Ampeg Liquifier Owner’s Manual

Owner’s Manual

	Liquifier Analog Chorus
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction	2
Features	3
Top Panel Features	4
Rear and Bottom Panel Features	5
Suggested Settings	6
Block Diagram	8
Technical Specifications	9
Warranty and Support	9

Introduction

The Ampeg Liquifier Analog Chorus pedal delivers incredibly rich tones thanks to its dual chorus circuit design. Experience classic, dreamy chorus, or turn it all the way up to transport your tone to a new dimension. Featuring a roadworthy, all-metal chassis and true bypass switching, the Liquifier Analog Chorus delivers all the lush sounds you’ve been dreaming of, and more.

Like all Ampeg products, your Liquifier Analog Chorus pedal is designed by musicians and built using only the best of components. Each pedal is tested to confirm that it meets our specifications, and we believe that this pedal is the absolute best that it can be.

In order to get the most out of your new pedal, please fully read this Owner’s Manual, as well as the Important Safety Instructions included with your pedal, before you begin

playing. Best of luck in all of your musical endeavors!

And thank you for choosing Ampeg.

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Liquifier Analog Chorus

Features

•Dual chorus circuit design delivers incredibly rich chorus tones for both bass & guitar

•Dial in the perfect sound with Rate, Depth, and Effect Level controls

•True bypass, analog design with incredible signal-to-noise ratio

•Roadworthy all-metal chassis construction

•9V DC supply or battery capable (not included)

About the Liquifier Analog Chorus

A chorus effect essentially copies the original signal, slightly alters the timing using delay, and combines it with the original signal. By adjusting various parameters, a wide range of effects may be produced. Just like a chorus of singers, the combination of multiple, slightly differing sources creates blurriness of both pitch and rhythm that makes the sound feel “wider” than the original. When used tastefully, chorus can add a very melodic presence to a bass line. It provides a soft, ethereal sweeping effect that is useful for thickening and for making a particular sound pop out of the mix. It can also be abused for all kinds of great, specialized effects!

But here’s what makes the Ampeg Liquifier Analog Chorus pedal unique:

•Instead of just a single delayed copy of the original signal, the Liquifier makes two copies... and one of those copies is a polarity-inverted mirror image.

•What happens next is that two separate triangle waves vibrate the pitch of the copies. These waves are linked so that as one copy rises sharply in pitch, the other wave falls flat by the same amount. As the pitches criss-cross each other, some high frequencies cancel each other out in a “comb-filtering” effect that rises.

•When the two copies are matched exactly in their pitch-shift, they briefly disappear. This is also known as “through-zero flanging,” a rarity in true-analog effects pedals.

•All three signals (dry + delay + polarity-inverted mirror image) are blended together via the Effect Level knob. The result is signal movement that swirls in a

3-dimensional manner.

Now go impress your friends with this new-found knowledge!

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