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Model VSS-C
Owners Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the Peterson Stomp Classic. Please take the time to read through this manual and use the tuner/DI as directed.
Power
Your new Stomp Classic pedal tuner is powered by a 9V battery. To change or access the battery, open the battery door by pushing the latch (18) and carefully remove the battery. For best results always use a high quality Alkaline battery. A battery indicator icon appears when power is getting low.
Alternately, use a regulated 9VDC adapter connected to the Stomp Classic’s DC Input jack. Please observe the correct polarity and output capacity of your adapter, if unsure, contact us:
WARNING: USING A WALL TRANSFORMER WITH THE INCORRECT POLARITY OR VOLTAGE MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE TUNER!!
Functions
1.Pedalboard Lug
2.Mute Switch & Battery Compartment
3.Parameter - Button
4.Menu Button
5.Signal Output Socket
6.USB Input Socket
7.Mute Lamp
8.Pedalboard Lug
9.Active DI Attenuation Selector
10.Active DI XLR Output Socket
11.True Bypass/DI Selector Switch
12.Pedalboard Lug
13.Strobe Screen
14.Signal Input Socket
15.Program Button
16.Parameter + Button
17.Pedalboard Lug
18.Battery Release Latch
Setting up the Stomp Classic
The Peterson Stomp Classic can be set up in three ways by means of a three position switch to the left of the XLR jack socket.
Mode 1 –
100%True Bypass
In this position, the instrument signal flows through the tuner circuits only when muted by the stomp switch to
enable silent tuning. When the tuner is bypassed or unmuted, both the input and the output are physically disconnected from the tuner circuit and the tuner is switched off. This allows the instrument signal to flow freely from input to output without any physical or electronic contact with the tuner’s internal circuits.
Mode 2 –
Tuner Monitor
In this position, the tuner and DI are active at all times but can both be muted to enable silent tuning.
When unmuted, the tuner screen remains on and can still monitor the tuning. The built-in Active DI produces a balanced signal at the XLR socket in addition to the regular unbalanced signal at the ¼― jack socket output. This feature is suited to acoustic guitarists and electric and acoustic bassists, enabling simultaneous connection to an acoustic combo/bass amplifier and/or mixing console/recorder.
Electric guitar players can ―tap― the DI signal using an XLR to ¼― adapter to power a second amp, or record a dry signal for later processing.
Mode 3 –
Active DI
In this position, the Classic Stomp is transformed into a muteable DI with the tuner screen becoming active only when the
pedal is muted. Your Peterson Stomp Classic is shipped in this default mode.
Getting Started
For normal operation, the tuner can be used out of the box; no special adjustment is needed to use with anything from a 10 string bass to an electric mandolin. After installing the battery, simply activate the Stomp Classic by inserting a guitar cable into the input jack of the tuner, then connect the tuner output jack to the input of an amplifier. Use the Stomp Footswitch (2) to mute the instrument’s signal and proceed to tune.
The display will scroll counter-clockwise to indicate a flat note and clockwise to indicate a sharp note. When finished, use the stomp switch to return to playing.
Reading the Virtual Strobe Display
Your new Stomp Classic pedal tuner’s display features two strobe bands. Underneath the Strobe Screen, the note name is displayed as a large letter along with the octave from which it is derived which is displayed as a number, E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4 for guitar and B0, E1, A1,D2,G2 for bass.
To tune, carefully adjust the tuning peg of your instrument until the display is immobile or
―caged―. If the note you are tuning is too sharp, the bars will drift to the right, if flat they will move to the left..
Factory Default Settings
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Your Stomp Classic Pedal Tuner was shipped with the following factory default settings:
True Bypass |
OFF |
DI (Balanced Line Out) |
ON |
Concert Pitch |
A=440Hz |
Preset Sweetener Equal Temperament |
|
Drop-Tune/Capo Tune |
0 (OFF) |
Strobe Newbie?
If you are new to strobe tuners, you will notice that they are much more sensitive and accurate than your previous tuner. You’ll need to adjust your ―touch― when you pluck a string to tune.
Initially, instead of a plectrum, use your finger or thumb to gently pluck the string or simply reduce the volume of your instrument, until you become accustomed to tuning accurately.
Customizing your Classic Stomp
Using the Stomp Classic’s editor software at www.StroboStompClassic.com you can customize the features of the tuner to your liking and update its firmware via its USB port.
What is a Sweetener™?
Unlike other tuners which offer no alternative to Equal Temperament, Peterson Tuners contain many choices of “Sweetness“, in other words, several degrees of harmony or consonance. The Sweetener feature is exclusive to Peterson Tuners.
Choosing a Preset Sweetener
Press the M (Menu) button until the Sweetener logo flashes on and off.
Use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to choose a Sweetener.
The choices are:
EQU: Standard Non-Sweetened tuning suitable for regular or alternate tunings
GTR: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened™ tuning for guitar. Suitable for EADGBE
ACU: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for acoustic guitar in standard tuning.
DAD: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for acoustic guitar in modal DADGAD tuning G12: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for 12 String guitars.
BRT: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for Baritone guitar.
7ST: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for 7 String guitars.
BAS: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for bass guitar when playing with piano.
BFE: Optimized Peterson settings for Electric Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System®*.
BFB: Optimized Peterson settings for Electric Bass Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System®.
BFA: Optimized Peterson settings for Acoustic Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System®.
BF12: Optimized Peterson settings for 12 String Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System®.
SE9: Optimized Peterson settings for E9 tuning on pedal steel guitar (Sharp E’s)
SC6: Optimized Peterson settings for C6 tuning on pedal steel guitar
0E9: Optimized Peterson settings for E9 tuning on pedal steel guitar (E’s at 00.0 cents)
U12: Optimized Peterson settings for Universal tuning on 12 string pedal steel guitar LA6: A6 settings for Lap Steel.
LC6: C6 settings for Lap Steel
DBO: Pure Major 3rds for open A, D and G tunings for Dobro®** & slide guitar
DBH: Half-Tempered major 3rds for Open A,
D and G tunings for Dobro® & slide guitar VLN: Perfect 5ths for 4 and 5 String electric violin.
BJO: Sweetened tuning for Electric Banjo MAN: Sweetened tuning for Electric Mandolin. BSn:Bass notes are displayed as string numbers, supports 4 & 5 string basses in standard tuning BEADG=54321
GTn: Guitar notes are displayed as string numbers, supports 5,6 & 7 string guitars in standard tuning BEADGBE = 7654321
*Buzz Feiten Tuning System® is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design. **Dobro is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp.
Drop Tuning (Transposed Tuning)
Press the M (Menu) button until the Drop/Capo Tuning parameter flashes on and off.
Use the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons to
choose a drop...
...or capo setting.
The available settings are: 0= No Drop/No Capo
-1 to -6 = One to six half steps down +1 to +5 = One to five half steps up
Changing Concert Pitch Reference
Press the MENU button until the Concert A parameter flashes on and off.
To adjust the Concert Pitch to a value other than A=440Hz, press the arrow buttons until the desired value is displayed.
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