Strymon Mobius User Manual

USER MANUAL

Mobius - User Manual

TYPE

push (bank/BPM)

hold (save)

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

B TAPA

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

BANK DOWN BANK UP

FILTER

DESTROYER

VIBE

ROTARY

FLANGER

PHASER

CHORUS

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

Front Panel Controls

VALUE: Provides ﬁ ne adjustment of LFO speed when speed is displayed. Scrolls through presets when bank or name is displayed. Push to access the parameter menu for the current mod machine. Hold to access the global menu.

TYPE: Selects the currently active mod machine. Push to toggle the display between showing BPM and the current bank. Hold to save the current preset.

TIP: If the parameter or

global menu is currently displayed, push to exit and show bank or BPM.

A & B LEDS: Green if active. Amber if the preset has been edited. Off if bypassed. TAP LED: Pulses to indicate the current LFO rate. Flashes amber to indicate that a tap division is active.

TIP: To ﬁ nd the knob

FOOTSWITCH A: Press to engage or bypass preset A of the current bank.

positions of a saved preset, turn each knob until the LED returns to green after glowing amber.

BANK SELECT: Press A & B to select a lower bank. Press B & TAP to select a higher bank. While the selected bank is pending it is displayed as “B.A.N.K.xx”. Where xx is the bank number. After the desired bank is selected, press A or B to activate a preset from that bank.

SPEED: Provides coarse adjustment of LFO speed.

FOOTSWITCH B: Press to engage or bypass preset B of the current bank.

DEPTH: Sets the modulation depth for the current mod machine.

TAP: Tap to set the LFO speed. Press once to sync LFO for Phaser, Filter, Formant, Pattern Trem and Quadrature. Assignable to tap or speed select for Rotary.

LEVEL: Adjusts the output level from -3dB to +3dB. Set to 12 o’clock

for unity gain.

PARAM 1: Assignable to the parameters in the current mod machine. To assign the PARAM 1 knob, navigate to the desired parameter, press and hold the value encoder and turn the PARAM 1 knob.

PARAM 2: Assignable to the parameters in the current mod machine. To assign the PARAM 2 knob, navigate to the desired parameter, press and hold the value encoder and turn the PARAM 2 knob.

MOD MACHINES:

CHORUS: Full featured Chorus with ﬁ ve distinct modes—dBucket, Multi, Vibrato, Detune and Digital. FLANGER: Deep and rich Flanger with a wide palette of sonic possibilities. 6 unique ﬂ anger algorithms. ROTARY: Accurate implementation of a rotary speaker cabinet commonly used with tonewheel organs and guitars. VIBE: Recreation of the late ‘60s “vibe” circuit which was one of the ﬁ rst modulation effects of it’s time. PHASER: Highly ﬂ exible phaser with 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 stage, and barber pole modes. Feedback control and selectable LFO waveforms. FILTER: LFO synced ﬁ lter with three ﬁ lter types, eight LFO waveshapes and variable resonance. FORMANT: Filter type that emulates the human vocal tract and also features selectable LFO waveforms. VINTAGE TREM: Three distinctively different classic tremolo sounds from the ‘60s. PATTERN TREM: Pattern synced tremolo with user deﬁ nable patterns and selectable LFO waveforms. AUTOSWELL: Auto volume swell triggered by input signal. Rise time and envelope shape are variable. Speed/Depth knobs add chorus. DESTROYER: Mangles your audio with bit & sample rate reduction, ﬁ lters, and vinyl noise. Vinyl warping controlled by Speed/Depth knobs. QUADRATURE: Advanced frequency shifter, AM ring modulator, and FM modulator all with selectable LFO waveforms.

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push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

REAR PANEL:

INPUTS: High impedance inputs. Use LEFT input for mono. RIGHT IN is used as input 2 if using a pre/post conﬁ guration.

OUTPUTS: Use LEFT output for mono. RIGHT OUT is used as output 2 if using a pre/post conﬁ guration.

MOD MACHINE PARAMETERS:

TAPDIV (TAP DIVISIONS): When tapping tempo, BPM can be set for Whole, Half, Quarter, Dotted Eight, Eighth, Triplets, or Sixteenth notes

PR/PST (PRE/POST): If using a pre/post setup, this selects whether the effect in the preset is pre or post. NAME: Allows editing the 16 character name of the current preset. Use the VALUE encoder to change the selected character.

