USER’S MANUAL
Important Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8 Do not install near heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and – if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions – may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
BOLD AS JIMI (TAPE) WARM TAPE (TAPE) 4
SUMMERS TIME (FLANGER) UNCHAIN MY FLANGE (FLANGER) 5
(EN) Introduction Congratulations! You have just bought a flanger pedal that is a steppingstone to a world of inspiration, innovation and tone. We are proud to present Vortex Flanger, providing awesome flanger sounds, intuitive controls and instant satisfaction. With Vortex Flanger you are set for any situation that calls for some serious flanging, from subtle two-tape-machines-simultaneously to full-on 747-take-off sounds.
1 - Effect on/off (true bypass) 2 - 1/4 inch mono jack input 3 - 1/4 inch mono jack input (for stereo in) 4 - 1/4 inch mono jack output 5 - 1/4 inch mono jack output (for stereo out) 6 - Feedback control 7 - Speed control 8 - Flange/TonePrint/Tape selector 9 - Depth control 10 - Delay time control 11 - Power in (9VDC) 12 - USB connection for exchanging TonePrint settings and software updates.
Connecting Input jacks - Use MONO for mono input and both MONO and STEREO if connecting a stereo source. If you run on battery we recommend removing the mono input jack to preserve battery power when you don’t play. Output jacks - connect to another pedal or directly into an amp or mixer. Use MONO for mono setups and both MONO and STEREO for stereo setups. Notice that it is possible to select between true bypass and buffered bypass mode via a dip switch located under the battery cover.
The controls FEEDBACK Use the FEEDBACK knob to control the amount of feedback of the short modulated delay that causes the Flanging effect. Turn the knob counter-clockwise to get negative feedback and clockwise to get positive feedback. Where the positive range gives a traditional studio-type feedback the negative range gives more extreme and “tube-like” sound. Try them out! 12 o’clock position is neutral = no feedback.
FLANGER TYPE Selector: Switch between standard Flange, Tape type and TonePrint FLANGE The characteristic “flanging” sound occurs when a pitch-modulated part of the signal is slightly delayed and fed back to the input of the effect algorithm. Experiment with the Feedback parameter to get an idea of the effects you can achieve.
TonePrint Consider the knobs and switches on your pedal as a few handles that actually controls a large number of parameters. TC Electronic staff has defined the controls, - but wouldn’t it just be cool to let the world’s leading guitar players contribute with their own definition of how the controls should work? YES - this is TonePrint. We allow top guitar players to dig out the pedals hidden tonal potential, re-define the controls and make their own TonePrints.
Bypass modes and Kill-Dry on/off Unscrew the back-plate and look for the two small dip-switches in the upper left corner. The upper dip-switch (closest to the DC 9V in connection), switches between True Bypass mode (default) and Buffered Bypass mode. True Bypass Buffered Bypass Kill-Dry - off Kill-Dry - on True Bypass – is a hardwire bypass that gives absolutely no coloration of tone when the pedal is bypassed.
will most likely be to activate the buffer in the first and last pedal in the signal chain. Can you hear the difference between a pedal in True Bypass or Buffered Bypass? Maybe, maybe not, – many factors apply. Active/passive pick-ups, single coil/humbucker, cable quality, amp impedance and more. We cannot give a single ultimate answer.
Sounds 2 amazing flanger effects: A 1:1 recreation of the legendary TC Electronic Chorus/Flanger pedal and a classic tape flanger for those psychedelic studio-style flange effects Unique, new TonePrint setting for stuffing Corona Chorus with your favorite artist’s tones Size & Weight 72 mm x 122 mm x 50 mm - 300 g (excl. battery) Battery Dual Supply Rails technology ensures headroom for line level effect loops from a single 9V battery.
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