synthmonger pulsemonger price : $300.00

the pulsemonger produces a pulsed fundamental note and sub-octave note below the note you play. both octaves pulse waves have internal width control via the width knobs, the on board triangular lfo, and/or the external cv inputs. you can shape the sound of your guitar to synth-like chorus effects, deep bass, nasally fuzz, and much more!

controls:
input signal - guitar, modular synth, toy, etc. plugs in here.
output to amp - this goes to your mixer or amplifier.
fundamental pulsewidth cv - stereo expression pedal input or mono cv input for the fundamental width. voltage range is +/- 5v
sub-octave pulsewidth cv - stereo expression pedal input or mono cv input for the sub-octave width. voltage range is +/- 5v
9-vdc input - center negative 9vdc power adapter input.
lfo modulation - controls the amount in which the triangular lfo modulates both fundamental and sub-octave pulsewidths. if this knob is fully ccw the rate and shape knob have no effect on the sound.
lfo rate - controls the rate or speed of the lfo. .5hz-20hz about 1 cycle per 2 seconds to about 20 cycles per 1 second.
lfo shape - fully ccw produces a falling sweep. noon position produces a triangular sweep and fully cw produces a rising sweep.
fundamental pulsewidth - fully ccw = 50% pulsewidth fully cw = 1% pulsewidth.
sub-octave pulsewidth - fully ccw = 50% pulsewidth fully cw = 1% pulsewidth.
fundamental mix -- controls the fundamental note volume.
sub-octave mix - controls the sub-octave note volume.
true bypass - switch for true-bypass of the input signal. when the led is lit the effect is in use. when it is not lit the signal is bypassed.
note - this product is not battery powered!

operating instructions and playing suggestions:
for smooth and clean sub-octave tracking i recommend using the pulsemonger at the beginning of your signal chain or just after clean boost and/or eq pedals. any distortion, fuzz, and similar pedals will result in glitch tones that you may or may not find useful.

palm-muting and single notes also help result in better tracking. as with all analog octave pedals, the sub-octave does not track chords cleanly: only single notes. the fundamental pulse wave can be played normally and will track whatever the input signal is 100%.

certain guitars may produce overtones which can falsely trigger the pulsemonger resulting in 'octave jumping or yodeling'. using new strings, keeping the tone low to mid and using the rhythm pickup works also helps.

audio and visual demos can be found at the following links: youtube & myspace

bass guitar pulsemonger demo here
pulsemonger guitar demo here

for more info, please download the manual.