Sean Mandrake AudioStorm Iron Tyrant User manual

AudioStorm Iron Tyrant
The Iron Tyrant is a type of wah-wah specifically voiced for super-
low frequencies. Almost all wahs, even bass wahs are voiced for
mid or high end tonality, snap and sizzle.
Traditional wahs tend to avoid the low frequencies partly because
they are associated with solos and also because the low end
saturates the critical components which can sound bad.
However. The Iron Tyrant embraces the saturation! All the
components have been very carefully tweaked and chosen to
give a smooth, subsonic overload that resonates and becomes
almost synthetic and synthesized at the lowest end.
The result, we think, is a dirty, ugly and utterly addictive
breakdown beast for when you just want to groove out.
In use
Simply connect your guitar to in, your amp to out and stomp down
hard on the front to switch the effect in and out.
If you have a distortion most users find putting the Iron Tyrant in
front of it gives the best effect but after is also fine. Try it.
Getting in the tone zone
The top two thirds of the range will work like a fairly traditional wah
but with a very low voicing. The bottom third depends very much
upon your particular guitar, pickups, amp and distortion but
usually gives a resonant, industrial sound.
Try staying in the top range for a low but traditional wah.
Try staying in the bottom range for an industrial sound.
Try staying in the bottom range but then flitting sharply up to the
top extreme for a really synthetic and modern effect.

I have no sound.
Check your connections, check that the battery is fresh and
full, check that the power is connected correctly
It sound really nasty. I mean, more than usual.
Check your battery. A low battery or low voltage can cause the
overall tone to sound gnarly in a bad way.
It switches on/off too easily or not easily at all.
Unfortunately, over time things can wear and move. You need
to take the baseplate off (four screws in the feet), carefully use
a pair of pliers to loosen the screw around the stomp switch
(on the outside, under the top end, that metal shiny sticky
uppy bit.) Then take the switch out and adjust the inner
washer with your fingers and put it back in. When you can just
about turn the pedal on/off by squeezing it really, really hard
in your hand (listen for the click), then it is correct.
What power supply should I use
The usual 9v pedal one. Centre negative, 2.1mm DC plug to
be precise. Keep digital and analogue pedals on totally
separate supplies for lowest noise if you can.
FAQ & Troubleshooting
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All AudioStorm pedals are and designed and hand built by SeanMandrake.
As such, every pedal will vary slightly and cosmetic imperfections are to be expected
and are considered normal.
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