Rainger FX Flanger-X

The Flanger-X is a flanger pedal, designed to provide anything from a slight chorus through to a huge sweeping modulation - with the Igor pressure-sensitive controller able to adjust the modulation speed. It's digital, but features an analogue sound reproduction of a space rocket launch, as it burns through the atmosphere heading to space! This is envelope-controlled, or on all the time, or just in specific bursts whenever you press Igor. CONTROLS: - FLANGE; this controls the amount of the flanging effect. - RATE; this controls the speed of modulation, going from stationary through to very fast. - ROCKET; this knob adjusts the amount of rocket noise, going from none to very loud - VOL; this adjusts the instrument volume. - FBK; turn this to increase the amount of twangy fast echo repeats. - ON/OFF footswitch; this engages or disengages the Flanger-X (true bypass). - IGOR pushbutton switch; this changes the function of Igor from modulation speed increasing, to adding a burst of rocket noise. - ENV pushbutton switch; this changes the rocket noise from following the envelope of the instrument signal, to being constantly on. ABOUT IGOR: Igor is a pressure-sensitive controller pad. Lean on it to change the sound in real-time as you play! It has dual-sensitivity; use it shiny side up if you're standing, with shoes, or on carpet. For more sensitivity use it rubber side up. About the rocket noise: This is internally generated, and is carefully shaped to have all the 3-D detail of the actual thing, muffled cracks and pops over a huge low roar. At full "˜rocket' setting, part of the sound is from overloading the input of the digital flanger circuit, creating the final texture of the intense distortion. This means that the "˜PEAK' LED will probably come on at this point (which is fine and does no harm). When "˜rocket' is turned down, the circuit stops being overloaded and the rocket seems to move into the distance... The envelope-controlled rocket noise actually has most of its low-end filtered away, to keep out of the way of the main tone of the notes you're playing. The constantly-on rocket is full-frequency. NOTE The Flanger-X needs a regular 9v pedal power supply (centre earth, ring "˜+'), and consumes about 80mA.