User Manual

FEATURES
TheSoundbloxTri-ModWahisanew
typeof“Auto-Wah”or“EnvelopeFil-
ter”effect.Theunitfeaturesmultiple
ltertypesrangingfromclassicto
modernandbeyond.Eachltertype
canbecontrolledbyanenvelope
followeroran
LFO.Anenvelopefol-
lowerisanalgorithmthatresponds
totheamplitude(orvolume)ofthe
incomingsignalandcreatesacontrol
signalbasedontheinputlevel.This
controlsignalisusedto“move”or
modulatetheltertocreateawah-
likeeffect.Inadditiontocontrolling
thelterswiththeenvelopefollower,
thelterscanalsobedrivenwithan
LFO(LowFrequencyOscillator).LFOs
aremostcommonlyusedineffects
likephasers,angers,andchoruses.
TheTri-ModWahallowsyoutouse
avariable
LFOtodrivetheltersfor
adifferenttakeontheltersounds.
Finally,theltereffectscanalsobe
controlledbyaHotHandMotionSen-
sor.Eitherawiredorwirelesssensor
canbepluggedintothesensorinput
onthebackpanel.Whenasensor
ispluggedin,the
LFOandenvelope
followeraredisengagedandtheunit
goesinto“HotHandMode”andthe
controlstakeonslightlydifferent
functions.Also,thecalibratefeature
isintendedforusewiththe“Hot
HandMode”only.TheTri-Modname
comesfromthefactthatthereare
threedistinctmodulationsourcesfor
controllingtheltereffects:Enve-
lope,
LFO,orHotHand.
HOT HAND
READY
Whiletheprimaryfunctionofthe
Tri-ModWahisasastandaloneeffect
pedalyoualsohavetheoptionofex-
ploringsomeadditionalfunctionsby
plugginginaHotHandsensor.When
asensorispluggedintheenvelope
and
LFOmodesaredisabledandthe
unitgoesintoHotHandmode.In
HotHandmode,thecontrolstakeon
somesecondaryfunctions.Theseare
shownbythewhitetextbeneathmain
labeloftheknobs.
HotHandBasics
TheHotHandmotionsensorsare
soldseparatelyandcomeineither
wiredorwirelessversions.Both
willworkwiththeTri-ModWah.
Additionally,the
SENSORINjackwill
becompatiblewithanyfutureSource
Audiosensors.
TheHotHandringcontainsanaccel-
erometerthatrespondstoaccelera-
tionandisnotbasedonanytypeof
proximitytotheguitar.Bymoving
yourhandorbychangingtheposi-
tionofyourhandyoucanmodulate
theeffect.Foragooddescription
ofHotHandTheory,downloadthe
HotHandMotionControlledWah
Filtersmanual.Itisavailableatwww.
sourceaudio.net.Keepinmindthat
theTri-ModWahcanonlyusethe
x-axisoftheringsensor.
USE WITH
HOT HAND
Depth
InHotHandModethedepthknob
controlshowmuchthelterwill
movedependingonthemotionofthe
sensor.Alternativelythiscanbe
thoughtofasagaincontrolforthe
HotHandsensorsignal.Totheright
ofthe‘0’position(the‘+’region),the
lterwillmovefromlowtohighwith
greaterrangeasyouturntheknob
furthertotheright.Totheleftofthe
‘0’position(the‘-’region)thelter
willmovefromhightolowwithin-
creasedrangeasyouturntheknobto
theleft.Thisisbasicallythesameas
the‘invert’featureontheoriginalHot
HandMotionControlledWahFilters.
MotionControl
The
SPEEDcontrolbecomestheMO-
TION
controlinHotHandmodeandis
usedtosmoothouttheinputfromthe
sensorbylteringoutfastchangesin
thesignals.Theamountofsmoothing
iscontrolledbytheknob.Turningthe
knobtowards
FLAILprovidesthemost
amountofsmoothingandtheeffect
willnowonlyreacttolarge,slow
motionsofthesensor.Thisisuseful
whenyouonlywanttheeffectto
respondtolarge,deliberatemotions.
Turningtheknoballthewayto
PICK
setsthesmoothingataminimum.
