INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.......................................................................3 Primary Controls...................................................................................4 Secondary Controls.............................................................................5 Footswitch Controls............................................................................6 Tap Tempo................................................................................................
THE KEELEY HALO - ANDY TIMMONS DUAL ECHO Andy Timmons’ mysterious sounding “Halo” effect is a modulated dual echo sound that has long been kept a secret by the tone wizard himself. Andy spent decades combining and crafting the sounds you can now get from the HALO. Notes from the HALO dance rhythmically, almost creating a reverb diffusion. Those notes are held together with tape-style effects like modulation, saturation and compression. The results are stunning.
PRIMARY CONTROLS 2 1 3 6 5 4 9 7 4 8 1 TIME - Sets the length of delay from 5ms to 1500ms. 2 LEVEL - Sets the level of the delay. 3 FDBK - Sets the regeneration (number of repeats) of the delay. Pressing the FDBK knob enters ‘Preset Mode’. (See page 8 for more on saving presets.) 4 RATE - Sets the rate of modulation of the delay from 0.1Hz - 10Hz. 5 DEPTH - Sets the amount of modulation of the delay. 6 TOGGLE SWITCH - Push to the right to advance through the HALO’s 4 Preset Banks.
SECONDARY (ALT) CONTROLS Access four alternate tone and time shaping controls by pressing and holding the FDBK knob while turning other controls 1 FDBK (PRESS) ALT - Press and hold the FDBK knob while manipulating other knobs to access secondary controls. 2 HIGH PASS FILTER - Sets the cutoff frequency for a single-order high pass filter in the feedback loop. The frequency ranges from 0Hz at full CCW to 300Hz at full CW.
FOOTSWITCH CONTROLS Smart Controls at the press of a button ADVANCED CONTROL Using the HALO with External Switching SIDE A / B - Tap the A or B footswitch to activate each side of the HALO. Tap the alternate footswitch to use the alternate sound stored in each Preset Bank. Note: Only one side of each Preset Bank can be active at a time. ADVANCING PRESET BANKS - Hold both Side A and B stomps for 1/3 of a second to advance through presets 1-4. SAVING NEW PRESETS - Tap the FDBK knob to enter Preset Mode.
TAP TEMPO MODE Control the time of the HALO’s delay with our handy Tap Mode Tap Tempo can be activated by pressing and holding the active side’s stomp switch for 1 second. The bypass LED for the active side will flash the current tempo to indicate that it is in TAP mode. TAP mode will automatically exit after 5 seconds if no tap is detected. TAP mode can also be exited by pressing and holding the bypass switch for the active Side for 1 second.
CHANGING AND SAVING PRESETS The HALO features a total of 4 Preset Banks ADVACING PRESETS ON THE FLY Advance through Preset Banks by holding both stomp switches for 1/3 of a second (or simply use the mini toggle switch). TO TOGGLE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN PRESETS 1. Tap the FDBK knob to enter ‘Preset Mode’ 2. Cursor left or right through Preset Banks 1-4 by then tapping either the A or B Side stomp switch. 3.
EXPRESSION PEDAL USE AND FACTORY RESET The HALO allows you to set control parameters with an optional expression pedal ASSIGN A PARAMETER TO AN EXPRESSION PEDAL 1. Hold FDBK knob for 1 second to enter Expression Mode. 2. Set connected expression pedal to heel-down. 3. Turn a HALO control knob to the desired heel-down setting. 4. Set the expression pedal to toe-down. 5. Turn the same control knob to the desired toe-down position. 6. Hold FDBK knob for 1 second to save your settings.
FACTORY PRESET HALO SETTINGS Getting started with the HALO - Andy Timmons Dual Echo TIP: HOLD DOWN THE FDBK KNOB TO ADJUST THE ALT CONTROLS A B PRESET BANK 1 - SIDE A ANDY’S HALO A B PRESET BANK 3 - SIDE A VINTAGE MULTI TAP 10 A B PRESET BANK 1 - SIDE B DOTTED EIGHTH A B PRESET BANK 3 - SIDE B HALO REVERB A B PRESET BANK 2 - SIDE A QUARTER A B PRESET BANK 4 - SIDE A RACKMAN BBD A B PRESET BANK 2 - SIDE B SLAPBACK A B PRESET BANK 4 - SIDE B LONG QUARTER
YOUR HALO SETTINGS Write in your favorite settings for the HALO - Andy Timmons Dual Echo TIP: HOLD DOWN THE FDBK KNOB TO ADJUST THE ALT CONTROLS A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B HALO - ANDY TIMMONS DUAL ECHO 11
HALO QUICK START GUIDE Jump right in to the HALO - Andy Timmons Dual Echo PRIMARY CONTROLS TIME - Sets the length of the delay LEVEL - Sets the level of the delay FDBK - Sets the regeneration (number of repeats) of the delay RATE - Sets the speed of modulation of the delay DEPTH - Sets the amount of modulation of the delay TOGGLE SWITCH - Push to the right to advance through the HALO’s 4 Preset Banks STOMP SWITCHES A and B - Turns on/off Sides A or B of the HALO ALT (SECONDARY) CONTROLS FDBK ALT (PRESS)- P
