The pinout for the expression pedal is TIP=signal, RING=3.3V power, SLEEVE=ground. So your expression pedal has to have that pinout. Here's a list of pedals that we know work. Please let us know if you find any other pedals that work! Mission EP-1 and EP-2 (no polarity switch, polarity switch, respectively) M Audio EX-P (has polarity switch)
Moog EP-2 (we've tested the EP-2, and it works. it has been replaced by the EP-3 which we haven't tested yet)
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Expression pedals come in two pinouts. Some put the signal on the tip of the TRS cable (what the Superdelay expects), some put the signal on the ring. If it's on the ring, all the action will happen in the first 10% of the pedal's travel.
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The sound you want is called 'dotted eights'
You simply tap the tempo of the song.
I have uploaded videos for reference - you would tap for each of my strums at the beginning.
Tap your tempo in: "1, 2, 3, 4" count as you tap
then pick your notes twice as fast - and you have it!
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It can handle 7Vpp, which is 10dBu or 8dBV, so it can definitely handle line level.
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The only difference sound-wise is in the tape mode. The VMSD takes the tape algorithm of the Normal Superdelay and makes it more extreme. So there's more compression and more "wow & flutter". They also look different, obviously.
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The Superdelay has true bypass switching. It uses a 3 pole double-throw switch to achieve this.
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The Superdelay has a microprocessor in it that has firmware loaded on it. To find out which version of firmware you have, unplug the power from the Superdelay, then plug it back in. You'll notice that all the preset LEDs come on, and then some go out. The ones that stay on represent a binary representation of the firmware version. For example, let's say you get this pattern: What this pattern represents is 8 + 2 + 1 = 11. So you have firmware version 11. Send us an email at support@empresseffects.com if you're unsure..jpg?1407423955)
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No, all the pedals we have for sale are listed on our website. We don't have any forgotten discontinued pedals at the shop for sale. If we did they would be listed on our S&D pedals page.
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If a pedal with a charge pump is placed in front of the Superdelay, Tape Delay, or Nebulus, and the charge pump noise leaks into the Empress pedal's input, there's a good chance a high pitched noise will be heard. This is caused by the codec in the Superdelay, Tape Delay, or Nebulus aliasing down the high frequency noise.
The solution is to a) stop using the pedal that is producing the noise; b) put the noise producing pedal after the Superdelay.
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This is a bug with the earliest versions of the Superdelay (serial number in the low hundreds). We can fix this by updating the firmware. Please email us for instructions on sending the pedal in.
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[UPDATE] This was written in 2014. Power supplies have come a long way since then, but back then, sourcing high current negative tip 9V power supplies was a challenge.
I wish we didn't have to go with the positive tip adapter. Unfortunately, it seems once you go above 200mA the standard seems to switch from negative tip to positive. We couldn't find a good supply of negative tip wall wart power supplies that would supply the required current.
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