MIDI IN / MIDI THRU jacks TonePrint Effect controls Frequently asked questions What are TonePrints? Delay types Links Transferring TonePrints to your pedal using the TonePrint app Editing TonePrints with TonePrint Editor Technical specifications Setup Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
Important safety instructions Important safety instructions Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Consult the dealer or an experienced ra- caution when moving the cart/apparatus dio / TV technician for help. combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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The exclamation point triangle is used to alert the user to presence of important operating and service instructions in the literature accompany- ing the product. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
Before you begin Before you begin Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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For ex- ample, clicking the logo in the upper left corner of each page will take you back to the table of contents. To download the most current version of this manual, visit tcelectronic.com/support/manuals/ Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
About this pedal About this pedal Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Flashback Triple Delay True Bypass Thank you for spending your hard-earned mon- ey on this TC Electronic product! We have done There is one thing we keep hearing again and Here at TC, we have a simple philosophy: When again (which is probably to be expected when...
And how about doing this yourself? free software for popular smartphones that al- When you look at your TC Electronic effect ped- lows you to “beam” new TonePrints right into al, you’ll only see a few knobs. Actually, for some This is exactly what TonePrint allows you to do.
TonePrint Editor in Adobe Reader, you can click on interface sections to jump di- Last but not least… rectly to the sections of the manual you are in- terested in. ► free! TonePrint Editor is absolutely Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
Setup Setup Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Setup Ready… Set… Play! ► Your TC Electronic effect pedal box should con- Connect a 9 V power supply with the follow- tain the following items: ing symbol to the DC input socket of your TC Electronic effect pedal. ►...
Inputs, outputs and controls Inputs, outputs and controls Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Inputs, outputs and controls Flashback Triple Delay – rear Click/tap on user interface elements to jump to the respective sections of the manual. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Inputs, outputs and controls Flashback Triple Delay – top Click/tap on user interface elements to jump to the respective sections of the manual. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
MONO IN jack and the cable carrying the right connect the MONO OUT jack of your TC Elec- Your TC Electronic effect pedal requires a 9 V signal component to the STEREO IN jack. tronic effect pedal to the left input and the power supply providing 300 ...
Delay Engine is active – its footswitch should be lit. You may also want to switch off While Flashback Triple Delay has three Delay En- the two other Delay Engines. ► gines, the Expression pedal will only control the...
However, the Subdivision Selector knob still de- position. fines the actual note values used to generate the ► Press and hold the footswitch for the preset. delays. This delay unit is receiving MIDI messages on MIDI channel 1. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
TonePrint Editor manual. Please note that changing the delay type will im- Flashback Triple Delay has one set of delay con- mediately cut off the delays you are currently trols, but there are three independent Delay En- hearing from the respective Delay Engine.
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Delay type selector footswitch control the same parameter – the de- ► TIME knob ► lay time. When you adjust either one, it overrides REPEATS knob ► the other. MIX knob ► SUBDIV knob Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Delay Engines is mixed and sent to the outputs. Please note that changing the routing of the three Delay Engines can lead to dramatic results. This is especially true if you are using unusual Mix knob settings. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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3) to switch the three Delay Engines of the the pedal is in bypass mode, and you will only that the delay repetitions are based on. Choose Flashback Triple Delay on and off. The three De- hear the dry, unprocessed signal. from the following values: lay Engines can be activated separately.
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The footswitch LED will blink green to confirm that the preset has been stored. Storing will mute the delay output for about one second. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
Delay Engines to achieve more interesting effects. Please note that the TIME knob and the TAP footswitch control the same parameter – the de- lay time. When you adjust either one, it overrides the other. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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This is stereo – but it sounds great in mono, too. Take a trip down Memory Lane with this rich and the standard. larger-than-life sounding delay. “Analog w/mod” will definitely spice up your sound. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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The slots “1”, “2”, “3” and “4” of the Delay Type respective owners, which are in no way asso- Selector are “placeholders” for TonePrints. You ciated or affiliated with TC Electronic. These can load one TonePrint into each of these slots, product names and descriptions are provided giving you access to four additional TonePrints.
The leftmost LED on your pedal should turn green. This indicates that the pedal is ready to receive the software update. ► Release the footswitch. ► Your TC pedal will now be recognized as an updatable device. Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Frequently asked questions “Does the Flashback Triple about TonePrint pedals Delay have a looper?” Flashback Triple Delay has no looper. TC Elec- “Are TonePrint pedals analog or digital?” tronic guitar effect pedals with a looper include ► Both. The dry, analog signal of your guitar pass-...
Technical specifications Technical specifications Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Standard 9 V DC, centre negative >300 mA (power supply included) MIDI IN + MIDI THRU Standard 5 Pin DIN connectors USB port Mini USB connector for uploading and editing custom TonePrints and for software updates Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...
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Technical specifications Flashback Triple Delay English manual 2014-10-14...