User's guide
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2. Opto Distortion
Technically, the 'Opto distortion' feature on the Fathead uses a combination
of filtering and soft clipping (using optical components) to create anything
from warming tube drive to screaming distortion. This effect was originally
developed for guitar and bass. In the studio the optical distortion sound can
be used on everything as a truly analogue effect that is extreme yet adds
enormous warmth and character. Live, the sound gives the musician massive
distortion sounds that are unmistakably analogue and have a warm feel.
Experiment with this control, there is no 'correct' or ‘wrong’ way to use
distortion, just use your ears: “If it sounds right, it IS right”
HINT: Often the sound of the distortion can change greatly with different
settings of the EQ section, experiment with this interaction for more effects!
3. The Compressor
Compressors with instruments are great at adding punch and sustain, but
how? The JOEMEEK compressor is especially good at giving you big
vintage sounds. To get the best use out of the compressor it is necessary to
get technical; so even if you're not technical, read the next bit carefully and
get to be a compressor Guru!
A LIMITER is a device that stops the output of a signal path going above a
predetermined level. It is mainly used to protect amplifiers and recorders,
(and radio transmitters) against overload. The sound of a limiter is a bit like
compression but it tends to be flat and uninteresting.
A COMPRESSOR is a device that reduces the dynamic range of programme
material. Its use is necessary to squeeze both the loudest and softest sounds
onto records so that they can be listened to in all environments; ie, in the car
with lots of background noise, lack of compression would mean the
subtleties of a recording would be lost! A secondary use of compression (and
most important for us) is to introduce some artificial dynamics into sound to
make it sound more exciting. This is what the JOEMEEK compressor does
best.
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