User Manual

SA248 Spectrum Intelligent Filter User Guide 25
Processor 1 & 2 Distortion
Adds distortion to any of the Standard or Octave Voices. The high harmonic content of added
distortion will heavily accentuate the sound of the modulating filters. The Spectrum includes 13 types
of distortion, anything from a subtle drive effect to extremely fuzzy Foldback effects.
Please note that it is only possible to run any or all of the four Voices through a single distortion type
and that the Distortion module has only one set of master controls.
• On Button: Engages or disengages the Distortion module.
• Voice Mix Monitors: The four meters labeled Voice 1 through 4 monitor the Processor 1 & 2
ratio of each Voice through the Distortion block.
• Distortion Type Dropdown Menu: Choose from any of the Spectrum’s 13 different distortion
types.
• Drive Knob: Adjusts the amount of distortion.
• Clean Mix Knob: Adjusts the mix ration of clean to distorted signal. Setting the Clean Mix all
the way to left offers a 100% clean mix, all the way to the right is a 100% distorted mix, and
12 o’clock on the knob offers a 50/50 clean/distorted mix.
• Output Knob: Adjusts the overall level of the output signal coming from the Distortion block.
Processor 1 & 2 Filters
The Filters play a crucial role in developing the character of your preset. Basically a filter boosts or
cuts certain segments of a sound’s frequency spectrum. Modulating these filters (a.k.a moving them
up and down over the signal) creates an effect similar to many of the sounds we hear in the physical
world (for example the sound of an instrument being struck or that of a human voice). The Spectrum
has over 20 different Filters to choose from. At the bottom of this section you will find more detailed
description of these processing blocks and the filter types.