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L.A. Lady Overdrive User's Guide

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the L.A. Lady Overdrive. This powerful stereo effects pedal features a
collection of meticulously crafted Overdrive sounds ranging from subtly driven sustain to highly
saturated overdrive to screaming leads and beyond. With a simple control set, the L.A. Lady can work
in a wide variety of musical settings, and the powerful MIDI and Neuro control options under the
hood provide access to a vast array of additional tonal possibilities.
The L.A. Lady is housed in a durable, lightweight aluminum housing, packing rack mount power and
flexibility into a compact, easy-to-use stompbox.
The USB and Neuro ports transform the L.A. Lady from a simple overdrive pedal into a powerful
multi-effects unit. Using the free Neuro App (iOS / Android), a wide range of additional control
parameters and effect types (including a large collection of overdrive, fuzz, and distortion sounds)
are accessible. When used together with the Neuro Hub, the L.A. Lady is fully MIDI-controllable and
128 multi-pedal presets, or "scenes," can be saved for instant recall on the stage or in the studio. The
L.A. Lady can also connect directly to a passive expression pedal for expressive control of any
parameter.
The
Quick Start
guide will help you with the basics. For more in-depth information about the L.A.
Lady Overdrive, move on to the following sections, starting with Connections.
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  • Page 1: Welcome

    L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide Welcome Thank you for purchasing the L.A. Lady Overdrive. This powerful stereo effects pedal features a collection of meticulously crafted Overdrive sounds ranging from subtly driven sustain to highly saturated overdrive to screaming leads and beyond. With a simple control set, the L.A. Lady can work in a wide variety of musical settings, and the powerful MIDI and Neuro control options under the hood provide access to a vast array of additional tonal possibilities.

  • Page 2: Overview

    L.A. Lady, easily recalled with a MIDI controller. You can also download any effects for the Kingmaker Fuzz and Aftershock Bass Distortion and use them on the L.A. Lady Overdrive. Deep Control Set – Beyond the four knobs on the face of the L.A. Lady are many additional parameters.

  • Page 3: Quick Start

    To power the unit, connect the included 9V DC power supply to the jack labeled DC 9V on the back panel. Warning: Using a non-Source Audio supply, especially an unregulated supply, could damage the unit. Please be very cautious when using 3 -party power supplies.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    External Control ............................. 18 Neuro App .............................. 22 Specifications ............................32 Troubleshooting ............................. 33 Frequently Asked Questions ........................34 Rubber Feet ............................36 Waste Disposal Notes ..........................36 Warranty ..............................36 Version History ............................37 SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Connections

    Neuro App data will be on the ring contact. Input 2 only accepts data from the Neuro App. Data from the Neuro Hub comes from the Control Input port. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 6 The ring contact on Output 2 acts as a data connection for the Neuro App, passing data from the L.A. Lady to the next Source Audio effect in your signal chain. You can daisy-chain the Neuro App data regardless of whether Output 2 is configured to output audio or not. Connect Output 2 to the next device’s Neuro App Data input (usually Input 2) using a stereo (TRS) ¼”...
  • Page 7 The 3.5 mm Control Input port connects to external control devices such as the Dual Expression Pedal, Reflex Universal Expression Pedal, Neuro Hub, and Hot Hand Motion Controller. For more information, refer to the Expression Pedal Input, Hot Hand Input, and Neuro Hub sections of the User’s Guide. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 8: Effect Types

    (iOS / Android) or the built-in USB port (Mac / Windows). The L.A. Lady Overdrive is compatible with Source Audio’s Fuzz and Distortion effects, so it is possible to load Overdrive, Distortion, and Fuzz effects on the L.A. Lady at the same time.

  • Page 9: Controls

    Turning the knob clockwise will boost the bass; turning the knob counter-clockwise will cut the bass. The function of this knob can be reassigned using the Neuro App. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 The small LED located between the Depth and Speed knobs is the E LED. When lit, it XTERNAL ONTROL indicates that external control mode (expression, hot hand, or MIDI) is active. For more information, see the External Control section. Footswitch Enables or bypasses the Overdrive effect. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Preset Storage And Recall

    The buffered bypass path uses extremely low noise buffers, which provide a very low output impedance and are effective for driving long cables or long chains of effects following the L.A. Lady’s audio output. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 12: Stacking And Parallel Processing "Inside The Box

    There are two parallel processing routing options available in the Neuro App: M TEREO ROCESS and M TEREO ROCESS TEREO SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Stereo Routing

    2, the left side shows outputs 1 and 2, and the distortion and EQ circuits (labeled A and B) are in the center. Mono (Default – Auto Select): I 1 goes to distortion circuit A and out to O NPUT UTPUT Mono From Guitar To Amp SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 14 2. This is useful especially for bass guitars, where having a dry output is useful in maintaining a UTPUT solid low end (this can also be achieved using the L.A. Lady’s mix control or LoRetain feature, which are accessible via the Neuro app and MIDI). SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 15 From Guitar To Amp (L) To Amp (R) External Loop Pre-Effect: The external loop options allow an external effect (whether a Source Audio product or a third-party product) to be connected to the L.A. Lady’s I 2 and O 2. When the L.A.

