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For those of you from Canada, or who know anything about Canada outside of beavers, and maple syrup….
the capitol of the country is called Ottawa, and is full of politicians who do nothing but “wah-wah-wah”all
day long (see where we are going with this?).
It’s difficult to say whether there is another connection between this pedal and the Canadian capitol, but we
have redesigned the Optical Envelope Filter, and have given it a new, tongue-in-cheek name: Carl Martin
Ottawa!
The Carl Martin Ottawa is an envelope filter that mimics the sound of your wah pedal without you having to
step on a wah pedal and adjust those frequencies manually. Really a great pedal for solo-ing and for
rhythm work, whether you are into ‘those’ psychedelic 60’s, or the disco era of the later 70’s, or any other
music that requires this unique sound. There are 3 presets which are High, Band and Low Pass filters,
adjustments for bandwidth and attack as well as level and tone.
User Manual
ATTACK –the Attack knob adjusts the sensitivity of the Ottawa to your style of playing. As the effect is touch
sensitive you will find that the Ottawa will respond to your attack on the strings. From a softer darker wah
when you play softly to a more dynamic and dramatic wah (with a higher pitch) when you become more
aggressive. The Attack knob allows you to adjust how sensitive the effect will be for your personal style of
playing. The control goes from no effect at counter clockwise to full sensitivity at full clockwise settings.
TONE –the Tone knob on the Ottawa, is a high cut filter. With the knob set at full clockwise, you enjoy the
full bandwidth of frequencies, so as you turn the knob counterclockwise, you start to filter out the high
frequencies. On this effect, the Tone control works interactively with the Attack control, so as you adjust the
Attack, you may find that you have to ‘tweak’ the Tone control to achieve your optimum tone.
LEVEL –the Level knob adjusts the overall level of the Ottawa. By adjusting this knob you can match or
exceed the bypass signal.
Q –the Q knob adjusts the bandwidth for the Ottawa. At full counter clockwise you have a very wide
bandwidth which provides you with a soft, round and warm wah effect. At full clockwise, the opposite is
true: the bandwidth is very narrow and provides you with a sharp, ear-ripping effect. The setting of the Q
knob is very interactive with both the Attack and Tone knobs, and you may find that you have to adjust the
Level as well, depending on your other settings.
HP / BP / LP - the Select switch offers three different presets: HP (High Pass), BP (Band Pass) and LP (Low
Pass). These presets give you everything from the deepest growling 60’s wah effect to the sharpest 70’s
disco sounds…and everything in between. With the Low Pass setting, the Ottawa is also suitable to be used
with bass guitar.
