User Manual

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Configuring Delay and Reverb Routing
Maybe this has kept you up at night pondering —is it better to "delay" your reverbs,
“reverb” your delays, or neither? If delay follows reverb, the reverb’s tail will have dis-
tinct echoes applied. If reverb follows delay, the delay’s echoes will have a schmear of
reverb administered. Conversely, if the reverb and delay are on separate parallel paths,
they won’t affect one another, resulting in cleaner, more defined notes. Exploit these
options as follows—your routing is saved and recalled individually, per preset (also see
"" on page 26).
NOTE: No matter which of these routing options you choose, it never affects the stereo
aspect of your signal—all delays and reverbs process in stereo. See the next section.
To Set the Reverb before the Delay - Press-hold the ALT/LEGACY button and turn
TWEEZ to minimum.
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Reverb before delay
To Set the Delay and Reverb in Parallel - Press-hold the ALT/LEGACY button and
turn TWEEZ to 50%.
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Reverb and delay in parallel
To Set the Reverb after the Delay - Press-hold the ALT/LEGACY button and turn
TWEEZ to maximum.
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Reverb after delay
Stereo vs. Mono Output
For those of you that care to know about such details... Many models included on
your DL4 MkII create a wide, wonderful stereo effect when you’ve connected both the
L/MONO and RIGHT 1/4" outputs to a stereo amplifier setup or monitoring system.
Here’s the deal:
• If you connect a single, mono source into the L/MONO (or MIC IN), the source is
fed into DL4 MkII’s left and right audio channels and processed by these effects
in stereo. As long as you utilize both the L/MONO and RIGHT outs, you’ll hear
all your DL4 MkII effects in stereo.
• If you connect a stereo sound source into the L/MONO and RIGHT inputs, the
left and right sound sources are processed discretely, keeping your stereo signal
intact throughout DL4 MkII’s entire circuit (assuming you are also utilizing both
the L/MONO and RIGHT outputs).
But the above then begs the question—what happens to these stereo effects when
you’re using only DL4 MkII’s single L/MONO output? The answer is that the result is
always going to be mono. DL4 MkII treats some stereo effects differently than others
to provide the best sonic results in mono:
• The Harmony Delay, Stereo Delay, Dual Delay, Euclidian Delay, Crisscross, Ping
Pong, and Multi Pass models all create distinct left and right echo outputs in
stereo. Therefore, for these delay models we ever so gently fold both signals
down to mono so you don’t miss out on any of those coveted repeats.
• The models that include modulation typically have some left/right offset sweep
for a widening impression. But folding these models’ modulation down to a
mono output can result in phasing or other irksome artifacts. Therefore, in most
cases, DL4 MkII passes along only the left channel of these models as your
mono signal for the most satisfying results.
NOTE: In the odd case where you might be connecting a stereo source into both DL4
MkII’s LEFT and RIGHT inputs, but only using the L/MONO output, then some effects just
aren’t going to include your right input signal at all. The moral of the story here is, if you’re
wanting full stereo throughput in and out of DL4 MkII, you should utilize both the L/MONO and
RIGHT outputs.
• The Classic Looper, as well as the 1 Switch Looper, can be configured as mono
or stereo—see Global Settings - "Setting the Looper to Mono vs. Stereo" on
page 20. The factory default Looper setting is Stereo. Therefore, if you are
using both the L/MONO and RIGHT inputs to feed a stereo signal into DL4
MkII, you’ll want to keep the current Stereo setting to record and play back
your loops that way.