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SA243 

Vertigo Tremolo User’s Guide 

4 

Effect Switch:

 Selects between the three basic tremolo effect types – Normal (Optical), Harmonic, or 

Bias. 

Footswitch:

 Enables or bypasses the tremolo effect. The large LED will be lit green when the tremolo 

effect is engaged. 

Contents 

Welcome .................................................................................................................................................. 1 

Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 2 

Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 3 

Connections ............................................................................................................................................. 5 

Basic Tremolo Operation ......................................................................................................................... 9 

Effect Types ............................................................................................................................................ 11 

Controls .................................................................................................................................................. 12 

Preset Storage and Recall ...................................................................................................................... 15 

Universal Bypass 

TM

 ................................................................................................................................ 15 

Stereo Routing ....................................................................................................................................... 16 

Parametric EQ ........................................................................................................................................ 16 

External Control ..................................................................................................................................... 18 

Specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 26 

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 26 

Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................................................. 27 

Rubber Feet ........................................................................................................................................... 29 

Waste Disposal Notes ............................................................................................................................ 29 

Warranty ................................................................................................................................................ 30 

Version History ...................................................................................................................................... 31 

 

Summary of Contents for Vertigo Tremolo

Page 1: ...musical settings and the powerful MIDI and Neuro control options under the hood provide access to a vast array of additional tonal possibilities The Vertigo is housed in a durable lightweight aluminu...

Page 2: ...is yours The Vertigo features high quality signal relays for true bypass and transparent buffers for analog bypass Preset Saving Save your favorite sound by pressing and holding the footswitch No need...

Page 3: ...ent to the INPUT 1 jack and your amp or the next audio device in the signal chain to the OUTPUT 1 jack When the power and audio connections have been made the Vertigo is ready to play Brief Knob Foots...

Page 4: ...be lit green when the tremolo effect is engaged Contents Welcome 1 Overview 2 Quick Start 3 Connections 5 Basic Tremolo Operation 9 Effect Types 11 Controls 12 Preset Storage and Recall 15 Universal...

Page 5: ...nal routing that uses stereo inputs Connect it to your instrument or the previous effect in the signal chain using a mono TS cable By default the Vertigo is a true stereo effect Other routing options...

Page 6: ...ignal routing that uses stereo outputs Connect it to your amplifier recording interface or the next device in your effects signal chain using a mono TS cable Output 2 as a Neuro App Data Daisy Chain O...

Page 7: ...ond effect via TRS cable Mono To Stereo Audio Path with Neuro Daisy Chain In the case of a signal path that splits a mono input to stereo outputs the Neuro data can be input to the first effect direct...

Page 8: ...Vertigo s USB port denoted by the icon using a standard mini USB cable The Vertigo is a class compliant USB device meaning that it should be recognized by Mac and Windows computers automatically For...

Page 9: ...of time then decreases steadily for a fixed amount of time and repeats that process over and over again This is illustrated by the following graph The blue line in the graph is known as the LFO It cha...

Page 10: ...lso be changed to make the tremolo effect more or less prominent as shown in this graph Finally the shape of the LFO can be changed to give the tremolo effect a different character Sine wave Falling S...

Page 11: ...hidlaw uses in his office to test sounds while he is creating our effects library Harmonic Harmonic tremolo recreates a unique circuit included in some brownface amps made between 1959 and 1963 which...

Page 12: ...he tremolo effect will be most subtle With some effect types such as optical and bias this nearly bypasses the tremolo effect When the depth is set fully clockwise the tremolo effect will be most prom...

Page 13: ...lling sawtooth shape By dialing the Shape Knob somewhere between two different wave shapes the LFO shape will be a hybrid shape blending elements of both of those wave shape types The Normal Optical e...

Page 14: ...Engage Bypass LED The Engage Bypass LED above the footswitch indicates if the tremolo effect is active lit green or bypassed not lit When the user preset mode is enabled the LED will turn red See the...

Page 15: ...ready to save press and hold the footswitch for a few seconds The LED will blink three times to show that the preset was saved Exiting Preset Mode When Preset Mode is active bypass the effect using th...

Page 16: ...y default the Vertigo works in true stereo mode input 1 goes to output 1 and input 2 goes to output 2 To configure a different stereo routing mode use the USB editor software or the Neuro App A few di...

Page 17: ...dB cut and relatively high Q Band 3 is a peaking filter at 3 kHz with a 1 5 dB boost and relatively low Q and Band 4 is a high shelf filter at 10 kHz with a 2 5 dB cut Using the Neuro App or USB Edit...

Page 18: ...and the Low Cut filter are configurable using the Neuro Hub or USB Editor software By default the parametric EQ is disabled flat and the Low Cut filter is set to 10 Hz External Control The Control Inp...

Page 19: ...xpression pedals use a plug but the Vertigo s control port is 3 5 mm To make the connection a simple TRS plug converter 1 4 to 3 5 mm can be used Note that although the Control Port expects a 4 contac...

Page 20: ...en click the footswitch The Control LED will now be lit solid green Note that you may control one or more knobs with the expression pedal up to four total knobs 7 After setting the minimum and maximum...

Page 21: ...ession Hot Hand and MIDI mapping Neuro App The Neuro App is available as a free download for iOS and Android devices The Neuro App provides access to a number of parameters that are not accessible on...

Page 22: ...ete this shows that MIDI messages are still being sent to the Vertigo For parameters like depth and speed which are normally controlled by knobs the full range of continuous control values from 0 to 1...

Page 23: ...ub The Vertigo begins to sync its LFO to the MIDI Clock as soon as the first MIDI Clock message is received If the tempo changes the rate of MIDI Clock messages will change as well and the Vertigo wil...

Page 24: ...able for free download from the Source Audio website It allows for editing of the Vertigo s signal processing parameters on such a deep level that entirely new and original effects can be created For...

Page 25: ...RRS and have the signal connections as shown in the following figure The tap tempo switch needs to be more than a simple switch a pull up resistor and RC passive low pass filter are required The circu...

Page 26: ...tory settings In order to revert the Vertigo to its factory settings clearing all user data presets expression mappings and custom effect types use the Neuro App or USB Editor and choose the Factory R...

Page 27: ...ut Button and the Engage Bypass Footswitch at the same time While continuing to hold the Control Input Button and the Engage Bypass Footswitch plug in the power supply Wait until the Engage Bypass LED...

Page 28: ...ecimal The Vertigo s MIDI channel can be configured using the Neuro App or the USB Editor Software Channel numbers in MIDI use zero based counting so MIDI channel 1 is described as 0 in hexadecimal MI...

Page 29: ...lo 13 Sequence Sweep 14 Animator 15 Double Dip 16 Normal w Alternate Shapes Additional effect types may become available in future updates Rubber Feet The Vertigo comes standard with a flat aluminum b...

Page 30: ...extended to the original retail purchaser This Limited Warranty can be transferred to anyone who may subsequently purchase this product provided that such transfer is made within the applicable warran...

Page 31: ...erformance of the product whether in contract or in tort Source Audio shall not be liable for any expenses claims or suits arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing Some states do not allow t...

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