Knobs, Buttons, Led; Rate Knob; Xrate Button And Led; Depth Knob - Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar User Manual

KNOBS, BUTTONS, LEDs
RATE Knob – Adjusts the speed of the tremolo or pan effect. As RATE is turned
clockwise, the modulation rate increases. The RATE knob has 3 distinct ranges of
speed to choose from, please see the following xRATE button description for
more on the RATE knob's range.
xRATE Button and LED – This pushbutton cycles through 3 range choices for
the RATE knob, one LED indicates the current selection: Slow: xRATE LED off,
Medium: xRATE LED dimly lit, Fast: xRATE LED brightly lit. The following table
details the RATE knob's frequency range for each mode:
xRATE MODE
SLOW
MEDIUM (Factory Default)
FAST (Great for Ring Mod)
DEPTH Knob – Adjusts the amount of effect. As you turn DEPTH clockwise the
tremolo or panning effect becomes more pronounced. When you turn DEPTH
down completely, to the minimum position, no effect is produced; in this setting
the VOLUME knob could be used to boost the signal, up to 12dB. As you turn
DEPTH up past 50% the overall volume of the effect increases.
ENV CONTROLS – Super Pulsar has an internal envelope follower circuit that
converts the amplitude of the notes and chords you play to a voltage that
sweeps modulation RATE and DEPTH. The envelope is a very dynamic effect.
Since it is a measurement of the volume of your playing, you control the effect
directly with your touch.
There are 2 ENV knobs: ENV RATE and ENV DEPTH. Each ENV knob works in
conjunction with their large knob counter-parts, and in the case of ENV RATE
also sweeps Tap time. Think of the larger knobs' positions as the start and end
points of the envelope's sweep. You should find the ENV controls react
differently based on the position of its large knob counter-part.
The center or 12 o'clock position for the two ENV controls is the off position;
there is a center-detent in this position indicating the ENV control is off.
ENV CONTROLS – POSITIVE HALF: As you turn either ENV knob clockwise,
towards the + (plus) symbol from the center-off position, the output of the
envelope follower will add to the current position of the bigger knob, as if you're
turning the larger knob up every time you play a note. The more positive you
turn the ENV knobs, the further up the envelope sweeps RATE or DEPTH. When
you set an ENV control to its positive half, you will want to turn down the
associated large knob to a position in its lower half.
FREQUENCY RANGE
16 Seconds – 0.28s (3.5Hz)
0.5 Hz (2 Seconds) – 28 Hz
4 Hz – 230 Hz
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xRATE LED
OFF
DIM
BRIGHT