FXpansion Maul User Manual

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Maul Operation Manual

Saturate

Activating the Saturate button enables the drive stage's saturation function.

The saturation behaviour is dependent on the level of the input signal. Note that this function is not
a peak clipper - the output signal can still exceed 0dB depending on peaks in the input signal and
further gain introduced by the Drive and Dynamics functions.

Dynamics

The Dynamics control offers a simple but powerful transient-shaping control which is applied
before the distortion circuit. Towards the 'Bite' setting, attack transients are emphasized while
sustain portions of the transient are de-emphasized. Towards the 'Body' setting, the opposite
occurs: attacks in transients are de-emphasized while the sustain portion is emphasized. At the
centre setting of 50%, there is no direct adjustment of incoming transients using this function
(although transients can still be affected by the drive and saturation algorithms).

Tone

This is a switchable Lowpass/Bandpass/Highpass filter with a cutoff frequency
adjustable between 20Hz and 20kHz using the Tone control. The Tone filter is
applied to the output of the drive stage, after the Drive amount has been
applied.

Switch between Lowpass, Bandpass and Highpass modes using the L, B and H
buttons underneath the Tone control. To disable the Tone filter entirely, click
the Off button.

In Gain

The In Gain control adjusts the level of the signal entering the drive stage. The level can be
adjusted between -inf dB and +18dB.

Out Gain

The Out Gain control adjusts the level of the signal leaving the drive stage. The level can be
adjusted between -inf dB and +18dB.

Mix

The Mix control adjusts the balance between the incoming signal (Dry) and processed output
(Wet) of the drive stage.

Mute, Solo

Each drive stage features a Mute and Solo button for removing it from or isolating it within the
processed output.