GFI System SPECULAR TEMPUS - Page 10

UserManual
SPECULAR TEMPUS
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(FirmwareV3.8)
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INFINITY
Thismodeallowsyoutocaptureabriefsnapshotofthesoundyouareplaying,andholditindefinitely,thenyoucan
playoverit(withreverberation).Thereare2operationmodestochoosefrom:
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1‐Layermode*:Youcanfadeoutthesustainedsound,andimmediatelyfadein
anewone.
N‐Layers mode** : You can add infinite number of layers of sustained sound, creating an ever‐dense ambience
goodness.
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Here’showyoudoit
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1. AdjustBlendandDecayknobtogetthedesiredamountofreverbmixandreverbtime.LeaveParamandInten‐
sityknobsatmidpoint.
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2. Pressandholddownbothfootswitches,whentheLEDsstartflashingthepedalbegantocontinuouslycapturea
snapshotofwhateveryouareplaying.
Whenyoureleasethefootswitch,thepedalwilltakethelast0.25seconds
ofthecapturedsoundandholditindefinitely.
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3. NowadjustIntensityandParamtogetthedesiredlevelandtonalityforthesustainedsound.TheIntensityknob
runsbackward:soundgetslouderasknobis
turnedcounter‐clockwise.
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Now you canplay over thesustainedsound,andwhen you want to change thesustainedsound withanewone,
simplyrepeatstep‐2;thecurrentsustainedsoundwillfadeoutandthenyoucanfadeinanewone.Thenewsound
willfadeintothelevel
you’vesetpreviously.Alternatively,usetheN‐Layersmodetoaddmore‐andmorelayerson
topofexistingones.
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Notes
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 With the 1‐Layer mode you can stop the sustained sound bycapturing silence : perform step‐2 while playing
nothing.
 With the N‐Layers mode you can’t stop the sustained sound. If you want to erase everything and start from
scratchtheonlywaytoachievethat
istocallanotherpresetthencalltheInfinitypresetagain.
 AsanalternativetopressingbothfootswitchAandBtogether,useanAuxswitchinstead.
BLEND DECAY PARAM INTENSITY
controlsintensity
controlstonality
overallreverbcontrol
fortheinfinitely‐sustainedpartofthe sound