ZANDER Junipero User manual

wobbliness awaits...

1. Overview
2. Onthesurface
3. Deepdive
4. Sounds&stereo
5. Warranty&boringstuff
contents
before we
get started...
Wejustwanttothankyouforpurchasingoneofourpedals,your
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itwouldn’tbepossiblewithoutthefantasticpeoplethathelpand
encourageustocontinuallypushourlimits.
Wereallyhopeyouenjoymakingwonderfulnoisewithit!
Alex Millar
Founder

TheJuniperoisamulti-modulationpedal,offeringeightunique
takesonclassicmodulationeffectsincludingvibrato,chorus,
flanger,phaser&andtremolo.
Inspiredbyourloveofpost-punk,newwaveandshoegaze;
aswellasaninterestinclassicmodulationeffects.
TheJuniperoallowsyoutodriftofintoanaqueouswonderland
ofwobbliness,combininganintuitiveandfamiliarinterface
witheasilyaccessibleadditionalfunctionality.
overview
effecttype:
multi-modulation switching:
trueorbufferedbypass
power:
9vDC(center-) jacks:
topmounted currentdraw:
250ma

1. Stereoout
2. Monoout
3. Stereoin
4. Monoin
5. Expressionpedalin
6. MIDI
7. 9vDCin(center-),currentdraw250ma
8. Rate-modulationrate
9. Depth-modulationdepth
10. Ctrl-secondaryparameter(seepage6)
11. Tone-EQcontrolforthewetsignal
12. Level-mastervolumecontrol
13. Mix-wet/dryblendknob
14. Patchselector
15. SubdivisionindicatorLEDs
16. PresetindicatorLEDs
17. Tap-taptempo
18. TempoindicatorLED
19. Sub-tapsub-divisionselector
20. Preset-presetselector
21. Engage/bypassmodeindicatorLED
22. Engage-bypass
on the surface

TapTempoPressingthetaptempofootswitchtwicewillsetthe
tempoofthemodulation,thetapLEDwillflashintimewiththe
tempoyou’vetappedin.ItisworthnotingthatthetapLEDdoes
notflashinsyncwiththeLFOratebutthetempo.
Thesubswitchallowsyoutocyclethrough5differentsub-
divisionsforthetaptempo.Theseareindicatedbythe5LEDs
abovethe‘sub’label.
Allparameters(includingthepatchselector!)canbecontrolled
withanexpressionpedalonaper-presetbasis,todothis:
1. Pluginanexpressionpedaltothe‘exp’input
2. Pressandholdthesubandengagefootswitchesfor3seconds,
thebypassLEDwillstartflashingred,youhavenowentered
assignmentmode(flashingredmeansthatnoparametershave
beenassignedyet)
3. Rotatethecontrolsyou’dliketoassigntotheexpressionpedal
forthatpreset.TheflashingbypassLEDwillchangefromredto
orangeoncethefirstparameterhasbeenassignedtoconfirmthe
changehasbeenrecognised
4. Toexitassignmentmode,pressandholdthesubfootswitch for
3seconds.ThebypassLEDwillstopflashingandreturntoit’s
normalstate
5. Tocleartheexpressionassignmentsforapreset,pressandhold
thesubfootswitchfor5seconds(fromoutsideofassignment
mode).TheflashingbypassLEDwillflashredtoconfirmthatthe
assignmentshavebeencleared.
ConnectingaMIDIcontrollertotheJuniperoviatheMIDIjackallows
youtoaccessawiderangeofadditionalfeaturesincludingstoring
upto128presets,externallycontrollinganyparameterandaccepting
beatclockinformation.TheMIDIcontrollernumbersareasfollows:
OurMIDITRSconfigurationfollowstheofficialMIDIManufacturers
Association’sspecification.(ThisisalsothesameasEmpressEffects,
howeveritispossibletofliptheconfigurationtobethesameasused
byChaseBlissAudioifneeded.Pleasecontactustodiscussthis).
1. tap tempo
2. sub switch
4. expression pedal capability 6. midi (a brief intro)
deep dive
1. quarternotes
2. dottedeigths
3. eigthnotes
4. triplets
5. sixteenthnotes
rate=20
depth=21
ctrl=22
tone=23
level=24
mix=25
patchselector=26
tapsub-division=27
bypass=29
Thepresetswitchallowsyoutostoreandcyclethrough5on-board
presets.Theseareindicatedbythe5LEDsabovethe‘preset’label.
Tostoreapreset,cyclethroughtothenumberyou’dliketoassign
thepresetto,setthecontrolstothedesiredsettingsandthenpress
andholdthepresetfootswitchfor3seconds.You’llseetheLED
jumpforwardtothenextnumberandthenjumpbackagain.This
indicatesthepresethasbeenstored.
Trueorbuferedbypasscanbeassignedperpreset.Tochangebypass
modes,pressandholdthebypassfootswitchfor3seconds.The
bypassLEDwillflashbrieflytoconfirmthechangehastakenplace.
Intruebypassmode,whenthepedalisoffthebypassLEDwillbeoff.
Inbufferedbypassmode,whenthepedalisoffthebypassLEDwillbe
red.InbothmodesthebypassLEDwillbegreenwhenthepedalison.
4. presets 5. true/buffered bypass

