User Manual

GainStation 1

Electric Bass

If an electric bass is directly connected to the HI-Z input, a combi-

nation of clean and tube stages is usually best. In the case of

extreme dynamics, the FET limiter will deliver excellent results

and a tight, punchy bass sound that usually needs no additional

compression.

Keyboards/samplers/drum machines

Electronic sound sources allow you to fully utilize the

GainStation 1‘s potential. The clean stage is excellent for clear,

glassy sounds and pads, and a combination of clean and tube

stages for most other sounds. The more dynamic the material,

the more effectively you can utilize the limiter.

Tube distortions with GainStation 1

The GainStation can be a great creative tool for creating distor-

tion effects for suitable instruments and loops. Try using very

high tube gain settings, so that the 18 dB LED is constantly illu-

minated. Increasing the clean gain will feed more level to the

tube stage, intensifying the tube saturation effect.

Activating the peak limiter will add a different type of distortion

with more overtones. The FET limiter will not add distortion,

but will create „hard limited“ sounds with an extreme loudness

effect.

Application examples