AIR SPACE INVADER 2
– USER MANUAL
Congratulations on buying the Air Space Invader 2
! It’s a unique kind of effects pedal, and has a
Rainger FX optimum distortion circuit, mixable with white noise. This can be sent through the
low-pass filter, the cut-off frequency being controlled by the envelope of the note.
It’s a simpler version of the Rainger FX Air Traffic Controller pedal (the ‘Air’ comes from the
white noise hiss wooshing around!), but it has the extra facility of either giving an overdrive fuzz
(balanced with plenty of mids, no filter), or synthy electro tones.
CONTROLS
VOL
; This decides the output volume.
DRIVE
; This controls the amount of distortion on the guitar signal.
MIX
; This knob adjusts the mix of white noise with guitar signal.
FILTER switch
; This switches in the low-pass filter.
Hi/Lo switch
; This adjusts the resonance of the low-pass filter, a high resonance (switch in)
making the cut-off frequency more noticeable.
DC in
; Connect 9v power supply unit here, standard 9v pedal PSU (centre earth)
LEDs
; These show the status of the pedal
(‘ON/OFF’), and when a signal is present
(‘INCOMING’).
SOUNDS
To get full round filter action, decrease the drive knob (raises the threshold). For stinging intense
stuff turn it back up.
To hear more filter, add more white noise to the mix pot (turn counter-clockwise).
As the mix knob is turned and the guitar signal decreases
there’s a nice compression on it –
making these settings very payable.
