Peterson Sonuus Wahoo - Manual (Page 4)

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Owner’s Manual
Welcome
Thank you for purchasing a sonuus Wahoo. Like all sonuus products, the Wahoo is the culmination
of ground-breaking innovation and considerable technical expertise. We are delighted that you have
chosen to purchase a sonuus Wahoo and we anticipate that it will greatly enhance your music
making. This manual is a comprehensive guide to the Wahoo but if you have any questions, we offer
attentive customer support via our on-line user forum:
www.sonuus.com/forum
The Wahoo is a dual analogue filter stomp box. It is packed with innovations from the sonuus
Research Team.
Analogue signal path with digital control
The Wahoo’s fully analogue signal path is based on vintage synthesizer filters, and gives the warm
organic tone that is possible with only analogue electronics. We have combined the analogue signal
path with digital control for precision and configurability.
Dual analogue filter design
The Wahoo has two analogue filters, each of which can be configured as low-pass or band-pass and
can operate independently in wah pedal,
LFO
, envelope and pitch-tracking modes. The dual filter
output can be configured to give evolving textures and tonal depths that cannot be achieved with a
single filter.
Ground-breaking pitch-tracking effects
The Wahoo uses sonuus’ proven, and highly acclaimed, pitch-tracking technology to create unique
pitch-bend and pitch-tracking effects—effects that have never been available before.
Unique patent-pending pedal sensor
Most wah pedals operate using a potentiometer (a pot) which wears out quickly resulting in the
effect becoming scratchy. These also have mechanical couplings which limit fine control and let dirt
inside the unit, so compromising reliability.
Some other wah pedals use optical methods which are susceptible to dirt and interference from
stage lighting, and these also have mechanical couplings.
For the Wahoo, we designed a brand new type of position sensor that allows super-fine precision
control with no mechanical couplings. As a result, the pedal control on the Wahoo won’t get scratchy
and will never wear out!
For guitar and bass
The Wahoo is designed from the ground up to be perfect for guitar and bass. We know that many
musicians play both instruments and don’t want to compromise when an effect is designed for the