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G AT E   &   E N V E LO P E

Mute effect

Fade effect

(slow envelope)

(fast envelope)

VOLUME knob

Master volume control for the synthesizer’s 

Audio Out

ENV switch

Controls the behavior of the stomp switch 
and 

Gate In

 jack 

The envelope generator is an attack-release 
type  (AR)  with  equal  attack  and  release 
time.

Stomp switch

Mutes the audio output, or gives a fade-in / 
fade-out effect, depending on the ENV switch 
setting.
  
When  the 

Gate  In

  jack  is  used,  the  stomp 

switch is still active, and toggles Gate on/off, 
overriding the Gate In status.

**  Use  a  moderate  touch  on  the  stomp 
switch.  (Don’t use your ying leap attack)

The 

Gate  In

  jack  allows  you  to  switch  the 

sound  of  the  pedal  on  and  off  from  an 
external analog controller.   It has the same 
function as the stomp switch.  

Connect 

Gate In

 to the Gate Out of an analog 

keyboard, or analog sequencer.  You can also 
patch  it  to  an  external  LFO  or  envelope 
generator.

Try  self-patching  the 

Clock  Out

  jack  to  the 

Gate In

 jack.  This makes the sound cycle on 

and  off  automatically,  and  can  be  used  for 
rhythmic effects and tremolo effects.  It works 
best when ENV switch is in the UP position.

Gate In

 jack signal specification:

      < 2.5 volts : Gate OFF
      > 2.5 volts : Gate ON

Gate Tips:  Patching

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Grendel Drone Commander

  

    Classic Pedal

Summary of Contents for Drone Commander CLASSIC PEDAL

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Page 2: ...nd can be powered with a daisy chain cablefromastandard9VDCFXpedalpowersupply Contents POWER CONNECTIONS OSCILL ATORS LFO FILTER GATE ENVELOPE AUDIO INPUT REVISIONS PATCH EXAMPLES 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11...

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Page 4: ...he internal oscillators For best results with guitar bass and microphones useanexternalpreamp rst 1 4 Line level audio output 10dBu Connect to an ampli er FX pedal mixer line input recording device DI...

Page 5: ...p so you hearanequalblendofOSC1and2 Adjust OSC 2 to a higher pitch than OSC 1 Listen carefully while ne tuning OSC 2 to createapleasantharmonicinterval Now the synthesizer is set up for a drone tone t...

Page 6: ...anges instantly but takes time to lock on The slower the LFO is the longer it takesthePulsetolockonthenewtempo LFO Tips Phase Locked Loop 6 Rising Falling Pos Neg Click Click Ramp Ramp Filter Mod ON F...

Page 7: ...cascade of overtones and subharmonics from OSC 1 andOSC2 To use the pure sound of the lter s self oscillation dead patch the Audio IN jack ThismutesOSC1andOSC2 Filter Tips Self oscillation Filter Driv...

Page 8: ...Instatus Use a moderate touch on the stomp switch Don t use your ying leap attack The Gate In jack allows you to switch the sound of the pedal on and off from an external analog controller It has the...

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Page 10: ...lade screwdriver to adjust this control The factorysettingis50 ThemainLFOnowcanreachslowerfrequencies ThePULSELFOnowcantrackthemainLFOathigherfrequencies extendingintothelowaudiofrequencyrange ThePULS...

Page 11: ...mmander Dead patch not connected FILTER Switch Down FILTER Knob 0 40 Note Stomp Switch function is affected ENV Switch Up 1 Ampli er with 2 inputs 2 Patch an effect pedal between the guitar and the Dr...

Page 12: ...nth keyboard SYNC IN SYNC OUT GATE OUT CV OUT Analog synth keyboard Analog sequencer SYNC IN SYNC OUT GATE OUT CV OUT Analog sequencer A D S R Envelope generator GATE IN ENV OUT The sequencer s tempo...

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