DonPetersen
Fractal Fanatic
until recently, in my thinking, the Tape Distortion block belonged in front of an amp block.
after all, it is a drive block and has 'Distortion' in it's name...
and it's been put to great use there, for exsample by Yek. viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19361&hilit=buttery
It took me a while to associate this particular drive block with the Studer IRs I use and the (in)famous Steinberg Magneto.
My point being:
The Tape Distortion works wonderfully on very clean patches (how many drive blocks can claim that). Just think of it as a reel-to-reel tape(duh!) recorder. Since its mono I put it before or after the cab, and it works as a hmmm... compressor/eq/saturator that fattens up the signal without distorting or adding undesirable artifacts (improperly set compressors)
here's what works for me:
Drive 5.98 (now 3,5)
Tone 5
Level 8.03
Mix 100%
Low Cut 50.3 Hz
High Cut 5042 Hz (more like 2k)
Clip Type Si Diode
Slew Limit 0
Bias 0
I put this in a very clean fender patch and it stayed just as clean but with added body & mojo.
Sorry if this was obvious and I was the only one to mistake this block for another OD, but I liked the results so much I had to share.
after all, it is a drive block and has 'Distortion' in it's name...
and it's been put to great use there, for exsample by Yek. viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19361&hilit=buttery
It took me a while to associate this particular drive block with the Studer IRs I use and the (in)famous Steinberg Magneto.
My point being:
The Tape Distortion works wonderfully on very clean patches (how many drive blocks can claim that). Just think of it as a reel-to-reel tape(duh!) recorder. Since its mono I put it before or after the cab, and it works as a hmmm... compressor/eq/saturator that fattens up the signal without distorting or adding undesirable artifacts (improperly set compressors)
here's what works for me:
Drive 5.98 (now 3,5)
Tone 5
Level 8.03
Mix 100%
Low Cut 50.3 Hz
High Cut 5042 Hz (more like 2k)
Clip Type Si Diode
Slew Limit 0
Bias 0
I put this in a very clean fender patch and it stayed just as clean but with added body & mojo.
Sorry if this was obvious and I was the only one to mistake this block for another OD, but I liked the results so much I had to share.