Electro-Harmonix Grand Canyon User Manual

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GRAND CANYON
Multifunction Delay & Looper
Congratulations on your purchase of the Grand Canyon, a superior sounding,
massively powerful Delay and Looper pedal. Within the Grand Canyon are a vast
array of awe-inspiring effects. Explore a wide range of delays and textures,
including pristine or bitcrushed digital, exquisite Deluxe Memory Man, rhythmic
drum, warm tape, plate reverb, polyphonic pitch shift, and ethereal shimmer. The
Grand Canyon even has a full-featured looper which can be used simultaneously
with any of the delay effects to conjure lush, layered soundscapes. Fine tune the
effects with a broad array of intuitive controls, and you’re in for a truly inspiring
and grand experience.
WARNING: Your Grand Canyon comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI
power supply. The Grand Canyon requires 150mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug.
Use of the wrong adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage your Grand
Canyon and void the warranty. Do not exceed 10.5VDC on the power plug. Power supplies
rated for less than 150mA will cause the Grand Canyon to act unreliably.
- FEATURES -
 12 Delay Types yield a wide range of delay and echo effects
 Up to 3 seconds of delay time
 TAP footswitch with 9 Tap Divide settings for precise delay times
 Stereo output produces stereo delay and ping pong effects
 Up to 16 minutes of recording time on the full-featured looper which includes
unlimited overdubs, undo/redo, a dedicated stop button, loop fade-out,
reverse, and speed adjustment
 The Looper can record and overdub the internal stereo delay effects
 Loop audio remains in the Grand Canyon until you erase it, even after removing
power from the unit
 Easy pushbutton access to extra features like delay tails, momentary effect
mode, and ping-pong output
 13 Presets may be saved and recalled: one preset for each delay type and one
for the looper
 Programmable expression pedal settings allow you to control any combination
of the Grand Canyon’s knobs with an external expression pedal
 Connector for external 1-, 2- or 3-button footswitch allows for added control
 High quality buffered analog bypass and soft switching

Electro-Harmonix Grand Canyon Specifications

General

Bypass	True Bypass
Current Draw	200 mA
Weight	1.5 lbs
Analog Dry Through	Yes
Tap Tempo	Yes
Feedback Control	Yes
Type	Delay / Looper
Effects	Delay, Reverb, Modulation, Looper
Inputs	1 x 1/4" (instrument)
Outputs	2 x 1/4" (stereo)
Expression Pedal	Yes
Power Supply	9V DC power adapter (included)

Summary

FEATURES

NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

DELAY TYPES AND DESCRIPTIONS

QUICK START GUIDE

PLUGGING IN THE GRAND CANYON

Instructions for connecting power and instruments to the pedal.

DIALING IN A STANDARD DIGITAL DELAY EFFECT

Step-by-step guide to setting up a basic digital delay sound.

TAPPING IN THE DELAY TIME

How to set delay times using the footswitch and tap tempo.

CHOOSING A DELAY TYPE

Guide to selecting and experimenting with different delay effect modes.

CONTROLS AND LEDS

DELAY / LOOPER MODES, BUTTON, AND LEDS

Explanation of the pedal's operating modes and indicator lights.

CONTROL KNOBS

DELAY PARAMETERS

Delay parameter controls: Level, Feedback, and Time.

LOOPER PARAMETERS

DELAY TYPE KNOB, PRESET LED, AND MINI KNOBS

ILLUMINATED BUTTONS

TAP DIVIDE BUTTON AND LEDS

FOOTSWITCHES AND LEDS

DELAY MODE FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS

Footswitch operations specific to Delay mode.

DELAY+LOOPER MODE FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS

Footswitch operations for Delay+Looper mode.

LOOPER MODE FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS

LOOP LEDS: MEM, PLAY AND REC

Understanding looper status indicators: MEM, PLAY, and REC LEDs.

CONNECTIONS

EXP JACK AND EXPRESSION/CV SPECIFICATIONS

Connecting expression pedals and CV sources to the EXP jack.

DELAY TYPE AND MINI KNOB DETAILS

ECHO – DIGITAL DELAY

Details on the Echo delay type, including Filter and Bit Crush.

MOD – MODULATED DELAY

MULTI – MULTI-TAP DELAY

Details on Multi-tap delay, including Filter and Decay/Swell.

REVERSE – REVERSE DELAY

Details on Reverse delay, including Sensitivity and Mod Depth.

DMM – DELUXE MEMORY MAN

TAPE – TAPE DELAY

Details on Tape delay, including Distortion and Flutter.

REVERB – REVERB PLUS DELAY

Details on Reverb delay, including Verb Time and Tone.

PITCH – PITCH-SHIFTED HARMONIC DELAY

SHIM – SHIMMER

SAMPLE/HOLD – INDEFINITELY REPEATING DELAY

Details on Sample/Hold delay, including Sensitivity and Decay/Swell.

DRUM – DRUM ECHO

DOUBLER – DOUBLETRACKING EFFECT

LOOPER

USING THE LOOPER MODE

RECORDING A LOOP

Step-by-step instructions for recording a new loop.

STARTING LOOP PLAYBACK

How to begin playing back a recorded loop.

STOPPING LOOP PLAYBACK / LOOP FADEOUT

Methods for stopping loop playback and using fadeout.

RECORDING AN OVERDUB

UNDO-REDO FUNCTION

How to undo or redo recorded overdub layers.

ERASING A LOOP

SWITCHING BETWEEN LOOPER AND DELAY+LOOPER

Procedures for changing between looper and delay+looper modes.

LOOP MEMORY

Information on how loops are stored and retained in memory.

LOOP SPEED AND REVERSE FUNCTIONS

How to adjust loop playback speed and direction.

EXTERNAL FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONALITY

EXPRESSION PEDAL USE AND SETUP

EXP MODE BUTTON OFF

Using expression pedal as volume control when EXP MODE is off.

EXP MODE BUTTON ON

Enabling custom expression control over pedal parameters.

FACTORY DEFAULT EXPRESSION SETTINGS

Default expression pedal assignments for each delay type.

CREATING CUSTOM EXPRESSION SETTINGS

ERASING CUSTOM EXPRESSION SETTINGS

How to restore factory default expression settings.

TAP TEMPO ON THE GRAND CANYON

USING THE INTERNAL TAP/LOOP FOOTSWITCH

Setting delay times using the pedal's built-in footswitch.

USING THE BYPASS/STOP FOOTSWITCH

Using Bypass/Stop footswitch for tap tempo in Delay+Looper mode.

USING AN EXTERNAL FOOTSWITCH FOR TAP TEMPO

PRESET USE AND SETUP

SAVING PRESETS TO A DELAY TYPE

How to save custom sound settings to a specific delay type.

SAVING A PRESET FOR LOOPER MODE

How to save custom sound settings for the looper.

RECALLING PRESETS USING THE DELAY TYPE KNOB

How to load saved presets for delay types or the looper.

MANAGING PRESET ALTERATIONS

SAVING EXPRESSION PEDAL SETTINGS TO PRESETS

How expression settings are saved along with presets.

SECONDARY MODE FUNCTIONALITY

PITCH SECONDARY MODE

Enabling secondary mode for cascading pitch shifts in Pitch delay.

DRUM SECONDARY MODE

Enabling secondary mode for altered rhythms in Drum delay.

USING SECONDARY KNOB MODE

Procedure for activating and deactivating secondary modes.

RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS

WARRANTY INFORMATION

COMPLIANCE