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Alter Ego X4 Vintage EchoManual – 2014-06-24Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 1
Table of contentsImportant safety instructionsCautionServiceWarningEMC / EMIExplanation of graphic symbols344445Before you beginAbout this manualGetting support677About this pedalAlter Ego X4 Vintage EchoTrue Bypass899TonePrintWhat are TonePrints?Transferring TonePrints to your pedalusing the TonePrint appEditing TonePrints with TonePrint Editor1011SetupReady Set Play!131414141112Inputs, outputs and controlsPower / Switching the effect on and offAudio in and outExpression pedal inputUSB portMIDI IN / MIDI THRU jacksEffect controlsAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo delay types1518181819202123Frequently asked questionsFrequently asked questions aboutTonePrint pedals33LinksTonePrint resourcesSupport resourcesTC Electronic on 34353535Using the LooperUsing the delay in Looper modeRecording a loopPlaying a loop continuouslyStopping loop playback immediatelyPlaying a loop onceStopping loop playback at the end of theloopUndoing a loop recordingErasing a loop completelyLoops cannot be stored242525262626Technical specifications36MaintenanceUpdating the firmwareSwitching the pedal from true bypass tobuffered bypass modeKill-dry on/off293032272727283031Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 2
Important safety instructionsImportant safety instructionsAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 3
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.Read these instructions.Keep these instructions.Heed all warnings.Follow all instructions.Do not use this apparatus near water.Clean only with a dry cloth.Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’sinstructions.Do not install near any heat sources suchas radiators, heat registers, stoves, or otherapparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarizedplug has two blades with one wider thanthe other. A grounding-type plug has twoblades and a third grounding prong. Thewide blade or the third prong is provided foryour safety. If the provided plug does not fitinto your outlet, consult an electrician forreplacement of the obsolete outlet.Protect the power cord from being walkedon or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point wherethey exit from the apparatus.Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,bracket, or table specified by themanufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, usecaution when moving the cart/apparatuscombination to avoid injury from tip-over.Unplug this apparatus during lightningstorms or when unused for long periodsof time.14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objectshave fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture,does not operate normally, or has beendropped.CautionYou are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manualcould void your authority to operate this equipment.ServiceAll service must be performed by qualified personnel.WarningTo reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do notexpose this apparatus to rain or moisture andobjects filled with liquids, such as vases, shouldnot be placed on this apparatus.Do not install this device in a confined space.Important safety instructionsEMC / EMIElectromagnetic compatibility /Electromagnetic interferenceThis equipment has been tested and found tocomply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonableprotection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates,uses and can radiate radio frequency energyand, if not installed and used in accordance withthe instructions, may cause harmful interferenceto radio communications. However, there is noguarantee that interference will not occur in aparticular installation.If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which canbe determined by turning the equipment off andon, the user is encouraged to try to correct theinterference by one or more of the followingmeasures:– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver isconnected.– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio / TV technician for help.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 4
For customers in CanadaImportant safety instructionsExplanation of graphic symbolsThis Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Cet appareil numérique de la classe B estconforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.The lightning bolt triangle is used to alert theuser to the presence of uninsulated “dangerousvoltages” within the unit’s chassis that may be ofsufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.The exclamation point triangle is used to alertthe user to presence of important operating andservice instructions in the literature accompanying the product.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 5
Before you beginBefore you beginAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 6
