Alexander Sugarcube Manual de usuario

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USER MANUAL

About AlexAnder PedAls

Alexander Pedals builds hand-crafted eects pedals in Garner, North Carolina. Each Alexander

Pedal is meticulously voiced and tweaked by our sonic scientists to achieve sounds that are

both instantly familiar yet completely unique.

Alexander Pedals are designed by Matthew Farrow and a group of trusted players, builders,

and friends. Matthew has been building guitar pedals since the late 1990s, rst with Pharaoh

Ampliers, and now with Disaster Area Designs. Matthew has designed some of the most

innovative eects units on the market, including some big names he’s not allowed to tell you

about.

Alexander Pedals was started for two reasons - to make great tones, and to do good. The

great tones part you probably have some idea about. As for doing good, Alexander Pedals

donates a portion of the prots from every pedal sold to charity, whether you buy from us

or our dealers. Matthew’s younger brother Alex passed away in 1987 of a form of cancer

called neuroblastoma. Alexander Pedals honors his memory by helping in the ght to end

childhood cancer.

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Contents

IntroductIon ..........................................1

GettInG Started .....................................1

SoundS and controlS ...........................2

loadInG and SavInG PreSetS .................4

Stereo .................................................5

ramP FootSwItch ...................................5

SettInG uPYour Pedal .........................6

exPreSSIon Pedal....................................7

neo FootSwItch .....................................8

mIdI conFIGuratIon ..............................9

mIdI commandS ................................. 10

SPecIFIcatIonS....................................... 10

Sugarcube is pretty much like any other pedal. Plug in on the right side, then plug the lower

jack on the left side to your amp or next pedal. Power it up, hit the footswitch and see what

happens!

Want to hear some sounds that we like? Hold down the BYPASS footswitch to load in the

factory presets. We put four cool tones in the pedal for you to tweak.

Experiment. Turn the knobs. Push the buttons. We think you’ll nd something you like.

GettinG stArted

introduCtion

Chorus is one of those eects that folks either love or hate. We’re squarely in the“love it”

camp, and since you bought this thing then that means you are too! To that end, we’ve done

everything in our power to create the most whirly, swirly eect we possibly can.

We took our favourite 1980s style chorus pedals and tried to capture their unique essence,

added in a dash of rotary speaker swirl, and added in a few icy pitch-shifted crystal tones.

Then we wrapped it all up in a pedalboard-friendly package with MIDI, presets, and expression

pedal support. If this pedal were any sweeter you’d need to go visit your dentist

GUITAR /

INSTRUMENT

INPUT (MONO)

STEREO / MONO

EFFECT OUTPUT

MULTIJACK

RAMP

FOOTSWITCH

BYPASS

FOOTSWITCH

SELECT

BUTTON

MODE LEDS

MAIN LED

USB PORT 9V DC POWER

RAMP LED BYPASS LED

Messing with the knobs will get you a long way, but there is a lot to this pedal just under the

surface. When you’re ready to dive in to the advanced features of your new pedal, read on.

sounds And Controls

Sugarcube does a lot of stu, but that doesn’t mean that it’s hard to use! Generally you can

just turn the knobs on the pedal and explore new sounds, but we put a few extra controls on

the pedal that we think you can use.

Sugarcube has four distinct Eect Modes. Each one has its own set of controls, and while they

do relate to each other, it’s worth taking a few minutes to learn what everything does.

Tap the center Select button to move to the next Eect Mode. You’ll notice that the small

LEDs in the center of the pedal change to show the current Eect Mode.

If you hold the center Select button, you can access the“Alt Functions” for the pedal knobs.

Here’s a run-down on what all of the knobs do in each Eect Mode of the pedal.

CHORUS (upper blue) This is probably what most folks think of when someone says“cho-

rus!” This mode features rate and depth controls for the chorus, as well as a mix control to go

from dry to chorus to vibrato. The Tweak control adds in an additional chorus voice to thicken

and widen the eect.

DIMENSION (lower blue) “Motionless”chorus eect - the Dimension mode features two

opposing delay lines that combine to create wide soundscapes without the “wavering”sound

of traditional chorus. If you’re trying to replicate the tones of the four-button vintage unit,

keep the Depth control at noon or below. We’ve expanded the control range and even added

a Feedback control for ange-like chorus tones. Milk and Kisses, here we come!

MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS

LFO

RATE

MIX

LFO

DEPTH

EXTRA

VOICE

STEREO

MODE

LEVEL

RAMP

RATE

HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST

MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS

LFO

RATE

MIX

LFO

DEPTH

FEED

BACK

HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST

CLOCK

STEREO

MODE

LEVEL

RAMP

RATE

CLOCK

sounds And Controls (Continued)

ROTARY (upper red) This is a bit of a stretch, since a real rotary speaker is an insanely com-

plex amalgam of amp, motion, room, wood, glass, and re. Trying to replicate it in a stompbox

is always going to be disappointing, but we’ve grabbed the important stu and tried to make

it sound as cool as possible! Rate controls the speed of the horn and drum, while the Tweak

control balances between them. Pro tip: a real rotary speaker doesn’t have a blend knob, so

try setting Mix to fully wet for the most realistic eect

ICE (lower red) Chorus with a crystalline pitch-shift added. Ice mode features a two-voice

chorus eect that’s mixed with a selectable pitch shift. Turn the Tweak knob to select Octave

Down, Unison Detune, Perfect Fifth, or Octave Up.

MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS

MIX PITCH

SHIFT

HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST

MAIN FUNCTIONS ALT FUNCTIONS

ROTARY

SPEED

MIX

MIC

DISTANCE

HORN

BALANCE

HOLD DOWN TO ADJUST

LFO

RATE

DEPTH

STEREO

MODE

LEVEL

RAMP

RATE

CLOCK

STEREO

MODE

LEVEL

RAMP

RATE

CLOCK

loAdinG And sAvinG Presets

Have you ever spent a lot of time tweaking your gear to get the sounds you really love, only to

nd that your pedal knobs moved between your practice space and the gig? Or maybe you

need a lot of sounds but don’t have a ton of room on your board for multiple pedals?

Presets to the rescue!

Sugarcube and all of our other Neo Series pedals have built-in preset capability. That means

you can save and recall four sounds from a single pedal with no extra hardware or funny

business. If you do have a MIDI controller, the preset capability expands to 16!

To load a preset, simply hold down the BYPASS

footswitch for 1 second.

The upper LED will blink one, two, three, or

four times to indicate the current preset and

you’re all set!

ALL of the pedal settings are recalled as part

of the preset - knob positions, expression

settings, and eect modes.

HOLD

To save the current preset, press and hold the

center Select button, then hold the BYPASS

footswitch down.

The upper LED will blink to indicate the preset that

was saved.

HOLD

If you’re using a MIDI controller to access presets

on your Neo Series pedal, just send a program

change (PC) message to load a preset.

You can access an additional 12 presets using MIDI

for a total of 16.

To save presets 5-16, load in the preset by sending

a MIDI program change then edit its settings.

Once satised, save as normal. The current

settings will save in the current preset.

SAVE

LOAD

rAmP FootswitCh

Sugarcube features an advanced expression functionality

using the secondary footswitch on the pedal. This allows you to

seamlessly morph between two dierent pedal settings with a

single tap of your toe.

Tap the left footswitch on the pedal to begin the RAMP eect - you

will see the RAMP LED light up and the main LED will fade from

white to blue if the pedal is engaged. You will then hear the pedal

slide from its current settings to the RAMP settings.

If you want to engage RAMP for a short time, for example to

accentuate a phrase, you can hold the left footswitch to engage

then release to go back to normal.

To set the normal and RAMP sounds on Sugarcube, rst tap the

left footswitch until the RAMP LED is o.

Next, turn the knobs to set the sound you want for the normal

setting. Please note that the alternate knob functions may also be

set at this time!

Finally, tap the left footswitch until the RAMP LED is on and set the

knob positions as desired for your RAMP sound!

TAP TO TOGGLE

RAMP!

HOLD FOR

MOMENTARY

OFF

SET NORMAL

POSITIONS

SET RAMP

POSITIONS

TAP

You can set the RAMP to activate instantly or slowly - hold the Select button and

turn the RAMP RATE (upper right) knob to set.

(((stereo )))

Sugarcube is our rst pedal with true stereo outputs! Each eect

mode has both mono and stereo modes, and you can use either

mode with one or two outputs to get dierent sounds.

To switch between stereo and mono modes, hold the center

Select button and turn the Rate knob. The upper

large LED will light Pink for Mono and Blue for

Stereo.

Connect a TRS Y-Cable (also called an Insert Cable)

to the Sugarcube’s output jack.

In Mono mode, the Tip carries the wet mix of the signal, and the

Ring carries the dry signal. You can also use a standard mono

cable in mono mode, so don’t worry about getting fancy if

you’re using a single amp.

In Stereo mode, the Tip and Ring carry left and right signals.

Sugarcube has a standard Mono input.

