10.
Turn up the HOLD to 12:00, notice how the decay does not go fully to
silent now. Explore the range of the HOLD control.
The Decay function in this pedal is equipped with an automatic reset
feature that re-arms the pedal each time the decay cycle is finished.
Be sure to check out the shortest Decay settings for square wave
tremolo and rapid stutter sounds.
11.
Turn on the ATTACK footswitch. Now all three footswitch lights should
be lit up. Start off with both the ATTACK and DECAY dials set at 9:00
and then change them one at a time to create different tremolo
shapes.
12.
Turn off the Auto Reset and notice how you must mute to retrigger the
modulation cycle at the end of the FADE.
13.
Set SWELL to 11:00 and the FADE to 8:00. This medium-long attack and
fast decay setting provides a tape reverse emulation for plucked
string instruments.
14.
Turn on the ONE SHOT and choose long SWELL and FADE settings.
Notice how you can mute while the cycle is going and without
resetting
Notes:
LIVE PERFORMANCE - The Philosopher King provides four preset sounds on
stage depending which footswitches are selected:
1
– Sustainer = ENGAGE only
2 – Volume Swell = ENGAGE and SWELL
3 – Stutter = ENGAGE and FADE
4 – Tape Reverse / Tremolo = ENGAGE and SWELL and FADE
SIGNAL FLOW – For optimum performance, place the Philosopher King
after your synth and pitch tracking pedals, but before distortion,
modulation and delay pedals.
SIDECHAIN – The trigger jack can be useful for creating interactive effects
between members of band where the signal from one musician triggers
the swell and fade cycle of another musician’s Philosopher King.
FOR SAMPLE SETTINGS, please visit the Philosopher King product page on
our website:
www.pigtronix.com
