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Chrome Tone
User’s Manual
Start Pro Tools™ and Instantiate the Chrome Tone Amp configuration
• Launch Pro Tools™ and Open a Pro Tools™ Session.
• Verify the Display-> Mix Window Shows->Inserts View option is checked.
• In one of the inserts of a stereo master fader, select the Chrome Tone Amp configuration. Note the Chrome Tone
plug-In will operate on master or regular audio tracks in mono or stereo versions. On another insert in the same
track, instanciate a Chrome Tone Wah configuration.
• If the insert selection does not show Chrome Tone plug-ins, verify that the Chrome Tone plug-In has been installed
correctly.
• For more information on starting Pro Tools™ and working with plug-ins, see Digidesign’s™ Pro Tools™ Reference
Guide
A Look at the Chrome Tone Amp Configuration
The Chrome Tone Amp has six distortion modes for everything from light grit to full shred. Distortion Drive, Type,
and Frequency controls allow fine tuning of the distortion tone. The Amp also includes a full featured noise gate,
compression and sustain circuits, low cut filters, shelving and parametric EQ, a guitar cabinet simulator (great for direct
recording), and a reverb.
• Six distortion modes for light to heavy distortion. Distortion Drive types include various gain staging (Narrow, Wide,
and Low), as well as many filter types for manual wah and other special effects.
• Fully programmable Gate to remove unwanted signal. Very useful for noise reduction in the signal path, particularly
when large amounts of distortion are selected. New in version 1.3, the input section now boasts a full featured pre
with more low end and several selectable Pre responses
• Compression and sustain circuits to augment the recorded performance. This section can also increase the overall
signal level in the Distortion section.
• High pass filtering, shelving and parametric EQ.
• Several new cabinet models and direct modes are now available in version 1.3.
• Spring reverb.
Chapter 3:
The Quick Start Tour: The Chrome Tone Amp, Wah, and Stack Configurations
Fig 3.1 – Chrome Tone Amp Configuration
Hit the space bar to start audio playback in Pro Tools™ and check out the controls…