Ifyou’rerunningamonosetup,justusethemono
jacks.Donotrunamonosetupthroughthestereo
jacks.Youcanstillrunmonointostereoout.
Bypassmodemustbeswitchedtobufferedin
ordertogetstereobypass.
With8uniquepatches,you’resuretofindloads
ofsoundstoimmerseyourselfin!
a quick note on mono/stereo...
sounds
& stereo # Effect Description Ctrlknob Stereofunction
1Chorus/vibrato
withdetune
Voicedtoreplicatetheanalogchorus
pedalsthatdefinedthesoundsofthe
1980s.
Detunecontrolthatcreatesamoreintense
choruseffect(oruseitonitsowntocreate
adoublingeffect).
Detuneandchorusaresentto
differentchannels.
2 Multi-voicechorus A4voicechorusthatcreatesaverylush andintricatechorussoundthatborders
onflangerterritorywithcertainsettings. Depthcontrolforvoice3&4. Voices1&2andvoices3&4aresent
todifferrentchannels.
3 Flanger Classicflangersoundswith
wide-rangingrate&depthcontrols. Feedbackcontrolforincreasnigintensity. Signalissplitacrossbothchannels andfilteredslightlydifferently.
4Through-zero
flanger Amuchmore‘vocal’styleflangerwith elementsofphase-shifting. Feedbackcontrolforcreatingamore‘vocal’ flanging/phasingeffect. Signalissplitacrossbothchannels andfilteredslightlydifferently.
5 Phaser A10stagephaserwithwide-rangingrate&
depthcontrols. Feedbackcontrolforcreatingamore‘vocal’ phasingeffect. SignalispannedintimewiththeLFO.
6 Tremolo Classictremolosoundswith
wide-rangingrate&depthcontrols.
Blendbetween2differenttypeoftremolo
(counter-clockwiseisclassicsine-wave,
clockwiseismore‘percussive’).
SignalispannedintimewiththeLFO,
ctrlknobdefiineshowsymmetrical
thepanningis.
7 Harmonictremolo
Ahypnoticeffectcreatedbysplittingthe
high&lowfrequenciesofasignal,flipping
thephaseofoneandthenmodulating
themboth.
‘Q’controlthatallowsyoutomaketheeffect
morevocal(similartoanauto-wah). Highandlowfrequenciesaresplit acrossthetwochannels.
8 Vibe-phasetremolo Inspiredbyoldamppitchvibratos,this effectcombineselementsofpitch,phase
andamplitudemodulation.
Depthcontrolforthetremolo
(Depthknobcontrolsthevibe/phasedepth). Vibe/Phaseissenttoonechannel, Tremolototheother.

suggested settings
Mono Mono
Mono Mono
Stereo Stereo
Stereo Stereo
chorus/vibrato with detune flanger
multi-voice chorus through-zero flanger

suggested settings
Mono Stereo
phaser
Mono Stereo
tremolo
Mono Mono Stereo Stereo
harmonic tremolo vibe-phase tremolo

warranty & boring stuff
Juniperv2.0manual,manualversion1.3september2021
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compliance/standards
warranty
Allordersarecoveredbya6monthrepair/replacewarranty,thisserviceisfree
butreturnpostagewillneedtobecoveredbythebuyer,pleasenotethisisonly
forfaultsanddoesnotcovermistreatment…sodon’tgospillingbeeronanything!
Pleasenotethiswarrantyonlyappliestotheoriginalbuyerofthepedal,ifithas
beenboughtsecondhandorisolderthan6monthswe’restillhappytosortany
issuesforasmallcostthatwillbequotedonapedal-by-pedalbasis.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatwedonotrecommendyoutrytofixanyfaults
yourselfandalwaysurgeyoutocontactusorseekthehelpofaknowledgeable
techtocarryouttheworkforyou.
Tamperingofanykindwiththeinternalcircuitrywillimmediatelyvoidthe
warranty(theonlyexceptionbeingelementsthatarespecificallymeantto
betweaked/altered,suchasaleveltrimpot),butmakesureyouknowwhat
you’readjustingoryou’llhavetosenditbacktobefixed!.
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