Electro-Harmonix Superego+ Bedienungsanleitung

SUPEREGO+

SYNTH ENGINE/MULTI-EFFECT

Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Superego+ synth

engine and multi-effect. Just like the original award-winning Superego, the

Superego+ excels at creating synth effects, ethereal layers, fluid glissandos,

infinite sustain and more.

But wait, kids, there’s more! The Superego+ adds new mind-blowing features

such as: a Threshold control that reacts to your picking dynamics; separate

Attack and Decay controls; expression pedal input; and the optional ability to

control the pedal via an external footswitch. And to really extend the range of

the Superego, we’ve included 11 unique effects to help you explore even more

otherworldly soundscapes. Add additional effects through the effects loop for

even more craziness. Or, just use the effects alone as you would with any

standard multi-effect device.

Whether on stage or in the studio, if you’re an ambient/drone specialist or just

looking for something a little new or different, relax your mind, set the controls

for the heart of the sun, and start crafting some unique and special sounds.

WARNING: Your SUPEREGO+ comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI

power supply (same as used by Boss®& Ibanez®: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Superego+

requires 140mA at 9VDC with a center-negative plug. Use of the wrong adapter or a plug

with the wrong polarity may damage your SUPEREGO+ and void the warranty.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………….1

GETTING STARTED: MODES…………………………………………………………………….2

STARTER SETTINGS…………………………………………………………………………………..3

CONTROLS………………………………………………………………………………………………..4-5

POWER/INPUT/OUTPUT…………………………………………………………………………6-7

EFFECTS………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8

SETTING EXPRESSION PEDAL PRESETS/

NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS………………………………………………………………….9

BLANK USER TEMPLATE…………………………………………………………………………..10

WARRANTY INFORMATION……………………………………………………………………..11

FCC COMPLIANCE………………………………………………………………………………………12

GETTING STARTED: MODES

Let’s begin our exploration of the Superego+ by learning about the five major

functions you can select with the MODE footswitch. Each press and release of

the MODE footswitch cycles through the following modes:

MOMENT

When set to MOMENT mode, the Superego+ freezes your signal at the moment

you press and hold the BYPASS footswitch and continues to produce the frozen

effect as long you hold down the footswitch. When you release BYPASS the

frozen signal fades out. With a mix of dry signal you can play over the frozen

sound. Release and press and hold the BYPASS footswitch as you play a new

chord/note to create a new freeze.

SUSTAIN (MOMENT+AUTO)

In SUSTAIN mode, the Superego+ works similarly to a piano sustain pedal. The

Superego+ continues to automatically freeze notes as you play and while the

BYPASS footswitch is held down. Use the THRESHOLD knob to set trigger

sensitivity to your playing and instrument. Release BYPASS to fade out the frozen

sound and disable the effect.

AUTO

In AUTO mode, the Superego+ automatically freezes the notes you play while

the pedal is on. Press and release BYPASS once to enable AUTO mode. Double-

tap BYPASS to go into bypass mode. Press and hold BYPASS while a frozen

signal is sounding to momentarily stop accepting new signals; when you release

BYPASS, AUTO mode returns to freezing your notes. Use the THRESHOLD knob

to set trigger sensitivity to your playing and instrument.

LATCH

In LATCH mode, the Superego+ freezes your signal at the moment you press the

BYPASS footswitch and continues to produce the frozen effect even after you

release BYPASS. To freeze a new sound press and release BYPASS again.

Double-tap BYPASS to enter bypass mode and fade-out the frozen signal.

LIVE EFFECTS (MOMENT+AUTO+LATCH)

In LIVE EFFECTS mode the dry signal is routed through the built-in effects of the

Superego+ and the internal synth engine is disabled. You cannot freeze sound

while in this mode. Use either the EFFECT or BYPASS footswitch to toggle an

effect on or off in this mode. The effect signal is routed through the external

effects loop after it goes through the Superego+ internal effects.

