ThorpyFX Camoflange MKII

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of THE CAMOFLANGE, the awesome new Analog FLANGER pedal from ThorpyFx. The CAMOFLANGE receives its name because it is essentially several flange styles in one pedal and happily hides in plain sight. Be careful, the use of this pedal can cause you to disappear from view for several days at a time as you get drawn in by its addictive analogue sounds.

The ThorpyFX Camoflange MKII is a compact, dark-colored guitar effects pedal with a distinctive graphic design featuring a stylized creature. It has several control knobs labeled 'HARMONICS', 'MANUAL', 'DEPTH', 'TREBLE', 'BLEND', and 'RATE', along with a footswitch at the bottom.

Overview

THE CAMOFLANGE was designed from the ground up to be the "last word" in analog Flange effects pedals. ThorpyFx and Dan Coggins (former Lovetone and Dinosaural designer) wanted to deliver a decade spanning flange pedal that enables you to sound like as many of the classic records that use the flanger effect as possible. However, the goal was to take it further and create a dream flanger pedal whilst retaining a simplicity of use that belies the pure analog complexity within.

Safety Instructions

Intended Use

This device is intended for use as an effects pedal for sound processing of audio signals from musical instruments with electromagnetic pickups. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is deemed improper and may result in injury or product damage. No liability will be taken for harms resulting from improper use.

Safety Warnings

Environmental Information & Regulations

Environmental Information

The crossed out wheely bin symbol [crossed-out-wheelie-bin] indicates this product is classified as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the European Union and should not be discarded with household waste. Other territories may vary. Contact your local authority or THORPYFX for more information.

The packing materials for this product are recyclable. Do not dispose of these materials with your normal household waste. Please refer to the symbols on the packaging [recycling-symbol] for recycling information. Contact your local authority for further guidance on recycling in your region.

Directives & Regulations

This product complies with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) directive 2014/30/EU.

THORPYFX has conformed where applicable to European Union's Directive 2011/65/EU on Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) as well as the following sections of California law which refer to RoHS, namely sections 25214.10, 25214.10.2, and 58012, Health and Safety Code; Section 42475.2, Public Resources Code.

This product complied with the regulations required to hold the UKCA mark.

Controls

FOOTSWITCH: This turns the CAMOFLANGE on/off, it has a buffered bypass.

HARMONICS: This is a centre-zero/centre-null control. When centred, there is no regenerative feedback around the delay path. When moved off-centre in either direction up to either extreme, an increasing amount of delay-only output signal is fed back to the delay input. Eventually this leads to self-oscillation. Each half of the control has an opposite polarity and this produces Even harmonics (anticlockwise from centre) or Odd harmonics (clockwise from centre), creating different musical timbres.

MANUAL (DELAY TIME): This sets the clock rate for the BBD delay chip which is at its shortest at the anticlockwise end and gives proportionally longer delay times when advanced clockwise. When the depth control is at zero/fully CCW, the Manual control dominates the set delay time which may be swept by hand, accordingly.

TREBLE: This control allows an increase (from zero fully CCW) up to maximum of upper-midrange and treble pre-emphasis into the delay line path only. It does not affect the dry signal. As it determines the delay path gain at high frequencies it will interact with the threshold at which the Harmonics control will transition into self-oscillation and so both these controls should be treated as mutually interactive, especially when taming down any sonic runaway tendencies! The EQ changes that result from altering this control will affect the timbre of the composite output signal and how the delayed wet path cancels and reinforces against the dry signal.

BLEND: This control sets the balance of dry/straight buffered input signal (fully CCW) to delay-only/wet (fully CW) with all ratios in between available over its rotation. In the centre the mix of dry to wet signal is approximately 1:1 which produces the deepest ‘notch'. Fully clockwise will give vibrato/pitch modulation and/or doubling effects. The anticlockwise end will allow for more subtle flanging effects with a less pronounced notch or comb-filter depth.

DEPTH: This control introduces the LFO waveform to the delay time MANUAL control until it dominates it (almost completely) when set fully clockwise. It can and should be used in conjunction with the MANUAL control which skews (and fine tunes) the range of LFO sweep applied to it over most of its area, but less so as the DEPTH is advanced.

RATE: This control goes from very slow (fully CCW) to very fast (FULLY CW) and everything in between: it determines the free-running LFO frequency which is applied to the manual delay time with its amplitude fed proportionally from zero to maximum sweep via the DEPTH control setting.

Power & Specifications

Power

THE CAMOFLANGE is designed to be powered by a 9V DC centre-negative 2.1mm power supply. Do not attempt to use this pedal with other voltages or polarities. ThorpyFx has power protection circuitry in its pedals; use of any other voltages will shut the pedal down and require return to ThorpyFx HQ for repair. This will not be covered under warranty.

Specifications

• Size: (W)100mm x(L)125mm x(H)53mm (top of Knobs)
• Current Draw: 150mA
• True Bypass? No

Components

To ensure consistency, reliability, low noise and tonal supremacy the CAMOFLANGE is made with extremely high quality components. 1% metalfilm resistors, WIMA and Panasonic capacitors where possible and robust through hole plated PCB'S. In short, all of this means you won't have to worry about your pedal, and it should give you many years of inspiring tonal bliss.

Warranty & Legal

Warranty

The CAMOFLANGE is guaranteed for 2 years against manufacturing faults or defects. This guarantee is applicable to the original owner and is not transferable.

Legal

In the unlikely event of a failure ThorpyFx Ltd will not be held responsible or compensate for any loss of earnings or any other losses incurred by failure of this equipment. The use of this equipment is at the owners' own risk.