BIAS DELAY Product Manual
INTRODUCTION CONTENTS First and foremost, thank you for purchasing BIAS Delay, the world’s first cross-platform delay pedal! BIAS Delay lets you quickly and easily design thousands of custom delay pedals from scratch. It can be seamlessly integrated with BIAS Pedal Delay for mobile and desktop software. BIAS Delay For all you hardware enthusiasts that are out there, our BIAS Pedal software provides a virtual workshop for you to build your own delay pedals inside and out.
Connect with BIAS Delay BIAS Pedal Introduction 20 How to get BIAS Pedal 21 Redeem & Activate My Software Buy BIAS Pedal on Apple App Store BIAS Pedal user interface 25 Desktop Version Mobile Version Preset menu 29 Save Presets 30 Signal path 31 45 Remote Mode Device Preset Menu Store presets to BIAS Delay Device Setting Menu Firmware Upgrade Others Warranty 49 End User License Agreement 54 Custom Panel Delay Stage Mod Stage Power Module EQ (Equalizer) Noise Gate 39 Amp Room 40 ToneClo
GETTING STARTED Within the box Signal Connection Please carefully review each item in the box: Here are two alternative ways to connect BIAS Pedal in your signal chain: ・ BIAS Delay ・ 9V DC power adapter ・ Micro USB cable ・ Quick Start Guide ・ Redeem card for BIAS Pedal Delay Pack ・ Optional rubber footers Connect to a power source A 9V DC power adapter or USB (using a Micro USB cable) can power BIAS Distortion. You’ll find both power connections on the rear panel.
Connect with BIAS Pedal app BIAS Delay comes with a license for BIAS Pedal - Delay Pack (desktop software). You can redeem the software code on our store page (see Redeem & Activate My Software in this manual). In addition to the BIAS Pedal desktop software, there’s also a mobile version of BIAS Pedal for iPad (sold separately). To connect with the BIAS Pedal (desktop) software, simply connect BIAS Delay to your computer using the supplied Micro USB cable and launch the BIAS Pedal software.
Footswitch Panel OVERVIEW BIAS Delay comes with footswitches labeled A, B and C and a Tap Tempo footswitch. The A, B and C footswitches allow you to alternately engage and bypass presets in BIAS Delay (see the Footswitch Mapping section of this manual for more information). Control Panel Using the Tap Tempo footswitch, you can tap the switch twice and the duration between taps will determine the BPM value. (See the Tap Tempo and BPM sections of this manual for more information.
FUNCTION AND OPERATION 1. Mono & Stereo BIAS Delay comes with stereo inputs and outputs. With mono input (plugging into the left channel only), BIAS Delay will duplicate the input signal on both channels so you can still get stereo signal at BIAS Delay’s outputs. This is necessary in order to hear some of BIAS Delay’s stereo effects properly. For example, the Ping Pong preset needs stereo outputs to produce its alternating left and right panning effect.
4. Assign Footswitch Each footswitch can turn on or off one of the 20 presets assigned to it in the pedal. 5. Note Subdivision 1. switch to other presets 2. LED start to blink With Note Subdivision, you can customize the subdivision of delay (echo) time. In BIAS Delay, there are 3 different (the most commonly used) note divisions on the control panel. With the BIAS Pedal app, you can access many more subdivision options.
・ Control 7. Expression Pedal BIAS Delay supports expression pedals, allowing you continuously variable control of multiple parameters at once while playing live onstage or in a recording studio. BIAS Delay can work with expression pedals fitted with standard TRS jacks. The expression pedal’s range of control over BIAS Delay’s parameters is calibrated by moving knobs on your BIAS Delay, as is explained below: ・ Calibration 1. Plug in an expression pedal with a TRS cable. 2.
・ Program Change ・ Control Change Program Change allows you to switch presets using an external MIDI device. Here’s how MIDI Program Change messages are mapped to BIAS Delay’s presets: Control Change allows you to control certain parameter using an external MIDI device’s continuous controllers (“CCs”).
BIAS PEDAL INTRODUCTION BIAS Pedal is a multi-platform application for stompbox design and modeling. The software lets you design your own delay pedal by customizing every single component, including topology, power source, filter and the outer design of the pedal. You can also share your pedal with Positive Grid’s global ToneCloud community and download amazing pedals straight from ToneCloud.
HOW TO GET BIAS PEDAL? Redeem & Activate My Software BIAS Delay comes with BIAS Pedal - Delay Pack (desktop software). Go to our website https://store.positivegrid.com/redeem and enter the redeem code printed on the redeem card. Once your code has been redeemed, go back to the store page to download the installer and install BIAS Pedal - Delay Pack. After the installation, you can find BIAS Pedal in your DAW or Applications folder.
Buy BIAS Pedal on Apple’s App Store BIAS Pedal also comes with a mobile version for iPad. Search for BIAS Pedal on the App Store and download the trial version for free. You get the full-featured version of BIAS Pedal by unlocking the trial version, which procedure is explained next.