STARTER SETTINGS

CONTROLS

DRY Knob

Controls the volume level of the dry signal. As you turn DRY clockwise the

volume of the DRY signal increases to a maximum of +3dB.

EFFECT Knob

Controls the volume of the effected signal. Fully CCW removes the effect signal

entirely. Fully CW presents the maximum effect signal. The effect volume control

operates before the SEND output jack in the signal chain.

ATTACK Knob

Controls the fade-in speed of the frozen signal. When set fully CCW, the frozen

signal starts immediately. As the knob is turned CW the frozen signal fades in

more slowly. Adjust the ATTACK knob to create swell and pad effects.

DECAY Knob

Controls the fade-out speed of the frozen signal. When fully CCW, the frozen

signal fades out quickly. As the knob is turned CW, the fade-out time increases.

When set fully CW, the frozen signal plays indefinitely until a new freeze function

is triggered. If the DECAY knob is set very high at the time the Superego+ goes

into bypass, the bypass LED flashes as the effect signal fades out. This bypass

fade-out time is determined by the DECAY setting and provides a maximum

fade-out time of up to 2 seconds. Once the bypass fadeout is complete the LED

turns off as the Superego+ enters bypass.

THRESHOLD Knob

Controls how sensitive the Superego+ is to the input signal. THRESHOLD is least

sensitive when set fully CCW. At this setting, the input signal has to be very

strong to trigger the effect. As the knob is turned CW, the Superego+ becomes

more sensitive and the effect becomes increasingly easier to trigger. When set

fully CW, even light playing will trigger the effect.

LAYER Knob

In SUSTAIN, AUTO, and LATCH modes, use the LAYER knob to set the level of

the previously frozen signal when it is mixed with a newly frozen signal. When

set fully CCW, the previously frozen signal is not present in a new freeze. At a

setting of fully CW, 100% of the previously frozen signal is present. The LAYER

knob works in a similar fashion to the feedback knob on a delay or the overdub

amount on a looper. Adjust to taste!

GLISS Knob

Controls the speed of the glissando effect. The glissando/portamento feature

glides the pitch of one frozen sound into the next. This function is great for

smooth transitions with lots of texture.

Effects Selector Knob

Selects which of the 11 effects will be applied to the frozen or effected signal

when the EFFECT footswitch is engaged. See p. 8 for detailed descriptions of

each effect.

RATE Knob

Controls the rate/speed of the selected effect. For effects that do not utilize a

rate control, the RATE knob will have an alternate function. This alternate

function is printed (in purple) below the effect name on the Effects Selector

knob.

DEPTH Knob

Controls the depth/amount of the selected effect. For effects that do not need a

depth control, the DEPTH knob will have the alternate function printed in green

below the effect on the Effects Selector knob.

BYPASS Footswitch

Enables or disables the Superego+ pedal. Depending on what mode the

Superego+ is in, this footswitch can function as a freeze trigger, or an auto

trigger enable/disable (See MODES for more information).

EFFECT Footswitch

Turns the internal effect section of the Superego+ on and off. In LIVE EFFECTS

MODE the EFFECT footswitch as well as the BYPASS footswitch turn the

Superego+ on and off.

MODE Footswitch

Cycles through the five modes indicated by the mode LEDs.

POWER/INPUT/OUTPUT

POWER

Connect the output plug of the supplied AC Adaptor into the 9V power jack at

the top of the Superego+. The polarity at the power jack is center-negative only,

the Superego+ draws 140mA. Do not exceed 10VDC at the power jack.

INPUT Jack

Plug the output of another effects pedal or an instrument such as guitar, bass, or

keyboard into this ¼” input jack. This jack is the main input to the Superego+.

OUTPUT Jack

Use this jack for the main output of the Superego+. Connect a ¼” cable from

the OUTPUT jack to your amplifier, another effects pedal, a mixer, or an audio

recorder. Experiment with placing other effects after the Superego+ to create

rich soundscapes.