About this manualGetting supportThis manual will help you learn understandingand operating your TC product.If you still have questions about the product after reading this manual, please get in touch withTC Support:To get the most from this manual, please read itfrom start to finish, or you may miss importantinformation.This manual is only available as a PDF downloadfrom the TC Electronic website.Before you begintcelectronic.com/support/Enjoy your TC product!Of course, you can print this manual, but we encourage you to use the PDF version, which hasboth internal and external hyperlinks. For example, clicking the logo in the upper left cornerof each page will take you back to the table ofcontents.To download the most current version of thismanual, visittcelectronic.com/support/manuals/Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 7
About this pedalAbout this pedalAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 8
Thank you for spending your hard-earned money on this TC Electronic product! We have doneour best to ensure that it will serve you for manyyears to come, and we hope that you will enjoyusing it.About this pedalAlter Ego X4 Vintage EchoTrue BypassA synergy between two hit products, FlashbackX4 Delay and the original Alter Ego Delay, AlterEgo X4 Vintage Echo combines innovative features with twelve absolutely spot-on tributes tothe most heralded delay units of yesteryear.Here at TC, we have a simple philosophy: Whenyou are using one of our products, you shouldhear something great – and if you don’t, youshouldn’t hear it at all. This is why this pedalsports True Bypass. When it is bypassed, it isreally off and has zero influence on your tone, resulting in optimum clarity and zero loss of highend.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo is a culmination of apure love for superior vintage tape, analog anddigital delay sounds.Main Features– Twelve exclusive, gorgeous delay sounds– Spot-on tributes to time-honored classic andvintage delay units– A true celebration of the best of the best intape, analog and digital delays– TonePrint-enabled – for a world of signatureand customizable effectsYou will also be delighted to hear (literally) thatthis TC Electronic effect pedal will let your dry,unprocessed sound pass without ever converting it to digital – keeping your original tone pureand without any latency. This feature is calledanalog dry-through.Sometimes, it is advisable to switch an effectpedal from True Bypass to Buffered Bypassmode. For more information, see “Switchingthe pedal from true bypass to buffered bypassmode”.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 9
TonePrintTonePrintAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 10
TonePrintThis TC Electronic product supports TonePrints.To learn more about TonePrints, go totcelectronic.com/toneprint/But wouldn’t it be cool to have world-famousguitar players – guys like Paul Gilbert, GuthrieGovan, John Petrucci or Steve Vai – virtuallyrewire your reverb pedal, defining what shouldhappen “behind the scenes”?What are TonePrints?And how about doing this yourself?When you look at your TC Electronic effect pedal, you’ll only see a few knobs. Actually, for somepedals, it’s just one knob. So – one knob, onefunction, right?Actually, there’s a lot more to it than meets theeye.Star-tweaked signature soundsWhen TC Electronic builds an effect pedal, therelationship between its controls and many parameters “under the hood” are defined by developers, musicians and product specialists wholive and breathe sound. This gives you an excellent starting point: a great-sounding pedal withwell-balanced controls.This is exactly what TonePrint allows you to do.TC Electronic is working with top guitar playerswho explore a pedal’s hidden tonal potential, redefining the controls and creating their personalTonePrints. And we are making these customTonePrints available to you. Uploading them toyour pedal is really easy (see “Transferring TonePrints to your pedal using the TonePrint app”) –and with the amazing TonePrint Editor, you caneven create your own signature pedal, tweakedspecifically to your liking.You can change the TonePrint in your pedal asoften as you like, and the best part:Transferring TonePrints to yourpedal using the TonePrint appBeing able to virtually rewire your TC Electroniceffect pedal wouldn’t be much use if you neededa lot of extra equipment to do it. This is why wecreated the TonePrint app. The TonePrint app isfree software for popular smartphones that allows you to “beam” new TonePrints right intoyour effect pedal whenever and wherever youfeel like it.Obtaining the TonePrint appIf you own an iPhone, you can download theTonePrint app from Apple’s App Store.If you own an Android phone, you will find theTonePrint app on Google Play.Once you have the app, no additional downloadsor in-app purchases are required. You can access all available TonePrints from within the app,and all TonePrints are free.It’s totally free.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 11
