Alexander Calavera User Manual

Ghosts and goblins, witches and spooks. Las

Calaveras are the sugar skulls seen all over
Mexico on Dias de los Muertes, the Day of
the Dead. Like those skulls, La Calavera is
sweet and a little scary.

Controls:

Rate: Controls the rate of the low-frequency oscillator (LFO) for the phase

shifter. In Dinámica mode, the rate control sets the maximum speed.

Intensity: Controls the maximum LFO sweep and the intensity of the phase

shifter.

Mix: Controls the blend between the dry and phased signal. Equal mix is at

12 o’clock. Hint: Vibrato effects are available with 100% wet mix.

Tweak: This controls different parameters depending on the mode the pedal

is in. See below for details.

Mode Toggle:

Suave: Smooth sounding ten-stage studio phaser, the Suave mode is wet and

deep. The Tweak knob controls the amount of regeneration in the phase sig­nal. This mode has a unique twist - when the Depth control gets high enough
the oscillator waveform “folds back” into itself for a super-deep sweep.

Dynámica: This mode puts the control in your hands, literally. The Tweak

knob controls the sensitivity of the phaser to your guitar input volume, and
the Rate knob sets the maximum phaser speed. Set the Rate below noon to
increase speed with higher volumes, set above noon to decrease speed with
louder signals.

*Hint: Try Envelope mode mixed fully wet, with low Intensity for a volume

sensing vibrato.

Loco: This one is pretty crazy. The Tweak knob controls the feedback of the

phase signal, and is linked to a ring modulator for some intense modulation
effects. Might sound pretty gnarly, might sound pretty sweet.

Bypass Switching:

La Calavera features a custom analog switch bypass circuit and a soft-touch

bypass footswitch. La Calavera will power on in either bypass mode or effect
mode (useful if you are using the pedal with a remote bypass switching sys­tem.) Hold the footswitch at boot to toggle between bypass and effect start­up modes. The pedal remembers your settings when the power is removed.

Power Supply:

La Calavera requires a 9V DC power supply with
a 2.1mm pin, center negative. The La Calave­ra is not designed to be powered on supplies
higher than 9V and does not use a battery. La

Calavera should work ne on a multi-pedal

“daisy chain” connector, but if you encounter
excessive noise or hum try a separate power
supply. La Calavera requires approx. 60mA.

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