MX

228 Audio effects
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Distortion
The distortion pedal is a "high gain" distorter for crunch and lead guitar
sounds. If you like typically "British" amp sounds and want to quickly record a
guitar track with little effort, this pedal is for you.
An entire valve pre-amp circuit has been modeled, including the typical EQ
curve. The amplification is "valve-typical", i.e. it doesn't start quickly but is
harmonic and soft. Even at full power the pedal still reacts softly to a guitar and
its settings (e.g. pick-up choice and tone controller). For instance, you can
influence the distortion even more by using the volume knob on the guitar.
There are only three parameters on this effect; however, these interact with
each other and can thus generate quite a variable sound:
 Low: The "bass" controller. This allows you to set the share of basses, even
after the distortion. The type of prefiltering is important for guitar amps in
particular, and is characteristic for the basic sound. You should set the bass
controller depending on the basic sound of the guitar and the sound you are
aiming for ("powerful" or "cut").
 High: Mainly controls the share of highs before and after the distortion. If you
are not using an external guitar speaker as a monitor, we recommend setting
the controller to the middle position or even moving it slightly to the right.