About This Manual; Introduction; Unpacking; True Bypass - TC Electronic BRAINWAVES PITCH SHIFTER User Manual

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BRAINWAVES PITCH SHIFTER User Manual

1. About this Manual

Thank you for spending your hard-earned money on this TC Electronic product!
We have done our best to ensure that it will serve you for many years to come,
and we hope that you will enjoy using it.
This manual is available as a PDF download from the TC Electronic website.
Please read this manual in full, or you may miss
important information.
Please do not operate your TC device before you have made all connections
to external equipment as described in the "2.3 Setting Up" section. In the
subsequent sections of the manual, we assume that all connections are made
correctly and that you are familiar with the previous sections.
We reserve the right to change the contents of this
manual at any time.
To download the most current version of this manual, view the product warranty,
and access the growing FAQ database for this product, visit the web page
tcelectronic.com/support/

2. Introduction

BRAINWAVES is a dual-voice pitch shifter that unlocks a world of creative
potential in a compact package. The pedal offers slight detune as well as
semitone shifts and one or two octaves up or down. Our revolutionary MASH
functionality allows classic whammy style octave shifts as well as bidirectional
dual-voice shifting on the fly, allowing detailed expression control for some
very warped and previous unachievable sounds. 3 TonePrint slots allow you
to download custom presets created by world-class artists, or craft your own
presets using the free TonePrint app. BRAINWAVES harnesses years of innovation
in digital processing and represents the next evolution in pitch shifting effects.

2.1 Unpacking

Your TC Electronic effect pedal box should contain the following items:
• Your TC Electronic effect pedal
•
1 USB cable (Type A to Mini-B)
• 1 TC Electronic sticker
Inspect all items for signs of transit damage. In the unlikely event of transit
damage, inform the carrier and supplier. If damage has occurred, keep all
packaging, as it can be used as evidence of excessive handling force.

2.2 True Bypass

Here at TC, we have a simple philosophy: When you are using one of our products,
you should hear something great – and when it's off, you shouldn't hear it at
all. This is why this pedal sports True Bypass. When it is bypassed, it is really off
and as zero influence on your tone, resulting in optimum clarity and zero loss of
high end.
Sometimes, it is advisable to switch an effect pedal from True Bypass to Buffered
Bypass mode. For more information, see "6.2 Switching the pedal from True
Bypass to Buffered Bypass".

2.3 Setting Up

Connect a 9 V power supply with the following symbol to the DC input socket of
your TC Electronic effect pedal.
This product does not come with a power supply.
We recommend using TC Electronic's PowerPlug 9
(sold separately).
• If no power supply is available, you can run this product using a battery.
For more information on changing batteries, see "7.2 Changing the battery".
• Plug the power supply into a power outlet.
• Connect your instrument to the in jack on the right side of the pedal using a
1/4" jack cable.
• Connect the out jack on the left side of the pedal to your amplifier using a
1/4" jack cable.

3. TonePrint

This TC Electronic product supports TonePrints. To learn more about TonePrints,
go to tcelectronic.com/toneprint/

3.1 What are TonePrints?

When you look at your TC Electronic effect pedal, you'll only see a few knobs.
Actually, for some pedals, it's just one knob. So – one knob, one function, right?
Actually, there's a lot more to it than meets the eye.
Star-tweaked signature sounds
When TC Electronic builds an effect pedal, the relationship between its controls
and many parameters "under the hood" are defined by developers, musicians
and product specialists who live and breathe sound. This gives you an excellent
starting point: a great-sounding pedal with well-balanced controls.
But wouldn't it be cool to have world-famous guitar players – guys like
Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Govan, John Petrucci or Steve Vai – virtually rewire your
reverb pedal, defining what should happen "behind the scenes"?
And how about doing this yourself?
This is exactly what TonePrint allows you to do.
TC Electronic is working with top guitar players who explore a pedal's hidden
tonal potential, redefining the controls and creating their personal TonePrints.
And we are making these custom TonePrints available to you. Uploading them
to your pedal is really easy (see "Transferring TonePrints to your pedal using the
TonePrint app") – and with the amazing TonePrint app, you can even create your
own signature pedal, tweaked specifically to your liking.
You can change the TonePrints in your pedal as often as you like, and the best
part: It's totally free.
3.2 Transferring TonePrints to your pedal
using the TonePrint app
Being able to virtually rewire your TC Electronic effect pedal wouldn't be much
use if you needed a lot of extra equipment to do it. This is why we created the
TonePrint app. The TonePrint app is free software for popular smartphones that
allows you to "beam" new TonePrints right into your effect pedal whenever and
wherever you feel like it.