Thermionic Culture Ltd, April 2018
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Controls
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2.1 Channels 1 to 12
These channels come as fixed gain stereo pairs. Each pair
of channels has an
on/off
switch. The switch cuts the
signal from the mix bus when off and the signal is present
at unity gain, (at attitude setting 1) when the switch is on.
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2.2 Channels 13 to 16
These are as
2.1
Channels
but have a mono switch which
switches to centre each pair of channels.
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2.3 Attitude
This control is a clone from the Fat Bustard and provides
exactly the same 2
nd
harmonics as are found in it’s big
brother.
Ranging from 0.01% to 5+% it’s a very useful tool to add
‘character’ to a mix.
Frequency response is a little restricted at high ‘Attitude
levels so the sound is more ‘valvey’.
2.4 Air
The ‘Air’ control provides a boost of higher frequencies
( above 7 kHz ) and it peaks at around 30kHz – well above
the range of human hearing. Because the sound of valves
is soft rather than hard solid state the use of this can create
a lovely velvety sheen to the mix.,
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2.5 Output Level
These controls vary the signal level going to each output
level. They are indented pots for easy recall. Set to zero
the input on any 2 channels will equal the output with
Attitude at 1 and Output |Levels at 0 dB.
As the Attitude is increased the gain will increase by up to
12dB, so levels will have to be reduced.
