Fishman Aura Jerry Douglas Signature User Manual

USER GUIDE
JERRY DOUGLAS SIGNATURE SERIES
AURA® IMAGING PEDAL

Quick start

Power – Install a 9V alkaline or lithium battery (not included).
Set the controls – Volume at minimum, select at #1 and blend at

its mid-point.
Plug in – Use standard ¼-inch shielded instrument cables. Place any other

pedals after the Aura.
Set trim – Play hard and adjust input trim (right side) so clip/batt LED fl ashes

occasionally.

Select an Image – Raise the volume and audition the 16 Images with the
select knob.

Blend to taste – turn left for more pickup and right for more Image.
Kill feedback – If feedback starts, change the position of the phase switch.
Bypass – Step on the footswitch to alternate between blended Image sound

and dry pickup (default setting).
Mute – To alternate between blended Image sound and mute, hold the

footswitch down until the LED fl ashes. Repeat to return to bypass.

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ACOUSTIC IMAGING

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About this pedal

Larry Fishman developed the Signature Series Aura Pedal with a world-class
team of professionals, including musician Jerry Douglas, recording studio engi­neer Bil VornDick, and reknowned resonator builder Paul Beard, to bring you the
most realistic amplifi ed tone available. Night after night, or any time you record,
this pedal lets you reproduce the tone that can only be created by such trade
masters.

In order to fully realize the benefi ts of this pedal, we recommend using the
Nashville Series resophonic pickup to amplify your resonator guitar. For the best
sound reproduction, connect your Aura Imaging Pedal to an acoustic instrument
amp, a PA system, a powered monitor or other full-range system.

A word from Jerry Douglas

“After all these years of fi ghting microphones and feeling tied to one square foot

of stage fl oor, I really believe we have the answer to every acoustic instrumental­ist’s dreams: a realistic sounding system that empowers the voice of our favorite

instruments.”

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A word from Paul Beard

“In the world of resophonic guitar amplifi cation, we fi nally have resolution! The

Fishman Nashville Series resophonic pickup is the result of new technology and
innovative design. Use this pickup when playing with the Aura Imaging Pedal,
select a microphone Image and turn it up. This new resonator pickup and Aura
will make your microphone obsolete.”

A word from Bil VornDick

“We used Class A discreet mic preamps with vintage and artistically chosen

microphones to create these Aura Images. The studio sounds that they conjure
are accurate sonic representations of the instrument. I enjoyed working with
Larry Fishman, the master who has invented this incredible technology, to create
these Images. The calls and emails I have received, from everyday musicians to
those that are household names, state their praise for the Aura and how it has
helped their instrument whether in concert, a Grand Ole Opry broadcast, or a
small night club. These Images were recorded with the benefi t of over 25 years of
studio experience recording Jerry, and I have taken extreme care to help secure
precise Images for your performances. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy using

Aura.”

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Images

Image Microphone Type Distance

1 Neumann U67 Large diaphragm tube condensor 12”

2 Neumann U67 Large diaphragm tube condensor 18”

3 RCA 77 Poly-directional ribbon 12”

4 RCA 77 Poly-directional ribbon 12”
(Instrument drop tuned to CAFCAF)

5 Neumann M149 Large diaphragm tube condensor 18”

6 Neumann M149 Large diaphragm tube condensor 12”

7 Crowley Tripp El Diablo Figure 8 ribbon 12”

8 Shure SM81 Uni-directional small condensor 12”

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