User manual

– DECAY MODE –

From KEY MODE, press and release the MODE/PRESET encoder once to put the

Ravish into DECAY MODE, denoted by the DCY LED being lit as well as a “D”

displaying briefly on the left segment display. In this mode the user can change the

note decay of the lead sitar sound. This parameter ranges from 0 to 9 with 0 being

the shortest decay and 9 being the longest. The default value is 3.

– MODULATION MODE –

From DECAY MODE, press and release the MODE/PRESET encoder once to put the

Ravish into MOD MODE, denoted by the MOD LED being lit as well as an “M”

displaying briefly on the left segment display. In this mode the user can add

modulation to the sympathetic strings. The modulation is intended to emulate the

sound of a tanpura (aka tambura), an instrument commonly used to accompany the

sitar in live performance. As this parameter’s value increases, the modulation’s rate

gets faster. The default setting is 0 (no modulation).

– Q MODE –

From MOD MODE, pressing the MODE/PRESET encoder once will put the Ravish in Q

MODE, denoted by the DCY and MOD LEDs being lit as well as a “Q” displaying

briefly on the left segment display. In this mode the user can adjust the Q setting of

both the lead and sympathetic strings. This parameter ranges from 0 to 4 with 4

being the most “sharp” or “synthetic” setting. The default setting is 4.

– PITCH MODE –

ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN AN EXPRESSION PEDAL IS PLUGGED INTO THE PITCH EXP

JACK. With an expression pedal plugged into the PITCH EXP jack, from Q MODE,

pressing the MODE/PRESET encoder once will put the Ravish into PITCH MODE,

denoted by the KEY, DCY and MOD LEDs being lit as well as a “P” displaying briefly

on the left segment display. Here the user can change the maximum number of

semitones the lead sitar sound will bend at the expression pedal’s toe down position.

The default setting is 2 (one whole step) but this parameter ranges from 1 semitone

to a full octave (signified by the letter O). The expression pedal only bends up in

pitch.

– FREEZE MODE –

When in any mode other than KEY MODE, pressing and holding the PRESET

footswitch freezes the sympathetic strings indefinitely. While frozen, all controls are

still functional and can be tweaked to the user’s taste.