Env Controls – Negative Half; Env Rate Knob; Env Depth Knob; Wave Knob - Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar User Manual

ENV CONTROLS – NEGATIVE HALF: As you turn the ENV knob counter-
clockwise, towards the – (minus) symbol, from center-off, the envelope follower
output subtracts from the bigger knob's position, as if you're turning the larger
knob down each time you play a note. You will want to turn up the larger knob
to a high setting in order to produce a broad envelope sweep.
The ENV controls are very sensitive. Depending on how you play and how hot
your pickups are, your sweet spot might be at only 2 or 3 o'clock, not the
maximum setting.
ENV RATE Knob – Turning the ENV RATE knob clockwise from the center-off
position causes the envelope follower to have a quickening effect on modulation
speed: increasing modulation RATE, or TAP time, whenever you play a note. A
negative setting on the ENV RATE knob (counter-clockwise from 12 o'clock)
causes the envelope follower to slow down the modulation RATE, or TAP time.
Setting ENV RATE to its center detent position, at 12 o'clock, shuts off the
envelope sweep for RATE.
ENV RATE's RANGE: When the RATE knob sets Super Pulsar's modulation rate,
the limits of the envelope follower are the limits of the RATE knob. The envelope
follower will not cause the tremolo's rate to exceed the RATE knob's current
maximum or minimum limits
ENV DEPTH Knob – Turning the ENV DEPTH knob towards its positive direction
(clockwise) from the center-off position will cause the envelope follower output
to increase the DEPTH amount each time you play a note. Turning ENV DEPTH
counter-clockwise from the center position causes the envelope follower to
decrease the amount of DEPTH. Set ENV DEPTH to its center-detent, 12 o'clock
position, to disable envelope sweep for DEPTH.
ENV DEPTH's RANGE: The limits of the envelope follower are the limits of the
DEPTH knob. The envelope follower cannot sweep Depth amount past the
DEPTH knob's upper or lower limits. So if you have DEPTH maxed out and you
turn ENV DEPTH up to a positive setting, the envelope follower will not change
the DEPTH amount as you play. Instead, turn the DEPTH knob down to a lower
setting, below 11 o'clock, when you have ENV DEPTH set in its positive half.
WAVE Knob – In the counter-clockwise half of this knob's rotation it acts like a
switch choosing between the modulation waveforms: Sine, Triangle or Pulse.
When you turn WAVE into the clockwise half of its rotation, from 12 o'clock to
maximum, the modulation waveform switches to RHYTHM while simultaneously
adjusting the pulse length of each beat in the Rhythms: as you turn WAVE
clockwise from 12 o'clock to maximum, the pulse length of each Rhythm beat
increases, from 2% to 100%. The SHAPE knob works in tandem with the WAVE
knob to vary the waveforms' shape or to choose the current Rhythm pattern.
SHAPE Knob – While the WAVE knob is set to Sine, Triangle or Pulse waves,
the SHAPE knob continuously varies each of these waveforms' shapes. When
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