ON footswitch
Set the effect ON or OFF.
Also while holding the footswitch down,
it works as a SHIFT function button.
Tap footswitch
Tap tempo over the LFO rate.
When holding the TAP and the ON buttons down for 3 sec,
you will save the SHIFT state
Shape Knob
Select an LFO waveform.
This is not a continuous wave-shaper,
but a 5 position selection.
Fade Knob
Fade in and Fade out over the tremolo depth.
Set at 50% to disable this function.
For more info check
the “FADE AND EXPRESSION” chapter
Rate Knob
Manual control over the LFO speed.
Its range is from 20 sec to 220hz,
depending on the DIV
and [SHIFT]+DIV selection
VCA
This controls the pedal’s level,
even if the effect is on a By-Pass mode
CV OUT
Send the LFO out
CV IN
Controls the LFO Rate
DIV Toggle Switch
Here you can set the divisions of the LFO Rate
(or the multiply on the rate indication).
It’s x1 , x3 , x4
Depth knob
Set the Depth of the Tremolo effect
Output
Audio out , send to an amp,
mixer or monitor.
Input
Audio, line or fretted instrument input.
Accepts up to 2Vpp levels.
9VDC center pin negative
standard effect pedals power
Treminator is based on the synthesizer’s last signal flow stage, called the VCA (voltage con-
trolled amplifier). We took this simple circuit and adapted it into a really expressive effect pedal
combined with an LFO, which is controlled by envelope generators. Forget everything you knew
about tremolos and prepare to be amazed...
On/Off Indicator
Signal to Gate Indicator
