Snazzy FX MINI-ARK - Manual (Page 6)

input. This knob is useful for when the Interval and Octave are in INFITINE TURN-ON mode or for
mixing in yet another source of tone in addition to your dry input.
10.Sustain/Gate switch: This switch works best in Magical Selector mode One (all the way to the left)
and it allows for one note to be held until the next note is plucked. The sustain mode is still quite
experimental and requires very clean picking and some practice. HOWEVER, very interesting effects
are created even when it fails to hold the note you just played. This mode is very unpredictable in
modes 2-8 and can be lots of fun with drum machines, synths, and any other kind of noise you want
to pipe in. One possible with a drum machine is flipping the switch between gate and sustain so that
the MINI-ARK holds certain sounds and drops others.
A VERY IMPORTANT NOTE----WHEN USING THE SQUARE OUT JACK, IN MAGICAL PRESET ONE,
CONNECT YOUR SQUARE OUT TO THE SYNC IN OF A VCO. PUT THE GATE/SUSTAIN SWITCH INTO
SUSTAIN. PLUG THE GATE OUT JACK INTO THE GATE INPUT OF AN ADSR. FEED THE ADSR INTO A
VCA. WHEN IN SUSTAIN MODE, THE NOTE WILL CONTINUE AFTER YOU PLAY AND THE ADSR
WILL LET YOU SET THE NOTE FOR A “NATURAL” LENGTH.
11. MAGICAL SELECTOR: This knob is a set of 8 “modes” or presets, and for normal tracking should
be turned all the way to the left. The rest of the presets (2-8) are varying levels of vibrato or noise.
12. Bypass Switch
13. Infinite Turn-ON: This switch allows you to hold whatever note the MINI-ARK is creating at the