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3. For mono input, stereo output operation, plug into the ‘

<

’ input and both ‘

<

’ and 

<<

’ outputs.

4. For full stereo operation, plug into both ‘

<

’ and ‘

<<

’ inputs and outputs.

5. Adjust controls to suit. ‘

SPEED

’ affects the LFO speed for both chorus modula-

tion and phase modulation effects. ‘

CH DEPTH

’ controls the amount of pitch 

detuning of the delayed chorus signal, while ‘

CH MIX

’ controls the amount of 

delayed chorus signal added in with the direct signal. ‘

PM MIX

’ controls the 

amount of phase modulated signal added in with the direct signal. 

6. The ‘

<

’ and ‘

<<

’ markings next to the control names indicate which channel is 

affected by that control when operating in the stereo modes – in stereo, the ‘

<

’ 

channel carries the chorus signal, and the ‘

<<

’ channel carries the phase modu-

lated signal. In mono only operation, all controls (with the exception of 180 deg 
phase inversion) affect the ‘

<

’ mono channel as both chorus and phase effects are 

mixed together into the ‘

<

’ channel output. The 180 deg phase inversion feature is 

inoperative during mono operation.

If you’ve got two amps that you can hook it up in stereo, we highly recommend it. You’ll 
be hooked on stereo!

FEATURES

parallel combination of delay / pitch modulation and phase modulation gives versatile 
control over modulation effects from light chorusing to deep 'vibey' swirl

stereo operation gives wide stereo image spread while preserving the original guitar 
tone

NOS MN3007 analog bucket brigade chip running at 15V rails for extended headroom

dual opto 'vibe' phase modulation path also running at 15V rails

all analog circuitry

auto-configures for mono, mono in / stereo out, and stereo in / stereo out operation

pure sinusoidal LFO using a dedicated function generator IC for smooth modulation 
with variable 'SPEED' and chorus pitch modulation depth 'CH DEPTH'

'CH MIX' and 'PM MIX' controls allows independent control of chorus and phase 
modulation mix levels in both mono and stereo configurations

kill-dry switch for parallel FX loop operation or use of chorus path for pure vibrato

mono input signal passed through to both outputs on bypass

phase switch to invert phase of right channel output relative to left

LED indication of LFO speed, visible while in bypass

expression pedal control of LFO speed

same Vishay JFET / audiophile Burr Brown opamp signal path as in Memory Lane de-
lay

telecom grade relay switched true bypass operation on all inputs and outputs

internally regulated to 15V, can be run from provided 24V adapter or from 18V pedal 
board power supply outputs (including Y-cable powering from two 9V outputs on the 
Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus)

genuine Hammond cast aluminum 4.7 x 4.7 x 1.0 inch case

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Halo Chorus user manual v1.01

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Summary of Contents for Halo Chorus

Page 1: ...Halo Chorus Stereo chorus vibe guitar effect pedal User Manual v1 01 October 11 2006 Halo Chorus user manual v1 01 1...

Page 2: ...e additional infrastructure required for the second bucket brigade voice Back to the drawing board we went We looked again at what could be done psychoacoustically to generate a wide stereo im age wit...

Page 3: ...tion effects from light chorusing to deep vibey swirl stereo operation gives wide stereo image spread while preserving the original guitar tone NOS MN3007 analog bucket brigade chip running at 15V rai...

Page 4: ...t with the output taken from the output The in ternal circuitry will automatically configure to parallel sum both the chorus pitch modu lation and vibe phase modulation effects illustrated below in Fi...

Page 5: ...unt of pitch detuning of the pitch modulation section STEREO IN STEREO OUT In this configuration the input signal either from a stereo guitar e g Rickenbacker 360 or from the previous stereo pedal in...

Page 6: ...gnal before mixing back in with the direct signal SPEED Sets the speed of the Low Fre quency Oscil lator LFO for both cho rus and phase modulation Approx 0 2 to 10 Hz range PM MIX Sets the level of ph...

Page 7: ...would use for typical in front of the amp and in amplifier serial FX loops For amplifiers with parallel FX loops this should be set to the in position when placed in such a loop Figure 4 Kill dry in...

Page 8: ...d to a triangle wave shape giving a deeper pitch modulation effect Figure 6 LFO waveform jumper selection sine left factory setting triangle right 3 Delay trimpot this is factory set to approx a 10 ms...

Page 9: ...nfiguration providing 100 mA of current can be used to power the unit With appropriate cabling many commercially available pedal power supplies such as the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Dunlop DC brick an...

Page 10: ...periment with the Halo Chorus HALO CLEAN SIGNATURE Everything set to just past noon MAPLE SYRUP Thick and liquid THE FINAL FRONTIER Spatialization using a very slow LFO OPEN AIR CONCERT A nice phase a...

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