Soundblox Tri-Mod Flanger Quick Start Manual

QUICK START

1. POWER

T o power the unit, insert 4 AA batteries (included) or connect a
Source Audio SA150 9 Volt DC power supply to the 9V DC jack
N ote: Power supply must be REGULATED , minimum 200mA, and use a
negative tip plug. Use of a non-Source Audio power supply may cause
damage and void the warranty.

2. GUITAR/AUDIO CONNECTIONS

N ext, plug your guitar (or other instrument) into the jack labeled
GUITAR IN (B) via a standard ¼-inch cable. Connect your amp (or
other audio device) to the GUITAR OUT (C) jack, again with a standard
¼-inch cable. Both input and output are mono signals.
N ote: The unit will not power up until a MONO ¼-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)

T o use your Tri-Mod Flanger with a Hot Hand sensor: Connect the
sensor to the SENSOR IN (D) jack and follow any instructions
supplied with the sensor. The sensor input works with both wired
and wireless sensors.

4. BRIEF KNOB AND PEDAL DESCRIPTIONS

(see Controls section for more details)
• EFFECT selects desired effect type.
adjusts the time sweep of the flanging effect.
• D ELAY
• D EPTH controls the depth of the envelope (left of center) or
the depth of the LFO (right of center).
• O N/OFF engages and disengages the effect.
D
B C

CONTROLS

driven using an LFO . Turning the
knob further to the right will increase
the depth of the LFO . This way you
EFFECT
can easily switch back and forth
The effect knob selects the type
between using the envelope or LFO to
of flanger to be used. The effect
(A) .
drive the effect.
knob also allows you to select the
Note: If you plug a Hot Hand sensor
CALIBRATE mode for calibrating
into the SENSOR IN jack both the
the signals from a Hot Hand sensor.
See the Use with Hot Hand section envelope and LFO modes will be
disabled and the unit will go into Hot
for details on calibration.
Hand Mode. See the Use with Hot
Hand section for more details.
DELAY
The delay knob adjusts the amount of
time delay used to create the flange
effect. Flanging effects are created
SPEED
by constantly varying the length
In envelope mode, the speed knob
of a short delay line. This moving
controls the attack and decay time
delay line causes small variations in
of the envelope with '-' being the
the pitch of the signal. Turning the
slowest and '+' being the fastest. In
delay knob clockwise to increase the
LFO mode, it controls the speed of
amount of delay will cause greater
the oscillator again with '-' being the
variations in the pitch.
slowest and '+' the fastest. In Hot
Hand mode, the knob controls the
0
response of the motion sensor. See
the 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
Depth sweep of the envelope all the way
The depth knob is a multi-purpose from zero.
control on the Tri-Mod Flanger. It
controls the depth of the effect and ON/OFF
additionally controls the type of The ON/OFF switch engages or dis-
modulation being used. The control engages the effect. When the effect is
is broken down into two regions. To engaged, the ON/OFF LED will be lit.
A the left of the '0' position (12 o'clock)
The LED will be off in bypass mode.
the effect will be driven using an The ON/OFF switch is also used to
envelope follower. Turning the knob
start the calibration routine when the
further to the left will increase the EFFECT knob is set to CALIBRATE .
depth of the envelope. To the right of See the section on Use with Hot Hand
the '0' position the effect will be for more details.

EFFECTS

01: Classic flanger with resonance.
02: Delayed subtracted from input,
Here are some brief descriptions of
producing a hollow sound.
the effects included in the Tri-Mod
Flanger. The type of modulation used
03: Multiple, individually varying,
to control the effect, either Envelope,
delay lines summed.
LFO , or Hot Hand, can create dramat-
ically different sounds for the same
04: High resonance, peaks only,
effect setting. We encourage you to
no notches.
experiment with different combina-
tions to find what you like best.
05: Multiple delays, no resonance.
06: Multiple delays, with resonance.
07: Classic flanger with resonance,
but with an extra delay network in-
serted into the feedback path, result-
ing in a more complicated frequency
response curve.
08: A lot of individual delays, with
resonance and extra delay network in
feedback. Hollow sound. At short de-
lay times, this is rather thin sounding,
but is quite nice at longer delays.
09: A lot of individual delays, with
resonance and extra delay network in
feedback.
10: Classic flanger, hollow sound.
With resonance and extra delay net-
work in feedback. Heavy modulation
inside the extra delay network.
11: Delayed signal only, no flanging
effect. Meant for pitch modulation,
such as vibrato. There are some
small resonance peaks, so that
vibrato doesn't sound too sterile and
mechanical. Slow modulation will be
nearly inaudible. Shorter delay times
will produce less of an effect than
long delay times.
SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions

Power

• L : 7 inches • 1 10mA @ 9V DC (max 145mA
• W : 4 inches with Hot Hand Wireless Adapter)
• H : 2 inches (including knobs) • 15-20 hours battery life
• NEGATIVE tip power jack

Weight

• 1.25lbs Audio Performance
• 115dB DNR audio ADC
• 24-bit audio conversion
• 56-bit digital data path
• 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 Change batteries or plug in a DC power supply.
Not calibrated properly Calibrate the Hot Hand (see Use with Hot Hand).
Not connected Check Hot Hand connections.
Knobs don't work /light up:
Low power Change batteries or plug in a DC power supply.
Wrong power supply Use correct power supply (see Quick Start).
Corroded input cable plug Check input cable plug for corrosion on sleeve,
swap out cable if necessary.
TRS (stereo) cable used Only use mono cable for input cable.
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