloopisnotcreatedfromyourpedalboard.
• InstereosetupsusingtwodissimilarAmps(brand,typeorvintage),it’spossibletohavehum/
buzzevenwithpropergrounding.Inthiscircumstancejustoneampwillhavehumorbuzz.The
ampwithhumorbuzzwilllikelyhaveapowerpolaritymiss-match.Iftheamphasapolarity
switchontheback,tryflippingtheswitch.Or,iftheamphasavintagetwoprongpowerplug,
justunplugthepowerplug,fliptheplugover,andplugitbackin.Iftheamphasagrounded
powerplug,usea3-prongto2-prongplugadapter,flipitover,andplugitin.Note:Some
adaptershaveoneprongtallerthantheother;thistypewon’tworkwithoutgrinding/filingthe
tallerprongtothesamesizeastheotherone.
• Likealltoneczarproducts,thestereopowerglideoperateson18voltDC.(nobatteries)This
givesgreatheadroom,withnoclipping.ADunlop18vregulatedwallwartissuppliedforthe
USA,UK,orEurope(choosewhenordering).Powerjackisthestandard5.5x2.1mm.center
tip-negative.
• ThestereopowerglidecanbepoweredbyanyversionoftheVoodooLabPedalPowerby
usinga“Y”powercableandtwoPedalPoweroutlets.Note:SetthePedalPowerDIPswitch
toNORMAL.Acustom“Y”powercablecanbeexchangedforthesuppliedwallwart.Please
specifythis(and“Y”cablelength)whenordering.
• Extremelyquietoperation,evenwithyourampvolumeon“10”andyourguitarvolumeon“0”-
therewillbenotickingorthumpingcomingfromthestereopowerglide.
• Softstart,silentrun,stealthLFOistheheartofthepedal.Thislowfrequencyoscillator(LFO)
iscapableofveryslowtoveryfastspeedswithoutbecoming“glitchy”ormechanicalsounding
whilegoingslow,orlosingdepthand“blurring”whengoingfast.Atfullslowittakesthree
secondstomakeonecycleandfullfastis20cyclesinonesecond.

stereo powerglide
two-speed, stereo in/out analog tremolo
• Noaluminumelectrolyticorceramiccapsinthesignalpath.Nointernaltrimpots,DIP
switches,socketedparts,ribbonwireorpush-onconnectors.Instead,thru-plated,FR-4epoxy
glasspcb,Mil-speccomponents,handsoldered,handwired,ScopeTestedandTuned.
• Thestereopowerglideisofferedintwofinishes,powder-coatmatteblackortheoptional
polishedaluminum.(Note:Thisisnota“show”finish.Itwillbefullofcharacter,matching
therestofthetoneczarproductline.)Theseproductsaredesignedtobeinstalledonapedal
boardandstepped on,notpolishedwithasoftclothandadmired.
SPECIFICATIONS
ChannelAInputImpedance:>500Kohms
ChannelBInputImpedance:>500Kohms
ChannelAOutputImpedance:<50Kohms
ChannelBOutputImpedance:<50Kohms
LFOspeed:0.30hz-20hz
CurrentConsumption:80ma.@18vdc
Signaltonoise:90db
Dimensions:53/4”Wx4”Dx2”H(knobsadd1”toheight)
Weight:approximately2lbs.