BIG ZAPPER filter sweeper

The Big Zapper pedal provides a wide range of clock-generated, attack sensitive (envelope), and combination clock/attack filter sweep sounds in an intuitive and feature rich format. In the Clock and Combo Trigger settings, the second footswitch toggles between two sweep modes with totally independent controls. This allows two different sounds that can be accessed on-the-fly. The sweep modes are “choppy” and “smooth,” which refer to how quickly the sweep travels along the frequency range. Controls for each sweep mode include speed, low frequency setpoint, and high frequency setpoint. The two setpoints allow flexible control over the range and width of the filter sweep. In Attack and Combo Trigger, the sweep mode footswitch affects the attack and decay time of the envelope filter. Below are some sound samples.

Sweeping the HF Setpoint control: Clock Trigger, Choppy Mode

http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Choppy-HF.mp3

Sweeping the LF Setpoint control: Clock Trigger, Choppy Mode

http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Choppy-LF.mp3

Sweeping the Speed control: Clock Trigger, Choppy Mode

http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Choppy-Speed.mp3

Sweeping the HF Setpoint control: Clock Trigger, Smooth Mode

http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Smooth-HF.mp3

Sweeping the LF Setpoint control: Clock Trigger, Smooth Mode

http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Smooth-LF.mp3

Sweeping the Speed control: Clock Trigger, Smooth Mode

http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Smooth-Speed.mp3

Some playing in Combo – both attack trigger and clock trigger.

Choppy Mode – this clip starts with just clock mode, and then it is switched to combo to add extra attack sensitivie dynamics: http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Combo-Choppy.mp3

Smooth Mode – some fun noodling with the Combo Trigger: http://henrettaengineering.com/BigZapper/BZ-Combo-Smooth.mp3