MONO SYNTH
Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Mono Synth. The
Mono Synth allows you to transform your guitar into one of eleven different
synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick, stacked voices, to deep
pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Mono Synth
was designed to work on your guitar without any modifications or special
pickups. Plug right in and immediately join the ranks of legendary synthesists.
WARNING: Your Mono Synth comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI
power supply (same as used by Boss
®
& Ibanez
®
: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Mono Synth
requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong adapter or a plug
with the wrong polarity may damage your Mono Synth and void the warranty.
GETTING STARTED
Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack. Plug your instrument
into the INPUT jack. Connect your amp or other effects pedals to the SYNTH
OUTPUT jack. Set the DRY knob to minimum (fully counterclockwise) and set the
other top row knobs to 12 o’clock. Select a TYPE and step on the BYPASS
footswitch to turn on the LED. Play your guitar and adjust controls to your liking.
ONE NOTE AT A TIME
The Mono Synth is a multi-oscillator monophonic instrument. It synthesizes one
note at a time per oscillator. The oscillators have been pre-tuned for each synth
type—only TINKER and BLISTER allow for user control over an oscillator.
Additionally it can handle only one note from your guitar at a time. It does not
work properly when chords or two note intervals are played. The Mono Synth
behaves unpredictably and erratically when it receives more than one note at the
INPUT jack.
SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS
1. NU WAVE – pulsating string-like synth.
CTRL: the CTRL knob sets the cutoff frequency of the filter.
EXP: the expression pedal sets pitch modulation depth. As the pedal is
swept from heel to toe, modulation depth increases.
2. UNISON – the huge sound of stacking voices on a polyphonic synth.
SENS: higher settings make for wider filter sweeps.
CTRL: controls the volume of a separate oscillator tuned a Perfect 5th
higher than the incoming pitch.
EXP: controls the cutoff frequency of the filter.
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