User Guide / Owners Manual

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THE TREMOLATOR CONTROL PANEL

The Depth control deﬁnes how much of the incoming signal’s amplitude

will be modulated. This can range from a very subtle shift in the

amplitude to actual gating of the signal, especially when the modulating

waveform has sharp edges like a square wave or saw tooth wave.

One thing to keep in mind is that the Depth control can be dynamically

modulated by the level of the incoming signal using the controls

provided in the Tweak Menu which is discussed in-depth (pun intended)

starting on page 9.

The Feel knob is similar to the Groove control but in this case shifts your

whole delay output in relation to the beat, not just the groove of the

pattern. The Feel control is like being able to dictate how the Tremolo

will play in relation to the “pocket”; should it relax slightly behind the

beat or propel the movement forward, slightly rushing the tempo?

By turning the control counter-clockwise an increasing amount of delay

is imparted on both left and right channels before the Tremolo, kind of

like pre-delay in reverb. We called this one Draggin’ because it has the

effect of sliding modulation behind the downbeat. As the control is in-

creased, additional delay is added the effect will fall further and further

behind the downbeat.

On the other end of the spectrum is Rushin’. Instead of sliding the

modulation behind the beat it begins to move it ahead of the beat. This

is kind of like adding a negative pre-delay. As you turn the knob further

towards the maximum value the Tremolo effect will be moving increas-

ingly ahead of the beat.

DEPTH

Tremolator — Version 5

FEEL

GROOVE

The Groove control allows you to impart a rhythmic ‘groove’ to the

tremolo in one of two ﬂavors: Shufﬂe and Swing. Setting the knob

straight up at 12 o’clock is the ‘zero’ setting and no Shufﬂe or Swing feel

will be imparted on the tremolo pattern. Groove control adjustments

create a shift either forwards or backwards to the “even” beats towards

a triplet type groove.

As you turn the knob-counter clockwise towards “Shufﬂe”, an increasing

amount of shufﬂe feel will be added to the tremolo modulation. As

you turn the knob clockwise from the center “0” setting an increasing

amount of swing feel will be imparted on the tremolo sound. The

amount of Shufﬂe or Swing dialed in with the knob will be relative to

the currently set Rhythm. Groove settings are imparted on the signal

regardless of the type of modulation used, the rate, or the rhythm

setting.