pg. 6
Getting to Know your ELX
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Acoustic Harp Body
– an ordinary Special-20 sized harp, with cover plates removed.
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Light Sensors
– convert reed vibration to electrical signal, one per reed
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Magnetic Latch - holds the case closed, allows harp body to be changed quickly.
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Flex Cable
– connects the draw board to the blow board.
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Standoff Screw
– adjusts distance between sensor and reeds. Should not require adjustment.
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Trimmers
– adjust the gain and gate cutoff, see below.
FLEX
CABLE
STANDOFF
SCREW
PICKUPS
(BLOW REEDS)
TRIMMERS
-gate levels
-bias current
ACOUSTIC HARP BODY
(S-20 shown)
MAGNET
LATCH
POWER
SWITCH
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with some of the main components of the ELX harp.
Gate Level
(Blow)
Bias Level
(Blow)
Gate Level
(Draw)
increase
off
POWER
SOURCE
BATT
phantom 9V
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Gate Level
– adjustment for built-in noise gate. Rotate completely clockwise disables the gate.
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Bias Level
– adjustment for gain of each sensor board. Draw sensor adjustment on other board.
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Power Source
– switch left (towards battery) for remote phantom power; switch right for battery
power. (Note: there is no auto-
shutoff, so don’t forget to turn it off when you’re done!)