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Chapter 16 Vintage Clav 440
Vintage Clav Compressor eect
The Compressor eect is normally used just before the Distortion eect. This allows you to
increase or decrease the perceived gain, thus providing a suitable input level to the Distortion
circuit. You can, however, place the Compressor at any position in the eects chain or can disable
it completely.
Compressor eect parameters
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On/o button: Turns the Compressor eect on or o.
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Ratio knob: Rotate to adjust the compression slope. The additional gain oered by the
compression circuit—when directly preceding the Distortion eect—lets you create
crunchy distortions. The Compressor is also useful for enhancing the key click sound and for
emphasizing harmonics in dierent clavinet models.
Vintage Clav Distortion eect
The Distortion eect can provide warm overdrive or aggressive distortion.
Distortion eect parameters
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On/o button: Turns the Distortion eect on or o.
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Gain knob: Rotate to set the level of the Distortion eect. If Gain is at the minimum value, no
distortion is heard.
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Tone knob: Rotate to change the tonal color of the Distortion eect.
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Use low Tone and Gain settings to create warm overdrive eects.
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Use high Tone and Gain settings for bright, screaming distortion eects.