SEND Jack

If you would like the freeze signal to go through an external effects chain while

keeping your dry signal out of this chain, use the Superego+ built-in effects loop.

Connect SEND to the input of the external effect. Alternately, you can use the

SEND jack as a “wet-only” output; when you do so, the freeze signal is muted at

the OUTPUT jack. The EFFECT knob always controls the volume at the SEND

jack.

RETURN Jack

If using the external effects loop, plug the output of the external effect(s) into

the RETURN jack. The signal present at the RETURN jack is mixed with the dry

signal and sent to the OUTPUT jack.

EXP (Expression) Jack

Connect a standard TRS expression pedal or control voltage (CV) between 0 to

5V to the EXP input to allow external control over the ATTACK, DECAY, RATE,

DEPTH, THRESHOLD, LAYER and GLISS parameters. An EXP preset can be saved

for each effect setting. The SUPEREGO+ will take a “snapshot” of all 7 knob

parameters at the heel-down position and a snapshot of all 7 knob parameters at

the toe-down position, allowing the expression pedal to sweep between the two

settings. NOTE: refer to the SETTING EXPRESSION PEDAL PRESETS section

on p. 9 of this manual.

Once an EXP preset has been saved the LED between RATE and DEPTH lights

red, otherwise this LED lights green.

You can also use an expression pedal or other CV source without programming a

preset. Each internal effect has a default expression control range that is active

by default from the factory or after erasing the expression pedal preset.

EXT (External Control) Jack

Use a TRS three-button external/auxiliary switch (such as the DigiTech®FS3X) to

remotely control the Superego+ footswitches. To connect the external switch,

unplug power from Superego+, connect the external switch to the EXT jack and

then apply power. If you’re handy at DIY, you could build your own footswitch

based on the following circuit diagram:

The switch connected to the TIP+RING of the external footswitch behaves like

the BYPASS footswitch. Use this control to remotely switch the Superego+ on

and off. This switch will also control triggers in LATCH mode.

The switch connected to the RING controls the EFFECT footswitch. This switch

can be used to remotely turn on and off the Superego+ internal effects.

The switch connected to TIP works as a MODE selector and an EFFECT off

switch. A single press is the equivalent of double tapping the BYPASS footswitch

to enter bypass when the Superego+ is in SUSTAIN, AUTO, or LATCH mode. To

change modes, press and hold the TIP+RING switch; the Superego+ will slowly

cycle through the 5 modes. Release the footswitch to select the currently lit

mode.

USING A SINGLE EXTERNAL SWITCH WITH A ¼” TS CABLE

When using a single external switch with a ¼” TS cable (standard guitar cable),

the switch will have the same functionality as the onboard BYPASS footswitch.

USING EXTERNAL CLOCK TRIGGER WITH A ¼” TS CABLE

You can also use a clock signal to trigger the Superego+ BYPASS function.

Connect the clock signal to the TIP of the EXT Jack. Each negative-going clock

signal present at the TIP connection is equivalent to pressing the BYPASS

footswitch. The nominal amplitude for the clock signal is 0V to 5V. The

Superego+ is triggered by the falling edge of the clock signal.

EFFECTS

FLANGE, PHASE, MOD and ROTARY use the RATE and DEPTH knobs as

indicated. Other effects assign different functions to the RATE and DEPTH knobs.

These alternate functions are indicated by the purple and green text next to the

relevant effect name on the Effect Selector knob. The purple text indicates the

parameter that is controlled by the RATE knob. The green text indicates the

parameter that is controlled by the DEPTH knob. Note: The LED above the

Effect Selector knob lights green to indicate that the effects section is active.

With an EXP pedal attached, a red LED indicates that you have programmed an

EXP pedal preset for the effect selected.

DETUNE: Subtle and shimmery pitch detune. EXP pedal controls pitch.

ECHO: Pristine repeats. Feedback is preset. EXP pedal controls delay time.

DELAY: Warm, analog-sounding repeats with modulation. Feedback is preset.

