User's guide
9
Using the Fathead
Sample settings
To help you get started using the Fathead, here are some sample settings of
some of our favourite sounds. Note that input and output gain settings are
not mentioned. These should be set according to the input and output levels
required. Always set the input gain high without showing overload on the
meters, and set the output to be comfortable for equipment after the Fathead.
Electric/Acoustic/Bass guitar : Warmth
For a nice sound that is rich and full bodied, use the ‘Soft Meek’ setting with
moderate compression. This will give you more sustain and tone. The EQ
is used to round off the top end slightly, while boosting the low end.
Electric guitar/bass : Vintage drive
A combination of distortion and compression, and mid-high contouring
gives a great big driving sound that is a lot like vintage amplifiers.
Electric guitar: heavy distortion
Winding up the distortion and compression give amazing sustain and
introduce some awesome harmonics. Sound that would normally be
unheard are amplified and distorted to great effect. The roll off in HF makes
for a much smoother sound.
EQ
EQ
EQ
On
On
On
dB compression
dB compression
dB compression
MF
MF
MF
LF
LF
LF
Opto Distort
Opto Distort
Opto Distort
MFf
MFf
MFf
LFf
LFf
LFf
HF
HF
HF
-14
-14
-14
+14
+14
+14
0
0
0
8KHz
8KHz
8KHz
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
6
6
+16
+16
+16
+16
+16
+16
11
11
11
11
11
11
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
1
1
1
1
1
1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
-2
-2
-2
+5
+5
+5
-6
-6
-6
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
10
10
10
10
10
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
7
7
7
7
7
7
+2
+2
+2
-12
-12
-12
1k
1k
1k
150
150
150
5k
5k
5k
1k
1k
1k
2k
2k
2k
330
330
330
On
On
On
9
9
9
12
12
12
6
6
6
3
3
3
Super Joe
Super Joe
Super Joe
Warm Meek
Warm Meek
Warm Meek
Classic Meek
Classic Meek
Classic Meek
FAT Meek
FAT Meek
FAT Meek
Soft Meek
Soft Meek
Soft Meek
Compression
Compression
Compression
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