Electro-Harmonix BATTALION Quick Start Manual page 2

DISTORTION CONTROLS:
DRIVE (distortion) Footswitch & Red LED – Use this footswitch to
engage or bypass the distortion circuit. The Left LED will illuminate when the
distortion is active. If active, the LED will stay lit even when the entire pedal
is bypassed, indicating distortion will be active upon activating the pedal.
LEVEL Knob – Sets the output level of the distortion section.
BLEND Knob – Controls mix between dry and distorted signal. Add more
distortion by turning the knob up.
DRIVE Knob – Affects the intensity of the distortion
TONE Knob – Cuts the high end from the distortion signal as you turn the
knob down.
DISTORTION PRE/POST/DRY EQ Switch – Determines where the
distortion circuit falls in the pedal's signal path. The Battalion has three
signal flow options when distortion is active:
PRE EQ – In this mode the distortion section comes right after the
compressor (if active) and before the EQ. The dry signal blended in with the
BLEND knob is the same signal that is fed into the beginning of the distortion
section. In this mode the EQ can heavily affect the tonal character of the
distorted signal.
POST EQ – In this mode the EQ comes right after compressor (if active) and
before the distortion. The dry signal blended in with the BLEND knob is the
same signal fed into the beginning of the distortion section, which is the
output of the EQ section. The EQ's effect on the distorted signal's tonal
character is less noticeable in this mode, but boosting certain frequency
areas can drive the distortion section, affecting the amount of distortion.
DRY EQ – In this mode, the distortion section comes right after the
compressor (if active), but only the dry signal that is blended in with the
BLEND knob is affected by the EQ. The distorted part of the signal is not
affected by the EQ at all. In this mode you can heavily EQ the dry signal
while leaving the distorted signal untouched, giving the option to simulate
dual-amp or dual-channel bass setups. Either use the BLEND knob to mix
between two distinct bass tones, or leave BLEND at max and use the
DISTORTION footswitch as a pseudo channel switcher.
DISTORTION MODES (SIGNAL FLOW):
The following signal flow charts illustrate the three distortion modes. These
charts assume that the compressor is active – if it is inactive that block is
simply bypassed (replaced by your dry bass signal). In all modes, the gate's
detector comes before the compressor, right at the input to ensure the gate
opens responsively, while the gate itself comes after all other processing, to
mute any possible noise picked up through the signal chain. The main VOL
knob is a master volume, also coming at the end of the signal chain.
Pre-EQ