Ada PBF Flanger User manual

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PBFFLANGERbyADAUSERMANUAL

www.adaamps.com

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PartNumber701423

Version0.1

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ThePBFFLANGERbyADA

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The

ADAPedalBoardFriendlyFLANGERisanall‐analog

flangerbasedontherenownedADAFLANGERpedalsproduced

inthelate1970sinBerkeleyCalifornia.Itisprimarilydesigned

forelectricguitarandbassguitar,butcanbeusedwithother

electronicmusicalinstrumentsandintherecordingstudio.The

PBFFLANGERdeliverstheunique

tone,rangeandcharacterof

theoriginalADAdesigns,alongwithmanynewfeatures.The

PBFFLANGERnowhasaBASSswitchwhichkeepsthebottom

endtight,distinctandsmooth.TheRANGEcontrolisnow

taperedtomakeiseasiertodial‐insubtlevibratos,vocalwahs

andstaccatopulsing.

TheSPEEDcontrolhasbeenexpandedfor

fasterandslowerrates.ThePBFhasasmallerenclosure–

convenientlythesamefootprintasthecommondie‐cast

enclosuresthathavebecomethenormforpedalboa rds.The

PBFFLANGERismanufacturedinCalifornia.

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IfyourADAproductworks,yourpedalchainmostlikelyhasa

problem.Ifyouhearnothing,thentheremaybeaproblem

withyourindividualunit.Pleasesee“RETURNINGUNITSFOR

SERVICE”belowonhowtogetanRAnumber.

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2. WhatdoIdoifmyproductis

notworking?

IfyourproductisnotworkingweSTRONGLYsuggestthatyou

runaseriesofquickteststotroubleshoottheunit(seeabove).

Theymaysoundverybasic,butitcansaveyoutimeingetting

yourunitworkingandyoubacktoplaying.Ifyouarean

international

(non‐USA)customer,youmustcontactyourlocal

dealerand/oryournationaldistributorforrepair.Ifyouarein

theUSAandtheunittrulydoesnotwork,email

[email protected]

togetaReturnAuthorization(RA)

numberfromus.

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3. WhatdoIdoafterreceivingmyRAnumber?

Youwillneedtoboxyourunit,writeyourReturnAuthorization

(RA)numberontheoutsideoftheshippingboxinlarge,bold

lettering,andsendittotheaddresssupplied

withtheRAyou

receivedfromus.YouareresponsibleforshippingtoADA,so

pleasetrackandinsureyourparcels.ADAcannotbeheld

responsibleforparcelsthatarelostordamagedintheshipping

process.ADAcannotacceptyourshipmentifthereisnoRA

numberwrittenon

theoutsideofthebox.

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SERVICE

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Ifyourunitrequiresservice,pleasegotoourwebsite’sSERVICE

pageforinformationtohelpyoufindasolutiontotheproblem

youarehavingwithyourPBFFLANGER.Wehaveprovidedyou

withastep‐by‐steptroubleshootingproceduretogetyouback

upandrunningifyou

areexperiencingasimpleproblem.

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SPECIFICATIONS

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InputImpedance  500KOhms

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OutputImpedance  1KOhms

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AnalogDelayICs(BBD) Twoseparate512‐stageanalog

bucketbrigadeICs

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PowerRequirements 9VDCto12VDCat150mAfromAC

adapterorpedalboardsupply

DCPOWERJACK:2.1mm,centerpin

negative

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CONTROLvoltagerange 0to+10V

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MANUALCONTROL

 delayrange:0.35mSto15.3mS

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SPEEDCONTROL sweeprate:0.06seconds(15Hz)to

30seconds

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LEVELCONTROLoutputleveladjustment+/‐6dB

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CONTROLPORT Ring‐Tip‐Sleevestereo1/4"phone

jackforexpressionpedalsorcontrol

voltagesof0voltsto+10volts

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ShippingWeight  1lb.(2.2Kg)

Shipping

Dimensions  5.75x3.5x3.37inches

EnclosureDimensions 4.5x2.5x1.5inches

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Material Powered‐coatedall‐steelenclosure

forbettershielding

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NEWFEATURES

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 TrueBypasswithLEDstatusindicator

 OutputLEVELtrim

 BASSGuitarContourSwitch

 Smallenclosure

 Poweredby9Vto12Vat150mA

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FUNCTIONS

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MANUAL setsstaticdelaytime

RANGE setsthedelaytimerangeoftheSPEED

SPEED  setstherateoftheauto‐sweep

THRESHOLD adjuststhegatethresholdofthedelayedsignal

LEVEL  outputleveladjustmentoftheflangeeffect

ENHANCE setstheamountofregenerationwhichvariesthe

intensityup

tothepointofself‐oscillation

HARMONICS addsorsubtractsthedelayedsignalformidorbass

boost.EVENisbassboostandmidscoop.ODDis

hollowsoundingwithmidboost.

BASS decreasestheamountofENHANCEatlow

frequenciestopreserveatightbottom

CONTROL externalvoltageoran

expressionpedalport.

