The root cause is because you've got so little gain and then you're making it up with tons of gain after amp. You've got the amp block level control at +20 dB and then another +20 dB in the graphic EQ after the amp and then another +12 dB in the output block, etc. So you've got at least 52 dB of gain after the amp!!! And that's not including the gain you've got in the compressors.
Regardless, I've adjusted some things that will prevent it for the next firmware release.
Okay...this is not true somehow...something else weird going on? ...or not looking in the right place?
I imported the patch I linked to...same gain structure as the patch I did the test with...that I knew was the one I made the preset that I posted.
I analyzed the level adjustments at every stage of the patch:
input: 0dB
tube pre: 3dB
multi-band compressor: level 1: -2.5dB level 2: 0dB level 3: 0dB
graphic eq: 6dB...2.16dB max on certain bands[edited]
compressor: 6dB
both reverbs: 0dB...in parallel...6dB
output: 12dB
sorry...but it looks like 35.16dB[edited] not 52dB
...could i be reading this wrong?
edited to add the increase of 2 reverbs in parallel and the geq effect of certain bands peaked to 2.16max...to the tally...
additional edit: the gain imposed along the way feeding opto 2 = 11.16dB
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