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• Dynamic button: Emulates the sound of a dynamic cardioid microphone. This
microphone type sounds brighter and more cutting than the Condenser model. At the
same time, the lower-mid frequency range is less pronounced, making this model more
suitable for miking rock guitar tones.
Tip: Combining both microphone types can sound quite interesting. Duplicate the
guitar track, and insert Guitar Amp Pro as an insert effect on both tracks. Select different
microphone types in each Guitar Amp Pro instance, while retaining identical settings
for all other parameters, and mix the track signal levels. You can, of course, choose to
vary any other parameters.
Setting the Guitar Amp Pro Output Level
The Output slider is found at the bottom, below the Effects section. It serves as the final
level control for Guitar Amp Pro and can be thought of as a “behind the speaker” volume
control that is used to set the level fed to the ensuing plug-in slots on the channel strip
or to Output channel strips.
Note: This parameter is different from the Master control, which serves the dual purpose
of sound design as well as controlling the level of the Amp section.
Pedalboard
The Pedalboard simulates the sound of a number of well-loved and famous “stompbox”
pedal effects. You can process any audio signal with a combination of stompboxes.
You can add, remove, and reorder pedals. The signal flow runs from left to right in the
Pedal area. The addition of two discrete busses, coupled with splitter and mixer units,
enables you to experiment with sound design and precisely control the signal at any
point in the signal chain.
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