USER’S GUIDE
SA226
Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE SA226...
Page 2: ...fects pedals The Orbital Modulator lives in our durable cast aluminum Soundblox 2 housing providing rack mount power and flexibility in a compact easy to use stompbox It also works with all of our Hot...
Page 3: ...fects into any of the Orbital Modulator s effect types for the added dimension of amplitude modulation STATE OF THE ART DSP Our proprietary 56 bit Digital Signal Processor the SA601 and crystal clear...
Page 4: ...supplies 2 GUITAR AUDIO CONNECTIONS Using standard mono cables plug your guitar bass or other instrument into the GUITAR IN B jack and from the GUITAR OUT C jack to your amp or other audio device 3 BR...
Page 5: ...eter selected by the OPTION SELECT button SPEED D Adjusts the rate of the LFO Low Frequency Oscillator the attack decay rate of the envelope follower or the smoothing of Hot Hand MOD SOURCE E Selects...
Page 6: ...analog signals which allow the Orbital Modulator to interface with the following accessories SA110 SA115 Hot Hand Wireless Adapter SA111 Hot Hand Wired Sensor SA161 Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal...
Page 7: ...individual settings see the Effect Types section Continued 1 2 CONTROL INPUT OPTION SELECT ENV ENV DEPTH OPTION SPEED DELAY FREQ FEEDBACK VOLUME TREMOLO MIX HOLD DEFAULT HH MIDI EXP FLANGER CHORUS PHA...
Page 8: ...six choices The selected parameter is indicated by the three red green LEDs Green indicates the upper parameter black print and red the lower parameter white print 1 2 CONTROL INPUT OPTION SELECT ENV...
Page 9: ...ck for chorus When phaser effects are selected this knob adjusts the frequency center point of the phase modulation Turn the FREQUENCY knob clock wise to modulate the phaser over higher frequencies an...
Page 10: ...ol is cranked up increasing LoRETAIN will prevent excessive volume fluctuations in the lower frequencies TREMOLO Green LED The TREMOLO knob adjusts amplitude modulation Unlike traditional tremolo the...
Page 11: ...ximately 10 and 2 o clock around the MIX knob indicate the point of a 50 50 wet dry mix Set the MIX knob to a 50 50 ratio for the most prominent phase or flange effects Factory Defaults Given the numb...
Page 12: ...LFO for dramatic choppy sounding tremolo effects Envelope Followers An envelope follower responds to the amplitude or volume of the incoming signal and creates a control signal which modulates the we...
Page 13: ...ions it may be useful to determine the positions of the preset knob values To start the process put the pedal in bypass and set all knobs to the full counter clockwise position Next enable the preset...
Page 14: ...is in bypass mode both LEDs remain off When a preset is enabled and any sort of adjustment is made the indicator LED for that preset will begin to blink showing that the preset has been edited After a...
Page 15: ...C effect type which uses a single modulating signal in both the FLANGER and CHORUS effect categories As a rule short delay times between the dry and modulated signals create the traditional jet engine...
Page 16: ...oiced choruses Both produce a more animated and lavish chorus than the CLASSIC effect type The DUAL CHORUS has two modulating delay signals and the QUAD has four FLANGER CHORUS PHASER RESONATOR 4 STAG...
Page 17: ...ines The first is a very short but stationary delay line which functions as the dry signal the other signal modulates As the modulating signal passes through and moves ahead of the stationary tap we h...
Page 18: ...frequency peaks create the well known whoosh sound a phaser generates modulating frequency notches which create a subtle undulating sound similar to that found in a rotating Leslie speaker VIBE The VI...
Page 19: ...FECT SELECTOR knob turning up the Orbital Modulator s TREMOLO knob can produce several traditional or non traditional tremolo effects For a basic tremolo set the MOD SOURCE to a standard sine wave dia...
Page 20: ...ut that accepts both digital and analog control signals It replaces the SENSOR input on previous Soundblox pedals The MULTI FUNCTION input connects to wired or wireless Hot Hand accessories the Source...
Page 21: ...ulation but the expression pedal can also be assigned to control any other knob parameter MIDI MIDI control mode Select to enable MIDI I O through the Soundblox 2 MIDI Interface HH Hot Hand mode Selec...
Page 22: ...2 Press and hold the CONTROL INPUT button A until the LED begins to blink slowly 3 Set the low position of the desired knob for example SPEED B to the lowest setting you would like to use 4 Press the...
Page 23: ...ck www sourceaudio net for availability The adapter connects to the Multi Function input and provides standard MIDI IN and OUT 5 pin DIN connectors Using Soundblox 2 pedals with MIDI greatly extends t...
Page 24: ...is follow the calibration procedure below Note that calibration is only used for Hot Hand mode and calibration is NOT required before use To perform a calibration 1 Select a preset by pressing a foots...
Page 25: ...bypass press and hold the right footswitch when powering up the pedal Continue to hold the footswitch until the corresponding LED blinks 3 times The pedal is now in buffered bypass To switch back to t...
Page 26: ...al data path Universal Bypass buffered or relay based true bypass SPECIFICATIONS TROUBLESHOOTING Noise Power Source Ensure that the proper power supply is being used Near noise source Move pedal away...
Page 27: ...ments for authorized repairs Any product repaired replaced or upgraded pursuant to this Limited Warranty will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period This Limited Warranty is e...
Page 28: ...CLUDED FROM THIS LIMITED WARRANTY UPON EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE EXPRESS WARRANTY PERIOD SOURCE AUDIO SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER WARRANTY OBLIGATION OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED SOURCE AUDIO SHALL IN...
