I agree, although the v3.04 Owner's Manual still refers to the power tubes as triodes in the description of power tube hardness, so I can see where the confusion might arise.
I think this may be a *misprint*. The current manual PDF *definition* for "Power Tube Hardness" is nearly word-for-word what the wiki states for "Triode Hardness." The wiki's "Power Tube Hardness" *definition* states:
"This parameter has been added in firmware 3.0. Release notes: "This parameter adjusts how rapidly the power tubes enter saturation. Higher values give a slightly more aggressive distortion character. Lower values give a smoother breakup." The two are entirely similar, save for the use of the word "Triode" in one, and difference in length of definition. After searching the forums, as well as reviewing other materials, I settled on the current wiki *definitions*. Or, I should say, my "votes" are that the wiki is correct; the latest revision of the manual is missing a Triode Hardness entry. (I only have revisions 1.02 and 3.04 of the manual in PDF; neither have an entry for "Triode Hardness")
I am also assuming that the "triode hardness" specifically applies to "the next-to-last triode in the chain" as described under the "Triode Plate Frequency" parameter.
Triode Plate Frequency is now available for two Triodes. Triode Hardness does not have any citation of which Triode; previously, with only the next-to-last Triode available for user adjustment, one could assume that the Triode Hardness parameter may only apply to that Triode. However, I wonder if it now includes the "final Triode" as well, and also if Triode Hardness was ever actually only targeting (what is now?) Triode 1. The (collected) text states that,
"This parameter sets the cutoff frequency of the plate impedance for the next-to-last triode in the chain," and then,
"The triode 2 plate capacitor is also exposed." While this seems to allude to Triode 1 (Frequency) being the next-to-last since Triode 2 is mentioned later as "..also exposed," it does not specifically state this. I know, I am nit-picking, lol. "Nah, don't worry.. the gun
should be empty now."
Since I am a visual + music/math thinker, I actually visualize all of this. Without a more complete, verified set of information, I am kind of stuck with... imagine a blind person, and telling them, "Your hotel room door is up there a ways." Not only do I picture the tube sets in the amps, but I see the tubes "behaving" certain ways.. ways that are not as one would observe while working on an amp, but... it is difficult for me to explain in words, lol. For instance, with Triode/Power Tube Hardness, I currently (pun intended
) picture what would *normally* be nice, warm, glowing tubes; as I decrease Hardness, they begin to.. amber a bit, losing that "white-blue-ishness," and eventually brown, before losing glow and getting.. cold, blobby, and squishy-ish. Going higher, I see them get less amber.. the "reds" thin, the blue begins to whiten more and more, until the glass thins and fractures, and I actually feel pain from the shrillness, and this feeling it will explode. "Your hotel room door is the third one on the right; there is a small braille placard above the key card lock. Enjoy your stay!" :mrgreen
Sorry if I am annoying with these questions.
