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USER MANUAL

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USER MANUAL
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Table of Contents Knobs and Switches 4-Stage Phaser Controls 3 6-Stage Phaser Controls 4 Rear Panel I/O and Control 5 Live Edit Functions Signal Routing 7 Stereo Spread 8 Barber Polarity (4-Stage) 10 MIDI Clock Sync 11 Respond/Ignore MIDI Expression 12 Power Up Modes Input Level 13 Bypass Mode 14 Configuring the EXP/MIDI Jack 15 External Controls Expression Pedal Setup 17 Favorite Switch Setup and Compare Mode 19 Configuring MultiSwitch Plus 2
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Knobs and Switches - 4-Stage Phaser Controls SWEEP Selects the style of the 4-Stage phaser. classic: traditional rising and falling LFO* voicings that change in character as the DEPTH knob is adjusted barber: continuously rising or falling LFO. Direction is set via live edit function (See page 10 for details.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Knobs and Switches - 6-Stage Phaser Controls RESONANCE Selects from three settings of regeneration that add color and intensity. off: smooth response mild: enhanced frequency peaks strong: prominent frequency peaks SPEED Adjusts the LFO rate. RESONANCE off mild strong VOICE SPEED phase time Sweeps smoothly from pure phaser voicings on the left to flanger tones past 12 o’clock and chorus tones on the right. DEPTH VOICE DEPTH Adjusts the LFO range.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Rear Panel I/O and Control Audio Input Selector MONO: Use with a mono input signal such as a guitar. Output is stereo. Use OUT L for mono connection. STEREO: Use with a stereo input signal. Output is stereo. INPUT MONO IN OUT L STEREO USB OUT R IN OUTPUTS High impedance ultra lownoise discrete Class A JFET preamp input. Use a TRS stereo adapter/cable for stereo input. Low impedance stereo outputs. Use OUT L for mono output.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Rear Panel I/O and Control (cont.) USB 9VDC Used for MIDI control as well as for performing firmware updates. Use the included power supply or an adapter with the following rating: • 9VDC center negative • 300mA minimum INPUT MONO IN OUT L STEREO USB OUT R EXP / MIDI Multifunction communication jack for external control of Zelzah’s features and functions. Can be set to operate in one of the following modes (See page 15 for details.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Functions – Signal Routing Sets the signal routing configuration of the 4-Stage and 6-Stage sides of Zelzah. SWEEP classic 1 Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. 2 Turn the VOICE knob to select the routing option. The ON (6-STAGE) LED will change color to indicate the current status as the knob is turned.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Functions – Stereo Spread Widens the stereo image for each of the phasers when using stereo output. 1 Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. SWEEP classic barber env RESONANCE off mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Turn the DEPTH (4-STAGE) knob to adjust the stereo spread of the 4-Stage phaser.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Functions – Stereo Spread (cont.) 3 Turn the DEPTH (6-STAGE) knob to adjust the stereo spread of the 6-Stage phaser. Both LEDs will momentarily change color smoothly from GREEN (narrow) to AMBER (wide) to indicate the current status as the knob is turned. SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 4 Press either footswitch to exit and store the Stereo Spread settings.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Functions – Barber Polarity (4-Stage) Sets the direction of the continuously rising or falling filter frequency of the 4-Stage barber phaser. 1 Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Turn the SPEED (4-STAGE) knob to adjust the polarity of the 4-Stage phaser.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Functions – MIDI Clock Sync Determine whether Zelzah’s LFOs will respond to MIDI Clock. 1 Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Turn the SPEED (6-STAGE) knob to sync Zelzah with MIDI clock.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Functions – Respond/Ignore MIDI Expression When set to MIDI mode, this setting determines whether Zelzah will respond to MIDI Expression CC# 100 to control the knob settings in the same manner as a TRS Expression pedal. Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Power Up Modes – Input Level Select the input level to the effect processing. Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. 1 SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Turn the SPEED (4-STAGE) knob to select the Input Level mode.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Power Up Modes – Bypass Mode Setting Zelzah to Buffered Bypass mode preserves the high frequency response of your guitar signal through your pedal chain and long cable runs. Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Power Up Modes – Configuring the EXP/MIDI Jack Set the functionality of the EXP/MIDI jack. 1 Press and hold the ON (4-Stage) footswitch while powering up the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Turn the SPEED (6-STAGE) knob to select the function of the EXP/ MIDI jack.