User Manual

Vo l u um

Owner’s Manual

Voluum effects signal chain

The V oluum signal chain comprises five separate effects, as shown below.

When using individual effects pedals, musicians are careful about the order of the effects chain. One

reason for this is because if one effect cuts the signal level, then the next one boosts it to

compensate, excess noise can be added to the output signal. Another reason is that often the order

of effects can affect the final sound. For example, an envelope-sensitive effect’s sound will change

when it is placed before or after a compressor. The V oluum signal chain does things differently.

The limiter is always the last effect in the chain in order to limit the output of the Voluum. But the

other effects in the chain can be considered to be in any order—because the effects are all volume-

based, and because all of the effects monitor the input signal (

), the order of the effects in the signal

chain (prior to the limiter) is no longer important. This means that, for example, you can apply heavy

compression to the signal at the same time as using an envelope-controlled

LFO

without the

compression affecting the touch-sensitivity of the

LFO

Another advantage of the Voluum signal chain is that level control for every effect is done by a single

analogue circuit (the

VCA

). This minimises noise and signal distortion, so you don’t have to worry

about signal quality when you switch in multiple effects.

The effects in the signal chain are described in more detail in the following sections.

Effect control methods

On the Voluum effects, some parameters can be controlled (modulated) in real time where the

parameter can smoothly go between a hi and lo value that you choose. This modulation can be

controlled using the foot pedal,

MIDI

controllers or the signal envelope.

Using the dB parameter of the volume effect as an example, when the control is set to none (no

control method is selected), the dB parameter simply sets the output level of the volume effect.

When the control is set to pedal, then the hi and lo values of the dB parameter are the maximum

and minimum output levels achieved as the footpedal is rocked from one extreme to the other, and

OUTIN

gate compressor LFO volume limiter

envelope/peak detection

global sensitivity

adjustment