FACEMI Time Based Multi FX Pedal User Guide
- June 1, 2024
- FACEMI
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FACEMI Time-Based Multi FX Pedal
Product Specifications
- Product Name: CRAZY TUBE CIRCUITS SIDEKICK JR. (Time-Based Multi-FX Pedal)
- Full Feature List: Available for retailers
- Description: A time-based multi-effects pedal designed to enhance your guitar tone
- Optional Sidekick XT switch: Enhance functionality with the optional Sidekick XT switch (sold separately)
Product Usage Instructions
1. Setup
- Connect your guitar to the input jack of the SIDEKICK JR. pedal.
- Connect the output of the pedal to your amplifier or recording device.
- Ensure the pedal is powered using the appropriate power supply.
2. Basic Operation
To activate the effects, step on the footswitch of the pedal. Use the knobs to adjust parameters such as delay time, feedback, and mix.
3. Using Optional Sidekick XT Switch
If you have the Sidekick XT switch, connect it to the designated port on the SIDEKICK JR. pedal. This switch allows for additional control over specific features.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Can I use batteries to power the SIDEKICK JR. pedal?
- A: No, the SIDEKICK JR. requires an appropriate power supply for operation.
- Q: How can I reset the pedal to its factory settings?
- A: To reset the pedal, press and hold a specific combination of footswitches while powering on the device. Refer to the user manual for detailed instructions.
CRAZY TUBE CIRCUITS SIDEKICK JR. (Time-Based Multi-FX Pedal)
- Item: 64499
- EAN: 5214001261413
- Packaging Dimensions: 14.7 x 10.3 x 6.5 cm
- Weight: 0.45 kg
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Need to know for Retailers
- Sidekick JR is smaller in size than the original Sidekick (released in 2019) but boasts superior FX features and more DSP power
- Three classic 80s style effect sections (modulation, delay, reverb) in a small size enclosure.
- Wide selection of algorithms and controls for each effect.
- Hybrid mode of operation: digital time-based effects / analog mixing, buffering and filtering of the wet and dry signals for warm and musical sound quality.
- All effect sections can be operated together or separately.
- True bypass for all sections – switchable buffer bypass with tails for reverb section.
Feature
Full Feature List
- Modulation / Delay / Reverb effect pedal for guitar, bass or synthesizer.
- Each effect section can be engaged independently, and all three effect sections can be used together simultaneously.
- Hybrid mode of operation. digital time-based effects, analog mixing, buffering and filtering of wet and dry signals.
- Wide selection of algorithms for each effect section.
- Modulation controls: depth, speed, algorithm selection switch, operation assign switch.
- Echo / delay controls: more (mix), tail (feedback), time (delay time 40-800 msec), algorithm selection switch.
- Reverb controls: mix, excite (reverb parameter – different operation for each algorithm), algorithm selection switch, algorithm bank selection switch.
- 3 Status LEDs – one for each effect section.
- Two onboard footswitches to engage delay, reverb. Modulation operation assignable to any of these footswitches via onboard toggle switch.
- Power-up bypass/engage preset function for the onboard footswitches.
- External accessory – XT footswitch (sold separately), connected via a standard TS instrument cable, isolates modulation effect operation from the onboard footswitches. Connection of XT footswitch bypasses onboard modulation operation assign toggle switch.
- Click-less true bypass design via high quality relays for each effect section (unless the internal reverb buffer bypass option is selected).
- Internal switch selects between true bypass and buffer bypass with reverb tails for the reverb effect section.
- Top mounted input and output jacks: 6.3 mm mono jack.
- Power Supply: 9V DC, 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm, center negative (not included).
- Current consumption 210mA.
- Dark grey die-cast enclosure with colour-coded effects section (blue for modulation, white for delay, pink for reverb).
- Dimensions (W x L x H) : 69 x 125 x 58 mm.
- Weight 364g.
- Made in Greece
Description
The perfect companion now comes in a smaller package – introducing Sidekick JR
by Crazy Tube Circuits! Drawing inspiration from the original Sidekick pedal
released back in 2019, the aim was to create a compact pedal that combines the
most widely used time-based effects, suitable for any gear setup seeking 80s
tones and beyond. From the jangly, ambient, and shimmering sounds of New Wave,
Shoegaze, and Synth Pop to the wet tones of Hair / Glam Metal. Crazy Tube
Circuits’ Sidekick JR offers even more sounds / algorithm selections compared
to the original unit. The modulation effects/algorithms take inspiration from
classic 80s stompboxes. The “Ensemble” algorithm replicates warm and mild
modulated chorus sounds, while the “dimension” algorithm enhances the 3D image
of your sound without the typical chorus warble. The “flanger” algorithm draws
from a classic flanger pedal set up as a slow chorus with mild feedback added
for a more metallic sound. The Echo / delay section provides the sweet and
vibrant sound of a tape echo with a freshly installed tape running through a
colourful preamp, or the pristine repeats of an 80s digital delay rack unit.
The Reverb section in Sidekick JR is inspired by definitive examples of 80s
reverb rack units and offers two algorithm banks. Bank A includes all-time
classic reverb sounds like “plate,” “spring,” and “hall,” while Bank B
features signature 80s reverb sounds like “gated,” “exciter” (Crazy Tube
Circuits’ trademark big-hall reverb algorithm with almost infinite reflections
and decay), and octave-up “shimmer.” To provide full flexibility in the
smallest enclosure possible, Crazy Tube Circuits has devised a smart switching
setup. The delay and reverb effect sections of Sidekick JR operate
independently from each other, and the modulation is assignable to any of
these sections as standard. With the addition of the XT footswitch (available
separately), the modulation section becomes entirely independent and can be
switched on/off (true bypass) on its own.
Crazy Tube Circuits’ Sidekick JR also features a power-up bypass/engage pre-
set function for the onboard footswitches. This feature allows users to select
the state the pedal will go to when the power supply is plugged in. It’s
particularly useful for individuals who use remote pedal switchers/loopers, as
they can set the power-up state of the pedal once and then operate it from the
controller.”
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SIDEKICK JR. – B2B Download Section
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