NT-02A User Guide / Owners Manual

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OverstayerRecordingEquipment,Inc.

SATURATORNT02ADualSaturationAmplifier

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DESCRIPTION

TheOverstayerSaturatorisa100%analogdualchannelharmonicsanddistortion

processor,withtoneshapingfiltersandmultipleamplifiersforawideofarrayofcharacter,

fromsubtlethickeningtoextremedistortion,balancedtotastewithanintegratedblend

control.

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SAFETY

Thisequipmentshouldneverbeconnectedtoanydevicesthathavetheir(safety)power

cordgroundlifted.

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CONNECTIONS

PowerTheID4requiresa12VDC@minimum1000mAwalladapterwitha2.1mm

barrelconnectorthatisUL,CE,orTUV/GSapproved.

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AudioThelineinputsandoutputsarebalancedpin2hotthroughXLRconnectors.

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FRONTPANELCONTROLS

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LOWCUT12dB(2pole)sweepablehighpassfilterwithaseparateResonancecontrol.

Widerangesweepablefrom30Hzto4.7KHz,andtheResonancecanbedriveninto

oscillation.Thisisthestartofthesignalpath,andhelpsdefinetheshapeofthedistortion

andharmonicsthatfollow.TheLowCutcircuitisbypassablewiththecorresponding

button.

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RESTheresonancecontrolforthehighpassfilter.Controlstheamountofpeakingatthe

cutofffrequency.Withhighresonantpeaksdialedin,thefiltercanaddinhugeamountsof

lowend,whilecuttingthesubsbelowthesetfreq.Monstrouslyhugekickdrums,giantdub

stylebasses,telephonefilterfx,selfoscillatingharmonicsarealleasilypossiblewiththe

Saturatorfiltersection.

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BOOSTAddsafixedamountofcleangaintoraiselowlevelsignalsandoverdrive

whateverisnextinline.AlsoengagesapadaftertheGAINamptocompensateforthe

addedgain.Functionslikeacleanboostpedalonthefrontendofanamplifier.

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Overstayer Recording Equipment, Inc. SATURATOR NT02A Dual Saturation Amplifier DESCRIPTION The Overstayer Saturator is a 100% analog dual channel harmonics and distortion processor, with tone shaping filters and multiple amplifiers for a wide of array of character, from subtle thickening to extreme distortion, balanced to taste with an integrated blend control. SAFETY This equipment should never be connected to any devices that have their (safety) power cord ground lifted.
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SATURATION Discrete amp. Controls the amount of nonlinear amp saturation and soft clipping. Wide ranging character from subtle harmonic distortion to extreme analog saturation. The saturation section can by bypassed and removed from the audio path, while still allowing use of the filters and Shape 3 circuit. SATURATION LED Green LED displays when incoming audio passes the saturation threshold, allowing for quick setup into the sweet spot.
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4. SHAPE 3 Activates a pre and post emphasis filter and adds 3rd harmonic saturation circuit. The pre emphasis is inserted before the BOOST stage, so engaging this shapes the response of all preceding stages. The amount of harmonics is determined by the signal level, (the GAIN control). The LED to the right of blend indicates the soft clip point of shape 3) We find experimenting with each stage individually to start can be helpful.