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Power Up Modes – Configuring the EXP/MIDI Jack (cont.) SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 3 Press either footswitch to store the EXP/MIDI jack mode and begin using Zelzah. NOTE: EXP/MIDI jack mode is persistent across power cycles and is not saved per preset.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser External Control - Expression Pedal Setup Use a TRS expression pedal to control the knobs of Zelzah. 1 Configure the EXP/MIDI jack for Expression mode. (See page 15 for configuration instructions.) 2 Connect an expression pedal to the EXP/MIDI jack of Zelzah using a TRS cable. INPUT MONO IN OUT L USB STEREO OUT R RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT EXP USB MIDI IN MIDI OUT 3 Press and hold both footswitches until both LEDs blink GREEN.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser External Control - Expression Pedal Setup (cont.) 6 Now, rock the expression pedal to the TOE position. Now only the ON (6-STAGE) LED will blink GREEN. 7 Set the knob(s) you would like to control to the desired settings for the TOE position of the expression pedal. Only the ON (6-STAGE) LED will turn RED. 8 Press either footswitch to exit and store the expression pedal setup. NOTE: Expression pedal assignment is saved per Favorite setting or preset.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser External Control – Favorite Switch Setup and Compare Mode Connect MiniSwitch or other external latching footswitch with a TRS cable to store and recall your favorite setting. 1 Configure the EXP/MIDI jack for Favorite mode. (See page 15 for more info.) 2 Connect an external switch with a TRS cable to the EXP/MIDI jack. 3 Dial in your desired sound.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser External Control – Configuring MultiSwitch Plus Configure Zelzah and MultiSwitch Plus for remote access to three additional presets. 1 Press and hold the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Hold until both LEDs stop blinking. 2 Turn the SPEED (4-STAGE) knob all the way counter-clockwise to set the MIDI channel to Channel 1. The ON (4-STAGE) LED should be GREEN.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser External Control – Configuring MultiSwitch Plus (cont.) 6 Connect a TRS cable to the EXP/MIDI jack on Zelzah. INPUT MONO IN 7 OUT L STEREO OUT R USB EXP Press and hold the A footswitch on MultiSwitch Plus while connecting the TRS cable to MultiSwitch Plus to select Preset mode on MultiSwitch Plus.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser External Control – Using MultiSwitch Plus Selecting and saving Zelzah presets using MultiSwitch Plus. Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 NOTE: Footswitches A, B, and C on MultiSwitch Plus correspond to MIDI program changes 1, 2, and 3. 1 Step on a switch that is not illuminated to recall the corresponding preset. 2 Step on an illuminated switch to bypass Zelzah.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Functionality – Configuring Zelzah to Use MIDI Using MIDI unlocks a set of tools that can be used to load any of Zelzah’s 300 preset locations using a suitable MIDI controller or interface connected to Zelzah’s EXP/MIDI jack. This requires a Strymon MIDI EXP cable or a MIDI controller/interface, such as Strymon Conduit, with at least one quarter-inch output. When using a Strymon MIDI EXP Cable, the MIDI OUT mode must be set to OFF. (See page 27 for more info.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Functionality – Configuring Zelzah to Use MIDI (cont.) Step 1 – Set EXP/MIDI Jack to MIDI Mode 1 Press and hold the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Turn the SPEED (6-STAGE) knob clockwise until the ON (6-STAGE) LED is BLUE.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Functionality – Configuring Zelzah to Use MIDI (cont.) Step 2 – Set MIDI channel: This determines which MIDI channel Zelzah will use to send and receive MIDI data. To select channel 4-16, you will need to connect Zelzah to a MIDI device. 1 Press and hold the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Functionality – Configuring Zelzah to Use MIDI (cont.) SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser 3 Press either footswitch to store the MIDI channel and begin using Zelzah. NOTE: A simple way to check that communication is working is to send CC #10 with a value of 127 when the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch is off.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Functionality – Configuring Zelzah to Use MIDI (cont.) Step 3 – Set MIDI Out Mode: Determines what kind of MIDI data will be sent out of Zelzah. 1 2 Press and hold the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitches. Turn the MIX knob to select what kind of MIDI data is sent from Zelzah to other MIDI devices. Both LEDs will flash momentarily to indicate status.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Functionality - Saving Presets in MIDI Mode When in MIDI mode, the currently loaded settings can be saved to any of Zelzah’s 300 preset locations at any time. 1 To enter SAVE mode, press and hold the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch. The ON (4-STAGE) LED will blink BLUE to indicate that Zelzah is waiting to receive a MIDI Program Change message.