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Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the Asheville Music Tools Analoger™
series ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato & Time Warp Modulator. This pedal,
engineered by renowned analog designer Hawker, features a reissue Bucket
Brigade Delay line to give classic Chorus and Vibrato sounds with the
most natural modulation possible. The onboard Low Frequency Oscillator
and sophisticated control voltage topology guarantee the best sound,
features, and control available in any fully analog modulation pedal
currently on the market. We hope you enjoy many years of use from your
ACV-1 and find it as inspiring and fun to play as we have.
The ACV-1 is a marriage of vintage audio processing techniques and
advanced, high-tech electronics. It is designed using modern, quality
components for uncompromising sound, features, and reliability. We
started with a studio-grade MN3007 BBD, unlike the lower cost MN320x
pedal-grade BBDs found in most stompboxes. We powered it with a clean,
high voltage 15V power supply. Next, we coupled it with a special blend of
two tightly tuned high-Q 5
th
order anti-alias and reconstruction filters, a
compandor with emphasis/de-emphasis, VCA feedback control, a unique
5-amp high current BBD driver, and an analog clock with exponential
modulation technology to obtain unprecedented sound and richness, clean,
precision regeneration, and true fractional delay in a compact footprint.
This is the second in our line of time, phase, and frequency modulation
effects with a synthesizer-inspired control voltage approach. The ACV-1
draws upon Hawker’s decades of experience and expertise designing
modulation and delay-based effects for other companies.
A special thank you to the entire Hypertriangle team, including our sister
companies Asheville Music Tools and Electronic Audio Experiments.
Plus John, Liz, Miranda, Cam, Brad, Hawker and all the other people who
contributed. This design was truly a team effort, and it was a joy to work
with every one of you to bring this pedal to market.