EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Bedienungsanleitung Seite 4

The Data Corrupter® is a monophonic analog PLL
harmonizer with modulation. It takes your input signal and
brutally amplifies it into a crushing square wave fuzz tone
that is then multiplied, divided and modulated to create a
wild, yet repeatable, three-voice guitar synthesizer.
The Master Oscillator is the central nervous system at the
heart of the Data Corrupter's cyberpunk hive mind. The
three-position switch on the Master Oscillator control panel
labeled Root feeds your input to the Data Corrupter's signal
harvester in its original octave (Unison), one octave down (-1)
or two octaves down (-2). Use the Master Oscillator's Root
switch to fine tune the Data Corrupter's tracking response
for maximum compatibility with your preferred instrument
and frequency register. Once you've chosen your input
octave, the Data Corrupter will perform its calculations and
spit out a synthesized frequency, the octave and/or interval
of which may be selected via the Master Oscillator's eight-
position rotary switch. The Voice Mixer's Oscillator control
adjusts the Master Oscillator blend.
The Frequency Modulator applies pitch-bend modulation
to the Master Oscillator. In Glide mode, you'll hear a
smooth portamento as each note slides into the next. In
Vibrato mode the pitch modulates up and down for a retro
sci-fi laser effect.
The Subharmonic assimilates the input signal into one
of eight lower octave programs between one and three
octaves below the original. For a more stable lower octave,
set the Subharmonic's Root switch to the Unison position,
which divides the Square Wave input signal, and removes
the Frequency Modulator from the Subharmonic signal path.
To unleash the cracked machine lurking within the Data
Corrupter mainframe, set the Subharmonic Root switch to
Oscillator and try not to look away as the sonic malware you
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just installed mangles your input signal into the sum and
difference of both the Master Oscillator and Subharmonic
with the Frequency Modulator applied to the upper and
lower octaves. If you think you're brave enough, set the
Subharmonic Root switch to Oscillator and try experimenting
with different Master Oscillator and Subharmonic programs
to wind up the doomsday clock and inch ever closer to the
Singularity. Adjust the Voice Mixer's Subharmonic control to
set the lower octave volume.
Finally, (or is it?) the Square control located top-left on
the Voice Mixer blends in a fuzzed-out square-wave take
of your input in its original octave. That's it. These aren't
the droids we're looking for. Move along.
Each and every Data Corrupter is built one-at-a-time by
a team of ensigns aboard the Starship Enterprise locked
in orbit around the Borg Cube of Akron, Ohio, USA. Make
it so. Engage.
NERD TALK
The heart of this pedal is based around a CMOS Phase
Locked Loop (PLL) IC. In a nutshell, the PLL takes your
input signal and compares its phase and frequency
against an oscillator, generates an output proportional
to their difference then feeds it back to the oscillator.
This then causes the oscillator to lock onto the input
signal and generate a synthesized frequency. Pretty
cool, right? This synthesized frequency is referred to as
the Master Oscillator on the Data Corrupter.