Specifications

Chapter 62: AIR Distortion 311
Chapter 62: AIR Distortion
AIR Distortion is an RTAS plug-in that adds
color the audio signal with various types and
varying amounts of distortion.
Distortion Controls
The Distortion plug-in provides a variety of con-
trols for adjusting plug-in parameters.
Drive
The Drive control lets you increase the drive (in-
put volume) of the signal from 0 dB (no distor-
tion) to 60 dB (way too much distortion!) Some-
times an increase or decrease of just 1 of 2
decibels can make a big difference on the
amount and quality of distortion.
Output
The Output control lets you lower the Output
level of the distorted signal from 0–100%. At
0%, no distorted signal passes through the out-
put. At 100%, the distorted signal passes
through the output at full volume.
Mix
The Mix control lets you balance the amount of
dry signal with the amount of wet (distorted)
signal. At 50%, there are equal amounts of dry
and wet signal. At 0%, the output is all dry and at
100% it is all wet.
The Mix control can be used in conjunction with
the Output control to find just the right balance
of the distorted signal with the input (dry) sig-
nal. For example, with Mix set to 50%, equal
amounts of the dry and wet signal pass to the
output. You can then lower the Output control
to decrease the amount of distorted signal being
passed to the output until you get exactly the
right mix between the two signals, and just the
right overall level.
Stereo
When Stereo is enabled, the left and right chan-
nels of the incoming stereo signal are processed
separately. When it is disabled, the incoming
stereo signal is summed and processed as mono.
The Stereo button is lit when it is enabled.
Distortion plug-in window