WET

LEFT

DRY

RIGHT

TIP

RING

STEREO

MONO

settinG uPYour PedAl

Your Neo Series pedal has a few user settings

stored in memory. These settings include the

function of the MultiJack on the left side of the

pedal, LED brightness, and others.

To enter setup, power on the pedal and then

hold down the center Select button. Release

the button when you see the center LED turn

violet.

TAP TO SELECT MULTIJACK FUNCTION

UPPER PROGRAM LED WILL SHOW

TURN TO SET

FOOTSWITCH

FUNCTION

GREEN = RAMP

CYAN = PRESET

HOLD

TAP

Tap the center Select button to assign the

MultiJack function. The upper small LED will

change to show this function.

Green: Expression Pedal Input

Orange: Footswitch Input

Red: MIDI Input

Turn the upper left knob to set the function

of the external footswitch, if congured. The

upper large LED will change to show this

function.

Green: Trigger Ramp

Cyan: Advance One Preset

Turn the lower right knob to set the brightness

of the main and lower LEDs.

The lower left knob sets the dry signal routing

in eect mode.

Green: Analog dry signal, clean signal at all

times.

Red: DSP dry signal, better phase response

but the dry signal gets darker at lower clock

rates.

Hold the center Select button to save and exit

setup.

If you have changed the function of the

MultiJack, we recommend you power the Neo

Series pedal o and back on in order to ensure

the jack is congured properly.

LED

BRIGHT

DRY SIGNAL

SELECT

GREEN =

ANALOG

RED = DSP

GREEN = EXPRESSION PEDAL

ORANGE = FOOT SWITCH

RED = MIDI

HOLD HOLD TO SAVE

AND EXIT

HOLD TO

ENTER SETUP

exPression PedAl

Sugarcube supports most types of expression pedals for performance control.

We recommend the Roland EV-5 and Moog EP-3, but just about any expression pedal that

uses a TRS cable should work. The supported expression wiring is SLEEVE = 0V, RING = 3.3V,

TIP = 0-3.3V.

Before connecting your expression pedal, make sure that you have set up the MultiJack to

read expression! The instructions are covered in the Setting Up Your Pedal section on page

The expression pedal can control all of the pedal knobs, just like the RAMP footswitch. The big

dierence is that the RAMP footswitch always ramps between settings at the rate you set with

the RAMP knob, and the expression pedal ramps as you move the pedal.

You can use the RAMP footswitch to set the expression pedal values, and vice versa. This

allows you to connect an expression pedal when you have room on your board or use the

RAMP footswitch when you don’t!

SET HEEL DOWN

POSITIONS

SET TOE DOWN

POSITIONS

Connect your expression pedal to the MultiJack with a TRS cable. Engage the pedal and

sweep the pedal - you should see the upper LED change colors and the sound should change.

Set the expression pedal to its

HEEL DOWN position.

Turn the pedal knobs to set the

sound you want for the HEEL

DOWN position.

Next, set the expression pedal to

its TOE DOWN position.

Move the knobs to the desired

settings for TOE DOWN.

That’s it!

Just like with the RAMP footswitch, all of the knobs on the pedal can be controlled with the

expression pedal except RAMP RATE, PITCH LOCK, and the mode selection.

Once you have set the sounds you like, don’t forget to save your preset! Changes you make to

a preset are lost if you power o the pedal or load another preset without saving!

neo FootswitCh

Sugarcube also supports our Neo Footswitch for preset Select or Ramp functions.

To use the Neo Footswitch, you’ll need to congure Sugarcube to use its MultiJack for

footswitch input. Consult the instructions on page 6, Setting Up Your Pedal.

Connect the Neo Footswitch to your Sugarcube using the provided TRS cable.

If you have congured the pedal correctly, you should see the LED on the Neo Footswitch

light up and change as you tap the footswitch.

SERIES

LOAD

1 2 3 4

SERIES

NORMAL RAMP

PRESET:

Tap the Neo Footswitch to advance

one preset. The presets will load in

sequence, 1, 2, 3, 4.

The LED on the Neo Footswitch

will change to indicate the current

preset:

RED = 1, GREEN = 2, BLUE = 3,

YELLOW = 4.

Hold the Neo Footswitch to go back

one preset.

RAMP:

Tap the Neo Footswitch to trigger

the RAMP eect.

The LED on the Neo Footswitch

will change to indicate the current

RAMP state.

You can also re the ramp for

a moment, by holding the Neo

Footswitch down. The ramp will

fade back down when you release

the Neo Footswitch.

You can also use any momentary normally-open (NO) footswitch in place of the Neo

Footswitch, but you won’t get the super-cool LED stu.

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