OverridestheMANUALcontrol

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RETURNINGUNITSFORSERVICE

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IfyoustillneedtosendinyourADAproductforservice,YOU

MUSTFIRSTGETARETURNAUTHORIZATIONNUMBER(RA)

BEFOREYOUSHIPTOOURSERVICECENTER.Itemsshippedto

uswithoutanRA,willnotbeacceptedbyourServiceCenter

andwillbereturnedtoyouby

theshipper.YoucangetanRA

numberbyfirstcontactingusonlineat:

[email protected]

.Youcanalsocheckonlinefor

additionalinformationatwww.adaamps.com/service

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DONOTSHIPYOURPBFFLANGERTOOURSERVICE

CENTERBEFOREGETTINGANRA(Return

AuthorizationNumber)FROMUS.

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Shipto:

ADAAmplification

1170BurnettAve.Ste.N

Concord,CA94520

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WARRANTY

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YourPBFFLANGERiswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialand

workmanshipforaperiodofthree‐hundredandsixtyfive(365)days

fromdateofpurchase.Thiswarrantyistotheoriginalownerandis

non‐transferable.Duringthewarrantyperiod,ADAoritsagentwill,at

itssoleoption,repair

orreplacedefectivepartsandmakenecessary

repairstotheproductwhichisdefectiveatnocharge.Ifthefailureis

theresultofmisuse,abuse,accidentormisapplication,ADAhasno

obligationtorepairorreplacethefailedproduct.ADAretainsthe

righttomakesuchdeterminationonthe

basisoffactoryinspection.

ADAwillnotberesponsibleforanyspeakerordevicedamagedbythe

FLANGER.Thiswarrantyremainsvalidonlyifrepairsareperformedby

ADAoritsagentandprovidedthattheserialnumberontheunithas

notbeendefacedorremoved.Thiswarrantyisexpressly

inlieuofall

otherwarrantieseitherexpressedorimplied.Thiswarrantygivesyou

specificrights.Youmayhaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstatetostate

intheU.S.

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VOLTAGECONTROLPORT,rearpanel

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CONTROL:Ring‐Tip‐Sleevestereo1/4"phonejackfor

expressionpedalsorcontrolvoltages.ControlVoltagejackis

wiredthesamewayastheoriginalFlangerswerewired,sothe

oldCONTROLPEDALA(aswellasotherexpressionpedals)work

withthePBFFlanger.Youcanalsoinputa

voltagefrom0to+10

Voltstosetthedelaytime.Seethewiringdiagrambelow.

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TIPS

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ThePBFFLANGERsweeps"tothetop"butnot"thru‐zero"bychoice.

Thru‐zeroflangingisusefulforafullmix,butnotforaguitarbecause

theguitarsignaldropsoutatthethru‐zeropoint(orissubstantially

boosted)whichisnotmusicalsounding.ADAfeelsthat

ifyouwant

thateffect,aTremoloisabetterwaytoachievethevolumelevel

modulation.

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TheRANGEmixestheMANUALand theSPEEDvoltagessoyoucan

adjusttherangeandpositionoftheSPEED.SettingtheRANGEfully

counterclockwiseeliminatestheSWEEPandtheMANUAL(or

CONTROL

PEDAL)hasfullcontroloverthesettingoftheFLANGER

delaytime,from0.35mSto15.3mS.

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TheENHANCEfeedsbackthedelayedsignaltothewet/drymixto

increasetheintensityoftheflangingeffecttothepointofhighly

resonantoscillationor“DarthVader”sounds.

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TheHARMONICSswitchinconjunctionwithanextremeENHANCE

settingcanradicallyshapeyourflangingtone,especiallywhenthe

SPEEDisoff(RANGEsetfullyCCW).ByturningtheRANGEvery

slightlyCWandsettingtheSPEEDtoabout3Hz,averynicevibrato

canbeachieved.Movingthe

MANUALcontrolCWdecreasesthe

depthofthevibratoanddetuning.

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TheTHRESHOLDisanadjustablelevelgatethatcandropoutthe

delayedsignalatlowlevelsorbeusedto"turnon"theflangeeffect

withtheinputsignalamplitude.Playingheavilyturnsontheflanging

effect,whileplaying

lightlyturnsofftheflangingeffect.

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TECHNICALSUPPORT

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1. Whataresomequickteststotroubleshootmyunit?

Sometimesafewquicktestsathomecanbethedifference

betweenthinkingyourunitis brok enandgettingitworking

properly.Hereisalistofquicktrouble‐shootingstepstotest

yourgearandunit.Asbasicas

thesesoundpleaserunallthe

tests.

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 Checksimplesignalchain:Plugyourcablefromyourguitar

intoyouramp.Ifyouhaveadirectconnecttonegotostep2.If

notyouhaveabadcable,guitaroramp.

 Check2ndcable:Takeyour2ndcableand

switchitwiththe

firstcable.Ifyouhavesound,wenowknowbothcables,your

guitarandamp,work.

 Checkpower:Plugyourampintothesameoutletthatyou’re

usingtopoweryourADAproduct.Iftheampturnson,thenthe

outletworks.Ifnottry

anotheroutlettopoweryourunit.

 ChecknativeADASignalChain:Plugthefirstcablefromyour

guitarintoyourADAproduct(input).Plugthe2ndcable

betweenyourADAproduct(output)andintoyouramp.Make

suretheADAispluggedintoaworkingpowersource.DONOT

insert

itinapedalchain,i.e.,donotintroduceanyotherpedals

intothesignalchain.

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