Tc-electronic NM-1 Nova Modulator Manuel d'utilisateur

NM-1 NOVA ModulatorUSER’S MANUAL

10OVERVIEWThis section describes in short the functions of theknobs and buttons on the NOVA Modulator. Fordetailed explanations of the various paramet

11OVERVIEWIllustration - step up in presets1 2 3 etc.You can even scroll downwards using the footswitches: Press TAP TEMPO once, followed by onetap on

8 – TIME/FILTER KnobThe function of this knob depends on the selectedeffect type:Chorus: Chorus delay timeTri-Chorus: Chorus delay timeFlanger: Flange

12 – PRESET ButtonPress the PRESET button once to enter Preset mode.Press it several times to step through presets. InPreset mode, you can store and r

controlled either by Engine A’s SPEED knob or bytapping the TAP TEMPO switch. When you set thespeed using Engine A’s SPEED knob, the SPEED LEDin Engin

EFFECT TYPES: CHORUS15SPEED KnobUse the SPEED knob to set the speed of the effect.The relationship between the depth andspeed parameters is important.

16EFFECT TYPES: CHORUS+VARIATION ButtonTwo phase settings are available for the Tri-Chorus.One option produces a more traditional Chorus soundwhere th

17EFFECT TYPES: FLANGERSPEED KnobUse the SPEED knob to set the speed of the effect.SHAPE/FEED Knob: Feedback ParameterUse the SHAPE/FEED knob to contr

18EFFECT TYPES: FLANGER+VARIATION ButtonThe +VARIATION button allows you to select betweentwo distinct flavors of tape flanging effects: negativeand p

19EFFECT TYPES: PHASERPhaserIntroductionThe electronic phasing effect is created by splitting anaudio signal into two paths. One path treats the signa

20EFFECT TYPES: PHASERAlthough the NOVA Modulator effects havebeen tuned to sound great with the knobs in 12o’clock position you should note that sett

21TremoloIntroductionThe Tremolo effect periodically increases anddecreases the level of the signal. With this particularTremolo, you can choose betwe

22EFFECT TYPES:TREMOLOSet the knob in this range for 1/8 tripletsThe display will showSet the knob in this range for 1/16The display will showSet the

23+VARIATION ButtonTwo waveforms are available as modulation sourcesfor the Tremolo effect. Using the “Hard” option resultsin a steeper effect. Listen

VibratoIntroductionThe Vibrato effect modulates the pitch of the incomingsignal. The result is similar to the vibrato techniqueused by vocalists. In c

ADDITIONAL FEATURES25Two EnginesNOVA Modulation contains two identical effectEngines. This allows you to use two differentmodulation effects at the sa

Tempo Indication in LFO Sync modeIn LFO Sync mode the tempo is set either by turning theEngine A SPEED knob or by tapping the TAP TEMPOswitch.If you s

LFO TriggerEvery time the NOVA Modulator is switched on usingthe ON/OFF switch, the LFO is re-triggered. This is anice feature that allows you e.g. to

Preset and Bank modeThe NOVA Modulator has two ways of organizing yourpresets. Depending on your application you maychoose either.Preset modeThis is t

PRESETS29Bank modeBank mode allows you to store up to nine banksholding two presets each. This is the mode to use ifyou have a number of different son

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annoying. Therefore you have the option of limiting theavailable preset range – e.g. to four presets.Example:Let’s say you want to use only presets 1,

No presets are deleted when limiting the presetrange. The “hidden” presets can always beaccessed again by increasing the preset range.StoreFirst of al

32APPENDIX: CALIBRATING INPUT SENSITIVITYInput Level CalibrationYour NOVA Modulator pedal is per default set to workwell right out of the box – just a

Analog InputsConnectors:Input Type:Impedance:Max. Input Level:Analog OutputsConnectors:Max. Output Level:Output Type:Impedance:Sense Input Impedance:O

4Nova Modulator – Creativity EnhancedNever before have all of TC’s acclaimed modulation effects been packed into a single stompbox. With seven stellar

SETUP EXAMPLE: MONO5This is a standard mono setup consisting only ofyour guitar, your amp and the NOVA Modulator.• Connect your guitar to the left inp

6SETUP EXAMPLE: STEREOThis is a classic stereo setup, giving you allthe benefits of the NOVA Modulator’s stereoeffects.• Connect your guitar to the le

7SETUP EXAMPLE: MODULATOR IN LOOPIn this setup, we operate the NOVA Modulator inthe effects loop of a combo amp (i.e., after thepreamp section, before

SETUP EXAMPLE: STEREO LOOP SETUP8In this setup, we use the pre-amp from one ofthe combo amps to generate the basic soundand the NOVA Modulator to spli

OVERVIEW9NOVA MODULATORDUAL MODULATION EFFECTSinputoutputRRLLpowermono monohold and releasemanual/preseton/offtap tempospeedLFOSYNCspeedshape/feed sha