Wildfire Sovereign User manual

SOVEREIGN
user guide + reference documentation
Sovereign is a phase-locked loop "pedal" / "effect" / "sound generator", based off a
DTMF dial tone multi-frequency) tone decoder IC by Phillips Semiconductors.
Input signals are compared to the tunable internal VCO of the IC, and depending on their
compatibility are mangled in a way that ostensibly is similar to a traditional ring
modulator circuit. Sovereign is as much a sound *effector* as it is a sound *generator*,
living comfortably between the two arbitrarily binary classes.
SPECIFICATIONS
•1590-style aluminum enclosure.
•Uses 9v center NEGATIVE power adapter, standard pedal jack. Batteries not supported
currently.
•¼” input and output.
•Passive low-pass filter
•Voltage starve control
•PLL oscillator frequency control
•EMIT / EFFECT modes w/ toggle switch
•loud

CONTROLS
•TUNE
PLL comparison oscillator control. Ranges from tremolo-range to khz audio.
•STARVE
Reduces voltage to main PLL chip. Interesting effects. This one is important.
•FILTER
very) low pass filter. Left is LOW, right is HIGH. Wide range for rumbly drones.
•MODE switch
selector between EMIT mode feedback loop, output connect back to input) or standard
EFFECT mode incoming audio is effected and output).

TIPS AND TRICKS
•at the lower extremes, the Sovereign acts more like a very choppy tremolo,
slightly reactive to input amplitude.
•in EMIT mode, a high enough STARVE setting results in strange
sequenced noises. try to replicate the sound in your head on the Sovereign.
•the FILTER has a purposely wide lower cutoff range. try to turn the Sovereign
into a strange drone synth.
•there’s a certain setting that we can’t talk about here. we can’t say any
more right now.
CONTACT + SUPPORT
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions, comments, repair
requests, returns, parables, assembly opcodes, and general support. You can reach
us via:
EMAIL – [email protected]
INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/wildfire_laboratories
WEBSITE – wildfirelaboratories.com
RETURN + WARRANTY INFO
All Wildfire Laboratories devices have a 5-month warranty from time of purchase. This
covers manufacturing + assembly issues. Incorr ct pow r conn ctions (pow r suppli s with
wrong polarity, too much pow r, tc), w ar and t ar from normal us , and issu s du to
modifications are not covered by said Warranty although you should absolutely email us
with any mods you do).
We will repair, replace, or refund depending on the circumstances. Shipping will be paid
by the buyer.
Greets to: Toner War, Molasses, Labradoodle, BORF, FAiRLiGHT, Soft Pleasing Light, FOIL, and the
official virginia government instagram account.