Chunk Systems Brown Dog User manual

Battery
Your Brown Dog operates from a single 9V battery. We
recommend you use a long-life alkaline type. Since the Brown
Dog draws power while the input plug is connected, you
should remove the input plug when not in use to prolong
battery life.
Replace your battery if the LED does not light brightly or if the
output becomes too quiet. When in hard mode, you may also
find you need to turn up the dirty level control a little as your
battery runs out.
To install a battery:
Attach the battery clip to the battery.
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Insert the battery into
the drawer with the
battery clip inside the
unit as shown.
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Slide the battery drawer out.
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Loosen the battery drawer thumbscrew.
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Push the back end of the
battery down until it clips
snugly into the drawer as
shown.
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Slide the battery drawer in.
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Tighten the battery drawer thumbscrew.
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External power supply
You can also run your Brown Dog from an external plugpack
or other voltage source plugged into the 2.1mm tip-negative
9vdc socket. A 9V DC regulated supply is required but almost
any current rating will do since it draws less than 50 mA.
While a plug is inserted into the 9vdc socket the battery, if
installed, is disconnected. To prevent damage to your pedal,
please ensure you have the voltage and polarity correct
before plugging in an external power supply.
Stand-alone connection
To use your Brown Dog by itself, connect a lead from your
instrument to the input socket, and a lead from the output
socket to your amplifier as shown:
Envelope connection
The envelope output at the back of the Brown Dog provides a
phase-inverted copy of the input signal with 12 dB of gain
applied.
The Brown Dog can operate with the Chunk Systems Agent
00Funk Mark II envelope filter pedal to create some crazy
synth tones. For best results, connect the Brown Dog's
envelope output to the Agent 00Funk Mark II's envelope
input as shown:

Suggestions
Use the following suggestions as starting points to find your
own sounds. Check our website at www.chunksystems.com
for more suggestions and sound samples.
Bodyheat
Turn all controls
straight up and take
your coat off for some
classic warmth.
Noise Margin
Ouch!
Tightass
With the gate control
set high each note has
a really tight start and
end.
Upper Crust
Turn down the dirty
level and the drive to
just crustify the edges a
little.
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Controls
The dirty level controls the volume of the
signal coming from the Brown Dog's fuzz
circuit in the output mix. To make the fuzz
louder, turn it up. To make the fuzz quieter,
turn it down.
The clean level controls the volume of the
original input signal in the output mix. The
Brown Dog mixes the dirty signal coming
from its fuzz circuit with the original input
signal so you can determine exactly how
much fuzz you want and keep the tone of your
instrument.
The gate control governs how loud the input
signal must be for a fuzz tone to be
produced. Especially in hard mode, you can
use this gating effect to prevent hum from
your pickups and the noise of your fingers on
the strings from being amplified by the fuzz
circuit. You can also ensure that your notes
start and end cleanly, so your bass line
remains clear even though you have massive
amounts of fuzz applied.
The drive control alters the character of the
fuzz produced by controlling how hard the
fuzz circuit is driven. Driving the fuzz harder
squares off your sound more and makes it
sound harsher. In hard mode with maximum
drive, you can get synth-like square wave
tones. In soft mode, the drive control will
alter the volume of the fuzz signal and you
may find you need to compensate with the
dirty level control.
Use the mode switch to choose between soft
and hard fuzz, which have different
characters. The hard fuzz produces very
square-edged acidic tones. Use it for
hardcore metal sounds or turn up the gate
for some great synth tones. The soft mode
produces a classic warm bass fuzz.
Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing the Brown Dog. Prepare to
unleash rampaging waves of meat while keeping your
basslines tight and punchy and letting the character of your
instrument's tone shine through. With two fuzz modes (hard
and soft), a mixing stage and a unique gating circuit your
Brown Dog gives you a wide range of fuzzy and synthy bass
tones.
Your Brown Dog can be used stand-alone or in conjunction
with a Chunk Systems Agent 00Funk Mark II envelope filter
pedal to create some excellent synth-bass effects. See our
website at www.chunksystems.com for sound samples.
To give you the best quality sound available, the Brown Dog is
analogue throughout and features a true bypass connection
so that your instrument is connected directly to your amplifier
when the effect is switched off. Your Brown Dog has been
lovingly manufactured in Australia using only the highest
quality components.