- WARRANTY INFORMATION -

Please complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of
purchase. We will repair the unit for free within one year of date of purchase.
If you should need to return your unit for service within the warranty period,
please include a brief description of the problem as well as you name,
MICRO SYNTHESIZER
address, telephone number, copy of your receipt, and a check or money order
for $5.00 shipping and handling to: INSTRUCTIONS
Electro-Harmonix
C/O New Sensor Corporation
32-33 47th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Att: Service Department

Please make checks/money orders payable to New Sensor Corporation.

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer! You have purchased a The next five controls of the Micro Synthesizer comprise the VOICE MIXING section: GUITAR,
very powerful tool for musical expression. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the SUB-OCTAVE (one octave below), OCTAVE (one octave above), SQUARE WAVE, and ATTACK DELAY. Each
Micro Synthesizer’s controls and how they work. voice is completely independent and can be mixed with the others in any degree. Please note the
following voice characteristics:
The Micro Synthesizer can create many of the most popular analog lead synthesizer voicings at a
fraction of the normal cost for such capabilities. Its four voices: GUITAR, OCTAVE, SUB-OCTAVE, and GUITAR – This is the dry instrument input signal.
SQUARE WAVE are completely independent and fully mixable. The MICRO SYNTHESIZER can modify
these signals with envelope control for a variety of “bowed” or “blown” sounds. In addition, a SUB OCTAVE – Only tracks single notes.
sophisticated swept filter control allows highly variable frequency adjustments to be made to the
signal. When combined, these controls offer the user a creative capability that is virtually limitless. OCTAVE – Only tracks single notes. This voice contains a small amount of
harmonic distortion for added richness of tone.
POWER ADAPTOR: Your unit comes equipped with a 24 volt/100 mA tip-positive, external power
supply (European models come equipped with a 24V DC/30 mA tip positive adaptor). USE ONLY THE SQUARE WAVE – Intensity of this voice is also determined by instrument
POWER ADAPTOR SUPPLIED. Using the wrong adaptor can cause serious bodily injury. Using the attack or volume. In all other respects it operates in a similar fashion to
wrong adaptor may also damage your unit and will void your warranty. a standard distortion device.

PREAMP GAIN ADJUSTMENT: The preamp gain in the Micro Synthesizer has been set at the factory ATTACK DELAY – Determines the time required for the voice signals to reach
for use with a guitar equipped with single-coil pickups. If you will be using another instrument with full volume. Higher-numbered settings can completely remove the initial attack
higher or lower output, it may be necessary to readjust this setting. For this purpose, an access port of the instrument. Different delay times contribute greatly to the characteristic
has been provided in the upper right hand corner of the case bottom. A screwdriver or alignment sounds of various instruments. It is recommended that you synchronize your
tool with a tip width of no more than 1/16" is required. Plug the AC power adaptor (supplied) into the playing to the speed setting of the ATTACK DELAY.
MICRO SYNTHESIZER and then into a power outlet. Make sure the power switch on the unit is in
the “on” position. Set the GUITAR slider control to 10, the STOP FREQ slider control to 5, and all The final five controls comprise the FILTER SWEEP section.
other controls to minimum. Insert the screwdriver through the access port until it seats firmly in the
trim control inside the unit. Play your instrument with hard strokes. If the output signal distorts, RESONANCE – Affects the degree of sharpness, or “Q” of the filter. Higher
turn the trim control counterclockwise until the distortion stops. If there is no distortion, tune the settings cover a greater frequency range and also add a slight boost to the signal.
trim control clockwise until distortion occurs, and then back off slightly. This adjustment can be
made in effect or bypass mode. START FREQUENCY – Determines the frequency at which the filter sweep begins.

OPERATION: The Micro Synthesizer’s controls operate as described below. In all cases, STOP FREQUENCY – Determines the frequency at which the filter sweep ends.
high-numbered control settings increase the level of the given effect. This is also the “resting frequency” of the filter, and if START and STOP controls
are set at the same level no sweep will occur, but the filter will provide emphasis
FOOTSWITCH – Selects either the effect signal or the unaltered guitar signal. of that particular frequency band. In addition to lead synthesizer sounds,
This unaltered signal may be boosted slightly depending on the gain trim START and STOP controls can be used to simulate attack, decay, and harmonic
control adjustment described above. content of acoustic instruments.

TRIGGER – Determines the input volume at which the filter circuits will RATE – Determines the speed at which the filter sweeps from START FREQUENCY
“turn on”. It does not affect any other circuitry. If the TRIGGER is set too high, to STOP FREQUENCY. It is recommended that RATE be synchronized with your
the filter may “stutter” due to multiple triggering. This is especially true if playing speed.
full chords are played. It is best to set the TRIGGER at exactly the sensitivity
needed for your playing. This allows the further possibility of playing SOUND TEMPLATES – The sample settings included with these instructions will help you
synthesizer-type leads with filtering against softer, unfiltered chords. get familiar with your MICRO SYNTHESIZER and its controls. Once you‘ve tried all the
sample settings, feel free to experiment and develop your own unique palette of sounds.
You can record your new settings in the blank templates provided.