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Prima res

:  Connect the supplied 9 Volt DC adapter to the female DC power jack on the 

rear panel, as the MODMAX operates on a universal switching power supply - NO BATTERIES!     

1.  INPUT control (has corresponding jack on back panel): Wide-range input level control 

for guitar, instrument, or program material; INPUT shorts to OUTPUT when bypassed.
2.  OUTPUT control (also has corresponding jack on back panel): Output level control for 

gain matching of effected and non-effected signal.
3.  DRENCH OFF/ON:
Effect output level overload - Can produce a 

SERIOUS GAIN INCREASE...

 proceed 

with caution!  Use the mix control for reducing the gain; the drench overloads the output 

of the effect signal, so by reducing the amount of effect level, you will lower the overall 

gain.
a  MIX: Balance control for DRY and WET signal. Center position = 50/50 blend.

b  DYNAMICS (center detent pot): Dynamic level control of MIX: when the MIX control is 

set to the "=" position, the dynamic sweep of full positive modulation will be from "=" to 

100% wet; with the same MIX setting, the dynamic sweep of full negative modulation will 

be from "=" to 100% dry.
4.  FILTER MODE: Low Pass; Band Pass; High Pass.  The different modes of the filter will 

determine which audio frequencies are "passed through".  Low Pass allows the fullest audio 

spectrum to pass, while Band Pass, and High Pass allow only selected frequencies to enter 

through the filter.
a  FREQUENCY: Sets the initial frequency of the filter.

b  RESONANCE: Adds "Q" or definition to the selected frequency of the filter.
5.  NORM; TRIG; ONE SHOT: These are the triggering modes of the LFO.  When set to NORM, 

the LFO is free running; in TRIG mode, the start of the LFO cycle re-triggers with dynamic 

level - the trigger point being the lighting of the red LED; in ONE SHOT, a single cycle of 

the LFO is triggered (making the LFO act like an envelope for interesting sweep effects). The 

combination of the INPUT level and the ATTACK and RELEASE controls determines when 

the dynamic level is high enough to illuminate the red LED.  Re. waveform cycles: The start 

of the triangle waveform's cycle is at the bottom of the waveform, the start of the square's 

at the top of the waveform, and the S/H's is random.
(envelope detector circuit)

a  ATTACK: How fast the envelope will respond to each new strike, e.g., audio info..

b  Trigger level L.E.D.s.                                                            

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