The Kurzweil Mangler focuses on effects other than, but not excluding, reverb. These include chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, rotary speaker, panner, delay, filters, LaserVerb, Pitcher , synth trigger, ring modulation, distortion, and compression effects, and many combinations.
You can access all the effects in your Kurzweil Mangler using the BANK and PRESET knobs on the front panel. Turn the BANK knob to select the general type of effect. Then turn the PRESET knob to display the 16 different effects in the current bank. Appendix A provides a list of the effects included with each unit.
When you start customising effects in the Kurzweil Mangler, you’ll be able to store them in the banks labelled User 1 through User 4. Like the other banks, each of the User banks can store 16 different effects.
The power supply is a standard 9V AC 2-amp external supply. There is no power switch; your Kurzweil Mangler will be ready to use as soon as you plug it in. You can attach both analogue and digital input cables to the unit, although you can use only one type of input at a time. Set the Input Source parameter on the Master menu to tell the unit which inputs it should use.
Also, you may want to check the setting of the Wet/Dry Mode parameter, depending on whether you’ve connected the unit to your mixer as a direct insert or as a send/ return (bus) effect. Analog and Digital outputs are always available, so that you can use both at the same time.
Stereo analogue inputs and outputs are balanced 1/4” jacks that will accept either balanced TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) or unbalanced TS (tip-sleeve) connectors. When you plug a single cable (i.e., a mono signal) into either analogue input, the unit sends that signal to both input channels (provided that Input Source is set to Analogue, of course). Set the analogue input level using the knob on the front panel of the unit.
Features
- Stereo Balanced Analog I/O
- Stereo Digital S/PDIF I/O
- Stereo and Mono Input Channels
- Stereo Effects Buses
- 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz Sampling Frequencies
- Selectable Bit Depths of 16, 20, and 24 bits
- 3 band parametric EQ
- 192 Effects Presets
- 64 User Locations
- Extensive MIDI Control
- Up to 16 Effects Parameters
- 3-LED Input Signal Level Metering
- Output Clip LED
- Tap Tempo and BPM Sync
- EQ and/or FX Bypass
- Tap/Bypass Pedal Input