  • Page 16: Parametric Eq

    Q, Band 3 is a peaking filter at 3 kHz with a 1.5 dB boost and relatively low Q, and Band 4 is a high shelf filter at 10 kHz with a 2.5 dB cut. Parametric Equalizer 200 300 1.0k 2.0k 3.0k 5.0k 10.0k 20.0k SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Low Cut Filter

    10.0k 20.0k The Parametric EQ and the Low Cut filter are configurable using the Neuro App. By default, the parametric EQ is disabled (flat), and the Low Cut filter is set to 10 Hz. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: Loretain

    LoRetain LoRetain is a technique used by Source Audio to maintain a solid low end even with high amounts of distortion. This is particularly useful for bass players or extended-scale guitar players (7-string and 8- string guitars) that need to maintain a strong fundamental while keeping high drive on the upper frequencies.
  • Page 19 NPUT proper operation, the configuration steps in the next section must be followed when using any expression pedal, whether from a third party or from Source Audio. Configuring the Expression Pedal It is easier than ever to set up expression control using the L.A. Lady’s new calibration and mapping method.
  • Page 20 Now, it is time to map the external switch to the effect parameters. 5. Move the knob(s) you wish to control with the external switch to the maximum desired position, then click the O . The C will now blink even faster OOTSWITCH ONTROL SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 21 L.A. Lady’s O . The C LED will now be lit solid green. OOTSWITCH ONTROL Note that you may control one or more knobs with the Hot Hand, up to four total knobs. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: Neuro App

    Make sure the headphone volume on your mobile device is set to maximum when using the Neuro App for the most reliable device to pedal communication. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Main Menu

    Web categories. This is a place to organize and share your favorite settings. You can also explore sounds and settings made by other users.  Hardware Options allows access to the global options for the hardware. Global options are “set and forget” type settings that are NOT saved per preset. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 If you wish to update all of the parameters on the hardware so that they match what is shown on the Sound Editor screen, tap the Send All button. This sends every parameter setting over to the hardware and guarantees that its settings will exactly match what is shown in the app. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 25 Create New Sound Closes the current sound being edited and opens a new sound for editing with default settings. Browse Sounds Returns to the Browse Sounds screen, which displays a list of user and web presets. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 26 To do this, follow these steps:  Load the sound in the Sound Editor.  Hit the Send All button.  Hit the Burn button.  Select one of the Effect Selector Switch positions to overwrite it. SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 27  User: Presets that you have created and saved.  Factory: Presets that were created by Source Audio. New presets will automatically be added to this list as Source Audio creates them.  Published: Presets that you have created and uploaded to the Neuro Community for other users.
  • Page 28 Selects which channel (1 to 16) the hardware will respond to on Hub and USB-MIDI inputs. Note that some manufacturers begin counting MIDI channels at zero (from 0 to 15), while the Source Audio Neuro App uses the convention of counting from 1 to 16.
  • Page 29 In the case of a purely mono audio signal path, the Neuro data can be input to the first effect directly from the mobile device and then carried on to the second effect via TRS cable. Source Audio makes couplers that are designed specifically for connecting multiple One Series products in series. These couplers are available on the Source Audio Online Store.
  • Page 30 One Series families to create a single, stage-ready system. It features shared MIDI, passive expression pedal input, Hot Hand connectivity, and USB, and can connect to up to five Source Audio pedals. The Neuro Hub features a powerful scene saving functionality, which allows you to create up to 128 multi-pedal presets known as scenes, each recallable via MIDI program change messages.
  • Page 31 To change the L.A. Lady’s MIDI channel, edit the L.A. Lady’s global settings using the Neuro App. Note that some manufacturers begin counting MIDI channels at zero (from 0 to 15), while the Source Audio Neuro App uses the convention of counting from 1 to 16. MIDI Clock Since the L.A.

  • Page 32: Specifications

    USB connectivity brings many benefits, such as the ability to download firmware updates to the L.A. Lady, configuration of advanced parameters, accessing new effect types created by the Source Audio engineers, and MIDI connectivity to audio production software running on the computer.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

     Disconnect the L.A. Lady’s power supply. And disconnect any audio cables from its inputs and outputs.  Press and hold the C and the O at the same time. ONTROL NPUT UTTON OOTSWITCH SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Frequently Asked Questions

    4 bits in the command byte of MIDI messages should be 0000 in binary or 0 in hexadecimal). The L.A. Lady’s MIDI channel can be configured using the Neuro SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...
  • Page 35 Octave Fuzz Gated Fuzz Bass Tube Drive Bass Smooth Tube Bass Power Stage Bass Crunch Tube Bass TS9000 Bass Big Pi Bass El Raton Bass Fuzz Façade Bass Bender Bass Metal Bass Octave Fuzz SA244 L.A. Lady Overdrive User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Rubber Feet

    Source Audio is provided with all of the following information: (i) all warranty registration information (as set forth on the registration card) for the new owner, (ii) proof of the transfer, within thirty (30) days of the transfer, and (iii) a photocopy of the original sales receipt.

  • Page 37: Version History

    Source Audio. Warranty Information Source Audio may, at its option, require proof of the original purchase date in the form of a dated copy of the original authorized dealer’s invoice or sales receipt. Service and repairs of Source Audio products are to be performed only at the Source Audio factory or a Source Audio authorized service center.

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