APPENDIX: CALIBRATING INPUT SENSITIVITY

Input Level Calibration

* By “loudest”, we mean the sound with the highest

Your NOVA Modulator pedal is per default set to work

dynamic content. This is most likely a clean sound,

well right out of the box – just as any other “stompbox”

as by definition overdrive sounds are compressed –

pedal. However, you can optimize the performance of the

i.e. they have less dynamics.

NOVA Modulator’s AD/DA converters by calibrating the

 

input sensitivity. To do so, follow this step-by-step guide:

 

• Calibration of the input sensitivity should be set

 

according to the expected maximum input level.

 

Therefore, you should always start by turning on

 

boosters and other signal-attenuating equipment

 

that has been placed before the NOVA Modulator

 

pedal in the signal chain.

 

• Press and hold the MANUAL button until the 5

 

green button LEDs are lit.

 

• Play using your loudest* sound for a few seconds.

 

The LEDs will turn off one by one. How many

 

LEDs are turned off depends on the output of your

 

guitar. When there seem to be no more changes,

 

the pedal is calibrated.

 

• Press any button to exit.

 

• The calibration process is now complete.

 

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TC electronic SDN BHD NM-1 Appendix Calibrating Input Sensitivity, By loudest, we mean the sound with the highest
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