TonePrintTransferring TonePrints toyour pedal – step by stepEditing TonePrints withTonePrint Editor– Launch the TonePrint app on your smartphone.– Find the TonePrint you want to use. You canbrowse TonePrints by Artist or Product (i.e.,pedal type). You will also find Featured TonePrints.– Plug your guitar or bass into your TonePrintpedal.– Turn your TonePrint pedal on.– Turn up the volume on your instrument and setthe pickup selector to one pickup.– Hold the speaker of your smartphone next tothe chosen pickup and touch “Beam to pedal”.The TonePrint app allows you to use TonePrintscreated by your favorite guitar and bass players.But this is only the start. Using TC’s TonePrintEditor, you can create your very own signaturepedal sounds.TonePrint Editor features– Use TonePrint Editor to build your own customsounds.– Enjoy complete control over all effect parameters and effect behavior – it’s your vision,your sound.– Customize knob function and knob range tosuit your needs and sounds.– Audition your sonic creations in real-time live– make changes on the fly and listen to resultsimmediately.– Works with both PC and Mac.Last but not least – TonePrint Editor is absolutely free!Obtaining TonePrint EditorIf you want to use TonePrint Editor for your Windows or OS X computer, download it fromtcelectronic.com/toneprint-editor/If you want to use TonePrint Editor on your AppleiPad, download it from Apple’s App Store.Please note that version 2.0 or higher of theTonePrint Editor is required for working with TCElectronic Mini pedals. Version 2.0 has a Libraryfunction that allows you to access and use TonePrints even without an Internet connection.Obtaining the TonePrint Editor manualDownload the TonePrint Editor manual fromtcelectronic.com/toneprint-editor/support/If you open the manual for TonePrint Editor inAdobe Reader, you can click on interface sections to jump directly to the sections of the manual you are interested in.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 12
SetupSetupAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 13
SetupReady Set Your TC Electronic effect pedal box should contain the following items:– Connect a 9 V power supply with the following symbol to the DC input socket of your TCElectronic effect pedal.––––Your TC Electronic effect pedala power supplya USB cable2 rubber feet for “non-velcro” pedalboardmounting– 1 TC Electronic sticker– 1 leaflet about TC’s guitar FX product rangeInspect all items for signs of transit damage. Inthe unlikely event of transit damage, inform thecarrier and supplier.Play!This product has no battery compartment.A power supply is required for operating thisproduct.– Plug the power supply into a power outlet.– Connect your instrument to the in jack on thepedal using a ¼“ jack cable.– Connect the out jack of the pedal to your amplifier using a ¼“ jack cable.If damage has occurred, keep all packaging, asit can be used as evidence of excessive handlingforce.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 14
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Inputs, outputs and controlsAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – rearClick/tap on user interface elements to jump to the respective sections of the manual.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 16
Inputs, outputs and controlsAlter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – topClick/tap on user interface elements to jump to the respective sections of the manual.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 17
Power / Switching theeffect on and offAudio in and outPower inputThe audio inputs of this pedal are standard ¼”jacks (mono/TS).To power up your pedal, connect a power supplyto its power input socket.The power input socket of your TC Electroniceffect pedal is a standard 5.5 / 2.1 mm DC plug(centre negative).Your TC Electronic effect pedal requires a 9 Vpower supply providing 300 mA or more (supplied). You may also use another 9 V or 12 Vpower supply, as long as it provides 300 mA ormore.To minimize hum, use a power supply with isolated outputs.Audio inputs (stereo)– If your signal source is mono, connect it to theMONO in jack of the pedal.– If your signal source is stereo, connect the cable carrying the left signal component to theMONO IN jack and the cable carrying the rightsignal component to the STEREO IN jack.Audio outputs (stereo)The audio outputs of this pedal are standard ¼”jacks (mono/TS).– If the next device in the signal chain has a mono input (e.g. your amp), connect the MONOOUT jack of TC Electronic effect pedal to theother device’s input.