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Amplifier section
It wasn't easy to select the amps to model, since, there's a plethora of great
sounding amps to choose from. After countless hours of searching, discuss
ing and listening sessions, we came out with a top list. As you're about to
discover, the ones we went with are not only the cream of the crop but also
offer up the widest possible array of the greatest tones.
The operating mode of the preamp and power amp, the response of the tone
controls, and their placement within the circuit will change depending on the
type of amp you select here, precisely replicating the exact gain and tonal
character of the original amp. The allimportant power amp stage (class A
or AB) and negativefeedback circuit (or lack thereof) are also carefully sim
ulated.
About the Gain and Volume knobs
Before the amp, the program's Volume controls in the Sound page let you
balance each program against the other(s), and adjust the amount of signal
reaching the preamp. These controls contribute to the amount of drive in
the preamp.
The amp models provide two knobs that affect the volume (or gain): Pre
Volume and Amp Volume. Each control has its own specific job, and the
sound of a particular amp model can vary over an amazingly wide range just
depending on the settings of these knobs. We have made the relationship
between preamp and power amp work as in the original amps.
With the Pre Volume control, low settings will tend to produce more of a
preamp distortion, while high settings will add the distinctive distortion and
warmth of the Valve Reactor. The Amp Volume control will instead adjust
the amp's output. The Power Attenuator in the cabinet section is placed
between the output of your amp and the input of your speaker cabinet, and
will prevent unwanted distortion at the cones.
The Total FX's Gain or Out Ceiling control, in the FX page, control the level
of the sound, and allows you to balance all your sounds to each other in the
instrument.
NOTE:
Setting the Pre Volume to high levels will result in heavy distortion, so be
careful with this knob!
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