Henretta Engineering HEISENBERG Manual

INTRODUCTION
It w as o nly a m atter o f t ime b efore
create H EISENBERG. M r. W hite's p ure a nd c lean p ower c o-­‐mingles w ith P inkman's r ougher
and d irtier b oost. T hey r un i n p arallel t o k eep t heir i ndividual q ualities w hile p roviding a w ide
range o f e xperiences. Y ou c an d ial i n a s m uch o r a s l ittle o f e ach a s y ou n eed, a nd y ou c an
further t weak t he P inkman's e ffect w ith d edicated D rive a nd T one c ontrols.
OPERATION
This p edal i s d esigned t o b e a v ersatile s ignal b oosting a nd d istortion e ffect t hat a llows y ou t o
either b lend y our c lean s ignal b ack i nto a d istorted s ignal o r a dd a t ouch o f d istortion
alongside y our c lean s ound. T his c an b e p articularly u seful f or r hythm p arts w here y ou w ant
to m aintain p ick a ttack o r l ead p arts w here y ou w ant t he n otes t o c ut t hrough t he m ix w hile
having r ich h armonic c ontent. T he c ircuit c ontains t wo i ndependent e ffects, t he
dirty b oost a nd t he M R. W HITE c lean b oost, t hat a re a rranged i n p arallel. T hat m eans y ou c an
dial i n a ny a mount o f e ither, f rom o ff t o s ignificantly l oud, u sing t he t wo v olume c ontrols.
The f ootswitch t urns t he e ffect o n a nd o ff, a nd t he b lue L ED l ights u p w hen t he e ffect i s a ctive.
The H EISENBERG i s 1 00% t rue b ypass.
The P INKMAN s ide o f H EISENBERB i s a m ild t o m edium/high d rive c ircuit t hat i s w arm a nd
balanced a s i t r etains t he b ite o f y our a ttack w hile a dding s ome d istortion a nd c ompression t o
the m id f requencies. T he o utput c an g o f ar b eyond u nity g ain t o r eally p ush y our a mp i nto
further s aturation. T he T one, D rive, a nd D ist V ol c ontrols a re d edicated t o t his p ortion o f t he
circuit, w hile t he C ln V ol i s a s eparate t ransparent c lean s ignal t hat c an b e a dded i n a s n eeded.
DRIVE – T his c ontrol s tarts w ith a s lightly d irty s ound t hat a dds s ome g rowl a nd s ubtle
compression i n t he m ids. A s y ou i ncrease t he d rive, t he s ound b ecomes m ore c ompressed
and s ustained u ntil i t l oosens u p a nd t akes o n s ome c lassic f uzz c haracteristics. T his c ontrol i s
purposely d esigned t o p rovide s ubtle i ncreases i n d istortion o ver t he f irst 7 5% o f i ts t ravel,
letting y ou r eally d ial i n t he p erfect a mount o f s aturation. N ote t hat w hen s et t o 1 00% d rive,
there i s s o m uch s aturation t hat a l ittle b it o f t he d istorted s ignal w ill b leed t hrough w hen t he
Dist V ol c ontrol i s a t 0 %.
TONE – T his c ontrol g oes f rom m uted t o b iting a s y ou r oll c lockwise.
DIST V OL – T his c ontrol d etermines t he a mount o f d istorted s ignal s ent t o t he o utput.
CLN V OL – T his c ontrol d etermines t he a mount o f c lean s ignal s ent t o t he o utput.
HEISENBERG
P INKMAN a nd M R. W HITE c ombined t heir t alents t o
P INKMAN