Frequently Asked Questions - Source Audio Aftershock User Manual

Noise
Power s ource: E nsure t hat t he p roper p ower s upply i s b eing u sed.
Near n oise s ource: M ove p edal a way f rom p ower s upplies a nd o ther e quipment.
Other e quipment: R emove o ther e ffects f rom s ignal c hain; s ee i f n oise p ersists.
Bad c ables: S wap o ut a udio c ables.
USB g round l oop: W hen c onnected t o a c omputer u sing a U SB c able, n oise c an a ppear i n t he a udio
signal. T his u sually r esults f rom g round l oop n oise d ue t o t he A ftershock a nd c omputer r unning o n
separate p ower s upplies. I n t he c ase o f l aptops, t he n oise c an o ften b e m itigated b y d isconnecting
the c omputer's p ower s upply a nd r unning i t o n a b attery. E xternal d isplay m onitors a re o ften t he
primary s ource o f n oise, a nd p owering d own m onitors c an a lso r esolve n oise i ssues. U nfortunately,
some U SB h ubs a nd m otherboards a re i nherently n oisy, s o i t's n ot a lways p ossible t o e liminate U SB
noise e ntirely.
Hot Hand Doesn't Work
Low p ower: E nsure t hat t he p roper p ower s upply i s b eing u sed.
Not c alibrated p roperly: C alibrate t he H ot H and. S ee t he
Not c onnected p roperly: C heck H ot H and c onnections.
Unit Appears Dead / No LEDs Lit
Wrong p ower s upply: U se c orrect p ower s upply. S ee t he
Corroded p ower c able p lug: C heck p ower p lug f or c orrosion o n s leeve. S wap o ut p ower s upply i f
necessary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change the routing mode for my pedal without changing anything about the
sounds?
Connect t he N euro A pp c able a nd g o t o t he S ound E ditor i n t he a pp.
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Flip t he E
FFECT
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In t he a pp, g o t o t he I /O R outing O ption ( bottom o f t he l ist), s elect i t, a nd t he d esired r outing
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mode. T hen t ap D one. Y ou s hould s ee t he C
Tap t he B
URN
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Select " Toggle S witch L eft". T his b urns a ny c hanges y ou m ade i nto m emory. S ince y ou o nly
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changed t he I /O R outing m ode, t hat w ill b e t he o nly t hing t hat i s c hanged. T he r est o f t he
parameters f or t hat s ound w ill r emain u nchanged.
Repeat t hese s teps f or t he m iddle s witch p osition a nd t he r ight s witch p osition.
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What kind of instruments can I connect to the Aftershock's inputs?
The A ftershock's a udio i nputs a re h igh i mpedance ( ~ 1 M Ω) a nd t hey c an a ccept h igh i mpedance
signal s ources l ike g uitars/basses w ith p assive p ickups, a s w ell a s l ow i mpedance s ources l ike l ine-­‐
SA246
S S o n t he h ardware t o t he l eft p osition.
ELECTOR WITCH
b utton i n t he N euro A pp. T his o pens a m enu f or b urning l ocations.
Aftershock B ass D istortion U ser's G uide
H ot H and I nput s ection f or m ore d etails.
D C 9 V ( Power) s ection f or m ore d etails.
L ED b link w hen t he m essage i s r eceived.
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