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Overview
Diverse D istortion S ounds – C hoose f rom t raditional D istortion t ones s uch a s T ube, H eavy, a nd F uzz,
or d elve d eeper i nto u nique s ounds c ooked u p i n t he S ource A udio l ab.
Compact D esign – T he d urable, a nodized a luminum h ousing h as a s lim p rofile, a s mall f ootprint, a nd
sturdy h ardware t hat w ill w ithstand t he r igors o f t he r oad.
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Universal B ypass – T rue b ypass o r b uffered b ypass? T he c hoice i s y ours. T he A ftershock f eatures
high-­‐quality s ignal r elays f or t rue b ypass a nd t ransparent b uffers f or a nalog b ypass.
Stacking – S tack t wo i ndependent d istortion c ircuits i n s eries ( or i n p arallel), a ll w ithin t he s ame b ox!
Dual 4 -­‐Band E Q + L ow C ut – T wo i ndependent p arametric E Qs a re i ncluded i n t he A ftershock,
allowing f or f ine t one c ontrol. A n o ptional l ow c ut f ilter t ightens u p t he l ow e nd f or b ass p layers.
Flexible R outing – T he A ftershock i s e qually a t h ome i n a m ono r ig o r a s tereo r ig. A v ariety o f r outing
modes s uch a s T rue S tereo, C ascade, P arallel, D ry S idechain a nd E xternal L oop a llow t he A ftershock
to h arness t he t rue p ower o f s tereo s ignal c hains. O r j ust u se i t i n M ono m ode!
Preset S aving – S ave y our f avorite s ound b y p ressing a nd h olding t he f ootswitch. N o n eed t o
remember k nob p ositions i n t he m iddle o f a s how.
Neuro T echnology – T he N euro A pp o pens u p n ew p ossibilities f or t he A ftershock, i ncluding
completely n ew e ffect t ypes, a dditional c ontrol p arameters, a nd a ccess t o t he N euro C ommunity,
including f ree p resets f rom a rtists a nd o ther u sers. T he N euro H ub c an s tore u p t o 1 28 p resets f or
the A ftershock, e asily r ecalled w ith a M IDI c ontroller. Y ou c an a lso d ownload a ny e ffects f or t he L .A.
Lady O verdrive a nd A ftershock B ass D istortion a nd u se t hem o n t he A ftershock B ass D istortion.
Deep C ontrol S et – B eyond t he f our k nobs o n t he f ace o f t he A ftershock a re m any a dditional
parameters. T he N euro A pp p rovides a ccess t o t he i nner w orkings o f t he D istortion e ffect f or
advanced u sers w ho w ant t o c reate a u nique s ignature s ound.
Noise G ate – T he b uilt-­‐in a djustable n oise g ate h elps r emove u nwanted n oise.
Clean P ath – T he c lean s ignal c an b e m ixed i n w ith t he d istortion a s d esired, p erfect f or b ass p layers
who w ant t o h old d own t he r hythm s ection w ith a c lean l ow e nd.
MIDI C ontrol – A ll o f t he A ftershock's p arameters c an b e a ccessed a nd c ontrolled u sing M IDI v ia t he
Neuro H ub o r U SB. C lass c ompliant U SB-­‐MIDI a llows t he A ftershock t o w ork a s a p lug-­‐and-­‐play d evice
with r ecording s oftware r unning o n M ac a nd W indows, a nd t he M IDI L earn f eature m akes c ontrol
mapping s imple.
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