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- Page 1 The Dreamscape USER’S MANUAL...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions Warning! • To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not 1 Read these instructions. expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and 2 Keep these instructions. ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, 3 Heed all warnings. are placed on the equipment. 4 Follow all instructions. - Page 3 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and – if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions – may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
- Page 4 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of John Petrucci’s signature pedal “The Dreamscape”! John Petrucci was one of the first artists to join our revolutionary TonePrint concept. In total, John created 5 personal TonePrints in early 2011 – two for Corona Chorus, two for Shaker Vibrato and one for Vortex Flanger. John loved having access to all effect parameters so much that he instantly agreed when TC suggested collaborating on the development of a signature pedal – one that was based on his own TonePrints. And so The Dreamscape was born. Basically, John wanted to gather all of his TonePrints in a single pedal even though his original TonePrints are for three different pedals in the series. Therefore, his new signature pedal contains no less than three mind-blowing modulation effects that have been painstakingly tailored with an eye for even the tiniest detail by the master himself. To take this pedal over the top, John even created a brand new TonePrint for Vortex Flanger, taking the total amount of custom-tweaked tones up to six: 2 x Chorus, 2 x Flanger and 2 x Vibrato. On top of that, The Dreamscape also features a TonePrint mode that makes it compatible with any TonePrint for the Corona chorus pedal. www.tcelectronic.com – www.youtube.com/tcelectronic...
- Page 5 1 - Effect on/off (true bypass) 2 - ¼ inch mono jack input 3 - ¼ inch mono jack input (for stereo in) 4 - ¼ inch mono jack output 5 - ¼ inch mono jack output (for stereo out) 6 - FX level control 7 - Speed control 8 - Voice Selector –...
- Page 6 Connecting Input jacks – Use MONO for mono input and both MONO and STEREO inputs if connecting a stereo source. If the pedal runs on battery, we recommend removing the mono input jack to preserve battery power when you don’t play. Output jacks – Connect to another pedal or directly into an amp or mixer.
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Page 7: The Controls
The controls FX LEVEL Controls the effects level. Please note that the direct signal is always passed at the original level (unity gain). SPEED The SPEED knob sets the speed of the chorus/flanger/vibrato – from slow, smooth and sparkly to much more pronounced “Leslie” types at high speeds, depending on the selected effect type. DEPTH DEPTH sets the range of the modulation. Experiment with both the SPEED and DEPTH controls to achieve the effect you are looking for. BRIGHT / NORMAL / DARK selector This selector gives you three options for each sound. The Bright option makes the selected effect very obvious whereas the Dark option makes the effect more subtle. - Page 8 EFFECT TYPE selector Select between six John Petrucci modulation TonePrints and TonePrint mode. Any Corona Chorus TonePrint can be loaded into the Dreamscape pedal and is selected when this selector is set to TonePrint. Chorus “for clean sounds” John’s clean chorus sound is legendary. Having used the SCF pedal for all chorusing duties ever since Dream Theater’s debut album, John has very specific demands for his clean Chorus TonePrint: It must have that classic TC Electronic shimmer, and although the Chorus should be very predominant, it shouldn’t get in the way of the original guitar tone. John chose the Tri-Chorus mode for this TonePrint as the three chorus lines “masks” the very obvious modulation sound of a traditional chorus. Set Depth and Speed to the 12 o’clock position and crank FX Level and Tone to get John’s favorite clean chorus tone. Flanger “for clean sounds” For the clean Vortex flange sound, John opted for a type of phase cancellation that doesn’t completely cancel out, but sums the clean and effected signal into a warmer, swirly sound. John wanted this flange sound to be close to a “chorussy” type-sound. Recommended settings: Set all knobs to the 12 o’clock position for the standard TonePrint – and then adjust according to taste.
- Page 9 Vibrato “for clean sounds” John asked for a clear, swirly Leslie-type sound with just a little feedback. The result is a very wide Vibrato with a low speed rate at default knob positions. During the session, John was so inspired by the sound that he wrote a new riff right on the spot. Recommended settings: Set all knobs to the 12 o’clock position for the standard TonePrint – and then adjust according to taste. Chorus 2 “for crunch sounds” John is famous for using chorus on some of Dream Theater’s crushing crunchy riffs. Originally inspired by the great Alex Lifeson from Rush, John’s goal was to fatten up the sound without it getting too processed. To achieve that goal, John used the tri-chorus with some fairly subtle settings to get that almost-doubled sound. Flanger 2 “for crunch sounds” This is John’s twist on a classic aggressive slow flanger. Twist the knobs to create numerous cool sounds, but try setting the knobs to the 12 o’clock position for that classic flange that works especially well on crunchy to heavy riffs.
- Page 10 Vibrato 2 “for crunch sounds” John envisioned a Vibrato that was not too warbly and ended up with a subtle, almost doubling type of effect with a rich and fat tone, without the sound getting too dark or the effect getting too pronounced. John is happy with the result and stated during the session that this vibrato toneprint is “even cool on chords”.
- Page 11 TonePrint – the concept Consider the knobs and switches on your pedal as a few handles that actually control a large number of parameters. TC Electronic staff has defined the controls – but wouldn’t it just be cool to let the world’s leading guitar players contribute with their own definition of how the controls should work? YES – this is what TonePrint is about. We allow top guitar players to dig out a pedal’s hidden tonal potential, redefine the controls and make their own TonePrints. These TonePrints are available to you, and uploading TonePrints to your pedal is easy.
- Page 12 Bypass modes and Kill-Dry on/off Unscrew the backplate and look for the two small DIP switches in the upper left corner. The upper DIP switch (the one closer to the DC 9V in connector) switches between True Bypass mode (default) and Buffered Bypass mode. Buffered Bypass Kill-Dry – off Kill-Dry – on True Bypass True Bypass is a hard-wire bypass, ensuring there is absolutely no tone coloration when the pedal is bypassed. Using True Bypass on all pedals is the perfect choice for setups with a few pedals and relatively short cables going to and coming from the pedals.
- Page 13 Buffered Bypass – If you use a long cable between your guitar and the first pedal, or if you use many pedals on your board, or if you use a long cable from your board to the amp, then the best solution will most likely be to activate the buffer both in the first and the last pedal in the signal chain.
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Page 14: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Sounds 6 signature TonePrint from John Petrucci. Access to any Corona Chorus TonePrint Size & Weight 72 mm x 122 mm x 50 mm – 300 g (excl. battery) Battery Dual Supply Rails technology ensures headroom for line level effect loops from a single 9V battery. Battery failure circuit automatically puts the Dreamscape pedal into true bypass mode if the battery runs out. Design Custom “hammerhead” rugged, die-cast aluminum casing built for a life on the road Unique one-screw battery access for lightning fast battery changes... - Page 15 TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov info@tcelectronic.com...
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