English
Owner
’
s Manual
ODR-C
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Introduction
Moin, Moin, as we say here in the Nordland and congratulations on the purchase of this effect device! It was
made mainly by hand, is equipped with very high quality and selected components and personally tested and
measured.
Only when it meets my own quality requirements, the device comes in the delivery. This is the detailed guide
with more technical background to better explain the functions.
The latest version is always on my website: http://nordland-electronics.com
Development
The ODR-C is based on one of my most successful developments (ODR-1)
from the early 90s. The basis was to develop an overdrive that retains the
sound of the guitar as much as possible - that is: sounds very "natural".
The device was very good sound, but was designed and manufactured for
production in the Far East (Korea). Correspondingly cheap components
were used.
The ODR-1 has always been my favorite overdrive and that's why I've had
the desire to rebuild the model and release it with high quality
components in a small series.
The result is the new ODR-C, which sounds in the basic sound like my
ODR-1, but has many news and quality improvements:
New Functions
•
A small
O.D.C.
-knob to decrease the amount of overdrive
compression technically occurs during the overdrive process.
•
Another small
Lo-Cut
-knob to control the low frequencies out of
the signal.
•
A big
Mid
-knob to control the midrange.
Improvements
•
The built-in components can easily handle 18 volts. The sound of the ODR-C changes during
operation voltages between 9 V and 18 V. Please try it yourself!!
•
Reverse polarity protection: The device locks in reverse polarity and thus protects the electronics.
•
True Bypass Footswitch: No sound loss in the bypass (Effect Off).
•
Soft-click of the footswitch - more comfortable than the usual hard switch.
•
Use of high quality materials, such as: Stable Hammond MFG (England) 1590N1 aluminum body, gold
plated cliff jacks (also from England), gold plated PCB-connectors, PCBs with ENIG/gold plated pads,
1% (tolerance) metal film resistors, ± 2% ... 5% film capacitors in audio signal path for best sound
quality.
•
Soft LED: Fade in / out of the LED brightness to optimally suppress switching clicks.
•
LED brightness control from dark to very light (internal trim-potentiometer, adjustable with a small
screwdriver)
