Get Beautiful Guitar Sounds Using Your MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
While we certainly enjoy our equipment, most guitarist actually aren't that technical. To be sure, most would admit a fondness for bare-bones guitar pedals. This is probably why some of the most popular stompboxes have only had a single knob or two. However there are some guitarists that find think three knobs are still more than they want to deal with. The only way to get past these fears is to spend some time learning what the controls on your guitar pedals do. Let's jump right in and use the MXR Carbon Copy as an example of how to tweak those knobs on your guitar pedals.
Insert the Carbon Copy into your signal chain.
Your guitar plugs into the input of the Carbon Copy. Then connect the Output jack of the Carbon Copy straight to the Input of your guitar amp.
If you have more than one stompbox in your signal chain you will need to determine where to patch in the Carbon Copy. Most guitarists put delay pedals at the end of their signal chain.
Understanding what each control does.
Delay:
The Delay knob allows you to set the amount of delay time from 20ms (fully counter-clockwise) to 600ms (fully clockwise).
Regen:
The Regen knob allows you to modify the total number of delay repeats from one (fully counter-clockwise) to infinite (fully clockwise). This knob works together with the Delay knob, changing the amount of Delay changes the amount of Regen.
Mix:
The Mix knob allows you to alter the portion of delayed, or "wet", signal from entirely dry (fully counter-clockwise) to uniform amounts of wet and dry (fully clockwise).
Mod:
The Modulation button allows you to add a certain amount of modulation to the delay signal. Modulation is an effect that changes the pitch of a signal by a small, regularly occurring amount, making a warbling effect.
Inside the Carbon Copy there are two internal trim pots that allow you to set the width and rate controls of the modulation effect.
Effect on/off switch:
Like most guitar stompboxes, the Carbon Copy has a foot-switch that toggles on and off.
Some suggestions:
Begin with the Delay and Mix knobs placed entirely clockwise and the Regen knob set full counter-clockwise. Turn the pedal on by stepping on the footswitch. A blue LED illuminates when the effect is engaged. Now all you need to do is dial in your desired sound by adjusting the three knobs in relation to each other.
No matter what your level of experience, get in there and move some knobs. You'll be certain to come up with something exciting.
Insert the Carbon Copy into your signal chain.
Your guitar plugs into the input of the Carbon Copy. Then connect the Output jack of the Carbon Copy straight to the Input of your guitar amp.
If you have more than one stompbox in your signal chain you will need to determine where to patch in the Carbon Copy. Most guitarists put delay pedals at the end of their signal chain.
Understanding what each control does.
Delay:
The Delay knob allows you to set the amount of delay time from 20ms (fully counter-clockwise) to 600ms (fully clockwise).
Regen:
The Regen knob allows you to modify the total number of delay repeats from one (fully counter-clockwise) to infinite (fully clockwise). This knob works together with the Delay knob, changing the amount of Delay changes the amount of Regen.
Mix:
The Mix knob allows you to alter the portion of delayed, or "wet", signal from entirely dry (fully counter-clockwise) to uniform amounts of wet and dry (fully clockwise).
Mod:
The Modulation button allows you to add a certain amount of modulation to the delay signal. Modulation is an effect that changes the pitch of a signal by a small, regularly occurring amount, making a warbling effect.
Inside the Carbon Copy there are two internal trim pots that allow you to set the width and rate controls of the modulation effect.
Effect on/off switch:
Like most guitar stompboxes, the Carbon Copy has a foot-switch that toggles on and off.
Some suggestions:
Begin with the Delay and Mix knobs placed entirely clockwise and the Regen knob set full counter-clockwise. Turn the pedal on by stepping on the footswitch. A blue LED illuminates when the effect is engaged. Now all you need to do is dial in your desired sound by adjusting the three knobs in relation to each other.
No matter what your level of experience, get in there and move some knobs. You'll be certain to come up with something exciting.
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