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1. supply U se correct power supply see Quick Start Corroded input cable plug Cc heck input cable plug for corrosion on sleeve swap out cable if necessary TRS stereo cable used Only use mono cable for input cable For additional assistance please visit www sourceaudio net X If possible dispose of the device at a recycling centre Do not dispose Mmmm of the device with the household waste LIMITED WARRANTY Source Audio LLC hereinafter Source Audio warrants that your new Source Audio Soundblox Effects Pedal when purchased at an authorized Source Audio dealer in the United States of America USA shall be free from defects in materials and workman ship under normal use for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser This Limited Warranty does not extend to the batteries which are purchased as is Please contact your dealer for information on warranty and service outside of the USA Under this Limited Warranty Source Audio s sole obligation and the purchaser s sole rem edy shall be repair replacement or upgrade at Source Audio s sole discretion of any product that if properly used and maintained proves to be defective upon inspection by Source Audio Source Audio reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair and to change or to improve the design of the prod uct at any time without notice Source Audio reserves the right t2. 17 Three peaks moving in opposing directions PEAKS AND NOTCHES 18 Peak Notch Peak 19 Notch Peak Notch PHASERS 20 Notch Notch A pair of frequency response notches creates a standard two notch phaser There is a little feedback to boost the non notched frequencies 21 Notch Notch Notch A three notch phaser with some feedback SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions e L 7 inches e W 4 inches e H 2 inches including knobs Weight e 1 25lbs Power e 125mA a 9V DC max 145mA with Hot Hand Wireless Adapter e 15 20 hours battery life e NEGATIVE tip power jack Audio Performance e 115dB DNR audio ADC 24 bit audi e 56 bit digit o conversion al data path e Analog bypass TROUBLESHOOTING Noise Low Power Change batteries or plug in a DC power supply Near noise source Move pedal away from power supplies and other equipment Other equipment Remove other effects from signal chain see if noise persists Bad cables Swap out audio cables Low volume Low power Change batteries or plug in a DC power supply Hot Hand doesn t work LOW power Cc hange batteries or plug in a DC power supply Not calibrated properly Calibrate the Hot Hand see Use with Hot Hand Not connected Cc heck Hot Hand connec ions Knobs don t work light up Low power C hange batteries or plug in a DC power supply Wrong power
3. EFFECT The effect knob selects the type of filter to be used See the effect types section for more details The effect knob also allows you to select the CALIBRATE mode for calibrating the signals from a Hot Hand sensor See the Use with Hot Hand section for details FREQUENCY FREQUENCY The frequency knob sets the center frequency of the filter sweep Turning the knob counterclockwise will result in the filter moving over lower fre quencies for a darker sound Turning the knob clockwise will result in the filter sweep moving over higher fre quencies which will create a brighter and thinner sound MIN MIN DOWN UP J HH SWEEP RANGE SWEEP RANGE The sweep range knob controls the direction and breadth of the filter sweep To the right side of the knob marked as UP the filter will move in a positive sweep from low to high with greater range as you turn the knob further to the right To the left side of the knob marked as DOWN the filter will move in a negative sweep from high to low with increased range as you turn the knob to the left With the Hot Hand controller plugged in the knob controls the positive or negative depth of the sweep FAST FAST DECAY ATTACK amp DECAY SLOW SLOW HH FLAIL PICK SPEED SPEED The speed knob controls the attack and decay time of the envelope fol ower The range of the speed control is divided into two parts To the left of the midpoint 12 o clock both
4. Hot Hand mode the depth increases turning the knob to the left or right except that in the region the motion of the filter will be from low to high and in the region the filter will move from high to low This effectively inverts the Hot Hand signals Motion Control The SPEED control becomes the MOTION control in Hot Hand mode and is used to smooth out the input from the sensor by filtering out fast changes in the signals The amount of smoothing is controlled by the knob Turning the knob towards FLAIL provides the most amount of smooth ing and the effect will now only react to large slow motions of the sensor This is useful when you only want the effect to respond to large deliber ate motions Turning the knob all the way to PICK sets the smoothing at a minimum This means that fast changes in the sensor signal will be applied to the effect The motions created from normal picking will be enough to move the filter This may cause the sound to be too jittery in which case turn the knob towards STRUM and FLAIL to get the desired response The STRUM setting is a nice compromise that allows some moderately fast motions through without being too jittery Calibration The Guitar Envelope Filter has a calibration feature which is only used in Hot Hand mode However calibra ion is not required before use The calibration feature allows you to set he midpoint of the filter sweep for an
