Vermona Retroverb Lancet - spring reverb - Manual (Page 6)

Components and Controls
Retroverb Lancet is an analogue effects processor. Beside its main sound
shaping element - the spring reverb - it offers powerful functions such as
multimode-filtering, overdrive, VCA, LFO and an envelope generator. This
section will take a closer look to the different sections of Retroverb Lancet
and their correspondent control elements.
Input Section (IN)
This section controls the input sensitivity and a possible analogue overdrive
of the circuit. The amount of possible distortion in Retroverb Lancet ranges
from light saturation to hefty distortion.
The available control elements are:
Picture 1: Input Section
GAIN
Use this control to set the input sensitivity. A corresponding LED will
indicate overloads. Set the control in a way that the LED only lights up
during signal peaks. Retroverb Lancet has a large GAIN range that allows
line- as well as instrument-level-signals to be connected and ade-
quately preamplified. Do not worry if the clip-LED already lights up in
the gain control's first half when using line-level-signals. Using higher
GAIN settings will allow you to distort the input, which will result in a
noticeable increase of volume.
Retroverb Lancet's input was designed to handle high-impedance sig-
nals of instrument pickups, too. There is no need to use a DI-box here.
Instead, you may connect your guitar, bass or clavinet directly.
Owner's Manual VERMONA Retroverb Lancet
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