EC-1 support

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1: Press and hold the FOOTSWITCH for at least 2 seconds while powering up EC-1. Once the LED flashes RED, release the footswitch.

2: Turn the MIX (EXP/MIDI JACK) knob to select the function of the rear panel’s EXP/MIDI jack. The LED will change color to indicate the current status as you turn the knob.

• Expression Pedal Mode: GREEN (default, minimum) – Using a standard TRS expression pedal, allows continuous control over any of the knobs.

• Favorite Mode: AMBER (11 o’clock) – Using a Strymon MiniSwitch, allows you to recall a Favorite setting.

• Tap Mode: RED (12 o’clock) – Using a Strymon MiniSwitch, allows you to tap in a tempo in quarter notes for your delay repeats to follow. Additionally, when configured for Tap Mode, pressing and holding the external switch will perform infinite delay repeats.

• Infinite Mode: PURPLE (2 o’clock) – Using a Strymon MiniSwitch allows for infinite delay repeats of the input signal when the switch is held—essentially the same as turning the REPEATS knob to maximum.

• MIDI Mode: BLUE – Allows for the use of a Strymon MultiSwitch Plus or an external MIDI controller:

• MultiSwitch Plus – A MultiSwitch Plus device can be set to PRESET Mode to access three presets or to CUSTOM Mode, where its switches control TAP, FAVORITE, and INFINITE.

• MIDI – Full MIDI functionality is available by sending MIDI Program Change messages via 1/4” TRS MIDI connection using a Strymon Conduit or MIDI EXP cable. Up to 300 presets are available via MIDI.

3: Press the FOOTSWITCH to store the selected EXP/MIDI Jack Mode and begin using EC-1.

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The Dry Signal can be set in one of three different modes.

• Digital Mode uses the converted dry signal and allows the MIX knob to dial out the dry signal when turned past the 3 o’clock position.

• Analog Mode keeps the dry signal in analog.*

• Kill Dry Mode mutes the analog dry path signal, allowing the MIX knob to strictly control the “wet” effect output level. This is often preferable if using EC-1 within an amp’s parallel effects loop or a mixer’s aux or effects send.

*NOTE: The optional Live Edit – Preamp Select feature, when enabled, is not applied to dry signal in Analog Mode.

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To begin using EC-1 with an external MIDI device, connect the MIDI out jack from a pedal, controller, or computer interface to the EXP/MIDI jack on EC-1. The following devices can be used to send MIDI messages to EC-1:

• Strymon MIDI EXP cable
• Strymon Conduit MIDI Hub or a compatible 5-pin MIDI to 1⁄4” TRS MIDI Interface
• Connect EC-1 via USB to a USB host device (such as a computer) that sends MIDI

Configuring EC-1 to Use 1/4″ TRS MIDI

Set the EXP/MIDI jack to MIDI Mode

Press and hold the footswitch for at least 2 seconds while powering up EC-1. Once the LED flashes, release the footswitch.

Turn the MIX (EXP/MIDI JACK) knob to select the function of the rear panel’s EXP/MIDI jack. The LED will change color to indicate the current status as you turn the knob.

MIDI Mode: BLUE – Allows for the selection of three presets using a Strymon MultiSwitch Plus. Full MIDI functionality is available by sending MIDI Program Change messages via 1/4” TRS MIDI connection using a Strymon Conduit or MIDI EXP cable. Up to 300 presets are available via MIDI.

Set the MIDI channel

Turn the TIME (MIDI CHANNEL) knob to set the MIDI communication channel. The LED indicates status. Your knob selections are as follows:

• Channel 1: GREEN (default, minimum)
• Channel 2: AMBER (10 o’clock)
• Channel 3: RED (12 o’clock)
• Channel 4-16: BLUE (maximum) – set by next received MIDI
Program Change message, requires 1⁄4″ MIDI connection
Once the LED turns BLUE, it will blink until the pedal receives a MIDI Program Change message. Once a message is received, the pedal will be set to the MIDI channel that carried the message and exits the Power Up Mode to allow you to begin using EC-1.

Press the footswitch to exit and store your MIDI Channel setting and begin using EC-1.

Set MIDI output mode

Press and hold the footswitch for at least 2 seconds while powering up EC-1. Once the LED flashes, release the footswitch.

Turn the TAPE AGE (MIDI OUT) knob to select what kind of MIDI data is sent from EC-1 to other MIDI devices. The LED will flash momentarily to indicate your selection.

• OFF: RED (default, minimum) – No MIDI messages are sent out of EC-1.
• THRU: BLUE (11 o’clock) – Incoming MIDI messages are sent to the MIDI Out without any additional MIDI messages generated by EC-1.
• SEND CC, OTHER: GREEN (1 o’clock) – MIDI CC and Sysex
messages generated by EC-1 are sent to the MIDI Out.
• SEND OTHER: AMBER (maximum) – Sysex messages generated by EC-1 are sent to the MIDI Out.

Press the footswitch to store the MIDI Out Mode and exit.

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After configuring EC-1 for use with MIDI, follow the below steps to save and recall any of EC-1’s 300 onboard presets:

When in MIDI Mode, the currently loaded settings can be saved to any of EC-1’s 300 preset locations at any time.

To enter Save Mode, press and hold the FOOTSWITCH for at least 3 seconds, until the LED blinks GREEN to indicate that EC-1 is waiting to receive a MIDI Program Change message.

To save the current state of the pedal to the currently loaded preset location, press and hold the footswitch for at least 3 seconds until the LED lights BLUE. Release the footswitch- your preset is now saved to this location.

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EC-1 has two different compatibility modes with MultiSwitch Plus: PRESET and CUSTOM modes

When using EC-1 with MultiSwitch Plus in Custom Mode, the three (A, B, and C) footswitches provide access to Tap Tempo (A), Favorite Preset selection (B) , and Infinite Repeats (C).

When using EC-1 with MultiSwitch Plus in Preset Mode, the three (A, B, and C) footswitches provide access to Presets 1 (A), 2 (B), and 3 (C).

Saving EC-1 Presets with MultiSwitch Plus:

1- Dial in the sound that you would like to save as your preset on EC-1.

2- Press and hold the EC-1 FOOTSWITCH for at least 3 seconds, until its LED blinks GREEN.

3- Press the A, B, or C MultiSwitch Plus footswitch to save the current state of the pedal to the desired location.

To configure MultiSwitch Plus for PRESET or CUSTOM mode, please check out the MultiSwitch Plus FAQ section here.

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From the factory, with the rear I/O Mode Selector set to mono, cloudburst is set for True Bypass as the default.  There are several benefits to setting EC-1 to Buffered Bypass mode:

• Preserves the high frequency response of your guitar signal through your pedal chain and long cable runs.
• Helps maintain signal levels when  the pedal is both bypassed and engaged when there is an impedance mismatch between the pedals’ output and the device it is connected to.
• If there is DC offset in the audio signal, it helps eliminate popping in the audio when engaging and bypassing the pedal.

To change the bypass mode on EC-1:

• Press and hold the footswitch for at least 2 seconds while connecting power to EC-1. Once the LED flashes RED, release the footswitch.
• Toggle the REC LVL switch to choose between True Bypass or Buffered Bypass modes. The LED will change color to indicate the current status as you toggle the switch.
  • True Bypass: GREEN (default, LEFT switch position)
  • Buffered Bypass: RED (RIGHT switch position)
• Press the footswitch to store the Bypass mode and begin using EC-1.

NOTE:  With the rear I/O Mode Selector set to mono -> stereo or stereo, the bypass mode is automatically set to Buffered Bypass.