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MODERN: | Aggressive. This is the word that best describes the menacing power of the |
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A take no prisoners, crushing assault of top end cut and lightning fast response creates a sound of unparalleled aggression that has set a new standard for hard core sounds. The added tightness of the low end response combined with the radically more present top end keeps the MODERN mode tracking accurately even at extreme gain settings.
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GAIN: This control adjusts the predominant gain stage in each channels’ circuit with the function and taper being optimized for each individual channel. Remember that your
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GAIN | PUSHED | Control is even more powerful. It not only determines the amount of drive, but also acts as an integral |
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Low ( 7:00 - 11:00 ) provides the cleanest, least saturated sounds and in this region the sound will be brighter and contain more upper harmonics lending a three dimensional character to the sound.
Middle ( 11:15 - 2:00 ) enhances the saturation and replaces some of the upper harmonics with a richer, warmer quality and a fuller bottom end response. Not yet fully saturated, this region is the easiest place to get a great sound in all three channels. This region contains many of the
High ( 2:15 - 5:00 ) saturates the signal and enhances low and low mid frequencies. While this region provides the maximum satu- ration and therefor sustain, it also compresses and softens the attack characteristics. For this reason we suggest using this higher region of the GAIN Control sparingly and only when maximum sustain is needed.
NOTE: Due to the
Gain all the way up!
If you must for a specifi c part or at very low volumes, back down the TREBLE and PRESENCE Controls. Your
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