When setting up the Tube Vitalizer for the first time, it is wise to approach the controls in a specific order. Use a CD as source. The Tube Vitalizer is designed to process stereo sources. Left and right channels are adjusted with one control.
Drive to zero |
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Bass Sound to zero | |
Bass Compression to Off | (counter clockwise) |
Process Level to zero | (counter clockwise) |
High Compression to Off (counter clockwise)
High Freq. to zero | (counter clockwise) |
Intensity to zero | (counter clockwise) |
1.Press the Activate Process switch. The sound remains unchanged.
2.Slowly move the Process Level control in from the extreme left. You will find that starting from the 9 o’clock position all frequencies above 3.5 kHz (initial setting
3.The next step is to shift the Bass control from the zero position to both sides.Turn to the right:The bass sounds tight and dry.Turn to the left: The bass sounds soft and round. Decide on a bass sound of the desired amplitude. Use the Bass Comp. control to compensate for level changes. The LC Filter switch adds a passive LC filter to the RC filter network resulting in an even punchier bass sound.
4.Now start varying
Turning the control to the left shifts the starting frequency from
3.5kHz to higher frequencies. The programme material then sounds increasingly dull, because fewer and fewer frequencies are being included in the process, the higher the frequencies become.
5.The High Freq. EQ helps you to give voices or other instru- ments in improved presence. Leave the High Freq. control in the
6.Finally you switch on the tube section by depressing the Activate Tubes switch. The standard
First steps
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