Empress Effects Support

General 21

• I play bass! Can I rock out through this pedal?
• What expression pedals can I use?
• What is your warranty?
• Where can I find the owner's manual for my pedal?
• I want to start an effects company, but I don't know any electronics. Where do I start?

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Buffer 4

• Can the Buffer be used in my amp's fx loop?
• If you aren't using the loop, do you need a cable to connect loop out to loop in?
• Buffer manual
• How many buffers are in my Buffer and Buffer+?

Buffer+ 6

• The noise filter doesn't seem to reduce the noise of my setup. Why is that?
• Where do people typically put the Buffer+?
• Should your germ/fuzz/wah be inside the Buffer+ loop?
• Buffer+ Manual
• What does the Input Loading Knob do on the Buffer+?

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Buffer+ Stereo 1

• Buffer+ Stereo Manual

Compressor 5

• Hint for extreme Compressor!
• My guitar gets noisier with the compressor on? What can I do?
• Compressor Calibration (compressor 03a and earlier)
• Compressor Manual
• Compressor Attack/Release Times per dot

Compressor Bass 8

• Bass Compressor Manual
• Can I use an 18v power supply with the Bass Compressor?
• Bass Compressor Ribbon Replacement Guide
• How do I use the Sidechain Insert on the Bass Compressor?
• Where can I find the switch to disengage the colour circuit on the Bass Compressor?

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Compressor MKII 5

• Compressor MKII Manual
• Can I use an 18v power supply with the MKII?
• How do I use the Sidechain Insert on the Compressor?
• What are the differences between the Compressor MKII and Bass Compressor?
• Compressor MKII Attack/Release Times per dot

Distortion 2

• What kind of bypassing does the Distortion have?
• Distortion Manual

Echosystem 23

• What will I lose upgrading to Echosystem from Superdelay or Vintage Modified Super delay?
• Output volume control in serial engine routing not responding?
• Feedback not working with the Hardware Insert?
• Will I lose my saved presets when I update to the new firmware?
• Noisy input jack issues

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ECM-519 Compressor 1

• ECM-519 Compressor

Fuzz 3

• What kind of bypassing does the Fuzz have?
• Fuzz Manual
• Is the Fuzz Silicon or Geranium Based?

Germ Drive 2

• What kind of bypassing does the Germ Drive have?
• Germ Drive Manual

Heavy 5

• What kind of bypassing does the Heavy have?
• I play bass! Can I rock out through the Heavy?
• Will I gain anything from powering my Heavy pedal with a 18V power supply rather than a 9V power supply?
• Heavy Manual
• How does the Heavy Menace compare to the Heavy?

Heavy Menace 4

• Heavy Menace User Manual
• How does the Heavy Menace compare to the Heavy?
• Is the gate in the Heavy Menace pre- or post-distortion?
• Do you get any added headroom by using 12V as opposed to 9V with the Heavy Menace?

Midibox & Midibox2 6

• Does the Empress Midibox work with only Empress stuff?
• I design/build guitar effects, can I make my pedal compatible with the Empress Midibox?
• My pedal is not interacting with MIDI the way it's supposed to.
• Midibox manual
• Midibox2 Manual

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Multidrive 7

• Are there any differences between the versions of the pedals?
• Will my Multidrive's 18V adapter affect the other pedals I use?
• Will my sound quality be affected using an 18V adapter?
• Will I damage my pedal using an 18V adapter?
• Multidrive Manual

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Nebulus 7

• When I save a preset, then power cycle the Nebulus, the preset is missing. What's going on?
• What kind of bypassing does the Nebulus have?
• When I load a factory preset and I change any of the controls, is that change stored?
• Is there any difference in sound when running the pedals at a higher voltage? 9V vs. 12V
• What are the parameters of the Nebulus presets?

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ParaEq 12

• What kind of bypassing does the ParaEq have?
• What are some applications of the Empress ParaEq?
• What is the Boost control all about?
• What's the input pad for?
• What are the voltage and current requirements of the ParaEq?

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ParaEq MKII and MKII Deluxe 5

• Why are there no input pads? How much headroom does it have?
• ParaEq MKII and ParaEq MKII Deluxe User Manuals
• How to change the start up state of the ParaEq MKII & MKII Deluxe
• What are the filter cutoff frequencies?
• ParaEq MKII Deluxe Black User Manual

Phaser 7

• What kind of bypassing does the Phaser have?
• What kind expression pedal/volume pedal should I use for the blend exp input?
• Is it possible to power the Phaser from a single 100mA output of a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 plus?
• What firmware do I have loaded on my Phaser?
• Does the Phaser have presets?

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Reverb 13

• How do I tell what firmware is loaded on my Empress Reverb?
• Will I lose my saved presets when I update to a new firmware?
• Noisy input jack issues
• How do I set up a Boss FS-5U as an external tap?
• Reverb Factory Presets - Knob values

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Superdelay and Vintage Modified Superdelay 14

• What kind of bypassing does the Superdelay have?
• What's the difference between the Normal Superdelay and the Vintage Modified Superdelay?
• Is the dry signal analog?
• I'm trying to power the Superdelay with the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus, but it's not working. What's going on?
• Why did you choose positive tip instead of negative tip? Are you just trying to be annoying?

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Tape Delay 12

• What kind of bypassing does the Tape Delay have?
• What are the delay times?
• When I load a factory preset and I change any of the controls, is that change stored?
• I don't hear any modulation! Where is it?
• Can I achieve "dotted eighth notes" with a Tape Delay?

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Original Tremolo 7

• Where should the trem go in the signal chain?
• What can I use to power the Trem?
• What are the rhythms?
• How is the Tremolo's audio signal path analog, but controlled digitally?
• Differences between the original Tremolo and the Tremolo2?

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Tremolo2 13

• What kind of bypassing does the Tremolo2 have?
• How slow/fast can the tremolo2 rate go?
• Can you set the tempo of the presets with the on board tap tempo switch?
• Can a preset be auto-loaded on start up?
• Does the midi information get saved in memory? I.E. Midi channel 4 on start up.

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ZOIA 16

• Updating Firmware on the ZOIA and EUROBURO
• ZOIA module index
• Will ZOIA replace my Empress pedals & Will ZOIA have all of the Reverb/Echosystem modes built-in?
• Advanced MIDI mod
• ZOIA Manual

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ZOIA Euroburo (ZEBU) 8

• I have a noise issue when using MIDI (ZEBU MIDI plug installation guide)
• Euroburo (Zebu) MIDI, CV, Headphone or audio not working.
• Updating Firmware on the ZOIA and EUROBURO
• Euroburo Manual
• What are the ZOIA Sampler requirements?

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