Ada PBF Flanger User manual

Type
User manual
PBFFLANGERbyADAUSERMANUAL
www.adaamps.com
PartNumber701423
Version0.1
ThePBFFLANGERbyADA
The
ADAPedalBoardFriendlyFLANGERisanallanalog
flangerbasedontherenownedADAFLANGERpedalsproduced
inthelate1970sinBerkeleyCalifornia.Itisprimarilydesigned
forelectricguitarandbassguitar,butcanbeusedwithother
electronicmusicalinstrumentsandintherecordingstudio.The
PBFFLANGERdeliverstheunique
tone,rangeandcharacterof
theoriginalADAdesigns,alongwithmanynewfeatures.The
PBFFLANGERnowhasaBASSswitchwhichkeepsthebottom
endtight,distinctandsmooth.TheRANGEcontrolisnow
taperedtomakeiseasiertodialinsubtlevibratos,vocalwahs
andstaccatopulsing.
TheSPEEDcontrolhasbeenexpandedfor
fasterandslowerrates.ThePBFhasasmallerenclosure
convenientlythesamefootprintasthecommondiecast
enclosuresthathavebecomethenormforpedalboa rds.The
PBFFLANGERismanufacturedinCalifornia.

IfyourADAproductworks,yourpedalchainmostlikelyhasa
problem.Ifyouhearnothing,thentheremaybeaproblem
withyourindividualunit.Pleasesee“RETURNINGUNITSFOR
SERVICE”belowonhowtogetanRAnumber.
2. WhatdoIdoifmyproductis
notworking?
IfyourproductisnotworkingweSTRONGLYsuggestthatyou
runaseriesofquickteststotroubleshoottheunit(seeabove).
Theymaysoundverybasic,butitcansaveyoutimeingetting
yourunitworkingandyoubacktoplaying.Ifyouarean
international
(nonUSA)customer,youmustcontactyourlocal
dealerand/oryournationaldistributorforrepair.Ifyouarein
theUSAandtheunittrulydoesnotwork,email
togetaReturnAuthorization(RA)
numberfromus.
3. WhatdoIdoafterreceivingmyRAnumber?
Youwillneedtoboxyourunit,writeyourReturnAuthorization
(RA)numberontheoutsideoftheshippingboxinlarge,bold
lettering,andsendittotheaddresssupplied
withtheRAyou
receivedfromus.YouareresponsibleforshippingtoADA,so
pleasetrackandinsureyourparcels.ADAcannotbeheld
responsibleforparcelsthatarelostordamagedintheshipping
process.ADAcannotacceptyourshipmentifthereisnoRA
numberwrittenon
theoutsideofthebox.
SERVICE
Ifyourunitrequiresservice,pleasegotoourwebsite’sSERVICE
pageforinformationtohelpyoufindasolutiontotheproblem
youarehavingwithyourPBFFLANGER.Wehaveprovidedyou
withastepbysteptroubleshootingproceduretogetyouback
upandrunningifyou
areexperiencingasimpleproblem.

SPECIFICATIONS
InputImpedance 500KOhms
OutputImpedance 1KOhms
AnalogDelayICs(BBD) Twoseparate512stageanalog
bucketbrigadeICs
PowerRequirements 9VDCto12VDCat150mAfromAC
adapterorpedalboardsupply
DCPOWERJACK:2.1mm,centerpin
negative
CONTROLvoltagerange 0to+10V
MANUALCONTROL
 delayrange:0.35mSto15.3mS
SPEEDCONTROL sweeprate:0.06seconds(15Hz)to
30seconds
LEVELCONTROLoutputleveladjustment+/‐6dB
CONTROLPORT RingTipSleevestereo1/4"phone
jackforexpressionpedalsorcontrol
voltagesof0voltsto+10volts
ShippingWeight 1lb.(2.2Kg)
Shipping
Dimensions 5.75x3.5x3.37inches
EnclosureDimensions 4.5x2.5x1.5inches
Material Poweredcoatedallsteelenclosure
forbettershielding

NEWFEATURES
TrueBypasswithLEDstatusindicator
OutputLEVELtrim
BASSGuitarContourSwitch
Smallenclosure
Poweredby9Vto12Vat150mA
FUNCTIONS
MANUAL setsstaticdelaytime
RANGE setsthedelaytimerangeoftheSPEED
SPEED setstherateoftheautosweep
THRESHOLD adjuststhegatethresholdofthedelayedsignal
LEVEL outputleveladjustmentoftheflangeeffect
ENHANCE setstheamountofregenerationwhichvariesthe
intensityup
tothepointofselfoscillation
HARMONICS addsorsubtractsthedelayedsignalformidorbass
boost.EVENisbassboostandmidscoop.ODDis
hollowsoundingwithmidboost.
BASS decreasestheamountofENHANCEatlow
frequenciestopreserveatightbottom
CONTROL externalvoltageoran
expressionpedalport.
OverridestheMANUALcontrol

