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Summary of Contents for Laney Black Country Customs THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..........................3 THREE INTO ONE ............................4 ANALOGUE TAPE ERA ..........................4 DIGITAL ERA ............................. 4 DYNAMIC DELAY ERA ..........................4 COMBINED POWER ..........................4 FEATURES ..............................5 WHATS IN THE BOX ............................. 5 PEDAL OVERVIEW .........................6 CONTROLS ..............................6 CONNECTIONS ............................ - Page 3 DYNAMIC ..............................22 MODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ........................22 TAPE ................................. 22 MULTIHEAD ............................22 DYNAMICS .............................. 22 MIX ................................23 REPEATS ............................... 23 COLOUR ............................... 23 TONE ................................23 ROUTING..............................23 MODULATION ............................. 24 COMPRESSOR ............................. 24 SETTINGS MENU ......................... 25 GLOBAL ................................
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Page 4: Introduction
THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE is the ultimate in delay pedals. Handcrafted in the UK, by Laney’s own Black Country Customs team, deep in the depths of the Black Country. The Pedal combines 3 distinctly different, superbly crafted eras of delay into a compact box. -
Page 5: Three Into One
THREE INTO ONE Three eras of delay built in to one powerful machine. The Difference Engine emulates three classic eras of delay. Each preset is built from one of these eras. ANALOGUE TAPE ERA Modelled around classic vintage tape echo units, such as the RE501 space echo, featuring all the warmth and analogue nuances of tape. -
Page 6: Features
FEATURES • 3 distinct and superb delay modes. • An ultra-sharp stunning 2.42” OLED screen. • Compact pedal board friendly format. • 100 user recallable and customisable presets. • Stereo In and Out via ¼” Jacks. • External expression pedal configurable control. •... -
Page 7: Pedal Overview
PEDAL OVERVIEW CONTROLS • COLOUR o Sets the level of modulation present in the delay repeats. The type of modulation is controlled by the mode and the modulation settings of the preset. See the MODULATION section for more details. • MIX o Turn to adjust the overall level of the delayed signal in the overall mix. - Page 8 • EDIT o The EDIT control is a multifunctional endless encoder with a tactile button press. Turning the EDIT control left or right will scroll or change parameter values and pressing the EDIT control has different functions depending on what you’re doing at that time. In PRESET and LIVE modes, the EDIT control will change the current delay time, ▪...
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Page 9: Connections
CONNECTIONS • EXPRESSION o Connect a TRS ¼” Expression Pedal here to control a wide selection of parameters. Checkout the EXPRESS YOURSELF section for more details. • INPUT o Unbalanced ¼” Jack Connections for your guitar, bass, mono pedals, keyboard etc. If you’re using only one input use the LEFT input, for stereo devices connect both LEFT and RIGHT inputs. -
Page 10: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED HOW TO CONNECT TO THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE IN FRONT OF THE GUITAR AMP This is the simplest and quickest way to get started. Plug your guitar directly into the BCC-TDE left input and take the left output of the pedal into the amplifier input. Figure 1 Note The BCC-TDE fits nicely on a pedal board and can be connected to other pedals in series. -
Page 11: Direct
DIRECT The BCC-TDE doesn’t need to be used directly on your pedal board. The BCC-TDE is perfect for running directly into a mixer, audio interface or even into other gear. The output of the BCC-TDE can be connected to any line level input device. Figure 4 USING KEYBOARDS The BCC-TDE can be used with most keyboards and synths which have ¼”... - Page 12 STEREO IN -> STEREO OUT • Connect both LEFT and RIGHT inputs and both LEFT and RIGHT outputs. Figure 7 Note. Try to avoid using STEREO inputs and then only using the LEFT (MONO) output. Some settings will lose your RIGHT signal completely. If you need to use it in this way, make sure to set the routing & mix options accordingly.
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Page 13: Whats On The Screen
WHATS ON THE SCREEN? As soon as you turn on the pedal you are greeted with our wonderful LANEY logo. After the boot up has completed you’ll see the home screen of the pedal. Figure 9 The aim of the home screen is to give you important information at a glance 1) PRESET / LIVE o This indicates the current footswitch MODE. -
Page 14: Preset & Live Mode
PRESET & LIVE MODE The home screen has two operating modes, PRESET and LIVE. These two modes control the main functions of the footswitches. PRESET MODE LIVE MODE Short Press Long Press Short Press Long Press Left Footswitch Patch up Scroll up On/Off Right Footswitch... -
Page 15: Scrolling Through Presets
SCROLLING THROUGH PRESETS The BCC-TDE can store and recall up to 100 PRESETS, we’ve preloaded each pedal with factory presets to get you started and to show you some of the capabilities of the BCC-TDE. Note. We’re really proud of our presets, we’ve worked with a lot of great artists and people in the industry to give you the best selection available! RECALLING A PRESET Recalling a preset is easy! In the PRESET MODE you can use the two footswitches to scroll up and... -
Page 16: Deep Editing
DEEP EDITING The surface controls are just the surface (excuse the pun) of the power of the BCC-TDE. If you’re willing to go deep, then the sonic possibilities are expansive! To access additional parameters, you’ll need to use the EDIT submenu. To access the EDIT submenu from the home screen: •... -
Page 17: Routing 101
