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Bob Weir’s Real Deal

User’s Guide

All contents c

Absara Audio LLC 2018

Summary of Contents for Bob Weir's Real Deal

Page 1: ...Bob Weir s Real Deal User s Guide All contents c Absara Audio LLC 2018 ...

Page 2: ...Thank You 3 2 Anatomy and Functions 4 2 1 The Interface 4 Jacks 4 Knobs and Switches 6 3 Getting Started 9 3 1 Basic Hook Up 9 3 2 Guided Tour 9 Single Source Mode 9 Dual Source Mode TRS 10 Dual Source Mode External Mic with Phantom Power 11 4 Pigtronix Limited Warranty 13 1 ...

Page 3: ...frequency The internal 48V Phantom Power allows for the use of both dynamic and condenser microphones however the Real Deal can be used without a microphone as well With the DUAL SOURCE mode turned off the Real Deal can be used with just a single pickup splitting the input signal to both channels Bob Weir s Real Deal ef fectively provides full dynamic and harmonic control over your acoustic guitar...

Page 4: ...anger of equipment deformation and fire Do not expose the Real Deal to direct sunlight heating devices or other extreme temperatures USE SPECIFIED POWER ADAPTER ONLY Be sure to use only the 18 Volt DC 300mA Adapter that came with your Pigtronix Real Deal DO NOT EXPOSE TO WATER BEER To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose your Real Deal to rain or moisture If water gets inside th...

Page 5: ...power supply that came with your Pigtronix Real Deal Using the wrong power supply is likely to result in a damaged pedal 2 OUTPUT Effect output Plug in your amp mixer or DI box here 3 INPUT TS TRS Audio input plug in your instrument here The INPUT jack on the REAL DEAL is capable of accepting TS 4 ...

Page 6: ...NE channel Note Put the DUAL SOURCE switch in the DOWN position when using a TRS input with separate audio signals on the TIP and RING 4 EXT MIC TRS This jack is a dedicated TRS input for a balanced microphone connection Note When the PHANTOM switch is in the DOWN position 48V Phantom Power is supplied to the EXT MIC jack The audio from the EXT MIC jack is always sent to the MICRO PHONE channel No...

Page 7: ...CHAPTER 2 ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS 6 Knobs and Switches ...

Page 8: ...he frequency at which the high pass and low pass filters overlap This knob is calibrated such that the crossover frequency can be set anywhere between 300Hz 3kHz 9 MICROPHONE This knob controls the gain of the microphone channel before the high pass filter 10 DUAL SOURCE This toggle determines whether the signal on the TIP or the RING of the INPUT jack is sent to the microphone channel When in the...

Page 9: ...ro phone channel When in the down IN PHASE position the microphone channel is in phase with the pickup channel When in the up position the microphone channel is out of phase with the pickup channel Regardless of what mode the pedal is set to whatever signal is sent through the microphone channel is effected by the PHASE toggle 12 PHANTOM This toggle determines whether the internal 48V Phantom Powe...

Page 10: ...the wall or turn off the power going to the 18VDC supply We recommend that you do not leave your Real Deal pow ered up for long periods of time when it is not in use 3 2 Guided Tour The following steps will guide you through the sonic palette of the Real Deal and show you how to access the range of tones that it has to offer Single Source Mode This mode is used for instruments which have a single ...

Page 11: ...OSSOVER knob to change the point where the high pass and low pass filters meet 9 Experiment with the PHASE switch position to find the best sound 10 Adjust the VOLUME control as needed Dual Source Mode TRS This mode can accommodate a guitar with two output signals on a TRS cable Typically this would be a piezo or magnetic pickup on the TIP and a microphone on the RING of the TRS output In this cas...

Page 12: ... a guitar with a pickup magnetic or piezo at the INPUT and a microphone on the EXT MIC TRS input In this case as above the pickup will be affected by the low pass filter only while the microphone will be affected by the high pass filter In addition the EXT MIC input can provide 48v phantom power Since the EXT MIC input and the RING of the TRS input are in parallel up to three signals may be utiliz...

Page 13: ...VOLUME knob until you have a good volume on your amplifier Press the foot switch to engage the filter 8 Adjust the PICKUP knob to increase or decrease the gain of the low pass filter and the MICROPHONE knob to increase or decrease the gain of the high pass filter 9 Sweep the CROSSOVER knob to change the point where the high pass and low pass filters meet 10 Experiment with the PHASE switch positio...

Page 14: ... us for servicing How to contact us for warranty service Email tech pigtronix com Phone 631 331 PIGS 7447 Warranty Limitations This warranty does not cover defects resulting from improper or unreasonable use accident unauthorized tampering or modifications and warranty shall be considered void if the Real Deal chassis has been opened Please consult the instructions and warnings in this manual for ...

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