TC Electronic Blacksmith - Manual (Page 12)

5 – TWEETERTONE™ (in Shift Mode)
Many heads and cabinets include a so-called “L pad” HF control
on the back side of the cabinet. This control normally sets the
level of the tweeter in the cabinet and is used to adjust the level
of high frequencies.
TweeterTone is a far more intuitive and much better way of
adjusting the high frequency content. By using TweeterTone,
you do not simply turn the tweeter up and down in level – you
also get a much more musical and pleasant HF adjustment. And
instead of having to fumble around on the back of the cabinet,
you can simply use the TweeterTone knob right there on the
front panel.
Finally, TweeterTone is stored as part of your presets. This
allows you to adjust the level of HF with the rest of your sound
and thus go from a round and warm vintage sound to a sparkling
and crisp slap-setting – simply by hitting a preset switch.
6 – TUBETONE™
TubeTone™ allows you to alter the “personality” and sound of
your BLACKSMITH. The effects you can achieve range from a
small touch of classic tube amp response and character through
obvious, but pleasant “tube attitude” to highly overdriven.
Contrary to many tube simulations, TubeTone™ recreates
both the entire preamp section (located before the tone control
section) and the power amp section (located after the tone
controls). Not only does this give you the most realistic and
flexible recreation of the actual tube sound and response,
but it also allows you to alter the behavior and character of
TubeTone™ through the BLACKSMITH tone controls as you
would on an actual tube amp.
The TUBETONE knob adjusts the amount of both the
preamp and the power-amp tube simulation.
6 – PRESET LEVEL (in Shift Mode)
Press SHIFT and then turn the TUBETONE knob to adjust
the level of the currently selected MEM/preset. When you
haven’t been using the BLACKSMITH’s front panel controls
for about twenty seconds, the LED will flash rapidly, and the
BLACKSMITH will automatically return to normal mode. In
normal mode, the TUBETONE knob controls the intensity of the
Tubetone™ effect.
Range: -12 dB to 0 dB
operatIon – front panel
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