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Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Mono Synth. The
Mono Synth allows you to transform your guitar into one of eleven different
synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick, stacked voices, to deep
pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Mono Synth
was designed to work on your guitar without any modifications or special
pickups. Plug right in and immediately join the ranks of legendary synthesists.
WARNING: Your Mono Synth comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI
power supply (same as used by Boss
requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong adapter or a plug
with the wrong polarity may damage your Mono Synth and void the warranty.
Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack. Plug your instrument
into the INPUT jack. Connect your amp or other effects pedals to the SYNTH
OUTPUT jack. Set the DRY knob to minimum (fully counterclockwise) and set the
other top row knobs to 12 o'clock. Select a TYPE and step on the BYPASS
footswitch to turn on the LED. Play your guitar and adjust controls to your liking.
The Mono Synth is a multi-oscillator monophonic instrument. It synthesizes one
note at a time per oscillator. The oscillators have been pre-tuned for each synth
type—only TINKER and BLISTER allow for user control over an oscillator.
Additionally it can handle only one note from your guitar at a time. It does not
work properly when chords or two note intervals are played. The Mono Synth
behaves unpredictably and erratically when it receives more than one note at the
INPUT jack.
1. NU WAVE – pulsating string-like synth.
CTRL: the CTRL knob sets the cutoff frequency of the filter.
EXP: the expression pedal sets pitch modulation depth. As the pedal is
swept from heel to toe, modulation depth increases.
2. UNISON – the huge sound of stacking voices on a polyphonic synth.
SENS: higher settings make for wider filter sweeps.
CTRL: controls the volume of a separate oscillator tuned a Perfect 5th
higher than the incoming pitch.
EXP: controls the cutoff frequency of the filter.
MONO SYNTH
GETTING STARTED
ONE NOTE AT A TIME
SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS
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& Ibanez
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: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Mono Synth
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- Page 1 MONO SYNTH Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Mono Synth. The Mono Synth allows you to transform your guitar into one of eleven different synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick, stacked voices, to deep pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Mono Synth was designed to work on your guitar without any modifications or special pickups.
- Page 2 3. BLAST – aggressive and resonant synth with deep filter modulation. SENS: higher settings make for wider filter sweeps. CTRL: controls the resonance or frequency peak width of the filter. EXP: controls the frequency range of the filter envelope. The filter’s frequency range increases as the pedal is swept from heel to toe.
- Page 3 INPUT Jack Plug your instrument or the output of another effects pedal into this ¼” jack. See Tips 1 & 2 on Page 7 for more on connecting your Mono Synth. DRY OUTPUT Jack The DRY OUTPUT jack is hardwired to produce a buffered version of the signal present at the INPUT jack.
- Page 4 Status LED The Status LED lights when the Mono Synth effect is engaged. The Status LED is off when the unit is in buffered bypass. The LED lights green for WYSIWYG mode and lights red when preset mode is selected.
- Page 5 PRESETS When the LED on the Mono Synth (MS) is green, you are in live WYSIWYG mode, meaning that the current knob and expression pedal settings represent the sound that is produced. You can also save and recall one preset for each of the eleven synth types.
- Page 6 Current draw: 125mA TIPS FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE FROM YOUR MONO SYNTH 1. The Mono Synth is generally best used as the first pedal in an effects chain. Place modulation, delay and reverb effects after the Mono Synth. The unit will not perform well if placed in the effects loop of a guitar amp.
- Page 7 COMPLIANCE - This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Note: digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
- Page 8 WARRANTY INFORMATION Please register online at http://www.ehx.com/product-registration or complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of purchase. Electro-Harmonix will repair or replace, at its discretion, a product that fails to operate due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase.
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