Alexander SKY 5000 Manual

reverb.
Building a great delay pedal was foremost in our minds when we designed the original Sky
Fi. Development began with a crystal-clear digital delay engine combined with a tone filter
to allow tailoring of the response to your liking. We then added a reverb engine that draws
inspiration from certain digital rack units of the '80s and '90s. These units were designed to
be as affordable as possible, and had some unique hardware quirks that caused their reverb
effects to build in intensity over time. This "slow-building" artifact is one of the things that
made these units so special.
The sonic scientists at Alexander Pedals have been working overtime to cram
the most pedal into the smallest box, and we now present the Neo Series!
Each Neo Series pedal incorporates an advanced 32-bit microcontroller adding
presets, expression, and MIDI capability.
The Sky 5000 adds some useful features to the original Sky Fi, including tap
tempo with subdivisions, AutoTrails, and three delay tone voicings.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NEO
USB Mini-B
MIDI or firmware update
MultiJack
Expression, Footswitch, or MIDI
Output
Dry output on ring
Tap / Ramp Switch
Tap to set tempo, hold to trigger
ramp
delay. repeat.
DC 9V
80mA, center negative
Select Button
Hold to access ALT knobs
Input
Instrument or line level
Bypass Switch
Tap to bypass, hold for next preset

CONTROLS

Controls in parentheses ( ) are accessed by holding down the Select button and turning the
indicated knob.
Reverb: Adjusts the size and decay of the reverb effect.
(Ramp Rate): Controls the speed of the ramp hold effect. Ranges from instant to ~10
seconds. This controls both the rise and fall time for the ramp.
Delay: Controls the delay time, from 0 to ~700 milliseconds
(Division): Sets the tap tempo subdivision for the delay. The main pedal LED changes to
indicate the subdivision.
Mix: Controls the blend between the dry and delay signal. Equal mix is at approximately 3
o'clock, higher mix levels function as a "kill dry" with only wet signal.
NEO
SERIES (Level): Controls the overall output level of the pedal, from -20dB to +10dB. Unity gain is
near 1 o'clock.
Repeat: Adjusts the feedback / repeats of the delay effect.
(Delay Level): Sets the mix level of the delay effect. If you want only reverb, set this control
to minimum.

EFFECT MODES

The Sky 5000 has three available Reverb effects, and three available Delay effects. You can
mix and match any Reverb effect with any Delay effect, go wild.
Reverb Modes:
RVB: The original Sky Fi '90s style rack reverb effect. Utilizing a unique slow-building
reverb algorithm with a charming diffuse character.
+1 : This mode adds a prominent octave up to the reverb signal. The strength of the
octave effect is adjusted with the Reverb knob.
-1: Yep, you guessed it - this mode adds a low octave to the reverb signal. It's kind of an
"anti-shimmer," and sounds kind of like a bunch of cellos playing along with you. Turn the
Reverb knob to adjust the lower octave.
Delay Modes:
DIG: Bright and present digital delay. Combine this with RVB and get the full '90s
experience.
BBD: Warm and wonderful analog-style delay. It's still mostly clean but the repeats get
darker as they go along.
OIL: Vintage-style "oil can" echo. This one is very dark and very dirty, and was modeled
from our fave oil can delay unit.
Blue = quarter note, green = dotted 8th, red = 8th note.