– If the next device in the signal chain has stereo inputs (e.g. another stereo effect pedal),connect the MONO OUT jack of your TC Electronic effect pedal to the left input and theSTEREO OUT jack to the right input of theother device.Inputs, outputs and controlsExpression pedal inputThe Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo allows you to connect an expression pedal (optional/not included).Once you have connected and configured an expression pedal, you can use it to control one ormore of the following parameters:– Delay Time– Feedback Level– Delay LevelThese parameters will be explained later in thismanual.You can define – which parameter(s) you want to control with anexpression pedal and– the parameter range to control.Choosing an expression pedalFor use with the Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo,you’ll want to use a 25 kOhm linear pot expression pedal.Please note that a standard guitar volume pedalhas a 250 kOhm logarithmic pot and cannot beused as an expression pedal for the Alter Ego X4Vintage Echo.If you already own an expression pedal and youare not sure if you can use it with the Alter EgoX4 Vintage Echo, please ask your local vendor orget in touch with TC Support.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 18
Assigning delay parametersand parameter ranges toan expression pedalYou can control any combination of the DelayTime, Feedback Level and Delay Level parameters with an external expression pedal.– To set up parameters and parameter ranges,proceed as follows:– Connect an expression pedal to the Exp Pedaljack.– Switch on the Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo.– Choose a preset (A, B or C).– The LED of the selected preset will light up.– Set the expression pedal to the maximum position.– Set the knobs for the parameters you want tocontrol to the desired maximum values.– Set the expression pedal to the minimum position.– Set the knobs for the parameters you want tocontrol to the desired minimum values.– Press and hold the footswitch for the preset tostore these settings.Resetting parameters andparameter rangesTo reset the parameters and parameter rangesassigned to a preset, proceed as follows:– Connect an expression pedal to the Exp Pedaljack.– Switch on the Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo.– Choose the respective preset (A, B or C).– Set the expression pedal to the maximum position.– Press and hold the footswitch for the preset.Inputs, outputs and controlsUSB portUse the standard Mini-B USB port on your TCElectronic effect pedal to connect your pedal toa computer. This will allow you to load TonePrintsinto the pedal or create your own TonePrint using TC’s TonePrint Editor. For more information,see “TonePrint”.If there should be firmware updates for this pedal, they can also be installed using the USB port– see “Updating the firmware”.Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 19
MIDI IN / MIDI THRU jacksMIDI Thru jackThese are standard MIDI (Musical InstrumentDigital Interface) connectors.To forward the incoming MIDI signal to anotherMIDI-equipped device, connect the MIDI THRUjack of the Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo to the MIDIInput of another MIDI device.MIDI In jackInputs, outputs and controlsConnect a computer/DAW (or another devicegenerating a MIDI Clock signal) to the MIDI INjack to control the pedal’s delay tempo.An incoming MIDI Clock signal will override thesettings of the pedal’s own Delay Time knob.However, the Subdivision Selector switch stilldefines the actual note values used to generatethe delays.You can also send MIDI Program Change messages from your computer (or another MIDI-capable device) to the pedal to switch between thepedal’s three presets.– Program Change message #001:Recall Preset A– Program Change message #002:Recall Preset B– Program Change message #003:Recall Preset CThe Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo is receiving MIDI messages on all MIDI channels (MIDI OmniMode).Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo – Manual (2014-06-24) 20
Effect controlsPlease note that the knob assignments on yourTC Electronic effect pedal are the default assignments. Using the TonePrint Editor, you canrewire all knobs so they control one or severalparameters of your choice. For more information,see the TonePrint Editor manual.DELAY TIME knob – Delay time controlUse the DELAY knob to control the delay time.Almost all delay types have a delay range of20 ms to 7000 ms (that’s seven seconds). Slapback (“SLP”) has a range from 20 ms to 300 ms.FEEDBACK knob – Feedback controlUse the FEEDBACK knob to set the desirednumbers of delay repeats. Turning the FEEDBACK knob to the right will give you more delayrepeats.DELAY LEVEL knob – Effect level controlUse the DELAY LEVEL knob to control the levelof the delay repeats.The direct, unprocessed signal is always passedat the original level (unity gain). Only the level ofdelay repeats is changed when turning the DELAY LEVEL knob.Delay type selectorUse the Delay type selector to choose the typeof delay you want to work with.The d
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