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Duncan Dark Sun User Manual

Digital delay + reverb
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- D A R K S U N -
DIGITAL DELAY + REVERB
U S E R ' S G U I D E

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  • Page 1 - D A R K S U N - DIGITAL DELAY + REVERB U S E R ’ S G U I D E...

  • Page 2: How It Works

    DARK SUN DARK SUN Congratulations and thank you for making the Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb a part of your tone quest. Dark Sun combines a digital delay and hall reverb, extensive tone-shaping controls, Dynamic Expression, and deep signal routing options to create an echo machine unlike any other.
  • Page 3 • Reverse Reverse delay, tap sets delay time in quarter notes. • Ping Pong Delay bounces back and forth between left and right channels, delay time is set in quarter notes. • Reverse Ping Pong Reverse delay that bounces back and forth between left and right channels, delay time is set in quarter notes.
  • Page 4 Routing Knob: Selects one of four signal routing options for the two effects: • Delay > Verb The effects occur in series, with the delay placed before the reverb. • Verb > Delay The effects occur in series, with the reverb placed before the delay. •...
  • Page 5 • SAT (Saturation) the TWEAK knob will control the level of gain applied to the wet signal, allowing for a pleasant lo-fi saturation to be added. • DEPTH The TWEAK knob will control the depth of the modulation effect applied to the wet signal. •...
  • Page 6 Trails Button: When set to ON the effect will continue to decay naturally when bypassed. (No new repeats will be generated). In this mode Dark Sun uses a buffered bypass. When set to OFF, the effect will cut off as soon as the effect is bypassed.

  • Page 8: Sample Settings

    1 A - G E T T I N G S T A R T E D A simple quarter note delay line and basic reverb sound make this a good place to get to know Dark Sun. LPF: 0 | HPF: 0 | Sat: 0 | Depth: 0 | Rate: 0 | Blend: D=R...
  • Page 9 1 C - P A T T E R N S Repeats at the quarter note and dotted eighth combine with reverb, soft chorus, and a subtle roll-off of lows and highs to make this hypnotic, rhythmic patch. LPF: 20 | HPF: 30 | Sat: 20 | Depth: 20 | Rate: 25 Blend: D=R 1 D - R E V E R B S W E L L S Large reverb in front of a reverse delay creates a dreamy...
  • Page 10 SAMPLE SETTINGS 2 A - B R E V I F O L I A Dotted Eighth Delay with heavy roll offs in highs and lows, high saturation, and deep, slow modulation. Dynamic Expression helps keep it under control. LPF: 50 | HPF: 40 | Sat: 80 | Depth: 50 | Rate: 6 Blend: D=R | Dyn.
  • Page 11 2 C - S P R I N G Y Short Reverb and Delay times combined with careful sculpting of the lows and highs creates this Spring Reverb simulation. LPF: 50 | HPF: 25 | Sat: 50 | Depth: 0 | Rate: 0 Blend: D=R 2 D - V I B R A T O T O O Using an ultra-short delay time and fully wet mix...
  • Page 12 Program Change Value Range 0 00h Bank 0-31 3 03h Delay Time 0-127 9 09h RT60 0-127 14 0Eh Delay Mix 0-127 15 0Fh Reverb Mix 0-127 17 11h Tweak Rate/LFO Freq 0-127 18 12h Tweak Depth 0-127 19 13h Delay Mode 20 14h Tweak Blend 0-127 22 16h Delay Feedback 0-127 23 17h Saturation...
  • Page 13 D A R K S U N M I D I I M P L E M E N T A T I O N Dark Sun presets are arranged in 32 banks of 4 presets each for a total of 128 presets. Access to these presets via MIDI is sequential, for example: Bank 01 Preset A (01A) –...
  • Page 14 Your new Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb is fully featured out of the box (requires external 9V to 18V regulated DC adapter, center pin negative, 300mA current rating - not included), but you can access more utility and options by downloading the Librarian software.
  • Page 15 Use a bent paper clip to access the micro switch located in the small hole above the MIDI IN jack.
  • Page 16 Press and hold the switch in while plugging in the power to the unit (Power ON). Release the switch. Launch the Update Tool and connect the USB jack on the pedal to a USB port on your computer. The Update Tool will go into << RECOVERY MODE >>.
  • Page 17 Follow the instructions on the Update Tool to reprogram your pedal. After successfully reprogramming your pedal, you can restore any presets you have saved on your computer using the RESTORE button.
  • Page 18 F I R M W A R E U P D A T E Go to the Seymour Duncan website - https://www.seymourduncan.com/ and the device you want to update. Select Software Updates link. After completing the information on this page, select SUBMIT FOR DOWNLOAD at the bottom of the page.
  • Page 19 T E C H S P E C S : Input Impedance: 1M Ohm Output Impedance: 100 Ohms Gain: Unity Noise: <-105dBV Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 KHz +/-0.5dB Power: External 9V to 18V regulated DC adapter (center pin negative) with 300mA current rating Current Consumption: 150mA Dimensions: 5.60”...
  • Page 20 C O M M I T M E N T T O Q U A L I T Y A N D C O M M U N I T Y Seymour Duncan takes pride in designing and crafting our products to create the most amazing sound possible.
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