EXP pedal controls delay time.

FLANGE: Electric Mistress-style flanger with filter matrix, rate, and feedback

control. DEPTH controls the feedback amount. The RATE knob controls both the

filter matrix and the flange rate. With the RATE knob fully CCW, the filter matrix

is at minimum. The filter range increases to its maximum setting at about 11

o’clock on the RATE knob. As you turn RATE past 11 o’clock the flange will begin

to oscillate very slowly; modulation speed increases to maximum when RATE is

set fully CW. EXP pedal controls rate.

PHASE: Small Stone-style phase shifting. EXP pedal controls rate.

MOD: Pitch-based vibrato or chorus. RATE controls speed. Depth is 0 at noon.

Noon to CCW is pitch vibrato depth. Noon to CW is chorus depth. EXP sets rate.

ROTARY: Rich rotary sound. Use the DEPTH knob to control tweeter/horn

balance. Turning the DEPTH knob CCW adds more horn and reduces the

tweeter. Turning the DEPTH Knob CW adds more tweeter and reduces the horn.

Expression pedal controls rate.

TREM 1: Sine wave tremolo. EXP pedal controls rate.

TREM 2: Square wave tremolo. EXP pedal controls rate.

PITCH: Pitch shifting effect. RATE knob at noon is unity. CW steps up the

major scale (also including minor 3rd and minor 7th) to +1 octave. CCW steps

down the major down to -1 octave. EXP pedal controls +1 octave whammy-style

effect over the unity effected signal.

FILTER: Resonant Low-Pass filter. RATE controls frequency and DEPTH

controls resonance. EXP pedal controls frequency.

SETTING EXPRESSION PEDAL PRESETS

Program and save EXP pedal presets by executing the following steps:

1. Insert an expression pedal into the EXP jack.

2. Tap the EFFECT footswitch, if necessary, to ensure that the effects are off.

3. Press and hold the EFFECT footswitch for more than one second. The green

Effects LED will start to blink.

4. Release the EFFECT footswitch.

5. Set the expression pedal to heel-down and set the 7 controllable knobs

(ATTACK, DECAY, RATE, DEPTH, THRESHOLD, LAYER and GLISS) to the

desired heel-down setting.

6. Put the expression pedal in toe-down position and set the same 7 knobs to

the desired toe-down setting. If you do not want a knob to change with the

expression pedal then do not turn it during this step.

7. NOTE: The expression pedal must be placed into the heel-down and toe-

down positions at least once during preset acquisition.

8. Press and hold the EFFECT footswitch.

9. The Effects LED will flash red to confirm that a preset has been saved. The

Red LED will only light with an expression pedal plugged into the EXP jack.

10. Release the EFFECT footswitch, the red LED goes solid. The solid red LED

indicates that an expression pedal preset has been saved and is active.

MORE ABOUT EXPRESSION PEDAL PRESETS

•To exit programming an expression pedal preset without saving changes, press

and release the EFFECT footswitch at any time before step 8 in the above

procedure.

•When a preset is active, turning any of the 7 control knobs will save that

knob’s new setting as both the heel-down and toe-down setting. The EFFECTS

LED will flash red for half a second and then remain lit solid.

•To erase a preset, make sure the EFFECTS are off. Press and hold the

EFFECTS footswitch for 5 seconds. After one second the green LED will begin

flashing. After 5 seconds the green LED will flash quickly. Release the EFFECTS

footswitch and the preset will be cleared. The EFFECTS LED will light green

and the expression pedal controls the default parameter.

NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

•Buffered bypass

•Input impedance: 2.2M ohms (INPUT and RETURN jacks)

•Output impedance: 500 ohms (OUTPUT and SEND jacks)

•See p. 10 for a blank user template you can photocopy or use directly to

record your favorite personal settings.

•Go to ww.ehx.com/products/superego-plus to download a blank template you

can print and fill out to keep track of your favorite settings.

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