5. QUICK START 1 POWER To power the unit insert 4 AA batteries included or connect a Source Audio 9V power supply to the 9V DC jack A 2 GUITAR AUDIO CONNECTIONS Next plug your guitar or other instrument into the jack labeled GUITAR IN B via a standard 14 inch cable Connect your amp or other audio device to the GUITAR OUT C jack again with a standard Y inch cable Both input and output are mono signals Note The unit will not power up until a inch plug is inserted into the guitar input This is to conserve power when the unit is running on batteries Don t forget to unplug the cable from the input when the unit is not in use otherwise the batteries will continue to drain 3 SENSOR IN optional To use your Guitar Envelope Filter with a Hot Hand sensor Connect the sensor to the SENSOR IN D jack and follow any instructions supplied with the sensor 4 BRIEF KNOB AND PEDAL DESCRIPTIONS see Controls section for more details e EFFECT selects desired filter type e FREQUENCY adjusts the center frequency of the filter e SWEEP RANGE adjusts the direction up down and breadth of the filter sweep or the depth of the Hot Hand modulation e SPEED controls the attack and decay speed of the envelope follower or the motion sensitivity of the Hot Hand e ON OFF engages and disengages the effect In calibrate mode the ON OFF switch starts the calibration GUITAR IN GUITAR OUT CONTROLS
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7. ing to a resonant peak and then falling at 12 dB octave Low resonance low Q 02 Resonant low pass High resonance high Q 03 Notch Resonant low pass The frequency response begins flat then has a deep notch then back to flat and then a resonant peak followed by a 12 dB octave fall 04 Notch Notch Resonant low pass Same as 03 but with two notches 05 Peak Notch Resonant low pass A resonant peak followed by a notch followed by a resonant low pass 06 Resonant low pass Peak Peak As the response of the low pass filter falls the fall is interrupted by two peaks The low pass resonant peak moves in the opposite direction from the additional higher frequency peaks 07 Two resonant low pass filters in parallel 4 POLE FILTERS 08 Resonant four pole low pass Like the two pole low pass but after the resonant peak the signal falls at 24 dB octave 09 Four pole low pass with two reso nant peaks The resonant peaks are separated by 1 3 octaves 10 Peak Four pole low pass A four pole low pass with an extra peak at a lower frequency than the resonant peak 11 Four pole low pass peak A four pole low pass with an extra peak at a higher frequency than the resonant peak SINGLE PEAK 12 Peak The frequency response is flat except in the region around the peak Moderate Q 13 Peak As above with higher Q TRIPLE PEAKS 14 15 Three peaks moving together 16
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9. the attack and release times of the enve ope detector are controlled together They range from slow when fully urned to the left to fast when set oward the midpoint As the knob is urned to the right past the midpoint he attack is fixed at the fastest set ing while the decay time gets slower n Hot Hand mode the knob controls he response of the motion sensor FLAIL being the slowest and PICK being the fastest response See he Use with Hot Hand section for more details Note The envelope follower signal can be reset to zero by a very brief moment of silence allowing the next note played to experience the full sweep of the envelope all the way from zero ON OFF The ON OFF switch engages or dis engages the effect When the effect is engaged the ON OFF LED will be lit The LED will be off in bypass mode The ON OFF switch is also used to start the calibration routine when the EFFECT knob is set to CALIBRATE 2 POLE 93 LOW PASS EFFECTS Here are some brief technical descriptions of the filter effects included in the Guitar Envelope Filter Some of the filter types are intended to approximate but not exactly copy some common and well known envelope filter effects 4 POLE 11 49 SINGLE PEAK LOWPASS gq k 08 2 x ky 05 17 04 A Ws gt 18 y p g PEAK amp NOTCH TRIPLE 15 PEAK 20 21 PHASERS CALIBRATE 2 POLE FILTERS 01 Resonant low pass A flat response at low frequencies ris
