Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe User manual

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Deluxe
Iron Ether
Xerograph Deluxe
owner’s manual
Finish
Each Xerograph Deluxe is
etched and polished by hand, so
each one is unique; no two will
ever look alike.
Warranty
Your Xerograph Deluxe is war-
ranted for materials and manu-
facturing for one year from the
date of purchase. Your warranty
is void if you use the wrong type
of power supply, take it apart,
attempt to modify it or abuse it
by using it in a way not
intended.
Details
-Power: The Oxide runs on the
industry-standard 9 volt DC
center negative power supply.
-Bypass: The Oxide features a
click-free relay-based true
bypass system. This maintains
the benefits of true bypass:
when the pedal is bypassed,
your signal does not travel
through any electronic
circuitry; it’s connected through
a mechanical switch directly
from input jack to output jack.
This way you can be certain
that no tonal coloration or other
signal change is happening
when in bypass.
In addition, it offers some ben-
efits over the common “3PDT”
bypass switch: if power to the
pedal is lost, it will automati-
cally go into true bypass, regard-
less of the setting of the bypass
switch. The relay used is
designed specifically for audio
switching, unlike the “3PDT”
switch, so it won’t ever make
popping or clicking sounds, and
will remain quiet and reliable
for decades.

Controls
2-pole/4-pole switch:
2-pole mode is a classic, funky
filter with a wide, vocal-like
resonance peak.
4-pole mode offers a fat, deep,
and synthy filter with a sharp
resonance peak.
Frequency knob: When using
the filter without an expression
pedal, this control sets the cutoff
frequency of the filter, above
which frequencies begin to be
attenutated, allowing the user to
dial in deep, dubby bass sounds.
When using an expression pedal
with the Xerograph, the Fre-
quency knob sets the low extent
of the filter sweep.
Resonance knob: adds feedbck
around the filter, which boosts
frequencies around the cutoff
frequency, intensifying the effect
of the filter. Set the resonance
low for more subtle tone-
shaping, to the center for
quacky filter sounds, or turn it
up to around 3-o’clock for a wet
synth sound. Turning it to maxi-
mum sends the filter into self-
oscillation.
Filter volume knob: Allows the
user to set the output volume of
the filter signal, ranging from
quieter than the bypassed
signal, to boosted.
Sensitivity knob: Adds envelope
control over the filter frequency.
This knob controls how much
the user’s playing dynamics
modulate the filter cutoff
frequency; all the way counter-
clockwise turns the envelope
follower off completely.
Envelope up/down switch: In up
mode, the filter frequency starts
at a low point selected by the
onboard Frequency knob, and
sweep higher with increasing
attack volume in playing dynam-
ics. In down mode, this is
reversed; the Frequency knob
selects the highest frequency of
the sweep, and the cutoff
frequency sweeps downward
from this point.
S/F switch: A slow/fast switch,
which changes the attack and
decay response of the envelope
follower.
Clean blend volume knob: This
control allows the user to fade in
the clean signal, which can
recreate double-tracked
synth/electric bass effects, or
allow for extremely wet filter
sounds while keeping the funda-
mental bass tone present.
Frequency expression jack:
Connecting a passive expression
pedal allows the user to control
the frequency of the filter with
his or her feet, allowing for slow,
resonant sweeps, or fast, funky
squelches.
Range and
interactivity
The Xerograph Deluxe is
designed to be a powerful and
intuitive tool for creating clas-
sic, modern, and unique sounds.
The controls are designed with a
wider range than is commonly
found in effects pedals, so that
the user is not limited to a small
subset of possible sounds and
techniques. At first this range
and versatility can be tricky to
harness; t’s even possible to set
the Xerograph in such a way
that it filters out all audible
frequencies and lets no sound
through the filter at all, but
quickly the controls become
second nature and this range
will be useful in sculpting
unique new sounds.
An important concept to
understand is the way in
which various controls and
playing interact to determine
the cutoff frequency of the
filter. The frequency knob
always sets the “base”
frequency. The expression
pedal will sweep upwards
from this base frequency, to
the high frequency which is
set by the “range” knob on
the passive expression pedal.
When the Sensitivity knob is
increased from fully counter-
clockwise, the user’s playing
dynamics begin to also sweep
the cutoff frequency of the
filter, in concert with the
Frequency knob and expres-
sion pedal.
As the Sensitivity moves
further clockwise, the playing
dynamics will have a greater
effect, from just barely notice-
able, to sweeping through the
entire audible frequency
range. At any point while
using the Xerograph Deluxe as
an envelope filter, the expres-
sion pedal can be added to
sweep the base frequency,
from which the playing
dynamics sweep up or down.

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Xerograph Deluxe
Example settings
These settings will get you started making music with
the Xerograph. Keep in mind that these will need to be
tweaked depending on the volume of your instrument
and the pedals you have in front of the Xerograph
Deluxe.
Funky Synth
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Filter VolClean
S 2 4F
Classic “tron” filter
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Filter VolClean
S 2 4F
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Filter VolClean
S 2 4F
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Filter VolClean
S 2 4F
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Filter VolClean
S 2 4F
Dub bass Doubled bass
and synth
Downward filter Slow resonant
auto-sweep