Thismeansthatfastchangesinthe
sensorsignalwillbeappliedtothe
effect.Themotionscreatedfromnor-
malpickingwillbeenoughtomove
thelter.Thismaycausethesound
tobetoo“jittery”,inwhichcase,turn
theknobtowards
STRUMandFLAILto
getthedesiredresponse.The
STRUM
settingisanicecompromisethat
allowssomemoderatelyfastmotions
throughwithoutbeingtoojittery.
Calibration
TheTri-ModWahhasacalibration
featurewhichisonlyusedinHotHand
mode.However,calibrationisnot
requiredbeforeuse.Thecalibration
featureallowsyoutosetthemidpoint
oftheltersweepforanypositionof
yourhand.Dependingonyourplaying
style,youmaynditusefultotry
somedifferentcalibrationpositions.
Themostcommonuseofcalibration
issettingyourrestinghandposition
ontheguitartobethemidpointofthe
ltersweep.Calibrationcanalsobe
usefulifyouareputtingthesensor
onaheadbandorotheralternate
locations.
Toperformacalibration
•TurntheEFFECTknobtothe
CALIBRATEposition.
•Holdthesensorinthedesired
position.
•Whileholdingthesensorsteady,
pressthe
ON/OFFfootswitchand
waitfor1second.
•TurntheEFFECTknobawayfrom
calibratetouseyournewcalibra-
tionsetting.Note:Calibrationset-
tingswillbesavedbetweenpower
cycles.
•Ifyouhavetroublewithcalibration
andneedtogetbacktothedefault
setting,placethesensoronaat,
levelsurfacewiththeblue
LED
facingdownandrunthecalibration
procedureagain.
TRI-MOD
WAH
USERS GUIDE
 ThankyouforpurchasingaSoundblox
Tri-ModWah.TheTri-ModWahoffers
awidepaletteoflterandwahsounds
thatcanbecontrolledinvarious
ways.Theeffectsandcontrolfeatures
allowyoutogofarbeyondthesounds
possiblewithastandardAuto-Wah
orEnvenlopeFiltereffects.The
Tri-ModWahandothereffectsinthe
Soundbloxlineareall
HOTHAND
®

READY
andcanbecontrolledwithany
HotHandmotionsensorforevenmore
sonicpossibilities.
 Enjoy!
 TheSourceAudioteam
• DIVERSE SOUND PALETTE
Featuring11typesoflterandwah
effects.
• MULTIPLE CONTROL OPTIONS
Anyofthe11effectscanbecon-
trolledwiththreedistinctmodulation
sources.
• MODERN DESIGN
Athoughtfullydesignedboxwhich
featuresruggedconstructionand
sleeklooks.
• STATE-OF-THE-ART DSP
Ourproprietary56-bitDigitalSignal
Processor,the
SA601,andcrystal
clear
24-bitconverters.
• HOT HAND READY
AllSoundbloxpedalscanbeusedwith
anyHotHandmotionsensortoextend
thecapabilitiesoftheunit.
• ACTIVE ANALOG BYPASS
BypassisfullyroutedaroundtheDSP
andactiveinputensureszerosignal
degradation.
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BUSINESSORDAMAGESRESULTINGFROMUSEOR
PERFORMANCEOFTHEPRODUCT,WHETHERIN
CONTRACTORINTORT.SOURCEAUDIOSHALLNOT
BELIABLEFORANYEXPENSES,CLAIMSORSUITS
ARISINGOUTOFORRELATINGTOANYOFTHEFORE-
GOING.Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusion
orlimitationofimpliedwarrantiessosome
oftheabovelimitationsandexclusionsmay
notapplytoyou.ThisLimitedWarrantygives
youspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalso
haveotherrights,whichvary,fromstateto
state.ThisLimitedWarrantyonlyappliesto
productssoldandusedintheUSA.Source
Audioshallnotbeliablefordamagesorloss
resultingfromthenegligentorintentional
actsoftheshipperoritscontractedafliates.
Youshouldcontacttheshipperforproper
claimsproceduresintheeventofdamageor
lossresultingfromshipment.