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15 14 LEDs DRY KILL 16 9V DC INPUT 5 7 6 8 9 4 10 DEPTH RATE DIGITAL ANALOG 3 TAPE TIME TYPE FEEDBACK ON 1 OFF 2 DOTTED VARIATION 1/8 LEVEL 2 MIRROR IMAG E D EL AY 11 12 1 13 1. Footswitch 2. Jewel Indicator 3. Output Jack 4. Time 5. Depth 6. Type Switch 7. Rate 8. Variation Switch 9. Feedback 10. Level 11. Dotted 1/8 Switch 12. Input Jack 13. Low Battery Indicator 14. LED Kill Switch 15. Dry Kill Switch 16.
MIRROR IMAGE D E L AY Thank you for purchasing the Mirror Image Delay—a versatile, easy-to-use and richly featured digital delay. It delivers six high-quality delay models—including tape, analog and digital—plus three additional variations. It has advanced features such as a Dry Kill switch for use with amplifiers with parallel effects loops, and a dotted-eighth function in which an additional dotted-eighth-note delay can be added to the main delay.
Time This control adjusts delay time within the limits of the Delay Type selected (each selection may vary—see “Algorithm Descriptions” section). Lower settings produce short, metallic sounds akin to room reverb, slapback delay and other small-dimension effects. Longer echo settings are great for volume swells, ambient playing and sound-on-sound experiments. Most fundamental sounds for lead and rhythm playing—and for adding interesting rhythmic and spatial effects—are toward the middle.
Rate For most of the Delay Types, this control affects modulation speed. Varying the delay time in this way can yield chorus, flange or detuning effects that impart a wider spatial sound. Dotted 1/8 Switch The dotted-eighth note switch adds an additional delay signal in which the new delay time is set to roughly 75 percent that of the main delay.
DC Power Connector This is a standard center-negative 9VDC jack for use with appropriate power supplies. Dry Kill Switch The Dry Kill switch removes the original dry guitar signal from the output, leaving only the wet delayed signal. With parallel effects loops in a guitar amplifier, the idea is to always keep the original guitar signal in the amp and use the effects loop only for the wet signal. For normal use on a pedalboard, leave this switch off.
Algorithm Descriptions Digital, Variation 1. A straightforward digital delay with triangle wave modulation and no filtering. The triangle wave produces a very smooth modulation that almost sounds like detuning instead of chorus. Delay time range: 20 milliseconds to about 0.9 seconds. Digital, Variation 2. This is a “Doubler” algorithm—an automatic double-tracking effect. It uses random timing and pitch variations to mimic the sound of multiple guitar tracks.
Tape, Variation 1. A loving tribute to vintage tape echo units. Their quirks—like bad drive motors, dirty tape heads, crinkled tape and rollers that are no longer round—can give tape a slight pitch warble, a bit of hiss and noise, and other kinds of distortion that can sound really good (like amp distortion). There’s also tape-saturation emulation. To simulate tape-like wow and flutter, this variation incorporates random modulation.
A PRODUCT OF: FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION CORONA, CALIFORNIA, USA Fender® is a registered trademark of FMIC. Copyright © 2018 FMIC. All rights reserved. P/N 7713290000 - REV A Important Safety Instructions •WARNING: To prevent damage, fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit or its AC power to rain or moisture. •Do not alter the AC plug of the connected power adapter •Do not drip or splash liquids on the unit. •No user serviceable parts inside, refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
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