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EXPRESSION PEDAL USE AND SETUP
The Oceans 12 accepts an expression pedal with TRS plug or control
voltage (CV) on a TS plug at its EXP/FSW jack. After inserting an
expression pedal, the Oceans 12 should rapidly blink the illuminated EXP
MODE button for one second. If other LEDs are rapidly blinking, the
Oceans 12 mistakenly thinks a footswitch is inserted, so re-insert the
expression pedal until you observe the correct confirmation. Please see
page 20 for specifications on acceptable expression pedals and voltage
range for the Oceans 12. An expression pedal has one function when the
EXP MODE Button is off, and a different one when the button is on.
EXP MODE Button Off When the EXP MODE button is not lit, the
expression pedal works like a volume pedal placed before the Oceans 12.
The expression pedal controls the level of both the signal going into the
reverb effects block and the level of the dry signal, generating expressive,
swelling reverb effects. When the EXP MODE button is not lit, any
Expression Settings (see next page) are disabled.
EXP MODE Button On When the EXP MODE button is lit, the Oceans
12’s Expression Settings are enabled. You can create an expression setting
for each Reverb Type where you assign the knobs you want to sweep and
customize each knob’s range and direction. Any parameters that are
assigned to the expression pedal will be taken over and the current knob
positions will be ignored. After you create an expression setting for a
particular Reverb Type it remains in memory until you change it again,
even if you remove power. In addition, when you save a preset, the
current Expression Setting for that Reverb Type is also saved.
Note: if the EXP MODE button is turned on while no expression pedal is
connected, any parameters controlled by the expression pedal will be set
to the saved toe position of the Expression Setting.
EXP for Complex Reverb Types Take care when using an Expression
pedal in some Reverb Types, like DYNA and POLY, which have different
algorithms and controls for each mode. The expression pedal controls
knob
movement, not
parameter
movement, so its affected parameters
may change depending on the current mode. For example, in mode 1 of
POLY reverb, the parameters of the mini knobs CTRL 1 and CTRL 2 are
the two pitch shifts. Let’s say you assign an expression setting to CTRL 1,
allowing you to sweep through the shift of Pitch 1. If you then switch to
mode 2, the expression pedal will sweep through the Dry/Shifted mix,
because this is what CTRL 1 affects in mode 2.