Empress Effects Support

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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General 38

• I play bass! Can I rock out through this pedal?
• What expression pedals can I use with the Superdelay, VMSD, Phaser, and Tremolo2?
• Can you mod my pedal so that an expression pedal jack controls one of the knobs?
• Where are you located?
• What's your phone number?

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Buffer 3

• 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

Buffer+ 16

• What kind of bypassing does the Buffer+ have?
• The noise filter doesn't seem to reduce the noise of my setup. Why is that?
• Does the boost on the Buffer+ boost at the front or at the end of the chain?
• Where do people typically put the buffer+ ?
• Should your germ/fuzz be inside the buffer+ loop?

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Compressor 15

• I'm not getting any sounds out of this thing!
• What kind of bypassing does the Compressor have?
• I'm new to compressors, can you help me out?
• Hints for using the Compressor effectively
• Any suggestions for using the compressor with bass?

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Distortion 2

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

Fuzz 4

• What kind of bypassing does the Fuzz have?
• Is there a pedal that can do an accurate approximation of MBV's "Sometimes"?
• 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 4

• 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

Midibox & Midibox2 10

• How can I generate a MIDI clock signal for my Phaser or Tremolo2 to sync to?
• Does the Empress Midibox work with only Empress stuff?
• I design/build guitar effects and I think MIDI is rad, can I make my pedal compatible with the Empress Midibox?
• I design/build guitar pedals, why should I want to make my pedal compatible with the Empress Midibox?
• What Empress products are midi compatible?

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Multidrive 9

• Can I replace the select switch with jack to make the presets remote switchable?
• Can you guys do the mod to replace the select switch with a jack?
• 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?

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ParaEq 29

• What kind of bypassing does the ParaEq have?
• What are some applications of the Empress ParaEq?
• What controls does each EQ band have?
• What is the Boost control all about?
• What's the input pad for?

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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 lab pedal power 2 plus, or do I have to combine two outputs?
• What firmware do I have loaded on my Phaser?
• Does the Phaser have presets?

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Superdelay and Vintage Modified Superdelay 34

• What kind of bypassing does the Superdelay have?
• What's the difference between the Normal Superdelay and the Vintage Modified Superdelay?
• The new preset system on the Tremolo2/Nebulus/Tape Delay is great. Can you add similar features (like setting the number of presets) to the Superdelay?
• Can the SD be made to only store 4 presets? I don't need all 8!
• Is the dry signal analog?

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Tape Delay 15

• 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?
• Can I run the Tape Delay with a 18V output?
• Is there a way to kill the dry switch on the Tape Delay?

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Original Tremolo 10

• Does the tremolo do stereo panning? Can you modify it to do stereo panning?
• Where should the trem go in the signal chain?
• Does the tap function work in bypass mode?
• What voltages can the Empress Tremolo tolerate?
• What can I use to power the Trem?

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Tremolo2 20

• What kind of bypassing does the Tremolo2 have?
• How slow can the tremolo2 rate go?
• How fast can the tremolo2 rate go?
• Is there an external tap tempo jack?
• Can you change the ramp speed?

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ECM-519 Compressor 1

• ECM-519 Compressor

Buffer+ Stereo 1

• Buffer+ Stereo Manual

Reverb 19

• Can you add *crazy-new-feature* to the Empress Reverb or Echosystem?
• Can you engage and bypass the pedal with MIDI?
• Can you simulate expression pedal input with MIDI?
• How do I tell what firmware is loaded on my Empress Reverb?
• What firmware version is loaded on my Empress Reverb?

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Echosystem 18

• 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 hotness?
• Noisy input jack issues

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ZOIA 14

• Updating Firmware on the ZOIA (Latest Version 2.40)
• ZOIA module index
• ZOIA MIDI mod
• Will ZOIA replace my Empress pedals & Will ZOIA have all of the Reverb/Echosystem modes built-in?
• Advanced MIDI mod

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Compressor MKII 4

• Compressor MKII Manual
• What is the difference between the MKII and the original compressor?
• Can I use an 18v power supply with the MKII?
• How do I use the Sidechain Insert on the Compressor?

Bass Compressor 6

• 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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