BIAS PEDAL USER INTERFACE Desktop Version 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 7 25 8 9 10 11 1. ToneCloud - Enters ToneCloud page 2. Effects page - Switches among your installed software packs. Available software packs include Distortion Pack, Delay Pack and Modulation Pack. 3. Preset menu - Shows the current preset. Click to open the preset menu. 4. Save button - See the Save Preset section of this manual for more information. 5. Setting Menu - See the Settings section of this manual for more information. 6.
Mobile Version 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 9 27 10 11 12 13 1. ToneCloud - Enters the ToneCloud page. 2. Effects page - Switches among your installed software packs. Available software packs include Distortion Pack, Delay Pack and Modulation Pack. 3. Preset menu - Shows the current preset. Press to open the preset menu. 4. Save button - See the Save Preset section of this manual for more information. 5. Setting Menu - See the Settings section of this manual for more information 6.
PRESET MENU 1 2 SAVE PRESETS 3 4 BIAS Pedal lets you store every pedal you build and recall them anytime, anywhere. On the top menu bar, click the save button next to the preset name to see the save options. 1. CATEGORY - Shows all the available preset categories. Each category can store several presets. You can add new categories or delete them. Make sure you don’t delete the entire category if you want to keep the presets that are inside. 2. EDIT (Category) - Renames, reorders or deletes categories.
SIGNAL PATH The signal path shows you how the signal is being processed. Each module in the signal path provides different functionalities and a different control interface. This section will show you how to work with these modules and how to get the tone you want. Delay Staget Custom Panel 1. Drive (Dry/Wet) This is a dry/wet knob that controls the amount of distortion or dirt that is mixed into the delay signal path. The Custom Panel shows how the pedal looks.
6. Feedback Sets the amount of feedback, which determines the number of echo repeats. 7. Mix Adjusts the level balance between the delay’s wet and dry signal. 8. Bass & Treble Boosts or cuts the bass and high frequencies for the delay signal. 9. Infinity Captures and freezes the current feedback loop. 10. Analog This adds old-school analog character to the wet signal. 11. Saturation Controls how much the emulated Tape distortion affects the wet signal.
6. Routing Option Normal - All signals from the Delay Stage will go into the modulation effect. Wet Only - Only the wet signal will be applied to the modulation effect. 7. Waveform Selects the waveform used by the LFO 8. Rate Controls the speed of the LFO. 9. Depth Controls the depth of the LFO’s oscillation. 10. Width Widens the stereo image of the modulation effect. 11. Mix Adjusts the dry/wet balance of the modulation effect. 12.
EQ (Equalizer) EQ allows you to adjust the balance of frequencies in the signal. You can turn down the volume at a certain frequency to make it sound more polished. BIAS Pedal provides 3 EQ module types for you to choose from. Studio EQ ・ Preset - Loads factory and user EQ setups. Save and name your user Studio EQ setups here. ・ Gain - Adjusts the boost or attenuation for bass, mid, and high filters. ・ Frequency - Sets the frequency for each filter. ・ LEVEL - Adjusts the output level of the EQ module.
NOISE GATE AMP ROOM Each preset comes with its own individual noise gate control. You can adjust the threshold and decay values that work best for your pedal. Amp Room allows you to evaluate the sound of each pedal by pairing with six amp models we have implemented from BIAS Amp. Each amp model has its own unique tonality and gain structure. ・ Threshold - Controls the threshold level. When the input signal is louder than the threshold, the signal is able to pass through the gate.
TONECLOUD In ToneCloud, you can share your own pedal or download custom pedals from other great musicians from around the world. You can preview presets in ToneCloud, add them to your Favorites list, and download them right into BIAS Pedal on your mobile device. How to preview presets in ToneCloud Select the preset you want to preview (audition). There’s a preview slider for each preset; click it to preview the sound.
SETTINGS Desktop ・ Audio Settings - Selects the audio device, input/output routing, sample rate and buffer size settings. ・ App Information - Executes a factory reset or shows the app version, DSP engine, license and What’s New page. ・ Help Center - Links to our Help Center website for guides and FAQs or to write to our support agent. ・ User Center - Links to the User Center. You can manage your ToneCloud account there. ・ Positive Grid Official Site - Links to Positive Grid’s website.
CONNECT WITH BIAS DELAY BIAS Pedal can also function as a remote-control interface for BIAS Delay to allow further customization options. Device Preset Menu Remote Mode 1. Device Category Shows the current presets in BIAS Delay. After connecting with BIAS Delay, BIAS Pedal will enter Remote Mode. All actions and changes made inside the BIAS Pedal software will be reflected on the BIAS Delay unit. You can preview all presets from BIAS Pedal and ToneCloud through BIAS Delay.
Device Setting Menu Firmware Upgrade In Remote Mode, the settings menu will show all the settings for your BIAS Delay. Using BIAS Pedal, you can update BIAS Delay with new features and bug fixes as they become available. This allows BIAS Delay to keep improving itself for better performance and sound and more fun. Go to Settings menu => Device Information => Firmware to check if there is a new version available to install. BIAS Pedal will begin to update the firmware for BIAS Delay.
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