10. ts FLEXIBLE ENVELOPE CONTROL A simple but powerful control set makes it easy to dial in your desired envelope response MODERN DESIGN A thoughtfully designed box which features rugged construction and sleek looks STATE OF THE ART DSP Our proprietary 56 bit Digital Signal Processor the SA601 and crystal clear 24 bit converters MOTION CONTROL All Soundblox pedals are Hot Hand Ready and can be used with any Hot Hand motion sensor to extend the capabilities of the unit ACTIVE ANALOG BYPASS Bypass is fully routed around the DSP and active input ensures zero signal degradation SA127 soundblox an Acs
11. y function of the Guitar Envelope Filter is as a stand alone effect pedal you also have the option of exploring some additional functions by plugging in a Hot Hand sensor When a sensor is plugged in the unit goes into Hot Hand mode In Hot Hand mode the controls take on some secondary functions These are shown by the white text beneath main label of the knobs Hot Hand Basics The Hot Hand motion sensors are sold separately and come in either wired or wireless versions Both will work with the Guitar Envelope Filter Additionally the SENSOR IN jack will be compatible with any future Source Audio sensors The Hot Hand ring contains an accelerometer that responds to acceleration and is not based on any ype of proximity to the guitar By moving your hand or by changing the position of your hand you can modu ate the effect For a good description of Hot Hand Theory download the Hot Hand Motion Controlled Wah Filters manual It is available at www sourceaudio net Keep in mind hat the Guitar Envelope Filter can only use the x axis of the ring sensor USE WITH HOT HAND Depth In Hot Hand mode the SWEEP RANGE knob becomes the depth of the effect based on the sensor input It can alternatively be thought of as a gain control for the Hot Hand signal Increasing the depth will cause the filter to move more based on smaller motions of the sensor Decreasing the depth will decrease the movement of the filter In
12. y position of your hand Depending on your playing style you may find it useful to try some different calibra ion positions The most common use of calibration is setting your resting hand position on the guitar to be the midpoint of the filter sweep Calibra ion can also be useful if you are putting the sensor on a headband or other alternate locations To perform a calibration e Turn the EFFECT knob to the CALIBRATE position e Hold the sensor in the desired position e While holding the sensor steady press the ON OFF footswitch and wait for 1 second e Turn the EFFECT knob away from calibrate to use your new calibra tion setting Note Calibration settings will be saved between power cycles If you have trouble with calibration and need to get back to the default setting place the sensor on a flat level surface with the blue LED facing down and run the calibration proce dure again GUITAR ENVELOPE FILTER USERS GUIDE Thank you for purchasing a Soundblox Guitar Envelope Filter The Guitar Envelope Filter is a highly flexible envelope filter effect specially optimized for the guitar With 21 filter ypes and a variety of control options he Guitar Envelope Filter can create a wide range of envelope filter sounds rom traditional filter effects to unique advanced filter sounds Enjoy The Source Audio team DIVERSE SOUND PALETTE Featuring 21 types of envelope filter and phaser effec
13. y to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This Limited Warranty only applies to products sold and used in the USA Source Audio shall not be liable for damages or loss resulting from the negligent or intentional acts of the shipper or its contracted affiliates You should contact the shipper for proper claims procedures in the event of damage or loss resulting from shipment SOURCE AUDIO LLC 120 CUMMINGS PARK WOBURN MA 01801 SOURCEAUDIO NET FEATURES The Soundblox Guitar Envelope Filter is a new type of envelope filter effect The unit features multiple filter types ranging from classic to modern and beyond which are all controlled by a flexible envelope follower An envelope follower is an algorithm hat responds to the amplitude or volume of the incoming signal and creates a control signal based on the input level This control signal is used o move or modulate the filter to create a wah like effect Additionally he filter effects can be controlled by a Hot Hand Motion Sensor Either a wired or wireless sensor can be plugged into the sensor input on he back panel When a sensor is plugged in the unit goes into Hot Hand Mode and the controls take on slightly different functions Also the calibrate feature is intended for use with the Hot Hand Mode only HOT HAND READY While the primar
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