Iron Ether Divaricator, Owner'S Manual

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tone, even with new strings and a bright
bass.
Now turn Hi/Loop back up and
turn on Growl. Increase the Excite amount
and experiment with the X-Over control. A
large variety of unique distortion/fuzz
tones can be found here. With the X-Over
set lower, you'll tend to get more thick and
obvious distortion. At high X-Over
settings, you'll be adding brightness and
plucky attack rather than overt distortion.
Now add Density, while keeping
Growl active. Again, try the whole range of
the Excite knob to hear what controlling
both exciters together can do. Density
adds thickness and layering to the sound.
Together with Growl, it can create
distortion/harmonic enhancements that
vary over time.
Try lower and higher settings of
Thresh and notice how it sculpts the decay
of notes in the high band, from very quick
to longer. With Thresh all the way down,
the high band will only be heard when
playing the loudest notes.