Use the TYPE encoder to select a character. Exit by pressing the VALUE encoder, then press and hold the TYPE encoder to

save the name permanently. Note: For the preset name to be displayed the NAMES global must be set to ON or SCROLL. EP (EXPRESSION PEDAL ON/OFF): Conﬁ gure the Expression pedal input to be ON or OFF. EP SET (EXPRESSION PEDAL SET UP): Set up which knobs are controlled by the expression pedal. Turn the knobs while HEEL

is displayed to select the minimum setting for each knob to be controlled. Turn the knobs while TOE is displayed to select the maximum setting for each knob to be controlled.

STEREO IN/OUT

plug into voltage higher than 9VDC. Requires at least

POWER: NEVER

OUTPUT 2INPUT 2

EXP: Connect an expression pedal or switch for external tap

PRE / POST

SIGNAL ROUTING SWITCH: Choose between standard stereo in/out operation or pre/post mode. Turn to Page 22 for more details.

MIDI: Full featured MIDI input and output supporting MIDI CCs, Program changes, etc. Consult Page 23 for full MIDI spec.

300mA of available current.

tempo.

Each Mod Machine has numerous parameters in the parameter menu to tweak and customize your sound. Please consult the Pages 8-19 for a full explanation of all deep edit parameters.

COMMON PARAMETERS - These are available on Mod machines and saved per preset

EDITING PARAMETERS:

While displaying

BANK, NAME, or

BPM

push the

value encoder

IMPORTANT GLOBAL SETTINGS:

BPM/HZ: Sets display to show tempo in BPM or Hz. BYPASS: Select TRUEBYP to bypass with true bypass relays. Select BUFBYP to bypass with a high quality analog buffer. GLOBAL TAP: Allows the last tapped tempo to affect all presets regardless of the tempo saved in the preset. NAMES (PRESET NAMES): Set to OFF to only display bank number, set to ON to show the ﬁ rst six characters of the preset

name, set to SCROLL to scroll the preset name across the display when it is ﬁ rst selected. EXP MD (EXP MODE): Conﬁ gures the EXP input to use an expression pedal or an external tap footswitch.

The full list of global settings are detailed on Pages 20-21.

UNIQUE PARAMETERS - All Mod machines feature unique parameters. For a full listing

of each parameter available on every Mod machine type please consult the User Manual.

to enter PARAMS

turn the

value encoder

to select the desired

PARAMETER

push the value

encoder again

and turn to edit the

selected PARAMETER

To access the global menu push and hold the value encoder. Turn the encoder to select the global to edit. Push the value encoder again to edit the selected global. Hold again to exit the global menu.

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PARAM 1 PARAM 2

DEPTH LEVEL

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

In Depth: PARAM 1 & 2 controls

The PARAM 1 & PARAM 2 knobs allow you to continuously control any desired parameter of the currently active mod machine. This can be very convenient in allowing continuous control over the various mod machines. For example, REGEN in a ﬂ anger can be assigned to one of the parameter knobs to allow for continuous control over the ﬂ anger feedback.

ASSIGNING A PARAMETER

STEP 1: Navigate to the desired parameter to be assigned.

STEP 2: Press and hold the value encoder.

STEP 3: While holding the value encoder. Turn either the PARAM

1 or PARAM 2 knob to assign a parameter.

STEP 4: Turn the newly assigned PARAM knob to adjust your mod machine parameter.

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EXP Connections

Connect an external TAP switch to tap tempo remotely. Use a standard TRS cable to connect the external switch. Set the EXP MD global setting to TAP to use external tap.

OUTPUT 2INPUT 2

TAP

STEREO IN/OUT

PRE / POST

Connect a standard TRS expression pedal for continuous control over any knob. To select the knob(s) controlled by the expression pedal, use the EP SET parameter in each preset. All knobs can be controlled simultaneously. See Common Parameters for set up instructions.

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TYPE

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

DESTROYER

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

TYPE

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

DESTROYER

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

TYPE

push (bank/BPM)

hold (save)

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

B TAPA

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

BANK DOWN BANK UP

FILTER

DESTROYER

VIBE

ROTARY

FLANGER

PHASER

CHORUS

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

TYPE

push (bank/BPM)

hold (save)

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

B TAPA

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

BANK DOWN BANK UP

FILTER

DESTROYER

VIBE

ROTARY

FLANGER

PHASER

CHORUS

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

TYPE

push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

DESTROYER

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

Banks and Patches

Mobius has 100 banks with A & B patches in each bank. Banks are numbered 0 to 99 on the display. The patches in banks 0-49 are duplicated in banks 50-99 at the factory.

Saving Patches

hold the

TYPE encoder

to SAVE your

current settings

push the TYPE encoder again

to save to the current

patch location

will be displayed when

the patch has been saved

to select the bank to

turn the value

encoder

save to

push the TYPE encoder or the A or B footswitch

Restoring Factory Patches

CAUTION: This procedure will erase any custom patches saved in the Mobius and restore them to factory

POWER UP while holding A & TAP. Keep holding for 5 seconds after Mobius has

powered up.

