FREE THE TONE FT-2Y Digital Delay User Guide

FREE THE TONE FT-2Y Digital Delay

Specifications

• Number of presets: User presets = 90, Factory presets = 9,
• Total = 99
• Input impedance: min. 500k2
• Output load impedance: min. 1kO
• Maximum input level: INST +2dBu/ LINE +13dBu
• Terminals: 3 x standard 1/4″ phone jacks (INPUT, OUTPUT,
• HOLD), 1x 9-12V DC input jack (AC adapter jack), 2 x DIN 5-pin connectors (MIDI IN, OUT/THRU)
• Power supply: 9-12V DC center negative polarity
• Current consumption: approx. 400mA
• Dimensions (Wx Dx H): 146 x 120.5 x 57mm (including protuberances such as jacks, etc.)
• Weight (excluding AC adapter): approx. 560g (excluding accessories)
• Accessories: Warranty Card, Quick Start Guide, Safety recautions, rubber feet x 4
• Specifications and appearance subject to change without notice.

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Controls and indicators

Rear panel

Front panel

Storing Changes in a Preset

1. Press the SAVE switch after changing the parameter settings.
2. The BPM/msec display flashes [toXX] (XX: preset number  indicated).
3. Press the INC/+ or DEC/- Switch to change the number shown in the BPM/msec display to the preset number in which you wish to store the data.
4. Press the ENTER switch to confirm the save operation and store the data in the preset.

NOTE

To cancel the save operation, press the SAVE switch again.
When a preset parameter is being changed, the dot in the last digit of the preset number illuminates. This dot goes out when the data is stored in the preset.

NOTE

Since preset nos. 91-99 are reserved as the factory preset area, it is impossible to store user presets in this area.

Recalling a Preset

The FLIGHT TIME provides various ways to recall a preset.

Recalling a Preset with INC/+ or DEC/- switch

1. Press the PRESET/CHANNEL{hold) switch to flash the display.
2. Press the INC/+ or DEC/- switch to select the preset number from which you wish to recall the data and press the ENTER Switch.

Recalling a Preset with TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL > PS1/P$2) switch

1. Press and hold down the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL> PS1/P$2) switch for two seconds to flash the preset number display.
2. Press the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL> PS1/PS2) switch to increment the preset number and press the ON/OFF-STOP Switch to decrement. Select the desired preset number. display.
3. Press and hold down the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL > Ps1/P$2) Sitch for two seconds to confirm the preset number.

Recalling Preset 1 *Only when the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL > PS1/PS2)

Switch is used for the Tap function.

1. Press and hold down the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL> PS1/P$2) Switch for 3.5 seconds to flash the preset number currently displayed.
2. At the moment when the flashing stops, the preset is switched to Preset 1 . Toggling between Presets 1 and 2 *Only when the TAP-PLAY/hold

(PS SEL > PSIi/PS2) switch is used for the Tap function.

1.  Recall Preset 1 or 2.
2. Press and hold down the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL> PS1/Ps2) switch for 3.5 seconds to flash the preset number currently displayed.
3. At the moment when the flashing stops, Preset 1 (2) is switched to Preset 2 ().

Adjusting Delay Tempo

With INC/DEC switches

1. Press the PRESET/CHANNEL(hold) switch to flash the preset number.
2. Press the INC/+ or DEC/- switch to show the preset number in which you wish to store the data and press the ENTER switch.
3. Press the BPM/msec switch to turn on the BPM or msec LED.
4. Press the INC/+ or DEC/- switch to adjust the parameter and press the ENTER switch.
5. Press the SAVE switch.
6. Press the ENTER switch to confirm the save operation and store the data in the preset.

NOTE

The range of BPM that can be set with the [INC/+, DEC/- switch is 30-300 BPM.

Adjusting Delay Tempo (2)- Tap Function

With TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL> PS1/PS2) switch

1. Press the PRESET/CHANNEL(hold) switch to make the preset number flash.
2. Press the INC/+ Or DEC/- switch to show the preset number in which you wish to store the data and press the ENTER switch.
3. Press the TAP-PLAY/hold(PS SEL> PS1/PS2) switch two times to adjust the parameter.
4. Press the SAVE switch.
5. Press the ENTER switch to confirm the save operation and storethe data in the preset.

