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natural high-gain playing styles. You should make use of metering for this as well (the LED
indicator next to the input control). If needed, activate the noise gate and adjust it so that it
lightly suppresses the input signal during pauses in playing. VANDAL does not cut the input
as hard as classic gates do, but instead regulates them finely via the signal energy,
beginning with the highs, at the point where noise is most audible.
Vandal preset and scene selection
Would you like to know about everything that VANDAL can do as quickly as possible? Just
start strumming away and listen or flip through some of the included presets. These are
available via the list in the upper edge of the console.
A preset includes all settings for the main elements of VANDAL, i.e. stomps, amp settings,
cabinet simulation, studio effects, and a series of control parameters.
All settings for the main elements (such as the amp) are subdivided into "scenes" within a
preset. This "scene memory" is located to the right of the preset list. You may create up to
four variations of a preset using scenes. Numerous included presets make regular use of
the scene concept. We will examine this working method (view page 771) more concretely
later on
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Presets may be switched by clicking on the list or using the arrow symbols. You can also
use the left and right cursor keys.
Scenes may be switched by clicking on the adjoining number (1 to 4) or on the name field
of a scene. Alternatively, you can use the up/down arrow keys.
Of course, presets and scenes in VANDAL may also be controlled via MIDI (view page
773).
Presets are located in a subfolder within the VANDAL folder on the hard drive. These may
be changed however you like, sounds may be exchanged with peers using VANDAL, and
your preset library may be expanded without limits.