Henretta Engineering Big Zapper Manual

BIG ZAPPER
F I L T E R S W E E P E R
OPERATION
The B ig Z apper i s a w arm a nd m usical e ffect p edal t hat w ill a dd m ovement a nd d ynamics t o y our p laying. T he
pedal u ses a b and-­‐pass f ilter t hat s weeps t hrough a f requency r ange a s y ou p lay. Y ou c an c onfigure t he c ircuit t o
sweep a t a s pecified s peed, b ased o n t he a ttack o f y our p laying, o r a c ombination o f b oth.
The B ig Z apper i s h oused i n a r ugged c ast a luminum e nclosure. T he i nput j ack i s o n t he t op s ide o f t he p edal n ear
the r ight. T he o utput j ack i s o n t he t op s ide o f t he p edal n ear t he l eft, a nd t he p ower j ack i s o n t he t op s ide n ear
the m iddle. S tep o n t he O N/OFF f oot s witch t o t urn t he p edal o n a nd o ff. T he g reen L ED n ear t he t op o f t he p edal
lights u p t o i ndicate t hat t he c ircuit i s a ctive. T he p owered c ircuit i s c ompletely r emoved ( true b ypass) f rom y ou
signal c hain w hen t he p edal i s o ff.
Controls
Some o f t he B ig Z apper's c ontrols a re i nteractive. P lease r ead t hrough t his e ntire s ection b efore e xperimenting
with t he m any s ounds t hat a re p ossible w ith t his e ffect c ircuit.
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The B ig Z apper i s a v ersatile b and-­‐ p ass
filter s weeping c ircuit f or e lectric g uitar
and o ther e lectronic m usical i nstruments.
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