NOTE

• When the user presses the TAP-PLAY/hold (PS SEL> PS1/PS2) switch two times, the Tap function calculates the BPM by the time interval between the 1st and 2nd presses.
• The tap-entered tempo is recognized as a quarter note and the BPM is calculated from its duration
• The same applies when the TAP tempo is input from a MIDI control change number or an external foot Switch.
• The range of TAP tempo input is 30-600 BPM, but if a Tap-entered empo is set higher than 300 BPM, the display shows

Adjusting Delay Tempo (3) – MIDI clock

Tempos can be synchronized by receiving a MIDI clock from an external MIDI device.

NOTE

Valid only in Tap-Preferred mode. In Preset-Preferred mode (factory setting), the tempo information will not be changed even if the BPM value or the delay time stored in the recalled preset is recalled and the MIDI clock is being received. By simultaneously holding down both the ON/OFF-STOP switch and TAP- PLAY/hold(PS1/PS2) switch for 3 seconds, Tap-Preferred mode (the display shows TAP) and
Preset-Preferred mode (the display shows Prst) are toggled. When HOLD or REC&REPEAT is used, the tempo information will not be changed even if the MIDI clock is being received in Tap-Preferred mode.

Setting Delay Length as Note Duration (Subdivision)

1. Press the PRESET/CHANNEL(hold) switch to make the preset number flash.
2. Press the INC/+ or DEC/- Switch to show the preset number in which you wish to store the data and press the ENTER switch.
3. Press the SUBDIVISiON/OFFSET switch to turn on the SUBDIVISiON LED.
4. Press the INC/+ or DEC/- Switch to adjust the parameter and press the ENTER switch.
5. Press the SAVE switch.
6. Press the ENTER Switch to confirm the save operation and store the data in the preset.

NOTE

• By handling a quarter note as the reference tempo, delay time can be set by the duration of a note. The default value is quarter note (crochet).
• You can select from: Whole note [Semibreve] (1), Half note [Minim] (2),
• Dotted Quarter note (4,), Triplet in four (43), Quarter note [Crochet] (4),
• Dotted Eighth note (8.), Triplet in two (23), Eighth note [Quaver] (8),
• Triplet in one (13), and Sixteenth note [Demiquaver] (16). If the Dotted Quarter or Dotted Eighth note is selected, then the dot LED (DOTTED) in the first digit illuminates. N.B) When the time display unit is “msec, the delay time is automatically calculated and displayed accordingly. The display will not change when the time display unit is “BPM”

BPM Analyzer Function

The tempo of the actual performance picked up by the microphone on the FLIGHT TIME is analyzed in realtime within the 20% of the tempo (BPM) information being set and the BPM is automatically adjusted in about five- to tern-second intervals to change the delay time.

NOTE

• lf the BPM of the tap-entered tempo information differs more than 20% from that of the actual performance, then there is no automatic adjustment of delay time.
• The realtime BPM analyzer may not be able to recognize the BPM for performances with irregular meters, performances by orchestra or piano, etc.
• The analysis range of the BPM analyzer is 30-300 BPM.

Rec&Repeat Function

This function records and repeats the incoming signal. Connect a footswitch to the HoLD(REC) terminal on the rear panel and use it as a REC footswitch.

1. Connect an external switch (momentary/unlatch type) to the HOLD(REC) terminal. (This switch is referred to as the REC switch.)
2. Press the REC & REPEAT switch to turn on its LED.
3. Press and hold down the REC switch for about three seconds.
4. The TIME display flashes [REC]
5. Press the REC switch to start recording
6. Press the TAP-PLAY switch to stop recording. A repeat playback of the just recorded sOund starts instantly.
7. By pressing the TAP-PLAY Switch during the repeat playback, the playback starts from the beginning of the recording.
8. To stop recording or playback, press the ON/OFF-STOP switch.
9. To exit from Rec & Repeat mode and return to usual mode, press and hold down the REC switch fro about three seconds.

NOTE
The preset delay effect will be applied to both the recorded repeat sound and the sound played along with the repeated sound. You can record the input for 20 seconds. (Only one phrase can be recorded; recording cannot be layered) This setting can be stored in each preset. When the Rec & Repeat function is enabled, the Hold function is disabled.

Rec &Repeat Flowchart

Connect an unlatch (momentary) type footswitch to the HOLD(REC) terminal on the rear panel.

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