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Suhr SE100
Plugin Manual
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Bypass Pre Amp
Bypass the pre amp section.
With the Bypass Pre switch you can switch off the Suhr SE100 preamp
completely, which may be wanted if you record your own hardware (tube
or solid state) guitar pre- amp with the SE100. In this case you may still
use the internal Power Amp and speaker / Recording Chains simulation
and will be able to achieve amazing results recording your guitar sounds
without using an external Power Amp and speaker.
Switch up: Preamp is bypassed (off), Switch down: Preamp is active (on).
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Bypass Power Amp
If you want to use only the distortion of the Suhr SE100 preamp you may
switch the power amp simulation off. This may sound cool if you use the
SE100 plugin to distort other signals than a guitar. For a realistic guitar
recording we recommend leaving the power amp on, as it is an integral
part of the overall sound of the amp.
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Power Soak
Controls the output volume.
In the Hardware world power soaks are being used to reduce the volume
of a guitar power amp. This way you can crank up a (tube) guitar power
amp to drive it until it starts clipping, and still record at a volume which
will protect your hearing and keep the neighbors friendly. A clipping tube
power amp adds distortion and harmonics to the guitar amp signal and
is something most guitar players love. A fully cranked up tube guitar
amp tamed in volume with a power soak will sound different than the
same amp with the master volume turned down. We have modeled the
behavior of the Suhr SE100 tube power amp, so you may experiment with
different settings of the Master of the amp and the internal Power Soak.
We recommend a setting of roughly -10dB for most scenarios.
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