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Specifications MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES Zelzah contains 300 preset locations, numbered sequentially from 0-299. Because MIDI Program Change messages have a maximum number of 128 (0-127) the presets are grouped into three MIDI patch banks. MIDI BANK 0 = PRESETS 0-127 MIDI BANK 1 = PRESETS 128-255 MIDI BANK 2 = PRESETS 256-299 0 Favorite setting (accessible via MiniSwitch) (See page 19 for details.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser MIDI Specifications (cont.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Factory Reset Restores the pedal to factory power up modes and secondary functions and replaces all stored presets with the factory defaults. 1 SWEEP classic RESONANCE off barber env mild strong SPEED SPEED MIX phase time VOICE DEPTH Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to the pedal. Once both LEDs flash, release the footswitch. DEPTH multidimensional phaser 2 Sweep the DEPTH (4-STAGE) knob from 0-100% and back two (2) times.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Features • Two completely independent phasers with the ability to run separately, or simultaneously in series, parallel or split configurations • 4-stage phaser with three sweep modes: Classic, Barber, and Envelope • 6-stage phaser with a continuous range from phasing to flanging to chorus, all with adjustable resonance • Adjustable input level switch to allow for both instrument and line level signals • Selectable True or Buffered Bypass • Expression pedal input allows the
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Specifications Input Impedance 1 Meg Ohm Output Impedance 100 Ohm A/D & D/A 24-bit 96kHz Max Input Level +10 dBu Signal/Noise 109 dB typical Bypass Switching True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) Dimensions 4.5" deep x 4" wide x 1.75" tall (11.4 cm deep x 10.2 cm wide x 4.4 cm tall) Power Adapter Requirements Use an adapter with the following rating: 9VDC center negative; 300mA minimum.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Appendix 1 Sample Settings pg 34
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Sample Settings Vintage Dual Phaser SWEEP classic barber Memoria Chorus RESONANCE off mild env SWEEP classic barber strong SPEED env SPEED MIX phase strong SPEED time VOICE DEPTH RESONANCE off mild SPEED MIX DEPTH multidimensional phaser phase time VOICE DEPTH DEPTH multidimensional phaser MIDI Program Change 0 MiniSwitch Favorite MIDI Program Change 1 MultiSwitch Plus A Water Flanger Deep Vibe Phaser SWEEP classic barber env RESONANCE off mild
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Appendix 2 Power Up Modes Quick Reference pg 36
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Power Up Modes Quick Reference Global parameters and functions can be accessed via a power up procedure. All power up functions persist through power cycles. Press and hold the ON (6-Stage) footswitch while connecting power to Zelzah. Once BOTH LEDs start blinking, release the footswitch. Adjust the desired functions with the knobs and buttons noted below. Press either footswitch to store your changes and exit power up mode.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Power Up Modes Quick Reference (cont.) Global parameters and functions can be accessed via a power up procedure. All power up functions persist through power cycles. Press and hold the ON (4-STAGE) footswitch while connecting power to Zelzah. Once BOTH LEDs start blinking, release the footswitch. Adjust the desired functions with the knobs and buttons noted below. Press either footswitch to store your changes and exit power up mode.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Appendix 3 Live Edit Controls Quick Reference pg 39
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Controls Quick Reference Zelzah provides a way to adjust several settings that do not have a dedicated knob or switch. Live Edit Functions are saved per preset. Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch until BOTH LEDs blink to enter Live Edit mode. Release the footswitch and use the knobs as described below. Press either footswitch to exit Live Edit mode. SIGNAL ROUTING (See page 7 for an illustrated description.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Live Edit Controls Quick Reference (cont.) Zelzah provides a way to adjust several settings that do not have a dedicated knob or switch. Live Edit Functions are saved per preset. Press and hold the ON (6-STAGE) footswitch until both LEDs blink to enter Live Edit mode. Release the footswitch and use the knobs as described below. Press either footswitch to exit Live Edit mode. MIDI CLOCK SYNC (See page 11 for an illustrated description.
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Zelzah - Multidimentional Phaser Strymon Non-Transferrable Limited Warranty Warranty Strymon warranties the product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the original date of purchase when bought new from an authorized dealer in the United States of America or Canada. If the product fails within the warranty period, Strymon will repair or, at our discretion, replace the product at no cost to the original purchaser.