RETURNINGUNITSFORSERVICE
IfyoustillneedtosendinyourADAproductforservice,YOU
MUSTFIRSTGETARETURNAUTHORIZATIONNUMBER(RA)
BEFOREYOUSHIPTOOURSERVICECENTER.Itemsshippedto
uswithoutanRA,willnotbeacceptedbyourServiceCenter
andwillbereturnedtoyouby
theshipper.YoucangetanRA
numberbyfirstcontactingusonlineat:
.Youcanalsocheckonlinefor
additionalinformationatwww.adaamps.com/service
DONOTSHIPYOURPBFFLANGERTOOURSERVICE
CENTERBEFOREGETTINGANRA(Return
AuthorizationNumber)FROMUS.
Shipto:
ADAAmplification
1170BurnettAve.Ste.N
Concord,CA94520
WARRANTY
YourPBFFLANGERiswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialand
workmanshipforaperiodofthreehundredandsixtyfive(365)days
fromdateofpurchase.Thiswarrantyistotheoriginalownerandis
nontransferable.Duringthewarrantyperiod,ADAoritsagentwill,at
itssoleoption,repair
orreplacedefectivepartsandmakenecessary
repairstotheproductwhichisdefectiveatnocharge.Ifthefailureis
theresultofmisuse,abuse,accidentormisapplication,ADAhasno
obligationtorepairorreplacethefailedproduct.ADAretainsthe
righttomakesuchdeterminationonthe
basisoffactoryinspection.
ADAwillnotberesponsibleforanyspeakerordevicedamagedbythe
FLANGER.Thiswarrantyremainsvalidonlyifrepairsareperformedby
ADAoritsagentandprovidedthattheserialnumberontheunithas
notbeendefacedorremoved.Thiswarrantyisexpressly
inlieuofall
otherwarrantieseitherexpressedorimplied.Thiswarrantygivesyou
specificrights.Youmayhaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstatetostate
intheU.S.

VOLTAGECONTROLPORT,rearpanel
CONTROL:RingTipSleevestereo1/4"phonejackfor
expressionpedalsorcontrolvoltages.ControlVoltagejackis
wiredthesamewayastheoriginalFlangerswerewired,sothe
oldCONTROLPEDALA(aswellasotherexpressionpedals)work
withthePBFFlanger.Youcanalsoinputa
voltagefrom0to+10
Voltstosetthedelaytime.Seethewiringdiagrambelow.
TIPS
ThePBFFLANGERsweeps"tothetop"butnot"thruzero"bychoice.
Thruzeroflangingisusefulforafullmix,butnotforaguitarbecause
theguitarsignaldropsoutatthethruzeropoint(orissubstantially
boosted)whichisnotmusicalsounding.ADAfeelsthat
ifyouwant
thateffect,aTremoloisabetterwaytoachievethevolumelevel
modulation.
TheRANGEmixestheMANUALand theSPEEDvoltagessoyoucan
adjusttherangeandpositionoftheSPEED.SettingtheRANGEfully
counterclockwiseeliminatestheSWEEPandtheMANUAL(or
CONTROL
PEDAL)hasfullcontroloverthesettingoftheFLANGER
delaytime,from0.35mSto15.3mS.
TheENHANCEfeedsbackthedelayedsignaltothewet/drymixto
increasetheintensityoftheflangingeffecttothepointofhighly
resonantoscillationor“DarthVader”sounds.

TheHARMONICSswitchinconjunctionwithanextremeENHANCE
settingcanradicallyshapeyourflangingtone,especiallywhenthe
SPEEDisoff(RANGEsetfullyCCW).ByturningtheRANGEvery
slightlyCWandsettingtheSPEEDtoabout3Hz,averynicevibrato
canbeachieved.Movingthe
MANUALcontrolCWdecreasesthe
depthofthevibratoanddetuning.
TheTHRESHOLDisanadjustablelevelgatethatcandropoutthe
delayedsignalatlowlevelsorbeusedto"turnon"theflangeeffect
withtheinputsignalamplitude.Playingheavilyturnsontheflanging
effect,whileplaying
lightlyturnsofftheflangingeffect.
TECHNICALSUPPORT
1. Whataresomequickteststotroubleshootmyunit?
Sometimesafewquicktestsathomecanbethedifference
betweenthinkingyourunitis brok enandgettingitworking
properly.Hereisalistofquicktroubleshootingstepstotest
yourgearandunit.Asbasicas
thesesoundpleaserunallthe
tests.
Checksimplesignalchain:Plugyourcablefromyourguitar
intoyouramp.Ifyouhaveadirectconnecttonegotostep2.If
notyouhaveabadcable,guitaroramp.
Check2ndcable:Takeyour2ndcableand
switchitwiththe
firstcable.Ifyouhavesound,wenowknowbothcables,your
guitarandamp,work.
Checkpower:Plugyourampintothesameoutletthatyou’re
usingtopoweryourADAproduct.Iftheampturnson,thenthe
outletworks.Ifnottry
anotheroutlettopoweryourunit.
ChecknativeADASignalChain:Plugthefirstcablefromyour
guitarintoyourADAproduct(input).Plugthe2ndcable
betweenyourADAproduct(output)andintoyouramp.Make
suretheADAispluggedintoaworkingpowersource.DONOT
insert
itinapedalchain,i.e.,donotintroduceanyotherpedals
intothesignalchain.

  • Page 1 1
  • Page 2 2
  • Page 3 3
  • Page 4 4

Ada PBF Flanger User manual

Type
User manual

Ask a question and I''ll find the answer in the document

Finding information in a document is now easier with AI