Manual Mode; Effect Circuits; Gain - Elektron analog drive User Manual

5.3 MANUAL MODE

Toggle the MANUAL switch up to select Manual mode. The display and <PRESET INDICATORS> LEDs
are turned off in Manual mode. In this mode, the pedal's controls directly control their parameters. It is
not possible to save, or load presets in this mode. If you want to save the sound you made in Manual
mode, you must first exit Manual mode and then save it to a preset slot.

5.4 EFFECT CIRCUITS

• CLEAN BOOST
A boost ranging from 0 to 20 dB, run at a high internal voltage, thus giving plenty of headroom.
• MID DRIVE
Can be compared to the sound a well-known green stompbox. If more bass is needed, just increase
the Low EQ setting.
• DIRTY DRIVE
Really dirty and swampy. A gate-ish feel can be obtained at low Gain settings. Higher Gain settings
result in an old school fuzzy sound.
• BIG DIST
Adds quite a lot of distortion, but with an intact bass response. A reference would be a Marshall
stack pushed to the max with a lot of power amp distortion.
• FOCUSED DIST
Strong focus on the upper mids. An extended version of the mythological horse/man pedal, but with
more flexibility.
• HARMONIC FUZZ
Octave fuzz with a smooth feel. Based on a fuzz that is out of production. (Which one is a well-kept
secret.)
• HIGH GAIN
Clear sound with a lot of gain. Nice string separation, great sustain.
• THICK GAIN
Adds loads of gain, more than a lot of preamps. Really crispy when palm muting the lower strings
and using the EQ to add some top end.

5.5 GAIN

GAIN sets the amount of incoming signal that is sent to the effect circuit.
5.6 EQ
Each Character circuit comes with its tailor-made equalizer characteristics.
LOW adjusts the amount of boost or cut of the EQ low frequencies.
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