KMA MOAI MAEA User manual

Instruction Manual+ Warranty
Safety Instructions
This device is intended to be used for sound
processing of signals from musical instruments.
Any other use or use under other operating
conditions is considered to be improper and may
result in personal injury or property damage.
No liability will be assumed for damages resulting
from improper use.
Operating conditions
This device has been designed for indoor use only.
To prevent damage, never expose the device to
any liquid or moisture. Avoid direct sunlight, heavy
dirt and strong vibrations.
External power supply
Use only with 9V power supply. Failure to do so
could result in damage to the device and possibly
the user. Unplug the external power supply before
electrical storms occur and when the device is
unused for long periods of time to reduce the risk
of electric shock or fire.
Warranty
We offer a 5-year warranty. The warranty expires
immediately if the product is changed, operated
incorrectly, intentionally or negligently damaged,
or if it is damaged by force majeure or use beyond
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original signal. To expand your soundscapes we
added a serial bufferd FX-Loop at the clean path with
a phase inverter to avoid phase cancelation when it
comes to signal mixing.
Each octave section is footswitchable.
You can turn on and off the higher octave by jumping
on the SHRIEK switch and the sub-octave by the
DRONE switch.
Internal Controls
Left Trimpot (Fuzz)
Sets the amount of fuzziness of the higher
octave
Right Trimpot (Volume)
Sets the maximum volume of the high octave
Dip Switch
Phase inverting switch for the FX-Loop
MO I M E –nalog Octaver
For thousands of years they tower over the green
meadows along the coast and the hillside of Rapa Nui:
MOAI MAEA, silent and solemn—venerated and
mystified by a long forgotten ancient culture.
It will let you feel the droning and shrieking of the
mighty erupting Rano Raraku where the MOAI MAEA
were born.
The MOAI MAEA is KMA Audio Machines’ answer to
long forgotten analog octaver sounds to generate a
huge wall of sound by playing just one note.
It generates one higher octave and up to two sub-
octaves. The higher octave has an edgy and fuzzy
character which is reminiscent of old seventy octave
up sounds like Hendrix or The Stooges. The sub-
octaves turn your guitar into a filthy bass guitar with
ground shaking lows. We added a sub-octave mode
switch for more versatility. Choose between either
the first (-I), the second (-II) or both together (-I/-II),
which gives you the sought-after wall of sound.
The MOAI MAEA gives you the possibility to create an
individual mix of each generated octave and the
Controls
Clean
Controls the amount of your dry signal
OCT VE +1
Controls the amount of the higher octave
OCT VE -1
Controls the amount of the rst sub-octave
OCT VE -2
Controls the amount of the second
sub-octave
Sub-Mode Switch
-I activates only the rst sub-octave
-II activates only the second sub-octave
-I/-II engages both sub-octaves