NT-02A User Guide / Owners Manual

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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

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Wefindexperimentingwitheachstageindividuallytostartcanbehelpful.SHAPE3

changestheresponseofallthestages,soSATURATIONwillresponddifferentlywhether

SHAPE3isinorout.Thiscanbeeasilyheardbyrunningafullbandwidthsignalthrough

likeadrumloop,settheSATURATIONuntilthereisclipping,thenengageSHAPE3.The

lowfrequencycontentwillberetainedwithSHAPE3in,andtheharmonicswillbeshifted

upwardsinfrequency.

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Themostsubtlemode,andsometimesthemostusefulwhenwearejustlookingtomake

thingsbiggerandthickeristostartwithonlySHAPE3engaged,andadjusttheGAIN

startingat0controltotaste.TheLEDtotherightofblendindicatesthesoftclippoint,so

startinghereandinchingupthereisawidesweetspotofsoftclippingandcompression

withoutdistortion.Matchpeaklevelstothebypassedsignaltoseehowitincreases

apparentvolume.ForamoredramaticeffectengageSATURATIONandspreadtheloada

bitbetweentheamps,stillsetconservatively.

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