REINIT will be displayed

and all factory patches will

automatically be restored

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VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

VALUE

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

Editing Parameters

While displaying

BANK or BPM

push the

value encoder

push the value

encoder again

to enter PARAMS

and turn to edit

the selected

PARAMETER

turn the

value encoder

to select the desired

PARAMETER

Mod Machines: Common Parameters

All Mod Machines share a set of parameters. These parameters are saved with each preset and include:

Tap Division: Selects the subdivision to use for LFO speed when tapping in a tempo. Tap division options include:

Whole, Half, Quarter(default), Dotted Eight, Eighth, Triplets, Sixteenth notes

note: If TAPDIV is set to anything other than Quarter notes, the TAP LED will pulse in amber

Pre / Post: Allows conﬁ guration per preset of the pre/post conﬁ guration available via the rear panel

toggle switch. When Mobius is used in pre/post conﬁ guration, set to “PRE” to place the modulation effect in front of your amp and set to “POST” to place the modulation effect in your amp’s effect loop.

Name: Allows editing the 16 character name of the current patch. Use the VALUE encoder to

change the selected character. Use the TYPE encoder to select a character. Exit by pressing the VALUE encoder, then press and hold the TYPE encoder to SAVE the name permanently.

note: For the patch name to be displayed the NAMES global must be set to ON or SCROLL.

Expression Pedal ON/OFF: Enables or disables the expression pedal input for each patch.

Expression Pedal Set: Enters the expression pedal setup for each patch. All knobs can be conﬁ gured to be

used with the expression pedal. To set up which knobs are controlled by the expression pedal, push the Value encoder when it displays “EP SET” and it will then display “HEEL”. Turn the knob(s) to the position desired at heel down on the expression pedal. Then, turn the Value encoder right to display”TOE” and set the knobs to their desired values at the toe down position on the expression pedal. An expression pedal can control all of the knobs simultaneously.

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push (param) hold (global)

VALUE

PARAM 1 PARAM 2

SPEED

DEPTH LEVEL

FILTER

DESTROYER

CHORUS

FORMANT

AUTOSWELL

VINTAGE TREM

PATTERN TREM

QUADRATURE

Mod Machines: Chorus

A full featured Chorus with 5 distinct modes. dBucket, Multi and Vibrato all utilize our dBucket variable clock technology for classic analog bucket brigade style chorusing. dBucket utilizes a single LFO while Multi utilizes multiple LFOs simultaneously for a distinctly rich sounding chorus. Vibrato is a pitch modulation effect reminiscent of bucket brigade style pitch modulation effects. The Detune and Digital modes are clean digital chorus effects reminiscent of the rack effects of the ‘80s. Detune applys a “thickening” effect to your signal while Digital is a crystal clear chorusing algorithm.

PARAMETERS:

Mode: Selects the current Chorus algorithm. Each algorithm is completely unique in its

sonic character.

dBucket

Multi Vibrato Detune

Digital

Mix: Sets the Mix of the wet Chorus signal relative to the uneffected dry signal. A 50/50

mix is usually the most typical setting.

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Tone: Allows adjustment of the brightness of the effected signal.

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TIPS & TRICKS:

dBCKET mode covers the sounds of the classic analog choruses from the 1970’s. Turn the DEPTH Knob to 12:00 and the

MIX parameter at around 80% for the coveted large-box chorus sound. Turn the MIX back to half-way to experience the sound of the ﬁ rst compact chorus pedal.

MULTI mode’s three dBucket modulated-delay- lines allow for super-lush modulation at high mix and depth levels without excessive ‘warble’. If you have a stereo rig, you owe it to yourself to check this out. Try preset 00A for starters.

VIBRTO mode uses our dBucket and variable-clock technology to capture the warmth of old-school stomp circuits. Set the MIX param to maximum for pure vibrato. Reduce the MIX to add some dry signal to give a vibrato-inﬂ uenced chorus.

DETUNE mode mixes a pitch-detuned signal with the dry input to create a chorus that doesn’t use an LFO. The SPEED knob controls the pitch shift from -25 cents to +25 cents, while the DEPTH knob adds a widening or doubling effect as it is turned up for a distinctive ‘80s feel. Set MIX to 50% for the fullest effect.

DIGITL mode uses a classic modulated digital delay line to produce clean, pristine, unadulterated chorus tones. Set MIX to 50% for traditional digital chorus sounds.

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