Electro-Harmonix Canyon User Manual

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CANYON

Multifunction Delay & Looper

Congratulations on your purchase of the Canyon, an extremely powerful yet
easy-to-use Delay and Looper pedal. Within the compact Canyon chassis there’s
a vast array of awe-inspiring tones including 10 different types of delays: from

pristine digital to warm tape and more. We’ve even included an exquisite Deluxe

Memory Man emulation plus otherworldly octave delay and shimmer effects. Add
in a full-featured looper, built-in or external tap tempo with tap divide, a
selection of secondary controls and you’re in for a truly grand delay experience.

- GETTING STARTED WITH THE CANYON -

1. Plug the supplied EHX9.6DC AC Adapter into the jack at the top of

the CANYON.

2. Plug your guitar into the INPUT jack and plug the OUTPUT jack into

your amplifier.

3. Turn the 11-position mode knob to the ECHO setting for a standard

digital delay.

4. Set the number of repeats with the FEEDBACK knob, the delay time

with the DELAY knob, and the delay volume with the FX LVL knob.

- TABLE OF CONTENTS -

Getting started with the CANYON 1

Controls 2
Connections 3

Description of modes 4

Using the CANYON’s Loop Mode 5

Tap Tempo with the CANYON 7

Secondary Knob Functionality 9
Secondary Controls Chart 12
Warranty Information and FCC Compliance 13

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- CONTROLS -

FX LVL Knob – Controls the output volume of the delay effect. When

this knob is at the minimum position, the output is only your dry signal.
As the knob is turned up, the delay output increases in volume. As the
knob is turned past 2 o’clock, the dry signal decreases in volume. When
the knob is at the maximum position, the output is only the delay output.

Note: in S/H and LOOP modes, the dry signal remains at unity volume
even as FX LVL is turned to maximum

DELAY Knob – Controls the delay time of the CANYON, from a
minimum position of 5 milliseconds to a maximum of 3 seconds.

FEEDBACK Knob – Controls the number of repeats of the delayed
signal. As this knob is turned clockwise, the number of repeats increases.

In S/H mode, this knob controls the pluck detection sensitivity. As the
knob is turned clockwise, the sensitivity increases.

In LOOP mode, this knob controls how much of the existing loop is
preserved when overdubbing. As the knob is rotated clockwise, more of
the existing loop is preserved. At the maximum position, the loop will
stay the same volume while overdubbing.

MODE Knob – This knob is an 11-position rotary switch that selects
which of the CANYON’s delay modes is active.

TAP/DIVIDE Switch and LED – This switch controls the Tap Divide
setting. When the delay time is set using tap tempo, this button controls
the division of the tapped tempo. Press the switch to cycle through the
Tap Divide options, which are indicated by the LED color. Red indicates
quarter notes, orange indicates dotted eighth notes, and green indicates
eighth notes. If the LED does not change color when pressing this
switch, internal Tap Tempo is disabled. See “Tap Tempo with the
CANYON” on page 7 for the details of tap tempo use.

Footswitch – Press this footswitch to switch the pedal between bypass
and effect modes. When the pedal is in effect mode, the LED will be lit.
The footswitch can also be used to set the delay time by tapping it at
least two times. This functionality is enabled from the factory, but can be
disabled. See “Tap Tempo with the CANYON” on page 7 for details.

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TAILS Switch – The CANYON allows you to choose whether delayed
echoes continue to repeat or stop immediately after the pedal is
switched to bypass. To control this, remove the CANYON’s bottom cover
and locate the small slide switch on the bottom of the board labeled
“TAILS.”

When Tails are set to ON, the echoes will continue to repeat after the
pedal is switched to bypass, with the number of repeats set by the
FEEDBACK knob. Anything you play after entering bypass will not repeat.
If the pedal is set for infinite feedback (i.e. the FEEDBACK knob is set to
maximum) the repeats will continue until you turn the FEEDBACK knob
down or switch to a different mode.
Note: In Sample/Hold mode, repeats will not continue indefinitely when
Tails are ON. The repeats will fade out over half a second.

When Tails are set to OFF, all repeats will stop as soon as the bypass
switch is pressed, regardless of the FEEDBACK knob setting.

- CONNECTIONS -

INPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio input of the CANYON. The

input impedance is 1M.

OUTPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio output of the CANYON. The output
impedance is 680.

TAP IN Jack – Connect an external momentary footswitch to this ¼”
jack to control the delay time by tapping in a tempo. The external switch
should be normally open. Upon engaging the switch, it should create a
short circuit between the Tip and Sleeve of the plug. See “Tap Tempo
with the CANYON” on page 7 for details on using Tap Tempo.

9V Power Jack – Plug the output of the CANYON’s supplied EHX9.6DC
200mA AC adapter in the 9V power jack located at the top of the pedal.
The CANYON requires 150mA at 9VDC with a center-negative plug.

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- DESCRIPTION OF MODES -

ECHO – This mode is a simple digital delay, in which each delayed

repeat sounds exactly like the previous one, and the repeats gradually
decrease in volume.

MOD – Modulated delay – This mode is the same as the ECHO mode,
but with added modulation to the delayed repeats to give the delayed
tone complexity and warmth.

MULTI – Multi-tap delay – In this mode, each repeat of the delayed
signal occurs at exactly the same volume. The FEEDBACK knob sets the
total number of constant-volume repeats.

REVRS – Reverse delay – Echoes will play back in reverse. This is an
intelligent reverse echo: it studies your playing so that it can produce
reversed echoes that best suit your delay time setting.

Tip: Use the

CANYON’s Secondary Knob Mode to adjust the sensitivity of the

intelligent pluck detection algorithm.

DMM – Deluxe Memory Man – This is a faithful emulation of the tone of
the EHX Deluxe Memory Man bucket brigade analog delay pedal. Organic
echoes transform as they repeat, and lush modulation is available using
the Secondary Knob Mode.

TAPE – Tape delay – This mode simulates the prized analog tape echo
units of the 1970s. Echoes degrade and distort as they repeat, as tape
Wow and Flutter provide true tape character.

VERB – Reverb plus delay – In this mode, each echo also has plate
reverb applied to it.

Tip: Turn FEEDBACK all the way down to get a pure

reverb effect, where DELAY controls the pre-delay of the reverb.

OCT – Octave delay – In this mode, each repeat is progressively pitch
shifted up one octave.

Tip: A sub-octave is also available by using the

CANYON’s Secondary Knob Mode.