To start off, it's best to have some kind of distortion or overdrive BEFORE the flanger. This gives TZF a more complex high mid and high frequency range to work with, accentuating the cancellations. Straight guitar sounds nice, but wait until you master all the features before you tackle it. The TZF effect really shines with an already overdriven or otherwise distorted guitar.

These samples are meant to give you some starting points. Try as many different combinations as you can. It's important that you take some time to get and know Paradox TZF, it's unlike any other flanger.

The first thing to do is to find the Zero point. Once you know where it is, you can start to experiment. Try it first with negative TZF, TZF=GREEN. As you turn the MANUAL knob, you will find that it cancels out as you reach the zero point (the Manual knob will be pointing towards the top right corner of the box). You should be able to null out the signal. Now, hit the POLARITY switch, and turn the MANUAL knob back and fourth, you'll notice that now it sweeps over the top without canceling out. You have now experienced both Negative and Positive TZF, two very different examples of TZF. Always experiment with different polarities!

Plug the pedal into the Manual jack. Floor the pedal. Now, rock it back and fourth and listen to the sweep. Floor it again, and turn the MANUAL knob down to set where the Zero point is in the pedal's sweep. Set it where you like it, and try both positive and negative TZF. If you're using a Foxrox Expression Pedal, the Taper control will set the lowest point of the sweep and the Manual knob will set the highest point of the sweep.

Strum a chord and let it ring. You'll hear it sweep on it's own. It might sound erratic, and you'll notice that it doesn't respond quickly like a typical Envelope filter pedal. This is intentional, fast attack and decay just doesn't sound good with TZF. I'm going for strange and unpredictable sounds.Tweak the ENV control to match your playing level. Try using distortion before the flanger. Turning up the MANUAL knob will set the lowest point of the sweep. By tweaking the MANUAL knob and the ENV knob, you can get some very intense, dynamic flanging sounds, and with some practice you can manipulate the sweep to your liking. Turning the REGEN knob either way will alter the way the ENV circuit behaves, because the ENV circuit gets it's source signal AFTER the REGEN circuit. This will help you to get some erratic, gurgling jet plane type sounds.

In order to give a stereo image, some dry signal is dialed in. The flanging signal is out of phase between OUT A and OUT B, giving a somewhat hollow sound, but the dry signal is in phase between the two outputs. The combination of the two creates a wide stereo effect.

Paradox TZF can get a pretty impressive Leslie type of sound. It's best in stereo. If you have two amps, try experimenting with the Regen control. Turn it NEG, and it will show up more at OUT A. Turn it POS, it shows up more at OUT B. Turning it to either extreme can cause distortion. It is pre-set NOT to self-oscillate. If you plug in a Speed pedal, you can use the Speed knob to set the MAXIMUM speed. I'm considering offering a Ramp up / Ramp down box that plugs into the SPEED jack. Let me know if you're interested.

You can use Manual, Width and ENV features all at the same time to create totally unpredictable sounds. However, you should be aware that the flange point is controlled by a voltage controlled oscillator. Feed it more voltage it goes up, feed it less, it goes down. The envelope circuit adds voltage as you play harder. The Manual control adds voltage as you turn it up, raising the flange point. Therefore, if you turn the Manual control up, the effects of the ENV circuit will be less noticeable. Keep this in mind if you try using ENV and a speed pedal at the same time.

Using the Foxrox Expression Pedal

The Foxrox Expression Pedal can be used to control:

1) CC2 Provibe SPEED and Paradox TZF SPEED

Set the SPEED knob at maximum. Back the pedal off all the way. Set the TAPER control right at the point before it starts to speed up. Press the pedal all the way down and set the fastest speed you want by setting the SPEED knob.

This will give an even speed increase throughout the pedal's travel. Tweak to your preference.

2) Paradox TZF MANUAL

Set the MANUAL at maximum. Back the pedal off all the way. Use the TAPER control to set the lowest point in the pedal's sweep range. Turning it counter-clockwise will allow the lowest flange point. Press the pedal all the way down and set the highest flanger point. Use the MANUAL knob to set the highest point.

With TZF, you can use it to set where the ZERO point appears in the pedal's travel. I like to set it so that the ZERO point kicks in at the 75% point, almost all the way down. That gives the right range.