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MIX MODULE
The
LEVEL
modules provide level matching, wet/dry blending, and tonal
control of the ADG-1.
DRIVE:
The DRIVE knob
provides up to +23dB of drive
and level matching as well as
some attenuation for hot input
signals. Unity gain is around
9:00. Try cranking it for some
soft clipping & limiting, or to
drive the BBDs hard. The DRIVE affects both the wet and dry signals but
each has a separate limiter with a different knee and threshold.
MIX:
The MIX knob provides a cross-faded wet/dry mix between the
delayed and clean tone. In order to make it easier to adjust and less tweaky,
this knob does not go 100% wet or dry but very close. It gets to almost
100% wet with only a slight “ghost” dry signal but does not approach as
close to fully dry so you will still hear a slight delay sound in the mix. This
is to make the knob easier to adjust and dial in an exact MIX.
Note: If you are applying a sustained steady pitch to the ADG-1 and have the
MIX
knob set
near 12:00, you may find that the direct and delayed signals alternately reinforce and cancel
each other in rapid succession as the
DELAY TIME
is varied. This is a normal result of mixing
a steady pitch with a delayed replica of itself. This phase cancelation is the analog delay
equivalent of “standing waves” in a reverberant room.
TONE:
The TONE knob is
Hawker
’s new touch on tonal control for his
delays. It is a modified, non-symmetrical, “tilt type” filter with a soft curve
and center flat position. It provides both high pass and low pass control
with a knee around 605Hz. It is placed after the buckets and INSIDE the
feedback loop, hence used to make each repeat sound progressively
different with each repetition. You may use it either in Low Pass mode to
make the sound fold under your playing, or in high pass mode to make
each repeat punch and stand out with a bright metallic sound.