ROUTING 101 ROUTING You may set the routing mode globally, or for each preset. Routing controls the internal signal routing within the BCC-TDE. Each routing option has different characteristics and outcomes so be sure to choose the correct routing mode you require, thinking about what outcome you would like to achieve. -
Page 18: Mono
MONO The routing of the pedal sums the inputs from the left and right inputs and effects them equally and then routes them to both outputs. WET/DRY Designed to be used in a dual amp application. In Wet/Dry mode the DRY signal is sent to the amp connected to the LEFT output. -
Page 19: Menus
MENUS I see you’ve braved the manual so far and are wanting to learn the hidden secrets of the Difference Engine. From here on out it’s a deep dive into all the settings and tweakable options available to dial in your own customised sound. NAVIGATION OF THE MENUS If you haven’t pressed it already, pressing the MENU button from either LIVE or PRESET mode will open the menu and display it on the screen. -
Page 20: Express Yourself
EXPRESS YOURSELF You can connect an expression pedal to the BCC-TDE for parameter control with your feet. The following parameters can be controlled via an expression pedal: • VOLUME • TAILS • TIME • REPEATS • COLOUR The BCC-TDE supports a TRS style expression pedal. See the diagram below: Figure 10 Note. -
Page 21: Expression Modes
• Press MENU / EDIT to begin the expression pedal CALIBRATION Figure 12 Rock your expression pedal from min to max a couple of times to set the end stops. Press MENU when finished. Congratulations your expression pedal is ready to go. EXPRESSION MODES •... -
Page 22: The Edit Menu
THE EDIT MENU The edit menu is where the magic happens. This is where all the settings for the current preset are available in menu form. Whilst you can access some of these from the LIVE or PRESET screens, if you want full control of the BCC TDE this is it. In this section, we’ll go through each of the sub menus in the EDIT MENU. -
Page 23: Dynamic
o Represents the selected delay time in milliseconds (ms). DYNAMIC • LINK (ON / OFF) o Links both the left and right delay times to provide a stereo repeat. Turning the LINK off allows you to set different delay times for the left and right delays. •... -
Page 24: Mix
• BOOST (0 ~ 18 dB) o Controls the amount of gain added back to the original input signal once the Dynamic Ducker is released. Allows you to control the level of the released delay. • RATIO (1:1 ~ 10:1) o Controls the amount of gain reduction for a given input signal level. -
Page 25: Modulation
Note. Even when running in mono, swapping the phase on one of the delay channels will influence the sound. We encourage you to experiment with different settings and listen to the effects they have! MODULATION Modulation in the form of chorus can be added to the repeats of the delayed signal. Subtle amounts of modulation can help add an organic feeling to delay repeats. -
Page 26: Settings Menu
SETTINGS MENU GLOBAL • GLOBAL ROUTING (ON / OFF) o Allows you to override all routing settings of each preset. This means the preset routing mode will be ignored and instead a single routing type will be applied to all presets. Useful if you only need one type of routing and don’t want to edit a load of patches. -
Page 27: Tap Tempo
VERSION Gives information about the current software version loaded onto the pedal. New firmware updates will be released to the Laney website, see UPDATING YOUR FIRMWARE RESET SETTINGS Resets the pedal settings backed to the factory shipped status. This cannot be undone. -
Page 28: Midi
MIDI The BCC-TDE comes with a robust set of external MIDI controls allowing you to change presets, control parameters, and more. Note. We use the ranges 0~127 in all our MIDI messages and in our displays. This follows the MIDI specification however there are some MIDI controllers use the values 1 ~ 128. -
Page 29: Program Changes
o The MIDI THRU option is used to pass along MIDI information received at the MIDI IN socket to the MIDI out socket • PC (ON / OFF) o Enables the PROGRAM CHANGE facility allowing the pedal presets to be switched via MIDI. -
Page 30: Analogue Controls
ANALOGUE CONTROLS FUNCTION CC VALUE DESCRIPTION 7 & 39 TAPE SPEED 40 ~ 2000 MSB & LSB control. CC 7 = MSB CC 39 = LSB HEAD ENABLE 0 ~ 7 Use to select which tape Heads to enable. See Table for head enable below, for values. HEAD 1 DISTANCE 20 ~ 100 HEAD 2 DISTANCE... -
Page 31: Dynamics Control
5 & 37 TIME LEFT 1 ~ 2500 MSB & LSB control. CC 5 = MSB CC 37 = LSB 6 & 38 TIME RIGHT 1 ~ 2500 MSB & LSB control. CC 6 = MSB CC 38 = LSB LEVEL LEFT 0 ~ 100 LEVEL RIGHT... -
Page 32: Msb & Lsb Parameters
• 0.625 * 128 = 80 LSB = 80 MIDI messages to send: • CC 3 15 (MSB) • CC 35 80 (LSB) Note. We’ve even helped by providing a simple to use calculator. Available on our website, www.laney.co.uk. Page 31... -
Page 33: Usb To Midi Adaptor
Figure 15 DOWNLOADING NEW PRESETS As new artist presets are developed, we will occasionally add them to the Laney website. Be sure to check the Laney website for any updates on the product page. https://www.laney.co.uk/effects/guitar-effects/bcc-pedals/bcc-tde#downloads Detailed instructions on how to update are included within the new presets download. -
Page 34: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Model BCC-TDE (The Difference Engine) FX Type Stereo Delay 1MΩ Input Impedance Output Impedance: 100Ω 115 dB typical Signal to Noise 20Hz to 20kHz Frequency Response +8dBu Max Input Level Regulated 9V DC PSU (Not Included): centre negative, 2.1 x 5.5 x 10mm Power Supply connector type ~100mA (150mA PSU recommended) -
Page 35: Safety And Warnings
1) Unpacking: On unpacking your product please check carefully for any signs of damage that may have occurred whilst in transit from the Laney factory to your dealer. In the unlikely event that there has been damage, please re-pack your unit in its original carton and consult your dealer. - Page 36 1) This device may not cause harmful interference 2) This device must accept any interference received, that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modification to the equipment not approved by Laney can void the user's authority to use the equipment.
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