Electro-Harmonix nano SOUL PREACHER Manual

FCC COMPLIANCE
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B 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. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules.
SOUL PREACHER
Guitar Compressor Effect
Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Soul Preacher. The Soul Preacher is
a compact compressor/sustainer effect with variable parameters allowing extreme or subtle
adjustments of the dynamic qualities of YOUR playing. Two knobs and one 3 way toggle switch
control the output volume, the depth of the effect and the attack/decay characteristics of the
effect.
The input sensitivity is 50mV to 2 volts, making it a perfect fit to most magnetic guitar pickups
and active/buffered pickups. The preamp does add some distortion and the amount is level
dependent... humbuckers and high output single coil pickups will distort much more than
normal single coil guitar pickups. This distortion can be controlled somewhat from the guitar's
volume level ahead of the compressor.
The Soul Preacher has a maximum gain reduction of 40dB and a maximum gain of 46 dB. This
allows for maximum sustain with an acceptable noise floor. All compressors have a lot of make-
up gain and will amplify noise. The Soul Preacher has less thanks to a novel circuit.
The standard features allow the Soul Preacher to control the amount of sustain and the
matching volume level, as well as the attack/decay characteristic.
Using Your Soul Preacher
Engaging the footswitch inserts the effect. A red status LED illuminates. Adjust the "SUSTAIN"
knob for the desired amount of the effect. Adjust the "VOL" knob to cut, match, or boost the
outgoing signal to the incoming signal. Selecting "fast", "med", or "slow" with the "ATTACK"
toggle switch changes the timing of the onset of compression.
The "fast" setting of the "ATTACK" switch, will squash the entire signal. This setting will also
add a little more distortion. This setting is nice with the "SUSTAIN" cranked all the way, but
there are many useful variations in between. "med" will not catch the leading edge of the
transient so the result will be a brighter more percussive attack. the transition has a soft
"bump" in it, that is super groovy. This is the most versatile setting. "slow" misses the edge
completely, and then squashes down with a bumpy funky squeeze. Perfect for funk chord
comp or chunky rhythm playing... try reducing the "sustain" to half, at first, for this effect.
Adjust the volume level to match the incoming signal level.