2013
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Support
- Introduction
- Tutorial
- Program desktop overview
- Functional overview
- Mouse functions and mouse modes
- Effects and effect plug-ins
- What effects are there, and how are they used?
- Saving effect parameters (preset mechanism)
- "Sound FX" (object editor, mixer channels, Mixmaster)
- Parametric equalizer (track effects, mixer channels, Mixmaster)
- MAGIX Mastering Suite
- Vintage Effects Suite (track effects, mixer channels, mix master)
- essential FX
- Vandal SE
- Analogue Modelling Suite: AM-Track SE
- Track dynamics
- Track delay/reverb (track effects)
- Elastic Audio Easy
- Automation
- Mixer
- MIDI in Samplitude Music Studio 2013
- Software / VST instruments
- Installing VST plug-ins
- Load instruments
- Loading routing settings with software instruments
- Load effects plug-ins
- Route MIDI instrument inputs
- Instruments with multi-channel outputs
- Adjust instrument parameters
- Play and monitor instruments live
- Routing VST instruments using the VSTi manager
- Preset management
- Freezing instruments (freeze)
- Tips on handling virtual instruments
- ReWire
- Tempo editing
- Synth objects
- Surround sound
- Synchronization
- Burning CDs
- Tools and wizards
- File menu
- Edit Menu
- Track menu
- Object menu
- Playback / Record menu
- Automation menu
- Effects menu
- CD menu
- Menu view
- The "Share" menu
- Help menu
- Help
- Help index
- Context help
- Open PDF manual
- Watch the introductory video
- Online tutorials
- About Samplitude Music Studio 2013
- MAGIX auto-update
- Open magix.info
- Product registration
- Download more instruments/Sounds/Soundpools
- Screen transfer - MAGIX Screenshare
- Restore original program settings
- MP3 Encoder activation
- Preset keyboard shortcuts
- General settings
- Project options
- If you still have questions
- More about MAGIX
- Index
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Distortion
The distortion pedal is a "high gain" distorter for crunch and lead guitar sounds. If you
like typically "British" amp sounds and want to quickly record a guitar track with little
effort, this pedal is for you.
An entire valve pre-amp circuit has been modeled, including the typical EQ curve. The
amplification is "valve-typical", i.e. it doesn't start quickly but is harmonic and soft.
Even at full power the pedal still reacts softly to a guitar and its settings (e.g. pick-up
choice and tone controller). For instance, you can influence the distortion even more
by using the volume knob on the guitar.
There are only three parameters on this effect; however, these interact with each
other and can thus generate quite a variable sound:
• Low: The "bass" controller. This allows you to set the share of basses, even after
the distortion. The type of prefiltering is important for guitar amps in particular,
and is characteristic for the basic sound. You should set the bass controller
depending on the basic sound of the guitar and the sound you are aiming for
("powerful" or "cut").
• High: Mainly controls the share of highs before and after the distortion. If you are
not using an external guitar speaker as a monitor, we recommend setting the
controller to the middle position or even moving it slightly to the right. This way
the "sharp" highs disappear, which all guitar amps generate without the suitable
loudspeaker. At the same time the mids stand out more, which gives the sound